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NASCAR Championship - 1949 to Date |
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NASCAR, National Association for
Stock Car Auto Racing, is the largest sanctioning body of motor
sports in the U.S. NASCAR has become the second most popular
professional sport with regards to television ratings, National
Football League is the number one rated. It is estimated NASCAR has
75 million fans. NASCAR was the creation o f William France, Sr. on
February 21, 1948. |
NASCAR Championship
1950-1971 known as Grand National; 1972-2003 known as Winston Cup;
2004-2007 known as Nextel Cup; 2008-known as Sprint Cup
| Year |
Driver |
Owner(s) |
Car Number
Make |
Starts |
Wins |
Top
10's |
Poles |
Points
(margin) |
| 1949 |
Red Byron |
Raymond Parks |
#22, Oldsmobile 88 |
6 (of 8) |
2 |
4 |
1 |
842.5 (117.5) |
| 1950 |
Bill Rexford |
Julian Buesink |
#60, Oldsmobile 88 |
17 (of 19) |
1 |
11 |
0 |
1959 (110.5) |
| 1951 |
Herb Thomas |
Self-owned |
#92, Hudson Hornet |
34 (of 41) |
7 |
18 |
4 |
4208.45 (146.2) |
| 1952 |
Tim Flock |
Ted Chester |
#91, Hudson Hornet |
33 (of 34) |
8 |
25 |
4 |
6858.5 (106) |
| 1953 |
Herb Thomas |
Self-owned |
#92, Hudson Hornet |
37 (of 37) |
12 |
31 |
12 |
8460 (646) |
| 1954 |
Lee Petty |
Self-owned |
#42, Chrysler New Yorker |
34 (of 37) |
7 |
32 |
3 |
8649 (283) |
| 1955 |
Tim Flock |
Carl Kiekhaefer |
#300, Chrysler 300 |
39 (of 45) |
18 |
33 |
18 |
9596 (1508) |
| 1956 |
Buck Baker |
Carl Kiekhaefer |
#300B, Chrysler 300-B |
48 (of 56) |
14 |
39 |
12 |
9272 (704) |
| 1957 |
Buck Baker |
Self-owned |
#87, Chevrolet |
40 (of 53) |
10 |
38 |
6 |
10716 (760) |
| 1958 |
Lee Petty |
Self-owned |
#42, Oldsmobile |
50 (of 51) |
7 |
43 |
4 |
12232 (644) |
| 1959 |
Lee Petty |
Self-owned |
#42, Plymouth |
42 (of 44) |
11 |
35 |
2 |
11792 (1830) |
| 1960 |
Rex White |
Self-owned |
#4, Chevrolet Impala |
40 (of 44) |
6 |
35 |
3 |
21164 (3936) |
| 1961 |
Ned Jarrett |
W.G. Holloway, Jr. |
#11, Chevrolet Impala |
46 (of 52) |
1 |
34 |
4 |
27272 (830) |
| 1962 |
Joe Weatherly |
Bud Moore |
#8, Pontiac |
52 (of 53) |
9 |
45 |
7 |
30836 (2396) |
| 1963 |
Joe Weatherly |
Bud Moore |
#8, Pontiac |
53 (of 55) |
3 |
35 |
6 |
33398 (2228) |
| 1964 |
Richard Petty |
Self-owned |
#43, Plymouth Sport Fury |
61 (of 62) |
9 |
43 |
8 |
40252 (5302) |
| 1965 |
Ned Jarrett |
Bondy Long |
#11, Ford Galaxie |
54 (of 55) |
13 |
45 |
9 |
38824 (3034) |
| 1966 |
David Pearson |
Cotton Owens |
#6, Dodge Charger |
42 (of 49) |
15 |
33 |
7 |
35638 (1950) |
| 1967 |
Richard Petty |
Self-owned |
#43, Plymouth Satellite |
48 (of 49) |
27 |
40 |
18 |
42472 (6028) |
| 1968 |
David Pearson |
Holman Moody |
#17, Ford Torino |
48 (of 49) |
16 |
38 |
12 |
3499 (126) |
| 1969 |
David Pearson |
Holman Moody |
#17, Ford Torino Talladega |
51 (of 54) |
11 |
44 |
14 |
4170 (357) |
| 1970 |
Bobby Isaac |
Nord Krauskopf |
#71, Dodge Charger Daytona |
47 (of 48) |
11 |
38 |
13 |
3911 (51) |
| 1971 |
Richard Petty |
Self-owned |
#43, Plymouth Satellite |
46 (of 48) |
21 |
41 |
9 |
4435 (364) |
| 1972 |
Richard Petty |
Self-owned |
#43, Plymouth Satellite |
31 (of 31) |
8 |
28 |
3 |
8701.4 (127.9) |
| 1973 |
Benny Parsons |
L.G. DeWitt |
#72, Chevrolet Chevelle |
28 (of 28) |
1 |
21 |
0 |
7173.8 (67.15) |
| 1974 |
Richard Petty |
Self-owned |
#43, Dodge Charger |
30 (of 30) |
10 |
23 |
7 |
5037.75 (567.45) |
| 1975 |
Richard Petty |
Self-owned |
#43, Dodge Charger |
30 (of 30) |
13 |
24 |
3 |
4783 (722) |
| 1976 |
Cale Yarborough |
Junior Johnson |
#11, Chevrolet Chevelle |
30 (of 30) |
9 |
23 |
2 |
4644 (195) |
| 1977 |
Cale Yarborough |
Junior Johnson |
#11, Chevrolet Malibu |
30 (of 30) |
9 |
27 |
3 |
5000 (386) |
| 1978 |
Cale Yarborough |
Junior Johnson |
#11, Oldsmobile Cutlass |
30 (of 30) |
10 |
24 |
8 |
4841 (474) |
| 1979 |
Richard Petty |
Self-owned |
#43, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
31 (of 31) |
5 |
27 |
1 |
4830 (11) |
| 1980 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Rod Osterlund |
