Every NASCAR Cup Series Champion Explained in 27 Minutes (1949-2024)

From Red Byron to Joey Logano—every NASCAR Cup Series champion explained! #nascar Chapters: 0:00 – 1949  Red Byron 0:17 – 1950  Bill Rexford 0:35 – 1951  Herb Thomas 0:54 – 1952  Tim Flock 1:13 – 1953  Herb Thomas 1:35 – 1954  Lee Petty 1:57 – 1955  Tim Flock 2:18 – 1956  Buck Baker 2:36 – 1957  Buck Baker 2:54 – 1958  Lee Petty 3:11 – 1959  Lee Petty 3:33 – 1960  Rex White 3:51 – 1961  Ned Jarrett 4:10 – 1962  Joe Weatherly 4:26 – 1963  Joe Weatherly 4:49 – 1964  Richard Petty 5:10 – 1965  Ned Jarrett 5:31 – 1966  David Pearson 5:49 – 1967  Richard Petty 6:12 – 1968  David Pearson 6:28 – 1969  David Pearson 6:48 – 1970  Bobby Isaac 7:06 – 1971  Richard Petty 7:25 – 1972  Richard Petty 7:45 – 1973  Benny Parsons 8:05 – 1974  Richard Petty 8:25 – 1975  Richard Petty 8:47 – 1976  Cale Yarborough 9:06 – 1977  Cale Yarborough 9:25 – 1978  Cale Yarborough 9:44 – 1979  Richard Petty 10:06 – 1980  Dale Earnhardt 10:27 – 1981  Darrell Waltrip 10:50 – 1982  Darrell Waltrip 11:15 – 1983  Bobby Allison 11:36 – 1984  Terry Labonte 12:00 – 1985  Darrell Waltrip 12:24 – 1986  Dale Earnhardt 12:43 – 1987  Dale Earnhardt 13:04 – 1988  Bill Elliott 13:25 – 1989  Rusty Wallace 13:47 – 1990  Dale Earnhardt 14:09 – 1991  Dale Earnhardt 14:31 – 1992  Alan Kulwicki 14:56 – 1993  Dale Earnhardt 15:18 – 1994  Dale Earnhardt 15:40 – 1995  Jeff Gordon 16:03 – 1996  Terry Labonte 16:27 – 1997  Jeff Gordon 16:49 – 1998  Jeff Gordon 17:11 – 1999  Dale Jarrett 17:33 – 2000  Bobby Labonte 17:56 – 2001  Jeff Gordon 18:16 – 2002  Tony Stewart 18:37 – 2003  Matt Kenseth 19:00 – 2004  Kurt Busch 19:20 – 2005  Tony Stewart 19:42 – 2006  Jimmie Johnson 20:03 – 2007  Jimmie Johnson 20:21 – 2008  Jimmie Johnson 20:40 – 2009  Jimmie Johnson 20:59 – 2010  Jimmie Johnson 21:23 – 2011  Tony Stewart 21:48 – 2012  Brad Keselowski 22:10 – 2013  Jimmie Johnson 22:32 – 2014  Kevin Harvick 22:53 – 2015  Kyle Busch 23:16 – 2016  Jimmie Johnson 23:41 – 2017  Martin Truex Jr. 24:06 – 2018  Joey Logano 24:31 – 2019  Kyle Busch 24:57 – 2020  Chase Elliott 25:22 – 2021  Kyle Larson 25:46 – 2022  Joey Logano 26:11 – 2023  Ryan Blaney 26:31 – 2024  Joey Logano