Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard®
Starting Grid for the 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson (W) | Lowe's Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 49.515 |
| 2 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 49.616 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Newman | alltel Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 49.732 |
| 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser/LifeLock Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 49.776 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (W) | DuPont Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 49.849 |
| 6 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 49.890 |
| 7 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 49.905 |
| 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | Ford/Ford | 49.911 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | Ford/Ford | 49.942 |
| 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | Ford/Ford | 50.023 |
| 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 50.038 |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Dish Network Ford | Ford/Ford | 50.067 |
| 13 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Wrigley's Big Red Slim Pack Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 50.084 |
| 14 | 20 | Tony Stewart (W) | Home Depot Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 50.145 |
| 15 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier (R) | Sears Auto Center/Valvoline Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 50.146 |
| 16 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance Ford | Ford/Ford | 50.261 |
| 17 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 50.303 |
| 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (W) | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 50.319 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 50.345 |
| 20 | 38 | David Gilliland | freecreditreport.com Ford | Ford/Ford | 50.447 |
| 21 | 70 | Jason Leffler | Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 50.467 |
| 22 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 50.511 |
| 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 50.514 |
| 24 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Snacks Ford | Ford/Ford | 50.524 |
| 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Cub Cadet Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 50.568 |
| 26 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Red Bull Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 50.581 |
| 27 | 43 | Bobby Labonte (W) | Cheerios/Totino's Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 50.594 |
| 28 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | HITACHI Power Tools Ford | Ford/Ford | 50.622 |
| 29 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards/Johns Manville Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 50.676 |
| 30 | 00 | Michael McDowell (R) | Champion Mortgage Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 50.678 |
| 31 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 50.698 |
| 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Prilosec OTC Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 50.724 |
| 33 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 50.749 |
| 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 50.770 |
| 35 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 50.796 |
| 36 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 50.823 |
| 37 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 50.848 |
| 38 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. (R) | Mobil 1 Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 50.911 |
| 39 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 50.923 |
| 40 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 51.471 |
| 41 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar Toyota | Toyota/Toyota | 0.000 |
| 42 | 01 | Regan Smith (R) | Principal Financial Group Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| 43 | 45 | Terry Labonte | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 0.000 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner