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NASCAR Cup Series Champions

Name the drivers who have won a drivers' championship by having the most points for an entire season.
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Last updated: November 8, 2023
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First submittedNovember 25, 2011
Times taken15,107
Average score61.1%
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Year
Driver
2023
Ryan Blaney
2022
Joey Logano
2021
Kyle Larson
2020
Chase Elliott
2019
Kyle Busch
2018
Joey Logano
2017
Martin Truex Jr.
2016
Jimmie Johnson
2015
Kyle Busch
2014
Kevin Harvick
2013
Jimmie Johnson
2012
Brad Keselowski
2011
Tony Stewart
2010
Jimmie Johnson
2009
Jimmie Johnson
2008
Jimmie Johnson
2007
Jimmie Johnson
2006
Jimmie Johnson
2005
Tony Stewart
Year
Driver
2004
Kurt Busch
2003
Matt Kenseth
2002
Tony Stewart
2001
Jeff Gordon
2000
Bobby Labonte
1999
Dale Jarrett
1998
Jeff Gordon
1997
Jeff Gordon
1996
Terry Labonte
1995
Jeff Gordon
1994
Dale Earnhardt
1993
Dale Earnhardt
1992
Alan Kulwicki
1991
Dale Earnhardt
1990
Dale Earnhardt
1989
Rusty Wallace
1988
Bill Elliott
1987
Dale Earnhardt
1986
Dale Earnhardt
Year
Driver
1985
Darrell Waltrip
1984
Terry Labonte
1983
Bobby Allison
1982
Darrell Waltrip
1981
Darrell Waltrip
1980
Dale Earnhardt
1979
Richard Petty
1978
Cale Yarborough
1977
Cale Yarborough
1976
Cale Yarborough
1975
Richard Petty
1974
Richard Petty
1973
Benny Parsons
1972
Richard Petty
1971
Richard Petty
1970
Bobby Isaac
1969
David Pearson
1968
David Pearson
1967
Richard Petty
Year
Driver
1966
David Pearson
1965
Ned Jarrett
1964
Richard Petty
1963
Joe Weatherly
1962
Joe Weatherly
1961
Ned Jarrett
1960
Rex White
1959
Lee Petty
1958
Lee Petty
1957
Buck Baker
1956
Buck Baker
1955
Tim Flock
1954
Lee Petty
1953
Herb Thomas
1952
Tim Flock
1951
Herb Thomas
1950
Bill Rexford
1949
Red Byron
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Level 28
Nov 25, 2011
No one will get a perfect score on this one! Super-tough!
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Level 56
Mar 11, 2018
So did I, with 3:16 to spare.
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Level 41
Dec 9, 2022
I got all the answers but I would have failed the test if my brother had not remembered Kulwicki.
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Level 39
Nov 25, 2011
10/28
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Level 70
Nov 30, 2011
I did poorly on this quiz, but I still can turn left better than you.
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Level ∞
Nov 18, 2018
I wonder if NASCAR drivers have super unbalanced bodies from constantly turning left.
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Level 85
Nov 8, 2020
Just like track athletes.
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Level 55
Jan 31, 2021
Interestingly, over a quarter of the 2021 schedule is made up of road courses. Many NASCAR fans as of today are a bit nervous that we might be heading towards a schedule with nearly as many right-handers as ovals. Although it's really easy to poke fun at the sport, running ovals is what sets us apart (plus, may I add, no one ever points out that NHRA races in a straight line).
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Level 56
Mar 26, 2021
As far as I can determine, the real reason oval racing was so popular in NASCAR's early days was because it kept the action in front of paying spectators. The moonshine couriers who gave rise to NASCAR were strictly road racers. Spectators can only see a small portion of the racing on lengthy road courses such as Watkins Glen. The current trend towards rovals allows for road racing while keeping the action in front of the crowd. I have found this modified road racing very entertaining and i hope the trend continues.
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Level 41
Jun 1, 2021
Also in the very early days, the best way for rum-runners to race was to break into horse racing tracks in the middle of the night, which are ovals
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Level 90
Apr 17, 2013
Got White and Thomas by entering common last names.
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Level 83
Mar 5, 2014
Yeah, I sucked at this. I only got about 10 of them on my own. Then I called in my NASCAR friend who knew almost all of them.
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Level 14
Mar 2, 2019
I'm upset. Got all but Rexford smh.
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Level 31
Nov 21, 2019
Need to add 2019 champion
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Level ∞
Nov 21, 2019
Updated
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Level 59
Nov 8, 2020
Time to add Chase Elliott!
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Level 76
Nov 8, 2020
No Lightning McQueen???
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Level 89
Nov 9, 2020
I put 6 / 34, names I've heard of or seen on baseball caps and that got 1 point, whatever that equates to.
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Level 22
Feb 2, 2021
I got a perfect score 1st time through with 3:40 too easy.
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Level 57
Jul 28, 2021
its Bill Rixford ...not Rexford
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Level 43
Nov 7, 2021
time to add Kyle Larson
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Level 67
Dec 6, 2021
Got 10 because even though I don't watch NASCAR my cousins won't shut up about it so I know some of the names
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Level 52
Dec 6, 2021
Only missed White and Baker
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Level 41
Jan 16, 2022
Good Quiz!
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Level 41
Nov 7, 2022
Can you please add Joey Logano for 2022? He won his 2nd championship yesterday.
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Level 41
Nov 25, 2022
I only missed Bobby Isaac.
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Level 73
Feb 24, 2023
It looks like I did poorly, scoring 12/35. But the 12 drivers I named have totaled 41 championships! Thanks for the quiz!
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Level 72
Apr 27, 2023
Got Bill Rexford and Joe Weatherly, but forgot Rusty Wallace. Can't really explain that one in my head.
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Level 48
Nov 8, 2023
probably should get updated soon to include Blaney