| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| April 27, 2008 | Race 9 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 157.409 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Caution | Time of Race: 03:04:37 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 52 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 21-23, 118-121, 145-148, 161-163, 166-168, 175-177, 182-183, 188 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Most Colorful Fan | 190/5 | 188 | Running | $321,400 |
| 2 | 26 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Wrigley's Juicy Fruit | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $235,233 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $203,491 |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Travel | 160/0 | 188 | Running | $152,775 |
| 5 | 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $122,375 |
| 6 | 14 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Northern Tool + Equipment | 150/0 | 188 | Running | $143,914 |
| 7 | 36 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | CARQUEST / Kellogg's | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $123,225 |
| 8 | 21 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $149,500 |
| 9 | 41 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | DIRECTV | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $123,275 |
| 10 | 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $117,350 |
| 11 | 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | RVs.com | 130/0 | 188 | Running | $123,758 |
| 12 | 38 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 132/5 | 188 | Running | $137,908 |
| 13 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 129/5 | 188 | Running | $146,461 |
| 14 | 22 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Turtle Wax / Menards | 126/5 | 188 | Running | $102,450 |
| 15 | 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | 123/5 | 188 | Running | $111,183 |
| 16 | 19 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $106,533 |
| 17 | 32 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $99,425 |
| 18 | 31 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | American Red Cross / 3M | 109/0 | 188 | Running | $98,525 |
| 19 | 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Pepsi / DuPont | 111/5 | 188 | Running | $134,961 |
| 20 | 30 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS / 134th Kentucky Derby | 103/0 | 188 | Running | $90,525 |
| 21 | 29 | 1 | Regan Smith * | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 105/5 | 188 | Running | $98,000 |
| 22 | 16 | 109 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 97/0 | 188 | Running | $84,025 |
| 23 | 42 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 99/5 | 188 | Running | $117,566 |
| 24 | 39 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 96/5 | 188 | Running | $129,736 |
| 25 | 1 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row | 88/0 | 188 | Running | $88,200 |
| 26 | 24 | 0 | Michael McDowell * | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 85/0 | 188 | Running | $96,383 |
| 27 | 27 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 87/5 | 188 | Running | $90,622 |
| 28 | 43 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | TUMS Quik Pak | 84/5 | 187 | Accident | $91,525 |
| 29 | 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Garmin | 81/5 | 187 | Accident | $109,670 |
| 30 | 4 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Toyota | Red Bull | 78/5 | 187 | Accident | $80,225 |
| 31 | 17 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier * | Dodge | LifeLock | 70/0 | 186 | Running | $82,975 |
| 32 | 15 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Marathon / Wells Fargo / PVA | 67/0 | 186 | Running | $79,825 |
| 33 | 28 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 64/0 | 186 | Running | $114,808 |
| 34 | 34 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 61/0 | 183 | Running | $116,511 |
| 35 | 37 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. * | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 58/0 | 180 | Running | $125,000 |
| 36 | 12 | 21 | Jon Wood | Ford | Little Debbie Honey Buns | 55/0 | 179 | Running | $97,620 |
| 37 | 33 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 52/0 | 174 | Accident | $110,133 |
| 38 | 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 59/10 | 173 | Accident | $138,886 |
| 39 | 23 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 46/0 | 173 | Accident | $78,550 |
| 40 | 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 43/0 | 153 | Running | $125,725 |
| 41 | 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 40/0 | 150 | Running | $125,741 |
| 42 | 3 | 70 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza | 42/5 | 141 | Engine | $78,130 |
| 43 | 25 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Polaroid | 34/0 | 4 | Engine | $105,352 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||