2008 Cup Series Results

Complete race results with winners, margins, and laps led — 36 races. Data current through the 2025 season; 2026 results added as races complete.

NASCAR Cup Series results from 1949 through 2026 — 78 seasons of racing history, plus 44 seasons of O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results and 31 seasons of Craftsman Truck Series results. Every race on this page includes finishing order, stage points, laps led, and margin of victory.

Cup history splits into distinct eras: the strictly-stock and Grand National era (1949-1971) raced on dirt bullrings and new paved superspeedways with schedules as dense as 62 events; the Winston Cup modern era (1972-2003) standardized the schedule at 28-36 races per season; the Chase era (2004-2013) introduced a 10-race points-reset postseason; the elimination playoffs era (2014-2025) used four rounds of cuts to crown a Homestead-Phoenix winner-take-all champion; and the 2026+ Chase format brings back a cumulative-points Chase decided at Homestead-Miami. Modern races (2017+) have full stage breakdowns; historic races carry finishing order and laps led, since stages were not introduced until 2017.

Need the season opener? The Daytona 500 kicks off every modern Cup schedule. For postseason context, see The Chase.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the first NASCAR Cup Series race?
The first NASCAR Cup Series race — then called the Strictly Stock Division — was held on June 19, 1949 at the three-quarter mile Charlotte Speedway dirt oval in North Carolina. Jim Roper was declared the winner after Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified for illegal rear springs, making it the first of 200 sanctioned points races in Cup history's inaugural season of eight events.
How many NASCAR Cup races are there per season?
The modern NASCAR Cup Series runs 36 points-paying races per year plus 2 non-championship exhibition events (the Cook Out Clash and the All-Star Race). The regular season covers 26 races, followed by a 10-race Chase in 2026. Historic Cup schedules varied wildly — 1964 had 62 races, while 1949 had just 8.
What is a NASCAR stage?
Stages were introduced in 2017 to split each Cup race into three scoring segments. Drivers earn stage points (10 down to 1 for the top 10 at each stage break) plus a playoff point for winning a stage. Stage breaks also create competition cautions that reset strategy. Races before 2017 have no stage data — only finishing order, laps led, and margin of victory are available.
Who has the most NASCAR Cup Series wins?
Richard Petty holds the all-time Cup Series wins record with 200 victories across a career from 1958 to 1992. David Pearson is second with 105, followed by Jeff Gordon (93), Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84 each), and Cale Yarborough (83). No active driver has crossed 100 wins.
What was the first NASCAR race at Daytona?
The inaugural Daytona 500 was held on February 22, 1959 at the brand-new 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Lee Petty was declared the winner three days after the race in a photo-finish review over Johnny Beauchamp. The race has opened every Cup Series season since and is the most prestigious event on the schedule.
Where can I find historical NASCAR race results?
NASCAR Reference has complete race results from 1949 to 2026 for the Cup Series, 1982-2026 for the O'Reilly (Xfinity) Series, and 1995-2026 for the Craftsman Truck Series. Each result includes finishing order, laps led, margins of victory, and driver stats.

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