List of NASCAR Busch Series champions (Johnsonverse)

The NASCAR Busch Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman in NASCAR to the most successful Busch Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1982, to Jack Ingram. The first driver to win multiple Championships was Sam Ard in 1983 and 1984. The current Drivers' Champion is Josh Petty who won his first NASCAR Busch Series championship in 2022.
Overall, 33 different drivers have won the Championship, with Sam Ard, Jack Ingram, Larry Pearson, Randy LaJoie, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Tyler Reddick holding the record for most titles, at two. Ard, Pearson, LaJoie, Earnhardt Jr., Truex Jr., Stenhouse Jr., and Reddick all have the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, with two consecutive championships.
==By season==
Year	Driver 	Owner 	Team 	No.	Make/Model 	Starts	Wins	Top tens	Poles	Points	Gap
1982	Jack Ingram (1) 	Jack Ingram 	 	11 	Pontiac Ventura 	29 	7 	24 	1 	4495 	47
1983	Sam Ard (1) 	Howard Thomas 	 	00 	Oldsmobile Omega 	35 	10 	30 	10 	5454 	84
1984	Sam Ard (2) 	Howard Thomas 	 	00 	Oldsmobile Omega 	28 	8 	26 	7 	4552 	426
1985	Jack Ingram (2) 	Jack Ingram 	 	11 	Pontiac Ventura 	27 	5 	22 	2 	4106 	29
1986	Larry Pearson (1) 	David Pearson 	Pearson Racing 	21 	Pontiac Ventura 	31 	1 	24 	1 	4514 	7
1987	Larry Pearson (2) 	David Pearson (2) 	Pearson Racing (2) 	21 	Chevrolet Nova 	27 	6 	20 	3 	3959 	394
1988	Tommy Ellis 	John Jackson 	 	99 	Buick Regal 	30 	3 	20 	5 	4281 	295
1989	Rob Moroso 	Dick Moroso 	Moroso Racing 	25 	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	33 	4 	16 	7 	4001 	55
1990	Chuck Bown 	Hubert Hensley 	 	63 	Pontiac Grand Prix 	33 	6 	18 	4 	4372 	200
1991	Bobby Labonte 	Bobby Labonte 	Labonte Motorsports 	44 	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	33 	2 	21 	2 	4264 	74
1992	Joe Nemechek 	Joe Nemechek 	NEMCO Motorsports 	87 	Chevrolet Cavalier 	33 	2 	18 	1 	4275 	3
1993	Steve Grissom 	Wayne Grissom 	Grissom Racing Enterprises 	31 	Chevrolet Lumina 	36 	2 	18 	0 	3846 	253
1994	David Green 	Bobby Labonte (2) 	Labonte Motorsports (2) 	44 	Chevrolet Lumina 	36 	1 	14 	9 	3725 	46
1995	Johnny Benson Jr. 	Bill Baumgardner 	BACE Motorsports 	74 	Chevrolet Caprice 	36 	2 	19 	0 	3688 	404
1996	Randy LaJoie (1) 	Bill Baumgardner 	BACE Motorsports 	74 	Chevrolet Camaro 	36 	5 	20 	2 	3714 	29
1997	Randy LaJoie (2) 	Bill Baumgardner (3)	BACE Motorsports 	74 	Chevrolet Camaro 	36 	5 	21 	2 	4381 	266
1998	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1) 	Dale Earnhardt (1) 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (1) 	3 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 	36 	7 	22 	3 	4469 	48
1999	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2) 	Dale Earnhardt (2) 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (2) 	3 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 	40 	6 	22 	3 	4647 	280
2000	Adam Petty 	Kyle Petty 	Petty Enterprises (1) 	45 	Dodge Intrepid 	40 	6 	27 	7 	5005 	616
2001	Kevin Harvick 	Richard Childress (1)	Richard Childress Racing (1) 	2 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 	40 	5 	24 	4 	4813 	124
2002	Greg Biffle 	Jack Roush (1) 	Roush Racing (1) 	60 	Roush Mustang 	40 	4 	25 	5 	4924 	280
2003	Brian Vickers 	Ricky Hendrick 	Hendrick Motorsports (1) 	5 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 	40 	3 	21 	1 	4637 	14
2004	Martin Truex Jr. (1) 	Dale Earnhardt (3) 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (3) 	8 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 	40 	6 	26 	7 	5173 	230
