SPRINT Samsung 500
Final
Samsung 500 Preview
Mar 31, 2009 - 6:39 PMApril 5, 2009
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, Texas
Race 7 of 36 on Sprint Cup circuit
TV: FOX, 1:30 p.m. EDT
Laps: 334
Track length: 1 1/2 miles
Race length: 500 miles
Qualifying record: Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 196.235 mph, November 2006
Race record: Carl Edwards, Ford, 151.055 mph, November 2005
2008 Top 10
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1. Carl Edwards (99), Ford
2. Jimmie Johnson (48), Chevrolet
3. Kyle Busch (18), Toyota
4. Ryan Newman (12), Dodge
5. Denny Hamlin (11), Toyota
6. Jeff Burton (31), Chevrolet
7. Tony Stewart (20), Toyota
8. Mark Martin (8), Chevrolet
9. Matt Kenseth (17), Ford
10. Clint Bowyer (07), Chevrolet
Past Champions
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2008 Carl Edwards, Ford, 144.814 mph
2007 Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 143.359 mph
2006 Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 137.943 mph
2005 Greg Biffle, Ford, 130.055 mph
2004 Elliott Sadler, Ford, 138.845 mph
2003 Ryan Newman, Dodge, 134.517 mph
2002 Matt Kenseth, Ford, 142.435 mph
2001 Dale Jarrett, Ford, 141.804 mph
2000 Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 131.152 mph
1999 Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 144.276 mph
1998 Mark Martin, Ford, 136.771 mph
1997 Jeff Burton, Ford, 125.105 mph
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