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- Date: February 17, 2008
- Start time: 3:30PM ET
- TV Coverage: FOX Sports
- Number of laps: 200
- Most victories: 7, Richard Petty
- 2007 Champion: Kevin Harvick
- Team Purse: $18.6 million
- Driver Purse: $1.4 million
- Pole Sitter: Jimmie Johnson
- Race Starter: Richard Petty
- Pace Car Driver: Junior Johnson
- First ever race: 1959
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The 2008 Daytona 500 was the 50th running of what is known to auto racing fans as both " The Great American Race" and the "Super Bowl of NASCAR". The Daytona 500 is the first race of the NASCAR season.
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Qualifying
Race qualifying is a 4-pronged process:- Top 35 from 2007 race are exempt
- Front Row determined by time trials
- Majority of positions determined by Daytona Twin 150s
- Final spots past champions and non-exempt qualifiers
NASCAR on FOX
- Play-by-play: Mike Joy
- Race Commentary: Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip
- Studio Host: Chris Myers
- Studio Commentary: Jeff Hammond
- FOX has exclusive rights through 2012
- 2001-2006: FOX rotated with NBC
- 1979-2000: CBS had exclusive TV rights
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2008 Daytona 500 Questions
Watchmen trailer during the Daytona 500? 1 AnswerWho watches the Daytona 500? For the most part, males. Watchmen, like many comic book movies or dark action movies, will appeal to males. That's there demogr... read more
How many laps is the Daytona 500? 2 AnswersI used to think 500 too! There are 200 laps in the Daytona 500. It is a 500-mile NASCAR Nextel Cup race series and Daytona is classified as a superspeedway, wit... read more
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