2008 SPRINT CUP TEAM/DRIVER CHART
(the silly season chart)
Updated 11-12-2008
Team charts by season: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007,2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
To See what the Teams/Drivers Chart looked like just before the 2008 Daytona 500
see my Beginning of the season 2008 Team/Driver Chart.
TEAM PAGES: I have a links to past news for each ACTIVE team in Cup.
Go to the chart below and click on the # (number) of the car, which is a link now.
Links to the Teams, Drivers and Sponsors are also on the TEAM PAGES
NOTE: This is a totally unofficial page compiled by Jayski from many different sources.
I try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often possible, sometimes each day.
It’s a guide to what I hear is happening and what has been announced.
2008 Rookie of the Year
Candidates (ROTY)
Patrick Carpentier, ? [out of #10 ride]
Dario Franchitti, #40 [team closed down after Daytona in July, Dario back to IRL in 2009]
Sam Hornish, #77
Michael McDowell, #00 [started his season in the #00 at Martinsville in March]
Regan Smith, #01
Jacques Villeneuve [attempted Daytona, team closed down]
rules and info about the Rookie of the Year program can be found on my 2008 Rookie of the Year Page
(sometimes a driver not up for the award, may have yellow stripes on tracks they have not competed on before)
Drivers without a full time ride in any of the three National Series
(Cup/Nationwide/Trucks)
who are looking for a full-time Cup ride in the current season
(see latest news and links on my MISC Drivers page)
Ward Burton [retired?]
Patrick Carpentier
Ricky Craven [writes for Yahoo]
Dario Franchitti [will go back to IRL in 2009]
Jeff Green
Kevin Lepage
Jeremy Mayfield
Steve Park [running East series]
Tony Raines [in #70 part time]
Ken Schrader [#96 part time]
Jacques Villeneuve [looking to come back full time in 2009]
Kenny Wallace [full Nationwide]
J.J. Yeley
Anyone or any company interested in contacting the above teams concerning sponsorship
see my Sprint Cup Team Address page for contact information
Unofficial Full-time Rides by Manufacturer
43 Full Time Teams
Chevy: 14 Teams 01,07,1,5,8,15,24,29,31,48,66,70,78,88
Dodge: 11 Teams – 2,7,9,10,12,19,41,42,43,45,77
Ford: 8 Teams – 6,16,17,21,26,28,38,99
Toyota: 10 Teams – 00,11,18,20,22,44,55,83,84,96
#88 is Dale Jr. new #, the #88 Yates team goes to #28
#36 changed to #27 then suspended operations
#49 started full time and scaled back to part time
#4 suspended operations, doubtful they will run in 2008
Some Part-Time Teams by car # that may attempt a race in 2008:
Chevy: 4,09,33,34,37,50,57,87
Dodge: 02,08,40,46,75,98
Ford: 47,60
Toyota: 03,27,46,49.82
Unassigned Numbers for 2008
0,3,13,14,23,25,30,32,35,36,51,52,53,54,56,59,61,62
63,64,65,67,68,69,76,79,81,85,86,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,97
04,05,06
Numbers are owned and assigned by NASCAR, teams can request a number and hold the license
THERE are NO PLANS for the #3 to be used this season
(NO numbers are retired in NASCAR)
KEYS
* after the # means the team is part time
? after a subject means rumor/unknown
? by itself means unknown
ROTY = Rookie of the Year Candidate
Red Type means new for this season (first full season)
A team in all red means it is a new team for this season
| 2008 SPRINT CUP TEAM CHART | ||||||
| FULL TIME TEAMS | ||||||
| CAR# (click # for news) |
DRIVER signed thru (if known) |
MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER |
CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES…………….. | ||||||
| 00/47 | Michael McDowell ROTY Mike Skinner Kenny Wallace A.J. Allmendinger Mile Bliss Marcos Ambrose |
Toyota | Aaron’s Champion Mortgage Little Debbies Microsoft Small Business |
Michael Waltrip Racing Michael Waltrip Robert Kauffman Johnny Harris |
Peter Sospenzo | TRD |
| Ambrose to run at Atlanta in the re-numbered #47 with Little Debbies (10-17-2008). Bliss to run the car at Martinsville (10-11-2008). Allmendinger to run at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Oct (10-6-2008), Kenny Wallace ran at Talladega in Oct (9-30-2008). Skinner will run the car at Michigan, Bristol and California in August, McDowell supposedly will return at Richmond in Sept. Sospenzo replaces Bill Pappis after Daytona in June. McDowell will get the #00 ride after Reutimann heads to the #44 [Jarrett will also run the All-Star race in the #44 at LMS]. Aaron’s sponsored 10-11 races, MSBS sponsored a race and is an assoc, Champion Mortgage will sponsor the car for 10 races. Ryan Pemberton took over as crew chief and moved to the #44 with Reutimann when Jarrett retired after Martinsville and Pappis moved from the #44 when the switch occurred | ||||||
| 01 | Regan Smith ROTY Ron Fellows |
Chevy | Principal Financial Services (2 races) Coors Light Steak-umm |
DEI Teresa Earnhardt |
Dan Stillman | Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies |
| Ron Fellows will run the car in the road courses. Dan Stillman is the new crew chief as of Dover in June. Kevin Buskirk took over as interim crew chief as of the Coca-Cola 600 in May replacing Doug Richert, who left. Coors Light sponsored at Calif [Feb] and Las Vegas. Steak-umm was the sponsor for Richmond in May. Richert had taken over for Ryan Pemberton who left to go to MWR. Tony Gibson was to move to the #01, but he stayed at the #8. DEI will keep the #01 for the team and Smith. Martin/Almirola moved to the #8 with Smith taking over full-time at the #01. DEI and Ginn Racing merged in July 2007. RCR and DEI combined engine shops | ||||||
| 07 | Clint Bowyer 2011 |
Chevy | Jack Daniel’s
