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2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series

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The 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series will begin on February 16, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300. The season will conclude on November 15, 2008 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 300. NASCAR's second-tier series will be known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series beginning with the 2008 season, ending the 26 year sponsorship by Anheuser-Busch's Busch Beer. The seven-year agreement gives Nationwide Insurance the exclusive rights to tie its brand to NASCAR's second most popular racing series.[1]

Contents

Scheduled Races

The following table shows the 2008 schedule published by NASCAR. Race names are subject to change.[2]

Date Race Distance Venue T.V. Radio
02/16/2008 Camping World 300 300 Miles Daytona International Speedway ESPN2 MRN
02/23/2008 Stater Brothers 300 300 Miles California Speedway ESPN2 MRN
03/01/2008 Sam's Town 300 300 Miles Las Vegas Motor Speedway ESPN2 PRN
03/08/2008 TBA 300 300 Miles Atlanta Motor Speedway ESPN2 PRN
03/15/2008 Sharpie Mini 300 300 Laps (159.9 Miles) Bristol Motor Speedway ABC PRN
03/22/2008 Pepsi 300 225 Laps (300 Miles) Nashville Superspeedway ESPN MRN
04/05/2008 O'Reilly 300 300 Miles Texas Motor Speedway ESPN2 MRN
04/11/2008 Bashas' Supermarket 200 200 Laps Phoenix International Raceway ESPN2 MRN
04/20/2008 Telcel-Motorola México 200 201.44 Miles Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez ESPN MRN
04/26/2008 Aaron's 312 311.22 Miles Talladega Superspeedway ABC MRN
05/02/2008 Circuit City 250 250 Laps (187.5 Miles) Richmond International Raceway ESPN2 MRN
05/09/2008 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 200.8 Miles Darlington Raceway ESPN2 MRN
05/24/2008 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 300 Miles Lowe's Motor Speedway ESPN2 PRN
05/31/2008 Dover 200 200 Miles Dover International Speedway ESPN2 MRN
06/07/2008 Federated Auto Parts 300 300 Miles Nashville Superspeedway ESPN2 MRN
06/14/2008 Meijer 300 300 Miles Kentucky Speedway ESPN2 MRN
06/21/2008 AT&T 250 250 Miles The Milwaukee Mile ESPN2 MRN
06/28/2008 Camping World 200 200 Laps (211.6 Miles) New Hampshire Motor Speedway ESPN2 MRN
07/04/2008 Winn-Dixie 250 250 Miles Daytona International Speedway ESPN2 MRN
07/11/2008 USG Durock 300 300 Miles Chicagoland Speedway ESPN2 MRN
07/19/2008 Nationwide Series 250 250 Miles Gateway International Raceway ESPN2 MRN
07/26/2008 Kroger 200 200 Laps O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis ESPN2 MRN
08/02/2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200 74 Laps (200.46 Miles) Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ESPN2 MRN
08/09/2008 Zippo 200 82 Laps (200.9 Miles) Watkins Glen International ESPN2 MRN
08/16/2008 CarFax 250 250 Miles Michigan International Speedway ESPN2 MRN
08/22/2008 Food City 250 250 Laps (133.24 Miles) Bristol Motor Speedway ESPN2 PRN
08/30/2008 Camping World 200 200 Miles California Speedway ESPN2 MRN
09/05/2008 Emerson Radio 250 250 Laps (187.5 Miles) Richmond International Raceway ESPN2 MRN
09/20/2008 RoadLoans.com 200 200 Laps Dover International Speedway ESPN2 MRN
09/27/2008 Yellow Transportation 300 300 Miles Kansas Speedway ESPN2 MRN
10/10/2008 Dollar General 300 300 Miles Lowe's Motor Speedway ESPN2 PRN
10/25/2008 Sam's Town 250 250 Laps (187.5 Miles) Memphis Motorsports Park ESPN2 MRN
11/01/2008 O'Reilly Challenge 300 Miles Texas Motor Speedway ESPN2 PRN
11/08/2008 Arizona.Travel 200 200 Laps Phoenix International Raceway ESPN2 MRN
11/15/2008 Ford 300 300 Miles Homestead-Miami Speedway ESPN2 MRN

— Race will run at night, or start in the late afternoon, and finish at night.

Teams

Subject to change as more information becomes available, currently based off Jayski's chart.[3]

Number Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Make Team
1 Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Indian Gambling Chevrolet Phoenix Racing
2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
5 Mark Martin/Dale Earnhardt, Jr./Casey Mears/Jimmie Johnson/Landon Cassill (R) DELPHI/Lowe's/GoDaddy.com/United States National Guard Chevrolet JR Motorsports
6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford Roush Fenway Racing
7 Mike Wallace GEICO Toyota Germain Racing
9 Kasey Kahne/Elliott Sadler Unilever Brands Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports
11 Jason Keller Chevrolet CJM Racing
18 Kyle Busch/Denny Hamlin/Joey Logano (R) Southern Farm Bureau Insurance/Z-Line Designs Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Tony StewartDenny Hamlin Armor All/Old Spice/Z-Line Designs Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
21 Bobby Labonte/Kevin Harvick/Scott Wimmer/Tim McCreadie Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
22 Mike Bliss Dodge Fitz Motorsports
24 Eric McClure Hefty Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports
27 Brad Coleman Kleenex Ford Baker Curb Racing
29 Scott Wimmer/Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
33 Cale Gale/Kevin Harvick/Ron Hornaday RoadLoans Chevrolet Kevin Harvick Incorporated
35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Eckrich Meats Ford Team Rensi Motorsports
38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Braun Racing
40 Dario Franchitti/Reed Sorenson Fastenal Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing
41 Bryan Clauson Wrigley/Memorex Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing
47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing
59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing
60 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford Roush Fenway Racing
64 David Stremme/Chase Austin (R) Atreus Homes Chevrolet Rusty Wallace Inc.
66 Steve Wallace Jimmy John's/Atreus Homes Chevrolet Rusty Wallace Inc.
88 Brad Keselowski U.S. NAVY Chevrolet JR Motorsports
99 David Reutimann Aaron's Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing

(R) - Denotes a possible Rookie of the Year candidate.

Television

According to Jayski's Silly Season Site all 2008 races are scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN2, this may be subject to change.[4]

References

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Preceded by
2007 NASCAR Busch Series
NASCAR seasons
2008
Succeeded by
2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series

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