Year |
Winston Cup Champion |
Year |
Winston Cup Champion |
1949 |
Red Byron |
1974 |
Richard Petty |
1950 |
Bill Rexford |
1975 |
Richard Petty |
| 1951 | Herb Thomas | 1976 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1952 | Tim Flock | 1977 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1953 | Herb Thomas | 1978 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1954 | Lee Petty | 1979 | Richard Petty |
| 1955 | Tim Flock | 1980 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1957 | Buck Baker | 1981 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1956 | Buck Baker | 1982 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1958 | Lee Petty | 1983 | Bobby Allison |
| 1959 | Lee Petty | 1984 | Terry LaBonte |
| 1960 | Rex White | 1985 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1961 | Ned Jarrett | 1986 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1962 | Joe Weatherly | 1987 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1963 | Joe Weatherly | 1988 | Bill Elliott |
| 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 Parson | 1998 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1999 | Dale Jarrett | 2000 | ? |
† Peace †