DIRECTV SKF, Shell |
Richard Childress | Gil Martin | Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies |
| Bowyer moves to the #33 in 2009, Bowyer re-signed thru 2011. No known changes for 2008. Jack Daniel’s is signed thru 2009. RCR and DEI combined engine shops. | ||||||
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. 2008 |
Chevy | Bass Pro Shops
Cub Cadet |
Dale Earnhardt Inc Teresa Earnhardt |
Kevin Manion Mike Greci (interim) |
Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies |
| Mike Greci to assume crew chief duties from Indy thru Calif while Manion is on a 6-race suspension. Cub Cadet was the primary sponsor at Chicago and an assoc the rest of the season. Bass Pro Shops and Manion are signed thru 2010. RCR and DEI combined engine shops. | ||||||
| 2 | Kurt Busch 2009 |
Dodge | Miller Lite
Mobil 1, Bosch, Jasper, Lennox, Mazak, NewPage, PPG, Snap-On, Bombardier Aerospace, Sirius Satellite Radio |
Roger Penske | Pat Tryson | Penske Jasper |
| Tryson took over after Michigan in June 2007. Some rumors had Penske switching to Toyota but have been denied and seem unlikely. | ||||||
| 5 | Casey Mears 2009 |
Chevy | Carquest, Kellogg’s Cheez-It (4 races) Delphi Automotive, Quaker State |
Rick Hendrick | Alan Gustafson | Hendrick |
| Mears moved over from the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy, with Dale Jr. and Tony Jr. going to the #25 team using the #88. AMP, Mountain Dew and National Guard as the sponsors there. Gustafson stayed with the #5 car as does sponsors Kellogg’s and Carquest | ||||||
| 6 | David Ragan 2008 |
Ford | AAA, AAA Travel, AAA Insurance
Valvoline |
Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry |
Jimmy Fennig | Yates/Roush |
| AAA will leave after the 2008 season, so the team will need another sponsor in 2009. Roush Racing and Fenway Sports Group partnered up in early 2007, each owning 50% of the team, Jack Roush to run the team. | ||||||
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Jim Beam Menard’s Mapei RVs.com (4 races) |
Robby Gordon RGM |
Kirk Almquist | Penske Jasper |
| After the lawsuit by GEM was dropped, Gordon announced he would lease Penske Racing engines for the rest of the season. The new crew chief is Kirk Almquist. Giles left the team in September. Walter Giles replaced Frank Kerr as crew chief after Talladega in April. On Feb 1st, it was announced Gordon would team up with Gillett Evernham Motorsports for technical, marketing and engine support and switch from Ford to Dodge. | ||||||
| 8 | Mark Martin (~24 races) Aric Almirola |
Chevy | U.S. Army
Steak-umm |
Dale Earnhardt Inc Teresa Earnhardt |
Tony Gibson | Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies |
| Steak-umm will be the sponsor for Pocono in June and August. Crew chief Ryan Pemberton left DEI at end of season, Richert named to take over #01 team, Gibson stayed at the #8. Martin and Almirola will share duties in the #8 with Martin running 24-26 races and Almirola the remainder, U.S. Army and crew moves over as the sponsor from the #01. | ||||||
| 9 | Kasey Kahne 2010 |
Dodge | Budweiser
Allstate, Dodge Dealers, LifeLock, Cintas, UAW, Valvoline, Siemens, Stanley Tools, Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper |
Gillett Evernham Motorsports George N. Gillett, Jr. Ray Evernham |
Kenny Francis (team director) |
GEM |
| GEM to support Robby Gordon Motorsports who also switches to Dodge. Budweiser will be Kahne’s sponsor. Allstate could be on the car as a primary for a couple races and has been pictured on the images of the #99 Bud car. | ||||||
| CAR# (click # for news) |
DRIVER | MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER | CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES…………….. | ||||||
| 10 | Mike Wallace (LMS in Oct) A.J. Allmendinger Terry Labonte |
Dodge | Valvoline (? Races) Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Cintas Charter Lifelock |
Gillett Evernham Motorsports George N. Gillett, Jr. Ray Evernham |
Mike Shiplett (team director) |
GEM |
| Patrick Carpentier released after Talladega with Mike Wallace in at LMS and Allmendinger in for ther final six races, Sorenson takes over in 2009 (10-7-2008). Carpentier will skip Pocono in August to run the Nationride race in Montreal, Terry Labonte will run at Pocono. Cintas was the primary sponsor for Atlanta in March. GEM to support Robby Gordon Motorsports who also switches to Dodge. Auto Value will sponsor 2 races. Valvoline will be the primary sponsor in 13-15 races or so. Stanley Tools moves over to GEM’s #19 car. Mike Shiplett assumes the crew chief/Team Director position as of Homestead in 2007. Carpentier signed to take over the ride. Scott Riggs left and headed to Haas CNC Racing and the #66 ride. GEM will NOT merge with Petty Enterprises, as one car would have to be dropped | ||||||
| 11 | Denny Hamlin 2010 |
Toyota | FedEx | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Ford | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| JGR will switch from Chevy to Toyota in 2008. No other known changes for the #11 team. | ||||||
| 12 | Ryan Newman 2008 |
Dodge | alltel
Kodak Mobil 1,Bosch, Mazak, PPG, Snap-On, Bombardier Aerospace, Freightliner, Gillette |
Penske Racing South | Roy McCauley | Penske Jasper |
| Alltel will likely leave after 2008 as Verizon bought Alltel and will do away with the brand. Kodak the primary sponsor at Pocono (June), Chicago, Watkins Glen, Calif (Aug), New Hampshire (Sept) and Atlanta (Oct). McCauley took over the crew chief job for 2008, Mike Nelson will oversee the Cup program. Newman was rumored to Richard Childress Racing 4th team [#33] but Newman is signed thru 2008. | ||||||
