Temporada 2008 de la NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Temporada 2008 de la NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
	Sprint Cup Series
Datos generales
Fecha	2008
Edición	60
Datos estadísticos
Partidos	36
Piloto campeón	Jimmie Johnson
Marca campeona	Chevrolet
Novato del Año (Rookie)	Regan Smith
Otros	Campeones
Cronología
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Fecha 2008

Edición 60

Partidos 36

Piloto campeón Jimmie Johnson

La Temporada 2008 de la NASCAR Sprint Cup Series fue la 60.ª temporada de la categoría estadounidense de stock car NASCAR. El calendario consto con 36 fechas más dos carreras de exhibición, Comenzando el 9 de febrero en Daytona International Speedway con los Budweiser Shootout para dar pie a las 50th Daytona 500 y finalizando el 16 de noviembre en Homestead-Miami Speedway celebrando la Ford 400.

El piloto Californiano Jimmie Johnson consiguió el título sobre Carl Edwards con un Chevrolet impala SS del equipo Hendrick Motorsports, cosechando 6684 puntos y 7 victorias a lo largo de la temporada. En esta temporada se dio el debut oficial del Car of tomorrow, ya que en la temporada 2007 solo se utilizaron para carreras seleccionadas del calendario.

Marca	Equipo	Nro	Piloto	Participaciones	Jefe de Equipo
Chevrolet	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	01	Regan Smith (R)	1-15, 17-21, 23-36	Dan Stillman
		01	Ron Fellows	16, 22	Dan Stillman
		1	Martin Truex Jr	Todas	Kevin Manion
		8	Mark Martin	1-4, 7-8, 10-15, 18-21, 23, 26, 28-29, 31, 33-35	Tony Gibson
		8	Aric Almirola	5-6, 9, 16-17, 22, 24-25, 27, 30, 32, 36	Tony Gibson
		15	Paul Menard	Todas	Doug Randolph
	Haas CNC Racing	66	Scott Riggs	1-15, 17-36	Bootie Barker
		66	Max Papis	16	Bootie Barker
		70	Jeremy Mayfield	1-7	Dave Skog
			Johnny Sauter	8, 10-12, 17-18, 26-27, 35
			Ken Schrader	9
			Jason Leffler	13-15, 19-20
			Scott Riggs	16
			Tony Raines	21, 23-25, 28-34, 36
			Max Papis	22
	Richard Childress Racing	07	Clint Bowyer	Todas	Gil Martin
		29	Kevin Harvick	Todas	Todd Berrier
		31	Jeff Burton	Todas	Scott Miller
	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Casey Mears	Todas	Alan Gustafson
		24	Jeff Gordon	Todas	Steve Letarte
		48	Jimmie Johnson	Todas	Chad Knaus
		88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	todas	Tony Eury, Jr.
	Furniture Row Racing	78	Joe Nemechek	Todas	Jay Guy
Dodge	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	41	Reed Sorenson	1-15, 17-36	Jimmy Elledge
		41	Scott Pruett	16	Jimmy Elledge
		42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Todas	Donnie Wingo
	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	9	Kasey Kahne	Todas	Kenny Francis
		10	Patrick Carpentier (R)	1-20, 22-30	Mike Shiplett
			Terry Labonte	21
			Mike Wallace	31
			A. J. Allmendinger	32-36
		19	Elliott Sadler	Todas	Kenny Francis
	Penske Racing South	2	Kurt Busch	Todas	Pat Tryson
		12	Ryan Newman	Todas	Roy McCauley
		77	Sam Hornish, Jr. (R)	Todas	Chris Carrier
	Petty Enterprises	43	Bobby Labonte	Todas	Jeff Meendering
		45	Kyle Petty	1-6, 8-12, 24-26, 28-29, 35	Billy Wilburn
			Chad McCumbee	7, 13, 21, 27, 31-34, 36
			Terry Labonte	14-20, 23, 30
			Boris Said	22
	Robby Gordon Motorsports	7	Robby Gordon	Todas	Frank Kerr
Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	6	David Ragan	Todas	Jimmy Fennig
		16	Greg Biffle	Todas	Greg Erwin
		17	Matt Kenseth	Todas	Chip Boldin
		26	Jamie McMurray	Todas	Larry Carter
		99	Carl Edwards	Todas	Bob Osborne
	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Bill Elliott	1-2, 4, 6-8, 11, 13-15, 19-21, 24, 26-27, 29, 31-36	Gene Nead
			Johnny Sauter	3
			Jeff Green	5
			Jon Wood	9-10, 12, 18, 30
			Marcos Ambrose	16-17, 22-23, 25, 28
	Yates Racing	28	Travis Kvapil	Todas	Todd Parrott
	Yates Racing	38	David Gilliland	Todas	Cully Barclough
Toyota	Bill Davis Racing	22	Dave Blaney	Todas	Tommy Baldwin Jr.
	Hall of Fame Racing	96	J. J. Yeley	1-21	Brandon Thomas
			P. J. Jones	22
			Brad Coleman	23
			Ken Schrader	24-26, 28, 30-36
			Joey Logano	27, 29
	Joe Gibbs Racing	11	Denny Hamlin	Todas	Mike Ford
		18	Kyle Busch	Todas	Steve Addington
		20	Tony Stewart	Todas	Greg Zipadelli
	Michael Waltrip Racing	00	David Reutimann	1-5	Bill Pappas
			Michael McDowell (R)	6-22, 26-29
			Mike Skinner	23-25
			Kenny Wallace	30
			A. J. Allmendinger	31
			Mike Bliss	32
			Marcos Ambrose	33-36
		44	Dale Jarrett	1-5	Ryan Pemberton
		44	David Reutimann	6-36	Ryan Pemberton
		55	Michael Waltrip	Todas	Paul Andrews
	Team Red Bull	83	Brian Vickers	1-35	Kevin Hamlin
		83	Scott Speed	36	Kevin Hamlin
		84	A. J. Allmendinger	1-3, 9-29	Jimmy Elledge
			Mike Skinner	4-8, 30-31
			Scott Speed	32-35
			Brian Vickers	36

