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List of NASCAR seasons
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the official sanctioning body of the sport of stock car racing in North America. It was formed in February 1948 by race car driver Bill France Sr. as the replacement for the National Championship Stock Car Circuit sanctioning body. NASCAR sanctions the top level national NASCAR Cup Series, the second national series proving ground NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, the third national series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for modified pickup trucks, as well as a series of American regional championships. The NASCAR championship season consists of a series of races, held usually on oval tracks, and in a few cases, road courses. Each season throughout NASCAR history has consisted of between 8 and 62 races.
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 | 1949–2025 | 2,786 | Total races over 76 seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Ford (4) | ||||
| 1965 | 55 | Ned Jarrett (2) | Ford (5) | ||||
| 1966 | 49 | David Pearson (1) | Ford (6) | ||||
| 1967 | 49 | Richard Petty (2) | Ford (7) | ||||
| 1968 | 49 | David Pearson (2) | Ford (8) | ||||
| 1969 | 54 | David Pearson (3) | Ford (9) | ||||
| 1970 | 48 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | ||||
| 1971 | 48 | Richard Petty (3) | Plymouth | ||||
| 1972 | 31 | Richard Petty (4) | Chevrolet (5) | ||||
| 1973 | 28 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet (6) | ||||
| 1974 | 30 | Richard Petty (5) | Chevrolet (7) | ||||
| 1975 | 30 | Richard Petty (6) | Dodge (2) | ||||
| 1976 | 30 | Cale Yarborough (1) | Chevrolet (8) | ||||
| 1977 | 30 | Cale Yarborough (2) | Chevrolet (9) | ||||
| 1978 | 30 | Cale Yarborough (3) | Chevrolet (10) | ||||
| 1979 | 31 | Richard Petty (7) | Chevrolet (11) | ||||
| 1980 | 31 | Dale Earnhardt (1) | Chevrolet (12) | ||||
| 1981 | 31 | Darrell Waltrip (1) | Buick (1) | ||||
| 1982 | 30 | Darrell Waltrip (2) | Buick (2) | ||||
| 1983 | 30 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet (13) | ||||
| 1984 | 30 | Terry Labonte (1) | Chevrolet (14) | ||||
| 1985 | 28 | Darrell Waltrip (3) | Chevrolet (15) | ||||
| 1986 | 29 | Dale Earnhardt (2) | Chevrolet (16) | ||||
| 1987 | 29 | Dale Earnhardt (3) | Chevrolet (17) | ||||
| 1988 | 29 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet (18) | ||||
| 1989 | 29 | Rusty Wallace | Chevrolet (19) | ||||
| 1990 | 29 | Dale Earnhardt (4) | Chevrolet (20) | ||||
| 1991 | 29 | Dale Earnhardt (5) | Chevrolet (21) | ||||
| 1992 | 29 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford (10) | ||||
| 1993 | 30 | Dale Earnhardt (6) | Chevrolet (22) | ||||
| 1994 | 31 | Dale Earnhardt (7) | Ford (11) | ||||
| 1995 | 31 | Jeff Gordon (1) | Chevrolet (23) | ||||
| 1996 | 31 | Terry Labonte (2) | Chevrolet (24) | ||||
| 1997 | 32 | Jeff Gordon (2) | Ford (12) | ||||
| 1998 | 33 | Jeff Gordon (3) | Chevrolet (25) | ||||
| 1999 | 34 | Dale Jarrett | Ford (13) | ||||
| 2000 | 34 | Bobby Labonte | Ford (14) | ||||
| 2001 | 36 | Jeff Gordon (4) | Chevrolet (26) | ||||
| 2002 | 36 | Tony Stewart (1) | Ford (15) | ||||
| 2003 | 36 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet (27) | ||||
| 2004 | 36 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet (28) | ||||
| 2005 | 36 | Tony Stewart (2) | Chevrolet (29) | ||||
| 2006 | 36 | Jimmie Johnson (1) | Chevrolet (30) | ||||
| 2007 | 36 | Jimmie Johnson (2) | Chevrolet (31) | ||||
| 2008 | 36 | Jimmie Johnson (3) | Chevrolet (32) | ||||
