
| YEAR | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 1949 | Red Byron | Lee Petty | Bob Flock | Bill Blair | Fonty Flock | Curtis Turner | Ray Erickson | Tim Flock | Glen Dunnaway | Frank Mundy |
| 842.5 | 725.0 | 704.0 | 567.5 | 554.5 | 430.0 | 422.0 | 421.0 | 384.0 | 375.0 | |
| 1950 | Bill Rexford | Fireball Roberts | Lee Petty | Lloyd Moore | Curtis Turner | Johnny Mantz | Chuck Mahoney | Dick Linder | Jim Florian | Bill Blair |
| 1,959.0 | 1,848.5 | 1,590.0 | 1,398.0 | 1,375.5 | 1,282.0 | 1,217.5 | 1,121.0 | 801.0 | 766.0 | |
| 1951 | Herb Thomas | Fonty Flock | Tim Flock | Lee Petty | Frank Mundy | Buddy Shuman | James Taylor | Dick Rathmann | Bill Snowden | Joe Eubanks |
| 4,208.5 | 4,062.3 | 3,722.5 | 2,392.3 | 1,963.5 | 1,368.8 | 1,214.0 | 1,040.0 | 1,009.3 | 1,005.5 | |
| 1952 | Tim Flock | Herb Thomas | Lee Petty | Fonty Flock | Dick Rathmann | Bill Blair | Joe Eubanks | Ray Duhigg | Don Thomas | Bobby Shuman |
| 6,858.5 | 6,752.5 | 6,498.5 | 5,183.5 | 3,952.3 | 3,449.0 | 3,090.5 | 2,986.5 | 2,574.0 | 2,483.0 | |
| 1953 | Herb Thomas (2) | Lee Petty | Dick Rathmann | Buck Baker | Fonty Flock | Tim Flock | Jim Paschal | Joe Eubanks | Jim Lewallen | Curtis Turner |
| 8,460 | 7,814 | 7,362 | 6,713 | 6,174 | 5,011 | 4,211 | 3,603 | 3,508 | 3,508 | |
| 1954 | Lee Petty | Herb Thomas | Buck Baker | Dick Rathmann | Joe Eubanks | Hershel McGriff | Jim Paschal | Jim Lewallen | Curtis Turner | Ralph Ligouri |
| 8,649 | 8,366 | 6,893 | 6,760 | 5,467 | 5,137 | 3,903 | 3,233 | 2,994 | 2,955 | |
| 1955 | Tim Flock (2) | Buck Baker | Lee Petty | Bob Welborn | Herb Thomas | Junior Johnson | Eddy Skinner | Jim Paschal | Jim Lewallen | Fonty Flock |
| 9,596 | 9,088 | 7,194 | 5,460 | 5,186 | 4,810 | 4,652 | 4,572 | 4,360 | 4,266 | |
| 1956 | Buck Baker | Herb Thomas | Al Thompson | Lee Petty | Jim Paschal | Bill Myers | Fireball Roberts | Ralph Moody | Tim Flock | Marvin Panch |
| 9,272 | 8,586 | 8,328 | 8,324 | 7,878 | 6,920 | 5,794 | 5,548 | 5,062 | 4,680 | |
| 1957 | Buck Baker (2) | Marvin Panch | Al Thompson | Lee Petty | Jack Smith | Fireball Roberts | Johnny Allen | L. D. Austin | Bob King | Jim Paschal |
| 10,716 | 9,956 | 8,580 | 8,528 | 8,464 | 8,268 | 7,068 | 6,532 | 5,740 | 5,136 | |
| 1958 | Lee Petty (2) | Buck Baker | Al Thompson | Lloyd Rollins | Jack Smith | L. D. Austin | Rex White | Junior Johnson | Ed Pagan | Jim Reed |
| 12,232 | 11,586 | 8,792 | 8,124 | 7,666 | 6,972 | 6,552 | 6,380 | 4,910 | 4,762 | |
| YEAR | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 1959 | Lee Petty (3) | Cotton Owens | Al Thompson | Herman Beam | Buck Baker | Tom Pistone | L. D. Austin | Jack Smith | Jim Reed | Rex White |
| 1,172 | 9,662 | 7,684 | 7,396 | 7,170 | 7,050 | 6,519 | 6,150 | 5,714 | 5,526 | |
