2008 LifeLock.com 400

2008 LifeLock.com 400

Race details[1]
Race 19 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Layout of Chicagoland Speedway
Date	July 12, 2008 (2008-July-12)
Official name	LifeLock.com 400
Location	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.414 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching a low of 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Average speed	133.996 miles per hour (215.646 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	165
Winner
No. 18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Turner Network Television
Announcers	Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty

The 2008 LifeLock.com 400 was the nineteenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and the final race under the TNT coverage for the year.

Summary

It was held on July 12 of that year at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, as the race moved to a nighttime event for the first time in the event's history. Televised pre-race activities were scheduled to start at 6:30 PM US EDT, with the radio broadcast of the race handled by Sirius Satellite Radio via MRN, starting at 7:15 PM US EDT. The winner of the race was Kyle Busch, who drove past Jimmie Johnson on the final restart of the race. During practice, Kurt Busch uttered over the radio that his "car just drives like shit".^[2]

Qualifying

Qualifying was cancelled due to rain, so the field was set by NASCAR's rulebook.

Johnny Sauter in the No. 08 and Tony Raines in the No. 34 failed to qualify for the race.

References

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