| 15 | Paul Menard 2008 |
Chevy | Menard’s Peak Antifreeze, Energizer, Pittsburgh Paints, Sylvania, Turtle Wax |
Dale Earnhardt Inc Teresa Earnhardt |
Doug Randolph | Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies |
| Menard and sponsor head to Yates Racing in 2009. Doug Randolph moved over from Petty Enterprises for 2008, Charpentier becomes the DEI Team Director. Ginn Racing and DEI merged in July 2007. | ||||||
| 16 | Greg Biffle 2008 |
Ford | 3M (23 races) DISH Network |
Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush |
Greg Erwin | Yates/Roush |
| DISH Network to sponsor for 11 races. 3M will be the sponsor for 23 races in 2008. Biffle is signed thru 2008 and hopes to re-sign with Roush by mid 2008. Roush Racing and Fenway Sports Group partner up in early 2007, each owning 50%, Jack Roush to run the team. Biffle is not signed past 2008 and could leave, DEI #8 is rumored for 2009, Biffle says he will wait until mid-2008 and see how the #16 is running before deciding on 2009 plans. | ||||||
| 17 | Matt Kenseth 2009 |
Ford | DeWalt Tools
R&L Carriers Carhartt USG Dish Network Lexan, Valvoline |
Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry |
Chip Bolin | Yates/Roush |
| Robbie Reiser moves to Roush Racing GM post in 2008, Chip Bolin is the new crew chief. | ||||||
| 18 | Kyle Busch 2010 |
Toyota | M&M’s (24 races) Snickers (2 races) Pedigree (3 races) Combos (1 races) Interstate Batteries (6 races) Banquet, Food Lion, Mac Tools, Sherwin Williams, Doosan Infracore, Wix, Fire-Dex |
Joe Gibbs Racing | Steve Addington | Gibbs Racing |
| M&M’s is the new sponsor and will run some other Mars brands like Snickers, Combos and Pedigree. Kyle Busch was named the new driver on August 14, 2007, signed thru 2010. JGR switched from Chevy to Toyota in 2008. Interstate Batteries will return will return in 2008 to sponsor the team for six races | ||||||
| 19 | Elliott Sadler 2010 |
Dodge | Best Buy (15 races) Stanley Tools McDonald’s Garmin Siemens Dodge Dealers, UAW, Cintas, Valvoline, Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper |
Gillett Evernham Motorsports George N. Gillett, Jr. Ray Evernham |
Rodney Childers (team director) |
GEM |
| GEM to support Robby Gordon Motorsports who also switches to Dodge. Stanley Tools to be the primary for 13 races [including all-star race]. Best Buy will be the primary sponsor for 15 races, moving from the #66. The #10 and #19 swapped crew chiefs late in 2007 with Scott McDougall going to the #10 and Childers to the #19. | ||||||
| 20 | Tony Stewart 2009 |
Toyota | Home Depot
Coca-Cola, Old Spice, Doosan Infracore, Wix |
Joe Gibbs Racing | Greg Zipadelli | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Stewart could leave and buy into another team to be part-owner and return to Chevy in 2009 or stay with JGR. JGR will switch from Chevy to Toyota in 2008. Stewart is signed thru 2009 as is Home Depot and both are working on extensions. Zipadelli is signed thru 2009 and looking to extend with Stewart | ||||||
| CAR# (click # for news) |
DRIVER signed thru (if known) |
MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER | CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES…………….. | ||||||
| 21 | Bill Elliott (17 races) Jon Wood Marcos Ambrose (8 races) Johnny Sauter Jeff Green |
Ford | Little Debbie’s (14 races) US Air Force (9 races) Motorcraft (? races) |
Wood Brothers Racing Glen Wood |
David Hyder | Yates/Roush |
| Hyder comes back to the #21 after stints at BAM Racing and #00 MWR. crew chief Gene Nead left after Bristol in March, Mike Smith took over on an interim basis. Jeff Green was to attempt Bristol, but the rained washed out the attempt and the team missed the race. Sauter attempted Las Vegas but crashed on his qualifying attempt and missed the race, Wood was supposed to run it, but felt he was not ready. Team needs sponsorship for six races. The Wood Brothers and JTG Racing split their stock-car operation, Wood Brothers will run the #21 full time in the Cup series and the #21 in the Truck Series. JTG Racing will run the #47 car in four races with Ambrose, run in the Nationwide Series in the #59 and #47 and the #20 in the Truck Series. Elliott will run the Daytona 500 and Bud Shootout and 16 other races. Jon Wood supposedly will run the 9 races the Air Force sponsors the car. No word on Ken Schrader’s plans with the team but he will run at Daytona in the #49 and could drive more races for that team. Little Debbie’s will return for 14 races in 2008, Ambrose will run 12 of the 14 races sponsored by Little Debbie’s [4 in the #47]. Crew chief Michael ‘Fatback’ McSwain stepped down as crew chief at the end of 2007, could take another spot with the team or move on. Gene Nead came over from the #7 RGM team late in 2007 | ||||||
| 22 | Dave Blaney 2008 |
Toyota | Caterpillar
Pro-Cert, Hobas Pipe, Tempstar |
Bill Davis | Tommy Baldwin Jr. | Bill Davis Racing |
| No changes past Baldwin being the full time crew chief on the car. Caterpillar signed a new deal with the team in late 2007 thru 2008, no word if they will return afterwards | ||||||
| 24 | Jeff Gordon lifetime |
Chevy | DuPont Finishes
Pepsi Nicorette Quaker State, SDRC, AC Delco, Rain-X, Haas, GMAC, Delphi Automotive, Georgia-Pacific |
Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon |
Steve Letarte | Hendrick |
| DuPont signed thru 2010. No known changes. Gordon is signed to a long term deal with Hendrick. | ||||||
| 26 | Jamie McMurray 2009 |
Ford | Crown Royal (27 races) Irwin Tools Valvoline |
Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry |
