List of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champions
By season

List of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champions

Section Title: By season
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Season	Driver	Owner(s)/Teams	No.(s)	Man.(s)	St	P	Ws	TT	Pts	Gap	Ref(s)

1949	Red Byron	Raymond Parks	22	Oldsmobile	6	1	2	4	842.5	117.5

1950	Bill Rexford	Julian Buesink	8 20 59 60 62 80	Oldsmobile	17	0	1	11	1,959	110.5

1951	Herb Thomas(1)	Herb Thomas	92	Plymouth Hudson Oldsmobile	34	4	7	18	4,208.45	146.2

Marshall Teague	6

Leonard Tippett	99

Hubert Westmoreland	2

1952	Tim Flock(1)	Ted Chester	91	Hudson	33	4	8	25	6,858.5	106

1953	Herb Thomas(2)	Herb Thomas	92	Hudson	37	12	12	31	8,460	646

1954	Lee Petty(1)	Petty Enterprises	42	Chrysler Dodge	34	3	7	32	8,649	283

Gary Drake	100	Oldsmobile

1955	Tim Flock(2)	Carl Kiekhaefer	300 301	Chrysler	39	18	18	33	9,596	1,508

Hubert Westmoreland	2	Chevrolet

1956	Buck Baker(1)	Carl Kiekhaefer	00 87 300 300C 301 500B 502	Chrysler Dodge	48	12	14	39	9,272	704

James Satcher	87	Ford

John Whitford	31

1957	Buck Baker(2)	Buck Baker	87	Chevrolet	40	6	10	38	10,716	760

Hugh Babb

1958	Lee Petty(2)	Petty Enterprises	42	Oldsmobile	50	4	7	43	12,232	644

1959	Lee Petty(3)	Petty Enterprises	42 43	Oldsmobile Plymouth	42	2	11	35	11,792	1,830

1960	Rex White	Rex White	4	Chevrolet	40	3	6	35	21,164	3,936

L.D. Austin	74

Beau Morgan	15	Ford

Scotty Cain	41

1961	Ned Jarrett(1)	Ned Jarrett	11	Ford Chevrolet	46	4	1	34	27,272	830

B.G. Holloway

1962	Joe Weatherly(1)	Bud Moore	8	Pontiac	52	7	9	45	30,836	2,396

Fred Harb	17	Ford

1963	Joe Weatherly(2)	Bud Moore	8	Mercury Pontiac	53	6	3	35	33,398	2,228

Floyd Powell	17	Pontiac

Pete Stewart	57

Cliff Stewart	2

Possum Jones	05

Worth McMillion	83

Major Melton	88	Chrysler

Petty Enterprises	41	Plymouth

Wade Younts	36 361	Dodge

1964	Richard Petty(1)	Petty Enterprises	41 42 43	Plymouth	61	8	9	43	40,252	5,302

1965	Ned Jarrett(2)	Bondy Long	11	Ford	54	9	13	45	38,824	3,034

Jabe Thomas	25

1966	David Pearson(1)	Cotton Owens	6	Dodge	42	7	15	33	35,638	1,950

1967	Richard Petty(2)	Petty Enterprises	43	Plymouth	48	18	27	40	42,472	6,028

1968	David Pearson(2)	Holman Moody	17	Ford	48	12	16	38	3,499	126

Roy Trantham	84

1969	David Pearson(3)	Holman Moody	17	Ford	51	13	11	44	4,170	357

1970	Bobby Isaac	Nord Krauskopf	71	Dodge	47	13	11	38	3,911	51

1971	Richard Petty(3)	Petty Enterprises	43	Plymouth	46	9	21	41	4,435	364

1972	Richard Petty(4)	Petty Enterprises	43	Dodge Plymouth	31	3	8	28	8,701.4	127.9

1973	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	72	Chevrolet Mercury	28	0	1	21	7,173.8	67.15

1974	Richard Petty(5)	Petty Enterprises	43	Dodge	30	7	10	23	5,037.75	567.45

1975	Richard Petty(6)	Petty Enterprises	43	Dodge	30	3	13	24	4,783	722

1976	Cale Yarborough(1)	Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates)	11	Chevrolet	30	2	9	23	4,644	195

1977	Cale Yarborough(2)	Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates)	11	Chevrolet	30	3	9	27	5,000	386

1978	Cale Yarborough(3)	Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates)	11	Oldsmobile	30	8	10	24	4,841	474

1979	Richard Petty(7)	Petty Enterprises	43	Chevrolet Oldsmobile	31	1	5	27	4,830	11

1980	Dale Earnhardt(1)	Rod Osterlund (Osterlund Racing)	2	Chevrolet Oldsmobile	31	0	5	24	4,661	19

1981	Darrell Waltrip(1)	Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates)	11	Chevrolet Buick	31	11	12	25	4,880	53

