Daytona Beach, FL (Best E Casino) - The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup (formerly Nextel Cup) scheduled was released on Wednesday. The 36-race schedule is similar to last year's schedule with no new venues and little change in the order of races.
The season will open on February 17th with the 50th running of the Daytona 500 and will end at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16th.
The first open weekend will take place after the fifth race. In 2007 the first open date was after California, the second race of the season. Another change will be at the Chicagoland Speedway where the race will take place on Saturday night instead of Sunday afternoon.
2008 Sprint Cup Schedule -
February 9 - Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, FL
February 14 - Gatorade 125s, Daytona Beach, FL
February 17 - Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, FL
February 24 - California Speedway, Fontana, CA
March 2 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
March 9 - Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
March 16 - Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
March 30 - Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 6 - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
April 12 - Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
April 27 - Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
May 3 - Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
May 10 - Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
May 17 - NASCAR Sprint All-Star Challenge, Concord, NC
May 25 - Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
June 1 - Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
June 8 - Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
June 15 - Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
June 22 - Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA
June 29 - New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, NH
July 5 - Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
July 12 - Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
July 27 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
August 3 - Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
August 10 - Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
August 17 - Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
August 23 - Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
August 31 - California Speedway, Fontana, CA
September 6 - Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
September 14 - New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, NH
September 21 - Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
September 28 - Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
October 5 - Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
October 11 - Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
October 19 - Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
October 26 - Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
November 2 - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
November 9 - Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
November 16 - Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
