List of NASCAR seasons

Sixty-two seasons of NASCAR, the highest class of stock car auto racing in the United States. The NASCAR championship season consists of a series of races held usually on purpose-built tracks. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturer. The Drivers' Championship is awarded to the most successful NASCAR driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results, and has been awarded since the first NASCAR season in 1949. The Manufacturers' Championship is awarded to the 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

Sprint Cup Series Season Races Drivers' champion Manufacturers' champion 1949 8 Red Byron Oldsmobile 1950 19 Bill Rexford Oldsmobile 1951 41 Herb Thomas Oldsmobile 1952 34 Tim Flock Hudson 1953 37 Herb Thomas Hudson 1954 37 Lee Petty Hudson 1955 45 Tim Flock Chrysler 1956 56 Buck Baker Chrysler 1957 53 Buck Baker Ford 1958 51 Lee Petty Chevrolet 1959 44 Lee Petty Chevrolet 1960 44 Rex White Ford 1961 52 Ned Jarrett Pontiac 1962 53 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 1963 55 Joe Weatherly Ford 1964 62 Richard Petty Ford 1965 55 Ned Jarrett Ford 1966 49 David Pearson Dodge 1967 49 Richard Petty Plymouth 1968 49 David Pearson Ford 1969 54 David Pearson Ford 1970 48 Bobby Isaac Plymouth 1971 48 Richard Petty Chevrolet 1972 31 Richard Petty Chevrolet 1973 28 Benny Parsons Mercury 1974 30 Richard Petty Chevrolet 1975 30 Richard Petty Dodge 1976 30 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 1977 30 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 1978 30 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1979 31 Richard Petty Chevrolet 1980 31 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1981 31 Darrell Waltrip Buick 1982 30 Darrell Waltrip Buick 1983 30 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 1984 30 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 1985 28 Darrell Waltrip Ford, Chevrolet 1986 29 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1987 29 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1988 29 Bill Elliott Ford 1989 29 Rusty Wallace Chevrolet 1990 29 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1991 29 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1992 29 Alan Kulwicki Ford 1993 30 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1994 31 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1995 31 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 1996 31 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 1997 32 Jeff Gordon Ford 1998 33 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 1999 34 Dale Jarrett Ford 2000 34 Bobby Labonte Ford 2001 36 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 2002 36 Tony Stewart Ford 2003 36 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 2004 36 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 2005 36 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 2006 36 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2007 36 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2008 36 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2009 36 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2010 36 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2011 36 Source:[1]

Nationwide Series Season Races Drivers' champion Manufacturers' champion 1982 29 Jack Ingram Pontiac 1983 35 Sam Ard Oldsmobile 1984 29 Sam Ard Pontiac 1985 27 Jack Ingram Pontiac 1986 31 Larry Pearson Pontiac 1987 27 Larry Pearson Chevrolet 1988 30 Tommy Ellis Buick 1989 29 Rob Moroso Buick 1990 31 Chuck Brown Buick 1991 31 Bobby Labonte Oldsmobile 1992 31 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 1993 28 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 1994 28 David Green Chevrolet 1995 26 Johnny Benson, Jr. Ford 1996 26 Randy Lajoie Chevrolet 1997 30 Randy Lajoie Chevrolet 1998 31 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet 1999 32 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet 2000 32 Jeff Green Chevrolet 2001 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 2002 34 Greg Biffle Ford 2003 34 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 2004 34 Martin Truex, Jr. Chevrolet 2005 35 Martin Truex, Jr. Chevrolet 2006 35 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 2007 35 Carl Edwards Chevrolet 2008 35 Clint Bowyer Toyota 2009 35 Kyle Busch Toyota 2010 35 Brad Keselowski Toyota 2011 35 Source:[2] Camping World Truck Series Season Races Drivers' champion Manufacturers' champion 1995 20 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 1996 24 Ron Hornaday, Jr. Chevrolet 1997 26 Jack Sprague Chevrolet 1998 27 Ron Hornaday, Jr. Chevrolet 1999 25 Jack Sprague Ford 2000 24 Greg Biffle Ford 2001 24 Jack Sprague Dodge 2002 22 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 2003 25 Travis Kvapil Dodge 2004 25 Bobby Hamilton Dodge 2005 25 Ted Musgrave Chevrolet 2006 25 Todd Bodine Toyota 2007 25 Ron Hornaday, Jr. Toyota 2008 25 Johnny Benson, Jr. Toyota 2009 25 Ron Hornaday, Jr. Toyota 2010 25 Todd Bodine Toyota 2011 25 Source:[3]

References

1. ^ "Sprint Cup Page". Racing-Reference.info. http://racing-reference.info/wc.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-29. 
2. ^ "NASCAR Nationwide Series Page". Racing-Reference.info. http://racing-reference.info/busch.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-29. 
3. ^ "NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Page". Racing-Reference.info. http://racing-reference.info/cts.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-29.