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SPRINT CUP SERIES

2008 Sprint Cup Team Chart

2008 Sprint Cup Drivers-Sponsors

2008 Sprint Cup Schedule

Sprint Cup Race Results

Driver Point Standings

Driver Power Rankings

Avg Finishing Position

Avg Starting Position

2008 Averages - All Races

Gain or Loss of Positions

Did Not Finish Statistics

Top 5 Finishes

Top 10 Finishes

Laps Completed Statistics

Laps Led Statistics

Owner Point Standings

Manufacturer Standings

Rookie Point Standings

Money Won Statistics

Pole & Qualifying Results

Did Not Qualify Statistics

 

Complete TV Schedule

TV Racer.Com

2008 Scanner Frequencies

Driver Bulletin Boards

Nextel Cup Team Addresses


MISCELLANEOUS

2007 Final statistics

2006 Final statistics

2005 Final Statistics

2004 Final Statistics

2003 FINAL STATISTICS

2002 FINAL STATISTICS

NASCAR BIRTHDAYS

PAST RESULTS

at Decades of Racing 


NATIONWIDE SERIES

2008 Nationwide Series Schedule

2008 Nationwide Series Teams

Race by Race Results

Pole and Qualifying Results

Did Not Qualify Stats

Driver Point Standings

Avg Start - Finish Position

Top 5 Finishes

Top 10 Finishes

Owner Point Standings

Manufacturer Point Standings

Rookie Point Standings

Money Won Standings

Laps Led - Laps Completed Stats

Did Not Finish Race

Driver Bulletin Boards

2008 Scanner Frequencies

 

MISCELLANEOUS

2007 Final statistics

2006 Final Statistics

2005 Final Statistics

2004 FINAL STATISTICS

PAST RESULTS

at Decades of Racing 


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DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

 

 

 Nextel Cup and Busch Series Weekend Schedule


 

Aerial Picture of Daytona International Speedway


 

Grandstand View of Daytona International Speedway


Daytona International Speedway

Address:

P.O. Box 2801
Daytona Beach, FL 32120
(386) 253-7223

Daytona International Speedway Specifications

Superspeedway
2.5-mile trioval
40 feet wide with 12- to 30-foot apron

Turns
Banking: 31 degrees
Length: 3,000 feet
Radius: 1,000 feet

Trioval
Banking: 18 degrees (at start/finish line)

Frontstretch
Chute length: 1,900 feet (from turn to middle of trioval)
Total length: 3,800 feet
Banking: Minimal for drainage only

Backstretch
Length: 3,000 feet
Banking: Minimal for drainage only

Pit Road
Length: 1,600 feet
Width: 50 feet
Pit Road Speed: 55mph

Garage Area
7 garages with 82 stalls (spaces for 164 cars)

Grandstand Seating: 168,000

 

Nextel Cup Race Length: 200 laps - 500 miles

Busch Series Race Length: 100 laps - 250 miles


daytona 500

Sprint Cup Race #1 of 36

Chase to the Championship - Race #1 of 26

daytona international speedway

Sunday - February 17th, 2008 - 3:00pm (Eastern)

Pre-Race Show: FOX 2:00pm (Eastern) 

Television Coverage of Race: FOX - 3:00pm (Eastern) 

Speed's Pre-Race Show: John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace 11:00am

Announcers:  Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda

Other Reporters: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond

Posted Awards - $18,689,238   First Place - $1,445,250

2007 Pole Winner:  David Gilliland, finished 8th

2007 Race Winner:  Kevin Harvick, started 34th

Race Length: 200 laps, 500 miles


SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE RECORDS

Event Name Speed  Date
Race  Buddy Baker 177.473 1980
Qualifying Bill Elliott 210.364 1987

camping world 300

 BUSCH SERIES RACE #1 OF 35

daytona international speedway

Saturday - February 16th, 2008 - 1:00pm (Eastern)

Pre-Race Show: ESPN 12:00pm (Eastern) 
Television Coverage of Race:
ESPN - 1:00pm (Eastern) 

Nascar Countdown:  Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty

Announcers:  Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree

Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake

Posted Awards - $1,952,700   First Place - $165,000

2007 Pole Winner:  Aric Almirola, finished 19th
2007 Race Winner: 
Kevin Harvick, started 31st

Race Length: 120 laps, 300 miles

 

 

NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE RECORDS

Event Name Speed  Date
Race  Geoffrey Bodine 157.137 1985
Qualifying Tommy Houston 194.389 1987

Sunday February 10th

1:15 PM- Sprint Cup- Daytona 500 Qualifying presented by Kroger (Two Laps, Two Positions) 

 

Wednesday February 13th

12:00 Noon – 12:55 PM– Sprint Cup Series Practice

2:05 – 2:55 PM – Sprint Cup Series (final practice before Gatorade Duels)

3:00 PM – 4:20 PM - Nationwide Series Practice

 

Thursday February 14th

9:15 AM – 10:45 AM - Nationwide Series Final Practice

1:30 PM - Sprint Cup Series Driver Introductions for the Gatorade Duels

2:00 PM – Sprint Cup Series Gatorade Duels 150 Mile Qualifying Races (60 laps – 150 miles, each race)

 

Friday February 15th

1:40 PM – 2:40 PM – Sprint Cup Series Practice

3:10 PM – Nationwide Series Qualifying (All Positions)

 

Saturday February 16th

10:35 AM – 11:55 AM – Sprint Cup Series Final Practice for the Daytona 500

12:45 PM – Nationwide Series Driver Introductions for the Camping World 300

1:15 PM - Nationwide Series Camping World 300 (120 laps, 300 miles)

 

Sunday February 17th

2:30 PM – Sprint Cup Series Driver Introductions for the 50th Running of the Daytona 500

3:30 PM – Sprint Cup Series - Daytona 500 (200laps, 500miles)

 


All Times Eastern *This schedule of events is tentative and is subject to change.


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