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The winning manufacturer earns nine points, while the second-highest finishing manufacturer earns six points. The third-highest manufacturer earns four points, and the fourth-highest three points. [1] For the 2014 season, NASCAR made the decision to mirror the points structure of the Owner's Championships.
The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1949 to Red Byron. [1] The first driver to win multiple Championships was Herb Thomas in 1951 and 1953. The current Drivers' Champion is Joey Logano, who won his third NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2024. [2] The NASCAR points system has undergone several incarnations since its initial ...
The NASCAR championship season consists of a series of races, held usually on oval tracks, and in a few cases, road courses. [4] Each season throughout NASCAR history has consisted of between 8 and 62 races. [5] The results of each race are combined to determine two championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturers.
Dodge is third in wins with 217 and two manufacturers championships (albeit no longer in NASCAR), Plymouth fourth with 191 with one manufacturer championship (albeit no longer in NASCAR), Toyota fifth with 180 wins and three manufacturers championships, and Pontiac sixth with 154 and one manufacturer championship (albeit no longer in NASCAR).
Only points-paying championship races count towards the total. Richard Petty holds the record for the most NASCAR Cup Series wins in history with 200. David Pearson is second with 105 victories, and Jeff Gordon is third with 93 wins. [5] Petty also holds the record for the longest time between his first win and his last.
Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew Chief References; Chevrolet: Hendrick Motorsports: 5 Kyle Larson: Cliff Daniels [2] [3]9 Chase Elliott: Alan Gustafson [4] [5]24 William Byron
The season ended with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 10. This was the first season without 2014 champion Kevin Harvick since 2000 , as he retired after the 2023 season and joined the NASCAR on Fox broadcast booth in 2024, [ 1 ] and the first season since 2011 without Aric Almirola , who stepped away from ...
List of NASCAR Canada Series champions; List of NASCAR Whelen Euro Series champions; List of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champions; List of NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champions; List of NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national champions; List of NASCAR Mexico Series champions; List of NASCAR Mexico T4 Series champions; List of ...