Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Samsung 500

Texas Motor Speedway

April 6th, 2008

Race #7 of the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Drivers Entered: 46
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (15)
    • Dodge (13)
    • Ford (8)
    • Toyota (10)
  • Last Texas Motor Speedway race (Dickies 500)
    • Pole: Martin Truex Jr (193.105 mph)
    • Winner: Jimmie Johnson
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | 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
08 Burney Lamar West Sacramento, CA Dodge rhino's energy drink John Carter
1 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Teresa Earnhardt
10 Patrick Carpentier Ville Lasalle, Quebec, Canada Dodge Valvoline George Gillett Jr
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Ground J D Gibbs
12 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Dodge Samsung HDTV / Alltel Roger Penske
15 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards Teresa Earnhardt
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford DISH Network / DishDVRs Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford DEWALT John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge Best Buy / Garmin Ray Evernham
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
20 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA 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 Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Geoff Smith
28 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Ford Yates Racing Doug Yates
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Prilosec OTC Richard Childress
34 John Andretti Bethlehem, PA Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports Bob Jenkins
347 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Rob Kauffman
38 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Ford Yates Racing Max Jones
40 Dario Franchitti Bathgate, West Lothian Dodge Kennametal Felix Sabates
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 Racing / Sam's Club Richard Petty
44 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota UPS Michael Waltrip
45 Chad McCumbee Supply, NC Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Kyle Petty
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Jeff Gordon
5 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Cheez-It / CARQUEST Mary Hendrick
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS Michael Waltrip
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford AAA Insurance Mike Dee
66 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Chevrolet State Water Heaters Joe Custer
7 Robby Gordon Bellflower, CA Dodge Jim Beam Robby Gordon
70 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Chevrolet Haas Automation 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 Mark Martin Batesville, AR 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 National Guard / AMP Energy Rick Hendrick
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Budweiser George Gillett Jr
96 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Toyota DLP HDTV Jeffrey Moorad
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Aflac Jack Roush