1982	Darrell Waltrip(2)	Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates)	11	Buick	30	7	12	20	4,489	72

1983	Bobby Allison	Bill Gardner (DiGard Motorsports)	22	Chevrolet Buick	30	0	6	25	4,667	47

1984	Terry Labonte(1)	Billy Hagan (Hagan Racing)	44	Chevrolet	30	2	2	24	4,508	65

1985	Darrell Waltrip(3)	Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates)	11	Chevrolet	28	4	3	21	4,292	101

1986	Dale Earnhardt(2)	Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing)	3	Chevrolet	29	1	5	23	4,468	288

1987	Dale Earnhardt(3)	Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing)	3	Chevrolet	29	1	11	24	4,696	489

1988	Bill Elliott	Harry Melling (Melling Racing)	9	Ford	29	6	6	22	4,488	24

1989	Rusty Wallace	Raymond Beadle (Blue Max Racing)	27	Pontiac	29	4	6	20	4,176	12

1990	Dale Earnhardt(4)	Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing)	3	Chevrolet	29	4	9	23	4,430	26

1991	Dale Earnhardt(5)	Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing)	3	Chevrolet	29	0	4	21	4,287	195

1992	Alan Kulwicki	Alan Kulwicki (AK Racing)	7	Ford	29	6	2	17	4,078	10

1993	Dale Earnhardt(6)	Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing)	3	Chevrolet	30	2	6	21	4,526	80

1994	Dale Earnhardt(7)	Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing)	3	Chevrolet	31	2	4	25	4,694	444

1995	Jeff Gordon(1)	Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports)	24	Chevrolet	31	8	7	23	4,614	34

1996	Terry Labonte(2)	Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports)	5	Chevrolet	31	4	2	24	4,657	37

1997	Jeff Gordon(2)	Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports)	24	Chevrolet	32	1	10	23	4,710	14

1998	Jeff Gordon(3)	Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports)	24	Chevrolet	33	7	13	28	5,328	364

1999	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates (Robert Yates Racing)	88	Ford	34	0	4	29	5,262	201

2000	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)	18	Pontiac	34	2	4	24	5,130	265

2001	Jeff Gordon(4)	Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports)	24	Chevrolet	36	6	6	24	5,112	349

2002	Tony Stewart(1)	Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)	20	Pontiac	36	2	3	21	4,800	38

2003	Matt Kenseth	Jack Roush (Roush Racing)	17	Ford	36	0	1	25	5,022	90

2004	Kurt Busch	Jack Roush (Roush Racing)	97	Ford	36	1	3	21	6,506	8

2005	Tony Stewart(2)	Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)	20	Chevrolet	36	3	5	25	6,533	35

2006	Jimmie Johnson(1)	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports)	48	Chevrolet	36	1	5	24	6,475	56

2007	Jimmie Johnson(2)	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports)	48	Chevrolet	36	4	10	24	6,723	77

2008	Jimmie Johnson(3)	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports)	48	Chevrolet	36	6	7	22	6,684	69

2009	Jimmie Johnson(4)	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports)	48	Chevrolet	36	4	7	24	6,652	141

2010	Jimmie Johnson(5)	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports)	48	Chevrolet	36	2	6	23	6,622	39

2011	Tony Stewart(3)	Tony Stewart Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas Racing)	14	Chevrolet	36	1	5	19	2,403	0

2012	Brad Keselowski	Roger Penske (Team Penske)	2	Dodge	36	0	5	23	2,400	39

2013	Jimmie Johnson(6)	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports)	48	Chevrolet	36	4	6	24	2,419	19

2014	Kevin Harvick	Tony Stewart Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas Racing)	4	Chevrolet	36	8	5	20	5,043	1

2015	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)	18	Toyota	25	1	5	16	5,043	1

2016	Jimmie Johnson(7)	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports)	48	Chevrolet	36	1	5	16	5,040	3

2017	Martin Truex Jr.	Barney Visser (Furniture Row Racing)	78	Toyota	36	3	8	26	5,040	5

2018	Joey Logano	Roger Penske (Team Penske)	22	Ford	36	1	3	26	5,040	5

Sentence(s)

Wallace is the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series champion.

final_sentence: Wallace is the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series champion.