NASCAR Rookie of the Year

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The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year.

History of the Award[]

The Rookie of the Year award for NASCAR's premier series was first presented to a driver named Blackie Pitt by Houston Lawing, NASCAR's Public Relations director, in 1954. While it wasn't an official award, it would help set the standard for the top rookie prize. An official award started with the 1958 season.

From the 1958 through the 1973 seasons, NASCAR did not have an official points system to determine the Rookie of the Year, so NASCAR's officials merely gathered together to select a winner. Some years were straight forward, such as James Hylton's selection in 1966, when he finished second in the overall championship, the highest ever finish for an eligible rookie.[1] In other years, the system came under controversy, as officials didn't consider former champions from rival racing series and there were no transparent and consistent criteria for selecting the winner. Since 1974, the Rookie of the Year points system described below has been used, even if it meant the winner was not the highest finisher in championship points.

As of the 2018 season, the rookie of the Year points are the same as the championship points.

The award is currently sponsored by Sunoco. Drivers competing for the award must display the Sunoco contingency decal.

Eligibility[]

Drivers must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to run for or receive the Rookie of the Year award.

  1. Must have run no more than five (prior to 2001) or seven (2001–present), and have been declared to race for driver points in that series (2011–present), races in any previous season.[2]
  2. Drivers who compete in more than five races in a higher NASCAR-sanctioned series are not eligible for the award in a lower series if they have not declared for the higher series.
  3. In the Truck Series, must be 18 years of age or older by the start of the Las Vegas playoff race.
    1. A Truck Series driver who is 16 or 17 as of the Las Vegas playoff race may participate in all nine eligible races (Richmond, Dover, Gateway, Iowa, Bristol, Mosport, Eldora, Martinsville, Phoenix) without losing rookie eligibility.
    2. Truck Series drivers who turn 18 before the Las Vegas playoff race may participate in up to ten races without losing rookie eligibility (with age-eligible race restrictions in place).
      1. A driver who turns 18 after the second Las Vegas race will be declared a 17-year old driver for purposes of rookie eligibility.
      2. The final Truck Series round with a minimum age of 18, Talladega, contains unique restrictions because of pack racing and being the fastest circuit on the series. NASCAR will not allow a driver to participate at Talladega without having participated in an intermediate track and passed proficiency standards because of safety issues.
  4. If a driver who is 18 at the first race of the season does not start eight races before the end of Race 20 on the schedule, they will immediately become ineligible to earn rookie points for the rest of that season and starting in 2011, remained declared for that series. Drivers may change series declaration in order to avoid this. (Again, the rule does not apply to drivers who are 16 or 17 at the start of the season in the Truck Series.)
  5. A driver may not receive rookie points if they start a race for a team that they did not qualify with. However, they are still eligible for championship points in that race.

There have been a few cases before the 2011 rule change where aspiring Cup drivers have sacrificed their future eligibility to be Rookie of the Year candidates by driving part-time schedules including more than seven Cup races. For example, in 2009, Brad Keselowski ended up running 15 races, including a win at Talladega. Two other famous drivers who did the same thing are Carl Edwards (13 Cup races in 2004), and Marcos Ambrose (11 races in 2008).

On the other hand, 2007 Rookie of the Year winner Juan Pablo Montoya was eligible even though he had previously been the 1999 Rookie of the Year in the CART series (which at the time was the top level of open wheel racing.)

The 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year was Johnny Sauter, who was a veteran of both the Nationwide and Cup Series. He had never run more than three Truck races in any previous season, and made no 2009 starts at all in either of the two higher-level series, hence he was eligible for the truck series' rookie award. The 2006 Busch Series ROTY runner-up John Andretti was a veteran of the Cup Series but had made only one prior Busch Series start, making him eligible for the award.