| 2009 | 36 | Jimmie Johnson (4) | Chevrolet (33) | ||||
| 2010 | 36 | Jimmie Johnson (5) | Chevrolet (34) | ||||
| 2011 | 36 | Tony Stewart (3) | Chevrolet (35) | ||||
| 2012 | 36 | Brad Keselowski | Chevrolet (36) | ||||
| 2013 | 36 | Jimmie Johnson (6) | Chevrolet (37) | ||||
| 2014 | 36 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet (38) | ||||
| 2015 | 36 | Kyle Busch (1) | Chevrolet (39) | ||||
| 2016 | 36 | Jimmie Johnson (7) | Toyota | ||||
| 2017 | 36 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota (2) | ||||
| 2018 | 36 | Joey Logano (1) | Ford (16) | ||||
| 2019 | 36 | Kyle Busch (2) | Toyota (3) | ||||
| 2020 | 36 | Chase Elliott | Ford (17) | ||||
| 2021 | 36 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet (40) | ||||
| 2022 | 36 | Joey Logano (2) | Chevrolet (41) | ||||
| 2023 | 36 | Ryan Blaney | Chevrolet (42) | ||||
| 2024 | 36 | Joey Logano (3) | Chevrolet (43) | ||||
| 2025 | 36 | Kyle Larson (2) | Chevrolet (44) |
O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
| Season | Races | Drivers' champion | Manufacturer | 1982–2024 | 1,394 | Total races over 44 seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Chevrolet (15) | |||
| 2008 | 35 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota (1) | |||
| 2009 | 35 | Kyle Busch | Toyota (2) | |||
| 2010 | 35 | Brad Keselowski | Toyota (3) | |||
| 2011 | 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1) | Ford (3) | |||
| 2012 | 33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2) | Chevrolet (16) | |||
| 2013 | 33 | Austin Dillon | Ford (4) | |||
| 2014 | 33 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet (17) | |||
| 2015 | 33 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet (18) | |||
| 2016 | 33 | Daniel Suárez | Toyota (4) | |||
| 2017 | 33 | William Byron | Chevrolet (19) | |||
| 2018 | 33 | Tyler Reddick (1) | Chevrolet (20) | |||
| 2019 | 33 | Tyler Reddick (2) | Chevrolet (21) | |||
| 2020 | 33 | Austin Cindric | Chevrolet (22) | |||
| 2021 | 33 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet (23) | |||
| 2022 | 33 | Ty Gibbs | Chevrolet (24) | |||
| 2023 | 33 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet (25) | |||
| 2024 | 33 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet (26) | |||
| 2025 | 33 | Jesse Love | Chevrolet (26) |
Craftsman Truck Series
| Season | Races | Drivers' champion | Manufacturer | 1995–2024 | 737 | Total races over 31 Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Toyota (9) | |||
| 2017 | 23 | Christopher Bell | Toyota (10) | |||
| 2018 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | Chevrolet (9) | |||
| 2019 | 23 | Matt Crafton (3) | Toyota (11) | |||
| 2020 | 23 | Sheldon Creed | Chevrolet (10) | |||
| 2021 | 22 | Ben Rhodes (1) | Toyota (12) | |||
| 2022 | 23 | Zane Smith | Toyota (13) | |||
| 2023 | 23 | Ben Rhodes (2) | Chevrolet (11) | |||
| 2024 | 23 | Ty Majeski | Chevrolet (12) | |||
| 2025 | 25 | Corey Heim | Toyota (14) |
References
References
- Tikkanen, Amy. (August 14, 2024). "NASCAR".
- Woodward, A.. (June 8, 2018). "National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing".
- (July 22, 2021). "NASCAR’s three national series, how they work". [[NASCAR.com]].
- (July 26, 2021). "How the NASCAR regular season works". [[NASCAR.com]].
- "NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Standings".
- "NASCAR Cup Series Page". Racing-Reference.info.
- "NASCAR Xfinity Series Page". Racing-Reference.info.
- "NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Page". Racing-Reference.info.
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