All-time wins: Southern 500
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1950: Johnny Mantz
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1951: Herb Thomas
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1952: Fonty Flock
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1953: Buck Baker
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1954: Herb Thomas
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1955: Herb Thomas
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1956: Curtis Turner (pictured in Daytona)
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1957: Speedy Thompson
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1958: Fireball Roberts
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1959: Jim Reed
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1960: Buck Baker
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1961: Nelson Stacy
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1962: Larry Frank
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1963: Fireball Roberts
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1964: Buck Baker (tribute car pictured in Darlington)
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1965: Ned Jarrett
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1966: Darel Dieringer
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1967: Richard Petty
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1968: Cale Yarborough
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1969: LeeRoy Yarbrough
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1970: Buddy Baker
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1971: Bobby Allison
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1972: Bobby Allison
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1973: Cale Yarborough
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1974: Cale Yarborough
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1975: Bobby Allison
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1976: David Pearson
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1977: David Pearson
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1978: Cale Yarborough
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1979: David Pearson
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1980: Terry Labonte
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1981: Neil Bonnett
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1982: Cale Yarborough
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1983: Bobby Allison
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1984: Harry Gant (pictured at Bristol)
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1985: Bill Elliott
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1986: Tim Richmond
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1987: Dale Earnhardt
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1988: Bill Elliott (pictured in Charlotte)
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1989: Dale Earnhardt (pictured at Las Vegas)
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1990: Dale Earnhardt (pictured at Bristol)
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1991: Harry Gant
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1992: Darrell Waltrip
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1993: Mark Martin (pictured in Charlotte)
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1994: Bill Elliott
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1995: Jeff Gordon
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1996: Jeff Gordon
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1997: Jeff Gordon
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1998: Jeff Gordon
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1999: Jeff Burton (pictured at Bristol)
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2000: Bobby Labonte
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2001: Ward Burton
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2002: Jeff Gordon
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2003: Terry Labonte
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2004: Jimmie Johnson
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2005: Greg Biffle
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2006: Greg Biffle
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2007: Jeff Gordon
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2008: Kyle Busch
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2009: Mark Martin
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2010: Denny Hamlin
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2011: Regan Smith
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2012: Jimmie Johnson
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2013: Matt Kenseth
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2014: Kevin Harvick
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2015: Carl Edwards
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2016: Martin Truex Jr.
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2017: Denny Hamlin
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2018: Brad Keselowski
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2019: Erik Jones
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2020: Kevin Harvick
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2021: Denny Hamlin
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2022: Erik Jones
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2023: Kyle Larson
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2024: Chase Briscoe
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2025: Chase Briscoe
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2026: Christopher Bell