Past Southern 500 Champions
1950	Johnny Mantz		1980	Terry Labonte
1951	Herb Thomas		1981	Neil Bonnett
1952	Fonty Flock		1982	Cale Yarbrough			Multiple Winners
1953	Buck Baker		1983	Bobby Allsion		5	Cale Yarbrough
1954	Herb Thomas		1984	Harry Gant		5	Jeff Gordon
1955	Herb Thomas		1985	Bill Elliott		4	Bobby Allsion
1956	Curtis Turner		1986	Tim Richmond		3	Herb Thomas
1957	Speedy Thompson		1987	Dale Earnhardt		3	Buck Baker
1958	Fireball Roberts		1988	Bill Elliott		3	David Pearson
1959	Jim Reed		1989	Dale Earnhardt		3	Bill Elliott
1960	Buck Baker		1990	Dale Earnhardt		3	Dale Earnhardt
1961	Nelson Stacy		1991	Harry Gant		2	Fireball Roberts
1962	Larry Frank		1992	Darrel Waltrip		2	Harry Gant
1963	Fireball Roberts		1993	Mark Martin		2	Terry Labonte
1964	Buck Baker		1994	Bill Elliott
1965	Ned Jarrett		1995	Jeff Gordon
1966	Darel Dieringer		1996	Jeff Gordon
1967	Richard Petty		1997	Jeff Gordon
1968	Cale Yarbrough		1998	Jeff Gordon
1969	LeeRoy Yarbrough		1999	Jeff Burton
1970	Buddy Baker		2000	Bobby Labonte
1971	Bobby Allsion		2001	Ward Burton
1972	Bobby Allsion		2002	Jeff Gordon
1973	Cale Yarbrough		2003	Terry Labonte
1974	Cale Yarbrough		2004	Jimmie Johnson
1975	Bobby Allsion
1976	David Pearson
1977	David Pearson
1978	Cale Yarbrough
1979	David Pearson