The most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup (formerly Nextel Cup and Winston Cup) series champion was Tony Stewart, who tied Carl Edwards in the 2011 Chase For the Sprint Cup, and was awarded the championship based on number of wins compared to Carl Edwards. After the 2003 Winston Cup season the name was changed to Nextel Cup. The winner of the last Championship under the title Winston Cup was Matt Kenseth in the 2003 series.
Jeff Gordon
2003 Winston Cup Series championTwo-time Daytona 500 winner (2009, 2012)2000 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the YearIROC XXVIII champion
Jeff Gordon was the 2001 Winston Cup champion.
In 2001, Kevin Harvick became the first and only driver to win both the Busch Series Championship and the Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award in the same season.
1992 Winston Cup Series champion, Alan Kulwicki, died on April 1, 1993. He was killed in an airplane crash near Blountville, Tennessee.
Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Mike Skinner won the 1997 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award.
There has never been a driver to win both the Busch (now the Nationwide Series) and the Winston Cup (now the Sprint Cup Series).
Chevrolet won thirteen races in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series(formerly Winston Cup Series).
Janet Guthrie has 33 starts in the Winston Cup Series, the most by any woman.
In 2003, Matt Kenseth won the last Winston Cup Series championship. The following season it was renamed the Nextel Cup Series.
In 2003, Matt Kenseth won the last Winston Cup Series championship. The following season it was renamed the Nextel Cup Series.