The 2008 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and was raced on April 27, 2008 at Talladega Superspeedway two miles east of Lincoln in Talladega County, Alabama.
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David Stremme, who lost his ride in the #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge last year after they signed Dario Franchitti, will replace the defending Indy 500 champion after Franchitti broke his ankle in the Nationwide Series race on Saturday.
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For the race at Talladega Superspeedway, held in late April or early May, from 1998 to 2001 see Aaron's 499
This exception was used during the 2007 Daytona 500, and during the 2009 Aaron's 499 when Carl Edwards' car went airborne into the catch fence off of Ryan Newman's car and came to a rest in the middle of the track as cars skirted to either side to cross the line.
1974: The rivalry between Richard Petty in the STP Dodge and David Pearson and the Purolator Mercury had begun intensifying in 1973 and reached a new level in 1974 as Petty won the Daytona 500 and Carolina 500 while Pearson had stormed to win the Rebel 450, Winston 500, and World 600.
In 2013, Rich's Farm Rich brand became sponsor for Front Row Motorsports' David Ragan in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and in its first race as sponsor, Ragan won the 2013 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway; Farm Rich again served as Ragan's sponsor at Richmond International Raceway in the 2013 Federated Auto Parts 400.