Events
The original 12-race 2008 Atlantic Championship calendar, which featured many supporting runs during Champ Car World Series events, had to be scrapped as a result of the 2008 open-wheel reunification announcement. The Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Edmonton, Mont-Tremblant and Road America races, which had been part of the Champ Car schedule before reunification, remained in the calendar. The Road America races were changed, as the American Le Mans Series' Generac 500 weekend meet was changed from one to two races (a Saturday and Sunday race). The Edmonton race, now part of the IndyCar Series, also switched to a two-race format. The original races at Trois-Rivieres and Miller were not affected, since the Quebec race was part of the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres (which also features the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series), and the Utah race was conducted as part of the Rolex Sports Car Series Sunchaser 1000 weekend. On April 3 a revised post-reunification schedule was released featuring 11 races including the seven weekends that were kept (with two races at Edmonton and Road America), and two new races, one at New Jersey and a second Road Atlanta (as a support race to the Petit Le Mans).
| Rd | Race Name | Circuit | City/Location | Race Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beach | Long Beach Grand Prix | Long Beach, California | April 20 |
| 2 | Monterey Festival of Speed Atlantic Championship | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | May 18 |
| 3 | Sommet des Legends | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | Mont-Tremblant, Quebec | June 29 |
| 4 | Rexall Edmonton Indy Twin Races - Race 1 | Edmonton Indy | Edmonton, Alberta | July 25 |
| 5 | Rexall Edmonton Indy Twin Races - Race 2 | Edmonton Indy | Edmonton, Alberta | July 26 |
| 6 | Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 1 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 9 |
| 7 | Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 2 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 10 |
| 8 | Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières | Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | August 17 |
| 9 | Mazda Formula Zoom Zoom | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | September 14 |
| 10 | SunRichGourmet.com 1000 | Miller Motorsports Park | Tooele, Utah | September 21 |
| 11 | Atlanta Atlantic Challenge | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | October 3 |
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