NASCAR Sprint Cup Yearly History

The Sprint Cup was changed to title sponsorship in 2008, formerly known as Strictly Stock (1949), Grand National (1950-1970), Winston Cup (1971-2003), and Nextel Cup (2004-2007)

Year	Champion	Car Owner	Champion's Crew Chief	Rookie of the Year	Most Popular Driver	Manufacturers' Championship
NASCAR 2005	Tony Stewart	J.D. Gibbs	Greg Zipadelli	Kyle Busch	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet
2004	Kurt Busch	Jack Roush	Jimmy Fennig	Kasey Kahne	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet
2003	Matt Kenseth	Jack Roush	Robbie Reiser	Jamie McMurray	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet
2002	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs	Greg Zipadelli	Ryan Newman	Bill Elliott	Ford
2001	Jeff Gordon	Rick Hendrick	Robbie Loomis	Kevin Harvick	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet
2000	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs	Jimmy Makar	Matt Kenseth	Bill Elliott	Ford
1999	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates	Todd Parrott	Tony Stewart	Bill Elliott	Ford
1998	Jeff Gordon	Rick Hendrick	Ray Evernham	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Bill Elliott	Chevrolet
1997	Jeff Gordon	Rick Hendrick	Ray Evernham	Mike Skinner	Bill Elliott	Ford
1996	Terry Labonte	Rick Hendrick	Gary DeHart	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Bill Elliott	Chevrolet
1995	Jeff Gordon	Rick Hendrick	Ray Evernham	Ricky Craven	Bill Elliott	Chevrolet
1994	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress	Andy Petree	Jeff Burton	Bill Elliott	Ford
1993	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress	Andy Petree	Jeff Gordon	Bill Elliott	Pontiac
1992	Alan Kulwicki	Alan Kulwicki	Paul Andrews	Jimmy Hensley	Bill Elliott	Ford
1991	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress	Kirk Shelmerdine	Bobby Hamilton	Bill Elliott	Chevrolet
1990	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress	Kirk Shelmerdine	Rob Moroso	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
1989	Rusty Wallace	Raymond Beadle	Barry Dodson	Dick Trickle	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
1988	Bill Elliott	Harry Melling	Ernie Elliott	Ken Bouchard	Bill Elliott	Ford
1987	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress	Kirk Shelmerdine	Davey Allison	Bill Elliott	Chevrolet
1986	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress	Kirk Shelmerdine	Alan Kulwicki	Bill Elliott	Chevrolet
1985	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson	Jeff Hammond	Ken Schrader	Bill Elliott	Ford & Chevrolet
1984	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	Dale Inman	Rusty Wallace	Bill Elliott	Chevrolet
1983	Bobby Allison	Bill Gardner	Gary Nelson	Sterling Marlin	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet
1982	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson	Jeff Hammond	Geoffrey Bodine	Bobby Allison	Buick
1981	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson	Tim Brewer	Ron Bouchard	Bobby Allison	Buick
1980	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	Doug Richert	Jody Ridley	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet
1979	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dale Inman	Dale Earnhardt	David Pearson	Chevrolet
1978	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson	T. Brewer/T. Carter	Ronnie Thomas	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile
1977	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson	Herb Nab	Ricky Rudd	Richard Petty	Chevrolet
1976	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson	Herb Nab	Skip Manning	Richard Petty	Chevrolet
1975	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dale Inman	Bruce Hill	Richard Petty	Dodge
1974	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dale Inman	Earl Ross	Richard Petty	Chevrolet
1973	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	Travis Carter	Lennie Pond	Bobby Allison	Mercury
1972	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dale Inman	Larry Smith	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet
1971	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dale Inman	Walter Ballard	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet
1970	Bobby Isaac	Nord Krauskopf	Harry Hyde	Bill Dennis	Richard Petty	Plymouth
1969	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	Jake Elder	Dick Brooks	Bobby Isaac	Ford
1968	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	Jake Elder	Pete Hamilton	Richard Petty	Ford
1967	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dale Inman	Donnie Allison	Cale Yarborough	Plymouth
1966	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	Cotton Owens	James Hylton	Darel Dieringer	Dodge
1965	Ned Jarrett	Bondy Long	John Ervin	Sam McQuagg	Fred Lorenzen	Ford
1964	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dale Inman	Doug Cooper	Richard Petty	Ford
1963	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	Bud Moore	Billy Wade	Fred Lorenzen	Ford
1962	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	Bud Moore	Tom Cox	Richard Petty	Pontiac
1961	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	Bud Allman	Woodie Wilson	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac
1960	Rex White	White-Clements	Louis Clements	David Pearson	Rex White	Ford
1959	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	Lee Petty	Richard Petty	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet
1958	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	Lee Petty	Shorty Rollins	Glen Wood	Chevrolet
1957	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	Bud Moore		Fireball Roberts	Ford
1956	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	Carl Kiekhaefer		Curtis Turner	Chrysler
1955	Tim Flock	Carl Kiekhaefer	Carl Kiekhaefer			Chrysler
1954	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	Lee Petty			Hudson
1953	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	Smokey Yunick			Hudson
1952	Tim Flock	Ted Chester	B.B. Blackburn			Hudson
1951	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	Smokey Yunick			Oldsmobile
1950	Bill Rexford	Julian Buesink	Julian Buesink			Oldsmobile
1949	Red Byron	Raymond Parks	Red Vogt			Oldsmobile

 

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