NASCAR Cup Series seasons

78 seasons

Year	Champion	Races	Winners	Most wins
2026	In progress	34 of 36	14	Tyler Reddick (6)
2025	Kyle Larson	36	14	Denny Hamlin (6)
2024	Joey Logano	36	18	Kyle Larson (6)
2023	Ryan Blaney	36	15	William Byron (6)
2022	Joey Logano	36	19	Chase Elliott (5)
2021	Kyle Larson	36	16	Kyle Larson (10)
2020	Chase Elliott	36	13	Kevin Harvick (9)
2019	Kyle Busch	36	13	Martin Truex Jr. (7)
2018	Joey Logano	36	12	Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch (8)
2017	Martin Truex Jr.	36	15	Martin Truex Jr. (8)
2016	Jimmie Johnson	36	13	Jimmie Johnson (5)
2015	Kyle Busch	36	12	Joey Logano (6)
2014	Kevin Harvick	36	13	Brad Keselowski (6)
2013	Jimmie Johnson	36	17	Matt Kenseth (7)
2012	Brad Keselowski	36	15	3 drivers (5)
2011	Tony Stewart	36	18	Tony Stewart (5)
2010	Jimmie Johnson	36	13	Denny Hamlin (8)
2009	Jimmie Johnson	36	14	Jimmie Johnson (7)
2008	Jimmie Johnson	36	12	Carl Edwards (9)
2007	Jimmie Johnson	36	16	Jimmie Johnson (10)
2006	Jimmie Johnson	36	13	Kasey Kahne (6)
2005	Tony Stewart	36	15	Greg Biffle (6)
2004	Kurt Busch	36	13	Jimmie Johnson (8)
2003	Matt Kenseth	36	17	Ryan Newman (8)
2002	Tony Stewart	36	18	Matt Kenseth (5)
2001	Jeff Gordon	36	19	Jeff Gordon (6)
2000	Bobby Labonte	34	14	Tony Stewart (6)
1999	Dale Jarrett	34	11	Jeff Gordon (7)
1998	Jeff Gordon	33	11	Jeff Gordon (13)
1997	Jeff Gordon	32	11	Jeff Gordon (10)
1996	Terry Labonte	31	11	Jeff Gordon (10)
1995	Jeff Gordon	31	11	Jeff Gordon (7)
1994	Dale Earnhardt	31	12	Rusty Wallace (8)
1993	Dale Earnhardt	30	10	Rusty Wallace (10)
1992	Alan Kulwicki	29	12	Bill Elliott, Davey Allison (5)
1991	Dale Earnhardt	29	14	Davey Allison, Harry Gant (5)
1990	Dale Earnhardt	29	14	Dale Earnhardt (9)
1989	Rusty Wallace	29	11	Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace (6)
1988	Bill Elliott	29	14	Bill Elliott, Rusty Wallace (6)
1987	Dale Earnhardt	29	10	Dale Earnhardt (11)
1986	Dale Earnhardt	29	13	Tim Richmond (7)
1985	Darrell Waltrip	28	9	Bill Elliott (11)
1984	Terry Labonte	30	12	Darrell Waltrip (7)
1983	Bobby Allison	30	12	Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip (6)
1982	Darrell Waltrip	30	8	Darrell Waltrip (12)
1981	Darrell Waltrip	31	9	Darrell Waltrip (12)
1980	Dale Earnhardt	31	10	Cale Yarborough (6)
1979	Richard Petty	31	9	Darrell Waltrip (7)
1978	Cale Yarborough	30	7	Cale Yarborough (10)
1977	Cale Yarborough	30	7	Cale Yarborough (9)
1976	Cale Yarborough	30	8	David Pearson (10)
1975	Richard Petty	30	8	Richard Petty (13)
1974	Richard Petty	30	5	Cale Yarborough, Richard Petty (10)
1973	Benny Parsons	28	8	David Pearson (11)
1972	Richard Petty	31	8	Bobby Allison (10)
1971	Richard Petty	48	12	Richard Petty (21)
1970	Bobby Isaac	48	12	Richard Petty (18)
1969	David Pearson	54	8	Bobby Isaac (17)
1968	David Pearson	49	10	David Pearson, Richard Petty (16)
1967	Richard Petty	49	12	Richard Petty (27)
1966	David Pearson	49	17	David Pearson (15)
1965	Ned Jarrett	55	13	Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett (13)
1964	Richard Petty	62	17	Ned Jarrett (15)
1963	Joe Weatherly	55	15	Richard Petty (14)
1962	Joe Weatherly	53	14	Joe Weatherly (9)
1961	Ned Jarrett	52	19	Joe Weatherly (9)
1960	Rex White	44	18	Rex White (6)
1959	Lee Petty	44	16	Lee Petty (11)
1958	Lee Petty	51	19	Lee Petty (7)
1957	Buck Baker	53	18	Buck Baker (10)
1956	Buck Baker	56	19	Buck Baker (14)
1955	Tim Flock	45	10	Tim Flock (18)
1954	Lee Petty	37	11	Herb Thomas (12)
1953	Herb Thomas	37	11	Herb Thomas (12)
1952	Tim Flock	34	12	Herb Thomas, Tim Flock (8)
1951	Herb Thomas	41	14	Fonty Flock (8)
1950	Bill Rexford	19	14	Curtis Turner (4)
1949	Red Byron	8	6	Bob Flock, Red Byron (2)

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