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Seventy seasons of NASCAR , the highest class of stock car auto racing in the United States . The NASCAR championship season consists of a series of races held usually on purpose-built tracks . The results of each race are combined to determine two annual championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturer . The Drivers' Championship is awarded to the most successful NASCAR driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results, and has been awarded since the first NASCAR season in 1949. The Manufacturers' Championship is awarded to the 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 .
At the end of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series , 2,605 Cup Series races will have been run.
Seasons [ ]
Cup Series [ ]
Season
Races
Drivers' champion
Manufacturer
1949
8
Red Byron
Not awarded
1950
19
Bill Rexford
1951
41
Herb Thomas
1952
34
Tim Flock
Hudson
1953
37
Herb Thomas
Hudson
1954
37
Lee Petty
Hudson
1955
45
Tim Flock
Oldsmobile
1956
56
Buck Baker
Ford
1957 [disambiguation needed ]
53
Buck Baker
Ford
1958
51
Lee Petty
Chevrolet
1959
44
Lee Petty
Chevrolet
1960
44
Rex White
Chevrolet
1961
52
Ned Jarrett
Chevrolet
1962
53
Joe Weatherly
Pontiac
1963
55
Joe Weatherly
Ford
1964
62
Richard Petty
Plymouth
1965
55
Ned Jarrett
Ford
1966
49
David Pearson
Ford
1967
49
Richard Petty
Ford
1968
49
David Pearson
Ford
1969
54
David Pearson
Ford
1970
48
Bobby Isaac
Dodge
1971
48
Richard Petty
Plymouth
1972
31
Richard Petty
Dodge
1973
28
Benny Parsons
Chevrolet
1974
30
Richard Petty
Dodge
1975
30
Richard Petty
Dodge
1976
30
Cale Yarborough
Chevrolet
1977
30
Cale Yarborough
Chevrolet
1978
30
Cale Yarborough
Chevrolet
1979
31
Richard Petty
Oldsmobile
1980
31
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
1981
31
Darrell Waltrip
Buick
1982
30
Darrell Waltrip
Buick
1983
30
Bobby Allison
Chevrolet
1984
30
Terry Labonte
Chevrolet
1985
28
Darrell Waltrip
Chevrolet
1986
29
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
1987
29
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
1988
29
Bill Elliott
Ford
1989
29
Rusty Wallace
Ford
1990
29
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
1991
29
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
1992
29
Alan Kulwicki
Ford
1993
30
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
1994
31
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
1995
31
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
1996
31
Terry Labonte
Chevrolet
1997
32
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
1998
33
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
1999
34
Dale Jarrett
Ford
2000
34
Bobby Labonte
Pontiac
2001
36
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
2002
36
Tony Stewart
Pontiac
2003
36
Matt Kenseth
Ford
2004
36
Kurt Busch
Ford
2005
36
Tony Stewart
Chevrolet
2006
36
Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet
2007
36
Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet
2008
36
Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet
2009
36
Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet
2010
36
Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet
2011
36
Tony Stewart
Chevrolet
2012
36
Brad Keselowski
Dodge
2013
36
Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet
2014
36
Kevin Harvick
Chevrolet
2015
36
Kyle Busch
Toyota
2016
36
Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet
2017
36
Martin Truex Jr.
Toyota
2018
36
Joey Logano
Ford
2019
36
Kyle Busch
Toyota
2020
36
Chase Elliott
Chevrolet
2021
36
Kyle Larson
Chevrolet
Xfinity Series [ ]
Season
Races
Drivers' champion
Manufacturer
1982
29
Jack Ingram
Pontiac
1983
35
Sam Ard
Oldsmobile
1984
29
Sam Ard
Pontiac
1985
27
Jack Ingram
Pontiac
1986
31
Larry Pearson
Pontiac
1987
27
Larry Pearson
Chevrolet
1988
30
Tommy Ellis
Buick
1989
29
Rob Moroso
Buick
1990
31
Chuck Bown
Buick
1991
31
Bobby Labonte
Oldsmobile
1992
31
Joe Nemechek
Chevrolet
1993
28
Steve Grissom
Chevrolet
1994
28
David Green
Chevrolet
1995
26
Johnny Benson Jr.
Ford
1996
26
Randy LaJoie
Chevrolet
1997
30
Randy LaJoie
Chevrolet
1998
31
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Chevrolet
1999
32
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Chevrolet
2000
32
Jeff Green
Chevrolet
2001
33
Kevin Harvick
Chevrolet
2002
34
Greg Biffle
Ford
2003
34
Brian Vickers
Chevrolet
2004
34
Martin Truex Jr.
Chevrolet
2005
35
Martin Truex Jr.
Chevrolet
2006
35
Kevin Harvick
Chevrolet
2007
35
Carl Edwards
Ford
2008
35
Clint Bowyer
Chevrolet
2009
35
Kyle Busch
Toyota
2010
35
Brad Keselowski
Dodge
2011
34
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Ford
2012
33
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Ford
2013
33
Austin Dillon
Chevrolet
2014
33
Chase Elliott
Chevrolet
2015
33
Chris Buescher
Ford
2016
33
Daniel Suarez
Toyota
2017
33
William Byron
Chevrolet
2018
33
Tyler Reddick
Chevrolet
2019
33
Tyler Reddick
Chevrolet
2020
33
Austin Cindric
Ford
2021
33
Daniel Hemric
Toyota
Note: The Manufacturer's Championship is not always the same as the manufacturer of the Driver's champion.
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