| 1960 | Rex White | Richard Petty | Bobby Johns | Buck Baker | Ned Jarrett | Lee Petty | Junior Johnson | Emanuel Zervakis | Jim Paschal | Banjo Mathews |
| 21,164 | 17,228 | 14,964 | 14,674 | 14,660 | 14,510 | 9,932 | 9,720 | 8,968 | 8,458 | |
| 1961 | Ned Jarrett | Rex White | Emanuel Zervakis | Joe Weatherly | Fireball Roberts | Junior Johnson | Jack Smith | Richard Petty | Jim Paschal | Buck Baker |
| 27,272 | 26,442 | 22,312 | 17,894 | 17,600 | 17,178 | 15,186 | 14,984 | 13,922 | 13,746 | |
| 1962 | Joe Weatherly | Richard Petty | Ned Jarrett | Jack Smith | Rex White | Jim Paschal | Fred Lorenzen | Fireball Roberts | Marvin Panch | David Pearson |
| 30,836 | 28,440 | 25,336 | 22,870 | 19,424 | 18,128 | 17,554 | 16,380 | 15,138 | 14,404 | |
| 1963 | Joe Weatherly (2) | Richard Petty | Fred Lorenzen | Ned Jarrett | Fireball Roberts | Jim Pardue | Darel Dieringer | David Pearson | Rex White | Tiny Lund |
| 33,398 | 31,170 | 29,684 | 27,214 | 22,642 | 22,228 | 21,418 | 21,156 | 20,976 | 19,624 | |
| 1964 | Richard Petty | Ned Jarrett | David Pearson | Billy Wade | Jim Pardue | Curtis Crider | Jim Paschal | Larry Thomas | Buck Baker | Marvin Panch |
| 40,252 | 34,950 | 32,146 | 28,474 | 26,570 | 25,606 | 25,450 | 22,950 | 22,366 | 21,480 | |
| 1965 | Ned Jarrett (2) | Dick Hutcherson | Darel Dieringer | G. C. Spencer | Marvin Panch | Bob Darrington | J. T. Putney | Neil Castles | Buddy Baker | Cale Yarborough |
| 38,824 | 35,790 | 24,696 | 24,314 | 22,798 | 21,394 | 20,928 | 20,848 | 20,672 | 20,192 | |
| 1966 | David Pearson | James Hylton | Richard Petty | Hensley Gray | Paul Goldsmith | Wendell Scott | John Sears | J. T. Putney | Neil Castles | Bobby Allison |
| 35,638 | 33,688 | 22,952 | 22,468 | 22,078 | 21,702 | 21,432 | 21,208 | 20,446 | 19,910 | |
| 1967 | Richard Petty (2) | James Hylton | Dick Hutcherson | Bobby Allison | John Sears | Jim Paschal | David Pearson | Neil Castles | Elmo Langley | Wendell Scott |
| 42,472 | 36,444 | 33,658 | 30,812 | 29,078 | 27,624 | 26,302 | 23,218 | 22,286 | 20,700 | |
| 1968 | David Pearson (2) | Bobby Isaac | Richard Petty | Clyde Lynn | John Sears | Elmo Langley | James Hylton | Jabe Thomas | Wendell Scott | Roy Tyner |
| 3,499 | 3,373 | 3,123 | 3,041 | 3,017 | 2,823 | 2,719 | 2,687 | 2,685 | 2,504 | |
| YEAR | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 1969 | David Pearson (3) | Richard Petty | James Hylton | Neil Castles | Elmo Langley | Bobby Isaac | John Sears | Jabe Thomas | Wendell Scott | Cecil Gordon |
| 4,170 | 3,813 | 3,750 | 3,530 | 3,383 | 3,301 | 3,166 | 3,103 | 3,015 | 3,002 | |
| 1970 | Bobby Isaac | Bobby Allison | James Hylton | Richard Petty | Neil Castles | Elmo Langley | Jabe Thomas | Benny Parsons | Dave Marcis | Frank Warren |
