2008 Driver Reviews | Frontstretch

2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Elliott Sadler

November 6, 2021January 9, 2009 Frontstretch Staff

All-in-all, 2008 was a continuation of the bad fortune and bad finishes Elliott Sadler has experienced since moving to GEM midway through the 2006 season.

2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Scott Riggs

November 6, 2021January 9, 2009 Frontstretch Staff

The 2008 racing season showed Scott Riggs is clearly capable of being a solid driver – despite having less than a solid team around him.

2008 NASCAR Driver Review: David Reutimann

November 6, 2021January 7, 2009 Phil Allaway

David Reutimann knew coming into 2008 that he was going to have to adjust to higher expectations after Bristol in March, as he would be replacing veteran Jarrett behind the wheel of the big-money sponsor UPS Toyota.

2008 NASCAR Driver Review: Tony Raines

November 6, 2021January 7, 2009 Frontstretch Staff

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.

2008 NASCAR Driver Review: David Ragan

November 6, 2021January 6, 2009 Frontstretch Staff

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

November 6, 2021January 6, 2009 Frontstretch Staff

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

November 6, 2021January 6, 2009 Bryan Davis Keith

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.