List of NASCAR champions

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 22, 2009, the current defending champions are Jimmie Johnson in the Sprint Cup, Kyle Busch in the Nationwide Series, and Ron Hornaday 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

Year	Driver (# of Cups won)	Owner(s)	Number	Make	Starts (Total Races)	Wins	Top 10s	Poles	Points (margin)
1949	Red Byron	Raymond Parks	22	Oldsmobile 88	6 (8)	2	4	1	842.5 (117.5)
1950	Bill Rexford	Julian Buesink	60		17 (19)	1	11	0	1959 (110.5)
1951	Herb Thomas	Self-owned	92	Hudson Hornet	34 (41)	7	18	4	4208.45 (146.2)
1952	Tim Flock	Ted Chester	91		33 (34)	8	25	4	6858.5 (106)
1953	Herb Thomas (2)	Self-owned	92		37 (37)	12	31	12	8460 (646)
1954	Lee Petty		42	Chrysler New Yorker	34 (37)	7	32	3	8649 (283)
1955	Tim Flock (2)	Carl Kiekhaefer	30	Chrysler 300	39 (45)	18	33	18	9596 (1508)
1956	Buck Baker		38		48 (56)	14	39	12	9272 (704)
1957	Buck Baker (2)	Self-owned	87	Chevrolet	40 (53)	10	38	6	10716 (760)
1958	Lee Petty (2)		42	Oldsmobile	50 (51)	7	43	4	12232 (644)
1959	Lee Petty (3)		42	Plymouth	42 (44)	11	35	2	11792 (1830)
1960	Rex White		4	Chevrolet Impala	40 (44)	6	35	3	21164 (3936)
1961	Ned Jarrett	W.G. Holloway, Jr.	11		46 (52)	1	34	4	27272 (830)
1962	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	8	Pontiac	52 (53)	9	45	7	30836 (2396)
1963	Joe Weatherly (2)		8		53 (55)	3	35	6	33398 (2228)
1964	Richard Petty	Self-owned	43	Plymouth Sport Fury	61 (62)	9	43	8	40252 (5302)
1965	Ned Jarrett (2)	Bondy Long	11	Ford Galaxie	54 (55)	13	45	9	38824 (3034)
1966	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	6	Dodge Charger	42 (49)	15	33	7	35638 (1950)
1967	Richard Petty (2)	Self-owned	43	Plymouth Satellite	48 (49)	27	40	18	42472 (6028)
1968	David Pearson (2)	Holman-Moody	17	Ford Torino	48 (49)	16	38	12	3499 (126)
1969	David Pearson (3)		17		51 (54)	11	44	14	4170 (357)
1970	Bobby Isaac	Nord Krauskopf	71	Dodge Charger	47 (48)	11	38	13	3911 (51)
1971	Richard Petty (3)	Self-owned	43	Plymouth Satellite	46 (48)	21	41	9	4435 (364)
1972	Richard Petty (4)		43		31 (31)	8	28	3	8701.4 (127.9)
1973	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	72	Chevrolet Chevelle	28 (28)	1	21	0	7173.8 (67.15)
1974	Richard Petty (5)	Self-owned	43	Dodge Charger	30 (30)	10	23	7	5037.75 (567.45)
1975	Richard Petty (6)		43	Dodge Charger	30 (30)	13	24	3	4783 (722)
1976	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson	11	Chevrolet Chevelle	30 (30)	9	23	2	4644 (195)
1977	Cale Yarborough (2)		11	Chevrolet Malibu	30 (30)	9	27	3	5000 (386)
1978	Cale Yarborough (3)		11	Oldsmobile Cutlass	30 (30)	10	24	8	4841 (474)
1979	Richard Petty (7)	Self-owned	43	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	31 (31)	5	27	1	4830 (11)
1980	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	2	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	31 (31)	5	24	0	4661 (19)
1981	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson	11	Buick Regal	31 (31)	12	25	11	4880 (53)
1982	Darrell Waltrip (2)		11	Buick Regal	30 (30)	12	20	7	4489 (72)
1983	Bobby Allison	Bill Gardner	22	Buick Regal	30 (30)	6	25	0	4667 (47)
1984	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	44	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	30 (30)	2	24	2	4508 (65)
1985	Darrell Waltrip (3)	Junior Johnson	11	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	28 (28)	3	21	4	4292 (101)
1986	Dale Earnhardt (2)	Richard Childress	3	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	29 (29)	5	23	1	4468 (288)
1987	Dale Earnhardt (3)		3	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	29 (29)	11	24	1	4696 (489)
1988	Bill Elliott	Harry Melling	9	Ford Thunderbird	29 (29)	6	22	6	4488 (24)
1989	Rusty Wallace	Raymond Beadle	27	Pontiac Grand Prix	29 (29)	6	20	4	4176 (12)
1990	Dale Earnhardt (4)	Richard Childress	3	Chevrolet Lumina	29 (29)	9	23	4	4430 (26)
1991	Dale Earnhardt (5)		3	Chevrolet Lumina	29 (29)	4	21	0	4287 (195)
1992	Alan Kulwicki	Self-owned	7	Ford Thunderbird	29 (29)	2	17	6	4078 (10)
1993	Dale Earnhardt (6)	Richard Childress	3	Chevrolet Lumina	30 (30)	6	21	2	4526 (80)
1994	Dale Earnhardt (7)		3	Chevrolet Lumina	31 (31)	4	25	2	4694 (444)
1995	Jeff Gordon	Rick Hendrick	24	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	31 (31)	7	23	8	4614 (34)
1996	Terry Labonte (2)	Rick Hendrick	5	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	31 (31)	2	24	4	4657 (37)
1997	Jeff Gordon (2)	Rick Hendrick	24	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	32 (32)	10	23	1	4710 (14)
1998	Jeff Gordon (3)		24	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	33 (33)	13	28	7	5328 (364)
1999	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates	88	Ford Taurus	34 (34)	4	29	0	5262 (201)
2000	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs	18	Pontiac Grand Prix	34 (34)	4	24	2	5130 (265)
2001	Jeff Gordon (4)	Rick Hendrick	24	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	36 (36)	6	24	6	5112 (349)
2002	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs	20	Pontiac Grand Prix	36 (36)	3	21	2	4800 (63)
2003	Matt Kenseth	Mark Martin, Jack Roush	17	Ford Taurus	36 (36)	1	25	0	5022 (90)
2004	Jeff Gordon (5)	Rick Hendrick	24	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	36 (36)	5	25	6	5042 (47)
2005	Tony Stewart (2)	Joe Gibbs	20	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	36 (36)	5	25	3	6533 (35)
2006	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Gordon, Rick Hendrick	48	Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS	36 (36)	5	24	1	6475 (56)
2007	Jeff Gordon (6)	Rick Hendrick	24	Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS/Chevrolet Impala SS	36 (36)	7	30	7	5,455 (353)
2008	Carl Edwards	Jack Roush	99	Ford Fusion	36 (36)	9	27	1	5236 (16)
2009	Jimmie Johnson	[[Jeff Gordon, Rick Hendrick	48	Chevrolet Impala SS	36 (36)	7	24	4	5156 (66)

