| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 16, 2008 | Race 5 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 89.775 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .588 | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 03:03:15 | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 52-57, 61-68, 95-100, 121-125, 191-197, 280-287, 292-304, 377-381, 491-495, 500-504 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 190/5 | 506 | Running | $209,558 |
| 2 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 175/5 | 506 | Running | $167,011 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 170/5 | 506 | Running | $139,125 |
| 4 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Jackson Hewitt | 160/0 | 506 | Running | $123,525 |
| 5 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / AMP Energy | 155/0 | 506 | Running | $106,475 |
| 6 | 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 155/5 | 506 | Running | $128,591 |
| 7 | 20 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 146/0 | 506 | Running | $122,916 |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 142/0 | 506 | Running | $126,483 |
| 9 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | 138/0 | 506 | Running | $116,083 |
| 10 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DISH Network | 134/0 | 506 | Running | $139,016 |
| 11 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 130/0 | 506 | Running | $135,636 |
| 12 | 36 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 127/0 | 506 | Running | $91,825 |
| 13 | 11 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 124/0 | 506 | Running | $122,133 |
| 14 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 131/10 | 506 | Running | $139,911 |
| 15 | 21 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 118/0 | 505 | Running | $118,633 |
| 16 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 115/0 | 504 | Running | $133,125 |
| 17 | 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 117/5 | 504 | Running | $103,200 |
| 18 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 114/5 | 504 | Running | $139,186 |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 106/0 | 504 | Running | $115,070 |
| 20 | 39 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 103/0 | 504 | Running | $106,408 |
| 21 | 24 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | 100/0 | 504 | Running | $97,000 |
| 22 | 31 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 97/0 | 503 | Running | $102,058 |
| 23 | 40 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 99/5 | 503 | Running | $96,833 |
| 24 | 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | RVs.com / Camping World | 91/0 | 503 | Running | $104,997 |
| 25 | 25 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 88/0 | 503 | Running | $95,675 |
| 26 | 17 | 1 | Regan Smith * | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 85/0 | 503 | Running | $96,450 |
| 27 | 30 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Yates Racing | 82/0 | 503 | Running | $113,914 |
| 28 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | 79/0 | 501 | Running | $86,450 |
| 29 | 7 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. * | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 76/0 | 501 | Running | $128,925 |
| 30 | 33 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 73/0 | 500 | Running | $86,500 |
| 31 | 23 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 70/0 | 500 | Running | $111,914 |
| 32 | 29 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | PEAK / Menards | 67/0 | 499 | Running | $90,125 |
| 33 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 64/0 | 499 | Running | $124,150 |
| 34 | 34 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 61/0 | 498 | Running | $82,975 |
| 35 | 42 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com | 58/0 | 498 | Running | $81,975 |
| 36 | 26 | 40 | Dario Franchitti * | Dodge | The Hartford | 55/0 | 497 | Running | $89,925 |
| 37 | 37 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | Toyota | UPS | 52/0 | 496 | Running | $81,875 |
| 38 | 19 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 49/0 | 489 | Running | $118,761 |
| 39 | 38 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 46/0 | 486 | Accident | $81,775 |
| 40 | 43 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Red Bull | 43/0 | 441 | Running | $81,700 |
| 41 | 41 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Qtrax.com | 40/0 | 420 | Running | $81,625 |
| 42 | 5 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | CARQUEST / Kellogg's | 37/0 | 417 | Running | $99,540 |
| 43 | 18 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 34/0 | 373 | Running | $89,000 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||