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Since its founding in 1948, NASCAR has held 92 combined seasons in its three major series with a total of 51 separate champions. The first championship awarded was to [[Red Byron]] in [[1949 in NASCAR|1949]]. [[Greg Biffle]], [[Bobby Labonte]] and [[Johnny Benson]] are the only drivers to have won championships in two of the three series during their NASCAR career. Biffle has come the closest to winning all three (past champion of Busch and Craftsman Truck series and runner-up in the [[2005 in NASCAR|2005]] NEXTEL Cup), but this feat has yet to be accomplished. |
Since its founding in 1948, NASCAR has held 92 combined seasons in its three major series with a total of 51 separate champions. The first championship awarded was to [[Red Byron]] in [[1949 in NASCAR|1949]]. [[Greg Biffle]], [[Bobby Labonte]] and [[Johnny Benson]] are the only drivers to have won championships in two of the three series during their NASCAR career. Biffle has come the closest to winning all three (past champion of Busch and Craftsman Truck series and runner-up in the [[2005 in NASCAR|2005]] NEXTEL Cup), but this feat has yet to be accomplished. |
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As of [[November 16]], [[2008]], the current defending champions are [[ |
As of [[November 16]], [[2008]], the current defending champions are [[Carl Edwards]] in the Sprint Cup, [[Clint Bowyer]] in the Nationwide Series, and [[Johnny Benson]] in the Craftsman Truck Series. |
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==Sprint Cup== |
==Sprint Cup== |
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Revision as of 02:35, 11 November 2009
This is a list of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) champions; that is, a list of all the champions in NASCAR's three major series (Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Craftsman Truck Series).
The NASCAR championships are awarded at the end of each season to the driver who has amassed the most points throughout the season. The point totals are determined each week by the drivers' final positions in a race and the number of laps led by each driver, if any, during the race. The current points system, adopted by NASCAR in 1975, is still used in the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck series, and was used through 2003 in the Cup Series. Since 2004 the NEXTEL Cup series has implemented slight scoring changes and a ten-race "playoff" format.
Since its founding in 1948, NASCAR has held 92 combined seasons in its three major series with a total of 51 separate champions. The first championship awarded was to Red Byron in 1949. Greg Biffle, Bobby Labonte and Johnny Benson are the only drivers to have won championships in two of the three series during their NASCAR career. Biffle has come the closest to winning all three (past champion of Busch and Craftsman Truck series and runner-up in the 2005 NEXTEL Cup), but this feat has yet to be accomplished.
As of November 16, 2008, the current defending champions are Carl Edwards in the Sprint Cup, Clint Bowyer in the Nationwide Series, and Johnny Benson in the Craftsman Truck Series.
Sprint Cup
1949 known as Strictly Stock; 1950-1971 known as Grand National; 1972-2003 known as Winston Cup; 2004-2007 known as Nextel Cup; 2008- known as Sprint Cup
By season
By driver
Driver | Total | Seasons |
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Richard Petty | 7 | 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 |
Dale Earnhardt | 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 | |
Jeff Gordon | 6 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 2004 2007 |
Lee Petty | 3 | 1954, 1958, 1959 |
David Pearson | 1966, 1968, 1969 | |
Cale Yarborough[1] | 1976, 1977, 1978 | |
Darrell Waltrip | 1981, 1982, 1985 | |
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 | |
Tony Stewart | 2002, 2005 | |
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 | |
Jimmie Johnson | 2006 |
Nationwide Series
Known as the Busch Series from 1982 - 2007
By season
Season | Driver | Owner | Number, Make | Starts | Wins | Top Tens | Poles | Points (margin) |
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1982 | Jack Ingram | Self-owned | #11, Pontiac | 29 (of 29) | 7 | 24 | 1 | 4495 (47) |
1983 | Sam Ard | Howard Thomas | #00, Oldsmobile | 35 (of 35) | 10 | 30 | 10 | 5454 (84) |
1984 | Sam Ard | Howard Thomas | #00, Oldsmobile | 28 (of 29) | 8 | 26 | 7 | 4552 (426) |
1985 | Jack Ingram | Self-owned | #11, Pontiac | 27 (of 27) | 5 | 22 | 2 | 4106 (29) |
1986 | Larry Pearson | David Pearson | #21, Pontiac | 31 (of 31) | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4514 (7) |
1987 | Larry Pearson | David Pearson | #21, Chevrolet | 27 (of 27) | 6 | 20 | 3 | 3959 (394) |
1988 | Tommy Ellis | John Jackson | #99, Buick | 30 (of 30) | 3 | 20 | 5 | 4281 (295) |
