Camping World 300

Daytona International Speedway — January 1, 2008

Tony Stewart

Winner

120

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Tony Stewart won the 2008 Camping World 300 at Daytona International Speedway on January 1, 2008, leading 46 of 120 laps. Kyle Busch finished second; Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the podium. The race featured 8 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Track

Daytona International Speedway

Season

2008

Winner

Tony Stewart

Leaders

8 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing		120	—	Running	46	190
2	5	+3	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		120	—	Running	47	180
3	19	+16	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	JR Motorsports		120	—	Running	—	115
4	11	+7	Brian Vickers	Braun Racing		120	—	Running	2	165
5	14	+9	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing		120	—	Running	—	155
6	6	—	Bryan Clauson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	120	—	Running	—	150
7	25	+18	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing		120	—	Running	—	146
8	8	—	Denny Hamlin	Braun Racing		120	—	Running	1	147
9	28	+19	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing		120	—	Running	2	143
10	26	+16	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		120	—	Running	—	134
11	10	-1	Martin Truex Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Inc.		120	—	Running	20	135
12	31	+19	Kelly Bires	JTG Daugherty Racing		120	—	Running	—	127
13	40	+27	Johnny Sauter	Phoenix Racing		120	—	Running	—	99
14	18	+4	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing		120	—	Running	—	121
15	7	-8	Bobby Labonte	Richard Childress Racing		120	—	Running	—	118
16	13	-3	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		120	—	Running	—	115
17	34	+17	Mike Bliss	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	120	—	Running	—	112
18	29	+11	Scott Wimmer	Richard Childress Racing		120	—	Running	—	109
19	3	-16	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		120	—	Running	—	106
20	4	-16	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	120	—	Running	—	103
21	9	-12	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		120	—	Running	—	100
22	38	+16	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports		120	—	Running	—	97
23	39	+16	Cale Gale	Kevin Harvick Inc.		120	—	Running	—	69
24	22	-2	Mike Wallace	Germain Racing		120	—	Running	—	91
25	2	-23	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing		119	—	Running	—	88
26	27	+1	Brad Coleman	Baker Curb Racing		119	—	Running	—	85
27	21	-6	Michael McDowell	Michael Waltrip Racing		119	—	Running	—	82
28	35	+7	Brad Baker	Baker Curb Racing		119	—	Running	—	79
29	23	-6	Willie Allen	Sadler Racing	Dodge	119	—	Running	—	76
30	32	+2	Kirk Shelmerdine	Robinson-Blakeney Racing		119	—	Running	1	78
31	37	+6	Robert Richardson Jr.	Jay Robinson Racing		118	—	Running	—	70
32	24	-8	Kertus Davis	JD Motorsports		118	—	Running	—	42
33	16	-17	D.J. Kennington	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	117	—	Running	—	64
34	36	+2	Eric McClure	Front Row Motorsports		117	—	Running	—	61
35	15	-20	Kasey Kahne	Richard Petty Motorsports	Dodge	111	—	DNF - Crash	1	63
36	20	-16	Jason Keller	CJM Racing		110	—	DNF - Crash	—	55
37	30	-7	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing		110	—	DNF - Crash	—	52
38	17	-21	Stanton Barrett	SKI Motorsports		108	—	DNF - Crash	—	49
39	33	-6	Marcos Ambrose	JTG Daugherty Racing		103	—	DNF - Crash	—	46
40	42	+2	David Gilliland	Carter-Haas Motorsports		53	—	DNF - Crash	—	18
41	12	-29	Mark Green	ML Motorsports		53	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
42	41	-1	David Stremme	Team Rensi Motorsports		17	—	DNF - Engine	—	37
43	43	—	Steve Grissom	MSRP Motorsports		3	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 5 matched drivers, the model averaged 7.4 positions off — better than the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
2	Kyle Busch	15.1	2	+13.1	Coinflip
8	Denny Hamlin	16.0	8	+8.0	Coinflip
11	Martin Truex, Jr.	20.1	11	+9.1	Coinflip
16	Brad Keselowski	16.0	16	0.0	Coinflip
27	Michael McDowell	20.0	27	-7.0	Coinflip

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Tony Stewart: has 47 career starts at Daytona International Speedway with a 16.5 avg finish (9 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Kyle Busch: was the model’s top pick based on 69 career starts at Daytona International Speedway with a 17.3 avg finish (3 wins), finishing P2 on the day.
Kyle Busch: was the biggest surprise, finishing P2 vs predicted P15. Track history: 69 starts, 17.3 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2008 Camping World 300?

Tony Stewart won the 2008 Camping World 300 at Daytona International Speedway driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Where was the 2008 Camping World 300 held?

The 2008 Camping World 300 was held at Daytona International Speedway on January 1, 2008.