List of NASCAR seasons

NASCAR, originally an acronym for National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, held its first season in 1949. NASCAR runs a number of racing series, including three nation-wide race divisions: the top level NASCAR Cup Series; the "minor league" proving ground NASCAR Xfinity Series; and the pickup truck racing of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

The NASCAR championship seasons consist of a series of races held on purpose-built tracks. The results of each race are combined to determine two championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturers. The Drivers' Championship is awarded to each division's most successful NASCAR driver over a season, as determined by a points system, and has been awarded since the first NASCAR season in 1949. The Manufacturers' Championship is awarded to the each division's most successful NASCAR manufacturer over a season, also determined by a points system based on race results. The Manufacturers' Championship was first awarded in 1952.

Seasons

Note: In any given season, the overall Manufacturer's champion may not been the supplier to the overall Driver's champion.

Cup Series

Season Races Drivers' champion Manufacturer
1949 8 Red Byron Not awarded
1950 19 Bill Rexford
1951 41 Herb Thomas (1)
1952 34 Tim Flock (1) Hudson (1)
1953 37 Herb Thomas (2) Hudson (2)
1954 37 Lee Petty (1) Hudson (3)
1955 45 Tim Flock (2) Oldsmobile (1)
1956 56 Buck Baker (1) Ford (1)
1957 53 Buck Baker (2) Ford (2)
1958 51 Lee Petty (2) Chevrolet (1)
1959 44 Lee Petty (3) Chevrolet (2)
1960 44 Rex White Chevrolet (3)
1961 52 Ned Jarrett (1) Chevrolet (4)
1962 53 Joe Weatherly (1) Pontiac (1)
1963 55 Joe Weatherly (2) Ford (3)
1964 62 Richard Petty (1) Plymouth (1)
1965 55 Ned Jarrett (2) Ford (4)
1966 49 David Pearson (1) Ford (5)
1967 49 Richard Petty (2) Ford (6)
1968 49 David Pearson (2) Ford (7)
1969 54 David Pearson (3) Ford (8)
1970 48 Bobby Isaac Dodge (1)
1971 48 Richard Petty (3) Plymouth (2)
1972 31 Richard Petty (4) Dodge (2)
1973 28 Benny Parsons Chevrolet (5)
1974 30 Richard Petty (5) Dodge (3)
1975 30 Richard Petty (6) Dodge (4)
1976 30 Cale Yarborough (1) Chevrolet (6)
1977 30 Cale Yarborough (2) Chevrolet (7)
1978 30 Cale Yarborough (3) Chevrolet (8)
1979 31 Richard Petty (7) Oldsmobile (2)
1980 31 Dale Earnhardt (1) Chevrolet (9)
1981 31 Darrell Waltrip (1) Buick (1)
1982 30 Darrell Waltrip (2) Buick (2)
1983 30 Bobby Allison Chevrolet (10)
1984 30 Terry Labonte (1) Chevrolet (11)
1985 28 Darrell Waltrip (3) Chevrolet (12)
1986 29 Dale Earnhardt (2) Chevrolet (13)
1987 29 Dale Earnhardt (3) Chevrolet (14)
1988 29 Bill Elliott Ford (9)
1989 29 Rusty Wallace Pontiac (2)
1990 29 Dale Earnhardt (4) Chevrolet (15)
1991 29 Dale Earnhardt (5) Chevrolet (16)
1992 29 Alan Kulwicki Ford (10)
1993 30 Dale Earnhardt (6) Chevrolet (17)
1994 31 Dale Earnhardt (7) Chevrolet (18)
1995 31 Jeff Gordon (1) Chevrolet (19)
1996 31 Terry Labonte (2) Chevrolet (20)
1997 32 Jeff Gordon (2) Chevrolet (21)
1998 33 Jeff Gordon (3) Chevrolet (22)
1999 34 Dale Jarrett Ford (11)
2000 34 Bobby Labonte Pontiac (3)
2001 36 Jeff Gordon (4) Chevrolet (23)
2002 36 Tony Stewart (1) Pontiac (4)
2003 36 Matt Kenseth Ford (12)
2004 36 Kurt Busch Ford (13)
2005 36 Tony Stewart (2) Chevrolet (24)
2006 36 Jimmie Johnson (1) Chevrolet (25)
2007 36 Jimmie Johnson (2) Chevrolet (26)
2008 36 Jimmie Johnson (3) Chevrolet (27)
2009 36 Jimmie Johnson (4) Chevrolet (28)
2010 36 Jimmie Johnson (5) Chevrolet (29)
2011 36 Tony Stewart (3) Chevrolet (30)
2012 36 Brad Keselowski Dodge (5)
2013 36 Jimmie Johnson (6) Chevrolet (31)
2014 36 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet (32)
2015 36 Kyle Busch (1) Toyota (1)
2016 36 Jimmie Johnson (7) Chevrolet (33)
2017 36 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota (2)
2018 36 Joey Logano (1) Ford (14)
2019 36 Kyle Busch (2) Toyota (3)
2020 36 Chase Elliott Chevrolet (34)
2021 36 Kyle Larson Chevrolet (35)
2022 36 Joey Logano (2) Ford (15)
2023 36 Ryan Blaney Ford (16)
1949–2022 2,750 Total races over 75 seasons
Source:[1]

