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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.
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]
For the 2014 season, NASCAR made the decision to mirror the points structure of the Owner's Championships. Under this system, the highest finishing driver for each manufacturer earns the same number of points the representing team earned during the race, including bonus points for wins and laps led.
The first race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is Sunday, Sept. 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET and will be televised by USA Network. How many races are ...
At racing speeds approaching 200 miles per hour, a modern NASCAR race car can generate enough lift to get airborne if it spins sideways. To keep cars firmly planted, roof flaps were required in 1994. [3] 1994 was also the final year that V6 engines were used in the Busch Series, as many short track series had abandoned six-cylinder engines.
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.
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]
List of drivers who have won on at least 10 different racetracks or on at least 50% of a certain category. Wins on dirt and paved surface of same track counts as two different track wins, because it changes the characteristics of the race.