1989 | Rob Moroso | Dick Moroso | #25, Oldsmobile | 29 (of 29) | 4 | 16 | 7 | 4001 (55) |
1990 | Chuck Bown | Hubert Hensley | #63, Pontiac | 31 (of 31) | 6 | 18 | 4 | 4372 (200) |
1991 | Bobby Labonte | Self-owned | #44, Oldsmobile | 31 (of 31) | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4264 (74) |
1992 | Joe Nemechek | Self-owned | #87, Chevrolet | 31 (of 31) | 2 | 18 | 1 | 4275 (3) |
1993 | Steve Grissom | Wayne Grissom | #31, Chevrolet | 28 (of 28) | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3846 (253) |
1994 | David Green | Bobby Labonte | #44, Chevrolet | 28 (of 28) | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3725 (46) |
1995 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Bill Baumgardner | #74, Chevrolet | 26 (of 26) | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3688 (404) |
1996 | Randy LaJoie | Bill Baumgardner | #74, Chevrolet | 26 (of 26) | 5 | 20 | 2 | 3714 (29) |
1997 | Randy LaJoie | Bill Baumgardner | #74, Chevrolet | 30 (of 30) | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4381 (266) |
1998 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt | #3, Chevrolet | 31 (of 31) | 7 | 22 | 3 | 4469 (48) |
1999 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt | #3, Chevrolet | 32 (of 32) | 6 | 22 | 3 | 4647 (280) |
2000 | Jeff Green | Greg Pollex | #10, Chevrolet | 32 (of 32) | 6 | 27 | 7 | 5005 (616) |
2001 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress | #2, Chevrolet | 33 (of 33) | 5 | 24 | 4 | 4813 (124) |
2002 | Greg Biffle | Jack Roush | #60, Ford | 34 (of 34) | 4 | 25 | 5 | 4924 (280) |
2003 | Brian Vickers | Ricky Hendrick | #5, Chevrolet | 34 (of 34) | 3 | 21 | 1 | 4637 (14) |
2004 | Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | #8, Chevrolet | 34 (of 34) | 6 | 26 | 7 | 5173 (230) |
2005 | Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | #8, Chevrolet | 35 (of 35) | 6 | 22 | 3 | 4937 (68) |
2006 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress, self-owned [2] | #21, #33 Chevrolet | 35 (of 35) | 9 | 32 | 1 | 5648 (824) |
2007 | Carl Edwards | Jack Roush | #60, Ford | 35 (of 35) | 4 | 21 | 0 | 4805 (618) |
2008 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress | #2, Chevrolet | 35 (of 35) | 1 | 29 | 0 | 5132 (21) |
By driver
Camping World Truck Series
Known as the Craftsman Truck Series from 1995 - 2008
By season
Season | Driver | Owner | Number, Make | Starts | Wins | Top Tens | Poles | Points (margin) |
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1995 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress | #3, Chevrolet | 20 (of 20) | 8 | 18 | 7 | 3224 (126) |
1996 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt | #16, Chevrolet | 24 (of 24) | 4 | 23 | 2 | 3831 (53) |
1997 | Jack Sprague | Rick Hendrick | #24, Chevrolet | 26 (of 26) | 3 | 23 | 5 | 3969 (232) |
1998 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt | #16, Chevrolet | 27 (of 27) | 6 | 22 | 2 | 4072 (3) |
1999 | Jack Sprague | Rick Hendrick | #24, Chevrolet | 25 (of 25) | 3 | 19 | 1 | 3747 (8) |
2000 | Greg Biffle | Jack Roush | #50, Ford | 24 (of 24) | 5 | 18 | 4 | 3826 (230) |
2001 | Jack Sprague | Rick Hendrick | #24, Chevrolet | 24 (of 24) | 4 | 17 | 7 | 3670 (73) |
2002 | Mike Bliss | Steve Coulter | #16, Chevrolet | 22 (of 22) | 5 | 18 | 4 | 3359 (46) |
2003 | Travis Kvapil | Steve Coulter | #16, Chevrolet | 25 (of 25) | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3837 (9) |
2004 | Bobby Hamilton | Self-owned | #4, Dodge | 25 (of 25) | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3624 (46) |
2005 | Ted Musgrave | Jim Smith | #1, Dodge | 25 (of 25) | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3535 (55) |
2006 | Todd Bodine | Stephen Germain | #30, Toyota | 25 (of 25) | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3666 (127) |
2007 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Kevin Harvick | #33, Chevrolet | 25 (of 25) | 4 | 22 | 1 | 3982 (54) |
2008 | Johnny Benson | Bill Davis | #23, Toyota | 25 (of 25) | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3725 (7) |
By driver
Driver | Total | Seasons |
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Ron Hornaday, Jr. | 3 | 1996, 1998, 2007 |
Jack Sprague | 1997, 1999, 2001 | |
Mike Skinner | 1 | 1995 |
Greg Biffle | 2000 | |
Mike Bliss | 2002 | |
Travis Kvapil | 2003 | |
Bobby Hamilton | 2004 | |
Ted Musgrave | 2005 | |
Todd Bodine | 2006 | |
Johnny Benson | 2008 |
Other NASCAR series
See also
External References
- NASCAR Champions / NEXTEL Cup - MotorSports etc.
- NASCAR - MotorSM.com
- Racing-Reference.info links for NEXTEL Cup, Busch, and Craftsman Truck Series Champions.
- List of All Time NASCAR Cup winners - jayski.com
- ^ Yarborough and Johnson are only two drivers to win three consecutive Championships
- ^ Harvick drove four races and clinched the championship in his self-owned #33 Chevrolet.