List of 2008 NASCAR races

The following is a list of the 2008 NASCAR races from the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Craftsman Truck Series, along with their venues.

See also 2008 in NASCAR, the List of current NASCAR races, and the List of 2007 NASCAR races.

Contents

Sprint Cup Series

Date Venue Event Pole sitter Winner TV
02/09/08 Daytona International Speedway Budweiser Shootout ≠ ♣ Kurt Busch ₡ Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Fox
02/14/08 Daytona International Speedway Gatorade Duel #1 At Daytona ₪ Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Speed Channel
02/14/08 Daytona International Speedway Gatorade Duel #2 At Daytona ₪ Michael Waltrip Denny Hamlin
Speed Channel
02/17/08 Daytona International Speedway 50th Daytona 500 ♣ Jimmie Johnson Ryan Newman
Fox
02/24/08
02/25/08		 Auto Club Speedway Auto Club 500 Jimmie Johnson ♦ Carl Edwards [1]
Fox
03/02/08 Las Vegas Motor Speedway UAW-Dodge 400 Kyle Busch Carl Edwards [2]
Fox
03/09/08 Atlanta Motor Speedway Kobalt Tools 500 Jeff Gordon Kyle Busch[3]
Fox
03/16/08 Bristol Motor Speedway Food City 500 Jimmie Johnson ♦ Jeff Burton
Fox
03/30/08 Martinsville Speedway Goody's Cool Orange 500 Jeff Gordon Denny Hamlin
Fox
04/06/08 Texas Motor Speedway Samsung 500 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Carl Edwards
Fox
04/12/08 Phoenix International Raceway Subway Fresh Fit 500 ♣ Ryan Newman Jimmie Johnson
Fox
04/27/08 Talladega Superspeedway Aaron's 499 Joe Nemechek Kyle Busch
Fox
05/03/08 Richmond International Raceway Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 ♣ Denny Hamlin Clint Bowyer
Fox
05/10/08 Darlington Raceway Dodge Challenger 500 ♣ Greg Biffle Kyle Busch
Fox
05/17/08 Lowe's Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Showdown† ♣ Elliott Sadler A.J. Allmendinger
Speed Channel
05/17/08 Lowe's Motor Speedway Sprint All-Star Race XXIV† ♣ Kyle Busch Kasey Kahne[4]
Speed Channel
05/25/08 Lowe's Motor Speedway Coca-Cola 600 ♣ Kyle Busch Kasey Kahne
Fox
06/01/08 Dover International Speedway Best Buy 400 Benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks Greg Biffle Kyle Busch
Fox
06/08/08 Pocono Raceway Pocono 500 Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne
TNT
06/15/08 Michigan International Speedway LifeLock 400 Kyle Busch ♦ Dale Earnhardt, Jr.[5]
TNT
06/22/08 Infineon Raceway Toyota/Save Mart 350 Kasey Kahne Kyle Busch
TNT
06/29/08 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Patrick Carpentier Kurt Busch[6]
TNT
07/05/08 Daytona International Speedway Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola♣ Paul Menard[7] Kyle Busch
TNT
07/12/08 Chicagoland Speedway LifeLock.com 400♣ Kyle Busch ♦ Kyle Busch
TNT
07/27/08 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson
ESPN
08/03/08 Pocono Raceway Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Jimmie Johnson Carl Edwards
ESPN
08/10/08 Watkins Glen International Centurion Boats at the Glen Kyle Busch ♦ Kyle Busch[8]
ESPN
08/17/08 Michigan International Speedway 3M Performance 400 Presented by Bondo Brian Vickers Carl Edwards
ESPN
08/23/08 Bristol Motor Speedway Sharpie 500 ♣ Carl Edwards Carl Edwards
ESPN
08/31/08 Auto Club Speedway Pepsi 500 ♣ Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson
ESPN
09/06/08 Richmond International Raceway Chevy Rock & Roll 400 ♣[9] Kyle Busch ♦ Jimmie Johnson
ESPN[10]
2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup (All races on ABC)
09/14/08 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sylvania 300 Kyle Busch♦ Greg Biffle
09/21/08 Dover International Speedway Camping World RV 400 (AAA) Jeff Gordon Greg Biffle
09/28/08 Kansas Speedway Camping World RV 400 (Coleman) Jimmie Johnson[11] Jimmie Johnson
10/05/08 Talladega Superspeedway AMP Energy 500 Travis Kvapil Tony Stewart
10/11/08 Lowe's Motor Speedway Bank of America 500 ♣ Jimmie Johnson♦ Jeff Burton
10/19/08 Martinsville Speedway TUMS QuikPak 500 Jimmie Johnson♦ Jimmie Johnson
10/26/08 Atlanta Motor Speedway Pep Boys Auto 500 Jimmie Johnson♦ Carl Edwards
11/02/08 Texas Motor Speedway Dickies 500♣ Jeff Gordon Carl Edwards
11/09/08 Phoenix International Raceway Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson
11/16/08 Homestead-Miami Speedway Ford 400♣ David Reutimann Carl Edwards[12]

