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Series Overview
Alternatively Known As: NASCAR Strictly Stock (1949); NASCAR Grand National (1950-1970); NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1971-2003); NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (2004-2007); NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (2008-2016); Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (2017-2019); NASCAR Cup Series (2020-present)
Series Founded: 1949	Series active!
Car Style: Stock Car (NASCAR Cup)	Region: National
Quick Stats
Most Wins: Richard Petty (200)	Most Titles: Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt & Jimmie Johnson (7)
Number of Races: 2786	Number of Drivers: 3251
Project Status: COMPLETE
In January 2016, The Third Turn finished back porting the complete statistical history of the NASCAR Cup Series.

Season	Races	Champion	Margin	Most Wins
1949	8	Red Byron	117.5	Bob Flock; Red Byron (2)
1950	19	Bill Rexford	110.5	Curtis Turner (4)
1951	41	Herb Thomas	146.2	Fonty Flock (8)
1952	34	Tim Flock	106	Tim Flock; Herb Thomas (8)
1953	37	Herb Thomas	646	Herb Thomas (12)
1954	37	Lee Petty	283	Herb Thomas (12)
1955	45	Tim Flock	1508	Tim Flock (18)
1956	56	Buck Baker	704	Buck Baker (14)
1957	53	Buck Baker	760	Buck Baker (10)
1958	51	Lee Petty	644	Lee Petty (7)
1959	44	Lee Petty	1830	Lee Petty (11)
1960	44	Rex White	3936	Rex White (6)
1961	52	Ned Jarrett	830	Joe Weatherly (9)
1962	53	Joe Weatherly	2396	Joe Weatherly (9)
1963	55	Joe Weatherly	2228	Richard Petty (14)
1964	62	Richard Petty	5302	Ned Jarrett (15)
1965	55	Ned Jarrett	3034	Ned Jarrett; Junior Johnson (13)
1966	49	David Pearson	1950	David Pearson (15)
1967	49	Richard Petty	6028	Richard Petty (27)
1968	49	David Pearson	126	Richard Petty; David Pearson (16)
1969	54	David Pearson	357	Bobby Isaac (17)
1970	48	Bobby Isaac	51	Richard Petty (18)
1971	48	Richard Petty	364	Richard Petty (21)
1972	31	Richard Petty	127.9	Bobby Allison (10)
1973	28	Benny Parsons	67.15	David Pearson (11)
1974	30	Richard Petty	567.45	Richard Petty; Cale Yarborough (10)
1975	30	Richard Petty	722	Richard Petty (13)
1976	30	Cale Yarborough	195	David Pearson (10)
1977	30	Cale Yarborough	386	Cale Yarborough (9)
1978	30	Cale Yarborough	474	Cale Yarborough (10)
1979	31	Richard Petty	11	Darrell Waltrip (7)
1980	31	Dale Earnhardt	19	Cale Yarborough (6)
1981	31	Darrell Waltrip	53	Darrell Waltrip (12)
1982	30	Darrell Waltrip	72	Darrell Waltrip (12)
1983	30	Bobby Allison	47	Bobby Allison; Darrell Waltrip (6)
1984	30	Terry Labonte	65	Darrell Waltrip (7)
1985	28	Darrell Waltrip	101	Bill Elliott (11)
1986	29	Dale Earnhardt	288	Tim Richmond (7)
1987	29	Dale Earnhardt	489	Dale Earnhardt (11)
1988	29	Bill Elliott	24	Bill Elliott ; Rusty Wallace (6)
1989	29	Rusty Wallace	12	Rusty Wallace; Darrell Waltrip (6)
1990	29	Dale Earnhardt	26	Dale Earnhardt (9)
1991	29	Dale Earnhardt	195	Harry Gant; Davey Allison (5)
1992	29	Alan Kulwicki	10	Bill Elliott ; Davey Allison (5)
1993	30	Dale Earnhardt	80	Rusty Wallace (10)
1994	31	Dale Earnhardt	444	Rusty Wallace (8)
1995	31	Jeff Gordon	34	Jeff Gordon (7)
1996	31	Terry Labonte	37	Jeff Gordon (10)
1997	32	Jeff Gordon	14	Jeff Gordon (10)
1998	33	Jeff Gordon	364	Jeff Gordon (13)
1999	34	Dale Jarrett	201	Jeff Gordon (7)
2000	34	Bobby Labonte	265	Tony Stewart (6)
2001	36	Jeff Gordon	349	Jeff Gordon (6)
2002	36	Tony Stewart	38	Matt Kenseth (5)
2003	36	Matt Kenseth	90	Ryan Newman (8)
2004	36	Kurt Busch	8	Jimmie Johnson (8)
2005	36	Tony Stewart	35	Greg Biffle (6)
2006	36	Jimmie Johnson	56	Kasey Kahne (6)
2007	36	Jimmie Johnson	77	Jimmie Johnson (10)
2008	36	Jimmie Johnson	69	Carl Edwards (9)
2009	36	Jimmie Johnson	141	Jimmie Johnson (7)
2010	36	Jimmie Johnson	39	Denny Hamlin (8)
2011	36	Tony Stewart	TIE	Tony Stewart (5)
2012	36	Brad Keselowski	39	Denny Hamlin; Brad Keselowski; Jimmie Johnson (5)
2013	36	Jimmie Johnson	19	Matt Kenseth (7)
2014	36	Kevin Harvick	1	Brad Keselowski (6)
2015	36	Kyle Busch	1	Joey Logano (6)
2016	36	Jimmie Johnson	3	Jimmie Johnson (5)
2017	36	Martin Truex, Jr.	5	Martin Truex, Jr. (8)
2018	36	Joey Logano	5	Kevin Harvick; Kyle Busch (8)
2019	36	Kyle Busch	5	Martin Truex, Jr. (7)
2020	36	Chase Elliott	5	Kevin Harvick (9)
2021	36	Kyle Larson	5	Kyle Larson (10)
2022	36	Joey Logano	6	Chase Elliott (5)
2023	36	Ryan Blaney	1	William Byron (6)
2024	36	Joey Logano	5	Kyle Larson (6)
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