NASCAR Nextel Cup Champions
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
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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 |