Larry Carter | Yates/Roush |
| Roush Racing and Fenway Sports Group partnered up in early 2007, each owning 50%, Jack Roush to run the team. | ||||||
| 28 was 88 |
Travis Kvapil | Ford | Lumber Liquidators Lafayette Ford Ford Driven Northern Tool + Equipment K&N Engineering Zaxby’s Restaurant Discount Tire |
Yates Racing Doug Yates Max Jones |
Todd Parrott | Yates/Roush |
| Many one race sponsorships. Parrott moves over from the #38 and Cully Barraclough will crew chief the #38. Switched to #28 from #88. Jones comes over from Roush Fenway and is part owner. Crew chief Butch Hylton left after Kansas in 2007. Snickers [Mars/M&M’s] left after 2008 with M&M’s going to the #18 JGR team and Kyle Busch. #88 goes over to Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt Jr. with this team changing to Yates old number 28. Robert Yates retired after 2007 season with son Doug taking over, the team is now know as Yates Racing. Kvapil named the 2008 driver at Richmond in Sept. when it was announced the letter of intent with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing will not proceed. Ricky Rudd retired for good at the end of 2007. In July 2007 Yates merged with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing and hoped to expand to a 3rd or 4th team in 2008 or 2009 but the deal fell thru. | ||||||
| 29 | Kevin Harvick 2009 |
Chevy | Shell/Pennzoil (36 races) Reese’s/Hershey Foods GM Goodwrench, Realtree, Snap-On, Bass Pro Shops, Coca-Cola, SKF, Emerson, RoadLoans, Rheem |
Richard Childress | Todd Berrier | Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies |
| RCR and DEI combined engine shops in 2007, No word on any changes, RCR could add a 4th team. Harvick is signed with RCR thru 2009. This team was the #3 with Dale Earnhardt before he passed away, Childress has no plans to run the #3 any time soon. | ||||||
| 31 | Jeff Burton 2010 |
Chevy | AT&T Mobility [thru 2008]
Lenox Industrial Tools Prilosec Shell, SKF |
Richard Childress | Scott Miller | Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies |
| AT&T / NASCAR / Sprint lawsuit settled, with AT&T allowed to stay in the Cup Series until the end of 2008, then the team needs a new sponsor and AT&T can stay in the sport in a lower series. AT&T Burton re-signed just after Michigan in June 2007, each for 3 years but AT&T will have to leave at end of 2008. RCR and DEI combined engine shops in 2007. RCR will add a 4th team in 2009. Prilosec and Lenox will be primary sponsors in a few races | ||||||
| CAR# (click # for news) |
DRIVER | MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER | CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES…………….. | ||||||
| 38 | David Gilliland 2009 |
Ford | FreeCreditReport.com
Wix Filters, Mac Tools, Raybestos |
Yates Racing Doug Yates Max Jones |
Cully Barraclough | Yates/Roush |
| Free CreditReport.com sponsored for the first 6 races, then extended that to an unannounced number of races starting at Talladega in April. Todd Parrott moved over to crew chief the #28 [was #88] and Cully Barraclough is the crew chief of the #38. Jones comes over from Roush Fenway and is part owner. M&M’s to the #18 and Kyle Busch. Robert Yates retired after 2007 season with son Doug taking over. Kvapil named the 2008 #28 driver at Richmond in Sept. when it was announced the letter of intent with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing will not proceed. In July 2007 Yates merged with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing and hoped to expand to a 3rd or 4th team in 2008 or 2009 before the deal fell thru. | ||||||
| 41 | Reed Sorenson 2008 |
Dodge | Target
Polaroid ?Tums, ?Energizer |
Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates |
Donnie Wingo | Ernie Elliott |
| Wingo switches from #42 team and Jimmy Elledge heads there after Phoenix in April. Target is rumored to be leaving, but denied by the team. Ganassi has been rumored to possibly be going to Toyota, but that rumor has been denied. | ||||||
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline Big Red Gum/WrigleyMicrosoft, Dell, EMC, Syntel, Avaya |
Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates |
Brian Pattie | Ernie Elliott |
| Elledge parts ways with team before Coca-Cola 600 in May. Pattie takes over for now. Elledge switches from #41 team and Donnie Wingo heads there after Phoenix in April. Texaco/Havoline will be primary co-sponsors with Wrigley [Big Red and Juicy Fruit]. Ganassi has been rumored to possibly be going to Toyota, but that rumor has been denied. Texaco is supposedly signed thru 2007. | ||||||
| 43 | Bobby Labonte 2012 |
Dodge | Cheerios
Pop Secret, Betty Crocker, Bugles, Hamburger Helper, Chex, Ferguson, Sprint, OMP, Olympia Steel Bldgs |
Boston Ventures David Zucker Petty Enterprises |
Jeff Meendering | GEM |
| Boston Ventures buys into PE and becomes a partner. Labonte re-signs in June 2008 thru 2012. CAT is one rumored sponsor. General Mills/Cheerios will leave at end of 2008 and head to 4th RCR car. Jeff Meendering, former car chief of the #24, is the new crew chief as of Nov 2007. PE moved to Mooresville in 2008 to the old Yates Racing shop. Crew chief Doug Randolph heads to DEI’s #15 team in 2008. | ||||||
| 44 | Dale Jarrett 6 races David Reutimann |
Toyota | UPS
Dow Automotive |
Michael Waltrip Racing Michael Waltrip Robert Kauffman Johnny Harris |
Ryan Pemberton | TRD |
