| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 34 of 36 in the2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout | |||
| Date | November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02) | ||
| Official name | Samsung Mobile 500 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway inFort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.3 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 28.652 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 212 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
The2008 Dickies 500 was aNASCAR Cup Series motor race held on November 2, 2008, atTexas Motor Speedway inFort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the2008 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won byCarl Edwards for theRoush Fenway Racing team.Jeff Gordon finished second, andJamie McMurray clinched third.
Jeff Gordon won the pole position, withMartin Truex Jr. joining him on the front row.[2]
This was the Sprint Cup Debut ofBrad Keselowski and the return of the No. 25 car from Hendrick Motorsports. It was third qualifying attempt and first race start forJoey Logano.
Failed to qualify:Tony Raines (#70),Bryan Clauson (#40),Chad McCumbee (#45),Max Papis (#13),Johnny Sauter (#08).[2]
Carl Edwards used fuel mileage to sweep the season series at TMS. Points leaderJimmie Johnson finished one lap down in 15th place, but still led Edwards by 106 points.[2]
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