Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
Date | May 3, 2008 | ||
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.