| All indications are that UPS will leave at the end of this season and could head to teams with Martin Truex Jr, Tony Stewart or Clint Bowyer. Pemberton took over after Jarrett retires and Pappis will take over the #00 crew chief job when Jarrett retires. Crew chief Jason Burdett left at end of 2007, heads to the #24 Jeff Gordon team as the car chief. Jarrett ran the first five races of the 2008 season (Daytona, Calif, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Bristol, plus the All-Star race in May) and then retire. Reutimann and team from #00 moves over from the #00. Jarrett will have the past champ provisional to use, but Kurt Busch has the first shot at it if needed. UPS is signed thru 2008 | ||||||
| 45 | Kyle Petty
Chad McCumbee Terry Labonte |
Dodge | Marathon Oil (14 Races) Wells Fargo Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA.org) Coca-Cola, Olympia Steel Bldgs |
Boston Ventures David Zucker Petty Enterprises |
Stewart Cooper | GEM |
| Boston Ventures buys into PE and becomes a partner. McCumbee ran at Dover in June and Texas in April. Terry Labonte ran from seven races Pocono in June thru Indy in July [and an extra race for Labonte] when Petty does the TNT coverage. Cooper takes over as crew chief after Texas in April. Billy Wilburn to head up Petty test team. McCumbee attempted Texas but failed to make the race. Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA.org) will be the primary sponsor for two races [Richmond in May and Pocono in June]. PE moved to Mooresville, NC in 2008 to the old RYR shops. | ||||||
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson 2010 |
Chevy | Lowe’s Home Improvement Kobalt ToolsQuaker State |
Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon |
Chad Knaus | Hendrick |
| No changes known for 2008. Johnson, Knaus and Lowe’s signed thru 2010. | ||||||
| CAR# (click # for news) |
DRIVER signed thru (if known) |
MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER | CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES…………….. | ||||||
| 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA
Coca Cola, Klaussner, UPS, Best Western |
Michael Waltrip Racing Michael Waltrip Robert Kauffman Johnny Harris |
Bobby Kennedy | TRD |
| NAPA is rumored to be leaving and could end up as the sponsor of the Truck Series. Kennedy takes over for Andrews after Bristol in March, Andrews stayed on in a manager role for a while, then split with the team. Paul Andrews takes over crew chief job for 2008 season, taking over for Buddy Sisco. Sponsor and Waltrip return in 2008. | ||||||
| 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevy | State Water Heaters (15 races)Haas Automation |
Joe Custer Gene Haas Haas CNC Racing |
Bootie Barker | Hendrick |
| Barker will head to MWR to crew chief the #55 in 2009 (10-1-2008). Tony Stewart will leave JGR and buy into Haas CNC Racing, which will be re-named Stewart Hass and the #66 will be the #4, the #70 will become the #14 with Stewart. Indications are that Riggs will not be back in 2009. Riggs moved to the #66 from the #70 and Barker and crew move with him. State Water Heaters will be the sponsor for 15 races or so. Mayfield moved over to the #70 team with crew chief Dave Skog but was released after the fifth race with many drivers in that car. Crew Chief Harold Holly and the team parted ways, Skog named the 2008 crew chief. 2007 sponsor Best Buy headed to the #19 and Elliott Sadler. Mayfield took over after Martinsville in Oct 2007 then moved to the #70 in 2008. Scott Riggs signed with Haas CNC Racing in Sept. Owner Haas was jailed, but the team says it will not have an effect or change plans | ||||||
| 70 | Tony Raines Jason Leffler Ken Schrader Johnny Sauter Max Papis |
Chevy | Haas Automation
Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon Atlas Copco Compressors Hunt Brothers Pizza |
Joe Custer Gene Haas Haas CNC Racing |
Dave Skog | Hendrick |
| Raines to run the car at Pocono and Michigan in August. Max Papis will run at the road courses. Tony Stewart will leave JGR and buy into Haas CNC Racing, which will be re-named Stewart Hass and the #66 will be the #4, the #70 will become the #14 wuth Stewart. Sauter and Leffler are off and on in the car. Schrader to run Talladega in April. Sauter ran at Phoenix in April. Jeremy Mayfield and team part ways after Texas in April. Hunt Brothers Pizza sponsored the car at Talladega in April. Mayfield moves to the #70 from the #66 and Slog and crew move with him. Riggs moves over to the #66 team with crew chief Dave Skog. Atlas Copco Compressors will be the sponsor for New Hampshire. Johnny Sauter is out at end of 2007. Riggs signed with Haas CNC Racing in October 2007. Owner Haas was jailed, but the team says it will not have an effect or change plans | ||||||
| 77 | Sam Hornish ROTY |
Dodge | Mobil 1 | Penske Racing South | Travis Geisler | Penske Jasper |
| Travis Geisler replaces Carrier after Michigan in August. Chris Carrier comes over from the #4 Morgan McClure Motorsports team. The Ryan Pemberton as crew chief was false. Gimbel will be the interim crew chief until a permanent one is named. Hornish will make the move to NASCAR, and switch from #06 to #77, a number last used by Penske in 2005. Plans to attempt at up to seven Cup races in 2007 and run full time in 2008. | ||||||
| 78 | Joe Nemechek 2010 |
Chevy | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser |
Jay Guy | Hendrick |
| The team will scale back to a limited schedule in 2009 (11-11-2008). Nemechek will be back full time in 2008 and is signed thru 2010. The team will have Hendrick engines after closing its own engine shop. Kenny Wallace stepped out after Watkins Glen in Aug 2007. The team may run a 2nd team part time 2nd team using the #87 | ||||||
| 83 | Scott Speed (Homestead) Brian Vickers |
Toyota | Red Bull Energy Drink | Red Bull Racing Dietrich Mateschitz Dany Bahar |
