2008 Camping World RV 400

The 2008 Camping World RV 400, was the twenty-eighth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the second race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup. The race was held on Sunday, September 21 at the Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, the city that serves as state capital of the First State. ABC telecast the race beginning at 1 PM US EDT and MRN along with Sirius Satellite Radio provided radio coverage starting at 1:15 PM US EDT.

Pre-Race news

Patrick Carpentier is officially a free agent after Gillett Evernham Motorsports could not find sponsorship for 2009. It will be more than likely that Reed Sorenson, who was signed away from Chip Ganassi Racing will take over the #10 car next season. In other GEM news, it was announced that Robby Gordon Motorsports will merge with the Gillett Evernham Motorsports organization for the 2009 season, this two weeks after GEM sued Robby Gordon's team in a dispute over the terms. Obviously, the suit will be dropped with the merger.
NASCAR officially introduced a new random drug testing policy among all drivers, over-the-wall crew members and even race officials, effective with the 2009 season. This new policy will put the stock car racing organization on the same level as the major "ball-and-stick" sports.

Qualifying

Jeff Gordon took the pole, with Mark Martin starting alongside.

RANK	DRIVER	NBR	CAR	TIME	SPEED
1	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	22.921	157.061
2	Mark Martin	8	Chevrolet	22.922	157.054
3	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	23.001	156.515
4	Kurt Busch	2	Dodge	23.021	156.379
5	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	23.035	156.284
6	Clint Bowyer	07	Chevrolet	23.125	155.676
7	David Gilliland	38	Ford	23.134	155.615
8	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	23.145	155.541
9	Jamie McMurray	26	Ford	23.149	155.514
10	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	Chevrolet	23.151	155.501
11	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	23.151	155.501
12	Elliott Sadler	19	Dodge	23.161	155.434
13	Tony Raines	70	Chevrolet	23.192	155.226	*
14	David Reutimann	44	Toyota	23.199	155.179
15	Travis Kvapil	28	Ford	23.201	155.166
16	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	Chevrolet	23.206	155.132
17	Patrick Carpentier	10	Dodge	23.211	155.099	*
18	Brian Vickers	83	Toyota	23.212	155.092
19	Ryan Newman	12	Dodge	23.219	155.045
20	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	23.227	154.992
21	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	23.232	154.959
22	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	23.239	154.912
23	David Ragan	6	Ford	23.241	154.899
24	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	23.242	154.892
25	Sam Hornish, Jr.	77	Dodge	23.261	154.765	*
26	Regan Smith	01	Chevrolet	23.265	154.739
27	Joe Nemechek	78	Chevrolet	23.279	154.646	*
28	Michael McDowell	00	Toyota	23.312	154.427
29	Marcos Ambrose	21	Ford	23.314	154.414	*
30	A.J. Allmendinger	84	Toyota	23.315	154.407	*
31	Casey Mears	5	Chevrolet	23.326	154.334
32	Scott Riggs	66	Chevrolet	23.403	153.826
33	Tony Stewart	20	Toyota	23.410	153.780
34	Paul Menard	15	Chevrolet	23.421	153.708
35	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Dodge	23.451	153.512
36	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge	23.454	153.492
37	Dave Blaney	22	Toyota	23.485	153.289
38	Kyle Petty	45	Dodge	23.497	153.211	*
39	Ken Schrader	96	Toyota	23.518	153.074	*
40	Reed Sorenson	41	Dodge	23.525	153.029
41	Michael Waltrip	55	Toyota	23.577	152.691
42	Robby Gordon	7	Dodge	23.706	151.860
43	Chad Chaffin	34	Chevrolet	23.711	151.828	*
44	Bobby Labonte	43	Dodge	23.834	151.045	OP
45	Johnny Sauter	08	Dodge	24.683	145.849	*
46	Stanton Barrett	50	Chevrolet			*

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time
Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin, Johnny Sauter, Stanton Barrett.

Race Recap

Hard times continued for the top seed in the Chase, Kyle Busch, finished dead last and fell from eighth to 12th in the Chase. Roush Fenway Racing swept the top three spots as Greg Biffle, who had been winless entering the Chase, won his second straight race, winning last week in New Hampshire. Teammates Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards followed Biffle.