There are a lot of changes coming our way for 2008. Thought I'd get the driver list going so you can start learning who is where and with what sponsor.
I'll only post changes that have been "Officially Announced" by the teams!
New drivers/sponsors are highlighted in yellow. Please keep in mind this site is in no way associated with NASCAR and the information isn't guaranteed to be accurate.
Once the green flag drops on the Daytona 500 new "mid-season / silly season" changes will be highlighted in blue
| 2008 NASCAR Nextel CUP DRIVER LIST | ||||
| Driver | # | Sponsor | Model | Team/Owner |
| Truex Jr, Martin | 1 | Bass Pro Shop | Chevy | DEI/Ginn |
| Busch, Kurt | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Mears, Casey | 5 | Kellogg's/CARQUEST | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Ragan, David | 6 | AAA | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Gordon, Robby | 7 | Jim Beam/Menards | Chevy | Robby Gordon Racing |
| Martin, Mark/Almirola, Aric | 8 | U. S. Army | Chevy | DEI/Ginn |
| Kahne, Kasey | 9 | Budweiser | Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports |
| Carpentier, Patrick Race #1 - Race #30 | 10 | Vavoline / Stanley Tools | Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports |
| Wallace, Mike Race #31 / Allmendinger. A.J. Race 32 - Race 36 | 10 | Vavoline / Stanley Tools | Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports |
| Hamlin, Denny | 11 | FedEx | Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| Newman, Ryan | 12 | Alltel | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Menard, Paul | 15 | Menard's | Chevy | DEI/Ginn |
| Biffle, Gregg | 16 | 3M | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Kenseth, Matt | 17 | DeWalt Tools | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Busch, Kyle | 18 | M&M's/Snickers/Pedigree Dog Food/Interstate | Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| Sadler, Elliott | 19 | Best Buy / Dodge Dealers | Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports |
| Stewart, Tony | 20 | Home Depot | Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| Elliott, Bill/Wood, Jon & others | 21 | Little Debbie's Snack Cakes | Ford | Wood Brothers |
| Blaney, Dave | 22 | Catapiller | Toyota | Bill Davis |
| Gordon, Jeff | 24 | Du Pont | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| McMurray, Jamie | 26 | Crown Royal, Irvin Tools | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Villeneuve, Jacques | 27 | Toyota | Bill Davis | |
| Kvapil, Travis | 28 | Ford | Robert Yates | |
| Harvick, Kevin | 29 | Shell/Reeses/Hershey Foods | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Burton, Jeff | 31 | A T & T Mobility | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Gilliland, David | 38 | FreeCreditReport.com | Ford | Robert Yates |
| Franchitti, Dario Race #1 - #17 | 40 | Dodge | Chip Ganassi | |
| Race #18 team shut down | 40 | Dodge | Chip Ganassi | |
| Sorenson, Reed | 41 | Target | Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| Montoya, Juan Pablo | 42 | Havoline | Dodge | Chip Ganassi |
| Labonte, Bobby | 43 | Cherrios/Betty Crocker | Dodge | Petty Enterprises |
| Jarrett, Dale = retired after Race #5 | 44 | UPS | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| Reutimann, David = Race #6 - #36 | 44 | UPS | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| Petty, Kyle | 45 | Wells Fargo/Marathon/Goody's | Dodge | Petty Enterprises |
| Johnson, Jimmie | 48 | Lowe's | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Waltrip, Michael | 55 | NAPA | Toyota | Michael Waltrip |
| Mayfield, Jeremy - Race #1 - #7 | 66 | State Water Heaters | Chevy | Haas CNC Racing |
| Riggs, Scott = Race #8 - #36 | 66 | State Water Heaters | Chevy | Haas CNC Racing |
| Riggs, Scott = Race #1 - #7 | 70 | Haas Automation | Chevy | Haas CNC Racing |
| Leffler, Jason/Sauter, Johnny & others = rest of season | 70 | Haas Automation | Chevy | Haas CNC Racing |
| Hornish, Sam | 77 | Mobil 1 | Dodge | Penski Racing South |
| Nemechek, Joe | 78 | Furniture Row | Chevy | Joe Garone |
| Vickers, Brian | 83 | Red Bull Energy Drink | Toyota | Dietrich Mateschitz/Red Bull Racing |
| Allmendinger. A.J. | 84 | Red Bull Energy Drink | Toyota | Dietrich Mateschitz/Red Bull Racing |
| 84 | Red Bull Energy Drink | Toyota | Dietrich Mateschitz/Red Bull Racing | |
| Eaarnhardt Jr, Dale | 88 | Mountain Dew/Amp / National Guard | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Yeley, JJ = Race #1 - #21 | 96 | Texas Instruments DLP Products | Toyota | Hall of Fame Racing |
| Coleman, Brad & others = Race #22 - #36 | 96 | Texas Instruments DLP Products | Toyota | Hall of Fame Racing |
| Edwards, Carl | 99 | Office Depot | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Reutimann, David = move to #44 after Race #6 | 00 | Aaron's/Burger King/Domino's Pizza | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| McDowell, Michael = Race #6 - #36 | 00 | Aaron's/Burger King/Domino's Pizza | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| Smith, Regan | 01 | Chevy | DEI/Ginn | |
| Bowyer, Clint | 07 | Jack Daniel's | Chevy | Richard Childress |