2008 NASCAR Team Chart

Cup Series teams, drivers, and sponsors

The 2008 NASCAR Cup Series features 37 teams fielding 63 full-time and part-time car entries across 5 manufacturers (Chevrolet, Toyota, Dodge, Ford, ?Ford). The complete team chart below lists every car number, driver, sponsor, manufacturer, and crew chief for the 2008 season.

The modern Cup Series is dominated by a small group of elite organizations. Hendrick Motorsports fields four Chevrolets for Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Alex Bowman. Joe Gibbs Racing runs four Toyotas for Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Ty Gibbs, and Chase Briscoe. Team Penske counters with Fords for Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Austin Cindric. RFK Racing fields Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, and Ryan Preece, while Trackhouse Racing rounds out the top tier with Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain, and Shane van Gisbergen.

Beyond the big five, a second tier of full-time and part-time programs compete every weekend — Legacy Motor Club, 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing, Spire Motorsports, and Kaulig Racing. NASCAR's charter system guarantees full-season entry for charter holders, while 'open' cars must qualify on speed each week. Alliances between teams (engine leases, technical partnerships) are common and often determine which organizations run up front.

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#	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Sponsor	Crew Chief
01	Regan Smith ROTY Ron Fellows	DEI Teresa Earnhardt		Principal Financial Services (2 races) Coors Light (2 races) Steak-umm (1 race)	Dan Stillman
1	Martin Truex Jr. 2008	Dale Earnhardt Inc Teresa Earnhardt		Bass Pro Shops Cub Cadet (1 race)	Kevin Manion Mike Greci (interim)
02*	Joey Logano 2010+	Joe Gibbs Racing		Home Depot	?
02*	Brandon Ash	Ed Ash	Dodge	Sprinter Trucking	Kenneth Wood
2	Kurt Busch 2009	Roger Penske	Dodge	Miller Lite Mobil 1, Bosch, Jasper, Lennox, Mazak, NewPage, PPG, Snap-On, Bombardier Aerospace, Sirius Satellite Radio	Pat Tryson
5	Casey Mears 2009	Rick Hendrick		Carquest, Kellogg’s Cheez-It (4 races) Delphi Automotive, Quaker State	Alan Gustafson
6	David Ragan 2008	Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry		AAA, AAA Travel, AAA Insurance Valvoline	Jimmy Fennig
07	Clint Bowyer 2011	Richard Childress		Jack Daniel’s DIRECTV SKF, Shell	Gil Martin
7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon RGM	Dodge	Jim Beam Menard’s Mapei RVs.com (4 races)	Kirk Almquist
08*	Johnny Sauter Tony Raines Burney Lamar Carl Long	E&M Motorsports John Carter	Dodge	FUBAR	Tony Furr Charles Swing
8	Mark Martin (~24 races) Aric Almirola (~12 races)	Dale Earnhardt Inc Teresa Earnhardt		U.S. Army Steak-umm (2 races)	Tony Gibson
09*	Sterling Marlin	James Finch Phoenix Racing		Miccosukee Indian Gaming	Marc Reno
9	Kasey Kahne 2010	Gillett Evernham Motorsports George N. Gillett, Jr. Ray Evernham	Dodge	Budweiser Allstate, Dodge Dealers, LifeLock, Cintas, UAW, Valvoline, Siemens, Stanley Tools, Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper	Kenny Francis (team director)
10	Mike Wallace (LMS in Oct) A.J. Allmendinger (final 6 races) Terry Labonte (Sonoma)	Gillett Evernham Motorsports George N. Gillett, Jr. Ray Evernham	Dodge	Valvoline (? Races) Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper (2 races) Cintas (Atlanta/March) Charter (? races) Lifelock (10 races)	Mike Shiplett (team director)
11	Denny Hamlin 2010	Joe Gibbs Racing		FedEx	Mike Ford
12	Ryan Newman 2008	Penske Racing South	Dodge	alltel Kodak (6 races) Mobil 1,Bosch, Mazak, PPG, Snap-On, Bombardier Aerospace, Freightliner, Gillette	Roy McCauley
13*	Max Papis 2012	Germain Racing		GEICO	Randy Goss
15	Paul Menard 2008	Dale Earnhardt Inc Teresa Earnhardt		Menard’s Peak Antifreeze, Energizer, Pittsburgh Paints, Sylvania, Turtle Wax	Doug Randolph
16	Greg Biffle 2008	Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush		3M (23 races) DISH Network (11 races)	Greg Erwin
17	Matt Kenseth 2009	Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry		DeWalt Tools R&L Carriers (4 races) Carhartt (4 races) USG (3 races) Dish Network (1 race) Lexan, Valvoline	Chip Bolin
18	Kyle Busch 2010	Joe Gibbs Racing		M&M’s (24 races) Snickers (2 races) Pedigree (3 races) Combos (1 races) Interstate Batteries (6 races) Banquet, Food Lion, Mac Tools, Sherwin Williams, Doosan Infracore, Wix, Fire-Dex	Steve Addington
19	Elliott Sadler 2010	Gillett Evernham Motorsports George N. Gillett, Jr. Ray Evernham	Dodge	Best Buy (15 races) Stanley Tools (13 races) McDonald’s (6 races) Garmin (2 races) Siemens (1 race) Dodge Dealers, UAW, Cintas, Valvoline, Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper	Rodney Childers (team director)
20	Tony Stewart 2009	Joe Gibbs Racing		Home Depot Coca-Cola, Old Spice, Doosan Infracore, Wix	Greg Zipadelli
21	Bill Elliott (17 races) Jon Wood (? races) Marcos Ambrose (8 races) Johnny Sauter (Las Vegas) Jeff Green (Martinsville)	Wood Brothers Racing Glen Wood		Little Debbie’s (14 races) US Air Force (9 races) Motorcraft (? races)	David Hyder
22	Dave Blaney 2008	Bill Davis		Caterpillar Pro-Cert, Hobas Pipe, Tempstar	Tommy Baldwin Jr.
