The 2008 Pepsi 500 was a Sprint Cup Series event held at Auto Club Speedway on August 31, 2008. Jimmie Johnson throughly destroyed the field, leading 228 of the 250 laps and holding off Greg Biffle by two seconds. Kyle Busch, the points leader, was 7th. With just one race to go before the Chase, Clint Bowyer held a 17 point cushion over David Ragan as the two battled for the last spot. Stats