2008 NASCAR RCA Cup Series (Johnsonverse)

The 2008 NASCAR RCA Cup Series was the 60th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 37th modern-era Cup season. It was contested over forty-three races, and began on January 27 at Infineon Speedway with the Toyota/Save Mart 350. The season concluded with the Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway on December 7. Carl Edwards of Roush Racing was crowned champion at season's end in a tiebreaker over Casey Atwood due to having nine wins on the season vs. Atwood's seven wins.
==Top stories==
===Economic problems affect NASCAR===
The Economic crisis of 2008, with high gas prices over US $4 a gallon, caused NASCAR's largely blue-collar fan base to feel the pinch.
While Bristol was one of a few tracks that still sold out, others saw crowds shrink. Daytona International Speedway sold out the Daytona 500, but not the Coke Zero 400. Some track ticket packages now included all-you-can-eat deals, and tracks also offered nearby campgrounds to entice those who come for several days to see Nationwide and Craftsman Truck races. For their fall race, Lowe's Motor Speedway offered discounts on local hotel rooms, novelties and food and drink.
The economy also affected the teams themselves with high diesel fuel prices, with that fuel needed to power the semi-trailer trucks which transport the race cars to and from racetracks. Sponsorships also grew increasingly harder to come by, further increasing the gap between teams. Before the season began, Morgan-McClure Motorsports ceased operations for their single-car team.
Teams attempted to stave off the effects of the "Great Recession" by merging, the biggest example being Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) and Richard Childress Racing (RCR) merging in 2009 to form Earnhardt-Childress Racing (ECR).
===New Round of Retirements===
Several longtime fixtures of the NASCAR circuit retired around 2007-08, including Dale Jarrett, Tim Richmond, and Sterling Marlin.
==Teams, drivers, and manufacturers==
=== Manufacturers ===
Company 	Marquee 	Model 	Status
General Motors 	Chevrolet 	Impala 	NEW TRIM, full factory support
General Motors 	Chevrolet 	Malibu 	RETURNING, full factory support
General Motors 	Chevrolet 	Monte Carlo SS	Factory support ended after 2007
Ford Motor Company 	Ford-Cosworth	Fusion 	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford-Cosworth	Mustang 	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford-Cosworth	Roush Mustang 	In-house variant
Chrysler Corporation 	Dodge 	Charger 	Full factory support
Chrysler Corporation 	Dodge 	Challenger 	NEW, full factory support
Chrysler Corporation 	Dodge 	Avenger 	Full factory support
Toyota Motor Corporation	Toyota 	Camry 	Full factory support
Toyota Motor Corporation	Toyota 	Avalon 	NEW, full factory support
=== Manufacturer notes ===
The discontinuation of the Monte Carlo after 2007 marked the end of the Third Aero Wars. Aerodynamics weren't as big a concern as horsepower was now, and manufacturers began putting more and more power under the hoods. NASCAR had abolished its "as stock as possible" engine rules in 1992 and allowed manufacturers to run whatever they pleased. The war truly escalated in 2008, with Dodge introducing the newly-revived Challenger to NASCAR competition, with its large Hemi 6.4 engine. Ironically, the USAC Gold Crown Series had tried to avoid such a war breaking out in their series in 1994 after Penske's Ilmor Mercedes-Benz 500I engine dominated that year's Indianapolis 500, though the less-aerodynamic nature of NASCAR cars compared to Gold Crown cars meant that NASCAR engine development costs never became bank-breaking, and speeds never rose to dangerous levels, as USAC had feared would happen if the Mercedes engine set a dangerous precedent.
