NASCAR Cup Series Champions
| Year | No. | Champion | Make | Wins | Poles | Margin of Victory |
| 2020 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 5 | 1* | 5 |
| 2019 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2013 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 2012 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 5 | 0 | 39 |
| 2011 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 5 | 1 | 0** |
| 2010 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 6 | 2 | 39 |
| 2009 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 7 | 4 | 141 |
| 2008 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 7 | 6 | 69 |
| 2007 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 10 | 4 | 77 |
| 2006 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 5 | 1 | 56 |
| 2005 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 5 | 3 | 35 |
| 2004 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2002 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | 3 | 2 | 38 |
| 2001 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 349 |
| 2000 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | 4 | 2 | 265 |
| 1999 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 4 | 0 | 201 |
| 1998 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 13 | 7 | 364 |
| 1997 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 1996 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 2 | 4 | 37 |
| 1995 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 7 | 8 | 34 |
| 1994 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 4 | 2 | 444 |
| 1993 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 6 | 2 | 80 |
| 1992 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 1991 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | 195 |
| 1990 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 1989 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 1988 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 1987 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 11 | 1 | 489 |
| 1986 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 5 | 1 | 288 |
| 1985 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 3 | 4 | 101 |
| 1984 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 65 |
| 1983 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 6 | 0 | 47 |
| 1982 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 12 | 7 | 72 |
| 1981 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 12 | 11 | 53 |
| 1980 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 1979 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 1978 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 10 | 8 | 474 |
| 1977 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 9 | 3 | 386 |
| 1976 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 9 | 2 | 195 |
| 1975 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 13 | 3 | 722 |
| 1974 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 10 | 7 | 567.45 |
| 1973 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | 67.15 |
| 1972 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 8 | 3 | 127.9 |
| 1971 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 21 | 9 | 364 |
| 1970 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | 11 | 13 | 51 |
| 1969 | 17 | David Pearson | Ford | 11 | 14 | 357 |
| 1968 | 17 | David Pearson | Ford | 16 | 12 | 126 |
| 1967 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 27 | 18 | 6028 |
| 1966 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | 14 | 7 | 1950 |
| 1965 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | 13 | 9 | 3034 |
| 1964 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 9 | 8 | 5302 |
| 1963 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | 3 | 6 | 2228 |
| 1962 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | 9 | 6 | 2396 |
| 1961 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | 1 | 4 | 830 |
| 1960 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | 6 | 3 | 3936 |
| 1959 | 42 | Lee Petty | Plymouth | 10 | 2 | 1830 |
| 1958 | 42 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | 7 | 4 | 644 |
| 1957 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | 10 | 5 | 760 |
| 1956 | 300B | Buck Baker | Chrysler | 14 | 12 | 686 |
| 1955 | 300 | Tim Flock | Chrysler | 18 | 19 | 508 |
| 1954 | 42 | Lee Petty | Chrysler | 7 | 3 | 283 |
| 1953 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 11 | 10 | 646 |
| 1952 | 91 | Tim Flock | Hudson | 8 | 4 | 106 |
| 1951 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 7 | 4 | 146.2 |
| 1950 | 60 | Bill Rixford | Oldsmobile | 1 | 0 | 110.5 |
| 1949 | 22 | Red Byron | Oldsmobile | 2 | 0 | 117.5 |
* Qualifying was only held in the first four races before the COVID-19 pandemic
** Won the championship based on tiebreaker for wins – five vs. Carl Edwards’ one.
