The NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Cup Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1949 to Red Byron.[1] The first driver to win multiple Championships was Herb Thomas in 1951 and 1953. The current Drivers' Champion is Joey Logano, who won his third NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2024.[2]

The current NASCAR Cup Series trophy, the Bill France Cup

The NASCAR points system has undergone several incarnations since its initial implementation. Originally, races awarded points by a complicated system based upon final positioning and weighted by prize money purses, such that higher-paying events gave more points. Soon after the advent of the modern era in 1972, the championship was decided by a more basic cumulative point total based solely upon a driver's finishing position in each race. In order to reduce the possibility of a driver clinching before the final event, NASCAR implemented the "Chase for the Cup" in 2004 which, with minor modification from 2004 to 2013[3] and more radical changes in 2014,[4] stands as the current format. Before the final ten races, 16 drivers, chosen primarily on race wins, are reset to an equal number of points, with bonus points awarded to a driver for each win prior to the reset.[4] With these changes, the last Drivers' Champion to clinch before the final race was Matt Kenseth in 2003.[5]

Overall, thirty-six different drivers have won the Championship,[2] with Richard Petty,[6] Dale Earnhardt,[7] and Jimmie Johnson holding the record for most titles at seven. Johnson has the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning five from 2006 to 2010.[8] Thus far, every champion has originated from the United States.[2] Byron has the fewest number of race starts before winning his first title with six in 1949.[9] Bill Rexford is the youngest Cup Series champion; he was 23 years, 7 months, and 15 days old when he won the title in 1950.[10] Bobby Allison is the oldest Cup Series champion; he was 45 years, 11 months, and 17 days old when he won the championship in 1983.[11]

