Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR/news
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- NASCAR announced that its premiere series will be retitled the Sprint Cup in 2008.
- NASCAR announced that the Busch Series changed sponsorship. It will be called the Nationwide Series in 2008.
- The Car of Tomorrow is now the only car body allowed in Sprint Cup competion.
- 2007 drivers that have announced that they will be driving for new teams in 2008 include Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and J. J. Yeley. Open wheel drivers Patrick Carpentier, Dario Franchitti, Sam Hornish, and Jacques Villenueve have joined the tour.
- Jimmie Johnson was crowned the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion

