2008 NASCAR Nextel Cup Race Schedule
| 2008 NASCAR Nextel Cup Race Schedule |
| Date | Race | Track | Race Time | TV Coverage | 2007 Winner |
| 2/9 | Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway | 8:30 p.m. | On FOX | Tony Stewart |
| 2/14 | Gatorade Duel 150 on SPEED Race 1 | Daytona International Speedway | 2:10 p.m. | On SPD | Tony Stewart |
| 2/14 | Gatorade Duel 150 on SPEED Race 2 | Daytona International Speedway | 4:00 p.m. | On SPD | Jeff Gordon |
| 2/17 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | 3:30 p.m. | On FOX | Kevin Harvick |
| 2/24 | Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | TBA | On FOX | Matt Kenseth |
| 3/2 | NASCAR Racing from Las Vegas | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 4:30 p.m. | On FOX | Jimmie Johnson |
| 3/9 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | TBA | On FOX | Jimmie Johnson |
| 3/16 | NASCAR Racing from Bristol | Bristol Motor Speedway | 2:00 p.m. | On FOX | Kyle Busch |
| 3/30 | NASCAR Racing from Martinsville | Martinsville Speedway | TBA | On FOX | Jimmie Johnson |
| 4/6 | NASCAR Racing from Texas | Texas Motor Speedway | TBA | On FOX | Jeff Burton |
| 4/12 | Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | 8:30 p.m. | On FOX | Jeff Gordon |
| 4/27 | NASCAR Racing from Talladega | Talladega Superspeedway | TBA | On FOX | Jeff Gordon |
| 5/3 | NASCAR Racing from Richmond | Richmond International Raceway | TBA | On FOX | Jimmie Johnson |
| 5/10 | Dodge Avenger 500 | Darlington Raceway | TBA | On FOX | Jeff Gordon |
| 5/17 | NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge | Lowe's Motor Speedway | TBA | On SPD | Kevin Harvick |
| 5/17 | NASCAR Nextel Open | Lowe's Motor Speedway | TBA | On SPD | Martin Truex Jr. |
| 5/25 | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | TBA | On FOX | Casey Mears |
| 6/1 | Autism Speaks 400 | Dover International Speedway | 1:30 p.m. | On FOX | Martin Truex Jr. |
| 6/8 | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | TBA | On TNT | Jeff Gordon |
| 6/15 | Michigan 400 | Michigan International Speedway | TBA | On TNT | Carl Edwards |
| 6/22 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway | TBA | On TNT | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 6/29 | Lenox Industrial Tools 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | TBA | On TNT | Denny Hamlin |
| 7/5 | Pepsi 400 | Daytona International Speedway | TBA | On TNT | Jamie McMurray |
| 7/12 | USG Sheetrock 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | TBA | On TNT | Tony Stewart |
| 7/27 | Allstate 400 at the Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | TBA | On ESPN | Tony Stewart |
| 8/3 | Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | TBA | On ESPN | Kurt Busch |
| 8/10 | Centurion Boats at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | TBA | On ESPN | Tony Stewart |
| 8/17 | 3M Performance 400 | Michigan International Speedway | TBA | On ESPN | Kurt Busch |
| 8/23 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | TBA | On ESPN | Carl Edwards |
| 8/31 | Sharp Aquos 500 | California Speedway | TBA | On ESPN | Jimmie Johnson |
| 9/6 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond International Raceway | TBA | On ABC | Jimmie Johnson |
| 9/14 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | TBA | On ABC | Clint Bowyer |
| 9/21 | Dodge Dealers 400 | Dover International Speedway | TBA | On ABC | Carl Edwards |
| 9/28 | LifeLock 400 | Kansas Speedway | TBA | On ABC | Greg Biffle |
| 10/5 | UAW-Ford 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | TBA | On ABC | Jeff Gordon |
| 10/11 | Bank of America 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | TBA | On ABC | Jeff Gordon |
| 10/19 | Subway 500 | Martinsville Speedway | TBA | On ABC | Jimmie Johnson |
| 10/26 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | TBA | On ABC | Jimmie Johnson |
| 11/2 | Dickies 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | TBA | On ABC | Jimmie Johnson |
| 11/9 | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | TBA | On ABC | Jimmie Johnson |
| 11/16 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | TBA | On ABC | Matt Kenseth |