NASCAR Cup Series

Champions since 1949 and where the Cup calendar runs.

As of 2026-09-30 | 77 champions, 15 teams in 3 metros, 37 race weekends | Source: Wikipedia fetched 2026-09-30, workbook Team List

Champions

Newest first. Team is the car owner; the manufacturer sits in the notes.

What is not here

The 2026 champion is not decided until November.

2025Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
2024Joey Logano
Team Penske
2023Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
2022Joey Logano
Team Penske
2021Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
2020Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
2019Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
2018Joey Logano
Team Penske
2017Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
2016Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
2015Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
2014Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
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2013Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
2012Brad Keselowski
Penske Racing
2011Tony Stewart
Stewart-Haas Racing
2010Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
2009Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
2008Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
2007Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
2006Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
2005Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
2004Kurt Busch
Roush Racing
2003Matt Kenseth
Roush Racing
2002Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
2001Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
2000Bobby Labonte
Joe Gibbs Racing
1999Dale Jarrett
Robert Yates Racing
1998Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
1997Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
1996Terry Labonte
Hendrick Motorsports
1995Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
1994Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
1993Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
1992Alan Kulwicki
AK Racing
1991Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
1990Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
1989Rusty Wallace
Blue Max Racing
1988Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
1987Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
1986Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
1985Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
1984Terry Labonte
Hagan Racing
1983Bobby Allison
DiGard Motorsports
1982Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
1981Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
1980Dale Earnhardt
Rod Osterlund Racing
1979Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
1978Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
1977Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
1976Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
1975Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
1974Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
1973Benny Parsons
L.G. DeWitt
1972Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
1971Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
1970Bobby Isaac
Nord Krauskopf
1969David Pearson
Holman-Moody
1968David Pearson
Holman-Moody
1967Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
1966David Pearson
Cotton Owens
1965Ned Jarrett
Bondy Long
1964Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
1963Joe Weatherly
Bud Moore
1962Joe Weatherly
Bud Moore
1961Ned Jarrett
Ned Jarrett
1960Rex White
Rex White
1959Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
1958Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
1957Buck Baker
Buck Baker
1956Buck Baker
Carl Kiekhaefer
1955Tim Flock
Carl Kiekhaefer
1954Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
1953Herb Thomas
Herb Thomas
1952Tim Flock
Ted Chester
1951Herb Thomas
Herb Thomas
1950Bill Rexford
Julian Buesink
1949Red Byron
Raymond Parks

Team bases by metro

Where the current Cup teams build their cars, grouped by metro.

How this is counted

One row per team on the 2026 grid, from each team's Wikipedia article. A town that no metro claims in the workbook is listed under its own name and does not link.

Charlotte12
Hendrick Motorsports (Concord), Joe Gibbs Racing (Huntersville), Team Penske (Mooresville), Trackhouse Racing (Concord), 23XI Racing (Huntersville), RFK Racing (Concord), Haas Factory Team (Kannapolis), Spire Motorsports (Concord), Front Row Motorsports (Mooresville), Legacy Motor Club (Concord), Hyak Motorsports (Concord), Rick Ware Racing (Concord)
Greensboro-Winston Salem2
Kaulig Racing (Welcome), Richard Childress Racing (Welcome)
Stuart1
Wood Brothers Racing (Stuart)

Race weekends by metro

How many Cup races each metro hosts on the current calendar.

Atlanta2
Autotrader 400, Quaker State 400
Birmingham (AL)2
Jack Link's 500, YellaWood 500
Charlotte2
Bank of America 400, Coca-Cola 600
Daytona Beach2
Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona 500
Florence (SC)2
Cook Out Southern 500, Goodyear 400
Johnson City2
Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Food City 500
Kansas City2
AdventHealth 400, Hollywood Casino 400
Las Vegas2
Pennzoil 400, South Point 400
Martinsville2
Cook Out 400 (Martinsville), Xfinity 500
Phoenix2
Freeway Insurance 500, Straight Talk Wireless 500
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Austin1
DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix
Boston1
Mobil 1 301
Chicago1
TBA
Dallas1
Würth 400
Des Moines1
Iowa Corn 350
Detroit1
FireKeepers Casino 400
Dover (DE)1
NASCAR All-Star Race
East Stroudsburg1
The Great American Getaway 400
Indianapolis1
Brickyard 400
Miami1
Straight Talk Wireless 400
Nashville1
Cracker Barrel 400
North Wilkesboro1
Window World 450
Richmond1
Cook Out 400 (Richmond)
San Diego1
Anduril 250
San Francisco-San Jose1
Toyota/Save Mart 350
St. Louis1
Enjoy Illinois 300
Watkins Glen1
Go Bowling at The Glen

Tracks

One row per Cup race weekend, with its city and metro.

AdventHealth 400
Kansas City (KS) | Kansas City
Anduril 250
San Diego | San Diego
Autotrader 400
Hampton | Atlanta
Bank of America 400
Concord | Charlotte
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Bristol (TN) | Johnson City
Brickyard 400
Speedway | Indianapolis
Coca-Cola 600
Concord | Charlotte
Coke Zero Sugar 400
Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach
Cook Out 400 (Martinsville)
Ridgeway | Martinsville
Cook Out 400 (Richmond)
Richmond | Richmond
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Cook Out Southern 500
Darlington (SC) | Florence (SC)
Cracker Barrel 400
Lebanon | Nashville
Daytona 500
Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach
DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix
Austin | Austin
Enjoy Illinois 300
Madison (IL) | St. Louis
FireKeepers Casino 400
Brooklyn | Detroit
Food City 500
Bristol (TN) | Johnson City
Freeway Insurance 500
Avondale | Phoenix
Go Bowling at The Glen
Watkins Glen | Watkins Glen
Goodyear 400
Darlington (SC) | Florence (SC)
Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas City (KS) | Kansas City
Iowa Corn 350
Newton (IA) | Des Moines
Jack Link's 500
Lincoln (AL) | Birmingham (AL)
Mobil 1 301
Loudon | Boston
NASCAR All-Star Race
Dover (DE) | Dover (DE)
Pennzoil 400
Las Vegas | Las Vegas
Quaker State 400
Hampton | Atlanta
South Point 400
Las Vegas | Las Vegas
Straight Talk Wireless 400
Homestead | Miami
Straight Talk Wireless 500
Avondale | Phoenix
TBA
Joliet | Chicago
The Great American Getaway 400
Long Pond | East Stroudsburg
Toyota/Save Mart 350
Sonoma | San Francisco-San Jose
Window World 450
North Wilkesboro | North Wilkesboro
Würth 400
Fort Worth | Dallas
Xfinity 500
Ridgeway | Martinsville
YellaWood 500
Lincoln (AL) | Birmingham (AL)

Where these numbers come from

Champions from Wikipedia's list of NASCAR Cup Series champions, fetched 2026-09-30, spot-checked on five seasons against the season pages. Manufacturer and owner columns follow that list.

Team bases come from each team's Wikipedia article. Race weekends and metros come from the workbook Team List, rows where the league is NASCAR.