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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 2008 Samsung 500 program cover | |||
| Date | April 6, 2008 | ||
| Official name | Samsung 500 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 339 laps, 508.5 mi (818.351 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 144.814 miles per hour (233.056 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 28.344 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 123 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2008 Samsung 500 was the seventh race for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and run on Sunday, April 6 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. The race was broadcast on television by Fox starting at 1:30 PM US EDT, and broadcast via radio and Sirius Satellite Radio on the Performance Racing Network beginning at 1 PM US EDT.
- ^ "2008 Samsung 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-17.