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2008 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Scheduled Announced
The 2008 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series schedule was announced today, a 36-race
slate that kicks off with the 50th running of the Daytona
500 on Sunday, Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway.
The 2008 season also marks NASCAR’s 60th year as stock car
racing’s longest operating sanctioning body.
Following the “Great American Race” the series travels to
Southern California, then to the bright lights of Las Vegas
before returning to the southeast for races at Atlanta and
Bristol.
The
first scheduled off date for the series will be in March
during the Easter holiday. Following the race in
Martinsville, the series makes another swing to the
southwest, racing at Texas and Phoenix in early April.
The
second scheduled off weekend occurs in mid-April. The series
then picks back up with races at Talladega, Richmond and
Darlington prior to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Challenge at
Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
“By
running five consecutive points events before the first
scheduled break in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the 2008
schedule is designed to be even more fan friendly,” said
NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France.
Another adjustment to the 2008 schedule is that the Chicago
race will be run Saturday night. “Night racing provides an
additional element of intrigue and excitement,” said France.
“Running under the lights at Chicagoland on a Saturday night
will be even more exciting for the fans in the stands as
well as those watching from home.” |
