NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIV
The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIV and the NASCAR Sprint Showdown 2008 took place on May 17, 2008 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord , North Carolina , a suburb of Charlotte . The All-Star Challenge was largely based on the 2007 format. The only change was that the four segments no longer drive 20, but 25 laps each. The race was won by Kasey Kahne .
For the format of the All-Star Race see here: NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge 2007
Participant in the All-Star Challenge 2008
Qualified by victories in the 2007 season
All drivers who were able to win a race in the Sprint Cup in 2007 and 2008 are eligible to participate. The following list shows all drivers who qualified for the All-Star Challenge 2007 via victories and the races that led to the qualification.
| driver | Victory that led to qualification |
|---|---|
| Kevin Harvick (# 29) | February 18, 2007, Daytona 500 |
| Matt Kenseth (# 17) | February 25, 2007, Auto Club 500 |
| Jimmie Johnson (# 48) | March 11, 2007, UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 |
| Kyle Busch (# 18 / victory taken in # 5) | March 25, 2007, Food City 500 |
| Jeff Burton (# 31) | April 8, 2007, Samsung 500 |
| Jeff Gordon (# 24) | April 21, 2007, Subway Fresh Fit 500 |
| Casey Mears (# 5 / win taken in # 25) | May 27, 2007, Coca-Cola 600 |
| Martin Truex junior (# 1) | June 4, 2007, Autism Speaks 400 |
| Carl Edwards (# 99) | June 17, 2007, Citizens Bank 400 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya (# 42) | June 24, 2007, Toyota / Save Mart 350 |
| Denny Hamlin (# 11) | July 1, 2007, Lenox Industrial Tools 300 |
| Jamie McMurray (# 26) | July 7, 2007, Pepsi 400 |
| Tony Stewart (# 20) | July 15, 2007, USG Sheetrock 400 |
| Kurt Busch (# 2) | August 5, 2007, Pennsylvania 500 |
| Clint Bowyer (# 07) | September 16, 2007, Sylvania 300 |
| Greg Biffle (# 16) | September 30, 2007, LifeLock 400 |
- Car number 5, driven by Casey Mears , was also qualified for the All-Star Race because it won a race in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season . Kyle Busch, who clinched this victory and thus qualified for the All-Star Race, competed with starting number 18. Because Casey Mears drove the number 5 this year, but also won a victory with the number 25, the number 25 was also qualified. The number 25 was changed to the number 88 in 2008 because Hendrick Motorsports wanted to give the new driver, Dale Earnhardt junior , a special number. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is therefore also eligible to participate, but this would have been due to his victory in 2000 anyway.
Qualified as Cup Champion
The following list shows all drivers who qualified because they were champions in the cup series within the last decade.
| driver | Champion in the year (s) |
|---|---|
| Jeff Gordon * | 1997, 1998, 2001 |
| Dale Jarrett | 1999 |
| Bobby Labonte | 2000 |
| Tony Stewart * | 2002, 2005 |
| Matt Kenseth * | 2003 |
| Kurt Busch * | 2004 |
| Jimmie Johnson * | 2006, 2007 |
- Drivers with an asterisk are already qualified for the All Star Race with victories in the 2007 season.
Qualified by winning previous All-Star Challenges
The following list shows all drivers who have qualified because they have already won the All-Star Race.
| Driver (number) | Champion in the year (s) |
|---|---|
| Jeff Gordon * | 1997, 2001 |
| Mark Martin | 1998, 2005 |
| Dale Earnhardt junior | 2000 |
| Ryan Newman | 2002 |
| Jimmie Johnson * | 2003, 2006 |
| Matt Kenseth * | 2004 |
| Kevin Harvick * | 2007 |
- Drivers with an asterisk are already qualified for the All-Star Challenge by winning the 2007 season.
Qualified through the Sprint Open / Fan Vote
The winner and the runner-up of the Sprint Open qualified for the All-Star Challenge. Even Kasey Kahne , who received the most votes in Fanvote allowed to participate. Everyone had to start at the end of the field.
Race result
| space | driver | Car brand |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge |
| 2 | Greg Biffle | ford |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth | ford |
| 4th | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | Toyota |
| 6th | Ryan Newman | Dodge |
| 7th | Sam Hornish Junior | Dodge |
| 8th | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | ford |