In 1992, Ricky Craven, the Busch Series Rookie of the Year, actually had run seven races when the limit was five in 1991. However, Craven was only credited with two Busch-only starts, as the other five starts were in combination races with the Busch North Series (now ARCA East), which he was a full-time regular at the time. Since he was a full-time regular in the North Series, he was declared a North Series driver, so he could enter the combination race in that series and not compromise his eligibility in the "South" series under combination rules (both series shared one rule book).

Beginning in 2011, drivers that are ineligible for points in one series cannot earn Rookie points in that series. For example, Trevor Bayne ran 18 races in 2011; however, due to him declaring to run for the Nationwide championship, Bayne was also ineligible to declare for ROTY in 2011. Bayne therefore retained the right to declare for Rookie eligibility at a later date. However, when Bayne finally declared for Sprint Cup points in 2015, a previously little-known provision came into play that places a limit on the cumulative number of races a driver can run without declaring for points before he loses future Rookie eligibility. Bayne was confirmed by NASCAR to have exceeded this limit (although there has yet to be a definite announcement on what this limit actually is) and is therefore ineligible to run for Rookie of the Year in 2015. Danica Patrick ran 10 races in 2012 in Sprint Cup, though she declared she would race for the Nationwide championship, allowing her in 2013 to declare in Sprint Cup, and race as a rookie. This also allows lower-tier drivers to substitute for injured drivers in higher-tier series without risk of losing rookie eligibility. Erik Jones did that in 2015 twice for four races (three starts) to replace Cup teammates who had fallen ill, been injured, or suspended.

Furthermore, in 2013, NASCAR added rules where drivers 16 and 17 years of age may race in the Camping World Truck Series and not lose rookie eligibility because a driver can only race 10 of the 23 races on the schedule (tracks under 1.25 miles (2.01 km) or shorter and road courses). In 2015, two rookie contenders in the series – Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek – were declared rookies though they had exceeded the seven-race limit because of age restrictions (Jones turned 18 in the middle of the 2014 season, and Nemechek turned 18 in the middle of the 2015 season). Cole Custer was declared a 2016 Truck Series rookie despite having raced two seasons because of age eligibility (turned 18 before the start of the 2016 season). Starting in 2018, the restrictions were tightened, since one driver-eligible track, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1.058 miles), was removed from the schedule in favour of a second race at a driver-ineligible track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5 miles). In 2020, one new driver-eligible track, Richmond Raceway (0.750 miles), was added.

Currently, drivers under 18 can only compete at nine tracks in that series – Eldora Speedway (0.5000 miles), Martinsville Speedway (0.526 miles), Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533 miles), Richmond Raceway (0.750 miles), Iowa Speedway (0.875 miles), Dover International Speedway (1.0 mile), Phoenix International Raceway (1.022 miles), Gateway Motorsports Park (1.25 miles), and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (2.459 miles, a road course).

Cup Series[]

2021 ROTY contenders[]

2022 ROTY contenders[]

  • Harrison Burton
  • Austin Cindric

Possible 2022 ROTY contenders[]

History[]

Below is a list of all winners, and known runners-up.[6][7] (Note: some of the drivers listed here are not confirmed as ROTY contenders, and competed in more than the maximum number of races to be eligible for ROTY honors.)