===Complete schedule===
Key 	Key
Letter	Tire
G 	Goodyear
H 	Hoosier
Manufacturer 	Team 	No.	Tires	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model 	Primary Sponsor
Chevrolet 	Cale Yarborough Motorsports 	98 	H 	Jeremy Mayfield 	Dave Skog 	2008 Malibu 	General Electric
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	01 	G 	Mark Martin 	Doug Randolph 	2008 Impala 	US Army
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	8 	G 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	Tony Eury Jr. 	2008 Impala 	National Guard
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	38 	G 	Kelley Earnhardt 	Kevin Manion 	2008 Impala 	Pennzoil
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	81 	G 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Dan Stillman 	2008 Impala 	Bass Pro Shops
Chevrolet 	Furniture Row Racing 	78 	H 	Joe Nemechek 	Jay Guy 	2008 Impala 	Furniture Row
Chevrolet 	Haas CNC Racing 	66 	H 	Scott Riggs 	Bootie Barker 	2008 Malibu 	State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 	Haas CNC Racing 	66 	H 	Max Papis 	Bootie Barker 	2008 Malibu 	State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	G 	Ricky Hendrick 	Alan Gustafson 	2008 Impala 	Kellogg's
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	G 	Jeff Gordon 	Steve Letarte 	2008 Impala 	DuPont
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	25 	G 	Shane Hmiel 	Tony Gibson 	2008 Impala 	Lowe's
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	52 	G 	Casey Atwood 	Chad Knaus 	2008 Impala 	AMP Energy
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	07 	G 	Clint Bowyer 	Gil Martin 	2008 Impala 	Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	3 	G 	Renee Walters 	Todd Berrier 	2008 Impala 	GM Goodwrench
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	31 	G 	Jeff Burton 	 	2008 Impala 	Sylvania
Chevrolet 	SFS Racing 	4 	G 	Kevin Harvick 	 	2008 Impala 	Budweiser
Chevrolet 	SFS Racing 	10 	G 	Kyle Busch 	 	2008 Impala 	Valvoline
Chevrolet 	SFS Racing 	14 	G 	Tony Stewart 	 	2008 Impala 	Home Depot
Dodge 	AK Racing 	7 	G 	David Gilliland 	 	2008 Avenger 	Walmart
Dodge 	AK Racing 	11 	G 	Jamie McMurray 	 	2008 Avenger 	Microsoft
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	22 	H 	Dave Blaney 	 	2008 Charger 	Caterpillar
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	23 	H 	Scott Wimmer 	 	2008 Charger 	ICEE
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	1 	H 	Jimmie Johnson 	Brian Pattie 	2008 Challenger 	UAW-Delphi
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	41 	H 	Emily Senn 	Donnie Wingo 	2008 Challenger 	Target
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	9 	G 	Kasey Kahne 	 	2008 Charger 	Coors Light
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	13 	G 	Jerry Nadeau 	 	2008 Charger 	Nickelodeon
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	94 	G 	Casey Elliott 	 	2008 Charger 	Dodge Dealers
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	82 	G 	Rob Moroso 	 	2008 Avenger 	Mountain Dew
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	83 	G 	Michelle Basone 	 	2008 Avenger 	Tide
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	84 	G 	Kenny Irwin Jr. 	 	2008 Avenger 	RCA
Dodge 	Penske Racing South 	02 	G 	Ryan Newman 	 	2008 Charger 	Alltel
Dodge 	Penske Racing South 	2 	G 	Kurt Busch 	Pat Tryson 	2008 Charger 	Miller Lite
Dodge 	Penske Racing South 	12 	G 	Sam Hornish Jr. (R) 	Roy McCauley 	2008 Charger 	Mobil 1
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	43 	G 	Adam Petty 	Jeff Meendering	2008 Challenger 	STP
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	44 	G 	Bobby Labonte 	Billy Wilburn 	2008 Challenger 	Cheerios
Dodge 	Robby Gordon Motorsports 	70 	H 	Robby Gordon 	Frank Kerr
Walter Giles
Kirk Almquist	2008 Charger 	Jim Beam
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	40 	G 	Shawna Robinson 	 	2008 Charger 	Kmart
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	42 	G 	Blaise Alexander 	 	2008 Charger 	Juicy Fruit
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	45 	G 	Alana Houston (R) 	 	2008 Charger 	Barbie
Ford-Cosworth	Allison-Yates Racing 	28 	G 	Davey Allison 	 	2008 Fusion 	Texaco/Havoline
Ford-Cosworth	Allison-Yates Racing 	88 	G 	Paul Menard 	 	2008 Fusion 	Menards
Ford-Cosworth	Orr Motorsports 	37 	H 	Rodney Orr 	 	2008 Mustang 	Craftsman
Ford-Cosworth	Roush Racing 	6 	G 	David Ragan 	Jimmy Fennig 	2008 Roush Mustang	UPS
Ford-Cosworth	Roush Racing 	16 	G 	Greg Biffle 	Chip Bolin 	2008 Roush Mustang	Ameriquest
