NASCAR Champions


Below is a list of former Winston Cup and Nextel Cup NASCAR Champions. The table dates back to the inception of NASCAR in 1949.

Year Champion Car Owner Crew Chief Rookie of the Year Most Popular Driver Manufacturers' Championship
2005 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Greg Zipadelli Kyle Busch Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet
2004 Kurt Busch Jack Roush Jimmy Fennig Kasey Kahne Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet
2003 Matt Kenseth Jack Roush Robbie Reiser Jamie McMurray Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet
2002 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Greg Zipadelli Ryan Newman Bill Elliott Ford
2001 Jeff Gordon Rick Hendrick Robbie Loomis Kevin Harvick Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet
2000 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Jimmy Makar Matt Kenseth Bill Elliott Ford
1999 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Todd Parrott Tony Stewart Bill Elliott Ford
1998 Jeff Gordon Rick Hendrick Ray Evernham Kenny Irwin, Jr. Bill Elliott Chevrolet
1997 Jeff Gordon Rick Hendrick Ray Evernham Mike Skinner Bill Elliott Ford
1996 Terry Labonte Rick Hendrick Gary DeHart Johnny Benson, Jr. Bill Elliott Chevrolet
1995 Jeff Gordon Rick Hendrick Ray Evernham Ricky Craven Bill Elliott Chevrolet
1994 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Andy Petree Jeff Burton Bill Elliott Ford
1993 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Andy Petree Jeff Gordon Bill Elliott Pontiac
1992 Alan Kulwicki Alan Kulwicki Paul Andrews Jimmy Hensley Bill Elliott Ford
1991 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Kirk Shelmerdine Bobby Hamilton Bill Elliott Chevrolet
1990 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Kirk Shelmerdine Rob Moroso Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
1989 Rusty Wallace Raymond Beadle Barry Dodson Dick Trickle Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
1988 Bill Elliott Harry Melling Ernie Elliott Ken Bouchard Bill Elliott Ford
1987 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Kirk Shelmerdine Davey Allison Bill Elliott Chevrolet
1986 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Kirk Shelmerdine Alan Kulwicki Bill Elliott Chevrolet
1985 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Jeff Hammond Ken Schrader Bill Elliott Ford & Chevrolet
1984 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Dale Inman Rusty Wallace Bill Elliott Chevrolet
1983 Bobby Allison Bill Gardner Gary Nelson Sterling Marlin Bobby Allison Chevrolet
1982 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Jeff Hammond Geoffrey Bodine Bobby Allison Buick
1981 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Tim Brewer Ron Bouchard Bobby Allison Buick
1980 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Doug Richert Jody Ridley Bobby Allison Chevrolet
1979 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dale Inman Dale Earnhardt David Pearson Chevrolet
1978 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson T. Brewer/T. Carter Ronnie Thomas Richard Petty Oldsmobile
1977 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson Herb Nab Ricky Rudd Richard Petty Chevrolet
1976 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson Herb Nab Skip Manning Richard Petty Chevrolet
1975 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dale Inman Bruce Hill Richard Petty Dodge
1974 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dale Inman Earl Ross Richard Petty Chevrolet
1973 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt Travis Carter Lennie Pond Bobby Allison Mercury
1972 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dale Inman Larry Smith Bobby Allison Chevrolet
1971 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dale Inman Walter Ballard Bobby Allison Chevrolet
1970 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf Harry Hyde Bill Dennis Richard Petty Plymouth
1969 David Pearson Holman-Moody Jake Elder Dick Brooks Bobby Isaac Ford
1968 David Pearson Holman-Moody Jake Elder Pete Hamilton Richard Petty Ford
1967 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dale Inman Donnie Allison Cale Yarborough Plymouth
1966 David Pearson Cotton Owens Cotton Owens James Hylton Darel Dieringer Dodge
1965 Ned Jarrett Bondy Long John Ervin Sam McQuagg Fred Lorenzen Ford
1964 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dale Inman Doug Cooper Richard Petty Ford
1963 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Bud Moore Billy Wade Fred Lorenzen Ford
1962 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Bud Moore Tom Cox Richard Petty Pontiac
1961 Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway Bud Allman Woodie Wilson Joe Weatherly Pontiac
1960 Rex White White-Clements Louis Clements David Pearson Rex White Ford
1959 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Lee Petty Richard Petty Junior Johnson Chevrolet
1958 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Lee Petty Shorty Rollins Glen Wood Chevrolet
1957 Buck Baker Buck Baker Bud Moore N/A Fireball Roberts Ford
1956 Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer N/A Curtis Turner Chrysler
1955 Tim Flock Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer N/A N/A Chrysler
1954 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Lee Petty N/A N/A Hudson
1953 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Smokey Yunick N/A N/A Hudson
1952 Tim Flock Ted Chester B.B. Blackburn N/A N/A Hudson
1951 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Smokey Yunick N/A N/A Oldsmobile
1950 Bill Rexford Julian Buesink Julian Buesink N/A N/A Oldsmobile
1949 Red Byron Raymond Parks Red Vogt N/A N/A Oldsmobile
2008 Nextel Points
1 Kyle Busch Leader
2 Jeff Burton -103
3 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -152
4 Carl Edwards -258
5 Jimmie Johnson -326
6 Jeff Gordon -367
7 Greg Biffle -389
8 Denny Hamlin -400
9 Kasey Kahne -450
10 Clint Bowyer -484
NASCAR Driver Rankings>>
2008 Busch Points
1 Clint Bowyer Leader
2 Brad Keselowski -188
3 David Reutimann -190
4 Carl Edwards -205
5 David Ragan -305
6 Mike Bliss -314
7 Kyle Busch -413
8 Mike Wallace -453
9 David Stremme -529
10 Jason Leffler -538
NASCAR Driver Rankings>>
2008 Craftsman Points
1 Johnny Benson Leader
2 Todd Bodine -50
3 Matt Crafton -67
4 Ron Hornaday -70
5 Rick Crawford -109
6 Mike Skinner -134
7 Terry Cook -176
8 Erik Darnell -182
9 Jack Sprague -189
10 Chad McCumbee -221
NASCAR Driver Rankings>>


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