NASCAR Cup Series championship past winners list: Full list of every Cup champion

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Dustin Long,

By
Dustin Long

Published November 5, 2024 05:00 AM

It is down to four driver for the NASCAR Cup championship heading into Sunday’s race at Phoenix Raceway.

Joey Logano seeks his third Cup title. Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney looks to win back-to-back crowns.

23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick and Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron each go for their first Cup championship.

Here is a look the Cup champions in the sport’s history:

All-Time NASCAR Cup Series Champions and Runner-Ups (1949-2023)

	Champion	Runner-Up	Points Margin
1949	Red Byron	Lee Petty	117.5
1950	Bill Rexford	Fireball Roberts	110.5
1951	Herb Thomas	Fonty Flock	146.2
1952	Tim Flock	Herb Thomas	106
1953	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	646
1954	Lee Petty	Herb Thomas	283
1955	Tim Flock	Buck Baker	508
1956	Buck Baker	Herb Thomas	686
1957	Buck Baker	Marvin Panch	760
1958	Lee Petty	Buck Baker	644
1959	Lee Petty	Cotton Owens	1830
1960	Rex White	Richard Petty	3936
1961	Ned Jarrett	Rex White	830
1962	Joe Weatherly	Richard Petty	2396
1963	Joe Weatherly	Richard Petty	2228
1964	Richard Petty	Ned Jarrett	5302
1965	Ned Jarrett	Dick Hutcherson	3034
1966	David Pearson	James Hylton	1950
1967	Richard Petty	James Hylton	6028
1968	David Pearson	Bobby Isaac	126
1969	David Pearson	Richard Petty	357
1970	Bobby Isaac	Bobby Allison	51
1971	Richard Petty	James Hylton	364
1972	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	127.9
1973	Benny Parsons	Cale Yarborough	67.2
1974	Richard Petty	Cale Yarborough	567.5
1975	Richard Petty	Dave Marcis	722
1976	Cale Yarborough	Richard Petty	195
1977	Cale Yarborough	Richard Petty	386
1978	Cale Yarborough	Bobby Allison	474
1979	Richard Petty	Darrell Waltrip	11
1980	Dale Earnhardt	Cale Yarborough	19
1981	Darrell Waltrip	Bobby Allison	53
1982	Darrell Waltrip	Bobby Allison	72
1983	Bobby Allison	Darrell Waltrip	47
1984	Terry Labonte	Harry Gant	65
1985	Darrell Waltrip	Bill Elliott	101
1986	Dale Earnhardt	Darrell Waltrip	288
1987	Dale Earnhardt	Bill Elliott	489
1988	Bill Elliott	Rusty Wallace	24
1989	Rusty Wallace	Dale Earnhardt	12
1990	Dale Earnhardt	Mark Martin	26
1991	Dale Earnhardt	Ricky Rudd	195
1992	Alan Kulwicki	Bill Elliott	10
1993	Dale Earnhardt	Rusty Wallace	80
1994	Dale Earnhardt	Mark Martin	444
1995	Jeff Gordon	Dale Earnhardt	34
1996	Terry Labonte	Jeff Gordon	37
1997	Jeff Gordon	Dale Jarrett	14
1998	Jeff Gordon	Mark Martin	364
1999	Dale Jarrett	Bobby Labonte	201
2000	Bobby Labonte	Dale Earnhardt	265
2001	Jeff Gordon	Tony Stewart	349
2002	Tony Stewart	Mark Martin	38
2003	Matt Kenseth	Jimmie Johnson	90
2004	Kurt Busch	Jimmie Johnson	8
2005	Tony Stewart	Greg Biffle	35
2006	Jimmie Johnson	Matt Kenseth	56
2007	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Gordon	77
2008	Jimmie Johnson	Carl Edwards	69
2009	Jimmie Johnson	Mark Martin	141
2010	Jimmie Johnson	Denny Hamlin	39
2011	Tony Stewart	Carl Edwards	0*
2012	Brad Keselowski	Clint Bowyer	39
2013	Jimmie Johnson	Matt Kenseth	19
2014	Kevin Harvick	Ryan Newman	1
2015	Kyle Busch	Kevin Harvick	1
2016	Jimmie Johnson	Joey Logano	3
2017	Martin Truex Jr.	Kyle Busch	5
2018	Joey Logano	Martin Truex Jr.	5
2019	Kyle Busch	Martin Truex Jr.	5
2020	Chase Elliott	Brad Keselowski	5
2021	Kyle Larson	Martin Truex Jr.	5
2022	Joey Logano	Ross Chastain	6
2023	Ryan Blaney	Kyle Larson	1
* – In 2011, Stewart won tiebreaker, via his five wins to Edwards’ one.

NASCAR Cup Drivers with Multiple Championships (1949-2023)

	No. of Titles	Driver	Years
1	7	Jimmie Johnson	2016, ‘13, ’10, ‘09, ‘08, ‘07, ‘06
		Dale Earnhardt	1994, ’93, ‘91, ‘90, ‘87, ‘86, ‘80
		Richard Petty	1979, ‘75, ‘74, ‘72, ‘71, ‘67, ‘64
4	4	Jeff Gordon	2001, ‘98, ‘97, ‘95
5	3	Darrell Waltrip	1985, ‘82, ‘81
		Cale Yarborough	1978, ‘77, ‘76
		David Pearson	1969, ‘68, ‘66
		Lee Petty	1959, ‘58, ‘54
		Tony Stewart	2011, ‘05, ‘02
10	2	Joey Logano	2022, ’18
		Kyle Busch	2019, ’15
		Terry Labonte	1996, ‘84
		Ned Jarrett	1965, ‘61
		Joe Weatherly	1963, ‘62
		Buck Baker	1957, ‘56
		Tim Flock	1955, ‘52
		Herb Thomas	1953, ‘51

NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championship Breakdown By Organization

	Organizations	Driver Titles	Seasons
1	Hendrick Motorsports	14	2021, ’20, ’16, ’13, ’10, ’09, ’08, ’07, ’06, ’01, ’98, ’97, ’96, ’95
2	Petty Enterprises	10	1979, ’75, ’74, ’72, ’71, ’67, ’64, ’59, ’58, ’54*
3	Richard Childress Racing	6	1994, ’93, ’91, ’90, ’87, ’86
4	Junior Johnson & Assoc.	6	1985, ’82, ’81, ’78, ’77, ’76
5	Joe Gibbs Racing	5	2019, ’15, ’05, ’02, ’00
6	Team Penske	4	2023, ‘22, ’18, ’12
7	Stewart-Haas Racing	2	2014, ’11
8	RFK Racing	2	2004, ’03
9	Holman-Moody	2	1969, ’68
10	Bud Moore	2	1963*, ’62
11	Carl Kiekhaefer	2	1956, ’57
12	Herb Thomas Racing	2	1953, ’51
13	Furniture Row Racing	1	2017
14	Yates Racing	1	1999
15	Kulwicki Racing	1	1992
16	Raymond Beadle	1	1989
17	Melling Racing	1	1988
18	Billy Hagan	1	1984
19	Bill Gardner	1	1983
20	Rod Osterlund	1	1980
21	L.G. DeWitt	1	1973
22	Nord Krauskopf	1	1970
23	Cotton Owens	1	1966
24	Bondy Long	1	1965
25	W.G. Holloway Jr.	1	1961
26	Rex White	1	1960
27	Buck Baker Racing	1	1957
28	Ted Chester	1	1952
29	Julian Buesnik	1	1950
30	Raymond Parks	1	1949

	Total	75

Note: Seasons with a (*) symbol indicate a split driver/owner championship (1954, 1963).