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POSSIBLE CHAMPIONS
​using different scoring systems

Have you ever wondered who would be the NASCAR Cup Series champion if any of those scoring systems would have been used over last 50 years? Here is the list of all possible champions. 

The first column is my favorite scoring system, which does not use any points. The driver with the largest number of wins wins the championship. Easy! 
Others columns are real-life scoring systems used between 1975-2003, 2004-2006, 2007-2010, 2011-2013, 2014-2015, 2017-until now. 2016 scoring system was very similar to 2014 system and all predicted champions would be the same as with 2014 scoring system. 

NB! Point penalties by NASCAR have not been taken into account in these calculations. That's why Mark Martin is listed as 1990 champion here, 
he lost the 1990 title only because of the 46 point penalty after RIR1 race.

​bold - real world champion
Scoring system matrix for last 50 years
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YearMost Wins197520042007201120142017
1972  B AllisonB AllisonB AllisonB AllisonB AllisonR PettyR Petty
1973  D PearsonC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC Yarborough
1974  R PettyR PettyR PettyR PettyR PettyC YarboroughC Yarborough
1975  R PettyR PettyR PettyR PettyR PettyD BrooksJ Hylton
1976  D PearsonC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughD Pearson
1977  C YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughR Petty
1978  C YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughB AllisonB Allison
1979  D WaltripR PettyR PettyR PettyR PettyB AllisonB Allison
1980  C YarboroughD EarnhardtC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC YarboroughC Yarborough
1981  D WaltripD WaltripD WaltripD WaltripD WaltripB AllisonB Allison
1982  D WaltripD WaltripD WaltripD WaltripD WaltripD WaltripD Waltrip
1983  D WaltripB AllisonD WaltripD WaltripD WaltripN BonnettN Bonnett
1984  D WaltripT LabonteH GantH GantH GantB ElliottB Elliott
1985  B ElliottD WaltripD WaltripD WaltripD WaltripH GantH Gant
1986  T RichmondD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtT Richmond
1987  D EarnhardtD EarnhardtB ElliottD EarnhardtD EarnhardtB ElliottB Elliott
1988  R WallaceB ElliottB ElliottB ElliottB ElliottR WallaceR Wallace
1989  R WallaceR WallaceR WallaceR WallaceR WallaceR WallaceD Waltrip
1990  D EarnhardtM MartinD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD Earnhardt
1991  D AllisonD EarnhardtH GantH GantH GantH GantH Gant
1992  B ElliottA KulwickiK PettyK PettyK PettyH GantH Gant
1993  R WallaceD EarnhardtR WallaceR WallaceR WallaceR WallaceR Wallace
1994  R WallaceD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtM Martin
1995  J GordonJ GordonD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD EarnhardtD Earnhardt
1996  J GordonT LabonteJ GordonJ GordonJ GordonD JarrettD Jarrett
1997  J GordonJ GordonD JarrettD JarrettD JarrettB LabonteB Labonte
1998  J GordonJ GordonJ GordonJ GordonJ GordonJ GordonJ Gordon
1999  J GordonD JarrettB LabonteB LabonteB LabonteB LabonteB Labonte
2000  T StewartB LabonteB LabonteB LabonteB LabonteJ GordonB Labonte
2001  J GordonJ GordonS MarlinS MarlinS MarlinB LabonteB Labonte
2002  M KensethT StewartKurt BuschKurt BuschKurt BuschKurt BuschKurt Busch
2003  R NewmanM KensethJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ Johnson
2004  J JohnsonJ GordonKurt BuschJ JohnsonKurt BuschJ JohnsonJ Johnson
2005  G BiffleT StewartT StewartT StewartT StewartG BiffleG Biffle
2006  K KahneM KensethJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonD HamlinK Harvick
2007  J JohnsonJ GordonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ GordonJ Gordon
2008  C EdwardsC EdwardsJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonK HarvickC Edwards
2009  J JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonKurt BuschD Hamlin
2010  D HamlinK HarvickK HarvickJ JohnsonJ JohnsonC EdwardsC Edwards
2011  T StewartC EdwardsC EdwardsT StewartT StewartT StewartT Stewart
2012  J JohnsonB KeselowskiB KeselowskiB KeselowskiB KeselowskiKyle BuschC Bowyer
2013  M KensethJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonJ JohnsonD Earnhardt JrM Kenseth
2014  B KeselowskiJ GordonJ LoganoK HarvickJ LoganoK HarvickK Harvick
2015  J LoganoK HarvickJ LoganoJ LoganoC EdwardsKyle BuschKyle Busch
2016  J JohnsonK HarvickJ LoganoKyle BuschKyle BuschJ JohnsonJ Johnson
2017  M Truex JrM Truex JrM Truex JrM Truex JrM Truex JrM Truex JrM Truex Jr
2018  Kyle BuschKyle BuschJ LoganoJ LoganoJ LoganoJ LoganoJ Logano
2019  M Truex JrKyle BuschM Truex JrM Truex JrM Truex JrM Truex JrKyle Busch
2020  K HarvickK HarvickJ LoganoC ElliottK HarvickC ElliottC Elliott
2021  K LarsonK LarsonK LarsonK LarsonK LarsonK LarsonK Larson