NASCAR Rookie of the Year
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Sponsored by Raybestos, the official brake of NASCAR, and presented to rookie driver who accumulates the most Winston Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year points based on their best 17 finishes.
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Shorty Rollins |
| 1959 | Richard Petty |
| 1960 | David Pearson |
| 1961 | Woodie Wilson |
| 1962 | Tom Cox |
| 1963 | Billy Wade |
| 1964 | Doug Cooper |
| 1965 | Sam McQuagg |
| 1966 | James Hylton |
| 1967 | Donnie Allison |
| 1968 | Pete Hamilton |
| 1969 | Dick Brooks |
| 1970 | Bill Dennis |
| 1971 | Walter Ballard |
| 1972 | Larry Smith |
| 1973 | Lennie Pond |
| 1974 | Earl Ross |
| 1975 | Bruce Hill |
| 1976 | Skip Manning |
| 1977 | Ricky Rudd |
| 1978 | Ronnie Thomas |
| 1979 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1980 | Jody Ridley |
| 1981 | Ron Bouchard |
| 1982 | Geoff Bodine |
| 1983 | Sterling Marlin |
| 1984 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1985 | Ken Schrader |
| 1986 | Alan Kulwicki |
| 1987 | Davey Allison |
| 1988 | Ken Bouchard |
| 1989 | Dick Trickle |
| 1990 | Rob Moroso |
| 1991 | Bobby Hamilton |
| 1992 | Jimmy Hensley |
| 1993 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1994 | Jeff Burton |
| 1995 | Ricky Craven |
| 1996 | Johnny Benson |
| 1997 | Mike Skinner |
| 1998 | Kenny Irwin |
| 1999 | Tony Stewart |
| 2000 | Matt Kenseth |
| 2001 | Kevin Harvick |
| 2002 | Ryan Newman |
| 2003 | Jamie McMurray |
| 2004 | Kasey Kahne |
| 2005 | Kyle Busch |
| 2006 | Denny Hamlin |
| 2007 | Juan Pablo |
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