ROTY who later became the Series Champion
Did not declare for ROTY and ran more than seven races (or 10 in the Truck Series 2013–), but did not run for series points (2011–) and thus could be eligible in a later year.
† Did not declare for ROTY, but ran more than five (or seven as of 2001, or ten in the Truck Series 2013–) races (while eligible for series points, 2011–) or did not run for series points but ran too many races in that series (limit is unknown as of yet) and are completely ineligible for the award.
* Declared for ROTY, but did not make minimum five (or seven as of 2001) races, thus could be eligible in a later year.
± Prince and Orr died during their rookie seasons and were unable to complete the schedule.
Ø Moroso died after race 25 of 29 during his rookie season, receiving the award posthumously.
♦ Hylton finished second in the overall 1966 championship, the highest ever finish for an eligible rookie.[1]
æ Pitt did not receive an official award.
Year Winner Runner(s) Up
2020 Cole Custer Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, John Hunter Nemechek, Brennan Poole, Quin Houff
2019 Daniel Hemric Ryan Preece, Matt Tifft, Quin Houff¶, B.J. McLeod†, Cody Ware†, Joey Gase†, Justin Haley¶, Garrett Smithley¶, Bayley Currey¶, Josh Bilicki†
2018 William Byron Darrell Wallace Jr., Ross Chastain†
2017 Erik Jones Daniel Suárez, Ty Dillon, Corey LaJoie†, Gray Gaulding
2016 Chase Elliott Chris Buescher, Ryan Blaney, Brian Scott, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ty Dillon
2015 Brett Moffitt Matt DiBenedetto, Jeb Burton, Alex Kennedy, Tanner Berryhill*, Ryan Blaney¶, Brian Scott
2014 Kyle Larson Austin Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Cole Whitt, Michael Annett, Alex Bowman, Ryan Truex, Parker Kligerman, Trevor Bayne†
2013 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Danica Patrick, Timmy Hill, Trevor Bayne¶, Austin Dillon
2012 Stephen Leicht Josh Wise, Timmy Hill*, Trevor Bayne¶, Danica Patrick
2011 Andy Lally T. J. Bell*, Brian Keselowski*, Trevor Bayne
2010 Kevin Conway Terry Cook*, Landon Cassill†
2009 Joey Logano Scott Speed, Max Papis, Dexter Bean*, Brad Keselowski†
2008 Regan Smith Sam Hornish Jr., Patrick Carpentier, Michael McDowell, Dario Franchitti, Jacques Villeneuve*, Aric Almirola†, Marcos Ambrose†
2007 Juan Pablo Montoya David Ragan, Paul Menard, David Reutimann, A. J. Allmendinger, Brandon Whitt*
2006 Denny Hamlin Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., Reed Sorenson, J. J. Yeley, David Stremme, Brent Sherman*, David Gilliland†, Chad Chaffin†
2005 Kyle Busch Travis Kvapil, Mike Garvey, Stanton Barrett, Eric McClure*, Boris Said†, Carl Long†
2004 Kasey Kahne Brendan Gaughan, Brian Vickers, Scott Wimmer, Scott Riggs, Johnny Sauter, Kirk Shelmerdine†, Carl Edwards†
2003 Jamie McMurray Greg Biffle, Tony Raines, Casey Mears, Jack Sprague, Larry Foyt, Hideo Fukuyama*, Christian Fittipaldi†
2002 Ryan Newman Jimmie Johnson, Shawna Robinson*, Carl Long*, Hermie Sadler†
2001 Kevin Harvick Kurt Busch, Casey Atwood, Jason Leffler, Ron Hornaday, Jr., Andy Houston, Bobby Hamilton Jr.†
2000 Matt Kenseth Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Blaney, Scott Pruett, Stacy Compton, Mike Bliss, Ed Berrier, Jeff Fuller*
