Grand National / Winston Cup Statistics

NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Champions, 1949 - 1996 Year Driver Starts Wins Winnings 2nd Place 1949 Red Byron 6 2 $5,800 Lee Petty 1950 Bill Rexford 17 1 $5,750 Fireball Roberts 1951 Herb Thomas 35 7 $20,850 Fonty Flock 1952 Tim Flock 33 8 $22,890 Herb Thomas 1953 Herb Thomas 37 12 $28,910 Lee Petty 1954 Lee Petty 34 7 $21,127 Herb Thomas 1955 Tim Flock 39 18 $37,780 Buck Baker 1956 Buck Baker 48 14 $34,077 Speedy Thompson 1957 Buck Baker 40 10 $30,764 Marvin Panch 1958 Lee Petty 50 7 $26,565 Buck Baker 1959 Lee Petty 42 11 $49,220 Cotton Owens 1960 Rex White 40 6 $57,525 Richard Petty 1961 Ned Jarrett 46 1 $41,056 Rex White 1962 Joe Weatherly 52 9 $70,743 Richard Petty 1963 Joe Weatherly 53 3 $74,624 Richard Petty 1964 Richard Petty 61 9 $114,772 Ned Jarrett Year Driver Starts Wins Winnings 2nd Place 1965 Ned Jarrett 54 13 $93,625 Dick Hutcherson 1966 David Pearson 42 15 $78,194 James Hylton 1967 Richard Petty 48 27 $150,197 James Hylton 1968 David Pearson 48 16 $133,065 Bobby Isaac 1969 David Pearson 51 11 $229,760 Richard Petty 1970 Bobby Isaac 47 11 $199,600 Bobby Allison 1971 Richard Petty 46 21 $351,071 James Hylton 1972 Richard Petty 31 8 $339,405 Bobby Allison 1973 Benny Parsons 28 1 $182,321 Cale Yarborough 1974 Richard Petty 30 10 $432,020 Cale Yarborough 1975 Richard Petty 30 13 $481,751 Dave Marcis 1976 Cale Yarborough 30 9 $453,405 Richard Petty 1977 Cale Yarborough 30 9 $561,642 Richard Petty 1978 Cale Yarborough 30 10 $623,506 Bobby Allison 1979 Richard Petty 31 5 $561,934 Darrell Waltrip 1980 Dale Earnhardt 31 5 $671,991 Cale Yarborough Year Driver Starts Wins Winnings 2nd Place 1981 Darrell Waltrip 31 12 $799,134 Bobby Allison 1982 Darrell Waltrip 30 12 $923,151 Bobby Allison 1983 Bobby Allison 30 6 $883,010 Darrell Waltrip 1984 Terry Labonte 30 2 $767,716 Harry Gant 1985 Darrell Waltrip 28 3 $1,318,375 Bill Elliot 1986 Dale Earnhardt 29 5 $1,768,880 Darrell Waltrip 1987 Dale Earnhardt 29 11 $2,069,243 Bill Elliot 1988 Bill Elliot 29 6 $1,554,639 Rusty Wallace 1989 Rusty Wallace 29 6 $2,237,950 Dale Earnhardt 1990 Dale Earnhardt 29 9 $3,308,056 Mark Martin 1991 Dale Earnhardt 29 4 $2,416,685 Ricky Rudd 1992 Alan Kulwicki 29 2 $2,322,561 Bill Elliot 1993 Dale Earnhardt 30 6 $3,353,789 Rusty Wallace 1994 Dale Earnhardt 31 4 $3,400,733 Mark Martin 1995 Jeff Gordon 31 7 $4,347,343 Dale Earnhardt 1996 Terry Labonte 31 2 $4,030,648 Jeff Gordon Year Driver Starts Wins Winnings 2nd Place This table was adapted from information in "The Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia" - edited by Peter Golenbock and Greg Fielden

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