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:
“Sisters define their rivalry in terms of competition for the gold cup of parental love. It is never perceived as a cup which runneth over, rather a finite vessel from which the more one sister drinks, the less is left for the others.”
—Elizabeth Fishel (20th century)
“Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men’s reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of “the rat race” is not yet final.”
—Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939)
“It’s not a field, I think, for people who need to have success every day: if you can’t live with a nightly sort of disaster, you should get out. I wouldn’t describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that ... the ghosts you chase you never catch.”
—John Malkovich (b. 1953)