Kevin Hamlin | TRD |
| Vickers and Speed swap rides for the season finale at Homestead in an effort to get the #84 back in the top-35 of owners points for first 5 races of 2009 (11-12-2008). Jay Frye named General Manager Jan 14th. Hamlin named crew chief Jan 2008, replaces Randy Cox, who took over after Martinsville in Oct 2007. Doug Richert released as the crew chief after Martinsville in Oct 2007. Red Bull Officials say they are staying with Toyota and not switching to Chevy, no word on any other changes in 2008 | ||||||
| 84 | Brian Vickers (Homestead) Scott Speed Mike Skinner |
Toyota | Red Bull | Red Bull Racing Dietrich Mateschitz Dany Bahar |
Jimmy Elledge | TRD |
| Vickers and Speed swap rides for the season finale at Homestead in an effort to get the #84 back in the top-35 of owners points for first 5 races of 2009 (11-12-2008). A.J. Allmendinger released after Kansas in Sept. Skinner to run the car at Talladega and Charlotte in Oct, Scott Speed runs the #82 at Charlotte, then the #84 from Martinsville thru end of the season. Elledge took over for Ricky Viers after Daytona in July. Skinner took over from Atlanta in March thru Phoenix in April, then Allmendinger was back in. The silver scheme will stay for the rest of the season. Jay Frye named General Manager Jan 14th. Red Bull Officials say they are staying with Toyota and not switching to Chevy, no word on any other changes in 2008 | ||||||
| 88 was 25 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2012 |
Chevy | Mountain Dew AMP Energy Drink Army National GuardQuaker State, GMAC, Wrangler, Adidas, GoDaddy |
Rick Hendrick | Tony Eury Jr. | Hendrick |
| Yates agrees to sell #88 to Hendrick, so the team will change from #25 to #88 for 2008. Looks like the trademark thing was a smokescreen. Mears goes over to the #5 car, with Dale Jr. and Tony Jr. come over from the DEI #8 team. Former #25 Crew chief Darian Grubb will move to more of a management role. Looks like Mountain Dew and Amp will be the co-primary sponsors to be announced later in Sept. Hendrick applied for trademarks with the US Patent & Trademark Office for five numbers — 81, 82, 51, 58 and 38, so one of those could be it. All are available except the #38 which would have to be ok’d by NASCAR and given up by RYR which runs the car with Gilliland or they could keep the #25. Will not bring Budweiser with him. DEI and Hendrick could not work out a deal for Earnhardt Jr. to keep the #8, so DEI keeps it and Dale Jr. will have a new car number in 2008 | ||||||
| 96 | Ken Schrader
Brad Coleman Joey Logano P.J. Jones |
Toyota | Texas Instruments DLP Products
AER |
Hall of Fame Racing Jeff Moorad Tom Garfinkel |
Steve Boyer | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Logano ran two races in the car at New Hampshire and Kansas, then it was decided not to run him in the other races. Looks like Schrader will driver for the rest of 2008, no word if Brad Coleman will make any more starts. Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, Bill Saunders and Mark Griege are no longer part of the ownership group (9-30-2008). Schrader ran the car at Bristol in August and will at Richimond and Talladega. J.J. Yeley released after Pocono in August. Jones will run the car at Watkins Glen. Coleman takes over at Michigan in August for some races of the season. Boyer takes for Brandon Thomas as crew chief after Bristol in March. HOF will move to Toyota and continue to get support from Joe Gibbs Racing. Yeley will be the new driver in 2008 with Raines looking elsewhere. Plans to starts a 2nd team in 2008 with Brad Coleman driving up to 7 races and go full time in 2009. New majority owners joined in late 2007, owners of the MLB Arizona Diamondbacks, Jeff Moorad and Tom Garfinkelno buy into the team, Saunders, Aikman and Staubach are now minority owners. Will switch to Toyota and maintain support from Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||||
| 99 | Carl Edwards 2011 |
Ford | Office Depot
Aflac Claritin DISH Network Valvoline |
Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry |
Bob Osbourne | Yates/Roush |
| Aflac will be the primary sponsor in 2009, Office Depot is looking elsewhere and could end up at MWR. Edwards re-signs long term deal in May 2008, three additional years thru 2011. Osbourne was suspended for races 4 thru 9 (Atlanta thru Talladega), Reiser and Chris Andrews stepped in. Claritin will be the primary for a few springtime races. Dish Network will be the primary at Calif in Feb and two other races. Aflac joins as a primary sponsor for 8 races in 2008. Roush Racing and Fenway Sports Group partnered up in early 2007, each owning 50%, Jack Roush to run the team. | ||||||
| KNOWN PART TIME TEAMS | ||||||
| CAR# (click # for news) |
DRIVER signed thru (if known) |
MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER | CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES…………….. | ||||||
| 02* | Joey Logano 2010+ |
Toyota | Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing | ? | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Logano scheduled to run two races in this car, Richmond in Sept and Atlanta in Oct. to get ready for full-time Cup in 2009 in the #20 car. Ran two races in the #96 HOF Toyota but JGR decided not to run him there anymore.. | ||||||
| 08* | Johnny Sauter Tony Raines Burney Lamar Carl Long |
Dodge | FUBAR | E&M Motorsports John Carter |
Tony Furr Charles Swing |
Ernie Elliott |