♦ - Qualifying rained out. Starting order set by owner's points.
≠ − Non points race involving pole sitters from 2007 races.
₡ - Starting order determined by random draw.
‡ - Front Row is set for Daytona 500.
₪ − Race to set fields for Daytona 500.
† — Non points races.
♣ — Race will either be run at night, or start in the late afternoon, and finish under lights.

Nationwide Series

Date Venue Event Pole sitter Winner TV
02/16/08 Daytona International Speedway Camping World 300 Presented by Chevrolet Tony Stewart Tony Stewart ESPN2
02/25/08 Auto Club Speedway Stater Brothers 300 Jeff Burton ♦ Tony Stewart [13] ESPN2
03/01/08 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sam's Town 300 Brian Vickers Mark Martin ESPN2
03/08/08 Atlanta Motor Speedway Nicorette 300 Jeff Burton ♦ Matt Kenseth ESPN2
03/15/08 Bristol Motor Speedway Sharpie Mini 300 Scott Wimmer ♦ Clint Bowyer ABC
03/22/08 Nashville Superspeedway Pepsi 300 Kyle Busch Scott Wimmer ESPN
04/05/08 Texas Motor Speedway O'Reilly 300 Kevin Harvick Kyle Busch ESPN2
04/11/08 Phoenix International Raceway Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch ESPN2
04/20/08 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Corona Mexico 200 Presented by Banamex Colin Braun Kyle Busch ESPN
04/26/08 Talladega Superspeedway Aaron's 312 Tony Stewart Tony Stewart ABC
05/02/08 Richmond International Raceway Lipton Tea 250 Kasey Kahne Denny Hamlin ESPN Classic/
Speed Channel♠
05/09/08 Darlington Raceway Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Carl Edwards Tony Stewart ESPN2
05/24/08 Lowe's Motor Speedway Carquest Auto Parts 300 Brian Vickers Kyle Busch ESPN2
05/31/08 Dover International Speedway Heluva Good! 200 Carl Edwards Denny Hamlin ESPN2
06/07/08 Nashville Superspeedway Federated Auto Parts 300 Presented by Dollar General Joey Logano Brad Keselowski[14] ESPN2
06/14/08 Kentucky Speedway Meijer 300 Presented By Oreo Joey Logano Joey Logano[15] ESPN2
06/21/08 Milwaukee Mile Camping World RV Rental 250 Brad Keselowski Carl Edwards ESPN2
06/28/08 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Camping World RV Sales 200 Presented by RVs.com Landon Cassill[16] Tony Stewart ABC
07/04/08 Daytona International Speedway Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola Bryan Clauson[17] Denny Hamlin ESPN2
07/11/08 Chicagoland Speedway Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola David Reutimann Kyle Busch ESPN
07/19/08 Gateway International Raceway Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 Jamie McMurray Carl Edwards ESPN2
07/26/08 O'Reilly Raceway Park Kroger 200 Benefiting Riley Hospital for Children Colin Braun Kyle Busch[18] ESPN2
08/02/08 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve NAPA Auto Parts 200[19] Scott Pruett Ron Fellows ESPN2
08/09/08 Watkins Glen International Zippo 200 Dario Franchitti Marcos Ambrose ABC
08/16/08 Michigan International Speedway Carfax 250 Carl Edwards Carl Edwards ESPN2
08/22/08 Bristol Motor Speedway Food City 250 Cale Gale Brad Keselowski ESPN2
08/30/08 Auto Club Speedway Camping World RV Service 300 Presented by Coleman Kyle Busch Kyle Busch ESPN2
09/05/08 Richmond International Raceway Emerson Radio 250[9] Clint Bowyer ♦ Carl Edwards ESPN2
09/20/08 Dover International Speedway Camping World RV Sales 200 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch ESPN2
09/27/08 Kansas Speedway Kansas Lottery 300 Kevin Harvick Denny Hamlin ESPN2
10/10/08 Lowe's Motor Speedway Dollar General 300 Jamie McMurray Kyle Busch][20] ESPN2
10/25/08 Memphis Motorsports Park Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 James Buescher[21] Carl Edwards ESPN Classic
11/01/08 Texas Motor Speedway O'Reilly Challenge Carl Edwards Kyle Busch[22] ESPN2
11/08/08 Phoenix International Raceway Hefty Odor Block 200 Denny Hamlin Carl Edwards ESPN2
11/15/08 Homestead-Miami Speedway Ford 300 Joey Logano Carl Edwards ESPN2

