Chase Champs 1975-2003 [who would had won if the chase was in effect]:
Year... Champ.......... Chase Champ 1975 Richard Petty(6) Richard Petty(6) 1976 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough 1977 Cale Yarborough(2) Cale Yarborough(2) 1978 Cale Yarborough(3) Cale Yarborough(3) 1979 Richard Petty(7) Richard Petty(7) 1980 Dale Earnhardt Cale Yarborough(4) 1981 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip 1982 Darrell Waltrip(2) Darrell Waltrip(2) 1983 Bobby Allison Darrell Waltrip(3) 1984 Terry Labonte Harry Gant 1985 Darrell Waltrip(3) Darrell Waltrip(4) 1986 Dale Earnhardt(2) Dale Earnhardt 1987 Dale Earnhardt(3) Dale Earnhardt(2) 1988 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott 1989 Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace 1990 Dale Earnhardt(4) Dale Earnhardt(3) 1991 Dale Earnhardt(5) Harry Gant(2) 1992 Alan Kulwicki Kyle Petty 1993 Dale Earnhardt(6) Rusty Wallace(2) 1994 Dale Earnhardt(7) Dale Earnhardt(4) 1995 Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt(5) 1996 Terry Labonte(2) Jeff Gordon 1997 Jeff Gordon(2) Dale Jarrett 1998 Jeff Gordon(3) Jeff Gordon(2) 1999 Dale Jarrett Bobby Labonte 2000 Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte(2) 2001 Jeff Gordon(4) Sterling Marlin 2002 Tony Stewart Kurt Busch 2003 Matt Kenseth Jimmie Johnson
JJ would have 7 titles If the Chase format had start one year earlier.