Who was the last person to win a Nascar Cup Series race?

Answer 1

In 2003, Matt Kenseth won the last Nascar Winston Cup Series championship. The following season the series was known as the Nextel Cup. The name was again changed in 2008 to the Sprint Cup.

Answer 2

NASCAR's top tier series, the Winston Cup Series, changed its name after the 2003 season, due to sponsor R.J. Reynolds leaving the series due to pressure from lobbyist to remove tobacco advertising from sports. Therefore, in 2004, the series became the "Nextel Cup Series" (later changed to "Sprint Cup" due to the merger between Nextel and Sprint)

Therefore, the last winner of the "Winston Cup" was Matt Kenseth.

The Top Ten for the 2003 Season

1. Matt Kenseth - 5022
2. Jimmie Johnson - 4932
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 4815
4. Jeff Gordon - 4785
5. Kevin Harvick - 4770
6. Ryan Newman - 4711
7. Tony Stewart - 4549
8. Bobby Labonte - 4377
9. Bill Elliott - 4303
10. Terry Labonte - 4162

Answer 3

In 1971, Richard Petty won the first Nascar championship award named the "Winston Cup". Prior to this, the series was known as the Strictly Stock Series (1949) and then the Grand National Series (1950-1970).

Answer 4

Matt Kenseth won the last title known as the Winston Cup Series championship, in 2003.

Answer 5

Terry Labonte won the 1996 Nascar Winston Cup Series championship.

Answer 6

Jimmie Johnson won the latest Nascar Cup Series race. He was the winner of the Hollywood Casino 400 on October 9, 2011 at Kansas Speedway.

Answer 7

In 2012, Brad Keselowski became the latest driver to win the Nascar Sprint Cup Series championship.

Answer 8

Tony Stewart

Answer 9

Matt Kenseth.