Hefty OdorBlock 200

Phoenix Raceway — January 1, 2008

Carl Edwards

Winner

201

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Carl Edwards won the 2008 Hefty OdorBlock 200 at Phoenix Raceway on January 1, 2008, leading 78 of 201 laps. Denny Hamlin finished second; Kevin Harvick rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Track

Phoenix Raceway

Season

2008

Winner

Carl Edwards

Leaders

6 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		201	—	Running	78	195
2	1	-1	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing		201	—	Running	62	175
3	4	+1	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		201	—	Running	53	170
4	12	+8	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing		201	—	Running	—	160
5	3	-2	Kyle Busch	Braun Racing		201	—	Running	—	155
6	42	+36	Landon Cassill	JR Motorsports		201	—	Running	—	150
7	6	-1	Jamie McMurray	Roush Fenway Racing		201	—	Running	—	146
8	5	-3	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing		201	—	Running	2	147
9	22	+13	Mike Wallace	Germain Racing		201	—	Running	—	138
10	15	+5	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing		201	—	Running	—	134
11	20	+9	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	130
12	28	+16	A.J. Allmendinger	Richard Petty Motorsports	Dodge	200	—	Running	5	132
13	23	+10	Jason Keller	Baker Curb Racing		200	—	Running	—	124
14	8	-6	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	—	121
15	14	-1	Kenny Wallace	Robinson-Blakeney Racing		200	—	Running	—	118
16	24	+8	Bryan Clauson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	115
17	17	—	Kelly Bires	JTG Daugherty Racing		200	—	Running	—	112
18	19	+1	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	109
19	11	-8	Scott Wimmer	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	—	106
20	7	-13	Scott Lagasse Jr.	CJM Racing		200	—	Running	—	103
21	16	-5	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		199	—	Running	—	100
22	30	+8	D.J. Kennington	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	199	—	Running	—	97
23	10	-13	Josh Wise	Michael Waltrip Racing		199	—	Running	—	94
24	29	+5	Marcos Ambrose	JTG Daugherty Racing		199	—	Running	—	91
25	21	-4	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		198	—	Running	—	88
26	43	+17	Stanton Barrett	SKI Motorsports		198	—	Running	—	85
27	37	+10	Marc Davis	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	198	—	Running	—	82
28	35	+7	Johnny Borneman III	Borneman Motorsports		198	—	Running	—	79
29	36	+7	Patrick Sheltra	Sheltra Motorsports	Dodge	198	—	Running	—	76
30	38	+8	Brandon Whitt	Specialty Racing		198	—	Running	—	73
31	26	-5	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing		197	—	Running	—	70
32	39	+7	Eric McClure	Front Row Motorsports		197	—	Running	—	67
33	13	-20	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing		193	—	Running	—	64
34	34	—	Brian Ickler	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Dodge	184	—	Running	—	61
35	9	-26	David Stremme	Team Rensi Motorsports		177	—	Running	—	58
36	41	+5	Larry Gunselman	JD Motorsports		135	—	DNF	—	55
37	25	-12	Burney Lamar	Day Enterprises		66	—	DNF - Crash	1	57
38	33	-5	John Wes Townley	RAB Racing		62	—	DNF - Crash	—	49
39	40	+1	Scott Gaylord	Means Motorsports		50	—	DNF	—	46
40	18	-22	Terry Cook	MSRP Motorsports		9	—	DNF	—	43
41	27	-14	Justin Hobgood	MSRP Motorsports		8	—	DNF	—	40
42	31	-11	Kertus Davis	Robinson-Blakeney Racing		6	—	DNF	—	37
43	32	-11	Danny O'Quinn Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports		5	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 6 matched drivers, the model averaged 6.6 positions off — better than the season average of 8.5. Good

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
2	Denny Hamlin	6.8	2	+4.8	High Confidence
5	Kyle Busch	15.6	5	+10.6	Coinflip
10	Joey Logano	12.1	10	+2.1	Coinflip
11	Justin Allgaier	17.7	11	+6.7	Moderate
12	A.J. Allmendinger	18.3	12	+6.3	Moderate
21	Brad Keselowski	12.0	21	-9.0	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

Carl Edwards: has 13 career starts at Phoenix Raceway with a 6.3 avg finish (3 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 29 career starts at Phoenix Raceway with a 11.5 avg finish (1 win), finishing P2 on the day.
Kyle Busch: was the biggest surprise, finishing P5 vs predicted P16. Track history: 34 starts, 7.1 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2008 Hefty OdorBlock 200?

Carl Edwards won the 2008 Hefty OdorBlock 200 at Phoenix Raceway driving for Roush Fenway Racing.

Where was the 2008 Hefty OdorBlock 200 held?

The 2008 Hefty OdorBlock 200 was held at Phoenix Raceway on January 1, 2008.