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The 2008 NASCAR Sprint 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 thirty-six races, and began on February 9 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout exhibition race, followed by the 50th Daytona 500 on February 17.
NASCAR was rumored to potentially return to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, with the track hosting a Cup Series race for the first time in 2024. The race would have been the first international Cup Series race since the 1958 season. [169] On October 2, 2023, it was reported by Fox Sports and The Athletic that this deal fell through. [167]
In 1998, Ford introduced the Taurus, which was the first four-door stock car model approved for NASCAR competition in the modern era. [1] In 2001, Dodge made its return to NASCAR with the Intrepid. [1] That same year, Dale Earnhardt died from a crash at the Daytona 500, leading NASCAR to make serious safety changes. In 2003, in response to the ...
2008-2017 4-door Coupé Germany Volkswagen: Arteon R: 2021-2025 4-door Coupé/ Shooting Brake Germany Volkswagen: I.D. R: 2018 Coupé Germany First electric racing car prototype designed as part of Volkswagen's I.D. Project VUHL: 05: 2008-2017 Roadster México Weber Sportscars Faster One (F1) 2008 Coupé Switzerland Westfield: FW400: 1998 ...
For its part, NASCAR announced that the team that won the Daytona 500 in 2022 would get to retain their car for the rest of the season, with NASCAR instead scanning the winning car and placing an identical paint scheme wrap (complete with Victory Lane confetti) on a prototype that would be shown at the Daytona 500 Experience. [56]
Since its inaugural season in 1949, there have been 77 NASCAR Cup Series seasons The Cup series is the premier stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. Below is a list of seasons by decade. Below is a list of seasons by decade.
[2] [3] Previous names of the series include Strictly Stock in 1949; Grand National Series from 1950 to 1970; Winston Cup Series between 1971 and 2003; Nextel Cup Series from 2004 to 2007; Sprint Cup Series between 2008 and 2016 and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series from 2017 to 2019. [4]
Ever since its inaugural season in 1982, there have been 44 NASCAR Xfinity Series seasons, the second-highest level of stock car racing sanctioned by NASCAR. This article provides a list of each season.