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The ''2008 Coke Zero 200 Pres. by Sicard Holiday Campers'',〔 the second running of the Coke Zero 200 event, was a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing event that was held on August 30, 2008, at Cayuga International Speedway in Haldimand County's community of Nelles Corners. This race is not related to the 2008 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing event; which took place on July 5, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ==Summary== There were 22 drivers on the grid; all of them were born in Canada. Out of this 203-lap event, about 23% of this event was held under a caution flag while the average green flag run was 20 laps. Anthony Simone would be credited as the last-place finisher due to problems with his suspension on the fourth lap. Don Thomson, Jr. would clinch the pole position for this race by driving up to during the same-day qualifying sessions.〔(''2008 Coke Zero 200'' ) racing information at Racing Reference〕 He would commit a false start violation and be black flagged. However, Thomson, Jr. was not disqualified and went on to continue the race. The average speed of the race was and the event lasted for one hour and forty-nine minutes; not counting the 165-minute delay that occurred due to the instability of the racing lights. Mark Dilley would defeat Andrew Ranger by nearly three-quarters of a second in front of an undisclosed amount of spectators. A problem with their electricity generator caused a 10-lap caution with all the cars forced to stop where they were. At the end of the race, 12 cars made up the lead lap. Most of the field were driving vehicles that was affiliated with either the Chevrolet or Dodge manufacturer.〔 Major sponsors for the drivers on the starting grid include Wal-Mart, Tim Hortons, Home Hardware, Interstate Batteries, and Ubisoft. Individual driver winnings for this event ranged from $8,200 for the winner ($ when adjusted for inflation) all the way to a meager $980 for the last-place finisher ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔 Due to the small qualifying grid typically found at NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing events, everyone qualified for this racing event.〔(Qualifying information for the ''2008 Coke Zero 200'' ) at Racing Reference〕 Although the price of gas was recorded at nearly $1.30/litre ($5.20/gallon) just prior to race day for some of the busier gas stations,〔(Local gas prices prior to the ''2008 Coke Zero 200'' ) at HamiltonGasPrices.Com (Wayback Machine)〕 those who could afford to go to the race greatly appreciated the race prior to the lengthy blackout. Due to the mostly regional atmosphere of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, this race was never aired in any other country besides Canada. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 Coke Zero 200」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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