By season

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Year 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 [12][13]
1950 Bill Rexford Julian Buesink 8
20
59
60
62
80
Oldsmobile 17 0 1 11 1,959 110.5 [14][15]
1951 Herb Thomas (1) Herb Thomas (1) 92 Plymouth
Hudson
Oldsmobile
34 4 7 18 4,208.45 146.2 [16][17]
Marshall Teague 6
Leonard Tippett 99
Hubert Westmoreland (1) 2
1952 Tim Flock (1) Ted Chester 91 Hudson 33 4 8 25 6,858.5 106 [18][19]
1953 Herb Thomas (2) Herb Thomas (2) 92 Hudson (3) 37 12 12 31 8,460 646 [20][21]
1954 Lee Petty (1) Petty Enterprises (1) 42 Chrysler
Dodge
34 3 7 32 8,649 283 [22][23]
Gary Drake 100 Oldsmobile
1955 Tim Flock (2) Carl Kiekhaefer (1) 300
301
Chrysler 39 18 18 33 9,596 1,508 [24][25]
Hubert Westmoreland (2) 2 Chevrolet
1956 Buck Baker (1) Carl Kiekhaefer (2) 00
87
300
300C
301
500B
502
Chrysler
Dodge
48 12 14 39 9,272 704 [26][27]
James Satcher 87 Ford
John Whitford 31
1957 Buck Baker (2) Buck Baker 87 Chevrolet 40 6 10 38 10,716 760 [28][29]
Hugh Babb
1958 Lee Petty (2) Petty Enterprises (2) 42 Oldsmobile 50 4 7 43 12,232 644 [30][31]
1959 Lee Petty (3) Petty Enterprises (3) 42
43
Oldsmobile
Plymouth
42 2 11 35 11,792 1,830 [32][33]
1960 Rex White Rex White 4 Chevrolet 40 3 6 35 21,164 3,936 [34][35]
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 [36][37]
B.G. Holloway
1962 Joe Weatherly (1) Bud Moore (1) 8 Pontiac 52 7 9 45 30,836 2,396 [38][39]
Fred Harb 17 Ford
1963 Joe Weatherly (2) Bud Moore (2) 8 Mercury
Pontiac
53 6 3 35 33,398 2,228 [40][41]
Floyd Powell 17 Pontiac
Pete Stewart 57
Cliff Stewart 2
Possum Jones 05
Worth McMillion 83
Major Melton 88 Chrysler (4)
Petty Enterprises (4) 41 Plymouth
Wade Younts 36
361
Dodge
1964 Richard Petty (1) Petty Enterprises (5) 41
42
43
Plymouth 61 8 9 43 40,252 5,302 [42][43]
1965 Ned Jarrett (2) Bondy Long 11 Ford 54 9 13 45 38,824 3,034 [44][45]
Jabe Thomas 25
1966 David Pearson (1) Cotton Owens 6 Dodge 42 7 15 33 35,638 1,950 [46][47]
1967 Richard Petty (2) Petty Enterprises (6) 43 Plymouth 48 18 27 40 42,472 6,028 [48][49]
1968 David Pearson (2) Holman-Moody (1) 17 Ford 48 12 16 38 3,499 126 [50][51]
Roy Trantham 84
1969 David Pearson (3) Holman-Moody (2) 17 Ford 51 13 11 44 4,170 357 [52][53]
1970 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf 71 Dodge 47 13 11 38 3,911 51 [54][55]
1971 Richard Petty (3) Petty Enterprises (7) 43 Plymouth 46 9 21 41 4,435 364 [56][57]
1972 Richard Petty (4) Petty Enterprises (8) 43 Dodge
Plymouth (7)
31 3 8 28 8,701.4 127.9 [58][59]
1973 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt 72 Chevrolet
Mercury (2)
28 0 1 21 7,173.8 67.15 [60][61]
1974 Richard Petty (5) Petty Enterprises (9) 43 Dodge 30 7 10 23 5,037.75 567.45 [62][63]
1975 Richard Petty (6) Petty Enterprises (10) 43 Dodge 30 3 13 24 4,783 722 [64][65]
1976 Cale Yarborough (1) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (1) 11 Chevrolet 30 2 9 23 4,644 195 [66][67]
1977 Cale Yarborough (2) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (2) 11 Chevrolet 30 3 9 27 5,000 386 [68][69]
1978 Cale Yarborough (3) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (3) 11 Oldsmobile 30 8 10 24 4,841 474 [70][71]
1979 Richard Petty (7) Petty Enterprises (11) 43 Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
31 1 5 27 4,830 11 [72][73]
1980 Dale Earnhardt (1) Rod Osterlund (Osterlund Racing) 2 Chevrolet
Oldsmobile (9)
31 0 5 24 4,661 19 [74][75]
1981 Darrell Waltrip (1) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (4) 11 Chevrolet
Buick
31 11 12 25 4,880 53 [76][77]
1982 Darrell Waltrip (2) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (5) 11 Buick 30 7 12 20 4,489 72 [78][79]
1983 Bobby Allison Bill Gardner (DiGard Motorsports) 22 Chevrolet
Buick (3)
30 0 6 25 4,667 47 [80][81]
1984 Terry Labonte (1) Billy Hagan (Hagan Racing) 44 Chevrolet 30 2 2 24 4,508 65 [82][83]
1985 Darrell Waltrip (3) Junior Johnson (Junior Johnson & Associates) (6) 11 Chevrolet 28 4 3 21 4,292 101 [84][85]
1986 Dale Earnhardt (2) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (1) 3 Chevrolet 29 1 5 23 4,468 288 [86][87]
1987 Dale Earnhardt (3) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (2) 3 Chevrolet 29 1 11 24 4,696 489 [88][89]