| Boris Said was run for the team at Talladega but withdrew. Sauter to run at Chicago and Indy in July. Raines attempted but failed to make the Martinsville race in March. Carl Long tested, attempted to make and failed to make the Daytona 500. Long was scheduled to run at Bristol [in March] but did not. Lamar attempted a few races but missed all so far [rained out at Calif and wasn’t fast enought at Atlanta, Texas] the team withdrew from Las Vegas. | ||||||
| 09* | Sterling Marlin | Chevy | Miccosukee Indian Gaming | James Finch Phoenix Racing |
Marc Reno | Hendrick |
| Marlin is scheduled to run 7-9 races, Max Papis was rumored to be driving at the road courses but ended up with the #70 team instead. The team will use Hendrick engines in 2008 and run a full time Nationwide team | ||||||
| 13* | Max Papis 2012 |
Toyota | GEICO | Germain Racing | Randy Goss | TRD |
| Will run at Texas and Homestead in November. Plans to run 18 races in 2009 | ||||||
| 25* | Brad Keselowski | Chevy | GoDaddy.com | Hendrick Motorsports | Lance McGrew | Hendrick |
| Scheduled to attempt two races, at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in October and Texas in November. | ||||||
| 33* | Mike Wallace Scott Wimmer Ken Schrader |
Chevy | Realtree Camping World |
Richard Childress/RCR | Shane Wilson | Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies |
| Wallace ran Talladega in October with Realtree as the sponsor. Schrader ran at Lowe’s Motor Sppeway in May with Camping World. The team will move up to full time in 2009 with General Mills/Cheerios as the sponsor, Bobby Labonte is the rumored driver. Shelmerdine tested at Daytona and was supposed to attempt the Daytona 500 but the deal fell thru. Holiday Inn will return as a full time Nationwide Series sponsor and may run some Cup races with Wimmer in 2008. RCR was planning on starting a 4th team in 2008 but Childress said at Kansas, the right oppurtunity did not present itself. RCR and DEI combined engine shops in 2007. | ||||||
| 34* | Chad Chaffin Tony Raines Jeff Green John Andretti |
Chevy | ? | Brad Jenkins Front Row Motorsports Jimmy Means Bob Jenkins |
Scott Eggleston | JGR |
| Attempted to make some races for the rest of 2008. After missing New Hampshire in June, the team skipped Daytona and plans to run at Indy, looks like Raines is the driver for now.(7-17-2008). Raines made the race at Dover and will attempt Pocono and Michigan in June, after that…? Jeff Green attempted Darlington and Lowe’s Motor Speedway while Andretti ran the Indy 500. Andretti attempted and made the Daytona 500 the made 9 more attempts with 2 starts. Jeff Green tested at LMS in May and attempted Darlington in May. Andretti tested at Las Vegas and California in Jan-Feb and supposedly will start the season in the car. Will use old Chevy engines from Joe Gibbs Racing and gas two Chevy’s bought from DEI. FRM plans to run the #34 team full time in 2007, looking for a sponsor. FRM plans to run the #37 in a few races with Eric McClure. Team changes from Dodge to Chevy in 2008. NO, the owner, Bob Jenkins is not the broadcaster Bob Jenkins. | ||||||
| 37* | Eric McClure | Chevy | Hefty | Bob Jenkins [not the broadcaster] Brad Jenkins Front Row Motorsports |
Cal Boprey | JGR |
| Kenny Wlalace attempted to race the car in the Sprint Showdown in May, but wrecked and didn’t have a back up. Lepage is scheduled to attempt Calif in Feb bit withdrew. McClure attempted to make the Daytona 500 but failed to make it. McClure could run a few mores races and runs full time for FRM in the Nationwide Series. Will use old Chevy engines from Joe Gibbs Racing and gas two Chevy’s bought from DEI. FRM plans to attempt the full season with the #34 team | ||||||
| 40* | Bryan Clauson | Dodge | Target | Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates |
Steve Lane | Ernie Elliott |
| Clauson tested at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Sept and will attempt to make the October race there (10-6-2008). Dario Franchitti will go to the IRL in 2009 with Ganassi and not drive anymore 2008 NASCAR race, in either Cup or NNS (9-2-2008). The team suspended operations after the June race in New Hampshire citing no sponsorship, supposedly 70 employees were laid off, no word if/when the team will return. Franchitti will run the Nationwide Series full time (7-1-2008). No permanent sponsor. Run one-two race sponsorship deals. When Franchitti was hurt and missed four races, four drivers raced the car: Talladega [Stremme], Sterling Marlin [Richmond and Darlington], Ken Schrader [Charlotte] and Jeremy Mayfield [Dover], Franchitti came back at Pocono in June. David Stremme will not be back in 2008 and Dario Franchitti replaced him. Coors Light did not return in 2008 and became a NASCAR sponsor and will sponsor the Pole Award and became the Official Beer of NASCAR. Ganassi has been rumored to possibly be going to Toyota, but that rumor has been denied. | ||||||
| 47* | Marco Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie’s, Kingsford, Clorax | JTG Racing Tad Geschickter Brad Daughtery |
Frank Kerr | Yates/Roush |
| Will run at Atlanta, and possible a few other races in the #47 Toyota [using #00 owners points] in preparation for 2009 (10-17-2008). Will run full time in 2009 and switch to Toyota. Scheduled to run four races with Ambrose: Indianapolis, Kansas, Atlanta & Homestead. Ambrose is also scheduled to run the #21 in 8 races. The Wood Brothers and JTG Racing split their stock-car operation, JTG will run the #47 Cup car in some race, run in the Nationwide Series in the #59 and #47 and the #20 in the Truck Series | ||||||
| 50* | Stanton Barrett | Chevy | NOS Energy Drink | SKI Motorsports Chris Lencheski |
Ricky Pearson | RCR/DEI |
