NASCAR Championship

(Redirected from Nextel Cup)

The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCAR's top stock car racing series. The championship is currently known as the Nextel Cup. From 1972 through 2003, it was called the Winston Cup; before 1972, it was known as the Grand National.

Previous NASCAR season champions and earnings (USD):

Contents

Grand National

1949 - Red Byron - $5,800
1950 - Bill Rexford - $6,175
1951 - Herb Thomas - $18,200
1952 - Tim Flock - $20,210
1953 - Herb Thomas - $27,300
1954 - Lee Petty - $26,706
1955 - Tim Flock - $33,750
1956 - Buck Baker - $29,790
1957 - Buck Baker - $24,712
1958 - Lee Petty - $20,600
1959 - Lee Petty - $45,570
1960 - Rex White - $45,260
1961 - Ned Jarrett - $27,285
1962 - Joe Weatherly - $56,110
1963 - Joe Weatherly - $58,110
1964 - Richard Petty - $98,810
1965 - Ned Jarrett - $77,966
1966 - David Pearson - $59,205
1967 - Richard Petty - $130,275
1968 - David Pearson - $118,842
1969 - David Pearson - $183,700
1970 - Bobby Isaac - $121,470
1971 - Richard Petty - $309,225

Winston Cup

1972 - Richard Petty - $227,015
1973 - Benny Parsons - $114,345
1974 - Richard Petty - $299,175
1975 - Richard Petty - $378,865
1976 - Cale Yarborough - $387,173
1977 - Cale Yarborough - $387,173
1978 - Cale Yarborough - $530,751
1979 - Richard Petty - $588,926
1980 - Dale Earnhardt - $588,926
1981 - Darrell Waltrip - $588,926
1982 - Darrell Waltrip - $873,118
1983 - Bobby Allison - $828,355
1984 - Terry Labonte - $713,010
1985 - Darrell Waltrip - $1,318,735
1986 - Dale Earnhardt - $1,783,880
1987 - Dale Earnhardt - $2,099,243
1988 - Bill Elliott - $1,574,639
1989 - Rusty Wallace - $2,247,950
1990 - Dale Earnhardt - $3,083,056
1991 - Dale Earnhardt - $2,396,685
1992 - Alan Kulwicki - $2,322,561
1993 - Dale Earnhardt - $3,353,789
1994 - Dale Earnhardt - $3,400,733
1995 - Jeff Gordon - $2,430,480
1996 - Terry Labonte - $4,030,648
1997 - Jeff Gordon - $4,201,227
1998 - Jeff Gordon - $6,175,867
1999 - Dale Jarrett - $3,608,829
2000 - Bobby Labonte - $4,041,750
2001 - Jeff Gordon - $6,649,080
2002 - Tony Stewart - $4,695,150
2003 - Matt Kenseth - $4,038,120

Nextel Cup

2004 - Kurt Busch - $4,200,330

Championships Won

7 - Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt
4 - Jeff Gordon
3 - Lee Petty, David Pearson , Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip
2 - Herb Thomas , Tim Flock, Buck Baker , Ned Jarrett , Joe Weatherly , Terry Labonte
1 - Red Byron, Bill Rexford, Rex White , Bobby Isaac, Benny Parsons, Bobby Allison, Bill Elliott, Rusty Wallace, Alan Kulwicki, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch