2008 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

Date     Race                       Site                         Radio TV    TV Time    Start Time  2007 Winner

Feb 9    Budweiser Shootout          Daytona Int'l Speedway*       MRN  FOX    8:00PM	  8:30PM    Tony Stewart
Feb 14   Gatorade Duel #1            Daytona Int'l Speedway*       MRN  Speed  2:00PM	  2:00PM    Tony Stewart
Feb 14   Gatorade Duel #2            Daytona Int'l Speedway*       MRN  Speed  Following 1st Duel   Jeff Gordon
Feb 17   Daytona 500                 Daytona Int'l Speedway        MRN  FOX    2:00PM	  3:20PM    Kevin Harvick 
Feb 24   Auto Club 500               California Speedway           MRN  FOX    3:30PM	  4:00PM    Matt Kenseth
Mar 2    UAW-Dodge 400               Las Vegas Motor Speedway      PRN  FOX    3:30PM	  4:30PM    Jimmie Johnson
Mar 9    Kobalt 500                  Atlanta Motor Speedway        PRN  FOX    1:30PM	  2:00PM    Jimmie Johnson
Mar 16   Food City 500               Bristol Motor Speedway        PRN  FOX    1:30PM	  2:00PM    Kyle Busch

                     ------------ OFF WEEK ------------

Mar 30   Goody's Cool Orange 500     Martinsville Speedway         MRN  FOX    1:30PM	  2:00PM    Jimmie Johnson
Apr 6    Samsung 500                 Texas Motor Speedway          PRN  FOX    1:30PM     2:00PM    Jeff Burton 
Apr 12   Subway Fresh Fit 500k       Phoenix Int'l Raceway         MRN  FOX    8:00PM	  8:30PM    Jeff Gordon

                     ------------ OFF WEEK ------------

Apr 27   Aaron's 499                 Talladega Superspeedway       MRN  FOX    1:30PM	  2:00PM    Jeff Gordon
May 3    Crown Royal YNH             Richmond Int'l Raceway        MRN  FOX    7:00PM     7:30PM    Jimmie Johnson
May 10   Dodge Challenger 500        Darlington Raceway            MRN  FOX    7:00PM	  7:20PM    Jeff Gordon
May 17   All-Star Challenge          Lowe’s Motor Speedway*        MRN  SPEED  7:00PM	  7:30PM    Kevin Harvick
May 25   Coca-Cola 600               Lowe’s Motor Speedway         PRN  FOX    5:00PM	  5:30PM    Casey Mears
Jun 1    Dover 400                   Dover Int'l Speedway          MRN  FOX    1:30PM	  2:00PM    Martin Truex Jr.
Jun 8    Pocono 500                  Pocono Raceway                MRN  TNT   12:30PM	  2:00PM    Jeff Gordon
Jun 15   Michigan 400                Michigan Int'l Speedway       MRN  TNT   12:30PM	  2:00PM    Carl Edwards
Jun 22   Toyota/Save Mart 350        Infineon Raceway              PRN  TNT    3:30PM	  5:00PM    Juan Pablo Montoya	

                ------------ CONSIDERED MID-SEASON ------------

Jun 29   Lenox Industrial Tools 301  New Hampshire Motor Speedway  MRN  TNT   12:30PM     2:00PM    Denny Hamlin
Jul 5    Coke Zero 400               Daytona Int'l Speedway        MRN  TNT    6:30PM	  8:00PM    Jamie McMurray	
Jul 12   Chicagoland 400             Chicagoland Speedway          MRN  TNT    6:30PM	  8:00PM    Tony Stewart

                     ------------ OFF WEEK ------------

Jul 27   Allstate 400                Indianapolis Motor Speedway   MRN  ESPN   1:00PM     2:00PM    Tony Stewart
Aug 3    Pennsylvania 500            Pocono Raceway                MRN  ESPN   1:00PM	  2:00PM    Kurt Busch
Aug 10   Centurion Boats @ The Glen  Watkins Glen Int'l            MRN  ESPN   1:00PM	  2:00PM    Tony Stewart
Aug 17   3M Performance              Michigan Int'l Speedway       MRN  ESPN   1:00PM	  2:00PM    Kurt Busch
Aug 23   Sharpie 500                 Bristol Motor Speedway        PRN  ESPN   7:00PM	  8:00PM    Carl Edwards	
Aug 31   Pepsi 500                   California Speedway           MRN  ESPN   7:00PM	  8:00PM    Jimmie Johnson
Sep 6    Chevy Rock @ Roll 400       Richmond Int'l Raceway        MRN  ABC    7:00PM     7:30PM    Jimmie Johnson 

           ------------ CHASE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS ------------

