NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship
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The NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship is awarded to the most successful automobile manufacturer in NASCAR's highest division, the Nextel Cup series. The award has been awarded every season since 1949 with the modern era beginning in 1972.
Points are awarded after each race to the different manufacturers who took part in it. The winner's manufacturer gets nine points, six for the next manufacturer, four for the third-placed manufacturer, three points for the fourth, two points for the fifth, and one point for the sixth. Whichever manufacturer has the most points by the end of the season wins the championship.
[edit] Championship Winners
1949 Oldsmobile
1950 Oldsmobile
1951 Oldsmobile
1952 Hudson
1953 Hudson
1954 Hudson
1955 Chrysler
1956 Chrysler
1957 Ford
1958 Chevrolet
1959 Chevrolet
1960 Ford
1961 Pontiac
1962 Pontiac
1963 Ford
1964 Ford
1965 Ford
1966 Dodge
1967 Plymouth
1968 Ford
1969 Ford
1970 Plymouth
1971 Chevrolet
1972 Chevrolet
1973 Mercury
1974 Chevrolet
1975 Dodge
1976 Chevrolet
1977 Chevrolet
1978 Oldsmobile
1979 Chevrolet
1980 Chevrolet
1981 Buick
1982 Buick
1983 Chevrolet
1984 Chevrolet
1985 Ford & Chevrolet
1986 Chevrolet
1987 Chevrolet
1988 Ford
1989 Chevrolet
1990 Chevrolet
1991 Chevrolet
1992 Ford
1993 Pontiac
1994 Ford
1995 Chevrolet
1996 Chevrolet
1997 Ford
1998 Chevrolet
1999 Ford
2000 Ford
2001 Chevrolet
2002 Ford
2003 Chevrolet
2004 Chevrolet
2005 Chevrolet
