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 to remember and fair to drivers! 
Other columns are champions according to real-life scoring systems used between 1975-2003, 2004-2006, 2007-2010, 2011-2013, 2014-2015, 2017-2025 and 2026. 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.

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		No playoffs	Single round of Chase			Four playoff rounds		One playoff round
Year	Most Wins	1975	2004	2007	2011	2014	2017	2026
1972	B Allison	B Allison	B Allison	B Allison	B Allison	R Petty	R Petty	B Allison
1973	D Pearson	C Yarborough	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	R Petty
1975	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	D Brooks	J Hylton	R Petty
1976	D Pearson	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	D Pearson	C Yarborough
1977	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	R Petty	C Yarborough
1978	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	B Allison	B Allison	C Yarborough
1979	D Waltrip	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	R Petty	B Allison	B Allison	R Petty
1980	C Yarborough	D Earnhardt	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	C Yarborough	D Earnhardt
1981	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	B Allison	B Allison	D Waltrip
1982	D Waltrip	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	B Allison
1984	D Waltrip	T Labonte	H Gant	H Gant	H Gant	B Elliott	B Elliott	H Gant
1985	B Elliott	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	D Waltrip	H Gant	H Gant	D Waltrip
1986	T Richmond	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	T Richmond	D Earnhardt
1987	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	B Elliott	D Earnhardt	D Earnhardt	B Elliott	B Elliott	D Earnhardt
1988	R Wallace	B Elliott	B Elliott	B Elliott	B Elliott	R Wallace	R Wallace	B Elliott
1989	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	R Wallace	D Waltrip	R Wallace
1990	D Earnhardt	M Martin	D Earnhardt	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	H Gant
1992	B Elliott	A Kulwicki	K Petty	K Petty	K Petty	H Gant	H Gant	K Petty
1993	R Wallace	D Earnhardt	R Wallace	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	D Earnhardt
1995	J Gordon	J Gordon	D Earnhardt	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	J Gordon
1997	J Gordon	J Gordon	D Jarrett	D Jarrett	D Jarrett	B Labonte	B Labonte	D Jarrett
1998	J Gordon	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	B Labonte
2000	T Stewart	B Labonte	B Labonte	B Labonte	B Labonte	J Gordon	B Labonte	B Labonte
2001	J Gordon	J Gordon	S Marlin	S Marlin	S Marlin	B Labonte	B Labonte	J Gordon
2002	M Kenseth	T Stewart	Kurt Busch	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	J Johnson
2004	J Johnson	J Gordon	Kurt Busch	J Johnson	Kurt Busch	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson
2005	G Biffle	T Stewart	T Stewart	T Stewart	T Stewart	G Biffle	G Biffle	T Stewart
2006	K Kahne	M Kenseth	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	D Hamlin	K Harvick	J Johnson
2007	J Johnson	J Gordon	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Gordon	J Gordon	J Johnson
2008	C Edwards	C Edwards	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	K Harvick	C Edwards	J Johnson
2009	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	Kurt Busch	D Hamlin	J Johnson
2010	D Hamlin	K Harvick	K Harvick	J Johnson	J Johnson	C Edwards	C Edwards	K Harvick
2011	T Stewart	C Edwards	C Edwards	T Stewart	T Stewart	T Stewart	T Stewart	T Stewart
2012	J Johnson	B Keselowski	B Keselowski	B Keselowski	B Keselowski	Kyle Busch	C Bowyer	B Keselowski
2013	M Kenseth	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Johnson	D Earnhardt Jr	M Kenseth	J Johnson
2014	B Keselowski	J Gordon	J Logano	K Harvick	J Logano	K Harvick	K Harvick	J Logano
2015	J Logano	K Harvick	J Logano	J Logano	C Edwards	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	J Logano
2016	J Johnson	K Harvick	J Logano	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	J Johnson	J Johnson	J Logano
2017	M Truex Jr	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	K Harvick
2019	M Truex Jr	Kyle Busch	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	M Truex Jr	Kyle Busch	M Truex Jr
2020	K Harvick	K Harvick	J Logano	C Elliott	K Harvick	C Elliott	C Elliott	C Elliott
2021	K Larson	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	J Logano
2023	W Byron	W Byron	W Byron	W Byron	W Byron	R Blaney	R Blaney	W Byron
2024	K Larson	C Bell	C Bell	C Bell	C Bell	J Logano	J Logano	K Larson
2025	D Hamlin	C Bell	C Bell	C Bell	C Bell	D Hamlin	K Larson	K Larson