1999 Tony Stewart Elliott Sadler, Buckshot Jones, Stanton Barrett*, Dan Pardus*, Mike Harmon*
1998 Kenny Irwin Jr. Kevin Lepage, Jerry Nadeau, Steve Park, Dennis Setzer†
1997 Mike Skinner David Green, Jeff Green, Robby Gordon, Lance Hooper†
1996 Johnny Benson Jr. Randy MacDonald*, Stacy Compton*, Gary Bradberry†
1995 Ricky Craven Robert Pressley, Randy LaJoie, Davy Jones, Steve Kinser*, Mike Chase*, Gary Bradberry*, *, Elton Sawyer†
1994 Jeff Burton Steve Grissom, Joe Nemechek, John Andretti, Mike Wallace, Ward Burton, Jeremy Mayfield, Loy Allen Jr., Billy Standridge, Curtis Markham*, Rick Carelli*, *, Rodney Orr±, Rich Bickle†
1993 Jeff Gordon Bobby Labonte, Kenny Wallace, P. J. Jones, Todd Bodine†
1992 Jimmy Hensley Andy Belmont, Dave Mader III*, Bob Schacht†
1991 Bobby Hamilton Ted Musgrave, Stanley Smith, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Jeff Purvis, Sammy Swindell*, Rich Bickle*, Dave Mader III*, Dorsey Schroeder*
1990 Rob Moroso Ø Jack Pennington, Jerry O'Neil, Jeff Purvis*
1989 Dick Trickle Hut Stricklin, Larry Pearson, Jimmy Spencer, Rick Mast, Ben Hess, Chad Little, Butch Miller, Mickey Gibbs
1988 Ken Bouchard Ernie Irvan, Brad Noffsinger, Jimmy Horton
1987 Davey Allison Dale Jarrett, , Rodney Combs, Derrike Cope, *, Mark Stahl†, Brett Bodine†
1986 Alan Kulwicki Michael Waltrip, Chet Fillip, Davey Allison*, *, Rick Baldwin*, *, *, Pancho Carter†, Jim Sauter†
1985 Ken Schrader Eddie Bierschwale, Don Hume
1984 Rusty Wallace Greg Sacks, Phil Parsons, , Tommy Ellis†, Doug Heveron†, Dean Combs†
1983 Sterling Marlin Trevor Boys, Ronnie Hopkins, Ken Ragan, Bobby Hillin Jr.
1982 Geoff Bodine Mark Martin, Brad Teague
1981 Ron Bouchard Morgan Shepherd, Tim Richmond, Mike Alexander, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Joe Ruttman, Stan Barrett, Connie Saylor, Gary Balough, Rick Wilson†, Johnny Rutherford†
1980 Jody Ridley Lake Speed, Kyle Petty, Slick Johnson
1979 Dale Earnhardt Joe Millikan, Terry Labonte, Harry Gant
1978 Ronnie Thomas Roger Hamby, Blackie Wangerin, Baxter Price, Al Holbert
1977 Ricky Rudd Sam Sommers, Janet Guthrie, Tighe Scott, Tommy Gale,
1976 Skip Manning Terry Bivins, Neil Bonnett, Jimmy Means, Bill Elliott, , Johnny Ray
1975 Bruce Hill Carl Adams, Bruce Jacobi, Grant Adcox, Chuck Bown, , , Ferrel Harris, Dick May
1974 Earl Ross Richie Panch, Jackie Rogers, Ramo Stott
1973 Lennie Pond Darrell Waltrip,
1972 Larry Smith David Sisco, Doc Faustina
1971 Walter Ballard Maynard Troyer, , D. K. Ulrich
1970 Bill Dennis Joe Frasson, Jim Vandiver, Talmadge Prince±
1969 Dick Brooks Buddy Young, Hoss Ellington
1968 Pete Hamilton Dave Marcis,
1967 Donnie Allison Charlie Glotzbach, Paul Dean Holt
1966 James Hylton♦ Bill Seifert, Frank Warren
1965 Sam McQuagg Henley Gray, Clyde Lynn[N 1]
1964 Doug Cooper J. T. Putney, Buddy Arrington
1963 Billy Wade Bobby Isaac, Larry Manning, J. D. McDuffie
1962 Thomas Cox Cale Yarborough,
1961 Woodie Wilson Wendell Scott,
1960 David Pearson , Paul Lewis
1959 Richard Petty Fritz Wilson, Buddy Baker, Bob Burdick
1958 Shorty Rollins
1957 Ken Rush
1956 not awarded
1955 not awarded
1954 Blackie Pitt æ

