NASCAR Nextel Cup Champions
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| 1949 | Red Byron |
| 1950 | Bill Rexford |
| 1951 | Herb Thomas |
| 1952 | Tim Flock |
| 1953 | Herb Thomas |
| 1954 | Lee Petty |
| 1955 | Tim Flock |
| 1956â57 | Buck Baker |
| 1958â59 | Lee Petty |
| 1960 | Rex White |
| 1961 | Ned Jarrett |
| 1962â63 | Joe Weatherly |
| 1964 | Richard Petty |
| 1965 | Ned Jarrett |
| 1966 | David Pearson |
| 1967 | Richard Petty |
| 1968â69 | David Pearson |
| 1970 | Bobby Isaac |
| 1971â72 | Richard Petty |
| 1973 | Benny Parsons |
| 1974â75 | Richard Petty |
| 1976â78 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1979 | Richard Petty |
| 1980 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1981â82 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1983 | Bobby Allison |
| 1984 | Terry Labonte |
| 1985 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1986â87 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1988 | Bill Elliott |
| 1989 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1990â91 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1992 | Alan Kulwicki |
| 1993â94 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1995 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1996 | Terry Labonte |
| 1997â98 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1999 | Dale Jarrett |
| 2000 | Bobby Labonte |
| 2001 | Jeff Gordon |
| 2002 | Tony Stewart |
| 2003 | Matt Kenseth |
| 2004 | Kurt Busch |
| 2005 | Tony Stewart |
| 2006 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 2007 | Jimmie Johnson |