| 3,911 | 3,860 | 3,788 | 3,447 | 3,158 | 3,154 | 3,120 | 2,993 | 2,820 | 2,697 | |
| 1971 | Richard Petty (3) | James Hylton | Cecil Gordon | Bobby Allison | Elmo Langley | Jabe Thomas | Bill Champion | Frank Warren | J. D. McDuffie | Walter Ballard |
| 4,435 | 4,071 | 3,677 | 3,636 | 3,356 | 3,200 | 3,058 | 2,886 | 2,862 | 2,633 | |
| 1972 | Richard Petty (4) | Bobby Allison | James Hylton | Cecil Gordon | Benny Parsons | Walter Ballard | Elmo Langley | John Sears | Dean Dalton | Ben Arnold |
| 8,701.40 | 8,573.50 | 8,158.70 | 7,326.05 | 6,844.15 | 6,781.45 | 6,656.25 | 6,298.50 | 6,295.05 | 6,179.00 | |
| 1973 | Benny Parsons | Cale Yarborough | Cecil Gordon | James Hylton | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker | Bobby Allison | Walter Ballard | Elmo Langley | J. D. McDuffie |
| 7,173.80 | 7,106.65 | 7,046.80 | 6,972.75 | 6,877.95 | 6,327.60 | 6,272.30 | 5,955.70 | 5,826.85 | 5,743.90 | |
| 1974 | Richard Petty (5) | Cale Yarborough | David Pearson | Bobby Allison | Benny Parsons | Dave Marcis | Buddy Baker | Earl Ross | Cecil Gordon | David Sisco |
| 5,037.750 | 4,470.300 | 2,389.250 | 2,019.195 | 1,591.500 | 1,378.200 | 1,016.880 | 1,009.470 | 1,000.650 | 956.200 | |
| 1975 | Richard Petty (6) | Dave Marcis | James Hylton | Benny Parsons | Richard Childress | Cecil Gordon | Darrell Waltrip | Elmo Langley | Cale Yarborough | Richard Brooks |
| 4,783 | 4,061 | 3,914 | 3,820 | 3,818 | 3,702 | 3,462 | 3,399 | 3,295 | 3,182 | |
| 1976 | Cale Yarborough | Richard Petty | Benny Parsons | Bobby Allison | Lennie Pond | Dave Marcis | Buddy Baker | Darrell Waltrip | David Pearson | Richard Brooks |
| 4,644 | 4,449 | 4,304 | 4,097 | 3,930 | 3,875 | 3,745 | 3,505 | 3,483 | 3,447 | |
| 1977 | Cale Yarborough (2) | Richard Petty | Benny Parsons | Darrell Waltrip | Buddy Baker | Richard Brooks | James Hylton | Bobby Allison | Richard Childress | Cecil Gordon |
| 5,000 | 4,614 | 4,570 | 4,498 | 3,961 | 3,742 | 3,476 | 3,467 | 3,463 | 3,294 | |
| 1978 | Cale Yarborough (3) | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip | Benny Parsons | Dave Marcis | Richard Petty | Lennie Pond | Richard Brooks | Buddy Arrington | Richard Childress |
| 4,841 | 4,367 | 4,362 | 4,350 | 4,335 | 3,949 | 3,794 | 3,769 | 3,626 | 3,566 | |
| YEAR | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 1979 | Richard Petty (7) | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison | Cale Yarborough | Benny Parsons | Joe Millikan | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | Ricky Rudd | Terry Labonte |
| 4,830 | 4,819 | 4,633 | 4,604 | 4,256 | 4,014 | 3,749 | 3,735 | 3,642 | 3,615 | |
| 1980 | Dale Earnhardt | Cale Yarborough | Benny Parsons | Richard Petty | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison | Jody Ridley | Terry Labonte | Dave Marcis | Richard Childress |
