2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400

The 2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 is the tenth race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule for the 2008 season, and was held Saturday, May 3 at Richmond International Raceway in Henrico County, Virginia, outside the state capital of Virginia. The race was telecast on Fox starting at 7:45 PM US EDT, with radio coverage on Sirius Satellite Radio and MRN beginning at 7:30 PM US EDT. The race is named for Columbiana, Ohio resident Dan Lowry, who was the winner of an essay contest sponsored by race sponsor Crown Royal whisky. Clint Bowyer won the race.

Pre-Race news

*Last week at Talladega, Ken Schrader filled in on the #70 Haas CNC Racing car. Schrader was the interim substitute for Dario Franchitti's #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge, but failed to qualify.
*Johnny Sauter will return again to Haas and pilot their #70 ride for this race.
*New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss announced the formation of his own Craftsman Truck Series team, Moss Motorsports, LLC in a press conference on May 2. Moss' team was on the track starting at Bristol with Jimmie Johnson in his truck debut and a variety of drivers and will run full time in 2009.
*Carl Edwards was taken off the free agent list as he signed a three year deal with Roush Fenway Racing.
*FreeCreditReport.com signed a 19-race deal with Yates Racing and driver David Gilliland.