Finished seventh in the “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” with four pole positions, 13 top-five finishes and 19 top-10s. Scored first career pole at Texas Motor Speedway, extending streak to 16th consecutive seasons with a pole award -- the longest streak among active drivers. Also extended streak to 16 straight years of scoring 11 or more top-10’s.

2007

Finished second in the point standings with six wins, seven poles, 21 top-five finishes and 30 top-10s -- a single season record for most top-10s in modern era (1972- present). Scored first career victory at Phoenix International Raceway and set all-time record for most career restrictor plate victories (12) after sweeping both events at Talladega Superspeedway. Moved to sixth all-time in career wins (81) and fourth all-time in career poles (63). Extended streak to 15th consecutive season with a pole and 14th consecutive season with a victory -- longest current steaks among active drivers.

2006

Finished sixth in the "Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup" with two victories, two poles, 14 top-five finishes and 18 top-10s. Scored first career victory at Chicagoland Speedway and broke own record for most road course victories (nine) with fifth career win at Infineon Raceway. Extended streak to 14th consecutive season with a pole and 13th consecutive season with a victory -- longest current streak among active drivers.

2005

Posted four wins, two poles, eight top-five finishes, 14 top-10s and finished 11th in the point standings. Achieved third Daytona 500 victory, fourth win at Talladega Superspeedway and sixth and seventh victories at Martinsville Speedway – marking the second time in three years he has swept both events at the short track.

2004

Five wins, six poles, 16 top-five finishes and 25 top-10s. Finished third in inaugural “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup” championship, marking 11 consecutive top-10 points finishes. Led standings after 26th race before top-10 points were reset. Became the first stock car driver to capture four victories at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway and only the fourth driver in history to win there four times. Won at Talladega and California in consecutive weeks -- making 19 career back-to-back wins. Achieved 20th after wins at Infineon Raceway and Daytona on consecutive weekends.

2003

Three wins, four poles, 15 top-five finishes and 20 top-10s, and led the series in laps led (1,639). Won both events at Martinsville to complete a season sweep at the 0.526-mile short track. Won the following week at Atlanta to record 18th career back-to-back wins. The sweep at Martinsville marked the fourth time he has swept races at a particular track in one season. A fourth-place finish in the point standings extends his record of consecutive top-10 point finishes to 10 (1994-2003).

2002

Recorded three wins, including 60th career win which occurred at Darlington, three poles, 13 top-five finishes and 20 top-10s. Recorded 300th career start and surpassed the $50 million mark for career prize winnings.

2001

Achieved a fourth career championship, becoming only the third driver to win more than three championships. Led the series in several statistical categories: wins (6), poles (6), top-fives (18), top-10s (24), races led (25) and laps led (2,320). Became the first driver to eclipse $10 million in single-season prize winnings. Also won both The Winston all-star event and the Brickyard 400 for a third time.

2000

Became the youngest driver in Cup history to achieve 50 career wins. Won Talladega, Richmond and Sears Point. Win at Sears Point marked sixth straight road course victory, a series record. Tallied 11 top-five finishes and 22 top-10s along with three poles. Finished ninth in points.

1999

Finished the season with seven victories becoming the first driver to win the most races for five straight years. Also won the most poles (7) and led the most laps (1,320). Finished the season sixth in points with 18 top-five finishes and 21 top-10s.

1998

Won third championship. Significant accomplishments: 13 victories, seven poles, 26 top-five finishes and 28 top-10s. First driver to win the Brickyard 400 twice. Won the “Winston No Bull Five” twice. Tied two modern-era records with 13 wins in one season and four wins in a row. Won a record $6,175,867 in regular-season earnings and over $9 million in overall earnings.

1997

Won a second career championship. Significant accomplishments: 10 victories, one pole, 22 top-five finishes and 23 top-10s. Youngest driver to win the Daytona 500. Second driver ever to win the “Winston Million.” Broke regular season and overall earning records, becoming the only driver in NASCAR history to exceed $4 million ($4,201,227) in regular-season winnings and surpassing the $6 million mark ($6,375,658) in overall earnings.

1996

Finished the season with 10 victories, five poles, 2,313 laps led and had regular-season earnings of $2,484,518 to lead in all those categories. Finished second in championship points, only 37 behind teammate Terry Labonte.

1995

Became the youngest champion in NASCAR's modern era in only third full season in the series. Significant accomplishments: Seven victories, eight poles, 23 top-10 finishes, 2,610 laps led and $4,347,343 in overall winnings -- the most ever by any NASCAR driver.

1994

Won two races, including the inaugural Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and NASCAR's longest race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Won $1,607,010, more than any other NASCAR driver after 31 point races. Achieved seven top-five finishes and 14 top-10s.

1993

Maxx Race Cards Rookie of the Year, the first driver ever to win rookie honors in NASCAR's two top divisions (Busch Series, 1991). Won 125-mile qualifying race at Daytona in February of 1993 -- the first rookie in 30 years to do so.

1992

First career start on November 15, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. That race was seven-time Series champion Richard Petty’s final NASCAR event.