| Year | Point Leader/ChampionPoints | Races | Drivers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jimmie Johnson | 4,996 | 36 | 86 |
| 2008 | Carl Edwards | 5,236 | 41 | 70 |
| 2007 | Jeff Gordon | 5,455 | 39 | 70 |
| 2006 | Jimmie Johnson | 5,158 | 39 | 79 |
| 2005 | Tony Stewart | 5,199 | 36 | 86 |
| 2004 | Jeff Gordon | 5,042 | 36 | 86 |
| 2003 | Matt Kenseth | 5,022 | 36 | 70 |
| 2002 | Tony Stewart | 4,800 | 36 | 86 |
| 2001 | Jeff Gordon | 5,112 | 36 | 70 |
| 2000 | Bobby Labonte | 5,129 | 34 | 73 |
| 1999 | Dale Jarrett | 5,262 | 34 | 69 |
| 1998 | Jeff Gordon | 5,328 | 33 | 68 |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon | 4,710 | 32 | 70 |
| 1996 | Terry Labonte | 4,657 | 31 | 67 |
| 1995 | Jeff Gordon | 4,614 | 31 | 71 |
| 1994 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,694 | 31 | 81 |
| 1993 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,526 | 30 | 92 |
| 1992 | Alan Kulwicki | 4,078 | 29 | 92 |
| 1991 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,287 | 29 | 90 |
| 1990 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,430 | 29 | 104 |
| 1989 | Rusty Wallace | 4,176 | 29 | 100 |
| 1988 | Bill Elliott | 4,488 | 29 | 95 |
| 1987 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,691 | 29 | 113 |
| 1986 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,468 | 29 | 123 |
| 1985 | Darrell Waltrip | 4,292 | 28 | 113 |
| 1984 | Terry Labonte | 4,498 | 30 | 106 |
| 1983 | Bobby Allison | 4,667 | 30 | 110 |
| 1982 | Darrell Waltrip | 4,489 | 30 | 117 |
| 1981 | Darrell Waltrip | 4,880 | 31 | 117 |
| 1980 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,661 | 31 | 122 |
| 1979 | Richard Petty | 4,830 | 31 | 137 |
| 1978 | Cale Yarborough | 4,841 | 30 | 116 |
| 1977 | Cale Yarborough | 5,000 | 30 | 127 |
| 1976 | Cale Yarborough | 4,644 | 30 | 127 |
| 1975 | Richard Petty | 4,778 | 30 | 125 |
| 1974 | Jim Hurtubise | 0 | 30 | 126 |
| 1973 | Cale Yarborough | 2,398 | 28 | 133 |
| 1972 | Richard Petty | 2,872 | 31 | 139 |
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