Champions
Eine Liste aller Champions seit 1949. Es gab in dieser Zeit verschiedenste Punktesysteme. In der jetztigen Sprint Cup Serie bekommen alle gestarteten Fahrer Punkte. Dies unabhängig von der Art und der Länge des Rennens. Dieses Punktesystem wurde 1975 eingeführt.
| Jahr | Fahrer | Besitzer | Marke | Siege | Preisgeld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 7 | ||
| 2008 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 7 | ||
| 2007 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 10 | $7,646,420 | |
| 2006 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 5 | $8,909,140 | |
| 2005 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | 5 | $6,987,530 | |
| 2004 | Kurt Busch | Georgetta Roush | Ford | 3 | $4,200,330 | |
| 2003 | Matt Kenseth | Mark Martin | Ford | 1 | $4,038,120 | |
| 2002 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs | Pontiac | 3 | $4,695,150 | |
| 2001 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 6 | $6,649,080 | |
| 2000 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs | Pontiac | 4 | $4,041,750 | |
| 1999 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates | Ford | 4 | $3,608,829 | |
| 1998 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 13 | $6,175,867 | |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 10 | $4,201,227 | |
| 1996 | Terry Labonte | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 2 | $4,030,648 | |
| 1995 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 7 | $2,088,460 | |
| 1994 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 4 | $1,465,890 | |
| 1993 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 6 | $1,326,240 | |
| 1992 | Alan Kulwicki | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | 2 | $907,510 | |
| 1991 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 4 | $1,029,060 | |
| 1990 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 9 | $1,307,830 | |
| 1989 | Rusty Wallace | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 6 | $860,990 | |
| 1988 | Bill Elliott | Harry Melling | Ford | 6 | $812,775 | |
| 1987 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 11 | $1,041,120 | |
| 1986 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 5 | $868,100 | |
| 1985 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 3 | $702,298 | |
| 1984 | Terry Labonte | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 2 | $417,293 | |
| 1983 | Bobby Allison | Bill Gardner | Buick | 6 | $613,700 | |
| 1982 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson | Buick | 12 | $682,085 | |
| 1981 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson | Buick | 12 | $539,050 | |
| 1980 | Dale Earnhardt | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 5 | $451,360 | |
| 1979 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Chevrolet | 5 | $416,650 | |
| 1978 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | 10 | $422,980 | |
| 1977 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 9 | $385,576 | |
| 1976 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 9 | $294,591 | |
| 1975 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Dodge | 13 | $284,980 | |
| 1974 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Dodge | 10 | $299,175 | |
| 1973 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 1 | $114,345 | |
| 1972 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Plymouth | 8 | $227,015 | |
| 1971 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Plymouth | 21 | $309,225 | |
| 1970 | Bobby Isaac | Nord Krauskopf | Dodge | 11 | $121,470 | |
| 1969 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Ford | 11 | $183,700 | |
| 1968 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Ford | 16 | $118,842 | |
| 1967 | Richard Petty | Dale Inman | Plymouth | 27 | $130,275 | |
| 1966 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | Dodge | 14 | $59,205 | |
| 1965 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long | Ford | 13 | $77,966 | |
| 1964 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Plymouth | 9 | $98,810 | |
| 1963 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore | Pontiac | 3 | $58,110 | |
| 1962 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore | Pontiac | 9 | $56,110 | |
| 1961 | Ned Jarrett | W.G. Holloway Jr. | Chevrolet | 1 | $27,285 | |
| 1960 | Rex White | White-Clements | Chevrolet | 6 | $45,260 | |
| 1959 | Lee Petty | Lee Petty | Plymouth | 10 | $45,570 | |
| 1958 | Lee Petty | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | 7 | $20,600 | |
| 1957 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | 10 | $24,712 | |
| 1956 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer | Chrysler | 14 | $29,790 | |
| 1955 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer | Chrysler | 18 | $33,750 | |
| 1954 | Lee Petty | Lee Petty | Chrysler | 7 | $26,706 | |
| 1953 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 11 | $27,300 | |
| 1952 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester | Hudson | 8 | $20,210 | |
| 1951 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 7 | $18,200 | |
| 1950 | Bill Rexford | Julian Buesink | Oldsmobile | 1 | $6,175 | |
| 1949 | Red Byron | Raymond Parks | Oldsmobile | 2 | $5,800 |