♦ - Qualifying cancelled due to weather. Starting order set by owner's points.
♠ - Race aired on ESPN Classic and Speed Channel due to a conflict with the NBA Playoffs on ESPN2.

Craftsman Truck Series

Date Venue Event Pole sitter Winner TV
02/15/08 Daytona International Speedway Chevy Silverado 250 Erik Darnell Todd Bodine Speed Channel
02/23/08 Auto Club Speedway San Bernardino County 200 Ron Hornaday ♦ Kyle Busch Fox
03/07/08 Atlanta Motor Speedway American Commercial Lines 200 Ron Hornaday Kyle Busch Speed Channel
03/29/08 Martinsville Speedway Kroger 250 Jack Sprague Dennis Setzer Fox
04/26/08 Kansas Speedway O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 Ron Hornaday Ron Hornaday Speed Channel
05/16/08 Lowe's Motor Speedway North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Kyle Busch Matt Crafton[23] Speed Channel
05/24/08 Mansfield Motorsports Speedway Ohio 250 Johnny Benson Donny Lia[24] Speed Channel
05/30/08 Dover International Speedway AAA Insurance 200 Mike Skinner Scott Speed[25] Speed Channel
06/06/08 Texas Motor Speedway Sam's Town 400 Justin Marks Ron Hornaday Speed Channel
06/14/08 Michigan International Speedway Cool City Customs 200 Mike Skinner Erik Darnell[26] Speed Channel
06/20/08 Milwaukee Mile Camping World RV Sales 200 Johnny Benson Johnny Benson Speed Channel
06/28/08 Memphis Motorsports Park O'Reilly 200 Johnny Benson Ron Hornaday Speed Channel
07/19/08 Kentucky Speedway Built Ford Tough 225 Pres. by Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers. Mike Skinner Johnny Benson Speed Channel
07/25/08 O'Reilly Raceway Park Power Stroke Diesel 200 Presented by AAA Hoosier Insurance Bobby East Johnny Benson Speed Channel
08/09/08 Nashville Superspeedway Toyota Tundra 200 Todd Bodine Johnny Benson Speed Channel
08/20/08 Bristol Motor Speedway O'Reilly 200 Scott Speed Kyle Busch Speed Channel
09/06/08 Gateway International Raceway Camping World 200 Presented by Honda Power Equipment Dennis Setzer Ron Hornaday Speed Channel
09/13/08 New Hampshire International Speedway Camping World RV Rental 200 Driven by Winnebago Industries Johnny Benson♦ Ron Hornaday Speed Channel
09/20/08 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350 Ron Hornaday Mike Skinner Speed Channel
10/04/08 Talladega Superspeedway Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Winn-Dixie Erik Darnell Todd Bodine Speed Channel
10/18/08 Martinsville Speedway Kroger 200 Ron Hornaday Johnny Benson Speed Channel
10/25/08 Atlanta Motor Speedway E-Z-GO 200 Johnny Benson♦ Ryan Newman Speed Channel
10/31/08 Texas Motor Speedway Chevy Silverado 350K Rick Crawford Ron Hornaday Speed Channel
11/07/08 Phoenix International Raceway Casino Arizona 150 Ron Hornaday Kevin Harvick Speed Channel
11/14/08 Homestead-Miami Speedway Ford 200 Mike Skinner Todd Bodine Speed Channel

