High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series began on February 16, 2008, at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300, and ended on November 15, 2008, at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 300. This was the first season in which NASCAR`s second-tier series was known as the Nationwide Series, ending the 26-year sponsorship by Anheuser-Busch`s Busch Beer. The seven-year agreement gives Nationwide Insurance the exclusive rights to tie its brand to NASCAR`s second most popular racing series.