Sep 14   Sylvania 300                New Hampshire Motor Speedway  PRN  ABC    1:00PM	  2:00PM    Clint Bowyer
Sep 21   Dover 400                   Dover Int'l Speedway          MRN  ABC    1:00PM	  2:00PM    Carl Edwards
Sep 28   Kansas 400                  Kansas Speedway               MRN  ABC    1:00PM     2:00PM    Greg Biffle
Oct 5    AMP Energy 500              Talladega Superspeedway       MRN  ABC    1:00PM	  2:00PM    Jeff Gordon
Oct 11   Bank Of America 500         Lowe’s Motor Speedway         PRN  ABC    7:00PM	  7:25PM    Jeff Gordon
Oct 19   (To Be  Determined)         Martinsville Speedway         MRN  ABC    1:00PM	  1:30PM    Jimmie Johnson
Oct 26   Pep Boys Auto 500           Atlanta Motor Speedway        PRN  ABC    1:00PM	  2:00PM    Jimmie Johnson
Nov 2    Dickies 500                 Texas Motor Speedway          PRN  ABC    3:00PM     3:30PM    Jimmie Johnson
Nov 9    Checker Auto Parts 500k     Phoenix Int'l Raceway         MRN  ABC    3:00PM	  3:45PM    Jimmie Johnson 
Nov 16   Ford 400                    Homestead-Miami Speedway      MRN  ABC    3:00PM     3:45PM    Matt Kenseth

* Non-championship points events  ~  Tentative-Subject to Change
  All Times Eastern





Listed below is the 2007 schedule for comparison


2007 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

Date        Race                     Site                                 TV      Time

Feb. 10    Budweiser Shootout    Daytona International Speedway *           FOX     8:00PM 
Feb. 15    Gatorade Duel I       Daytona International Speedway *           SPEED   2:00PM
Feb. 15    Gatorade Duel II      Daytona International Speedway *           SPEED   Following 1st Duel
Feb. 18    Daytona 500           Daytona International Speedway             FOX     2:00PM
Feb. 25    Auto Club 500         California Speedway

                     ------------ OFF WEEK ------------

Mar. 11     UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400  Las Vegas Motor Speedway               FOX     3:00PM
Mar. 18     Atlanta 500              Atlanta Motor Speedway                 FOX     4:00PM
Mar. 25     Food City 500            Bristol Motor Speedway                 FOX     1:30PM
Apr. 1      Goody’s 500              Martinsville Speedway                  FOX     1:30PM

                     ------------ OFF WEEK ------------

Apr. 15     Samsung 500              Texas Motor Speedway                   FOX     1:30PM
Apr. 21     Subway Fresh Fit 500K    Phoenix International Raceway          FOX     8:00PM
Apr. 29     Aaron’s 499              Talladega Superspeedway                FOX     1:30PM
May 5       Jim Stewart 400          Richmond International Raceway         FOX     7:00PM
May 12      Dodge Avenger 500        Darlington Raceway                     FOX     7:00PM
May 19      All-Star Challenge       Lowe’s Motor Speedway *                FOX     7:00PM
May 27      Coca-Cola 600            Lowe’s Motor Speedway                  FOX     5:00PM
June 3      Dover 400                Dover International Speedway           FOX     1:00PM
June 10     Pocono 500               Pocono Raceway                         TNT     1:00PM
June 17     Michigan 400             Michigan International Speedway        TNT     TBD
June 24     Toyota/Save Mart 350     Infineon Raceway                       TNT     4:00PM

                 ------------ CONSIDERED MID-SEASON ------------

July 1      Lenox Indust. Tools 300  New Hampshire International Speedway   TNT     TBD
July 7      Pepsi 400                Daytona International Speedway         TNT     7:00PM
July 15     USG Sheetrock 400        Chicagoland Speedway                   TNT     3:00PM

                     ------------ OFF WEEK ------------

July 29     Allstate 400             Indianapolis Motor Speedway            ESPN    1:00PM
Aug. 5      Pennsylvania 500         Pocono Raceway                         ESPN    1:00PM
Aug. 12     NEXTEL Cup at the Glen   Watkins Glen International             ESPN    1:00PM
Aug. 19     3M Performance 400       Michigan International Speedway        ESPN    1:00PM
Aug. 25     Sharpie 500              Bristol Motor Speedway                 ESPN    7:00PM
Sep. 2      Sharp Aquos 500          California Speedway                    ESPN    7:00PM
Sep. 8      Chevy Rock & Roll 400    Richmond International Raceway         ABC     7:00PM

              ------------ CHASE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS ------------

Sep. 16     Sylvania 300             New Hampshire International Speedway   ABC     1:00PM
Sep. 23     Dodge Dealers  400       Dover International Speedway           ABC     1:00PM 
Sep. 30     Kansas 400               Kansas Speedway                        ABC     1:00PM 
Oct. 7      UAW-Ford 500             Talladega Superspeedway                ABC     1:00PM 
Oct. 13     Bank of America 500      Lowe’s Motor Speedway                  ABC     7:00PM
Oct. 21     Subway 500               Martinsville Speedway                  ABC     1:00PM
Oct. 28     Georgia 500              Atlanta Motor Speedway                 ABC     1:00PM
Nov. 4      Dickies 500              Texas Motor Speedway                   ABC     3:00PM
Nov. 11     Checker Auto Parts 500K  Phoenix International Raceway          ABC     3:00PM
Nov. 18     Ford 400                 Homestead-Miami Speedway               ABC     3:00PM 

* Non-championship points events  ~  Tentative-Subject to Change

All Times Eastern Time * Unless otherwise noted