| 4,661 | 4,642 | 4,278 | 4,255 | 4,329 | 4,019 | 3,972 | 3,766 | 3,745 | 3,742 | |
| 1981 | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison | Harry Gant | Terry Labonte | Jody Ridley | Ricky Rudd | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Petty | Dave Marcis | Benny Parsons |
| 4,880 | 4,827 | 4,210 | 4,052 | 4,002 | 3,988 | 3,975 | 3,880 | 3,507 | 3,449 | |
| 1982 | Darrell Waltrip (2) | Bobby Allison | Terry Labonte | Harry Gant | Richard Petty | Dave Marcis | Buddy Arrington | Ron Bouchard | Ricky Rudd | Morgan Shepherd |
| 4,489 | 4,417 | 4,211 | 3,877 | 3,814 | 3,666 | 3,642 | 3,545 | 3,537 | 3,451 | |
| 1983 | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip | Bill Elliot | Richard Petty | Terry Labonte | Neil Bonnett | Harry Gant | Dale Earnhardt | Ricky Rudd | Tim Richmond |
| 4,667 | 4,620 | 4,279 | 4,042 | 4,004 | 3,842 | 3,790 | 3,732 | 3,693 | 3,612 | |
| 1984 | Terry Labonte | Harry Gant | Bill Elliot | Dale Earnhardt | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison | Ricky Rudd | Neil Bonnett | Geoffrey Bodine | Richard Petty |
| 4,508 | 4,443 | 4,377 | 4,265 | 4,230 | 4,094 | 3,918 | 3,802 | 3,734 | 3,643 | |
| 1985 | Darrell Waltrip (3) | Bill Elliot | Harry Gant | Neil Bonnett | Geoffrey Bodine | Ricky Rudd | Terry Labonte | Dale Earnhardt | Kyle Petty | Lake Speed |
| 4,292 | 4,191 | 4,033 | 3,902 | 3,862 | 3,857 | 3,683 | 3,561 | 3,528 | 3,507 | |
| 1986 | Dale Earnhardt (2) | Darrell Waltrip | Tim Richmond | Bill Elliot | Ricky Rudd | Rusty Wallace | Bobby Allison | Geoffrey Bodine | Bobby Hillin | Kyle Petty |
| 4,468 | 4,180 | 4,174 | 3,844 | 3,823 | 3,762 | 3,698 | 3,678 | 3,546 | 3,537 | |
| 1987 | Dale Earnhardt (3) | Bill Elliot | Terry Labonte | Darrell Waltrip | Rusty Wallace | Ricky Rudd | Kyle Petty | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison | Ken Schrader |
| 4,696 | 4,207 | 4,007 | 3,911 | 3,818 | 3,742 | 3,737 | 3,708 | 3,530 | 3,405 | |
| 1988 | Bill Elliot | Rusty Wallace | Dale Earnhardt | Terry Labonte | Ken Schrader | Geoffrey Bodine | Darrell Waltrip | Davey Allison | Phil Parsons | Sterling Marlin |
| 4,488 | 4,464 | 4,256 | 4,007 | 3,858 | 3,799 | 3,764 | 3,631 | 3,630 | 3,621 | |
| YEAR | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 1989 | Rusty Wallace | Dale Earnhardt | Mark Martin | Darrell Waltrip | Ken Schrader | Bill Elliot | Harry Gant | Ricky Rudd | Geoffrey Bodine | Terry Labonte |
| 4,176 | 4,164 | 4,053 | 3,971 | 3,786 | 3,774 | 3,610 | 3,608 | 3,600 | 3,569 | |
| 1990 | Dale Earnhardt (4) | Mark Martin | Geoffrey Bodine | Bill Elliot | Morgan Shepherd | Rusty Wallace | Ricky Rudd | Alan Kulwicki | Ernie Irvan | Ken Schrader |
