List of NASCAR Cup Series champions

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The current NASCAR Cup Series trophy, the Bill France Cup

The NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Cup Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1949 to Red Byron. [1] The first driver to win multiple Championships was Herb Thomas in 1951 and 1953. The current Drivers' Champion is Ryan Blaney, who won his first NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2023. [2]

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The NASCAR points system has undergone several incarnations since its initial implementation. Originally, races awarded points by a complicated system based upon final positioning and weighted by prize money purses, such that higher-paying events gave more points. Soon after the advent of the modern era in 1972, the championship was decided by a more basic cumulative point total based solely upon a driver's finishing position in each race. In order to reduce the possibility of a driver clinching before the final event, NASCAR implemented the "Chase for the Cup" in 2004 which, with minor modification from 2004 to 2013 [3] and more radical changes in 2014, [4] stands as the current format. Before the final ten races, 16 drivers, chosen primarily on race wins, are reset to an equal number of points, with bonus points awarded to a driver for each win prior to the reset. [4] With these changes, the last Drivers' Champion to clinch before the final race was Matt Kenseth in 2003. [5]

Overall, thirty-six different drivers have won the Championship, [2] with Richard Petty, [6] Dale Earnhardt, [7] and Jimmie Johnson holding the record for most titles at seven. Johnson has the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning five from 2006 to 2010. [8] Thus far, every champion has originated from the United States. [2] Bill Rexford is the youngest Cup Series champion; he was 23 years, 7 months, and 15 days old when he won the title in 1950. [9] Bobby Allison is the oldest Cup Series champion; he was 45 years, 11 months, and 17 days old when he won the championship in 1983. [10]

