2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Television Broadcast Times Announced
FOX, TNT, ABC, ESPN, And SPEED Showcase All Events
NASCAR, Press Release
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 23, 2008) – Broadcast times for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season have been announced, beginning with FOX’s broadcast of the non-points Budweiser Shootout at 8:30 p.m. (ET) on Feb. 9 at Daytona International Speedway.
The 2008 season marks the second year of an eight-year partnership between NASCAR and FOX, TNT, ABC, ESPN and SPEED.
This year, in an effort to standardize the start times and better accommodate the fans, 18 races on the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule will have a 2 p.m. (ET) Sunday start time, up from 15 in 2007.
All NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points events will be seen on FOX, TNT, ABC and ESPN. In addition, two other non-points events – the Gatorade Duel at Daytona (2 p.m. ET on Feb. 14) and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (7:30 p.m. ET on May 17 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway), will be broadcast by SPEED.
FOX will broadcast the first 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup events, beginning with the 50th running of the Daytona 500 (Feb. 17, 3:20 p.m. ET) and ending with the June 1 event at Dover International Speedway at 2 p.m. (ET).
TNT will broadcast the next six series events, beginning with the Pocono 500 at 2 p.m. (ET) on June 8 at Pocono Raceway and ending with Chicagoland Speedway’s first night race, July 12 at 8 p.m. (ET).
ESPN and ABC will broadcast the final 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup events. ESPN will broadcast six, beginning with the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at 2 p.m. (ET) on July 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and ending with the Aug. 31 event at California Speedway (8 p.m. ET).
ABC completes the season with 11 broadcasts, beginning with race No. 26, the cutoff event for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – at Richmond International Raceway on Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. (ET). ABC will also air the entire Chase, encompassing the final 10 series events. The season ends with ABC’s broadcast of the Ford 400 at 3:45 p.m. (ET) on Nov. 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
2008 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(TENATIVE-SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Date Race Network TV Race
Start Start
Feb 9 *BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT AT DAYTONA FOX 8:00PM 8:30PM
2007 Winner: Tony Stewart
Feb 14 *GATORADE DUEL AT DAYTONA SPEED 2:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winners: Tony Stewart/Jeff Gordon
Feb 17 DAYTONA 500 - Daytona FOX 2:00PM 3:20PM
2007 Winner: Kevin Harvick
Feb 24 AUTO CLUB 500 - California FOX 3:30PM 4:00PM
2007 Winner: Matt Kenseth
Mar 2 UAW-DODGE 400 - Las Vegas FOX 3:30PM 4:30PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Mar 9 KOBALT TOOLS 500 - Atlanta FOX 1:30PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Mar 16 FOOD CITY 500 - Bristol FOX 1:30PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Kyle Busch
Mar 30 GOODY's COOL ORANGE 500 - Martinsville
FOX 1:30PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Apr 6 SAMSUNG 500 - Texas FOX 1:30PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Jeff Burton
Apr 12 SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500 - Phoenix FOX 8:00PM 8:30PM
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon
Apr 27 AARON'S 499 - Talladega FOX 1:30PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon
May 3 CROWN ROYAL 400 - Richmond FOX 7:00PM 7:30PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
May 10 DODGE CHALLENGER 500- Darlington FOX 7:00PM 7:20PM
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon
May 17 *ALL-STAR RACE - Charlotte SPEED 7:00PM 7:30PM
2007 Winner: Kevin Harvick
May 25 COCA-COLA 600 - Charlotte FOX 5:00PM 5:30PM
2007 Winner: Casey Mears
June 1 DOVER 400 - Dover FOX 1:30PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
June 8 POCONO 500 - Pocono TNT 12:30PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon
June 15 MICHIGAN 400 - Michigan TNT 12:30PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Carl Edwards
June 22 TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 - Infineon TNT 3:30PM 5:00PM
2007 Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya
June 29 LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301 -Loudon
TNT 12:30PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Denny Hamlin
July 5 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES 400- Daytona
TNT 6:30PM 8:00PM
2007 Winner: Jamie McMurray
July 12 CHICAGOLAND 400 - Chicagoland TNT 6:30PM 8:00PM
2007 Winner: Tony Stewart
July 27 ALLSTATE 400 AT THE BRICKYARD - Indianapolis
ESPN 1:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Tony Stewart
Aug 3 PENNSYLVANIA 500 - Pocono ESPN 1:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Kurt Busch
Aug 10 CENTURION BOATS AT THE GLEN - Watkins Glen
ESPN 1:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Tony Stewart
Aug 17 3M PERFORMANCE 400 - Michigan ESPN 1:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Kurt Busch
Aug 23 SHARPIE 500 - Bristol ESPN 7:00PM 8:00PM
2007 Winner: Carl Edwards
Aug 31 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES 500 - California
ESPN 7:00PM 8:00PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Sep 6 CHEVY ROCK & ROLL 400 - Richmond ABC 7:00PM 7:30PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Sep 14 SYLVANIA 300 - Loudon ABC 1:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Clint Bowyer
Sep 21 DOVER 400 - Dover ABC 1:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Carl Edwards
Sep 28 KANSAS 400 - Kansas ABC 1:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Greg Biffle
Oct 5 AMP ENERGY 500 - Talladega ABC 1:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon
Oct 11 BANK OF AMERICA 500 - Charlotte ABC 7:00PM 7:25PM
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon
Oct 19 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES 500 - Martinsville
ABC 1:00PM 1:30PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Oct 26 PEP BOYS AUTO 500 - Atlanta ABC 1:00PM 2:00PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Nov 2 DICKIES 500 - Texas ABC 3:00PM 3:30PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Nov 9 CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500 - Phoenix ABC 3:00PM 3:45PM
2007 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Nov 16 FORD 400 - Homestead-Miami ABC 3:00 PM 3:45PM
2007 Winner: Matt Kenseth
*Non-championship points event
ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN
