2008 Dickies 500

Race details
Race 34 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout
Date	November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)
Official name	Samsung Mobile 500
Location	Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.3 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports
Time	28.652
Most laps led
Driver	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing
Laps	212
Winner
No. 99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ABC

The 2008 Dickies 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series motor race held on November 2, 2008, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Carl Edwards for the Roush Fenway Racing team. Jeff Gordon finished second, and Jamie McMurray clinched third.

Qualifying

Jeff Gordon won the pole position, with Martin Truex Jr. joining him on the front row.^[2]

This was the Sprint Cup Debut of Brad Keselowski and the return of the No. 25 car from Hendrick Motorsports.

Failed to qualify: Tony Raines (#70), Bryan Clauson (#40), Chad McCumbee (#45), Max Papis (#13), Johnny Sauter (#08).^[2]

Recap

Carl Edwards used fuel mileage to sweep the season series at TMS. Points leader Jimmie Johnson finished one lap down in 15th place, but still led Edwards by 106 points.^[2]