Xfinity Series[]

2021 ROTY contenders[]

  • Jordan Anderson[8]
  • Jade Buford[9][10]
  • Josh Berry
  • Ty Gibbs
  • Sam Mayer
  • Ryan Vargas[11]

2022 ROTY Contenders[]

Possible 2022 ROTY contenders[]

History[]

ROTY who later became the Series Champion
Year Winner Runner(s) Up
2020 Harrison Burton Riley Herbst, Myatt Snider, Jesse Little, Joe Graf Jr., Kody Vanderwal
2019 Chase Briscoe John Hunter Nemechek, Noah Gragson, Justin Haley, Gray Gaulding, Brandon Brown, Zane Smith†, Ronnie Bassett Jr.†, Tyler Matthews†, Kyle Weatherman†, Bayley Currey¶, Harrison Burton¶, Riley Herbst
2018 Tyler Reddick Christopher Bell, Austin Cindric, Alex Labbe, Kaz Grala, Spencer Boyd, Vinnie Miller, Chad Finchum, Josh Bilicki, Matt Mills, Shane Lee†, Ty Majeski†, Josh Williams†
2017 William Byron Cole Custer, Daniel Hemric, Matt Tifft, Spencer Gallagher, Ben Kennedy, Tyler Reddick¶, Brandon Brown¶, Christopher Bell
2016 Erik Jones Brennan Poole, Brandon Jones, Ryan Preece, Garrett Smithley, Ray Black Jr., B. J. McLeod, Cody Ware*, Corey LaJoie†, Martin Roy†, Todd Peck†, Matt Tifft¶, Spencer Gallagher
2015 Daniel Suárez Darrell Wallace Jr., Ross Chastain, Cale Conley, Harrison Rhodes, Peyton Sellers, Josh Reaume, Ryan Blaney†, Ben Rhodes†, Mario Gosselin†, Dylan Lupton†, Derek White†, Jimmy Weller III†, Erik Jones¶, B. J. McLeod
2014 Chase Elliott Ty Dillon, Chris Buescher, Ryan Reed, Dylan Kwasniewski, Dakoda Armstrong, Ryan Sieg, Tanner Berryhill, Chad Boat, Tommy Joe Martins, Harrison Rhodes*, David Starr†, Carlos Contreras†, Ryan Ellis†, Ryan Blaney¶, Cale Conley
2013 Kyle Larson Alex Bowman, Nelson Piquet Jr., Jeffrey Earnhardt, Kevin Swindell, Dexter Stacey, Hal Martin, Juan Carlos Blum, Ty Dillon
2012 Austin Dillon Cole Whitt, Jason Bowles, Brad Sweet, Johanna Long, Joey Gase, Casey Roderick, Benny Gordon, Jamie Dick†, Josh Richards†, Travis Pastrana†, Daryl Harr†, Tim Schendel†, Ryan Blaney
2011 Timmy Hill Blake Koch, Ryan Truex, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Charles Lewandoski, Carl Long†, Tim Andrews†
2010 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Brian Scott, Colin Braun, James Buescher, Parker Kligerman, Tayler Malsam†, Danica Patrick†
2009 Justin Allgaier Brendan Gaughan, Michael Annett, Michael McDowell, Erik Darnell, Scott Lagasse Jr., John Wes Townley, Ken Butler III, Terry Cook, Peyton Sellers, Marc Davis*, Trevor Bayne†, Shelby Howard†, Matt Carter†, Kevin Conway†, Jeremy Clements†
2008 Landon Cassill Bryan Clauson, Dario Franchitti, Cale Gale, Brian Keselowski, Chase Miller, Patrick Carpentier, Joey Logano†, Josh Wise†, Danny Efland†, Brandon Whitt†, Justin Hobgood†
2007 David Ragan Marcos Ambrose, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Krisiloff, Brad Coleman, Juan Pablo Montoya, Robert Richardson Jr., Sam Hornish Jr., Justin Diercks*, Timothy Peters*, Bobby Santos III*, Alex García*, *, Kelly Bires†, Richard Johns†, Bobby East†, D. J. Kennington†, Brett Rowe†
