the qwik liner las vegas 350 was held september 20 at las vegas motor speedway. ron hornaday won the pole. hornaday would be passed by mike skinner after the opening lap. during a series of pit stops, points leader johnny benson decided to stay out, despite the fact his tires were old. he would lead for 26 laps before the right front tire went flat, sending benson into the wall and ending his bid for the win. after pit stops following a caution by dennis setzer and shane sieg, erik darnell would take the lead stay there for 56 laps, leading the most. however, mike skinner chased down darnell on the white flag lap and was side by side with him along the backstretch. darnell side drafted skinner to retake the lead coming out of turn 4 but skinner hit darnell's side, breaking the no. 99's momentum and taking skinner to his first win of 2008.