Sprint Cup/Nextel Cup Champions (under Chase System)
| Year | Champion | Team | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 2007 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2011 | Tony Stewart | Stewart Haas Racing | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | 2 | 3 | 8 |
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Famous quotes containing the words cup, champions and/or chase:
“I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man: wine is not so noble a liquor; and think of dashing the hopes of a morning with a cup of warm coffee, or of an evening with a dish of tea! Ah, how low I fall when I am tempted by them! Even music may be intoxicating. Such apparently slight causes destroyed Greece and Rome, and will destroy England and America.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Did all the lets and bars appear
To every just or larger end,
Whence should come the trust and cheer?
Youth must its ignorant impulse lend—
Age finds place in the rear.
All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys,
The champions and enthusiasts of the state:”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“Did ye not hear it?—No; ‘twas but the wind,
Or the car rattling o’er the stony street;
On with the dance! let joy be unconfined;
No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet
To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)