Buck Baker did it in 1956-7.
Lee Petty did it 1958-9.
Joe Weatherly did it 1962-3.
David Pearson did it in 1968-9.
Richard Petty did it twice - 1971-2 and 1974-5.
Cale Yarborough won three straight - 1976-8.
Darrell Waltrip did it in 1981-2.
Dale Earnhardt did it three times - 1986-7, 1990-1, and 1993-4.
Jeff Gordon did it in 1997-8.
Jimmie Johnson won four in a row - 2006-9.
Only Jimmie Johnson won five Nascar Cup Series championships in a row (2006-2010).
Jimmie Johnson is the only Nascar driver to have won four and now five championships in a row. He has won the title from 2006-2010.
Richard Petty won back to back Nascar championships twice in his career.1971 - 19721974 - 1975
Tony Stewart has never won consecutive Nascar Cup Series championships. He was the Cup Series champion in 2002, 2005 and 2011.
Jimmie Johnson has won the most championships in a row with 5 consecutive wins. 2006-2010.
No. He is just famous for winning five championships in a row.
No. Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to win four straight Nascar championships. Cale Yarborough won three in a row from 1976-1978. In 2010, Jimmie Johnson won his fifth straight championship.
These two drivers are both very good, however, when you look at the stats for the two, Jimmie Johnson has 6 championships, and 5 were in a row. This proves that he is overall the better driver.
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Jimmie Johnson (2006-2009). In 2010, Jimmie Johnson won his fifth straight championship.
Michael Jordan has 6 Championships total. 3 in a row before his first retirement and 3 in a row after.
8 championships in a row (1959-66)