| Also attempted to make the race at New Hamphshire in Sept but didn’t qualify. Made attempts to run the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, Indy and Bristol in August but failed to qualify for any | ||||||
| 60* | Boris Said | Ford | 7-Eleven Slurpee (Daytona 500) SoBe No Fear Energy Drink |
Boris Said Mark Simo Frank Stoddard No Fear Racing |
Frank Stoddard | Roush-Yates |
| Didn’t run at Talladega as sponsorship didn’t come thru. 7-Eleven Slurpee will be the sponsor for the Daytona 500. Plans to attempt at least five races in 2008, depending on sponsorship; Daytona 500, Sonoma, Daytona in July, Watkins Glen and Talladega in Oct. | ||||||
| 82* | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull Energy Drink | Red Bull Racing Dietrich Mateschitz Dany Bahar |
Slugger Labbe | TRD |
| Tested at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Sept and was to make his Cup debut there in the #82 but qualifying rained out qualifying and he did make the race, so he will make his debut at Martinsville in the #84 and finish out the season there and full-time in 2009 | ||||||
| 87* | Kenny Wallace | Chevy | Denver Mattress | Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser |
Ed Nathman | Hendrick |
| Tested at Daytona in January with Fuller, Wallace made the Daytona 500 but didn’t make another attempt in 2008. Tested at Pocono in May, but didn’t make an attempt in June. | ||||||
| TEAMS WITH UNKNOWN STATUS or CLOSED/SUSPENDED OPERATIONS |
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| CAR# (click # for news) |
DRIVER signed thru (if known) |
MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER | CREW CHIEF | ENGINES |
| NOTES…………….. | ||||||
| 02* | Brandon Ash | Dodge | Sprinter Trucking | Ed Ash | Kenneth Wood | ? |
| Not sure on 2008 plans, typically runs the west coast races like Las Vegas, Phoenix, Infineon Raceway and California but has not so far in 2008 as of June. | ||||||
| 4* | ? | Chevy | ? | Morgan-McClure Larry McClure Tim Morgan |
? | Ron Puryear |
| Team has suspended operation, did not test or attempt the Daytona 500, but could attempt races later in the season if sponsorship is found. The team fought for and kept the #4 sought to be used by Stewart Haas Racing in 2009, Stewart took the high road and will use the #39 for Ryan Newman instead. Laid off most of the employees on Jan 12, 2008. State Water Heaters left and headed to Haas CNC Racing #66 team. Crew chief Chris Carrier left and went to Penske Racing’s #77 but left later in the season | ||||||
| 27* was 36 |
Johnny Benson
?Jacques Villeneuve Mike Skinner |
Toyota | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles
? Bad Boy Mowers |
Gail Davis Bill Davis Racing |
? | Bill Davis Racing |
| Crew chief Richard ‘Slugger’ Labbe left after the team suspended operations in March. Suspends operations after missing Atlanta in March, may run Talladega in April, if a sponsor can be found. Skinner went over to the #84 Red Bull team for about 4 races starting at Atlanta at March. After missing the Daytona 500, BDR announced that Skinner and Benson would run the next few races [starting with Skinner at Calif and Vegas and Benson at Atlanta…then?] until Villeneuve tested and ran a few truck series race in 2007 and is scheduled to drive the #27 for at least the first five races in 2008 and see where they stack up in owners points. The is no sponsor and Villeneuve split with long term manager Craig Pollock in Jan 2008. Pollock had been rumored as buying into the team with Villeneuve somehow. This team was the #36 360 OTC team with driver Jeremy Mayfield in 2007. Mayfield left and headed to the #70 Hass CNC Racing ride and the team will run the #27 in 2008 with Richard ‘Slugger’ Labbe as the crew chief | ||||||
| 49* | ? | Toyota | ?Microsoft Small Business, ?Qtrax.com (Bud Shootout) Diamond Driven |
BAM Racing Beth Ann Morgenthau Tony Morgenthau |
? | BDR |
| Owners says the team will run late in the season. Microsoft Small Business left and went to MWR’s #00 car in April. After skipping Texas and Phoenix in April, the team decided to go to a part time schedule due to a lack of a sponsor, no word when the team will run again. Schrader will run thew #70 at Talladega in April, unknown after that. Switches to Toyota after Bristol in March and Microsoft comes in to sponsor at Martinsville in March. Qtrax.com will be the sponsor for the Bud Shootout and a few other races. The team is using a different sponsor concept called Diamond Driven where they sell logo’s for a smaller price. Schrader is scheduled to run the full season with the team. Andretti was announced as signing to run the full 2008 season late in 2007, but that changed | ||||||
| 65* | Chad McCumbee | Chevy | ? | Joe Custer Gene Haas Haas CNC Racing |
? | Hendrick |
| a possible third team for Haas CNC Racing. Tested at Las Vegas in January. McCumbee could run some races for Petty Enterprises also. Owner Haas was jailed, but the team says it will not have an effect or change plans | ||||||
| 57* | Norm Benning | Chevy | ? | Norm Benning Racing | ? | ? |
| Planned to attempt the Daytona 500 nut withdrew, could run at Pocono races in conjunction with the ARCA races | ||||||
| 89* | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Victory in Jesus Racing Ministries | Cindy Shepherd | John Graham | Barnes & Reese Racing Engines |
| Is running the full Nationwide Series, no word on any Cup plans | ||||||
| ?90* | ?Colin Braun | ?Ford | ? | ?Yates Racing ?Doug Yates Max Jones |
? | ? |
| Braun [pronounced Brown] was rumored to be making Sprint Cup race attempt in a Yates car, but it was denied by all involved | ||||||