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29 March 2008 (Saturday)

(1) Scott Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg (2) Marco Andretti Flag of the United States.svg (3) Dan Wheldon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

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23 March 2008 (Sunday)

(1) Kimi Räikkönen Flag of Finland.svg (2) Robert Kubica Flag of Poland.svg (3) Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg

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16 March 2008 (Sunday)

(1) Lewis Hamilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (2) Nick Heidfeld Flag of Germany.svg (3) Nico Rosberg Flag of Germany.svg
(1) Jeff Burton Flag of the United States.svg (2) Kevin Harvick Flag of the United States.svg (3) Clint Bowyer Flag of the United States.svg
Richard Childress Racing sweeps the podium places. Dale Jarrett finishes 37th in the final points race of his career.
(1) Garth Tander Flag of Australia (converted).svg (2) Will Davison Flag of Australia (converted).svg (3) Rick Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg

15 March 2008 (Saturday)

(1) Flag of the United States.svg Penske RacingPorsche (2) Flag of the United States.svg Dyson RacingPorsche (3) Flag of the United States.svg Audi Sport North AmericaAudi
The LMP2 class Porsche defeats the LMP1 Audi, breaking the latter's eight year streak of victories.

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12 March 2008 (Wednesday)

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10 March 2008 (Monday)

9 March 2008 (Sunday)

(1) Kyle Busch (2) Tony Stewart (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Busch's win is also the first for Toyota in NASCAR's top series.

8 March 2008 (Saturday)

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3 March 2008 (Monday)

2 March 2008 (Sunday)

1 March 2008 (Saturday)

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