Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

AMP Energy 500

Talladega Superspeedway

October 5th, 2008

Race #30 of the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Drivers Entered: 45
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (16)
    • Dodge (11)
    • Ford (8)
    • Toyota (10)
  • Last Talladega Superspeedway race (Aaron's 499)
    • Pole: Joe Nemechek (187.386 mph)
    • Winner: Kyle Busch
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
01 Regan Smith Cato, NY Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group Teresa Earnhardt
07 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
1 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Teresa Earnhardt
10 Patrick Carpentier Ville Lasalle, Quebec, Canada Dodge Tow Truck in a Box George Gillett Jr
109 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Express J D Gibbs
12 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Dodge Samsung HDTV / Alltel Roger Penske
15 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards Teresa Earnhardt
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford DEWALT John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota Pedigree Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge MONOPOLY at McDonald's Ray Evernham
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
20 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Toyota Subway / Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Jon Wood Stuart, VA Ford Motorcraft Glen Wood
22 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Caterpillar Bill Davis
24 Jeff Gordon Vallejo, CA Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick
26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford BernzOmatic Fat Boy Geoff Smith
28 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors Doug Yates
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet AT&T Mobility Richard Childress
33 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Chevrolet Realtree "Driven to the Outdoors" Richard Childress
347 Kenny Wallace St. Louis, MO Toyota Champion Mortgage Rob Kauffman
38 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Ford Ford. Drive one. Max Jones
41 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Dodge Target Chip Ganassi
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Bogota, Colombia Dodge Texaco / Havoline Floyd Ganassi
43 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard Petty
44 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota UPS Michael Waltrip
45 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Kyle Petty
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon
5 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST Mary Hendrick
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS Michael Waltrip
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford AAA Travel Mike Dee
66 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza Joe Custer
7 Robby Gordon Bellflower, CA Dodge MAPEI / Menards Robby Gordon
70 Tony Raines LaPorte, IN Chevrolet iQ Drive Margaret Haas
77 Sam Hornish Jr Defiance, OH Dodge Mobil 1 Roger Penske
78 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com Barney Visser
8 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Chevrolet U.S. Army Teresa Earnhardt
83 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
84 Mike Skinner Ontario, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet AMP Energy "Ride With Dale Jr." / Nat'l Guard Rick Hendrick
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Budweiser George Gillett Jr
96 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO Toyota DLP HDTV Jeffrey Moorad
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Office Depot Jack Roush