| 4,430 | 4,404 | 4,017 | 3,999 | 3,689 | 3,676 | 3,601 | 3,599 | 3,593 | 3,572 | |
| 1991 | Dale Earnhardt (5) | Ricky Rudd | Davey Allison | Harry Gant | Ernie Irvan | Mark Martin | Sterling Marlin | Darrell Waltrip | Ken Schrader | Rusty Wallace |
| 4,287 | 4,092 | 4,088 | 3,985 | 3,925 | 3,914 | 3,839 | 3,711 | 3,690 | 3,582 | |
| 1992 | Alan Kulwicki | Bill Elliot | Davey Allison | Harry Gant | Kyle Petty | Mark Martin | Ricky Rudd | Terry Labonte | Darrell Waltrip | Sterling Marlin |
| 4,078 | 4,068 | 4,015 | 3,955 | 3,945 | 3,887 | 3,735 | 3,674 | 3,659 | 3,603 | |
| 1993 | Dale Earnhardt (6) | Rusty Wallace | Mark Martin | Dale Jarrett | Kyle Petty | Ernie Irvan | Morgan Shepherd | Bill Elliot | Ken Schrader | Ricky Rudd |
| 4,526 | 4,446 | 4,150 | 4,000 | 3,860 | 3,834 | 3,807 | 3,774 | 3,715 | 3,644 | |
| 1994 | Dale Earnhardt (7) | Mark Martin | Rusty Wallace | Ken Schrader | Ricky Rudd | Morgan Shepherd | Terry Labonte | Jeff Gordon | Darrell Waltrip | Bill Elliot |
| 4,694 | 4,250 | 4,207 | 4,060 | 4,050 | 4,029 | 3,876 | 3,776 | 3,688 | 3,617 | |
| 1995 | Jeff Gordon | Dale Earnhardt | Sterling Marlin | Mark Martin | Rusty Wallace | Terry Labonte | Ted Musgrave | Bill Elliot | Ricky Rudd | Terry Labonte |
| 4,614 | 4,580 | 4,361 | 4,320 | 4,240 | 4,146 | 3,949 | 3,746 | 3,734 | 3,718 | |
| 1996 | Terry Labonte (2) | Jeff Gordon | Dale Jarrett | Dale Earnhardt | Mark Martin | Ricky Rudd | Bill Elliot | Sterling Marlin | Bobby Hamilton | Ernie Irvan |
| 4,657 | 4,620 | 4,568 | 4,327 | 4,278 | 3,845 | 3,717 | 3,682 | 3,639 | 3,632 | |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon (2) | Dale Jarrett | Mark Martin | Jeff Burton | Dale Earnhardt | Terry Labonte | Bobby Labonte | Bill Elliot | Rusty Wallace | Ken Schrader |
| 4,710 | 4,696 | 4,681 | 4,285 | 4,216 | 4,177 | 4,101 | 3,836 | 3,598 | 3,576 | |
| 1998 | Jeff Gordon (3) | Mark Martin | Dale Jarrett | Rusty Wallace | Jeff Burton | Bobby Labonte | Jeremy Mayfield | Dale Earnhardt | Terry Labonte | Bobby Hamilton |
| 5,328 | 4,964 | 4,619 | 4,501 | 4,415 | 4,180 | 4,157 | 3,928 | 3,901 | 3,786 | |
| YEAR | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 1999 | Dale Jarrett | Bobby Labonte | Mark Martin | Tony Stewart | Jeff Burton | Jeff Gordon | Dale Earnhardt | Rusty Wallace | Ward Burton | Mike Skinner |
| 5,262 | 5,061 | 4,943 | 4,774 | 4,733 | 4,620 | 4,492 | 4,155 | 4,062 | 4,003 | |
| 2000 | Bobby Labonte | Dale Earnhardt | Jeff Burton | Dale Jarrett | Ricky Rudd | Tony Stewart | Rusty Wallace | Mark Martin | Jeff Gordon | Ward Burton |
| 5130 | 4865 | 4836 | 4684 | 4575 | 4570 | 4544 | 4410 | 4361 | 4152 | |