#2, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
31 (of 31) |
5 |
24 |
0 |
4661 (19) |
| 1981 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Junior Johnson |
#11, Buick Regal |
31 (of 31) |
12 |
25 |
11 |
4880 (53) |
| 1982 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Junior Johnson |
#11, Buick Regal |
30 (of 30) |
12 |
20 |
7 |
4489 (72) |
| 1983 |
Bobby Allison |
Bill Gardner |
#22, Buick Regal |
30 (of 30) |
6 |
25 |
0 |
4667 (47) |
| 1984 |
Terry Labonte |
Billy Hagan |
#44, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
30 (of 30) |
2 |
24 |
2 |
4508 (65) |
| 1985 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Junior Johnson |
#11, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
28 (of 28) |
3 |
21 |
4 |
4292 (101) |
| 1986 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Richard Childress |
#3, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
29 (of 29) |
5 |
23 |
1 |
4468 (288) |
| 1987 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Richard Childress |
#3, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
29 (of 29) |
11 |
24 |
1 |
4696 (489) |
| 1988 |
Bill Elliott |
Harry Melling |
#9, Ford Thunderbird |
29 (of 29) |
6 |
22 |
6 |
4488 (24) |
| 1989 |
Rusty Wallace |
Raymond Beadle |
#27, Pontiac Grand Prix |
29 (of 29) |
6 |
20 |
4 |
4176 (12) |
| 1990 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Richard Childress |
#3, Chevrolet Lumina |
29 (of 29) |
9 |
23 |
4 |
4430 (26) |
| 1991 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Richard Childress |
#3, Chevrolet Lumina |
29 (of 29) |
4 |
21 |
0 |
4287 (195) |
| 1992 |
Alan Kulwicki |
Self-owned |
#7, Ford Thunderbird |
29 (of 29) |
2 |
17 |
6 |
4078 (10) |
| 1993 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Richard Childress |
#3, Chevrolet Lumina |
30 (of 30) |
6 |
21 |
2 |
4526 (80) |
| 1994 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Richard Childress |
#3, Chevrolet Lumina |
31 (of 31) |
4 |
25 |
2 |
4694 (444) |
| 1995 |
Jeff Gordon |
Rick Hendrick |
#24, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
31 (of 31) |
7 |
23 |
8 |
4614 (34) |
| 1996 |
Terry Labonte |
Rick Hendrick |
#5, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
31 (of 31) |
2 |
24 |
4 |
4657 (37) |
| 1997 |
Jeff Gordon |
Rick Hendrick |
#24, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
32 (of 32) |
10 |
23 |
1 |
4710 (14) |
| 1998 |
Jeff Gordon |
Rick Hendrick |
#24, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
33 (of 33) |
13 |
28 |
7 |
5328 (364) |
| 1999 |
Dale Jarrett |
Robert Yates |
#88, Ford Taurus |
34 (of 34) |
4 |
29 |
0 |
5262 (201) |
| 2000 |
Bobby Labonte |
Joe Gibbs |
#18, Pontiac Grand Prix |
34 (of 34) |
4 |
24 |
2 |
5130 (265) |
| 2001 |
Jeff Gordon |
Rick Hendrick |
#24, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
36 (of 36) |
6 |
24 |
6 |
5112 (349) |
| 2002 |
Tony Stewart |
Joe Gibbs |
#20, Pontiac Grand Prix |
36 (of 36) |
3 |
21 |
2 |
4800 (63) |
| 2003 |
Matt Kenseth |
Mark Martin Jack Roush |
#17, Ford Taurus |
36 (of 36) |
1 |
25 |
0 |
5022 (90) |
| 2004 |
Kurt Busch |
Jack Roush |
#97, Ford Taurus |
36 (of 36) |
3 |
21 |
1 |
6506 (8) |
| 2005 |
Tony Stewart |
Joe Gibbs |
#20, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
36 (of 36) |
5 |
25 |
3 |
6533 (35) |
| 2006 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Jeff Gordon Rick Hendrick |
#48, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
36 (of 36) |
5 |
24 |
1 |
6475 (56) |
| 2007 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Jeff Gordon Rick Hendrick |
#48, Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
36 (of 36) |
10 |
24 |
4 |
6723 (77) |
| 2008 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Jeff Gordon Rick Hendrick |
#48, Chevrolet Impala SS |
36 (of 36) |
7 |
22 |
4 |
6684 (69) |
| 2009 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Jeff Gordon Rick Hendrick |
#48, Chevrolet Impala SS |
36 (of 36) |
7 |
24 |
4 |
6652 (141) |
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