Ford-Cosworth	Roush Racing 	60 	G 	Matt Kenseth 	Larry Carter 	2008 Roush Mustang	DeWalt Tools
Ford-Cosworth	Roush Racing 	99 	G 	Carl Edwards 	Bob Osborne 	2008 Roush Mustang	Office Depot
Ford-Cosworth	Steele-Favre Racing 	15 	H 	Tim Steele 	 	2008 Fusion 	Nike/Sony
Ford-Cosworth	Steele-Favre Racing 	90 	H 	Katrina Goode 	 	2008 Fusion 	Folgers
Ford-Cosworth	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	G 	Elliott Sadler 	Gene Nead
Mike Smith
David Hyder	2008 Fusion 	Little Debbie
Toyota 	Hall of Fame Racing 	96 	H 	Jason Leffler 	Brandon Thomas
Steve Boyer	2008 Camry 	DLP/Circuit City
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	G 	Dale Jarrett 	 	2008 Camry 	Interstate Batteries
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	19 	G 	Kelly Watson 	 	2008 Camry 	Circuit City
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	20 	G 	Denny Hamlin 	 	2008 Camry 	FedEx
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	80 	G 	Michael McDowell (R)	 	2008 Camry 	Yahoo
Toyota 	Michael Waltrip Racing 	00 	H 	David Reutimann 	Ryan Pemberton 	2008 Avalon 	Aaron's Dream Machine
Toyota 	Michael Waltrip Racing 	17 	H 	Michael Waltrip 	 	2008 Avalon 	NAPA Auto Parts
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	85 	G 	Brian Vickers 	Kevin Hamlin
Randy Cox	2008 Avalon 	Red Bull
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	85 	G 	Scott Speed 	Jimmy Elledge 	2008 Avalon 	Red Bull
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	86 	G 	A. J. Allmendinger 	Ricky Viers
Jimmy Elledge	2008 Avalon 	Red Bull
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	86 	G 	Mike Skinner 	Ricky Viers
Jimmy Elledge	2008 Avalon 	Red Bull
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	86 	G 	Scott Speed 	Ricky Viers
Jimmy Elledge	2008 Avalon 	Red Bull
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	86 	G 	Brian Vickers 	Randy Cox 	2008 Avalon 	Red Bull
===Limited schedule===
Manufacturer 	Team 	No.	Tires	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	137	H 	Eric McClure 	Cal Boprey 	2008 Impala
Chevrolet 	SKI Motorsports 	150	G 	Stanton Barrett 	Ricky Pearson 	2007 Monte Carlo SS
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	03 	G 	Dale Earnhardt 	Slugger Labbe 	2008 Impala
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	33 	G 	Scott Wimmer 	Shane Wilson 	2008 Impala
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	33 	G 	Ken Schrader 	Shane Wilson 	2008 Impala
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	33 	G 	Mike Wallace 	Shane Wilson 	2008 Impala
Chevrolet 	Phoenix Racing 	04 	G 	Rick Mast 	Marc Reno 	2008 Malibu
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	52 	G 	Brad Keselowski 	Lance McGrew 	2008 Impala
Chevrolet 	Norm Benning Racing 	57 	H 	Norm Benning 	Stan Hover 	2007 Monte Carlo SS
Chevrolet 	Furniture Row Racing 	87 	H 	Kenny Wallace 	Ed Nathman 	2008 Impala
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	27 	H 	Jacques Villeneuve (R)	Slugger Labbe 	2008 Charger
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	27 	H 	Mike Skinner 	Slugger Labbe 	2008 Charger
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	27 	H 	Johnny Benson 	Slugger Labbe 	2008 Charger
Dodge 	Brandon Ash Racing 	102	G 	Brandon Ash 	Kenneth Wood 	2006 Charger
Dodge 	Carl Long Racing 	46 	H 	Carl Long 	Charles Swing 	2007 Charger
Dodge 	Derrike Cope, Inc. 	75 	G 	Derrike Cope 	Dom Turse 	2006 Stratus
Dodge 	E&M Motorsports 	08 	H 	Carl Long 	Tony Furr
Charles Swing	2008 Challenger
Dodge 	E&M Motorsports 	08 	H 	Burney Lamar 	Tony Furr
Charles Swing	2008 Challenger
Dodge 	E&M Motorsports 	08 	H 	Tony Raines 	Tony Furr
Charles Swing	2008 Challenger
Dodge 	E&M Motorsports 	08 	H 	Johnny Sauter 	Tony Furr
Charles Swing	2008 Challenger
Ford-Cosworth 	No Fear Racing 	160	G 	Boris Said 	Frank Stoddard 	2007 Mustang
Ford-Cosworth 	JTG Racing 	47 	H 	Marcos Ambrose 	Frank Kerr 	2008 Fusion
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	182	G 	Scott Speed 	Slugger Labbe 	2008 Avalon
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	02 	G 	Joey Logano 	Wally Brown 	2008 Camry
Toyota 	Germain Racing 	13 	H 	Max Papis 	Randy Goss 	2007 Camry
DodgeToyota 	BAM Racing 	49 	G 	Ken Schrader 	David Hyder 	2008 Challenger
2008 Camry
ChevroletFord Cosworth	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	H 	Jeff Green 	Scott Eggleston	2008 Impala
2008 Fusion
ChevroletFord Cosworth	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	H 	Tony Raines 	Scott Eggleston	2008 Impala
2008 Fusion
ChevroletFord Cosworth	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	H 	Chad Chaffin 	Scott Eggleston	2008 Impala
