HISTORY
Rookie of the Year
| YEAR | DRIVER | OWNER | WINS | EARNINGS | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | STARTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kevin Conway | Robby Gordon | 0 | $2,547,870 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2009 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs | 1 | $5,375,110 | 3 | 7 | 36 |
| 2008 | Regan Smith | Teresa Earnhardt | 0 | $3,243,840 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2007 | Juan Montoya | Floyd Ganassi | 1 | $4,822,210 | 3 | 6 | 36 |
| 2006 | Denny Hamlin | J D Gibbs | 2 | $4,389,220 | 8 | 20 | 36 |
| 2005 | Kyle Busch | Rick Hendrick | 2 | $4,185,240 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 2004 | Kasey Kahne | Ray Evernham | 0 | $4,759,020 | 13 | 14 | 36 |
| 2003 | Jamie McMurray | Floyd Ganassi | 0 | $2,699,970 | 5 | 13 | 36 |
| 2002 | Ryan Newman | Roger Penske | 1 | $4,373,830 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| 2001 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress | 2 | $3,716,630 | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 2000 | Matt Kenseth | Jack Roush/Mark Martin | 1 | $2,150,760 | 4 | 11 | 34 |
| 1999 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs | 3 | $2,615,226 | 12 | 21 | 34 |
| 1998 | Kenny Irwin | Robert Yates | 0 | $1,433,567 | 1 | 4 | 32 |
| 1997 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress | 0 | $791,819 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 1996 | Johnny Benson | Chuck Rider | 0 | $947,080 | 1 | 6 | 30 |
| 1995 | Ricky Craven | Unknown | 0 | $538,304 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 1994 | Jeff Burton | Unknown | 0 | $508,200 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| 1993 | Jeff Gordon | Unknown | 0 | $623,855 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
| 1992 | Jimmy Hensley | Unknown | 0 | $213,735 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 1991 | Bobby Hamilton | Unknown | 0 | $223,955 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 1990 | Rob Moroso | Unknown | 0 | $141,902 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 1989 | Dick Trickle | Unknown | 0 | $273,432 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 1988 | Ken Bouchard | Unknown | 0 | $93,410 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 1987 | Davey Allison | Unknown | 2 | $337,160 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 1986 | Alan Kulwicki | Unknown | 0 | $83,450 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 1985 | Ken Schrader | Unknown | 0 | $178,470 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 1984 | Rusty Wallace | Unknown | 0 | $172,615 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| 1983 | Sterling Marlin | Unknown | 0 | $119,375 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 1982 | Geoffrey Bodine | Unknown | 0 | $247,750 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 1981 | Ron Bouchard | Unknown | 1 | $139,605 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 1980 | Jody Ridley | Unknown | 0 | $166,000 | 2 | 18 | 31 |
| 1979 | Dale Earnhardt | Unknown | 1 | $237,575 | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| 1978 | Ronnie Thomas | Unknown | 0 | $59,260 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 1977 | Ricky Rudd | Unknown | 0 | $54,956 | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 1976 | Skip Manning | Unknown | 0 | $45,820 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 1975 | Bruce Hill | Unknown | 0 | $43,750 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 1974 | Earl Ross | Junior Johnson | 1 | $64,830 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 1973 | Lennie Pond | Ronnie Elder | 0 | $25,155 | 1 | 9 | 23 |
| 1972 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | 0 | $24,215 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| 1971 | Walter Ballard | Walter Ballard | 0 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | Bill Dennis | W.C. "Junie" Donlavey | 0 | $15,670 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| 1969 | Dick Brooks | Dick Brooks | 0 | $27,532 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 1968 | Pete Hamilton | Rocky Hinton | 0 | $8,239 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 1967 | Donnie Allison | Bobby Allison | 0 | $16,440 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 1966 | James Hylton | Bud Hartje | 0 | $29,575 | 20 | 32 | 41 |
| 1965 | Sam McQuagg | Betty Lilly | 0 | $10,555 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 1964 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper | 0 | $10,445 | 4 | 11 | 39 |
| 1963 | Billy Wade | Cotton Owens | 0 | $8,710 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 1962 | Tom Cox | Ray Herlocker | 0 | $8,980 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 1961 | Woodie Wilson | Bart Faucett | 0 | $2,625 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1960 | David Pearson | David Pearson | 0 | $5,030 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
| 1959 | Richard Petty | Lee Petty | 0 | $7,630 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 1958 | Shorty Rollins | Spook Crawford | 1 | $8,515 | 10 | 17 | 21 |
OVERVIEW
Awarded since 1958, Rookie of the Year candidates are awarded points based on their 17 best finishes of the season. The points are calculated based on entry points, competition points, top-10 bonus points, segment bonus points, voting panel points and final championship standings bonus points.
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