Season	Races	Drivers' champion	Most Wins # Wins (# Titles)
1949	8	Red Byron	Bob Flock (tied) 2
1950	19	Bill Rexford	Bill Rexford 17
1951	41	Herb Thomas (1)	Herb Thomas 7 (1)
1952	34	Tim Flock (1)	Herb Thomas (tied) 8 (2)
1953	37	Herb Thomas (2)	Herb Thomas 10 (3)
1954	37	Lee Petty 7 (1)	Herb Thomas 12 (4)
1955	45	Tim Flock 18 (2)	Tim Flock 18 (1)
1956	56	Buck Baker (1)	Buck Baker 14 (1)
1957	53	Buck Baker (2)	Buck Baker 10 (2)
1958	51	Lee Petty (2)	Lee Petty 7 (1)
1959	44	Lee Petty (3)	Lee Petty 11 (2)
1960	44	Rex White	Rex White 6
1961	52	Ned Jarrett 4 (1)	Joe Weatherly 9 (1)
1962	53	Joe Weatherly (1)	Joe Weatherly 9 (2)
1963	55	Joe Weatherly (2)	Richard Petty 14 (1)
1964	62	Richard Petty 9 (1)	Ned Jarrett 15 (1)
1965	55	Ned Jarrett (2)	Junior Johnson (tied)
1966	49	David Pearson (1)	David Pearson 15 (1)
1967	49	Richard Petty (2)	Richard Petty 27 (2)
1968	49	David Pearson (2)	Richard Petty (tied) 16 (3)
1969	54	David Pearson 11 (3)	Bobby Isaac 17
1970	48	Bobby Isaac 11	Richard Petty 18 (4)
1971	48	Richard Petty (3)	Richard Petty 21 (5)
1972	31	Richard Petty 8 (4)	Bobby Allison 10 (1)
1973	28	Benny Parsons 1	David Pearson 11 (2)
1974	30	Richard Petty 10 (5)	Cale Yarborough (tied) 10 (1)
1975	30	Richard Petty (6)	Richard Petty 13 (6)
1976	30	Cale Yarborough 9 (1)	David Pearson 10 (3)
1977	30	Cale Yarborough (2)	Cale Yarborough 9 (2)
1978	30	Cale Yarborough (3)	Cale Yarborough 10 (3)
1979	31	Richard Petty 5 (7)	Darryl Waltrip 7 (1)
1980	31	Dale Earnhardt 5 (1)	Cale Yarborough 6 (4)
1981	31	Darrell Waltrip (1)	Darryl Waltrip 12 (2)
1982	30	Darrell Waltrip (2)	Darryl Waltrip (3)
1983	30	Bobby Allison 7 (0 poles)	Darryl Waltrip (tied) 7 (7 poles) (4)
1984	30	Terry Labonte 2 (1)	Darryl Waltrip 7 (5)
1985	28	Darrell Waltrip 3 (3)	Bill Elliot 11 (1)
1986	29	Dale Earnhardt 5 (2)	Tim Richmond 7
1987	29	Dale Earnhardt (3)	Dale Earnhardt 11 (1)
1988	29	Bill Elliott 6	Rusty Wallace (tied) 6 (1)
1989	29	Rusty Wallace 6	Darryl Waltrip (tied) 6 (6)
1990	29	Dale Earnhardt (4)	Dale Earnhardt 9 (2)
1991	29	Dale Earnhardt 4 (5)	Davey Alison 5 (1), Harry Gant 5
1992	29	Alan Kulwicki 2	Bill Elliot 5 (2), Davey Allison 5 (2)
1993	30	Dale Earnhardt 6 (6)	Rusty Wallace 10 (2)
1994	31	Dale Earnhardt 4 (7)	Rusty Wallace 8 (3)
1995	31	Jeff Gordon (1)	Jeff Gordon 7 (1)
1996	31	Terry Labonte 2 (2)	Jeff Gordon 10 (2)
1997	32	Jeff Gordon (2)	Jeff Gordon 10 (3)
1998	33	Jeff Gordon (3)	Jeff Gordon 13 (4)
1999	34	Dale Jarrett 4	Jeff Gordon 7 (5)
2000	34	Bobby Labonte 4	Tony Stewart 6 (1)
2001	36	Jeff Gordon (4)	Jeff Gordon 6 (6)
2002	36	Tony Stewart 3 (1)	Matt Kensethh 5 (1)
2003	36	Matt Kenseth 1	Ryan Newman 8
2004	36	Kurt Busch 3	Jimmy Johnson 8 (1)
2005	36	Tony Stewart 5 (2)	Greg Biffle 6
2006	36	Jimmie Johnson 5 (1)	Kasey Kahne 6
2007	36	Jimmie Johnson (2)	Jimmy Johnson 10 (2)
2008	36	Jimmie Johnson 7 (3)	Carl Edwards 9
2009	36	Jimmie Johnson (4)	Jimmy Johnson 7 (3)
2010	36	Jimmie Johnson 6 (5)	Denny Hamlin 8
2011	36	Tony Stewart (3)	Tony Stewart 5 (2)
2012	36	Brad Keselowski 5	Jimmy Johnson (tied) 5 (4)
2013	36	Jimmie Johnson 6 (6)	Matt Kenseth 7 (2)
2014	36	Kevin Harvick 5	Brad Keselowski 6
2015	36	Kyle Busch 5 (1)	Joey Logano 6 (1)
2016	36	Jimmie Johnson (7)	Jimmy Johnson 5 (5)
2017	36	Martin Truex Jr.	Martin Truex Jr. 8 (1)
2018	36	Joey Logano 3 (1)	Kevin Harvick 8 (1)
2019	36	Kyle Busch 5 (2)	Martin Truex Jr. 7 (2)
2020	36	Chase Elliott 5	Kevin Harvick 9 (2)
2021	36	Kyle Larson	Kyle Larson 10 (1)
2022	36	Joey Logano (2)	Chase Elliot 5
2023	36	Ryan Blaney 3	William Byron 6
2024	36	Joey Logano 4 (3)	Kyle Larson 6 (2)