2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Joe Nemechek
Joe Nemechek got off to a rocky start, finishing 41st and 34th in the season’s first two events. He failed to live up to the “Front Row Joe” moniker from there.
Cup Series
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Casey Mears
After a year in the former No. 25, Casey Mears took over the driver’s seat in the No. 5 car for HMS, replacing Kyle Busch.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Paul Menard
Paul Menard’s sophomore season provided some slight improvement. After the struggles that marked the early part of his rookie campaign, 2008 brought continued steadiness for him that marked his second half of 2007.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Jamie McMurray
From the outset, Jamie McMurray’s tenure with Roush was supposed to be a match made in heaven.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Michael McDowell
As MWR continued to fight to find its footing in the Sprint Cup Series, Michael McDowell found himself the odd man out.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Chad McCumbee
There isn’t a whole lot to summarize for Chad McCumbee’s season, making it a difficult one to put a viable grade on. While the Pettys hoped to put a full-time Nationwide Series deal together for the young driver, nothing materialized, and that forced him to again run the Truck Series in the No. 8 Malcolmson Construction Chevrolet.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Jeremy Mayfield
Johnny Sauter’s solid 2007 efforts with the No. 70 team proved that the car was certainly more competitive than the results Jeremy Mayfield was posting on the track through the first seven races of 2008.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Mark Martin
On the surface, it may seem like this year’s part-time gig was not as successful as Mark Martin’s 2007 campaign, which saw him nearly win NASCAR’s crown jewel event and step out of the driver’s seat with the points lead four races in.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Sterling Marlin
Following the lead of other aging veterans, Sterling Marlin chose to cut back to a part-time schedule in 2008, signing up to drive for one of the most powerful independent owners in the Cup business these days – James Finch.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Joey Logano
As Joey Logano prepares to fill big shoes in the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota next year, JGR officials had to be a little discouraged by what they saw in the youngster’s 2008 Cup Series debut.