Marca	Equipo	Nro	Piloto	Participaciones	Jefe de equipo
Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	37	Eric McClure	1	Cal Boprey
	SKI Motorsports	50	Stanton Barrett	1, 12, 20, 28	Ricky Pearson
	Richard Childress Racing	33	Scott Wimmer	10	Shane Wilson
			Ken Schrader	12
			Mike Wallace	30
	Phoenix Racing	09	Sterling Marlin	1, 9-12, 18, 24, 26, 30, 32, 35-36	Marc Reno
	Hendrick Motorsports	25	Brad Keselowski	31, 34, 36	Lance McGrew
	Norm Benning Racing	57	Norm Benning	1
	Furniture Row Racing	87	Kenny Wallace	1	Ed Nathman
Dodge	Brandon Ash Racing	02	Brandon Ash	16
	Carl Long Racing	46	Carl Long	27
	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	40	Dario Franchitti (R)	1-8, 14-18	Steve Lane
			David Stremme	9
			Ken Schrader	10
			Sterling Marlin	11-12
			Jeremy Mayfield	13
			Bryan Clauson	31, 33-34
	Derrike Cope, Inc.	75	Derrike Cope	31-32
	E&M Motorsports	08	Carl Long	1	Tony Furr Charles Swing
			Burney Lamar	2, 4, 7
			Tony Raines	6, 11
			Johnny Sauter	19-20, 23-25, 28-29, 34
Ford	No Fear Racing	60	Boris Said	1, 16, 18, 22	Frank Stoddard
Ford	JTG Racing	47	Marcos Ambrose	21, 29	Frank Kerr
Toyota	Team Red Bull	82	Scott Speed	36	Slugger Labbe
	Joe Gibbs Racing	02	Joey Logano	26, 33-34
	Germain Racing	13	Max Papis	34, 36	Randy Goss
	Bill Davis Racing	27	Jacques Villeneuve (R)	1	Slugger Labbe
			Mike Skinner	2, 3
			Johnny Benson	4
Toyota/Dodge	BAM Racing	49	Ken Schrader	1-6	David Hyder
Ford/Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	34	John Andretti	1-10
			Jeff Green	11-12, 24
			Tony Raines	13, 15, 17, 19-20, 26-27
			Chad Chaffin	21, 28
			Brian Simo	16, 22