2006 Danny O'Quinn Jr. John Andretti, Todd Kluever, Burney Lamar, Mark McFarland, Stephen Leicht, David Gilliland, Tracy Hines, Joel Kauffman, A. J. Foyt IV*, Jorge Goeters*, Kevin Conway*, Chris Wimmer*, Auggie Vidovich II†, David Reutimann†, Steve Wallace†, Aric Almirola†, Shane Huffman†
2005 Carl Edwards Reed Sorenson, Denny Hamlin, Jon Wood, Brent Sherman, Kertus Davis, Michel Jourdain Jr., Tyler Walker, Ryan Hemphill, Brandon Miller, Paul Wolfe, Boston Reid*, A. J. Fike*, Blake Feese*, Kim Crosby*, Donnie Neuenberger*, Jerry Robertson†
2004 Kyle Busch Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard, J. J. Yeley, Billy Parker, Stan Boyd, Travis Geisler, Donnie Neuenberger*, *, Kevin Conway*, *, Aaron Fike†, Andy Ponstein†, Tina Gordon†
2003 David Stremme Coy Gibbs, Joey Clanton, Chad Blount, Jason White, Chase Montgomery, Regan Smith, Damon Lusk, Chris Bingham, Martin Truex Jr.†, Tammy Jo Kirk†
2002 Scott Riggs Johnny Sauter, Shane Hmiel, Kerry Earnhardt, Casey Mears, Brian Vickers, Kasey Kahne, Dan Pardus, Larry Gunselman†, Ron Young†, †, Joe Buford†
2001 Greg Biffle Scott Wimmer, Jamie McMurray, Larry Foyt, Tim Sauter, Marty Houston, David Donohue, Ryan Newman†, Kelly Denton†, Brad Baker†, Christian Elder†, Steadman Marlin†, Ken Alexander†, Bill Hoff†
2000 Kevin Harvick Ron Hornaday Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Jay Sauter, Michael Ritch*, P. J. Jones, Anthony Lazzaro, Mike Stefanik, Mike Borkowski, , Kelly Denton*, *, Dave Steele*
1999 Tony Raines Hank Parker Jr., Adam Petty, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Tony Roper, Andy Kirby, Jimmy Kitchens, Ted Christopher*, Kelly Denton* Phillip Morris*, Kerry Earnhardt*, *
1998 Andy Santerre Dave Blaney, Blaise Alexander, Kevin Grubb, Wayne Grubb, Casey Atwood, Mike Cope, Matt Hutter, Lance Hooper, Jason Jarrett, Kevin Schwantz, , Hank Parker Jr.*, Mike Stefanik*, Ashton Lewis Jr.†
1997 Steve Park Matt Kenseth, Johnny Chapman, Mark Krogh, Jeff Krogh, Lyndon Amick, Chris Diamond, Jimmy Foster, Jeff McClure, Dale Earnhardt Jr., , , Stanton Barrett, Tim Steele, *, Tim Steele†, Scott Lagasse†, †
1996 Glenn Allen Jr. Mike Dillon, Shane Hall, Mark Green, Tony Stewart, Mike Harmon, Jerry Nadeau*, Johnny Chapman*, *, Pete Orr*, Andy Hillenburg*, Jimmy Kitchens*, *, *, Elliott Sadler†, Ron Barfield Jr.†
1995 Jeff Fuller Curtis Markham, Kirk Shelmerdine, L.W. Miller, David Bonnett, *, *, *, *
1994 Johnny Benson Jr. Dennis Setzer, Kevin Lepage, Stevie Reeves, Randy Porter, , Johnny Rumley, Mike Garvey, Robbie Reiser, Chad Chaffin, Michael Ritch*, Kirk Shelmerdine*, Mike Stefanik*, *, *, Andy Hillenburg*
1993 Hermie Sadler Joe Bessey, Tim Fedewa, Roy Payne, Nathan Buttke, Jason Keller, Michael Ritch*, Tom Hessert*, *, *, *
1992 Ricky Craven^ Shawna Robinson, Robert Huffman*, Randy MacDonald*, *
1991 Jeff Gordon David Green, Tracy Leslie, Troy Beebe, , Richard Lasater, Jeff Green, Mike Wallace, , Mike McLaughlin, *, Shawna Robinson*
1990 Joe Nemechek , Ward Burton, Jack Sprague, , , Dave Mader III, , Frank Fleming, Clifford Allison*
1989 Kenny Wallace Bobby Hamilton, Jeff Burton, Dave Rezendes, Robert Pressley, , , *, Tom Harrington*

