Kyle Larson stands on his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and celebrates as his pit crew cheer behind him at Phoenix Raceway.

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All-time NASCAR Cup Series champions in modern era

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1972

Richard Petty

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1973

Benny Parsons

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1974

Richard Petty

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1975

Richard Petty

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1976

Cale Yarborough

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1977

Cale Yarborough

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1978

Cale Yarborough

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1979

Richard Petty

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1980

Dale Earnhardt

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1981

Darrell Waltrip

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1982

Darrell Waltrip

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1983

Bobby Allison

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1984

Terry Labonte

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1985

Darrell Waltrip

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1986

Dale Earnhardt

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1987

Dale Earnhardt

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1988

Bill Elliott

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1989

Rusty Wallace

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1990

Dale Earnhardt

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1991

Dale Earnhardt

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1992

Alan Kulwicki

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1993

Dale Earnhardt

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1994

Dale Earnhardt

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1995

Jeff Gordon

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1996

Terry Labonte

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1997

Jeff Gordon

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1998

Jeff Gordon

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1999

Dale Jarrett

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2000

Bobby Labonte

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2001

Jeff Gordon

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2002

Tony Stewart

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2003

Matt Kenseth

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2004

Kurt Busch

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2005

Tony Stewart

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2006

Jimmie Johnson

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2007

Jimmie Johnson

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2008

Jimmie Johnson

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2009

Jimmie Johnson

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2010

Jimmie Johnson

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2011

Tony Stewart

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2012

Brad Keselowski

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2013

Jimmie Johnson

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2014

Kevin Harvick

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2015

Kyle Busch

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2016

Jimmie Johnson

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2017

Martin Truex Jr.

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2018

Joey Logano

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2019

Kyle Busch

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2020

Chase Elliott

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2021

Kyle Larson

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2022

Joey Logano

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2023

Ryan Blaney

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Joey Logano

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