2008 Fusion
ChevroletFord Cosworth	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	H 	Brian Simo 	Scott Eggleston	2008 Impala
2008 Fusion
==Schedule==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Date 	TV
1 	Toyota/Save Mart 350 	Infineon Raceway, Sonoma 	January 27 	WBC
 	Budweiser Shootout 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 9 	WBC
 	Gatorade 125's 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 14 	WBC
2 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 17 	WBC
3 	Subway 400 	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham 	February 24 	WBC
4 	UAW-Dodge 400 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 	March 2 	ESPN
5 	Kobalt Tools 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	March 9 	ESPN
6 	Food City 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	March 15 	TNN
7 	San Jose 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	March 23 	WBC
8 	Goody's Cool Orange 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	March 30 	TNN
9 	Texas 400 	Texas World Speedway, College Station 	April 6 	WBC
10 	TranSouth Financial 400 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	April 13 	ESPN
11 	Diet Coke 500 	Denver International Speedway, Denver 	April 20 	WBC
12 	Aaron's 499 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	April 27 	WBC
13 	Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 	Richmond International Speedway, Richmond 	May 3 	TNN
14 	Auto Club 500 	Auto Club Speedway, Fontana 	May 10 	WBC
 	RCA Open 	Memphis International Raceway, Millington 	May 17 	TNN
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XXIV 	Memphis International Raceway, Millington 	May 17 	TNN
15 	Coca-Cola 600 	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 25 	WBC
16 	Best Buy 400 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	June 1 	TNN
17 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	The Milwaukee Mile, West Alliss 	June 8 	ESPN
18 	Dodge Challenger 400 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth 	June 15 	WBC
19 	Budweiser 400 	Riverside International Speedway, Riverside 	June 22 	WBC
20 	Lenox Industrial Tools 301 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon 	June 29 	WBC
21 	Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 5 	WBC
22 	LifeLock.com 400 	Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero 	July 13 	ESPN
23 	Music City USA 420 	Music City Motorplex, Nashville 	July 20 	TNN
24 	Allstate 400 at The Brickyard 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 	July 27 	WBC
25 	Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond 	August 3 	ESPN
26 	Centurion Boats at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	August 10 	ESPN
27 	3M Performance 400 Presented by Bondo 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn 	August 17 	TNN
28 	Sharpie 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	August 23 	TNN
29 	Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	August 31 	WBC
30 	Chevy Rock & Roll 400 	Richmond International Speedway, Richmond 	September 7 	TNN
31 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	September 14	WBC
32 	Camping World RV 400 Presented by AAA 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	September 21	TNN
33 	Camping World RV 400 Presented by Coleman 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City 	September 28	ESPN
34 	Monster Energy 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	October 5 	WBC
35 	Bank of America 500 	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord 	October 11 	WBC
36 	TUMS QuikPak 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	October 19 	WBC
37 	Pep Boys Auto 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	October 26 	ESPN
38 	ACDelco 400 	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham 	November 2 	TNN
39 	Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	November 9 	TNN
40 	Ford 400 	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead 	November 16 	WBC
41 	Apple iPhone 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	November 23 	WBC
42 	Sprite 500 	Denver International Speedway, Denver 	November 30 	WBC
43 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario 	December 7 	WBC
==Television==
===United States===
One innovation was WBC's "Gopher Cam", placed below the track near the inside of the turns for a unique perspective. Another innovation was "RaceBuddy", an internet application that showed multiple views of the race and radio feeds from drivers (using NASCAR.com's RaceDay Scanner).
