2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards had a career-defining year in 2008 winning those nine races. More importantly, he ran consistently well all season.
Cup Series
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Greg Biffle
It was a rebound year for Greg Biffle and the No. 16 team. Having failed to qualify for the Chase the two previous campaigns (after finishing second in 2005), Biffle flexed his muscles late in the year, preserving a now six-year streak with at least one win on the Cup circuit.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick’s season was more successful than most of his other previous seasons in Cup, tying his career-high points finish of fourth.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Jeff Burton
There are very few things in this world that are as consistent as Jeff Burton, and 2008 proved that theory once again.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Clint Bowyer
Everyone who thought Clint Bowyer’s surge in 2007 was a fluke was left drinking a bottle of Jack Daniel’s.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Denny Hamlin
It was a topsy-turvy rollercoaster of a season for Denny Hamlin, with spells of fine results combined with stretches of immense mediocrity and poor runs.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon and the No. 24 team struggled all year long to get a handle on the new car at intermediate tracks, an issue that proved to be their downfall just one year after collecting six wins and a modern-era record 30 top-10 finishes.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch was stomping on the competition so hard for the first 26 races of 2008 that the big question before the Chase was whether Carl Edwards or Jimmie Johnson could even mount a serious challenge.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Tony Stewart
It was an aggressive start to 2008 by Tony Stewart, who spent Daytona Speedweeks feuding with Kurt Busch after an on-track incident in practice led to some extracurricular activities.
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: NASCAR Testing 1, 2, 3
My, how times have changed. Earlier this year, NASCAR seemed poised to propose allowing teams almost unlimited testing dates for next season. Then, the economy …