| 2001 | Jeff Gordon (4) | Tony Stewart | Sterling Marlin | Ricky Rudd | Dale Jarrett | Bobby Labonte | Rusty Wallace | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kevin Harvick | Jeff Burton |
| 5112 | 4763 | 4741 | 4706 | 4612 | 4561 | 4481 | 4460 | 4406 | 4394 | |
| 2002 | Tony Stewart | Mark Martin | Kurt Busch | Jeff Gordon | Jimmie Johnson | Ryan Newman | Rusty Wallace | Matt Kenseth | Dale Jarrett | Ricky Rudd |
| 4800 | 4762 | 4641 | 4607 | 4600 | 4593 | 4574 | 4432 | 4415 | 4323 | |
| 2003 | Matt Kenseth | Jimmie Johnson | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Jeff Gordon | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Newman | Tony Stewart | Bobby Labonte | Bill Elliott | Terry Labonte |
| 5022 | 4932 | 4815 | 4785 | 4770 | 4711 | 4549 | 4377 | 4303 | 4162 | |
| YEAR | Chase Champion | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 2004 | Kurt Busch | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Mark Martin | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Tony Stewart | Ryan Newman | Matt Kenseth | Elliott Sadler | Jeremy Mayfield |
| 6506 | 6498 | 6490 | 6399 | 6368 | 6326 | 6180 | 6069 | 6024 | 6000 | |
| 2005 | Tony Stewart (2) | Greg Biffle | Carl Edwards | Mark Martin | Jimmie Johnson | Ryan Newman | Matt Kenseth | Rusty Wallace | Jeremy Mayfield | Kurt Busch |
| 6533 | 6498 | 6498 | 6428 | 6406 | 6359 | 6352 | 6140 | 6073 | 5974 | |
| 2006 | Jimmie Johnson | Matt Kenseth | Denny Hamlin | Kevin Harvick | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Burton | Kasey Kahne | Mark Martin | Kyle Busch |
| 6475 | 6419 | 6407 | 6397 | 6328 | 6256 | 6228 | 6183 | 6168 | 6027 | |
| 2007 | Jimme Johnson (2) | Jeff Gordon | Clint Bowyer | Matt Kenseth | Kyle Busch | Tony Stewart | Kurt Busch | Jeff Burton | Carl Edwards | Kevin Harvick |
| 6723 | 6646 | 6377 | 6298 | 6293 | 6242 | 6231 | 6231 | 6222 | 6199 | |
| 2008 | Jimmie Johnson (3) | Carl Edwards | Greg Biffle | Kevin Harvick | Clint Bowyer | Jeff Burton | Jeff Gordon | Denny Hamlin | Tony Stewart | Kyle Busch |
| 6684 | 6615 | 6467 | 6408 | 6381 | 6335 | 6316 | 6214 | 6202 | 6186 |
| Finishing Spot | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 185 |
| 2 | 170 |
| 3 | 165 |
| 4 | 160 |
| 5 | 155 |
| 6 | 150 |
| 7 | 146 |
| 8 | 142 |
| 9 | 138 |
| 10 | 134 |
| 11 | 130 |
| 12 | 127 |
| 13 | 124 |
| 14 | 121 |
| 15 | 118 |
| 16 | 115 |
| 17 | 112 |
| 18 | 109 |
| 19 | 106 |
| 20 | 103 |
| 21 | 100 |
| 22 | 97 |
| 23 | 94 |
| 24 | 91 |
| 25 | 88 |
| 26 | 85 |
| 27 | 82 |
| 28 | 79 |
| 29 | 76 |
| 30 | 73 |
| 31 | 70 |
| 32 | 67 |
| 33 | 64 |
| 34 | 61 |
| 35 | 58 |
| 36 | 55 |
| 37 | 52 |
| 38 | 49 |
| 39 | 46 |
| 40 | 43 |
| 41 | 40 |
| 42 | 37 |
| 43 | 34 |
| 44 | 31 |
| 45 | 28 |
| 46 | 25 |
| 47 | 22 |
| 48 | 19 |
| 49 | 16 |
| 50 | 13 |
| 51 | 10 |
| 52 | 7 |
| 53 | 4 |
| 54 | 1 |