^ Craven started seven races in 1991 (the limit was five) but was charged with only two starts. The other five starts were in combination races with the Busch North Series, where he raced as a regular. Both 1991 Busch Series wins were in combination races as a North driver.

Camping World Truck Series[]

2021 ROTY contenders[]

2022 ROTY Contenders[]

  • Colby Howard

Possible 2022 ROTY contenders[]

History[]

ROTY who later became the Series Champion
Year Winner Runner(s) Up
2020 Zane Smith Christian Eckes, Derek Kraus, Raphaël Lessard, Tanner Gray, Tate Fogleman, Ty Majeski, Spencer Davis
2019 Tyler Ankrum Sheldon Creed, Harrison Burton, Tyler Dippel, Gus Dean, Spencer Boyd, Brennan Poole, Natalie Decker, Anthony Alfredo
2018 Myatt Snider Todd Gilliland, Dalton Sargeant, Justin Fontaine, Bo LeMastus, Robby Lyons
2017 Chase Briscoe Austin Cindric, Grant Enfinger, Noah Gragson, Kaz Grala, Justin Haley, Cody Coughlin, Stewart Friesen, Wendell Chavous, Austin Hill†, Josh Reaume†, Camden Murphy†
2016 William Byron Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, Ben Rhodes, Rico Abreu, Austin Wayne Self, Matt Tifft, Grant Enfinger*, Cody Coughlin*, Ryan Truex†, Tommy Joe Martins†, Brandon Brown†
2015 Erik Jones John Hunter Nemechek, Cameron Hayley, Daniel Hemric, Brandon Jones, Spencer Gallagher, Ray Black Jr., Korbin Forrister, Austin Theriault, Justin Boston, Wendell Chavous*, Cody Ware*, Jordan Anderson†, Tyler Tanner†, Ryan Ellis†
2014 Ben Kennedy Tyler Reddick, Mason Mingus, Tyler Young, Jimmy Weller III, Chase Pistone*, Justin Jennings†
2013 Ryan Blaney Darrell Wallace, Jr., Jeb Burton, Germán Quiroga, Brennan Newberry, Ryan Truex*
2012 Ty Dillon Cale Gale, Ross Chastain, John Wes Townley, Dakoda Armstrong, Bryan Silas, Max Gresham, Paulie Harraka, Caleb Holman*, John King*, Jeb Burton*, Dusty Davis*, Tyler Young*, T. J. Duke*, Tim George, Jr.†, Jeff Agnew†
2011 Joey Coulter Nelson Piquet, Jr., Cole Whitt, Parker Kligerman, Miguel Paludo, Johanna Long, Craig Goess, Jeffrey Earnhardt*, Justin Johnson*, Dusty Davis*, Chase Mattioli*, Chris Eggleston*, Blake Feese†, Josh Richards†
2010 Austin Dillon Justin Lofton, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Brett Butler, Chris Eggleston*, *, Landon Cassill*, Narain Karthikeyan†, Brad Sweet†, Mike Garvey†, Clay Greenfield†, Carl Long†, Chris Lafferty†
2009 Johnny Sauter Tayler Malsam, James Buescher, Ricky Carmichael, J. R. Fitzpatrick, Brian Ickler, Brent Raymer, Chris Jones, Chase Austin*, Ryan Hackett*, Mario Gosselin†, Ryan Sieg†, Nick Tucker†, Chris Fontaine†
2008 Colin Braun Brian Scott, Scott Speed, Donny Lia, Justin Marks, Marc Mitchell, Andy Lally, Phillip McGilton*, Michael Annett†, Ryan Lawler†, Keven Wood†, J. C. Stout†, Norm Benning†
