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2008 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowes Motor Speedway
This Saturday night the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race will pay $1,012,975 to the winner. This made-for-television event features a small field, huge purse and four twenty-five lap segments. This race was created to maximize excitement and it usually delivers. The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race is one of NASCAR's "don't miss" events.

2008 Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway
This Saturday night the Sprint Cup series will visit Darlington for the 2008 Dodge Challenger 500. Darlington is one of the most challenging tracks on the Sprint Cup schedule. This year The Lady in Black is freshly repaved. This has sent speeds through the roof during testing and will bring all new challenges to an already challenging race.

2008 Dan Lowry 400 presented by Crown Royal at Richmond International Raceway
This weekend the Sprint Cup stars will race under the lights on Saturday night. The series will return to its short-track racing roots once again as Richmond International Raceway will play host. Dale Earnhardt Jr. hasn't won a race in two years. Can he return to Victory Lane at the scene of his last victory?

2008 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup racing at Talladega Superspeedway means high speeds, tight racing, close finishes and all too often a big multi-car wreck known as "The Big One." Chevrolet has won sixteen of the last seventeen races at Talladega. This includes a four-race sweep over the last two seasons by Hendrick Motorsports. Is this the week that Dale Earnhardt Jr. returns to Victory Lane?

2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway
This Saturday night the NASCAR Sprint Cup series heads west for the first primetime race of 2008. Last year Hendrick Motorsports drivers swept both races at Phoenix International Raceway. Will the 2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 see Hendrick Motorsports finally score its first victory of the season?

2008 Daytona 500 Headquarters
It has been called "The Great American Race" and "The Super Bowl of NASCAR." No matter what you call it there is no doubt that the Daytona 500 is the biggest, most-prestigious event on the NASCAR Sprint Cup calendar. The 2008 edition is extra-special as this is the 50th running of the Daytona 500.

2008 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
The 2008 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway is the first time that NASCAR's new car style will see action on NASCAR's fastest race track. Last year both Texas races featured the old car. Who will tame Texas this weekend?

2008 Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway
The 2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway brings the NASCAR Sprint Cup series to NASCAR's oldest short track. This beautiful half-mile paperclip shaped speedway is the only race track on the schedule that has hosted NASCAR since 1949. This weekend will be the 119th race spanning 60 years at this historic Virginia race track.

2008 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
This weekend NASCAR will say farewell to one of its legends as 1999 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Dale Jarrett will drive in his final NASCAR points race. The 24-year veteran will race in his 668th event in NASCAR's top series this weekend before heading to the broadcast booth later this year. Jarrett will replace Rusty Wallace as expert color commentator for ABC/ESPN broadcasts later this year.

2008 Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway has a history of great racing and thrilling finishes. Will Atlanta Motor Speedway provide another awesome finish like we saw in 2005 when Carl Edwards won by just .028 seconds? Or a repeat of 2001 when Kevin Harvick won by just .006 seconds? Sunday's race promises to be yet another barnburner.

2008 UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been ruled by Jimmie Johnson for the last three years. Will Jimmie Johnson win his fourth consecutive Las Vegas race or can another driver knock him off his throne? Anything could happen in Vegas this weekend.

2008 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway
The 2008 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway is the first non-restrictor plate race of the year. The Daytona 500 is quite a show but the racing there doesn't resemble the majority of racing on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule. Welcome to the first normal race of the 2008 season.

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