and the sad thing is like JR said they had a good car they shouldn't need to do that but I guess the phrase at HMS nowadays is I live to cheat.

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2008 Official Race Results
Camping World 300 presented by Chevrolet February 16, 2008
Race 1 of 35

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS

1 1 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Armor All 190/5 120 Running 118,120
2 5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 180/10 120 Running 85,775
3 19 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard 165/0 120 Running 72,300
4 11 10 Brian Vickers Toyota ABF U-Pack Moving 165/5 120 Running 74,743
5 14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Kraft / Ritz 155/0 120 Running 59,400
6 6 41 Bryan Clauson * Dodge Texaco / Havoline 150/0 120 Running 61,893
7 25 16 Greg Biffle Ford CitiFinancial 146/0 120 Running 52,050
8 8 32 Denny Hamlin Toyota Hass Avocados from Mexico 147/5 120 Running 50,475
9 28 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire 143/5 120 Running 49,625
10 26 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Miracle-Gro 134/0 120 Running 50,700
11 10 8 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Freightliner Trucks 135/5 120 Running 47,175
12 31 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 127/0 120 Running 53,768
13 40 1 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 124/0 120 Running 46,725
14 18 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 121/0 120 Running 52,493
15 7 21 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Realtree 118/0 120 Running 46,475
16 13 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 115/0 120 Running 51,893
17 34 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 112/0 120 Running 51,643
18 29 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 109/0 120 Running 51,518
19 3 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 106/0 120 Running 51,543
20 4 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge Fastenal 103/0 120 Running 54,368
21 9 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 100/0 120 Running 44,675
22 38 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford Smithfield 97/0 120 Running 51,018
23 39 77 Cale Gale * Chevrolet Rheem 94/0 120 Running 51,243
24 22 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 91/0 120 Running 50,718
25 2 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 88/0 119 Running 44,550
26 27 27 Brad Coleman Ford Cottonelle / Kroger 85/0 119 Running 50,468
27 21 00 Michael McDowell Toyota Rimco Custom Wheels & Tires 82/0 119 Running 50,368
28 35 37 Brad Baker Ford Envirox 79/0 119 Running 50,293
29 23 195 Willie Allen Dodge USALABS.com 76/0 119 Running 44,025
30 32 28 Kirk Shelmerdine Chevrolet Lilly Trucking of Virginia 78/5 119 Running 50,518
31 37 4 Robert Richardson, II Chevrolet JVC Everio 70/0 118 Running 49,918
32 24 0 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl 67/0 118 Running 49,855
33 16 - D J Kennington Unknown No Sponsor 64/0 117 Running 49,793
34 36 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 61/0 117 Running 49,743
35 15 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Ragu 63/5 111 Accident 43,125
36 20 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet Conrad Yelvington Dist. / Allstate Materials 55/0 110 Accident 49,518
37 30 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 52/0 110 Accident 49,453
38 17 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink / INTERUSH 49/0 108 Accident 49,393
39 33 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal 46/0 103 Accident 49,343
40 42 14 David Gilliland Ford Music City Illinois 43/0 53 Accident 42,825
41 12 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 40/0 53 Accident 49,243
42 41 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 37/0 17 Engine 42,725
43 43 90 Steve Grissom Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 34/0 3 Electrical 42,651
44 - 156 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Chevrolet Barr-Nunn Transportation & Logistics PE 0 Electrical 0
45 - 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus PE 0 Electrical 0
46 - 91 Larry Gunselman Ford MSRP Motorsports PE 0 Electrical 0
47 - 36 Kenny Wallace Dodge Shark Energy Drink PE 0 Electrical 0
48 - 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Specialty Racing PE 0 Electrical 0
49 - 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports PE 0 Electrical 0
50 - 52 Donnie Neuenberger Chevrolet Royal Farms Wraps PE 0 Electrical 0
51 - 05 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed PE 0 Electrical 0
52 - 84 Mike Harmon Chevrolet DAB Construction PE 0 Electrical 0

* Denotes Rookie

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Gibbs Racing finishes 1-2

By MIKE HARRIS
AP Auto Racing Writer
February 16, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The payback was perfect. Tony Stewart turned the tables on Hendrick Motorsports to win the Nationwide Series opener.

Now, if only he can do it again Sunday.

Stewart and teammate Kyle Busch finished 1-2 Saturday, combining to hold off Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished third.

The Joe Gibbs Racing teammates showed they have learned some important lessons about cooperation from the drivers at Hendrick, the team that fired Busch to make room for Earnhardt Jr.

"We worked with each other the whole race. That's something that, you know, we've learned that from (those) guys,'' Stewart said. "And it just shows if you get two of these guys to work with each other, Kyle and I can. I think Kyle and I could have stayed up front all day no matter how many guys challenged.''

That will be tested in the 500 and the expected showdown between Hendrick and Gibbs.

It will be Stewart, Busch and Denny Hamlin, who won his Daytona qualifying race Thursday, against Hendrick's all-star cast of Earnhardt, two-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon and Casey Mears.

Earnhardt, Daytona pole-winner Johnson and Gordon are all former 500 winners. Gibbs' drivers still are looking for that first win in NASCAR's biggest event.

But Earnhardt Jr.'s convinced Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing are for real.

"The Toyota has been fast,'' said Junior, who had his string of Speedweeks victories ended at two. "Those guys, you know, got knowledge to get cars around the track, know how to get to Victory Lane. They're going to be tough, I think, all year.''

Joe Gibbs Racing switched from Chevrolets to Toyotas over the winter, giving the Japanese automaker a marquee team for its second season on the Sprint Cup and Nationwide circuits.

Stewart and Busch put on a good show Saturday, leading 93 of the 120 laps.

"This car was just fast,'' said Stewart, who finished second in both the Budweiser Shootout and his 150-mile qualifying race earlier in Daytona's Speedweeks. "It just had so much speed.''

The field got strung out early in the race, but the last 20 laps were a wild, two- and three-wide melee that included a nine-car crash on lap 111 that took out Cup stars Kasey Kahne and Kevin Harvick.

Brian Vickers, in another Toyota, took the lead from the two Gibbs cars with five laps to go, but Stewart shuffled back into the top spot on the next lap, with Earnhardt shooting out of the pack in close pursuit.

"It was fun,'' said Earnhardt, whose No. 5 Nationwide team likely will be penalized next week after NASCAR confiscated its rear spoiler Thursday for illegal modifications. "We did what we had to do. We got a great finish. Those two guys -- they were tight all weekend, really fast, and worked great together in the draft as teammates.''

Busch moved back to second on lap 119, with a push from Martin Truex Jr., and Stewart, with his flank well protected, raced on to a three car-length victory.

Busch dismissed a report that Truex had complained that he was blocked.

"What else you going to do, man? Shoot, he's pushing me through the tri-oval wanting to spin me out,'' Busch said. "So I'm sorry I saved it and kept it in front of him. Grow up, bud. What do you want me to do, pull over?''

Busch, who also finished second in the trucks race, is hoping to improve his finish Sunday.

"If I win tomorrow, I'm going to be the happiest man alive, that's for sure,'' Busch said. ``That's what I've been saving my wind for this week.''

Said Earnhardt: "Good luck.''

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