2007 Willie Allen Tim Sauter, Joey Clanton, Jason White, Blake Bjorklund, Aaron Fike, Tyler Walker*, Kelly Bires*, Peter Shepherd*, Kevin Hamlin*, Casey Kingsland*, Brian Sockwell*, Ryan Mathews†, Clay Rogers†, Josh Wise†, †
2006 Erik Darnell Chad McCumbee, Marcos Ambrose, Aric Almirola, Bobby East, Kerry Earnhardt, Erin Crocker, Boston Reid, Joey Miller, Robert Richardson, Jr., Kraig Kinser, Scott Lagasse, Jr., Ryan Moore, Michel Jourdain, Jr.*, Sean Murphy*, J. R. Patton*, *, Chase Miller†
2005 Todd Kluever Timothy Peters, Shigeaki Hattori, Regan Smith, Clay Rogers*, Jimmy Kite*, Nick Tucker*, Kerry Earnhardt*
2004 David Reutimann Tracy Hines, Robert Huffman, Brandon Whitt, Chase Montgomery, Shane Sieg, Kelly Sutton, Ken Weaver, Chris Wimmer, Shelby Howard, Brad Keselowski, Hank Parker, Jr.†, Deborah Renshaw†, David Ragan†
2003 Carl Edwards Jody Lavender, Randy Briggs, T. J. Bell, Tina Gordon, , Teri MacDonald*, Kenny Hendrick†, Roland Isaacs†
2002 Brendan Gaughan Bill Lester, Jason Small, , Trent Owens*, Rodney Sawyers*, Loni Richardson*, *, Randy Briggs*, *, Donnie Neuenberger*, Eric Jones†
2001 Travis Kvapil Ricky Hendrick, Matt Crafton, Billy Bigley, Jon Wood, Willy T. Ribbs, Brian Rose, Nathan Haseleu, Larry Gunselman, Chuck Hossfeld, Ricky Sanders, Jason White*, Jason Small*, Bill Lester*, Mark Petty*, †, †
2000 Kurt Busch Carlos Contreras, Scott Riggs, Jamie McMurray, Rick Ware, Wayne Edwards, Coy Gibbs, Kenny Martin, *, J. D. Gibbs*, Andy Genzman†
1999 Mike Stefanik Scott Hansen, David Starr, Marty Houston, Tim Steele, Ryan McGlynn, Phil Bonifield, Ernie Cope*, Mike Clark*, *, *
1998 Greg Biffle Andy Houston, Scot Walters, Wayne Anderson, Kevin Cywinski, Dominic Dobson, Rob Morgan, , *, David Starr*, *, Billy Pauch*, *, Tommy Archer*, *, Freddie Query*, Andy Michner*, *, *, *, Randy MacDonald†, B. A. Wilson†, Tom Hubert†
1997 Kenny Irwin, Jr. Rick Crawford, Stacy Compton, Tony Raines, Boris Said, Tony Roper, Tammy Jo Kirk, Randy Tolsma, Terry Cook, Kevin Harvick, Rob Rizzo, Lonnie Rush, Jr., Kelly Denton, Mike Cope, Andy Genzman*, *, *, Kenny Hendrick*, Bob Schacht*, *, *, †, Barry Bodine†
1996 Bryan Reffner Doug George, Lance Norick, Bobby Gill, Jay Sauter, , , Ron Barfield, Jr., Butch Gilliland, *, Kevin Harvick* *, *, *, *, Terry McCarthy*, Jerry Robertson*, *, *, Mark Gibson†, Ricky Johnson†, Randy Renfrow†, †

See also[]

  • Whelen Modified Tour (includes list of WMT RotY award winners)

References[]

Notes

  1. ^ Dick Hutcherson won nine times and finished second in the championship standings in 1965, but was not considered to be eligible due to being a champion in the IMCA.

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