===Canada and Mexico===
In Canada NASCAR races were seen on WBC and RDS in English and French, while TNN Latin America held the rights in Mexico and all of Latin America, including the Bud Shootout, the Gatorade Duels and the RCA All-Star Challenge XXIV.
===Outside North America===
Sky Sports held the rights in Great Britain, while Five US aired a one-hour highlights package preceding each race. In Australia the 2008 RCA Cup Series season was covered by Fox SPORTS as usual however, Free-to-air TV's TEN HD presented marquee events live along with one hour highlights packages from all other rounds the Saturday after the event. TenHD also presented the entire Nationwide series season, marking the first time that a full NASCAR Championship was shown on Free-to-Air TV in Australia, mostly due to Marcos Ambrose's involvement in the series. NTV held the rights in Japan, while Sky Italia held rights in Italy (only NNS) and Premiere Sport held the German rights. In Spain, Teledeporte broadcast six live races and hour-long summaries of the remaining thirty.
==2008 competition changes==
On January 21, 2008, NASCAR announced various competition changes for the 2008 season.
===Qualifying procedures===
*In all three national series, teams that were not locked into the starting field via the Owners Points exemption qualified together as a group at the end of their respective qualifying sessions.
===Revisions to pit road rules===
*Over-the-wall pit crews in NASCAR's three national series were able to hand push their car no more than three pit boxes away from their assigned pit box—limiting the crews to the same three-box length for pushing as the vehicles could drive through getting onto pit road.
*Outside tires that had been removed from a vehicle during a pit stop could no longer be free-rolled from the outside of the pit box to the wall. The tires were required to be hand-directed to the inner half of the pit box before being released.
===Tire usage at non-sanctioned tests===
*Teams in all three national series received an allotment of tires to use for non-NASCAR sanctioned tests. Cup Series teams had access to 200 tires over the course of the year (except for tests that were sanctioned by Goodyear or Hoosier); Nationwide teams got 160 tires and Truck teams got 120 tires.
===NASCAR fines===
*Money collected from fines issued to drivers and others was remitted to the NASCAR Foundation, which supported a variety of charitable initiatives. Previously, fine money had been added to the season-ending point funds paid to drivers based on their finish in the point standings.
