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Steve's NASCAR Racing Blog January 2008 Archive

By Steve McCormick, About.com Guide to NASCAR Racing since 1997

2008 Hendrick Motorsports Sprint Cup Lineup

Thursday January 31, 2008
Hendrick Motorsports made some very high profile changes to its driver lineup for the 2008 Sprint Cup season. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson will remain with the team and ... Read More

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship Prediction

Tuesday January 29, 2008
The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is coming up fast. Last week we looked at the 2008 rookies and I made my Rookie of the Year prediction. This ... Read More

NASCAR Drivers Sweep Top Three in Rolex 24 at Daytona

Monday January 28, 2008
The 24-hour endurance race on the road course at Daytona International Speedway raced around the clock this weekend. NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers had a strong showing as Cup series ... Read More

Dale Jarrett to Replace Rusty Wallace in the ESPN Booth

Thursday January 24, 2008
This may be the best NASCAR news of the week. ESPN announced that 1999 Cup series champion Dale Jarrett will replace Rusty Wallace during ESPN's NASCAR broadcasts. ... Read More

Who Would You Like to See in NASCAR?

Tuesday January 22, 2008
The recent invasion of "pointy-car" drivers into NASCAR has some fans longing for the "good old days." Is it so bad that the best drivers all want to be in ... Read More

2008 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Preview

Sunday January 20, 2008
The 2008 Raybestos Rookie of the Year contenders bring with them very impressive resumes including three Indianapolis 500 victories, four IndyCar Series Championships, one CART Championship and one Formula One ... Read More

Dale Jr. and Kasey Kahne Top Daytona Testing

Wednesday January 16, 2008
The Sprint Cup Preseason Thunder at Daytona is now complete. This week the remaining teams got their chance to prepare for the 2008 Daytona 500 in February. Looking ... Read More

Morgan-McClure Motorsports Closes Up Shop

Monday January 14, 2008
Morgan-McClure Motorsports recently announced that they would not be going to Daytona with driver Ward Burton. Unfortunately the team can not find a suitable sponsor and has been forced to ... Read More

First Preseason Thunder Session is Complete

Wednesday January 9, 2008
After three days of testing at Daytona International Speedway the first half of Sprint Cup's Preseason Thunder is in the books. Teams that finished in odd-numbered points positions in ... Read More

Preseason Thunder Underway

Tuesday January 8, 2008
On Monday preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway got underway. Sprint Cup drivers that finished in odd-numbered points positions were at the speedway to begin the three day test as ... Read More

2008 Team 'Silly Season' Chart

Friday January 4, 2008
NASCAR's Preseason Thunder kicks off next week at Daytona International Speedway. Sprint Cup teams will be in town for the first test sessions of the 2008 season. Do you know ... Read More

Meet Team Toyota

Wednesday January 2, 2008
Team Toyota struggled in 2007. The seven drivers that represented NASCAR's newest manufacturer were not able to crack the top 30 in points or find their way to Victory ... Read More

The Twelve Days of NASCAR Christmas

Tuesday January 1, 2008
This fun piece from Jarrod Breeze over at NASCAR.com takes a look back at the 2007 NEXTEL Cup season. Jarrod dug up NASCAR stats and photos for each of ... Read More

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