Welcome to our NASCAR Championship Winners Guide

This guide is to help those NASCAR fans and sellers of the Nextel Cup Winners and the years that it took place.

NASCAR Nextel Cup Yearly History  
The Racing title has been formerly known as Strictly Stock (1949), Grand National (1950-1970), Winston Cup (1971-2003) and in 2004 was changed to the Nextel Cup due to a change in the title sponsorship.  

Year        Champion               Car Owner
2007       Jimmie Johnson       Rick Hendrick
2006       Jimmie Johnson       Rick Hendrick
2005       Tony Stewart          J.D. Gibbs
2004       Kurt Busch             Jack Roush
2003       Matt Kenseth          Jack Roush
2002       Tony Stewart          Joe Gibbs
2001       Jeff Gordon            Rick Hendrick
2000       Bobby Labonte       Joe Gibbs
1999       Dale Jarrett             Robert Yates
1998       Jeff Gordon            Rick Hendrick
1997       Jeff Gordon            Rick Hendrick
1996       Terry Labonte        Rick Hendrick
1995       Jeff Gordon            Rick Hendrick
1994       Dale Earnhardt       Richard Childress
1993       Dale Earnhardt       Richard Childress
1992       Alan Kulwicki        Alan Kulwicki
1991       Dale Earnhardt       Richard Childress
1990       Dale Earnhardt       Richard Childress
1989       Rusty Wallace        Raymond Beadle
1988       Bill Elliott               Harry Melling
1987       Dale Earnhardt       Richard Childress
1986       Dale Earnhardt       Richard Childress
1985       Darrell Waltrip       Junior Johnson
1984       Terry Labonte        Billy Hagan
1983       Bobby Allison        Bill Gardner
1982       Darrell Waltrip       Junior Johnson
1981       Darrell Waltrip       Junior Johnson
1980       Dale Earnhardt       Rod Osterlund
1979       Richard Petty         Petty Enterprises
1978       Cale Yarborough   Junior Johnson
1977       Cale Yarborough   Junior Johnson
1976       Cale Yarborough   Junior Johnson
1975       Richard Petty         Petty Enterprises
1974       Richard Petty         Petty Enterprises
1973       Benny Parsons       L.G. DeWitt
1972       Richard Petty         Petty Enterprises
1971       Richard Petty         Petty Enterprises
1970       Bobby Isaac          Nord Krauskopf
1969       David Pearson       Holman-Moody
1968        David Pearson      Holman-Moody
1967       Richard Petty         Petty Enterprises
1966       David Pearson       Cotton Owens
1965       Ned Jarrett            Bondy Long
1964       Richard Petty         Petty Enterprises
1963       Joe Weatherly       Bud Moore
1962       Joe Weatherly       Bud Moore
1961       Ned Jarrett            B.G. Holloway
1960       Rex White             White-Clements
1959       Lee Petty              Petty Enterprises
1958       Lee Petty              Petty Enterprises
1957       Buck Baker          Buck Baker
1956       Buck Baker          Carl Kiekhaefer
1955       Tim Flock             Carl Kiekhaefer
1954       Lee Petty              Petty Enterprises
1953       Herb Thomas        Herb Thomas
1952       Tim Flock             Ted Chester
1951       Herb Thomas        Herb Thomas
1950       Bill Rexford           Julian Buesink
1949       Red Byron            Raymond Parks

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