== Season summary ==
==Results==
No.	Race 	Pole Position 	Most Laps Led 	Winner 	Make/Model
1 	Toyota/Save Mart 350 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
 	Budweiser Shootout 	Kurt Busch 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Impala
 	Gatorade 125 1 	Jimmie Johnson 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Impala
 	Gatorade 125 2 	Michael Waltrip 	Michael Waltrip 	Jimmie Johnson 	Chevrolet Impala
2 	Daytona 500 	Jimmie Johnson 	Kyle Busch 	Tony Stewart 	Toyota Camry
3 	Subway 400 	Jimmie Johnson 	Jimmie Johnson 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
4 	UAW-Dodge 400 	Kyle Busch 	Carl Edwards 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
5 	Kobalt Tools 500 	Jeff Gordon 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Chevrolet Impala
6 	Food City 500 	Jimmie Johnson 	Tony Stewart 	Jeff Burton 	Chevrolet Impala
7 	San Jose 500 	Davey Allison 	Jeff Burton 	Mark Martin 	Chevrolet Impala
8 	Goody's Cool Orange 500 	Jeff Gordon 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Denny Hamlin 	Toyota Camry
9 	Texas 400 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Carl Edwards 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
10 	TranSouth Financial 400 	Ryan Newman 	Jimmie Johnson 	David Gilliland 	Dodge Avenger
11 	Diet Coke 500 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Impala
12 	Aaron's 499 	Joe Nemechek 	Tony Stewart 	Kyle Busch 	Chevrolet Impala
13 	Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Clint Bowyer 	Chevrolet Impala
14 	Auto Club 500 	Greg Biffle 	Kyle Busch 	Bobby Labonte 	Dodge Challenger
 	RCA Open 	Elliott Sadler 	A.J. Allmendinger 	A.J. Allmendinger 	Toyota Avalon
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XXIV 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Kasey Kahne 	Dodge Charger
15 	Coca-Cola 600 	Kyle Busch 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kasey Kahne 	Dodge Charger
16 	Best Buy 400 	Greg Biffle 	Greg Biffle 	Dale Jarrett 	Toyota Camry
17 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	Kasey Kahne 	Kasey Kahne 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
18 	Dodge Challenger 400 	Kyle Busch 	Jimmie Johnson 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Impala
19 	Budweiser 400 	Kasey Kahne 	Kyle Busch 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
20 	Lenox Industrial Tools 301 	Patrick Carpentier	Tony Stewart 	Kurt Busch 	Dodge Charger
21 	Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola 	Paul Menard 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Impala
22 	LifeLock.com 400 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Chevrolet Impala
23 	Music City USA 420 	Rob Moroso 	Carl Edwards 	Jeremy Mayfield 	Chevrolet Malibu
24 	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 	Jimmie Johnson 	Jimmie Johnson 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
25 	Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 	Jimmie Johnson 	Mark Martin 	Mark Martin 	Chevrolet Impala
26 	Centurion Boats at The Glen 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Bobby Labonte 	Dodge Challenger
27 	3M Performance 400 Presented by Bondo 	Brian Vickers 	Carl Edwards 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
28 	Sharpie 500 	Carl Edwards 	Kyle Busch 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
29 	Southern 500 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Kenny Irwin Jr. 	Toyota Avalon
30 	Chevy Rock & Roll 400 	Kyle Busch 	David Reutimann 	Jimmie Johnson 	Chevrolet Impala
31 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	Kyle Busch 	Jimmie Johnson 	Greg Biffle 	Roush Mustang
32 	Camping World RV 400 Presented by AAA 	Jeff Gordon 	Matt Kenseth 	Greg Biffle 	Roush Mustang
33 	Camping World RV 400 Presented by Coleman 	Jimmie Johnson 	Jimmie Johnson 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
34 	Monster Energy 500 	Clifford Allison 	Tony Stewart 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
35 	Bank of America 500 	Jimmie Johnson 	Jimmie Johnson 	Jeff Burton 	Chevrolet Impala
36 	TUMS QuikPak 500 	Jimmie Johnson 	Jimmie Johnson 	Tim Steele 	Ford Fusion
37 	Pep Boys Auto 500 	Jimmie Johnson 	Matt Kenseth 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
38 	ACDelco 400 	Jeff Gordon 	Carl Edwards 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
39 	Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil	Jimmie Johnson 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Impala
40 	Ford 400 	David Reutimann 	Carl Edwards 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
41 	Apple iPhone 500 	Rob Moroso 	Davey Allison 	Davey Allison 	Ford Fusion
42 	Sprite 500 	Tony Stewart 	Carl Edwards 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Impala
43 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Jeff Gordon 	Adam Petty 	Casey Elliott 	Dodge Charger
==Cars Used in 2008 (incomplete)==
File:2008 ford fusion.png|Ford Fusion
File:2007 dodge charger.png|Dodge Charger
File:2008 toyota camry.png|Toyota Camry
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