The 2008 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
The 300-lap, 317.4miles race was held on September 14 at the 1.058miles New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. ABC televised the race beginning at 1 pm US EDT with radio coverage by Performance Racing Network along with Sirius Satellite Radio starting at that same time. This was PRN's first race to be broadcast from NHMS as Motor Racing Network handled the June event following an agreement settled in May, almost one year following the purchase of the facility by Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
After a 90-minute practice session, rain hit Loudon and washed out qualifying, so the field was lined up according to the rulebook.
Kyle Busch, who came into the race as the top seed in the chase, suffered major mechanical problems as his sway bar was broken. Matt Kenseth was involved in a major crash and, when all was settled, Greg Biffle won and jumped to third place in the Chase standings.
Top ten finishers (Chase participants in yellow background) | ||||||||
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Place | Car # | Driver | Car make | Team | ||||
1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | ||||
2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | ||||
4 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Penske Racing | ||||
7 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||||
8 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |