NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Results Archive
| Year | Champion | Make | Car Owner | Rookie of the Year |
| 1949 | Red Byron | |||
| 1950 | Bill Rexford | |||
| 1951 | Herb Thomas | |||
| 1952 | Tim Flock | |||
| 1953 | Herb Thomas | |||
| 1954 | Lee Petty | |||
| 1955 | Tim Flock | |||
| 1956 | Buck Baker | |||
| 1957 | Buck Baker | |||
| 1958 | Lee Petty | |||
| 1959 | Lee Petty | |||
| 1960 | Rex White | |||
| 1961 | Ned Jarrett | |||
| 1962 | Joe Weatherly | |||
| 1963 | Joe Weatherly | |||
| 1964 | Richard Petty | |||
| 1965 | Ned Jarrett | |||
| 1966 | David Pearson | |||
| 1967 | Richard Petty | |||
| 1968 | David Pearson | |||
| 1969 | David Pearson | |||
| 1970 | Bobby Issac | |||
| 1971 | Richard Petty | |||
| 1972 | Richard Petty | |||
| 1973 | Benny Parsons | |||
| 1974 | Richard Petty | |||
| 1975 | Richard Petty | |||
| 1976 | Cale Yarborough | |||
| 1977 | Cale Yarborough | |||
| 1978 | Cale Yarborough | |||
| 1979 | Richard Petty | |||
| 1980 | Dale Earnhardt | |||
| 1981 | Darrell Waltrip | |||
| 1982 | Darrell Waltrip | |||
| 1983 | Bobby Allison | |||
| 1984 | Terry Labonte | |||
| 1985 | Darrell Waltrip | |||
| 1986 | Dale Earnhardt | |||
| 1987 | Dale Earnhardt | |||
| 1988 | Bill Elliott | |||
| 1989 | Rusty Wallace | |||
| 1990 | Dale Earnhardt | |||
| 1991 | Dale Earnhardt | |||
| 1992 | Alan Kulwicki | |||
| 1993 | Dale Earnhardt | |||
| 1994 | Dale Earnhardt | |||
| 1995 | Jeff Gordon | |||
| 1996 | Terry Labonte | |||
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon | |||
| 1998 | Jeff Gordon | |||
| 1999 | Dale Jarrett | |||
| 2000 | Bobby Labonte | |||
| 2001 | Jeff Gordon | |||
| 2002 | Tony Stewart | |||
| 2003 | Matt Kenseth | |||
| 2004 | Kurt Busch | |||
| 2005 | Tony Stewart | |||
| 2006 | Jimmie Johnson | |||
| 2007 | Jimmie Johnson | |||
| 2008 |