Past Cup Champions
1949	Red Byron		1974	Richard Petty		1999	Dale Jarrett		7	Richard Petty
1950	Bill Rexford		1975	Richard Petty		2000	Bobby Labonte		7	Dale Earnhardt
1951	Herb Thomas		1976	Cale Yarborough		2001	Jeff Gordon		4	Jeff Gordon
1952	Tim Flock		1977	Cale Yarborough		2002	Tony Stewart
1953	Herb Thomas		1978	Cale Yarborough		2003	Matt Kenseth		3	Lee Petty
									3	David Pearson
1954	Lee Petty		1979	Richard Petty		2004	Kurt Busch		3	Cale Yarborough
1955	Tim Flock		1980	Dale Earnhardt		2005	Tony Stewart		3	Darrell Waltrip
1956	Buck Baker		1981	Darrell Waltrip		2006	Jimmie Johnson		3	Jimmie Johnson
1957	Buck Baker		1982	Darrell Waltrip		2007	Jimmie Johnson
1958	Lee Petty		1983	Bobby Allison		2008	Jimmie Johnson		2	Herb Thomas
									2	Tim Flock
1959	Lee Petty		1984	Terry Labonte					2	Buck Baker
1960	Rex White		1985	Darrell Waltrip					2	Joe Weatherley
1961	Ned Jarrett		1986	Dale Earnhardt					2	Ned Jarrett
1962	Joe Weatherley		1987	Dale Earnhardt					2	Terry Labonte
1963	Joe Weatherley		1988	Bill Elliott					2	Tony Stewart
1964	Richard Petty		1989	Rusty Wallace
1965	Ned Jarrett		1990	Dale Earnhardt
1966	David Pearson		1991	Dale Earnhardt
1967	Richard Petty		1992	Alan Kulwicki
1968	David Pearson		1993	Dale Earnhardt
1969	David Pearson		1994	Dale Earnhardt
1970	Bobby Isaac		1995	Jeff Gordon
1971	Richard Petty		1996	Terry Labonte
1972	Richard Petty		1997	Jeff Gordon
1973	Benny Parsons		1998	Jeff Gordon