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

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		No playoffs	Single round of Chase			Four playoff rounds
Year	Most Wins	1975	2004	2007	2011	2014	2017
1972	B Allison	B Allison	B Allison	B Allison	B Allison	R Petty	R Petty
1973	D Pearson	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough
1974	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	C Yarborough	C Yarborough
1975	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	D Brooks	J Hylton
1976	D Pearson	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	D Pearson
1977	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	R Petty
1978	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	B Allison	B Allison
1979	D Waltrip	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	B Allison	B Allison
1980	C Yarborough	D Earnhardt	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough
1981	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	B Allison	B Allison
1982	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip
1983	D Waltrip	B Allison	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	N Bonnett	N Bonnett
1984	D Waltrip	T Labonte	H Gant	H Gant	H Gant	B Elliott	B Elliott
1985	B Elliott	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	H Gant	H Gant
1986	T Richmond	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	T Richmond
1987	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	B Elliott	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	B Elliott	B Elliott
1988	R Wallace	B Elliott	B Elliott	B Elliott	B Elliott	R Wallace	R Wallace
1989	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	D Waltrip
1990	D Earnhardt	M Martin	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt
1991	D Allison	D Earnhardt	H Gant	H Gant	H Gant	H Gant	H Gant
1992	B Elliott	A Kulwicki	K Petty	K Petty	K Petty	H Gant	H Gant
1993	R Wallace	D Earnhardt	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace
1994	R Wallace	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	M Martin
1995	J Gordon	J Gordon	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt
1996	J Gordon	T Labonte	J Gordon	J Gordon	J Gordon	D Jarrett	D Jarrett
1997	J Gordon	J Gordon	D Jarrett	D Jarrett	D Jarrett	B Labonte	B Labonte
1998	J Gordon	J Gordon	J Gordon	J Gordon	J Gordon	J Gordon	J Gordon
1999	J Gordon	D Jarrett	B Labonte	B Labonte	B Labonte	B Labonte	B Labonte
2000	T Stewart	B Labonte	B Labonte	B Labonte	B Labonte	J Gordon	B Labonte
2001	J Gordon	J Gordon	S Marlin	S Marlin	S Marlin	B Labonte	B Labonte
2002	M Kenseth	T Stewart	Kurt Busch	Kurt Busch	Kurt Busch	Kurt Busch	Kurt Busch
2003	R Newman	M Kenseth	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson
2004	J Johnson	J Gordon	Kurt Busch	J Johnson	Kurt Busch	J Johnson	J Johnson
2005	G Biffle	T Stewart	T Stewart	T Stewart	T Stewart	G Biffle	G Biffle
2006	K Kahne	M Kenseth	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	D Hamlin	K Harvick
2007	J Johnson	J Gordon	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Gordon	J Gordon
2008	C Edwards	C Edwards	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	K Harvick	C Edwards
2009	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	Kurt Busch	D Hamlin
2010	D Hamlin	K Harvick	K Harvick	J Johnson	J Johnson	C Edwards	C Edwards
2011	T Stewart	C Edwards	C Edwards	T Stewart	T Stewart	T Stewart	T Stewart
2012	J Johnson	B Keselowski	B Keselowski	B Keselowski	B Keselowski	Kyle Busch	C Bowyer
2013	M Kenseth	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	D Earnhardt Jr	M Kenseth
2014	B Keselowski	J Gordon	J Logano	K Harvick	J Logano	K Harvick	K Harvick
2015	J Logano	K Harvick	J Logano	J Logano	C Edwards	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch
2016	J Johnson	K Harvick	J Logano	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	J Johnson	J Johnson
2017	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr
2018	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	J Logano	J Logano	J Logano	J Logano	J Logano
2019	M Truex Jr	Kyle Busch	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	Kyle Busch
2020	K Harvick	K Harvick	J Logano	C Elliott	K Harvick	C Elliott	C Elliott
2021	K Larson	K Larson	K Larson	K Larson	K Larson	K Larson	K Larson
2022	C Elliott	C Elliott	R Chastain	R Chastain	R Chastain	J Logano	J Logano