1988 Bill Elliott Harry Melling (Melling Racing) 9 Ford 29 6 6 22 4,488 24 [90][91]
1989 Rusty Wallace Raymond Beadle (Blue Max Racing) 27 Pontiac 29 4 6 20 4,176 12 [92][93]
1990 Dale Earnhardt (4) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (3) 3 Chevrolet 29 4 9 23 4,430 26 [94][95]
1991 Dale Earnhardt (5) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (4) 3 Chevrolet 29 0 4 21 4,287 195 [96][97]
1992 Alan Kulwicki Alan Kulwicki (AK Racing) 7 Ford 29 6 2 17 4,078 10 [98][99]
1993 Dale Earnhardt (6) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (5) 3 Chevrolet 30 2 6 21 4,526 80 [100][101]
1994 Dale Earnhardt (7) Richard Childress (Richard Childress Racing) (6) 3 Chevrolet 31 2 4 25 4,694 444 [102][103]
1995 Jeff Gordon (1) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (1) 24 Chevrolet 31 8 7 23 4,614 34 [104][105]
1996 Terry Labonte (2) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (2) 5 Chevrolet 31 4 2 24 4,657 37 [106][107]
1997 Jeff Gordon (2) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (3) 24 Chevrolet 32 1 10 23 4,710 14 [108][109]
1998 Jeff Gordon (3) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (4) 24 Chevrolet 33 7 13 28 5,328 364 [110][111]
1999 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates (Robert Yates Racing) 88 Ford 34 0 4 29 5,262 201 [112][113]
2000 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (1) 18 Pontiac 34 2 4 24 5,130 265 [114][115]
2001 Jeff Gordon (4) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (5) 24 Chevrolet 36 6 6 24 5,112 349 [116][117]
2002 Tony Stewart (1) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) 20 Pontiac (9) 36 2 3 21 4,800 38 [118][119]
2003 Matt Kenseth Jack Roush (Roush Racing) (1) 17 Ford 36 0 1 25 5,022 90 [120][121]
2004 Kurt Busch Jack Roush (Roush Racing) (2) 97 Ford 36 1 3 21 6,506 8 [122][123]
2005 Tony Stewart (2) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) 20 Chevrolet 36 3 5 25 6,533 35 [124][125]
2006 Jimmie Johnson (1) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (6) 48 Chevrolet 36 1 5 24 6,475 56 [126][127]
2007 Jimmie Johnson (2) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (7) 48 Chevrolet 36 4 10 24 6,723 77 [128][129]
2008 Jimmie Johnson (3) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (8) 48 Chevrolet 36 6 7 22 6,684 69 [130][131]
2009 Jimmie Johnson (4) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (9) 48 Chevrolet 36 4 7 24 6,652 141 [132][133]
2010 Jimmie Johnson (5) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (10) 48 Chevrolet 36 2 6 23 6,622 39 [134][135]
2011 Tony Stewart (3) Tony Stewart, Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas Racing) (1) 14 Chevrolet 36 1 5 19 2,403 0[a] [136][137]
2012 Brad Keselowski Roger Penske (Penske Racing) (1) 2 Dodge (18) 36 0 5 23 2,400 39 [138][139]
2013 Jimmie Johnson (6) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (11) 48 Chevrolet 36 4 6 24 2,419 19 [140][141]
2014 Kevin Harvick Tony Stewart, Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas Racing) (2) 4 Chevrolet 36 8 5 20 5,043 1 [142][143]
2015 Kyle Busch (1) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (4) 18 Toyota 25[b] 1 5 16 5,043 1 [144][145][146]
2016 Jimmie Johnson (7) Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (12) 48 Chevrolet 36 1 5 16 5,040 3 [147][148][149]
2017 Martin Truex Jr. Barney Visser (Furniture Row Racing) 78 Toyota 36 3 8 26 5,040 5 [150][151][152]
2018 Joey Logano (1) Roger Penske (Team Penske) (2) 22 Ford 36 3 3 26 5,040 5 [153][154]
2019 Kyle Busch (2) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (5) 18 Toyota (3) 36 1 5 27 5,040 5 [155]
2020 Chase Elliott Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (13) 9 Chevrolet 36 1 5 22 5,040 5 [156][157]
2021 Kyle Larson Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (14) 5 Chevrolet (41) 36 2 10 26 5,040 5 [158][159]
2022 Joey Logano (2) Roger Penske (Team Penske) (3) 22 Ford 36 4 4 15 5,040 6 [160][161]
2023 Ryan Blaney Roger Penske (Team Penske) (4) 12 Ford 36 0 3 18 5,035 1 [162][163]
2024 Joey Logano (3) Roger Penske (Team Penske)(5) 22 Ford (23) 36 3 4 12 5,040 5 [164][165]

