Race 36 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date
November 16, 2008 (2008-11-16)
Location
Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance
267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather
Temperatures reaching up to 77.9 °F (25.5 °C); wind speeds up to 17.1 miles per hour (27.5 km/h)[1]
Average speed
129.472 miles per hour (208.365 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
David Reutimann
Michael Waltrip Racing
Time
31.462
Most laps led
Driver
Carl Edwards
Roush Fenway Racing
Laps
157
Winner
No. 99
Carl Edwards
Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ABC
Announcers
Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree, Jerry Punch
Motor car race
The 2008 Ford 400, a 400.5 miles (644.5 km) race, was the concluding event of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season along with the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and decides the Sprint Cup Champion for the 2008 season, this race was historic for being the race where Jimmie Johnson became the second driver (after Cale Yarborough) to win the Sprint Cup title three years in a row. The 267-lap race on the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) track was held on November 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. ABC covered the race beginning at 3 PM US EST and MRN along with Sirius Satellite Radio had radio coverage starting at that same time.
The race also served as the final event of Ford Championship Weekend, which also includes the Craftsman Truck Series Ford 200 and Nationwide Series Ford 300 races on Friday and Saturday of that weekend, also serving as the season finales for those series as well.
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