2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200
The 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge race was the second running of the NAPA Auto Parts 200, a discontinued NASCAR Nationwide Series race held on August 2, 2008, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec. The race was the 23rd of the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 23 of 35 in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series season | |||
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Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | |||
| Date | August 2, 2008 | ||
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.709 mi (4.361 km) | ||
| Distance | 74 laps, 200.466 mi (322.618 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures of 26.6 °C (79.9 °F); wind speeds of 4.9 kilometres per hour (3.0 mph) | ||
| Average speed | 50.149 mph (80.707 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Time | 102.569 sec | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Marcos Ambrose | JTG Daugherty Racing | |
| Laps | 27 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Ron Fellows | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||
| Announcers | Marty Reid, Rusty Wallace, Randy LaJoie | ||
The pole position was won by Scott Pruett of Chip Ganassi Racing, while the race was won by JR Motorsports' Ron Fellows. The race was the first points race in NASCAR history to be run with grooved rain tires.
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