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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
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| 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 |
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