2008 Samsung 500 Entry List

Car  Driver             Hometown             Make      Sponsor                     Owner
 
00 Michael McDowell*    Phoenix, AZ          Toyota    Aaron's Dream Machine       Rob Kauffman 
 1 Martin Truex Jr.     Mayetta, NJ          Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker      Teresa Earnhardt 
01 Regan Smith*         Cato, NY             Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc.        Teresa Earnhardt 
 2 Kurt Busch           Las Vegas, NV        Dodge     Miller Lite                 Walter Czarnecki 
 5 Casey Mears          Bakersfield, CA      Chevrolet Cheez-It/CARQUEST           Mary Hendrick 

 6 David Ragan          Unadilla, GA         Ford      AAA Insurance               Mike Dee 
 7 Robby Gordon         Orange, CA           Dodge     Jim Beam                    Robby Gordon 
07 Clint Bowyer         Emporia, KS          Chevrolet Jack Daniel's               Richard Childress 
 8 Mark Martin          Batesville, AR       Chevrolet U.S. Army                   Teresa Earnhardt 
08 Burney Lamar         W. Sacramento, CA    Dodge     rhino's energy drink        John Carter 

 9 Kasey Kahne          Enumclaw, WA         Dodge     Budweiser                   George Gillett Jr. 
10 Patrick Carpentier*  Joliette, Quebec     Dodge     Valvoline                   George Gillett Jr. 
11 Denny Hamlin         Chesterfield, VA     Toyota    FedEx Ground                J.D. Gibbs 
12 Ryan Newman          South Bend, IN       Dodge     Samsung HDTV/ALLTEL         Roger Penske 
15 Paul Menard          Eau Claire, WI       Chevrolet Quaker State/Menards        Teresa Earnhardt 

16 Greg Biffle          Vancouver, WA        Ford      DISH Network                Jack Roush 
17 Matt Kenseth         Cambridge, WI        Ford      DEWALT                      John Henry 
18 Kyle Busch           Las Vegas, NV        Toyota    Interstate Batteries        Joe Gibbs 
19 Elliott Sadler       Emporia, VA          Dodge     Best Buy/Garmin             Ray Evernham 
20 Tony Stewart         Rushville, IN        Toyota    The Home Depot              Joe Gibbs 

21 Bill Elliott         Dawsonville, GA      Ford      Motorcraft                  Glen Wood 
22 Dave Blaney          Hartford, OH         Toyota    Caterpillar                 Bill Davis 
24 Jeff Gordon          Pittsboro, IN        Chevrolet DuPont                      Rick Hendrick 
26 Jamie McMurray       Joplin, MO           Ford      Crown Royal Cask No. 16     Geoff Smith 
28 Travis Kvapil        Janesville, WI       Ford      Yates Racing                Doug Yates 

29 Kevin Harvick        Bakersfield, CA      Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil              Richard Childress 
31 Jeff Burton          South Boston, VA     Chevrolet Prilosec OTC                Richard Childress 
34 John Andretti        Indianapolis, IN     Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports       Bob Jenkins 
38 David Gilliland      Riverside, CA        Ford      Yates Racing                Max Jones 
40 Dario Franchitti*    Edinburgh, Scotland  Dodge     Kennametal                  Felix Sabates 

41 Reed Sorenson        Peachtree City, GA   Dodge     Target                      Chip Ganassi 
42 Juan Montoya         Bogota, Colombia     Dodge     Texaco/Havoline             Floyd Ganassi 
43 Bobby Labonte        Corpus Christi, TX   Dodge     Cheerios Racing/Sam's Club  Richard Petty 
44 David Reutimann      Zephyrhills, FL      Toyota    UPS                         Michael Waltrip 
45 Kyle Petty           Randleman, NC        Dodge     Marathon Motor Oil          Kyle Petty 

48 Jimmie Johnson       El Cajon, CA         Chevrolet Lowe's                      Jeff Gordon 
49 Ken Schrader         Fenton, MO           Toyota    BAM Racing                  Elizabeth Morgenthau 
55 Michael Waltrip      Owensboro, KY        Toyota    NAPA AUTO PARTS             Michael Waltrip 
66 Scott Riggs          Bahama, NC           Chevrolet State Water Heaters         Joe Custer 
70 Jeremy Mayfield      Owensboro, KY        Chevrolet Haas Automation             Margaret Haas 

77 Sam Hornish Jr.*     Bryan, OH            Dodge     Mobil 1                     Roger Penske 
78 Joe Nemechek         Lakeland, FL         Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing        Barney Visser 
83 Brian Vickers        Thomasville, NC      Toyota    Red Bull                    Dietrich Mateschitz 
84 Mike Skinner         Susanville, CA       Toyota    Red Bull                    Dietrich Mateschitz 
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Kannapolis, NC       Chevrolet National Guard/AMP Energy   Rick Hendrick 

96 J.J. Yeley           Phoenix, AZ          Toyota    DLP HDTV                    Jeffrey Moorad 
99 Carl Edwards         Columbia, MO         Ford      Aflac                       Jack Roush 

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