Race Seasons
NASCAR Cup Series
1949 - 2023
Click a Season in the table below to view Cup Series race schedule, tracks, results, loop data and race specifics.
| Season | Races | Winners | CHAMP Driver | CHAMP Make | Popular Driver | Rookie of Year | CHAMP Owner | CHAMP Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 36 | 17 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Chase Elliott | Chase Briscoe | Rick Hendrick | Cliff Daniels |
| 2020 | 36 | 15 | Chase Elliott | Ford | Chase Elliott | Cole Custer | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 2019 | 36 | 13 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Chase Elliott | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 2018 | 36 | 12 | Joey Logano | Ford | Chase Elliott | William Byron | Roger Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 2017 | 36 | 15 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Erik Jones | Barney Visser | Cole Pearn |
| 2016 | 36 | 13 | Jimmie Johnson | Toyota | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chase Elliott | Rick Hendrick | Chad Knaus |
| 2015 | 36 | 12 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Brett Moffitt | Joe Gibbs | Adam Stevens |
| 2014 | 36 | 13 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kyle Larson | Stewart Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 2013 | 36 | 17 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Rick Hendrick | Chad Knaus |
| 2012 | 36 | 15 | Brad Keselowski | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Stephen Leicht | Roger Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 2011 | 36 | 18 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Andy Lally | Stewart Haas Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 2010 | 36 | 13 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kevin Conway | Rick Hendrick | Chad Knaus |
| 2009 | 36 | 14 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Joey Logano | Rick Hendrick | Chad Knaus |
| 2008 | 36 | 12 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Regan Smith | Rick Hendrick | Chad Knaus |
| 2007 | 36 | 16 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Juan Pablo Montoya | Rick Hendrick | Chad Knaus, Ron Malec |
| 2006 | 36 | 13 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Denny Hamlin | Rick Hendrick | Chad Knaus, Darian Grubb |
| 2005 | 36 | 15 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs | Greg Zipadelli |
| 2004 | 36 | 13 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kasey Kahne | Jack Roush | Jimmy Fennig |
| 2003 | 36 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Jamie McMurray | Jack Roush | Robbie Reiser |
| 2002 | 36 | 18 | Tony Stewart | Ford | Bill Elliott | Ryan Newman | Joe Gibbs | Greg Zipadelli |
| 2001 | 36 | 19 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt | Kevin Harvick | Rick Hendrick | Robbie Loomis |
| 2000 | 34 | 14 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Bill Elliott | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs | Jimmy Makar |
| 1999 | 34 | 11 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Bill Elliott | Tony Stewart | Robert Yates | Todd Parrott |
| 1998 | 33 | 11 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Kenny Irwin Jr | Rick Hendrick | Ray Evernham |
| 1997 | 32 | 11 | Jeff Gordon | Ford | Bill Elliott | Mike Skinner | Rick Hendrick | Ray Evernham |
| 1996 | 31 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Johnny Benson Jr | Rick Hendrick | Gary DeHart |
| 1995 | 31 | 11 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Ricky Craven | Rick Hendrick | Ray Evernham |
| 1994 | 31 | 12 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Bill Elliott | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress | Andy Petree |
| 1993 | 30 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Jeff Gordon | Richard Childress | Andy Petree |
| 1992 | 29 | 12 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Bill Elliott | Jimmy Hensley | Alan Kulwicki | Paul Andrews |
| 1991 | 29 | 14 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Bobby Hamilton | Richard Childress | Kirk Shelmerdine |
| 1990 | 29 | 14 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Darrell Waltrip | Rob Moroso | Richard Childress | Kirk Shelmerdine |
| 1989 | 29 | 11 | Rusty Wallace | Chevrolet | Darrell Waltrip | Dick Trickle | Raymond Beadle | Barry Dodson |
| 1988 | 29 | 14 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Ken Bouchard | Harry Melling | Ernie Elliott |
| 1987 | 29 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Davey Allison | Richard Childress | Kirk Shelmerdine |