2004	Martin Truex Jr. (1) 	Dale Earnhardt (3) 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (3) 	81 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 	40 	6 	26 	7 	5173 	230
2005	Martin Truex Jr. (2) 	Dale Earnhardt (4) 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (4) 	8 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 	40 	6 	22 	3 	4937 	68
2006	Johnny Sauter 	Gene Haas 	Haas CNC Racing 	00 	Chevrolet Impala 	40 	9 	32 	1 	5648 	824
2007	Bobby Hamilton Jr. 	Ronnie Russell
Ed Rensi
Gary Weisbaum	Team Rensi Racing 	35 	Ford Fusion 	40 	4 	21 	0 	4805 	618
2008	Brad Keselowski (1) 	Rick Hendrick (1) 	Hendrick Motorsports (2) 	5 	Chevrolet Impala 	40 	1 	29 	0 	5132 	21
2009	Jason Keller 	Mike Curb
Cary Agajanian	Baker Curb Racing 	27 	Dodge Challenger 	40 	9 	30 	3 	5682 	210
2010	Brad Keselowski (2) 	Rick Hendrick (2) 	Hendrick Motorsports (3) 	5 	Chevrolet Impala 	40 	6 	29 	5 	5639 	445
2011	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1)	Jack Roush (2) 	Roush-Yates Racing (2) 	6 	Roush Mustang 	40 	2 	26 	3 	1222 	45
2012	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2)	Jack Roush (3) 	Roush-Yates Racing (3) 	6 	Roush Mustang 	40 	6 	26 	4 	1251 	23
2013	Austin Dillon 	Dale Earnhardt (5)
Richard Childress (2)	Earnhardt-Childress Racing (2)	3 	Chevrolet Camaro 	40 	0 	22 	7 	1180 	3
2014	Chase Elliott 	Rick Hendrick (3) 	Hendrick Motorsports (4) 	9 	Chevrolet Camaro 	40 	3 	26 	2 	1213 	42
2015	Chris Buescher 	Jack Roush (4) 	Roush-Yates Racing (5) 	60 	Roush Mustang 	40 	2 	20 	0 	1190 	15
2016	Daniel Suárez 	Joe Gibbs (1) 	Joe Gibbs Racing (1) 	19 	Toyota Camry 	40 	3 	27 	2 	4040 	2
2017	William Byron 	Rick Hendrick (4) 	Hendrick Motorsports (5) 	9 	Chevrolet Camaro 	40 	4 	22 	2 	4034 	5
2018	Tyler Reddick (1) 	Rick Hendrick (5) 	Hendrick Motorsports (6) 	9 	Chevrolet Camaro 	40 	2 	20 	0 	4040 	5
2019	Tyler Reddick (2) 	Dale Earnhardt (6)
Richard Childress (3)	Earnhardt-Childress Racing (3)	2 	Chevrolet Camaro 	40 	6 	27 	5 	4040 	5
2020	Austin Cindric 	Roger Penske 	Team Penske 	22 	Dodge Charger 	40 	6 	25 	3 	4040 	5
2021	A. J. Allmendinger 	Matt Kaulig 	Kaulig Racing 	16 	Honda Civic 	40 	1 	21 	4 	4040 	5
2022	Josh Petty 	Adam Petty 	Petty Enterprises (2) 	46 	Dodge Challenger 	40 	7 	23 	7 	4040 	5
*Drivers in Italics have won at least one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.
*Drivers in Bold have won at least one NASCAR RCA Cup Series championship.
==By driver==
Driver 	Total	Seasons
Sam Ard 	2 	1983, 1984
Jack Ingram 	2 	1982, 1985
Larry Pearson 	2 	1986, 1987
Randy LaJoie 	2 	1996, 1997
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	2 	1998, 1999
Martin Truex Jr. 	2 	2004, 2005
Brad Keselowski 	2 	2008, 2010
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	2 	2011, 2012
Tyler Reddick 	2 	2018, 2019
Tommy Ellis 	1 	1988
Rob Moroso 	1 	1989
Chuck Bown 	1 	1990
Bobby Labonte 	1 	1991
Joe Nemechek 	1 	1992
Steve Grissom 	1 	1993
David Green 	1 	1994
Johnny Benson 	1 	1995
Adam Petty 	1 	2000
Greg Biffle 	1 	2002
Brian Vickers 	1 	2003
Johnny Sauter 	1 	2006
Bobby Hamilton Jr. 	1 	2007
Jason Keller 	1 	2009
Austin Dillon 	1 	2013
Chase Elliott 	1 	2014
Chris Buescher 	1 	2015
Daniel Suárez 	1 	2016
William Byron 	1 	2017
Austin Cindric 	1 	2020
A. J. Allmendinger 	1 	2021
Josh Petty 	1 	2022
==See also==
* NASCAR
* NASCAR Busch Series
* List of NASCAR RCA Cup Series champions
* List of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champions
* List of NASCAR teams
* List of NASCAR drivers
* List of NASCAR race tracks
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