2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400

2008 Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400
Race details
Race 10 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 program cover
2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 program cover
Date May 3, 2008 (2008-May-03)
Official name Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400
Location Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.207 km)
Distance 410 laps, 307.5 mi (494.873 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching as low as 57 °F (14 °C); wind speeds up to 18.1 miles per hour (29.1 km/h)[1]
Average speed 95.786 miles per hour (154.153 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 21.395
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 381
Winner
No. 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 was the tenth stock car race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The event was held on May 3, 2008, before a crowd of 112,000, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Originally scheduled for 400 laps, Clint Bowyer won the race after a late caution and subsequent green–white–checker finish extended the race to 410 laps.

  1. ^ Complete weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac