page_title: 2008 Chevy Rock & Roll 400
section_title: Pre-race news
hierarchical_section_title: 2008 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 / Pre-race news
caption_attribution_description: English: Cheve rock and roll 400 logo
context_page_description: The 2008 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was the twenty-sixth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and served as the final "regular season" race before the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup, where the top twelve drivers were "locked into" the ten-race playoff.
context_section_description: As announced last week, 18-year-old sensation Joey Logano moved into the #20 Toyota at Joe Gibbs Racing after Tony Stewart leaves.  He was to have attempted to qualify for this week's race driving the #02 ride. Tropical Storm Hanna had other ideas as qualifying was cancelled, and because he was outside the Top 35, he did not make the race. Logano will later try to run five races for Hall of Fame Racing in the #96 car later this season, and two more in the #02.
  NASCAR began a new drug testing policy within the next few weeks, and will now use random drug testing on all drivers, crews and other personnel as part of the new program. This puts the stock car sanctioning body with all the other major North American sports on random testing.
  David Stremme, who lost his ride to Dario Franchitti, became the new driver of the #12 Penske Racing Dodge in 2009. Stremme had been driving in the Nationwide Series and was a test driver for PR this year.
caption: Rock & Roll 400 Logo
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