| 1986 | 29 | 13 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Alan Kulwicki | Richard Childress | Kirk Shelmerdine |
| 1985 | 28 | 9 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Ken Schrader | Junior Johnson | Jeff Hammond |
| 1984 | 30 | 12 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Bill Elliott | Rusty Wallace | Billy Hagan | Dale Inman |
| 1983 | 30 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Bobby Allison | Sterling Marlin | Bill Gardner | Gary Nelson |
| 1982 | 30 | 8 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Bobby Allison | Geoffrey Bodine | Junior Johnson | Jeff Hammond, MIke Hill, ... |
| 1981 | 31 | 9 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Bobby Allison | Ron Bouchard | Junior Johnson | Tim Brewer |
| 1980 | 31 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Bobby Allison | Jody Ridley | Rod Osterlund | Doug Richert |
| 1979 | 31 | 9 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | David Pearson | Dale Earnhardt | Petty Enterprises | Dale Inman |
| 1978 | 30 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Richard Petty | Ronnie Thomas | Junior Johnson | Tim Brewer, Travis Carter |
| 1977 | 30 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Richard Petty | Ricky Rudd | Junior Johnson | Herb Nab |
| 1976 | 30 | 8 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Richard Petty | Skip Manning | Junior Johnson | Herb Nab |
| 1975 | 30 | 8 | Richard Petty | Dodge | Richard Petty | Bruce Hill | Petty Enterprises | Dale Inman |
| 1974 | 30 | 5 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | Richard Petty | Earl Ross | Petty Enterprises | Dale Inman |
| 1973 | 28 | 8 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Bobby Allison | Lennie Pond | LG DeWitt | Travis Carter |
| 1972 | 31 | 8 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | Bobby Allison | Larry Smith | Petty Enterprises | Dale Inman |
| 1971 | 48 | 12 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Bobby Allison | Walter Ballard | Petty Enterprises | Dale Inman |
| 1970 | 48 | 12 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | Richard Petty | Bill Dennis | Nord Krauskopf | Harry Hyde |
| 1969 | 54 | 8 | David Pearson | Ford | Bobby Isaac | Dick Brooks | Holman-Moody | Jake Elder |
| 1968 | 49 | 10 | David Pearson | Ford | Richard Petty | Pete Hamilton | Holman-Moody (47) , Roy T... | Jake Elder |
| 1967 | 49 | 12 | Richard Petty | Ford | Cale Yarborough | Donnie Allison | Petty Enterprises | Dale Inman |
| 1966 | 49 | 17 | David Pearson | Ford | Darel Dieringer | James Hylton | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens |
| 1965 | 55 | 13 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Fred Lorenzen | Sam McQuagg | Bondy Long (53), Jabe Tho... | John Ervin |
| 1964 | 62 | 17 | Richard Petty | Ford | Richard Petty | Doug Cooper | Petty Enterprises | Dale Inman |
| 1963 | 55 | 15 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Fred Lorenzen | Billy Wade | Bud Moore (34), Cliff Ste... | Bud Moore |
| 1962 | 53 | 14 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Richard Petty | Tom Cox | Bud Moore (51), Fred Harb... | Bud Moore |
| 1961 | 52 | 19 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | Joe Weatherly | Woodie Wilson | BG Holloway (44), Ned Jar... | Bud Allman |
| 1960 | 44 | 18 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Rex White | David Pearson | White-Clements (37), Beau... | Louis Clements |
| 1959 | 44 | 16 | Lee Petty | Chevrolet | Jack Smith | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty |
| 1958 | 51 | 19 | Lee Petty | Chevrolet | Glen Wood | Shorty Rollins | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty |
| 1957 | 53 | 18 | Buck Baker | Ford | Fireball Roberts | Ken Rush | Buck Baker (25), Hugh Bab... | Bud Moore |
| 1956 | 56 | 19 | Buck Baker | Ford | Curtis Turner | Carl Kiekhaefer (44), Jam... | Carl Kiekhaefer | |
| 1955 | 45 | 10 | Tim Flock | Oldsmobile | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (38), H W... | Carl Kiekhaefer | |
| 1954 | 37 | 11 | Lee Petty | Hudson | Lee Petty | Blackie Pitt | Petty Enterprises (36), G... | Lee Petty |
| 1953 | 37 | 11 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | Lee Petty | Herb Thomas | Smokey Yunick | |
| 1952 | 34 | 12 | Tim Flock | Hudson | Lee Petty | Ted Chester | BB Blackburn | |
| 1951 | 41 | 14 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas (30), Marshal... | Smokey Yunick | |||
| 1950 | 19 | 14 | Bill Rexford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | |||
| 1949 | 8 | 6 | Red Byron | Curtis Turner | Raymond Parks | Red Vogt |