Who was the latest Winston Cup Series champion?
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.