NASCAR Championship

The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in the NASCAR stock car racing series. Since 1972, the NASCAR Championship is also known as the Winston Cup. Before that, it was named the Grand National. For 2004, the series will be known as the Nextel Cup.

Previous NASCAR season champions and earnings:

• 2003 - Matt Kenseth - $4,038,120
• 2002 - Tony Stewart - $4,695,150
• 2001 - Jeff Gordon - $6,649,080
• 2000 - Bobby Labonte - $4,041,750
• 1999 - Dale Jarrett - $3,608,829
• 1998 - Jeff Gordon - $6,175,867
• 1997 - Jeff Gordon - $4,201,227
• 1996 - Terry Labonte - $4,030,648
• 1995 - Jeff Gordon - $2,430,480
• 1994 - Dale Earnhardt - $3,400,733
• 1993 - Dale Earnhardt - $3,353,789
• 1992 - Alan Kulwicki - $2,322,561
• 1991 - Dale Earnhardt - $2,396,685
• 1990 - Dale Earnhardt - $3,083,056
• 1989 - Rusty Wallace - $2,247,950
• 1988 - Bill Elliott - $1,574,639
• 1987 - Dale Earnhardt - $2,099,243
• 1986 - Dale Earnhardt - $1,783,880
• 1985 - Darrell Waltrip - $1,318,735
• 1984 - Terry Labonte - $713,010
• 1983 - Bobby Allison - $828,355
• 1982 - Darrell Waltrip - $873,118
• 1981 - Darrell Waltrip - $588,926
• 1980 - Dale Earnhardt - $588,926
• 1979 - Richard Petty - $588,926
• 1978 - Cale Yarborough - $530,751
• 1977 - Cale Yarborough - $387,173
• 1976 - Cale Yarborough - $387,173
• 1975 - Richard Petty - $378,865
• 1974 - Richard Petty - $299,175
• 1973 - Benny Parsons - $114,345
• 1972 - Richard Petty - $227,015
• 1971 - Richard Petty - $309,225
• 1970 - Bobby Isaac - $121,470
• 1969 - David Pearson - $183,700
• 1968 - David Pearson - $118,842
• 1967 - Richard Petty - $130,275
• 1966 - David Pearson - $59,205
• 1965 - Ned Jarrett - $77,966
• 1964 - Richard Petty - $98,810
• 1963 - Joe Weatherly - $58,110
• 1962 - Joe Weatherly - $56,110
• 1961 - Ned Jarrett - $27,285
• 1960 - Rex White - $45,260
• 1959 - Lee Petty - $45,570
• 1958 - Lee Petty - $20,600
• 1957 - Buck Baker - $24,712
• 1956 - Buck Baker - $29,790
• 1955 - Tim Flock - $33,750
• 1954 - Lee Petty - $26,706
• 1953 - Herb Thomas - $27,300
• 1952 - Tim Flock - $20,210
• 1951 - Herb Thomas - $18,200
• 1950 - Bill Rexford - $6,175
• 1949 - Red Byron - $5,800

See also: List of famous NASCAR drivers, stock car racing