By season

raceDriverOwner(s)/TeamsNo.(s)Man.(s)StPWsTTPtsGapRef(s)
1949 Red Byron Raymond Parks 22 Oldsmobile 6124842.5117.5 [11] [12]
1950 Bill Rexford Julian Buesink 8
20
59
60
62
80		 Oldsmobile 1701111,959110.5 [13] [14]
1951 Herb Thomas (1)Herb Thomas (1)92 Plymouth
Hudson
Oldsmobile 		3447184,208.45146.2 [15] [16]
Marshall Teague 6
Leonard Tippett 99
Hubert Westmoreland (1)2
1952 Tim Flock (1)Ted Chester91 Hudson 3348256,858.5106 [17] [18]
1953 Herb Thomas (2)Herb Thomas (2)92 Hudson (3)371212318,460646 [19] [20]
1954 Lee Petty (1) Petty Enterprises (1)42 Chrysler
Dodge 		3437328,649283 [21] [22]
Gary Drake100 Oldsmobile
1955 Tim Flock (2) Carl Kiekhaefer (1)300
301		 Chrysler 391818339,5961,508 [23] [24]
Hubert Westmoreland (2)2 Chevrolet
1956 Buck Baker (1) Carl Kiekhaefer (2)00
87
300
300C
301
500B
502		 Chrysler
Dodge 		481214399,272704 [25] [26]
James Satcher87 Ford
John Whitford31
1957 Buck Baker (2)Buck Baker87 Chevrolet 406103810,716760 [27] [28]
Hugh Babb
1958 Lee Petty (2) Petty Enterprises (2)42 Oldsmobile 50474312,232644 [29] [30]
1959 Lee Petty (3) Petty Enterprises (3)42
43		 Oldsmobile
Plymouth 		422113511,7921,830 [31] [32]
1960 Rex White Rex White4 Chevrolet 40363521,1643,936 [33] [34]
L.D. Austin74
Beau Morgan15 Ford
Scotty Cain41
1961 Ned Jarrett (1)Ned Jarrett11 Ford
Chevrolet 		46413427,272830 [35] [36]
B.G. Holloway
1962 Joe Weatherly (1) Bud Moore (1)8 Pontiac 52794530,8362,396 [37] [38]
Fred Harb 17 Ford
1963 Joe Weatherly (2) Bud Moore (2)8 Mercury
Pontiac 		53633533,3982,228 [39] [40]
Floyd Powell17 Pontiac
Pete Stewart57
Cliff Stewart2
Possum Jones 05
Worth McMillion 83
Major Melton88 Chrysler (4)
Petty Enterprises (4)41 Plymouth
Wade Younts36
361		 Dodge
1964 Richard Petty (1) Petty Enterprises (5)41
42
43		 Plymouth 61894340,2525,302 [41] [42]
1965 Ned Jarrett (2) Bondy Long 11 Ford 549134538,8243,034 [43] [44]
Jabe Thomas 25
1966 David Pearson (1) Cotton Owens 6 Dodge 427153335,6381,950 [45] [46]
1967 Richard Petty (2) Petty Enterprises (6)43 Plymouth 4818274042,4726,028 [47] [48]
1968 David Pearson (2) Holman-Moody (1)17 Ford 481216383,499126 [49] [50]
Roy Trantham84
1969 David Pearson (3) Holman-Moody (2)17 Ford 511311444,170357 [51] [52]
1970 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf 71 Dodge 471311383,91151 [53] [54]
1971 Richard Petty (3) Petty Enterprises (7)43 Plymouth 46921414,435364 [55] [56]
1972 Richard Petty (4) Petty Enterprises (8)43 Dodge
Plymouth (7)		3138288,701.4127.9 [57] [58]
1973 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt 72 Chevrolet
Mercury (2)		2801217,173.867.15 [59] [60]
1974 Richard Petty (5) Petty Enterprises (9)43 Dodge 30710235,037.75567.45 [61] [62]
1975 Richard Petty (6) Petty Enterprises (10)43 Dodge 30313244,783722 [63] [64]
1976 Cale Yarborough (1) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (1)11 Chevrolet 3029234,644195 [65] [66]
1977 Cale Yarborough (2) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (2)11 Chevrolet 3039275,000386 [67] [68]
1978 Cale Yarborough (3) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (3)11 Oldsmobile 30810244,841474 [69] [70]
1979 Richard Petty (7) Petty Enterprises (11)43 Chevrolet
Oldsmobile 		3115274,83011 [71] [72]
1980 Dale Earnhardt (1) Rod Osterlund (Osterlund Racing)2 Chevrolet
Oldsmobile (9)		3105244,66119 [73] [74]
1981 Darrell Waltrip (1) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (4)11 Chevrolet
Buick 		311112254,88053 [75] [76]
1982 Darrell Waltrip (2) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (5)11 Buick 30712204,48972 [77] [78]
1983 Bobby Allison Bill Gardner (DiGard Motorsports)22 Chevrolet
Buick (3)		3006254,66747 [79] [80]
1984 Terry Labonte (1) Billy Hagan (Hagan Racing)44 Chevrolet 3022244,50865 [81] [82]
1985 Darrell Waltrip (3) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (6)11 Chevrolet 2843214,292101 [83] [84]
1986 Dale Earnhardt (2) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (1)3 Chevrolet 2915234,468288 [85] [86]
1987 Dale Earnhardt (3) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (2)3 Chevrolet 29111244,696489 [87] [88]
1988 Bill Elliott Harry Melling (Melling Racing)9 Ford 2966224,48824 [89] [90]
1989 Rusty Wallace Raymond Beadle (Blue Max Racing)27 Pontiac 2946204,17612 [91] [92]
1990 Dale Earnhardt (4) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (3)3 Chevrolet 2949234,43026 [93] [94]
1991 Dale Earnhardt (5) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (4)3 Chevrolet 2904214,287195 [95] [96]
1992 Alan Kulwicki Alan Kulwicki (AK Racing)7 Ford 2962174,07810 [97] [98]
1993 Dale Earnhardt (6) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (5)3 Chevrolet 3026214,52680 [99] [100]
1994 Dale Earnhardt (7) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (6)3 Chevrolet 3124254,694444 [101] [102]
1995 Jeff Gordon (1) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (1)24 Chevrolet 3187234,61434 [103] [104]
1996 Terry Labonte (2) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (2)5 Chevrolet 3142244,65737 [105] [106]
1997 Jeff Gordon (2) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (3)24 Chevrolet 32110234,71014 [107] [108]
1998 Jeff Gordon (3) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (4)24 Chevrolet 33713285,328364 [109] [110]
1999 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates (Robert Yates Racing)88 Ford 3404295,262201 [111] [112]
2000 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (1)18 Pontiac 3424245,130265 [113] [114]
2001 Jeff Gordon (4) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (5)24 Chevrolet 3666245,112349 [115] [116]
2002 Tony Stewart (1) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (2)20 Pontiac (9)3623214,80038 [117] [118]
2003 Matt Kenseth Jack Roush (Roush Racing) (1)17 Ford 3601255,02290 [119] [120]
2004 Kurt Busch Jack Roush (Roush Racing) (2)97 Ford 3613216,5068 [121] [122]
2005 Tony Stewart (2) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (3)20 Chevrolet 3635256,53335 [123] [124]
2006 Jimmie Johnson (1) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (6)48 Chevrolet 3615246,47556 [125] [126]
2007 Jimmie Johnson (2) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (7)48 Chevrolet 36410246,72377 [127] [128]
2008 Jimmie Johnson (3) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (8)48 Chevrolet 3667226,68469 [129] [130]
2009 Jimmie Johnson (4) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (9)48 Chevrolet 3647246,652141 [131] [132]
2010 Jimmie Johnson (5) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (10)48 Chevrolet 3626236,62239 [133] [134]
2011 Tony Stewart (3) Tony Stewart, Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas Racing) (1)14 Chevrolet 3615192,4030 [lower-alpha 1] [135] [136]
2012 Brad Keselowski Roger Penske (Penske Racing) (1)2 Dodge (18)3605232,40039 [137] [138]
2013 Jimmie Johnson (6) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (11)48 Chevrolet 3646242,41919 [139] [140]
2014 Kevin Harvick Tony Stewart, Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas Racing) (2)4 Chevrolet 3685205,0431 [141] [142]
2015 Kyle Busch (1) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (4)18 Toyota 25 [lower-alpha 2] 15165,0431 [143] [144] [145]
2016 Jimmie Johnson (7) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (12)48 Chevrolet 3615165,0403 [146] [147] [148]
2017 Martin Truex Jr. Barney Visser (Furniture Row Racing)78 Toyota 3638265,0405 [149] [150] [151]
2018 Joey Logano (1) Roger Penske (Team Penske) (2)22 Ford 3633265,0405 [152] [153]
2019 Kyle Busch (2) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (5)18 Toyota (3)3615275,0405 [154]
2020 Chase Elliott Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (13)9 Chevrolet 3615225,0405 [155] [156]
2021 Kyle Larson Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (14)5 Chevrolet (41)36210265,0405 [157] [158]
2022 Joey Logano (2) Roger Penske (Team Penske) (3)22 Ford 3644155,0406 [159] [160]
2023 Ryan Blaney Roger Penske (Team Penske) (4)12 Ford (22)3603185,0351 [161] [162]

