| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pep Boys Auto 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 26, 2008 | Race 33 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.684 | Time of Race: 03:43:39 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4-6, 36-39, 111-114, 132-135, 210-215, 254-257, 290-293, 299-302, 304-309, 314-317 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 190/5 | 325 | Running | $357,800 |
| 2 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 175/5 | 325 | Running | $256,836 |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 170/5 | 325 | Running | $215,691 |
| 4 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | USG Sheetrock | 170/10 | 325 | Running | $198,316 |
| 5 | 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Halloween | 155/0 | 325 | Running | $134,525 |
| 6 | 19 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 155/5 | 325 | Running | $120,575 |
| 7 | 20 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 146/0 | 325 | Running | $117,475 |
| 8 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | 142/0 | 325 | Running | $119,625 |
| 9 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Nicorette White Ice Mint / DuPont | 138/0 | 325 | Running | $148,636 |
| 10 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | DISH Network Turbo HD | 139/5 | 325 | Running | $113,425 |
| 11 | 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / AMP Energy | 135/5 | 325 | Running | $108,300 |
| 12 | 22 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | CARQUEST / Kellogg's | 127/0 | 325 | Running | $112,975 |
| 13 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 124/0 | 325 | Running | $144,461 |
| 14 | 39 | 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Sears Auto Center / Valvoline | 121/0 | 325 | Running | $103,975 |
| 15 | 16 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 118/0 | 325 | Running | $129,208 |
| 16 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Kodak | 115/0 | 325 | Running | $133,950 |
| 17 | 8 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 112/0 | 325 | Running | $140,211 |
| 18 | 3 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 109/0 | 325 | Running | $135,383 |
| 19 | 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Jim Beam | 106/0 | 324 | Running | $119,208 |
| 20 | 5 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 103/0 | 324 | Running | $108,800 |
| 21 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 100/0 | 324 | Running | $99,450 |
| 22 | 14 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 97/0 | 323 | Running | $124,683 |
| 23 | 25 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Hitachi Power Tools | 94/0 | 323 | Running | $117,914 |
| 24 | 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. * | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 91/0 | 323 | Running | $132,625 |
| 25 | 23 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Ronald McDonald House Charities | 88/0 | 323 | Running | $115,095 |
| 26 | 21 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 85/0 | 323 | Running | $124,486 |
| 27 | 28 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Aflac Cancer Center | 82/0 | 323 | Running | $103,008 |
| 28 | 26 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS | 79/0 | 323 | Running | $86,150 |
| 29 | 38 | 347 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie | 76/0 | 323 | Running | $100,033 |
| 30 | 32 | 1 | Regan Smith * | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 73/0 | 322 | Running | $94,225 |
| 31 | 27 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Johns Manville / Menards | 70/0 | 322 | Running | $93,075 |
| 32 | 43 | 70 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 67/0 | 322 | Running | $82,400 |
| 33 | 15 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 64/0 | 320 | Running | $113,166 |
| 34 | 34 | 84 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 66/5 | 320 | Running | $82,175 |
| 35 | 40 | 96 | Ken Schrader | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 58/0 | 320 | Running | $89,900 |
| 36 | 41 | 45 | Chad McCumbee | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | 55/0 | 319 | Running | $93,408 |
| 37 | 29 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 52/0 | 317 | Running | $91,147 |
| 38 | 37 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 49/0 | 316 | Running | $99,820 |
| 39 | 30 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target / Lysol | 46/0 | 316 | Running | $108,564 |
| 40 | 24 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 43/0 | 302 | Accident | $109,133 |
| 41 | 33 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 40/0 | 301 | Accident | $81,100 |
| 42 | 42 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | 37/0 | 296 | Accident | $81,010 |
| 43 | 31 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza | 34/0 | 197 | Running | $81,262 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||