Jimmie Johnson won the championship in 2008.
The cast of 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preview - 2008 includes: Jim Birdsall as Narrator
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preview - 2008 TV was released on: USA: 13 February 2008
Jimmie Johnson was the champion in 2008 which made it his third in a row.
Jimmie JohnsonIn 2007, Jimmie Johnson became the last winner of the Nextel Cup Series championship. Beginning in 2008, it became known as the Sprint Cup Series.
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It is no longer known as the Winston Cup, it is known as the Sprint Cup Series now and the winner of the 2008 championship is Jimmie Johnson, Driver of the 48 Lowes Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
There was no #22 in NASCAR during the 2009 Sprint Cup season. The last driver to drive the #22 was Dave Blaney in 2008. In 2012, A.J. Allmendinger drove the #22 for the first 17 races. After Allmendinger's suspension, Sam Hornish Jr. became the driver of the #22 car.
Nascar Sprint Cup.
In 2008, Jimmie Johnson won the first Sprint Cup Series championship.
Carl Edwards won nine Nascar Sprint Cup Series races and seven Nationwide Series races in 2008.
Dale Jr. had one win during the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season. It was on June 15th at Michigan International Speedway.