By drivers

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Richard Petty (1983 car shown) was the first to reach seven Drivers' Championships.
 
Dale Earnhardt (1994 car shown) was the second driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships.
 
Jimmie Johnson (2017 car shown) was the third driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships.

As of completion of the seventy-sixth season (2024), 36 different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship – with 17 of these drivers winning more than once.[2]

Driver Total Seasons
Richard Petty 7 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979
Dale Earnhardt 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
Jimmie Johnson 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016
Jeff Gordon 4 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001
Lee Petty 3 1954, 1958, 1959
David Pearson 1966, 1968, 1969
Cale Yarborough 1976, 1977, 1978
Darrell Waltrip 1981, 1982, 1985
Tony Stewart 2002, 2005, 2011
Joey Logano 2018, 2022, 2024
Herb Thomas 2 1951, 1953
Tim Flock 1952, 1955
Buck Baker 1956, 1957
Joe Weatherly 1962, 1963
Ned Jarrett 1961, 1965
Terry Labonte 1984, 1996
Kyle Busch 2015, 2019
Red Byron 1 1949
Bill Rexford 1950
Rex White 1960
Bobby Isaac 1970
Benny Parsons 1973
Bobby Allison 1983
Bill Elliott 1988
Rusty Wallace 1989
Alan Kulwicki 1992
Dale Jarrett 1999
Bobby Labonte 2000
Matt Kenseth 2003
Kurt Busch 2004
Brad Keselowski 2012
Kevin Harvick 2014
Martin Truex Jr. 2017
Chase Elliott 2020
Kyle Larson 2021
Ryan Blaney 2023

Records

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Consecutive Drivers' Championships

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Jimmie Johnson (2008 car shown) won the Drivers' Championship a record five consecutive times from 2006 to 2010.

As of completion of the 2024 season, ten drivers have achieved consecutive wins in the NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship.[2]

Championships Driver Seasons
5 Jimmie Johnson 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
3 Cale Yarborough 1976, 1977, 1978
2 Buck Baker 1956, 1957
Lee Petty 1958, 1959
Joe Weatherly 1962, 1963
David Pearson 1968, 1969
Richard Petty 1971, 1972,
1974, 1975
Darrell Waltrip 1981, 1982
Dale Earnhardt 1986, 1987,
1990, 1991,
1993, 1994
Jeff Gordon 1997, 1998

Regular season champions

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Since 2017, NASCAR has awarded a regular season championship which recognizes the best driver of the regular season. It is awarded to the driver with the most non-playoff points before the beginning of that season's playoff.[166]

Season Driver Owner(s)/Teams No.(s) Man.(s)
2017 Martin Truex Jr. (1) Barney Visser (Furniture Row Racing) 78 Toyota
2018 Kyle Busch (1) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (1) 18 Toyota
2019 Kyle Busch (2) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) 18 Toyota
2020 Kevin Harvick Tony Stewart, Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas Racing) 4 Ford
2021 Kyle Larson Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (1) 5 Chevrolet
2022 Chase Elliott Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) (2) 9 Chevrolet
2023 Martin Truex Jr. (2) Joe Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) 19 Toyota
2024 Tyler Reddick Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin (23XI Racing) 45 Toyota

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Stewart won the 2011 championship on tie-breaker against Carl Edwards; Stewart had five wins against Edwards' one.
  2. ^ Kyle Busch missed 11 races after suffering an injury during that year's Daytona 500 companion Xfinity Series race, 2015 Alert Today Florida 300, but was granted a waiver by NASCAR that allowed him to compete for the Chase.

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