2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Tony Raines
Released from his full-time ride at Hall of Fame Racing after 2007, Tony Raines spent much of 2008 as a Sprint Cup fill-in – and one can only describe his season as dismal.
Driver and Season Reviews
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: David Ragan
David Ragan’s second year on the Sprint Cup tour began like most of his rookie year races ended, with a big wreck. During the season-opening Daytona 500, Ragan lost control of his No. 6 Ford, swept up teammate Kenseth and sent both careening into the wall.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Kyle Petty
Depending on what you believe, Kyle Petty’s Cup career may be far from over after all. The LATEST rumor, as of January 2nd, was that E&M Motorsports would field Kyle in the No. 08 Dodge in as many as 14 races – with Wells Fargo as a sponsor.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Ryan Newman
In like a lion, out like a lamb was perhaps the best way to describe Newman’s season. In the first four weeks, Newman scored his first Cup victory since Loudon in September of 2005, then followed that up by posting three consecutive top 15s on intermediate ovals that had long been the No. 12 team’s Achilles’ heel.
2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Juan Pablo Montoya
Between sponsorship issues affecting his teammates and personnel changes on his own crew – including three different crew chiefs in one month – this was quite a challenging season for Juan Pablo Montoya.
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.
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.