♦ - Qualifying rained out. Starting order set by owner's points.

Notes

  1. ^ After several delayed attempts at completing this race on Sunday, this race was eventually run on Monday February 25th.
  2. ^ Post-race inspection determined that the oil tank cover on Edwards race-winning #99 car was missing. On March 5th, NASCAR penalized Edwards 100 driver points, stripped him of the 10 bonus points for the win which would seed him in the Chase (should he make the Chase), fined Crew Chief Bob Osbourne $100,000 and docked car owner Jack Roush 100 owner points
  3. ^ Toyota wins their first NASCAR Sprint Cup points race.
  4. ^ Became the first driver to be seleced by the fans in voting and win the main ebvent race, and the third driver to transfer form the preliminary race anmd win.
  5. ^ First win in 76 points paying races.
  6. ^ Race called for rain on lap 284.
  7. ^ Menard's first NASCAR Nextel Cup pole.
  8. ^ Busch became the first driver in NASCAR's history to win three road course races in one season
  9. ^ a b Due to heavy rains from Hurricane Hanna, the race was rescheduled to be run Sunday, September 7th.
  10. ^ ABC was scheduled to have broadcast race; however due to previous commitments to telecast a WNBA game and an IndyCar race from Chicago, ESPN telecast the race.
  11. ^ Juan Pablo Montoya won the pole in qualifying, his first Cup Series pole, but it was taken away because of a technical violation; post-qualifying inspection showed that the shock absorbers on his car had a higher gas pressure than allowed.
  12. ^ Edward's win at Homestead gave him the Cup Series leading 9 wins for 2008
  13. ^ Originally scheduled to be run Saturday as part of NASCAR's first scheduled "double-header" with the Craftsman Truck race, the race was postponed due to rain to Sunday, and postponed again to eventually run after the completion of the rain-delayed Sprint Cup race on Monday the 25th.
  14. ^ Brad Keselowski's first career Nationwide Series win.
  15. ^ With this win, in only this third NASCAR-sanctioned race, Logano became the youngest driver ever to win a Nationwide Series race, at 18 years and 21 days old (replacing Casey Atwood, who had won at 18 years, 10 months old).
  16. ^ Cassill's first NNS pole.
  17. ^ Clauson's first NNS pole.
  18. ^ Busch set a single-season record with 15 wins (across the three NASCAR series), surpassing Kevin Harvick's previous mark of 14.
  19. ^ This race was the first NASCAR race run on rain/water-capable tires. Previously wet traction tires were run on only two occasions: an exhibition race at the Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan, in 1997, and for a practice at Watkins Glen.
  20. ^ Busch's 9th Nationwide Series win in 2008 and marks his 20th overall NASCAR Series win, an increasing his single-year record, which he set on July 26th when he passed Kevin Harvick's previous record of 14 overall NASCAR series wins.
  21. ^ Buescher's first NASCAR Nationwide Series pole
  22. ^ Busch's tenth season NASCAR Nationwide Series win, ties the season wins record set by Sam Ard in 1983
  23. ^ Crafton's first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck victory (his 178th start).
  24. ^ Lia's first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck victory.
  25. ^ Speed's first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck victory.
  26. ^ Darnell beat Johnny Benson by .005 seconds, the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Truck Series since NASCAR began electronic timing a decade ago.
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