Federated Auto Parts 300
The Federated Auto Parts 300 presented by Dollar General was held on June 7 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. The 18-year-old phenom Joey Logano won the pole in his second ever start. Logano led early for 60 laps. Though Logano, Clint Bowyer, David Reutimann, and others headed for the pits on Lap 79, Brad Keselowski stayed out. This move put Keselowski on a different fuel strategy, pitting late with 41 laps to go instead of pitting with the rest of the field with 77 to go. On Lap 89 Logano was taken out of contention during a four wide race through Turn 4. His #20 Toyota was clipped by Greg Biffle's Ford, turning him sideways into Busch's car before shooting up track and into the outside wall. Late in the race fuel became an issue as Reutimann appeared to have his second Nationwide career win in the bag while being pursued by Bowyer and Kyle Busch. However, a caution brought out by a spinning Brad Teague ruined Reutimann's hopes of victory, as he was passed by Bowyer and Busch on the restart with 8 laps to go. As Bowyer made contact with Reutimann, Keselowski made his move to the inside of Bowyer, taking the lead and eventually his first ever win in his 49th start.
| Top Ten Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Make | Team | ||||
| 1 | 88 | Brad Keselowski | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | ||||
| 2 | 64 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | Rusty Wallace, Inc. | ||||
| 3 | 99 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
| 5 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | ||||
| 6 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Toyota | Germain Racing | ||||
| 7 | 29 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
| 8 | 47 | Kelly Bires | Ford | JTG Racing | ||||
| 9 | 5 | Landon Cassill (R) | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | ||||
| 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | ||||
| Average race speed: 117.643 mph (189.328 km/h) | ||||||||
| Lead changes: 10 among 8 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 41 laps | ||||||||
Failed to Qualify: Brian Keselowski (#92), Brett Rowe (#05), Ryan Hackett (#76)
Read more about this topic: 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2008 Season Races
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