The 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the ninth season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. The 14-race championship for Daytona Prototypes (DP) and 13-race championship for Grand Touring (GT) cars began January 26, 2008, and concluded on September 20, 2008. New Jersey Motorsports Park replaced Iowa Speedway. At 15 races, it was the longest Rolex Sports Car Series season.
Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas won the DP drivers' championship, with Riley and Pontiac won the chassis and engine manufacturers' championships, respectively. In the GT class, Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards won the drivers' championship and brought Pontiac the manufacturers' championship.
Schedule All 200 or events have a maximum time limit of 2 hours and 45 minutes. 2008 season marked New Jersey Motorsports Park's Rolex Sports Car Series debut. Rnd Race Class(es) Length/Duration Circuit Date 1 Rolex 24 At Daytona DP/GT 24 Hours Daytona International Speedway January 26January 27 2 Gainsco Grand Prix of Miami DP/GT Homestead–Miami Speedway March 29 3 Mexico City 250 DP/GT Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez April 19 4 Bosch Engineering 250 at VIR DP/GT Virginia International Raceway April 27 5 RumBum.com 250 DP/GT Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca May 17 6 Lime Rock GT Classic 250 GT Lime Rock Park May 26 7 Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen DP/GT 6 Hours Watkins Glen International (Long) June 7 8 EMCO Gears Classic DP/GT Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 21 9 Brumos Porsche 250 DP/GT Daytona International Speedway July 3 10 Porsche 250 Presented by Bradley Arant DP/GT Barber Motorsports Park July 20 11 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve DP/GT Circuit Gilles Villeneuve August 1 12 Crown Royal 200 at the Glen DP Watkins Glen International (Short) August 8 13 Armed Forces 250 DP Infineon Raceway August 23 14 Supercar Life 250 DP/GT New Jersey Motorsports Park August 31 15 SunRichGourmet.com 1000 DP/GT Miller Motorsports Park September 20
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