24	Jeff Gordon lifetime	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon		DuPont Finishes Pepsi (2 races) Nicorette (6 races) Quaker State, SDRC, AC Delco, Rain-X, Haas, GMAC, Delphi Automotive, Georgia-Pacific	Steve Letarte
25*	Brad Keselowski	Hendrick Motorsports		GoDaddy.com	Lance McGrew
26	Jamie McMurray 2009	Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry		Crown Royal (27 races) Irwin Tools (11 races) Valvoline	Larry Carter
27* was 36	Johnny Benson ?Jacques Villeneuve ROTY Mike Skinner	Gail Davis Bill Davis Racing		Toyota Certified Used Vehicles ? Bad Boy Mowers	?
28 was 88	Travis Kvapil	Yates Racing Doug Yates Max Jones		Lumber Liquidators Lafayette Ford Ford Driven Northern Tool + Equipment K&N Engineering Zaxby’s Restaurant Discount Tire	Todd Parrott
29	Kevin Harvick 2009	Richard Childress		Shell/Pennzoil (36 races) Reese’s/Hershey Foods (2 races) GM Goodwrench, Realtree, Snap-On, Bass Pro Shops, Coca-Cola, SKF, Emerson, RoadLoans, Rheem	Todd Berrier
31	Jeff Burton 2010	Richard Childress		AT&T Mobility [thru 2008] Lenox Industrial Tools (1 races) Prilosec (1 race) Shell, SKF	Scott Miller
33*	Mike Wallace Scott Wimmer Ken Schrader	Richard Childress/RCR		Realtree Camping World	Shane Wilson
34*	Chad Chaffin Tony Raines Jeff Green John Andretti	Brad Jenkins Front Row Motorsports Jimmy Means Bob Jenkins		?	Scott Eggleston
37*	Eric McClure	Bob Jenkins [not the broadcaster] Brad Jenkins Front Row Motorsports		Hefty	Cal Boprey
38	David Gilliland 2009	Yates Racing Doug Yates Max Jones		FreeCreditReport.com Wix Filters, Mac Tools, Raybestos	Cully Barraclough
40*	Bryan Clauson	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Dodge	Target	Steve Lane
41	Reed Sorenson 2008	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Dodge	Target Polaroid (? races) ?Tums, ?Energizer Discount Tires, FugiFilm, Snap-On, STP, Kleenex, Cheerios, Gillette, Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Syntel, Avaya	Donnie Wingo
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline Big Red Gum/WrigleyMicrosoft, Dell, EMC, Syntel, Avaya	Brian Pattie
43	Bobby Labonte 2012	Boston Ventures David Zucker Petty Enterprises	Dodge	Cheerios Pop Secret, Betty Crocker, Bugles, Hamburger Helper, Chex, Ferguson, Sprint, OMP, Olympia Steel Bldgs	Jeff Meendering
44	Dale Jarrett 6 races David Reutimann 32 races 2008	Michael Waltrip Racing Michael Waltrip Robert Kauffman Johnny Harris		UPS Dow Automotive	Ryan Pemberton
45	Kyle Petty Chad McCumbee (1 race) Terry Labonte (7 races)	Boston Ventures David Zucker Petty Enterprises	Dodge	Marathon Oil (14 Races) Wells Fargo (12 races) Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA.org) (2 races) Coca-Cola, Olympia Steel Bldgs	Stewart Cooper
47*	Marco Ambrose	JTG Racing Tad Geschickter Brad Daughtery		Little Debbie’s, Kingsford, Clorax	Frank Kerr
48	Jimmie Johnson 2010	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon		Lowe’s Home Improvement Kobalt ToolsQuaker State	Chad Knaus
50*	Stanton Barrett	SKI Motorsports Chris Lencheski		NOS Energy Drink	Ricky Pearson
55	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing Michael Waltrip Robert Kauffman Johnny Harris		NAPA Coca Cola, Klaussner, UPS, Best Western	Bobby Kennedy
57*	Norm Benning	Norm Benning Racing		?	?
60*	Boris Said	Boris Said Mark Simo Frank Stoddard No Fear Racing		7-Eleven Slurpee (Daytona 500) SoBe No Fear Energy Drink	Frank Stoddard
65*	Chad McCumbee	Joe Custer Gene Haas Haas CNC Racing		?	?
66	Scott Riggs	Joe Custer Gene Haas Haas CNC Racing		State Water Heaters (15 races)Haas Automation	Bootie Barker
70	Tony Raines Jason Leffler Ken Schrader Johnny Sauter Max Papis	Joe Custer Gene Haas Haas CNC Racing		Haas Automation Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon (Daytona 500) Atlas Copco Compressors (1 race) Hunt Brothers Pizza (1 race)	Dave Skog
77	Sam Hornish ROTY	Penske Racing South	Dodge	Mobil 1	Travis Geisler
78	Joe Nemechek 2010	Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser		Furniture Row	Jay Guy
82*	Scott Speed	Red Bull Racing Dietrich Mateschitz Dany Bahar		Red Bull Energy Drink	Slugger Labbe
83	Scott Speed (Homestead) Brian Vickers 2009	Red Bull Racing Dietrich Mateschitz Dany Bahar		Red Bull Energy Drink	Kevin Hamlin
84	Brian Vickers (Homestead) Scott Speed (4 races) Mike Skinner (2 races)	Red Bull Racing Dietrich Mateschitz Dany Bahar		Red Bull	Jimmy Elledge
87*	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser		Denver Mattress	Ed Nathman
88 was 25	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2012	Rick Hendrick		Mountain Dew AMP Energy Drink Army National GuardQuaker State, GMAC, Wrangler, Adidas, GoDaddy	Tony Eury Jr.
89*	Morgan Shepherd	Cindy Shepherd	Dodge	Victory in Jesus Racing Ministries	John Graham
?90*	?Colin Braun	?Yates Racing ?Doug Yates Max Jones	?Ford	?	?
96	Ken Schrader Brad Coleman (1 race) Joey Logano (2 races) P.J. Jones (1 race)	Hall of Fame Racing Jeff Moorad Tom Garfinkel		Texas Instruments DLP Products AER	Steve Boyer
99	Carl Edwards 2011	Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry		Office Depot Aflac (8 races) Claritin (? races) DISH Network (3 races) Valvoline	Bob Osbourne
00/47	Michael McDowell ROTY Mike Skinner Kenny Wallace (Talladega/Oct) A.J. Allmendinger (Charlotte/Oct) Mile Bliss (Martinsville/Oct) Marcos Ambrose (Oct/Atlanta/#47)	Michael Waltrip Racing Michael Waltrip Robert Kauffman Johnny Harris		Aaron’s Champion Mortgage Little Debbies Microsoft Small Business	Peter Sospenzo

