HISTORY
Champions
| YEAR | DRIVER | OWNER | C. CHIEF | MAKE | WINS | EARNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus | Chevrolet | 6 | $7,264,780 |
| 2009 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus | Chevrolet | 7 | $7,339,630 |
| 2008 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus | Chevrolet | 7 | $7,354,860 |
| 2007 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus | Chevrolet | 10 | $7,646,420 |
| 2006 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus | Chevrolet | 5 | $8,909,140 |
| 2005 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs | Greg Zipadelli | Chevrolet | 5 | $6,987,530 |
| 2004 | Kurt Busch | Georgetta Roush | Jimmy Fennig | Ford | 3 | $4,200,330 |
| 2003 | Matt Kenseth | Mark Martin | Robbie Reiser | Ford | 1 | $4,038,120 |
| 2002 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs | Greg Zipadelli | Pontiac | 3 | $4,695,150 |
| 2001 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | Robbie Loomis | Chevrolet | 6 | $6,649,080 |
| 2000 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs | Jimmy Makar | Pontiac | 4 | $4,041,750 |
| 1999 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates | Todd Parrott | Ford | 4 | $3,608,829 |
| 1998 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | Ray Evernham | Chevrolet | 13 | $6,175,867 |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | Ray Evernham | Chevrolet | 10 | $4,201,227 |
| 1996 | Terry Labonte | Rick Hendrick | Gary DeHart | Chevrolet | 2 | $4,030,648 |
| 1995 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | Ray Evernham | Chevrolet | 7 | $2,088,460 |
| 1994 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Andy Petree | Chevrolet | 4 | $1,465,890 |
| 1993 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Andy Petree | Chevrolet | 6 | $1,326,240 |
| 1992 | Alan Kulwicki | Alan Kulwicki | Paul Andrews | Ford | 2 | $907,510 |
| 1991 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Kirk Shelmerdine | Chevrolet | 4 | $1,029,060 |
| 1990 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Kirk Shelmerdine | Chevrolet | 9 | $1,307,830 |
| 1989 | Rusty Wallace | Raymond Beadle | Barry Dodson | Pontiac | 6 | $860,990 |
| 1988 | Bill Elliott | Harry Melling | Ernie Elliott | Ford | 6 | $812,775 |
| 1987 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Kirk Shelmerdine | Chevrolet | 11 | $1,041,120 |
| 1986 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Kirk Shelmerdine | Chevrolet | 5 | $868,100 |
| 1985 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson | Jeff Hammond | Chevrolet | 3 | $702,298 |
| 1984 | Terry Labonte | Billy Hagan | Dale Inman | Chevrolet | 2 | $417,293 |
| 1983 | Bobby Allison | Bill Gardner | Gary Nelson | Buick | 6 | $613,700 |
| 1982 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson | Jeff Hammond | Buick | 12 | $682,085 |
| 1981 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson | Tim Brewer | Buick | 12 | $539,050 |
| 1980 | Dale Earnhardt | Rod Osterlund | Doug Richert | Chevrolet | 5 | $451,360 |
| 1979 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Dale Inman | Chevrolet | 5 | $416,650 |
| 1978 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson | Tim Brewer | Oldsmobile | 10 | $422,980 |
| 1977 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson | Herb Nab | Chevrolet | 9 | $385,576 |
| 1976 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson | Herb Nab | Chevrolet | 9 | $294,591 |
| 1975 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Dale Inman | Dodge | 13 | $284,980 |
| 1974 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Dale Inman | Dodge | 10 | $299,175 |
| 1973 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | Travis Carter | Chevrolet | 1 | $114,345 |
| 1972 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Dale Inman | Plymouth | 8 | $227,015 |
| 1971 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Dale Inman | Plymouth | 21 | $309,225 |
| 1970 | Bobby Isaac | Nord Krauskopf | Harry Hyde | Dodge | 11 | $121,470 |
| 1969 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Jake Elder | Ford | 11 | $183,700 |
| 1968 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Jake Elder | Ford | 16 | $118,842 |
| 1967 | Richard Petty | Dale Inman | Dale Inman | Plymouth | 27 | $130,275 |
| 1966 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | Dodge | 14 | $59,205 |
| 1965 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long | John Ervin | Ford | 13 | $77,966 |
| 1964 | Richard Petty | Richard L Petty | Dale Inman | Plymouth | 9 | $98,810 |
| 1963 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | Pontiac | 3 | $58,110 |
| 1962 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | Pontiac | 9 | $56,110 |
| 1961 | Ned Jarrett | W.G. Holloway Jr. | Bud Allman | Chevrolet | 1 | $27,285 |
| 1960 | Rex White | White-Clements | Louis Clements | Chevrolet | 6 | $45,260 |
| 1959 | Lee Petty | Lee Petty | Lee Petty | Plymouth | 10 | $45,570 |
| 1958 | Lee Petty | Lee Petty | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | 7 | $20,600 |
| 1957 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Bud Moore | Chevrolet | 10 | $24,712 |
| 1956 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhafer | Chrysler | 14 | $29,790 |
| 1955 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhafer | Chrysler | 18 | $33,750 |
| 1954 | Lee Petty | Lee Petty | Lee Petty | Chrysler | 7 | $26,706 |
| 1953 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | Smokey Yunick | Hudson | 11 | $27,300 |
| 1952 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester | B. B. Blackburn | Hudson | 8 | $20,210 |
| 1951 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | Smokey Yunick | Hudson | 7 | $18,200 |
| 1950 | Bill Rexford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | Oldsmobile | 1 | $6,175 |
| 1949 | Red Byron | Raymond Parks | Red Vogt | Oldsmobile | 2 | $5,800 |
OVERVIEW
NASCAR has used various point systems since 1949 to determine the series champion, as well as the other top finishers. The current point system, adopted in 1975, gives points to every driver in the field, provided they entered the race prior to the entry deadline. The same point system is used for every race, regardless of distance or type of track.
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