| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 36[1] in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 2008 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, made by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is named "Classic!" | |||
| Date | May 25, 2008 | ||
| Official name | Coca-Cola 600 | ||
| Location | Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures approaching 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)[2] | ||
| Average speed | 135.772 miles per hour (218.504 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 160,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.121 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 76 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Kasey Kahne | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2008 Coca-Cola 600, the 49th running of the event, was a NASCAR stock car race held on May 25, 2008, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The race was the twelfth stock car race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The 400-lap race was won by Kasey Kahne of the Gillett Evernham Motorsports team, who started from the 2nd position. Greg Biffle finished second and Kyle Busch came in third.
- ^ "NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule, NASCAR Schedule, Auto Racing Schedule - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Weather information for the 2008 Coca-Cola 600". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-17.