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.

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		2008 Gatorade Duels ^₪	Jimmie Johnson, Michael Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Denny Hamlin	Speed Channel
02/17/08		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		Sprint All-Star Race XXIV^† ♣	Kyle Busch	Kasey Kahne[4]	Speed Channel
05/25/08		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 selected by the fans in voting and win the main event race, and the third driver to transfer from the preliminary race and 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. 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.