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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2008)
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Bio
Birthdate: October 10, 1974 Owner: Rick Hendrick
Hometown: Kannapolis, North Carolina Car: Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports Car No.: 88
Primary Sponsor: National Guard / AMP Energy Crew Chief: Tony Eury Jr.
2008 Statistics
Driver Points 6127 Driver Points Rank 12
Races Won 1 Points per NASCAR Race 127.9
Races Won (%) 2.8% NASCAR Won (%) 2.8%
Average Start 10.3 Average Finish Overall 14.1
Average Finish Last 5 16 Average Finish Last 10 18.6
Driver Races Run 36 Points per Driver Race Run 127.9
NASCAR Races Run 36 Percentage NASCAR Races Run 100%
Top 5 Finishes 10 Races Top 5 (%) 27.8%
Top 10 Finishes 16 Races Top 10 (%) 44.4%
NASCAR Top 5 (%) 27.8% NASCAR Top 10 (%) 44.4%
Avg Start-to-Finish -3.8 Best Start Position 1
Driver Laps Run 10,574 Driver Races Laps 10,738
Percentage Race Laps Run 98.5% Percentage Races Finished Laps Run 98.8%
NASCAR Races Laps 10,738 Percentage NASCAR Laps Run 98.5%
Did Not Finish 2 Did Not Finish (%) 5.6%
2008 Race by Race for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Date Event Name Finish Start Winnings
2/9/08 Budweiser Shootout 1 7 $215000
2/14/08 Gatorade Duel 1 1 5 $0
2/17/08 Daytona 500 9 3 $352920
2/25/08 Auto Club 500 40 15 $88325
3/2/08 UAW-Dodge 400 2 8 $252000
3/9/08 Kobalt Tools 500 3 2 $125050
3/16/08 Food City 500 5 15 $106475
3/30/08 Goody's Cool Orange 500 6 22 $102850
4/6/08 Samsung 500 12 1 $151275
4/12/08 Subway Fresh Fit 500 7 13 $99125
4/27/08 Aaron's 499 10 9 $117350
5/3/08 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 15 22 $83000
5/10/08 Dodge Challenger 500 4 2 $138100
5/17/08 Nascar Sprint All-Star Race 8 11 $87950
5/25/08 Coca-Cola 600 5 6 $152925
6/1/08 Best Buy 400 Benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks 35 25 $84275
6/8/08 Pocono 500 4 7 $121200
6/15/08 LifeLock 400 1 3 $173550
6/22/08 Toyota/Save Mart 350 12 15 $94050
6/29/08 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 24 5 $84400
7/5/08 Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola 8 3 $123325
7/12/08 LifeLock.com 400 16 2 $101150
7/27/08 Allstate 400 12 11 $180950
8/3/08 Pennsylvania 500 12 12 $83500
8/10/08 Centuion Boats at the Glen 22 2 $74800
8/17/08 3M Performance 400 23 4 $91800
8/23/08 Sharpie 500 18 40 $104725
8/31/08 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 500 11 18 $108750
9/7/08 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 4 4 $119800
9/14/08 Sylvania 300 5 4 $113125
9/21/08 Dover 400 24 10 $80750
9/28/08 Kansas 400 13 11 $47050
10/5/08 Amp Energy 500 28 15 $83300
10/11/08 Bank of America 500 36 10 $71800
10/19/08 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 500 2 10 $121975
10/26/08 Pep Boys Auto 500 11 9 $108300
11/2/08 Dickies 500 20 5 $113675
11/9/08 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil 6 5 $100975
11/16/08 Ford 400 41 22 $70370