NASCAR Report

September 18, 2008 · Filed Under Misc. Sports Reports 

Race one of the 2008 chase for the cup kicked off this week at Loudon Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle drove the #16 Ford to victory lane for the first time this season; marking the 13th win of his career. He passed  Jimmie Johnson #48, who led the most laps of the race (96 of 300),  on lap 289 and never looked back. With the win he jumped six slots in the standings to third behind Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards who are tied for first place in the standings. Race two of the chase will be this Sunday (9-21-08) at Dover International Speedway. Here are the standings after the first of ten races.

  • Carl Edwards - 5220 points
  • Jimmie Johnson - 5220 points
  • Greg Biffle - 5190 points
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 5170 points
  • Jeff Burton - 5170 points
  • Denny Hamlin - 5148 points
  • Tony Stewart - 5147 points
  • Kyle Bush - 5146 points
  • Clint Bowyer - 5137 points
  • Kevin Harvick - 5134 points
  • Jeff Gordon - 5121 points
  • Matt Kenseth - 5043 points

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