| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Samsung 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| April 6, 2008 | Race 7 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 144.814 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .399 | Time of Race: 03:04:41 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 30-33, 110-113, 133-136, 177-180, 296-299, 331-337 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 195/10 | 339 | Running | $541,150 |
| 2 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 175/5 | 339 | Running | $364,286 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 170/5 | 339 | Running | $250,750 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Samsung HDTV / ALLTEL | 160/0 | 339 | Running | $236,725 |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 155/0 | 339 | Running | $206,841 |
| 6 | 35 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Prilosec OTC | 150/0 | 339 | Running | $197,033 |
| 7 | 24 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 146/0 | 339 | Running | $184,236 |
| 8 | 31 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 142/0 | 339 | Running | $174,358 |
| 9 | 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 143/5 | 339 | Running | $173,891 |
| 10 | 25 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 134/0 | 339 | Running | $145,025 |
| 11 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 130/0 | 338 | Running | $167,411 |
| 12 | 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / AMP Energy | 132/5 | 338 | Running | $151,275 |
| 13 | 7 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | 124/0 | 338 | Running | $131,125 |
| 14 | 32 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal Cask No. 16 | 121/0 | 338 | Running | $128,375 |
| 15 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Yates Racing | 118/0 | 338 | Running | $138,083 |
| 16 | 36 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 115/0 | 338 | Running | $116,725 |
| 17 | 19 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 112/0 | 338 | Running | $123,125 |
| 18 | 38 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Yates Racing | 109/0 | 338 | Running | $140,639 |
| 19 | 11 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 106/0 | 337 | Running | $139,733 |
| 20 | 30 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios Racing / Sam's Club | 103/0 | 337 | Running | $149,511 |
| 21 | 29 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 100/0 | 337 | Running | $124,783 |
| 22 | 22 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Cheez-It / CARQUEST | 97/0 | 337 | Running | $121,625 |
| 23 | 23 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 94/0 | 337 | Running | $102,125 |
| 24 | 42 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 91/0 | 337 | Running | $132,189 |
| 25 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 88/0 | 336 | Running | $132,916 |
| 26 | 26 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Best Buy / Garmin | 85/0 | 336 | Running | $127,170 |
| 27 | 13 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 82/0 | 336 | Running | $113,383 |
| 28 | 27 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier * | Dodge | Valvoline | 79/0 | 335 | Running | $99,125 |
| 29 | 9 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Red Bull | 76/0 | 334 | Running | $93,525 |
| 30 | 15 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Jim Beam | 73/0 | 334 | Running | $115,533 |
| 31 | 20 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 70/0 | 333 | Running | $99,997 |
| 32 | 17 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. * | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 67/0 | 333 | Running | $134,925 |
| 33 | 40 | 0 | Michael McDowell * | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 64/0 | 332 | Running | $91,700 |
| 34 | 28 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Motorcraft | 61/0 | 332 | Running | $105,495 |
| 35 | 34 | 1 | Regan Smith * | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 58/0 | 331 | Running | $94,025 |
| 36 | 12 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 60/5 | 330 | Engine | $115,908 |
| 37 | 43 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com | 52/0 | 330 | Running | $83,775 |
| 38 | 39 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 49/0 | 329 | Running | $82,625 |
| 39 | 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | DISH Network / DishDVRs | 46/0 | 312 | Running | $90,500 |
| 40 | 37 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | 43/0 | 263 | Susp. | $82,375 |
| 41 | 6 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS | 40/0 | 253 | Engine | $82,260 |
| 42 | 33 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 37/0 | 173 | Accident | $90,165 |
| 43 | 18 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 34/0 | 124 | Accident | $131,327 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||