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2008 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 2008 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 36 races across 23 tracks, with 12 different drivers reaching victory lane. Jimmie Johnson captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

36
Total Races
12
Different Winners
Jimmie Johnson
Champion
23
Tracks Visited
Manufacturer wins: Ford: 11, Chevrolet: 11, Toyota: 10, Dodge: 4

Race-by-Race Results

# Race Winner Entries
1 Daytona 500 Ryan Newman 43
2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at California Carl Edwards 43
3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas Carl Edwards 43
4 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Kyle Busch 43
5 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Jeff Burton 43
6 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Denny Hamlin 43
7 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Carl Edwards 43
8 NASCAR Sprint Cup Subway Fresh Fit 500 Jimmie Johnson 43
9 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Kyle Busch 43
10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Richmond Clint Bowyer 43
11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Darlington Kyle Busch 43
12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Charlotte Kasey Kahne 43
13 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover Kyle Busch 43
14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Kasey Kahne 43
15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 43
16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Sonoma Kyle Busch 43
17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire Kurt Busch 43
18 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona Kyle Busch 43
19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Chicago Kyle Busch 43
20 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Jimmie Johnson 43
21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono pres. by Cheez-It Carl Edwards 43
22 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Watkins Glen Kyle Busch 43
23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan Carl Edwards 43
24 NSCS at Bristol pres. by Pennzoil Platinum Carl Edwards 43
25 Pepsi 500 at California Jimmie Johnson 43
26 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond Jimmie Johnson 43
27 NSCS at New Hampshire presented by GoDaddy.com Greg Biffle 43
28 NSCS at Dover presented by Principal Financial Group Greg Biffle 43
29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Jimmie Johnson 43
30 AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Tony Stewart 43
31 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Jeff Burton 43
32 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Jimmie Johnson 43
33 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Carl Edwards 43
34 Dickies 500 at Texas Carl Edwards 43
35 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix Jimmie Johnson 43
36 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Carl Edwards 43

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank Driver Wins Top 5 Top 10 Races Avg Finish
1 Carl Edwards 9 19 27 36 9.5
2 Kyle Busch 8 17 21 36 12.5
3 Jimmie Johnson ★ 7 15 22 36 11.0
4 Greg Biffle 2 12 17 36 12.8
5 Jeff Burton 2 7 19 36 12.4
6 Kasey Kahne 2 4 14 36 17.5
7 Denny Hamlin 1 12 19 36 14.6
8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1 10 17 36 13.6
9 Tony Stewart 1 10 16 36 15.2
10 Clint Bowyer 1 7 17 36 14.2
11 Kurt Busch 1 5 10 36 21.3
12 Ryan Newman 1 2 8 36 20.4
13 Jeff Gordon 0 13 19 36 14.5
14 Matt Kenseth 0 8 20 36 16.6
15 Kevin Harvick 0 7 18 36 12.4
16 David Ragan 0 6 14 36 15.6
17 Mark Martin 0 4 10 24 13.6
18 Jamie McMurray 0 4 10 36 20.2
19 Brian Vickers 0 4 6 36 20.6
20 Martin Truex, Jr. 0 3 11 36 18.3
21 Elliott Sadler 0 2 8 36 23.7
22 Juan Pablo Montoya 0 2 3 36 24.1
23 Casey Mears 0 1 6 36 22.3
24 Paul Menard 0 1 1 36 25.6
25 David Gilliland 0 1 2 36 26.0
26 Reed Sorenson 0 1 2 35 28.1
27 Michael Waltrip 0 1 2 36 28.3
28 Marcos Ambrose 0 1 1 11 29.1
29 J.J. Yeley 0 1 1 17 29.9
30 Ron Fellows 0 0 0 2 21.0

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2008 NASCAR championship?
Jimmie Johnson won the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series championship with 7 wins, driving a Chevrolet.
How many races were in the 2008 Cup Series season?
The 2008 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 36 races at 23 different tracks.
What were the notable moments of the 2008 NASCAR season?
The 2008 season saw 12 different winners, with Carl Edwards leading the way with 9 victories.

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