Ronda	Fecha	Evento	Circuito	Pole position	Ganador
	09/02/08	Budweiser Shootout †	Daytona International Speedway	Kurt Busch	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
	14/02/08	Gatorade Duels		Jimmie Johnson	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
	14/02/08	Gatorade Duels		Michael Waltrip	Denny Hamlin
1	17/02/08	50th Daytona 500 †		Jimmie Johnson	Ryan Newman
2	24/02/08 25/02/08	Auto Club 500	Auto Club Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Carl Edwards
3	02/03/08	UAW-Dodge 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch	Carl Edwards
4	09/03/08	Kobalt Tools 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Kyle Busch
5	16/03/08	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Burton
6	30/03/08	Goody's Cool Orange 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Denny Hamlin
7	06/04/08	Samsung 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Carl Edwards
8	12/04/08	Subway Fresh Fit 500 †	Phoenix International Raceway	Ryan Newman	Jimmie Johnson
9	27/04/08	Aaron's 499	Talladega Superspeedway	Joe Nemechek	Kyle Busch
10	03/05/08	Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 †	Richmond International Raceway	Denny Hamlin	Clint Bowyer
11	10/05/08	Dodge Challenger 500 †	Darlington Raceway	Greg Biffle	Kyle Busch
12	17/05/08	NASCAR Sprint Showdown †	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Elliott Sadler	A.J. Allmendinger
	17/05/08	Sprint All-Star Race XXIV †		Kyle Busch	Kasey Kahne
	25/05/08	Coca-Cola 600 †		Kyle Busch	Kasey Kahne
13	01/06/08	Best Buy 400 Benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks	Dover International Speedway	Greg Biffle	Kyle Busch
14	08/06/08	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway	Kasey Kahne	Kasey Kahne
15	15/06/08	LifeLock 400	Michigan International Speedway	Kyle Busch	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
16	22/06/08	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway	Kasey Kahne	Kyle Busch
17	29/06/08	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Patrick Carpentier	Kurt Busch
18	07/05/08	Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola †	Daytona International Speedway	Paul Menard	Kyle Busch
19	12/07/08	LifeLock.com 400 †	Chicagoland Speedway	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch
20	27/07/08	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson
21	03/08/08	Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway	Jimmie Johnson	Carl Edwards
22	10/08/08	Centurion Boats at the Glen	Watkins Glen International	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch
23	17/08/08	3M Performance 400 Presented by Bondo	Michigan International Speedway	Brian Vickers	Carl Edwards
24	23/08/08	Sharpie 500 †	Bristol Motor Speedway	Carl Edwards	Carl Edwards
25	31/08/08	Pepsi 500 †	Auto Club Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson
26	06/09/08	Chevy Rock & Roll 400 †	Richmond International Raceway	Kyle Busch	Jimmie Johnson
	Chase for the Cup
27	14/09/08	Sylvania 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch	Greg Biffle
28	21/09/08	Camping World RV 400 (AAA)	Dover International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Greg Biffle
29	28/09/08	Camping World RV 400 (Coleman)	Kansas Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson
30	05/10/08	AMP Energy 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Travis Kvapil	Tony Stewart
31	11/10/08	Bank of America 500 †	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Burton
32	19/10/08	TUMS QuikPak 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson
33	26/10/08	Pep Boys Auto 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Carl Edwards
34	02/11/08	Dickies 500 †	Texas Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Carl Edwards
35	09/11/08	Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil	Phoenix International Raceway	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson
36	16/11/08	Ford 400 †	Homestead-Miami Speedway	David Reutimann	Carl Edwards

Pilotos	Victorias
Carl Edwards	9
Kyle Busch	8
Jimmie Johnson	7
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3*
Kasey Kahne	3*
Greg Biffle	2
Jeff Burton	2
Denny Hamlin	2*
Ryan Newman	1
Clint Bowyer	1
Tony Stewart	1
Kurt Busch	1
A.J. Allmendinger	1*

1	Jimmie Johnson	6684
2	Carl Edwards	6615	-69
3	Greg Biffle	6467	-217
4	Kevin Harvick	6408	-276
5	Clint Bowyer	6381	-303
6	Jeff Burton	6335	-349
7	Jeff Gordon	6316	-368
8	Denny Hamlin	6214	-470
9	Tony Stewart	6202	-482
10	Kyle Busch	6186	-498
11	Matt Kenseth	6184	-500
12	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	6127	-557
13	David Ragan	4299	-2385
14	Kasey Kahne	4085	-2599
15	Martin Truex, Jr.	3839	-2845
16	Jamie McMurray	3809	-2875
17	Ryan Newman	3735	-2949
18	Kurt Busch	3635	-3049
19	Brian Vickers	3580	-3104
20	Casey Mears	3527	-3157

Temporada 2008 de la NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

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