Frequently Asked Questions

How many NASCAR Cup Series teams are there in 2008?

37 teams fielded 63 car entries in the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series, with 5 manufacturers (Chevrolet, Toyota, Dodge, Ford, ?Ford) represented. Charter-holding organizations field the majority of the cars, while open teams round out the field each week.

Which NASCAR team has won the most races?

Petty Enterprises holds the all-time NASCAR record with 268 Cup Series wins, the vast majority earned by Richard Petty himself. In the modern era, Hendrick Motorsports leads all active organizations with more than 300 combined Cup wins across drivers like Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Larson, along with a record number of Cup championships.

Who owns Hendrick Motorsports?

Hendrick Motorsports is owned by Rick Hendrick, a North Carolina auto dealer who founded the team in 1984 as All Star Racing. The organization fields four full-time Chevrolet Cup cars for Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Alex Bowman, and is headquartered in Concord, NC alongside its massive engine and chassis programs.

Who owns Joe Gibbs Racing?

Joe Gibbs Racing is owned by Joe Gibbs, the three-time Super Bowl champion head coach of the Washington Redskins who founded the team in 1992. Coy Gibbs, Joe's son, served as vice chairman until his passing in 2022. JGR fields four Toyota Cup cars for Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, and Ty Gibbs out of its Huntersville, NC shop.

What is a NASCAR charter?

A NASCAR charter is a franchise-style guarantee that locks a team into every Cup Series race for the season, regardless of qualifying speed. NASCAR introduced the charter system in 2016 with 36 charters — teams without one must qualify on speed as an 'open' entry. Charters can be bought, sold, or leased between organizations, and their value has grown significantly as the sport has stabilized.

What are the biggest NASCAR teams in 2008?

The top-tier Cup teams in 2008 include Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske, Richard Childress Racing, RFK Racing, Trackhouse Racing, 23XI Racing, and Stewart-Haas Racing. Together they field the lion's share of the 63 weekly entries. Smaller full-time programs include Legacy Motor Club, Front Row Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing, Spire Motorsports, and Kaulig Racing.

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