By drivers

Richard Petty (1983 car shown) was the first to reach seven Drivers' Championships. RichardPetty43racecar1983.jpg
Richard Petty (1983 car shown) was the first to reach seven Drivers' Championships.
Dale Earnhardt (1994 car shown) was the second driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships. Dale Sr 1994.jpg
Dale Earnhardt (1994 car shown) was the second driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships.
Jimmie Johnson (2017 car shown) was the third driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships. Jimmie johnson (36147393242).jpg
Jimmie Johnson (2017 car shown) was the third driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships.

As of completion of the seventy-fifth season (2023), 36 different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship –with 17 of these drivers winning more than once. [2]

DriverTotalSeasons
Richard Petty 7 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979
Dale Earnhardt 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
Jimmie Johnson 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016
Jeff Gordon 4 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001
Lee Petty 3 1954, 1958, 1959
David Pearson 1966, 1968, 1969
Cale Yarborough 1976, 1977, 1978
Darrell Waltrip 1981, 1982, 1985
Tony Stewart 2002, 2005, 2011
Herb Thomas 2 1951, 1953
Tim Flock 1952, 1955
Buck Baker 1956, 1957
Joe Weatherly 1962, 1963
Ned Jarrett 1961, 1965
Terry Labonte 1984, 1996
Kyle Busch 2015, 2019
Joey Logano 2018, 2022
Red Byron 1 1949
Bill Rexford 1950
Rex White 1960
Bobby Isaac 1970
Benny Parsons 1973
Bobby Allison 1983
Bill Elliott 1988
Rusty Wallace 1989
Alan Kulwicki 1992
Dale Jarrett 1999
Bobby Labonte 2000
Matt Kenseth 2003
Kurt Busch 2004
Brad Keselowski 2012
Kevin Harvick 2014
Martin Truex Jr. 2017
Chase Elliott 2020
Kyle Larson 2021
Ryan Blaney 2023

Records

Consecutive Drivers' Championships

Jimmie Johnson (2008 car shown) won the Drivers' Championship a record five consecutive times from 2006 to 2010. Jimmie Johnson 2008 Lowes Chevy Impala.jpg
Jimmie Johnson (2008 car shown) won the Drivers' Championship a record five consecutive times from 2006 to 2010.

As of completion of the 2022 season, ten drivers have achieved consecutive wins in the NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship. [2]

ChampionshipsDriverSeasons
5 Jimmie Johnson 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
3 Cale Yarborough 1976, 1977, 1978
2 Buck Baker 1956, 1957
Lee Petty 1958, 1959
Joe Weatherly 1962, 1963
David Pearson 1968, 1969
Richard Petty 1971, 1972,
1974, 1975
Darrell Waltrip 1981, 1982
Dale Earnhardt 1986, 1987,
1990, 1991,
1993, 1994
Jeff Gordon 1997, 1998

Regular season champions

Since 2017, NASCAR has awarded a regular season championship which recognizes the best driver of the regular season. It is awarded to the driver with the most non-playoff points before the beginning of that season's playoff. [163]

SeasonDriverOwner(s)/TeamsNo.(s)Man.(s)
2017 Martin Truex Jr. Barney Visser (Furniture Row Racing)78 Toyota
2018 Kyle Busch (1) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)18 Toyota
2019 Kyle Busch (2) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)18 Toyota
2020 Kevin Harvick Tony Stewart, Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas Racing)4 Ford
2021 Kyle Larson Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports)5 Chevrolet
2022 Chase Elliott Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports)9 Chevrolet
2023 Martin Truex Jr. (2) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)19 Toyota

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Stewart won the 2011 championship on tie-breaker against Carl Edwards; Stewart had five wins against Edwards' one.
  2. ↑ Kyle Busch missed 11 races after suffering an injury during that year's Daytona 500 companion Xfinity Series race, 2015 Alert Today Florida 300, but was granted a waiver by NASCAR that allowed him to compete for the Chase.

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