#Winners of the NASCAR Winston Cup championship#
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Year    Winner            Points Margin     Runner-up
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2001    Jeff Gordon           349           Tony Stewart
2000    Bobby Labonte         265           Dale Earnhardt
1999    Dale Jarrett          201           Bobby Labonte
1998    Jeff Gordon           364           Mark Martin
1997    Jeff Gordon            14           Dale Jarrett
1996    Terry Labonte          37           Jeff Gordon
1995    Jeff Gordon            34           Dale Earnhardt
1994    Dale Earnhardt        444           Mark Martin
1993    Dale Earnhardt         80           Rusty Wallace
1992    Alan Kulwicki          10           Bill Elliott
1991    Dale Earnhardt        195           Ricky Rudd
1990    Dale Earnhardt         26           Mark Martin
1989    Rusty Wallace          12           Dale Earnhardt
1988    Bill Elliott           24           Rusty Wallace
1987    Dale Earnhardt        489           Bill Elliott
1986    Dale Earnhardt        288           Darrell Waltrip
1985    Darrell Waltrip       101           Bill Elliott
1984    Terry Labonte          65           Harry Gant
1983    Bobby Allison          47           Darrell Waltrip
1982    Darrell Waltrip        72           Bobby Allison
1981    Darrell Waltrip        53           Bobby Allison
1980    Dale Earnhardt         19           Cale Yarborough
1979    Richard Petty          11           Darrell Waltrip
1978    Cale Yarborough       474           Bobby Allison
1977    Cale Yarborough       386           Richard Petty
1976    Cale Yarborough       195           Richard Petty
1975    Richard Petty         722           Dave Marcis
1974    Richard Petty         n/a+          Cale Yarborough
1973    Benny Parsons         n/a           Cale Yarborough
1972    Richard Petty         n/a           Bobby Allison
1971    Richard Petty         n/a           James Hylton
1970    Bobby Isaac           n/a           Bobby Allison
1969    David Pearson         n/a           Richard Petty
1968    David Pearson         n/a           Bobby Isaac
1967    Richard Petty         n/a           James Hylton
1966    David Pearson         n/a           James Hylton
1965    Ned Jarrett           n/a           Dick Hutcherson
1964    Richard Petty         n/a           Ned Jarrett
1963    Joe Weatherly         n/a           Richard Petty
1962    Joe Weatherly         n/a           Richard Petty 
1961    Ned Jarrett           n/a           Rex White
1960    Rex White             n/a           Richard Petty
1959    Lee Petty             n/a           Cotton Owens
1958    Lee Petty             n/a           Buck Baker
1957    Buck Baker            n/a           Marvin Panch
1956    Buck Baker            n/a           Herb Thomas
1955    Tim Flock             n/a           Buck Baker
1954    Lee Petty             n/a           Herb Thomas
1953    Herb Thomas           n/a           Lee Petty
1952    Tim Flock             n/a           Herb Thomas
1951    Herb Thomas           n/a           Fonty Flock
1950    Bill Rexford          n/a           Fireball Roberts
1949    Red Byron             n/a           Lee Petty

#Winners of the NASCAR Manufacturer's Championship#
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Year    Manufacturer
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2001    Chevrolet
2000    Ford
1999    Ford
1998    Chevrolet
1997    Ford
1996    Chevrolet
1995    Chevrolet
1994    Ford 
1993    Chevrolet
1992    Ford
1991    Chevrolet
1990    Chevrolet
1989    Chevrolet
1988    Chevrolet
1987    Chevrolet
1986    Chevrolet 
1985    Chevrolet
1984    Chevrolet
1983    Chevrolet
1982    Buick
1981    Buick
1980    Chevrolet
1979    Chevrolet
1978    Chevrolet
1977    Chevrolet
1976    Chevrolet
1975    Dodge
1974    Chevrolet
1973    Chevrolet
1972    Chevrolet

+ - The current Winston Cup points system has been in 
    effect since 1975.  Previous championships were 
    decided by systems that varied greatly.

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