Sometimes being liked is just as important as being good. After failing to qualify for the 2008 All-Star 100 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Kasey Kahne’s adoring fans put him on the grid by ballot. Rather than enjoying the race with a Budwieser in front of a wide screen, Kasey took the #9 Dodge Charger to the checkers in the final segment of the exhibition 100 lap event, collecting one million dollars for his troubles.

Kyle Busch was on the pole and appeared to have the car to dominate the field once again, but even Toyotas occasionally suffer mechanical maladies. While easily leading the second of four 25 lap segments Kyle’s #18 Camry suddenly lost power, surrendering the point position to Carl Edwards. Kyle continued to circle the track, losing positions, until the segment ended with the scheduled yellow flag. In the pits the Joe Gibbs team poked around under the hood and concluded their day was done.

Greg Biffle’s Ford was running well. When Denny Hamlin blew his engine, handing the lead to Kasey during the fourth and last segment, Greg figured he could get around the Dodge. After all, the Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge was shod with old rubber having only taken fuel during the last stop, and Biffle was running on two brand new tires. But, after making one good effort to get around the Dodge, Biffle’s car seemed to tighten up and he was not able to challenge again. Behind winner Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle took second, Matt Kenseth third, Jimmie Johnson fourth. Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin and Carl Edwards filled out the top ten. And everyone will be back for the Coca Cola 600 next weekend.