NASCAR Nextel Cup and Daytona 500 Winners
| Year | Champion | Daytona 500 Winner |
| 2025 | William Byron | |
| 2024 | Joey Logano | William Byron |
| 2023 | Ryan Blaney | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 2022 | Joey Logano | Austin Cindric |
| 2021 | Kyle Larson | Michael McDowell |
| 2020 | Chase Elliott | Denny Hamlin |
| 2019 | Kyle Busch | Denny Hamlin |
| 2018 | Joey Logano | Austin Dillon |
| 2017 | Martin Truex Jr. | Kurt Busch |
| 2016 | Jimmie Johnson | Denny Hamlin |
| 2015 | Kyle Busch | Joey Logano |
| 2014 | Kevin Harvick | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
| 2013 | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson |
| 2012 | Brad Keselowski | Matt Kenseth |
| 2011 | Tony Stewart | Trevor Bayne |
| 2010 | Jimmie Johnson | Jamie McMurray |
| 2009 | Jimmie Johnson | Matt Kenseth |
| 2008 | Jimmie Johnson | Ryan Newman |
| 2007 | Jimmie Johnson | Kevin Harvick |
| 2006 | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson |
| 2005 | Tony Stewart | Jeff Gordon |
| 2004 | Kurt Busch | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
| 2003 | Matt Kenseth | Michael Waltrip |
| 2002 | Tony Stewart | Ward Burton |
| 2001 | Jeff Gordon | Michael Waltrip |
| 2000 | Bobby Labonte | Dale Jarrett |
| 1999 | Dale Jarrett | Jeff Gordon |
| 1998 | Jeff Gordon | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Gordon |
| 1996 | Terry Labonte | Dale Jarrett |
| 1995 | Jeff Gordon | Sterling Marlin |
| 1994 | Dale Earnhardt | Sterling Marlin |
| 1993 | Dale Earnhardt | Dale Jarrett |
| 1992 | Alan Kulwicki | Davey Allison |
| 1991 | Dale Earnhardt | Ernie Irvan |
| 1990 | Dale Earnhardt | Derrike Cope |
| 1989 | Rusty Wallace | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1988 | Bill Elliott | Bobby Allison |
| 1987 | Dale Earnhardt | Bill Elliott |
| 1986 | Dale Earnhardt | Geoff Bodine |
| 1985 | Darrell Waltrip | Bill Elliott |
| 1984 | Terry Labonte | Cale Yarborough |
| 1983 | Bobby Allison | Cale Yarborough |
| 1982 | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Allison |
| 1981 | Darrell Waltrip | Richard Petty |
| 1980 | Dale Earnhardt | Buddy Baker |
| 1979 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty |
| 1978 | Cale Yarborough | Bobby Allison |
| 1977 | Cale Yarborough | Cale Yarborough |
| 1976 | Cale Yarborough | David Pearson |
| 1975 | Richard Petty | Benny Parsons |
| 1974 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty |
| 1973 | Benny Parsons | Richard Petty |
| 1972 | Richard Petty | A.J. Foyt, Jr. |
| 1971 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty |
| 1970 | Bobby Isaac | Pete Hamilton |
| 1969 | David Pearson | LeeRoy Yarbrough |
| 1968 | David Pearson | Cale Yarborough |
| 1967 | Richard Petty | Mario Andretti |
| 1966 | David Pearson | Richard Petty |
| 1965 | Ned Jarrett | Fred Lorenzen |
| 1964 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty |
| 1963 | Joe Weatherly | Tiny Lund |
| 1962 | Joe Weatherly | Fireball Roberts |
| 1961 | Ned Jarrett | Marvin Panch |
| 1960 | Rex White | Junior Johnson |
| 1959 | Lee Petty | Lee Petty |
