| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | |||||||||
| November 09, 2008 | Race 35 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 97.804 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .295 | Time of Race: 03:12:01 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 9 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 21-24, 32-36, 38-47, 142-148, 211-218, 263-266, 275-278, 285-288, 293-296, 307-311 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 195/10 | 313 | Running | $261,711 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 175/5 | 313 | Running | $156,525 |
| 3 | 2 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools | 170/5 | 313 | Running | $158,075 |
| 4 | 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 160/0 | 313 | Running | $165,000 |
| 5 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 155/0 | 313 | Running | $140,991 |
| 6 | 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 150/0 | 313 | Running | $100,975 |
| 7 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 146/0 | 313 | Running | $131,211 |
| 8 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Pedigree | 142/0 | 313 | Running | $96,300 |
| 9 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 138/0 | 313 | Running | $123,808 |
| 10 | 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | 134/0 | 313 | Running | $91,450 |
| 11 | 31 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Red Cross | 135/5 | 313 | Running | $86,350 |
| 12 | 28 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 127/0 | 313 | Running | $91,300 |
| 13 | 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 124/0 | 313 | Running | $105,816 |
| 14 | 10 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 121/0 | 313 | Running | $107,733 |
| 15 | 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 118/0 | 313 | Running | $117,291 |
| 16 | 13 | 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | McDonald's | 115/0 | 313 | Running | $71,525 |
| 17 | 26 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 112/0 | 313 | Running | $99,133 |
| 18 | 18 | 347 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie | 109/0 | 313 | Running | $89,058 |
| 19 | 41 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 106/0 | 312 | Running | $112,536 |
| 20 | 23 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Bad Boy Mowers | 103/0 | 312 | Running | $88,883 |
| 21 | 40 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | All Sport | 100/0 | 312 | Running | $97,339 |
| 22 | 29 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 97/0 | 312 | Running | $115,436 |
| 23 | 21 | 1 | Regan Smith * | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 94/0 | 312 | Running | $80,225 |
| 24 | 25 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 91/0 | 311 | Running | $83,683 |
| 25 | 4 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS | 88/0 | 311 | Running | $70,000 |
| 26 | 9 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | PEAK / Menards | 85/0 | 311 | Running | $77,175 |
| 27 | 32 | 96 | Ken Schrader | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 82/0 | 311 | Running | $76,550 |
| 28 | 27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Jim Beam / Operation Homefront | 79/0 | 311 | Running | $85,558 |
| 29 | 39 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Little Debbie | 76/0 | 311 | Running | $84,120 |
| 30 | 22 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Siemens | 73/0 | 310 | Running | $92,495 |
| 31 | 12 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target / AMP | 70/0 | 309 | Running | $92,739 |
| 32 | 37 | 109 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 67/0 | 309 | Running | $65,350 |
| 33 | 33 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. * | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 64/0 | 308 | Running | $110,800 |
| 34 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 61/0 | 302 | Running | $107,175 |
| 35 | 42 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Digital TV Transition | 58/0 | 298 | Running | $75,472 |
| 36 | 16 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Cheez-It / CARQUEST | 55/0 | 278 | Accident | $82,825 |
| 37 | 43 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 52/0 | 274 | Accident | $64,700 |
| 38 | 17 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 49/0 | 271 | Accident | $64,575 |
| 39 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Wells Fargo | 46/0 | 270 | Accident | $64,450 |
| 40 | 38 | 84 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 48/5 | 269 | Accident | $64,300 |
| 41 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 40/0 | 266 | Engine | $113,091 |
| 42 | 36 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 37/0 | 29 | Accident | $72,030 |
| 43 | 20 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 34/0 | 27 | Overheating | $95,327 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||