The 2008 Pep Boys Auto 500 was a Sprint Cup Series event held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on October 26, 2008. Carl Edwards took advantage of Denny Hamlin's restart woes to claim victory #7 on the 2008 campaign, but the real story was who finished second. Jimmie Johnson appeared as though he would have his first awful race in the Chase, struggling early and also receiving a drive-through speeding penalty on pit road. But Johnson's crew worked tirelessly on his car and then put on four tires with just a few laps to go. Johnson surged to 2nd as a result and maintained a nearly insurmountable 183-point championship lead on Greg Biffle (10th). Stats