Dollar General 300

Charlotte Motor Speedway — January 1, 2008

Kyle Busch

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Kyle Busch won the 2008 Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 1, 2008, leading 137 of 200 laps. Jeff Burton finished second; Brian Vickers rounded out the podium. The race featured 7 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Track

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Season

2008

Winner

Kyle Busch

Leaders

7 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	16	+15	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	137	195
2	2	—	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	7	175
3	42	+39	Brian Vickers	Braun Racing		200	—	Running	5	170
4	5	+1	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	—	160
5	3	-2	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	1	160
6	6	—	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		200	—	Running	—	150
7	9	+2	Kelly Bires	JTG Daugherty Racing		200	—	Running	—	146
8	30	+22	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	142
9	1	-8	Jamie McMurray	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	15	143
10	31	+21	Mike Wallace	Germain Racing		200	—	Running	—	134
11	33	+22	Kasey Kahne	Richard Petty Motorsports	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	130
12	12	—	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	—	127
13	13	—	Scott Lagasse Jr.	CJM Racing		200	—	Running	—	124
14	4	-10	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	32	126
15	7	-8	Marcos Ambrose	JTG Daugherty Racing		200	—	Running	—	118
16	26	+10	Kenny Wallace	Robinson-Blakeney Racing		200	—	Running	—	115
17	8	-9	Dave Blaney	Braun Racing		200	—	Running	—	112
18	18	—	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		200	—	Running	—	109
19	29	+10	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing		200	—	Running	3	111
20	36	+16	Andrew Ranger	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	199	—	Running	—	103
21	35	+14	Brandon Whitt	Specialty Racing		197	—	Running	—	100
22	40	+18	Eric McClure	Front Row Motorsports		195	—	Running	—	97
23	41	+18	Danny Efland	JD Motorsports		194	—	Running	—	94
24	15	-9	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing		194	—	Running	—	91
25	39	+14	D.J. Kennington	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	193	—	Running	—	88
26	37	+11	Tony Raines	Means Motorsports		190	—	DNF - Crash	—	85
27	43	+16	John Wes Townley	RAB Racing		186	—	DNF - Crash	—	82
28	22	-6	Stanton Barrett	SKI Motorsports		186	—	Running	—	79
29	34	+5	Jason Keller	Baker Curb Racing		179	—	Running	—	76
30	24	-6	Bryan Clauson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	175	—	Running	—	73
31	32	+1	David Stremme	Team Rensi Motorsports		163	—	Running	—	70
32	19	-13	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing		159	—	Running	—	67
33	10	-23	Jimmie Johnson	JR Motorsports		140	—	DNF - Crash	—	64
34	14	-20	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	125	—	DNF - Crash	—	61
35	21	-14	Jeff Green	Key Motorsports		121	—	DNF - Crash	—	58
36	20	-16	Chase Miller	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	80	—	DNF - Crash	—	55
37	28	-9	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports		79	—	DNF - Crash	—	52
38	25	-13	Burney Lamar	Day Enterprises		42	—	DNF	—	49
39	27	-12	Kevin Lepage	Creation-Cope Racing	Dodge	31	—	DNF	—	46
40	23	-17	Danny O'Quinn Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports		22	—	DNF	—	43
41	11	-30	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports		8	—	DNF	—	40
42	17	-25	Terry Cook	MSRP Motorsports		8	—	DNF	—	37
43	38	-5	Derrike Cope	Jay Robinson Racing		3	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 5 matched drivers, the model averaged 9.7 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Kyle Busch	17.0	1	+16.0	Coinflip
8	Brad Keselowski	11.2	8	+3.2	Moderate
14	Joey Logano	14.7	14	+0.7	Coinflip
33	Jimmie Johnson	19.9	33	-13.1	Moderate
34	Justin Allgaier	18.3	34	-15.7	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

Kyle Busch: has 68 career starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a 8.4 avg finish (17 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Brad Keselowski: was the model’s top pick based on 45 career starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a 11.9 avg finish (5 wins), finishing P8 on the day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2008 Dollar General 300?

Kyle Busch won the 2008 Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Where was the 2008 Dollar General 300 held?

The 2008 Dollar General 300 was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 1, 2008.