QUALIFYING ORDER

Samsung 500 | Texas Motor Speedway

April 06, 2008| Race 7 of 36

ORDER	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR

1	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	Best Buy / Garmin
2	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Aflac
3	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Budweiser
4	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT
5	42	Juan Montoya	Dodge	Texaco / Havoline
6	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont
7	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull
8	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite
9	5	Casey Mears	Chevrolet	Cheez-It / CARQUEST
10	15	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Quaker State / Menards
11	38	David Gilliland	Ford	Yates Racing
12	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal Cask No. 16
13	07	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's
14	00	Michael McDowell*	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine
15	8	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	U.S. Army
16	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	Cheerios Racing / Sam's Club
17	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	Samsung HDTV / ALLTEL
18	96	J.J. Yeley	Toyota	DLP HDTV
19	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Chevrolet	Haas Automation
20	28	Travis Kvapil	Ford	Yates Racing
21	20	Tony Stewart	Toyota	The Home Depot
22	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
23	6	David Ragan	Ford	AAA Insurance
24	7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	Jim Beam
25	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's
26	55	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	NAPA AUTO PARTS
27	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Interstate Batteries
28	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Shell / Pennzoil
29	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	National Guard / AMP Energy
30	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	DISH Network / DishDVRs
31	01	Regan Smith*	Chevrolet	DEI / Principal Financial Group
32	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Target
33	66	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	State Water Heaters
34	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Ground
35	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Prilosec OTC
36	44	David Reutimann	Toyota	UPS
37	78	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com
38	45	Chad McCumbee	Dodge	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil
39	84	Mike Skinner	Toyota	Red Bull
40	40	Dario Franchitti*	Dodge	Kennametal
41	77	Sam Hornish Jr.*	Dodge	Mobil 1
42	08	Burney Lamar	Dodge	rhino's energy drink
43	21	Bill Elliott	Ford	Motorcraft
44	34	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports
45	10	Patrick Carpentier*	Dodge	Valvoline
46	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	Caterpillar

* Denotes Rookie

Overview

NASCAR officials use a qualifying draw to determine the qualifying order. The qualifying draw usually take place the morning of qualifying day. Each team sends a representative to draw a number from a spinning ball, starting with the team whose owner is highest in the owner point standings. When every team has drawn, the qualifying order is set.