By driver

File:1992WinstonCupTrophy.jpg

1992 Winston Cup trophy, won by Alan Kulwicki

Driver	Total	Seasons
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		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		Jimmie Johnson	2006, 2009	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 Nationwide Series Known as the Busch Series from 1982 - 2007 By season Season Driver Owner Number, Make Starts Wins Top Tens Poles Points (margin) 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 #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) 2009 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs #18, Toyota 35 (of 35) 9 30 3 5682 (210) By driver Driver Total Seasons Sam Ard 2 1983, 1984 Jack Ingram 1982, 1985 Larry Pearson 1986, 1987 Randy LaJoie 1996, 1997 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1998, 1999 Kevin Harvick 2001, 2006 Martin Truex, Jr. 2004, 2005 Tommy Ellis 1 1988 Rob Moroso 1989 Chuck Bown 1990 Bobby Labonte 1991 Joe Nemechek 1992 Steve Grissom 1993 David Green 1994 Johnny Benson 1995 Jeff Green 2000 Greg Biffle 2002 Brian Vickers 2003 Carl Edwards 2007 Clint Bowyer 2008 Kyle Busch 2009 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) 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) 2009 Ron Hornaday Kevin Harvick #33, Chevrolet Silverado 25 (of 25) 6 20 4 3959 (187) By driver Driver Total Seasons Ron Hornaday, Jr. 4 1996, 1998, 2007,2009 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 Whelen Modified Tour See also List of NASCAR drivers List of NASCAR all-time cup winners 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