DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Several new tracks join a list of historic venues that will make up the 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series schedule. The release comes as NASCAR announced Camping World as the new title sponsor for the long-standing Grand National Division, East and West series.
The NASCAR Camping World Series calendar will run on 23 tracks in 16 states, including a return trip to Iowa Speedway for a combination race between the East and West.
Five Camping World events will run in conjunction with NASCAR Nextel Cup race weekends in 2008. Additional companion events are scheduled with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the Grand Am Rolex Series.
“We’ve built upon the momentum of a very strong 2007 season by bolstering the calendar for 2008 with several exciting new race tracks on both sides of the Mississippi,” said NASCAR Managing Director of Racing Operations George Silbermann. “With the support of Camping World, our new series sponsor, along with a great group of race promoters, some outstanding competitors, and a comprehensive national television package airing on Speed and HDNet, we are looking forward to a terrific 2008 season.”
The schedules for the East and West will each include 13 races.
The season will kick off March 29 with the West opener at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. The East will take the green flag for the first race April 19 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, S.C.
The East season will conclude Sept. 28 at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway, while the West schedule wraps up Oct. 18 at the new Kern County facility in Bakersfield, Calif.
The schedules:
East Series
April 19, Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville, S.C.; May 18, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa; May 31, South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Va.; June 8, Watkins Glen Int’l, Watkins Glen, N.Y.; June 27, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.; July 12, Thompson Int’l Speedway, Thompson, Conn.; July 19, Music City Motorplex, Nashville, Tenn.; July 26, Adirondack Int’l Speedway, Beaver Falls, N.Y.; Aug. 16, Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn.; Aug. 23, Mansfield Motorsports Park, Mansfield, Ohio; Sept. 12, New Hampshire Motor Speedway; Sept. 19, Dover Int’l Speedway, Dover, Del.; Sept. 28, Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford Springs, Conn.
West Series
March 29, All American Speedway, Roseville, Calif.; April 10, Phoenix Int’l Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.; April 19, Thunderhill Raceway, Kyle, Texas; May 18, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa; June 7, Colorado National Speedway, Erie, Colo.; June 21, Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.; July 4, Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, Calif.; July 11, Douglas County Speedway, Roseburg, Ore.; July 19, Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, Wash.; Aug. 2, Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah; Aug. 16, Irwindale Speedway; Sept. 13, Altamont Motorsports Park, Tracy, Calif.; Oct. 18, Kern County Speedway, Bakersfield, Calif.;