Cup Series
2008 Amp Energy 500 - Results
Race Specs
| Date | 10/5/08 | Time | 1 PM ET |
| Track | Talladega Superspeedway | Race No. | 30 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 190 |
| Location | Talladega, Alabama | Grandstand Capacity | 143,231 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 34 | 190 | 185 | 10 | 5515* | 7 | Running | $270,136 |
| 2 | Paul Menard | Chev | 5 | 190 | 170 | 5 | 2659 | 14 | Running | $177,400 |
| 3 | David Ragan | Ford | 16 | 190 | 165 | 5 | 3544 | 1 | Running | $149,200 |
| 4 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 17 | 190 | 160 | 5 | 5619* | 4 | Running | $162,983 |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer | Chev | 35 | 190 | 155 | 0 | 5566* | 5 | Running | $125,525 |
| 6 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 32 | 190 | 150 | 0 | 2983 | 7 | Running | $139,211 |
| 7 | Scott Riggs | Chev | 11 | 190 | 146 | 5 | 2294 | 21 | Running | $117,083 |
| 8 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 42 | 190 | 142 | 0 | 2324 | 20 | Running | $123,808 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 20 | 190 | 138 | 5 | 5718* | 1 | Running | $137,661 |
| 10 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 40 | 190 | 134 | 5 | 2923 | 9 | Running | $116,370 |
| 11 | Joe Nemechek | Chev | 7 | 190 | 130 | 5 | 1762 | 26 | Running | $81,875 |
| 12 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | 14 | 190 | 127 | 5 | 166 | 46 | Running | $97,758 |
| 13 | Aric Almirola | Chev | 3 | 190 | 124 | 5 | 909 | 30 | Running | $117,783 |
| 14 | Casey Mears | Chev | 2 | 190 | 121 | 5 | 2856 | 10 | Running | $95,725 |
| 15 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 37 | 190 | 118 | 5 | 5387* | 11 | Running | $95,250 |
| 16 | Ken Schrader | Chev | 43 | 190 | 115 | 0 | 699 | 33 | Running | $88,300 |
| 17 | Terry Labonte | Dodge | 23 | 190 | 112 | 0 | 811 | 32 | Running | $90,858 |
| 18 | Regan Smith | Chev | 4 | 190 | 109 | 0 | 2252 | 22 | Running | $88,650 |
| 19 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 25 | 187 | 106 | 5 | 2415 | 17 | Running | $88,072 |
| 20 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 39 | 179 | 103 | 5 | 5547* | 6 | Running | $129,486 |
| 21 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 33 | 177 | 100 | 5 | 3011 | 6 | Running | $78,275 |
| 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 29 | 176 | 97 | 0 | 2356 | 19 | Engine | $77,475 |
| 23 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 30 | 175 | 94 | 5 | 2376 | 18 | Running | $105,264 |
| 24 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 22 | 174 | 91 | 5 | 5641* | 3 | Accident | $85,075 |
| 25 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 13 | 173 | 88 | 5 | 2841 | 11 | Accident | $104,708 |
| 26 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 31 | 173 | 85 | 5 | 5473* | 9 | Accident | $121,091 |
| 27 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 1 | 173 | 82 | 5 | 2834 | 12 | Accident | $109,664 |
| 28 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 15 | 173 | 79 | 5 | 5469* | 10 | Accident | $83,300 |
| 29 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 12 | 173 | 76 | 5 | 5646* | 2 | Accident | $120,075 |
| 30 | Mike Wallace | Chev | 6 | 169 | 73 | 0 | 73 | 52 | Running | $72,475 |
| 31 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 21 | 160 | 70 | 0 | 688 | 34 | Running | $72,325 |
| 32 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 28 | 159 | 67 | 5 | 2954 | 8 | Running | $80,650 |
| 33 | Jon Wood | Ford | 27 | 154 | 64 | 0 | 183 | 45 | Running | $91,295 |
| 34 | Tony Raines | Chev | 8 | 148 | 61 | 0 | 568 | 37 | Accident | $71,825 |
| 35 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 9 | 134 | 58 | 5 | 3173 | 4 | Running | $79,650 |
| 36 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 38 | 112 | 55 | 5 | 3422 | 2 | Accident | $101,491 |
| 37 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 19 | 110 | 52 | 0 | 2820 | 13 | Engine | $71,375 |
| 38 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 26 | 104 | 49 | 5 | 5486* | 8 | Engine | $120,186 |
| 39 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 36 | 98 | 46 | 5 | 5383* | 12 | Accident | $106,116 |
| 40 | David Gilliland | Ford | 41 | 68 | 43 | 0 | 2650 | 15 | Accident | $70,985 |
| 41 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chev | 10 | 68 | 40 | 5 | 3151 | 5 | Accident | $101,868 |
| 42 | Sterling Marlin | Chev | 18 | 68 | 37 | 0 | 339 | 40 | Engine | $70,705 |
| 43 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 24 | 48 | 34 | 0 | 3181 | 3 | Engine | $112,653 |