| Year | Sprint Cup Series | Nationwide Series | Camping World Series |
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| 2011 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Elliott Sadler | Austin Dillon |
| 2010 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Brad Keselowski | Narain Karthikeyan |
| 2009 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Brad Keselowski | Ricky Carmichael |
| 2008 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Brad Keselowski | Johnny Benson Jr. |
| 2007 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Carl Edwards | Johnny Benson Jr. |
| 2006 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Kenny Wallace | Johnny Benson Jr. |
| 2005 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Ron Hornaday Jr. |
| 2004 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. | Steve Park |
| 2003 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Scott Riggs | Brendan Gaughan |
| 2002 | Bill Elliott | Greg Biffle | David Starr |
| 2001 | Dale Earnhardt | Kevin Harvick | Joe Ruttman |
| 2000 | Bill Elliott | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Greg Biffle |
| 1999 | Bill Elliott | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dennis Setzer |
| 1998 | Bill Elliott | Buckshot Jones | Stacy Compton |
| 1997 | Bill Elliott | Mike Laughlin Jr. | Ron Hornaday Jr. |
| 1996 | Bill Elliott | David Green | Jimmy Hensley |
| 1995 | Bill Elliott | Chad Little | Butch Miller |
| 1994 | Bill Elliott | Kenny Wallace | |
| 1993 | Bill Elliott | Joe Nemechek | |
| 1992 | Bill Elliott | Joe Nemechek | |
| 1991 | Bill Elliott | Kenny Wallace | |
| 1990 | Darrell Waltrip | Bobby Labonte | |
| 1989 | Darrell Waltrip | Rob Moroso | |
| 1988 | Bill Elliott | Larry Pearson | |
| 1987 | Bill Elliott | Jimmy Hensley | |
| 1986 | Bill Elliott | Brett Bodine | |
| 1985 | Bill Elliott | Jimmy Hensley | |
| 1984 | Bill Elliott | Sam Ard | |
| 1983 | Bobby Allison | Sam Ard | |
| 1982 | Bobby Allison | Jack Ingram | |
| 1981 | Bobby Allison | | |
| 1980 | Bobby Allison | | |
| 1979 | David Pearson | | |
| 1978 | Richard Petty | | |
| 1977 | Richard Petty | | |
| 1976 | Richard Petty | | |
| 1975 | Richard Petty | | |
| 1974 | Richard Petty | | |
| 1973 | Bobby Allison | | |
| 1972 | Bobby Allison | | |
| 1971 | Bobby Allison | | |
| 1970 | Richard Petty | | |
| 1969 | Bobby Isaac | | |
| 1968 | Richard Petty | | |
| 1967 | Cale Yarborough | | |
| 1966 | Darel Dieringer | | |
| 1965 | Fred Lorenzen | | |
| 1964 | Richard Petty | | |
| 1963 | Fred Lorenzen | | |
| 1962 | Richard Petty | | |
| 1961 | Joe Weatherly | | |
| 1960 | Rex White | | |
| 1959 | Junior Johnson | | |
| 1958 | Glen Wood | | |
| 1957 | Fireball Roberts | | |
| 1956 | Curtis Turner | | |
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