Xfinity Series

Season Races Drivers' champion Manufacturer
1982 29 Jack Ingram (1) Pontiac (1)
1983 35 Sam Ard (1) Oldsmobile (1)
1984 29 Sam Ard (2) Pontiac (2)
1985 27 Jack Ingram (2) Pontiac (3)
1986 31 Larry Pearson (1) Pontiac (4)
1987 27 Larry Pearson (2) Chevrolet (1)
1988 30 Tommy Ellis Buick (1)
1989 29 Rob Moroso Buick (2)
1990 31 Chuck Bown Buick (3)
1991 31 Bobby Labonte Oldsmobile (2)
1992 31 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet (2)
1993 28 Steve Grissom Chevrolet (3)
1994 28 David Green Chevrolet (4)
1995 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Ford (1)
1996 26 Randy LaJoie (1) Chevrolet (5)
1997 30 Randy LaJoie (2) Chevrolet (6)
1998 31 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1) Chevrolet (7)
1999 32 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2) Chevrolet (8)
2000 32 Jeff Green Chevrolet (9)
2001 33 Kevin Harvick (1) Chevrolet (10)
2002 34 Greg Biffle Ford (2)
2003 34 Brian Vickers Chevrolet (11)
2004 34 Martin Truex Jr. (1) Chevrolet (12)
2005 35 Martin Truex Jr. (2) Chevrolet (13)
2006 35 Kevin Harvick (2) Chevrolet (14)
2007 35 Carl Edwards Ford (3)
2008 35 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet (15)
2009 35 Kyle Busch Toyota (1)
2010 35 Brad Keselowski Dodge (1)
2011 34 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1) Ford (4)
2012 33 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2) Ford (5)
2013 33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet (16)
2014 33 Chase Elliott Chevrolet (17)
2015 33 Chris Buescher Ford (6)
2016 33 Daniel Suárez Toyota (2)
2017 33 William Byron Chevrolet (18)
2018 33 Tyler Reddick (1) Chevrolet (19)
2019 33 Tyler Reddick (2) Chevrolet (20)
2020 33 Austin Cindric Ford (7)
2021 33 Daniel Hemric Toyota (3)
2022 33 Ty Gibbs Toyota (4)
2023 33 Cole Custer Ford (8)
1982–2023 1,338 Total races over 42 seasons
Source:[2]

Craftsman Truck Series

Season Races Drivers' champion Manufacturer
1995 20 Mike Skinner Chevrolet (1)
1996 24 Ron Hornaday Jr. (1) Chevrolet (2)
1997 26 Jack Sprague (1) Chevrolet (3)
1998 27 Ron Hornaday Jr. (2) Chevrolet (4)
1999 25 Jack Sprague (2) Ford (1)
2000 24 Greg Biffle Ford (2)
2001 24 Jack Sprague (3) Dodge (1)
2002 22 Mike Bliss Chevrolet (5)
2003 25 Travis Kvapil Dodge (2)
2004 25 Bobby Hamilton Dodge (3)
2005 25 Ted Musgrave Chevrolet (6)
2006 25 Todd Bodine (1) Toyota (1)
2007 25 Ron Hornaday Jr. (3) Toyota (2)
2008 25 Johnny Benson Jr. Toyota (3)
2009 25 Ron Hornaday Jr. (4) Toyota (4)
2010 25 Todd Bodine (2) Toyota (5)
2011 25 Austin Dillon Chevrolet (7)
2012 22 James Buescher Chevrolet (8)
2013 22 Matt Crafton (1) Toyota (6)
2014 22 Matt Crafton (2) Toyota (7)
2015 23 Erik Jones Toyota (8)
2016 23 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet (9)
2017 23 Christopher Bell Toyota (9)
2018 23 Brett Moffitt Toyota (10)
2019 23 Matt Crafton (3) Ford (3)
2020 23 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet (10)
2021 22 Ben Rhodes (1) Toyota (11)
2022 23 Zane Smith Toyota (12)
2023 23 Ben Rhodes (2) Ford (4)
1995–2023 689 Total races over 29 Seasons
Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ "NASCAR Cup Series Page". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. ^ "NASCAR Xfinity Series Page". Racing-Reference.info. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. ^ "NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Page". Racing-Reference.info. Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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