Nascar Sprint Cup Series 2008 var den 60:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Serien vanns av Jimmie Johnson, vilket var hans tredje av sammanlagt sju mästerskapstitlar.
Säsongen bestod av 36 race och inleddes på Daytona International Speedway med uppvisningsloppen Budweiser Shootout 9 februari och Gatorade Duel 14 februari, vilket även var slutkval till den 50:e upplagan av Daytona 500. Säsongen avslutades 16 november på Homestead-Miami Speedway med Ford 400. Serien vanns av Jimmie Johnson i en Chevrolet körande för Hendrick Motorsports. Det var hans tredje raka och tredje mästerskapstitel totalt. Johnson hade tidigare vunnit cup-serien 2006 och 2007. Chevrolet vann märkesmästerskapet för femte året i rad.
Tävlingskalender Officiellt namn Bana Datum Budweiser ShootoutDaytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida9 februari Gatorade Duel14 februari1Daytona 50017 februari2Auto Club 500Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Kalifornien24-25 februari3UAW-Dodge 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada2 mars4Kobalt Tools 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia9 mars5Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee16 mars6Goody's Cool Orange 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia30 mars7Samsung 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas6 april8Subway Fresh Fit 500Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona12 april9Aaron's 499Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama27 april10Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia3 maj11Dodge Challenger 500Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina10 maj Nextel OpenLowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina17 maj Nextel All-Star Challenge12Coca-Cola 60025 maj13Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism SpeaksDover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware1 juni14Pocono 500Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania8 juni15Lifelock 400Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan15 juni16Toyota/Save Mart 350Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Kalifornien22 juni17Lenox Industrial Tools 301New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire29 juni18Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-ColaDaytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida7 juli19Lifelock.com 400Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois12 juli20Allstate 400 at the BrickyardIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana27 juli21Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania3 augusti22Centurion Boats at The GlenWatkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York10 augusti233M Performance 400 presented by BondoMichigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan17 augusti24Sharpie 500Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee23 augusti25Pepsi 500Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Kalifornien31 augusti26Chevy Rock & Roll 400Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia7 september Chase for the Sprint Cup27Sylvania 300New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire14 september28Camping World RV 400 presented by AAADover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware21 september29Camping World RV 400 presented by ColemanKansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas28 september30AMP Energy 500Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama5 oktober31Bank of America 500Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina11 oktober32Tums Quikpak 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia19 oktober33Pep Boys Auto 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia26 oktober34Dickies 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas2 november35Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by PennzoilPhoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona9 november36Ford 400Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida16 november
Resultat TävlingPole positionFlest ledda varvVinnareTeamKonstruktörRapport Budweiser Shootout Kurt Busch Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport Gatorade Duel 1 Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport Gatorade Duel 2 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1 Daytona 500 Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Rapport 2 Auto Club 500 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 3 UAW-Dodge 400 Kyle Busch Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 4 Kobalt Tools 500 Jeff Gordon Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 5 Food City 500 Jimmie Johnson Tony Stewart Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport 6 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Jr. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 7 Samsung 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 8 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Ryan Newman Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 9 Aaron's 499 Joe Nemechek Tony Stewart Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 10 Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400 Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport 11 Dodge Challenger 500 Greg Biffle Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport Sprint Showdown Elliott Sadler A. J. Allmendinger A. J. Allmendinger Team Red Bull Toyota Rapport Sprint All-Star Challenge Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 12 Coca-Cola 600 Kyle Busch Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport 13 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 14 Pocono 500 Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport 15 Lifelock 400 Kyle Busch Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Kasey Kahne Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 17 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Patrick Carpentier Tony Stewart Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge Rapport 18 Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 19 Lifelock.com 400 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 20 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 21 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Jimmie Johnson Mark Martin Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 22 Centurion Boats at The Glen Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 23 3M Performance 400 presented by Bondo Brian Vickers Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 24 Sharpie 500 Carl Edwards Kyle Busch Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 25 Pepsi 500 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 26 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Kyle Busch David Reutimann Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet RapportChase for the Sprint Cup 27 Sylvania 300 Kyle Busch Jimmie Johnson Greg Biffle Ford Rapport 28 Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA Jeff Gordon Matt Kenseth Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 29 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 30 AMP Energy 500 Travis Kvapil Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 31 Bank of America 500 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport 32 Tums Quikpak 500 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 33 Pep Boys Auto 500 Jimmie Johnson Matt Kenseth Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 34 Dickies 500 Jeff Gordon Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 35 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 36 Ford 400 David Reutimann Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport
Daytona Plats Förare Team Märke 1 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 3 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 6 Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 7 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 8 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Fontana Plats Förare Team Märke 1 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 6 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 7 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 10 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge
Las Vegas Plats Förare Team Märke 1 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 4 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 7 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 8 Travis Kvapil Yates Racing Ford 9 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10 Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet
Atlanta Plats Förare Team Märke 1 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 5 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 9 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 10 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Bristol Plats Förare Team Märke 1 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 8 Aric Almirola Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 9 David Gilliand Yates Racing Ford 10 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Martinsville Plats Förare Team Märke 1 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 9 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 10 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Fort Worth Plats Förare Team Märke 1 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 5 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 9 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 10 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Phoenix Plats Förare Team Märke 1 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 5 Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 6 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 9 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 10 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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