| 2022 | Still ongoing | Austin Cindric, Todd Gilliland, Harrison Burton | View Standings |
| 2021 | Chase Briscoe | Anthony Alfredo | View Standings |
| 2020 | Cole Custer | Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, John Hunter Nemechek, Brennan Poole, Quin Houff | View Standings |
| 2019 | Daniel Hemric | Ryan Preece, Matt Tifft | View Standings |
| 2018 | William Byron | Darrell Wallace Jr., Ross Chastain | View Standings |
| 2017 | Erik Jones | Daniel Suárez, Ty Dillon, Corey LaJoie, Gray Gaulding | View Standings |
| 2016 | Chase Elliott | Chris Buescher, Ryan Blaney, Brian Scott, Jeffrey Earnhardt | View Standings |
| 2015 | Brett Moffitt | Matt DiBenedetto, Jeb Burton, Alex Kennedy | View Standings |
| 2014 | Kyle Larson | Austin Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Cole Whitt, Michael Annett, Alex Bowman, Ryan Truex, Parker Kligerman, Trevor Bayne | View Standings |
| 2013 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Danica Patrick, Timmy Hill | View Standings |
| 2012 | Stephen Leicht | Josh Wise | View Standings |
| 2011 | Andy Lally | | View Standings |
| 2010 | Kevin Conway | Landon Cassill | View Standings |
| 2009 | Joey Logano | Scott Speed, Max Papis, Brad Keselowski | View Standings |
| 2008 | Regan Smith | Sam Hornish Jr., Patrick Carpentier, Michael McDowell, Dario Franchitti, Aric Almirola, Marcos Ambrose | View Standings |
| 2007 | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Ragan, Paul Menard, David Reutimann, A. J. Allmendinger | View Standings |
| 2006 | Denny Hamlin | Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., Reed Sorenson, J. J. Yeley, David Stremme, David Gilliland, Chad Chaffin | View Standings |
| 2005 | Kyle Busch | Travis Kvapil, Mike Garvey, Stanton Barrett, Boris Said, Carl Long | View Standings |
| 2004 | Kasey Kahne | Brendan Gaughan, Brian Vickers, Scott Wimmer, Scott Riggs, Johnny Sauter, Kirk Shelmerdine, Carl Edwards | View Standings |
| 2003 | Jamie McMurray | Greg Biffle, Tony Raines, Casey Mears, Jack Sprague, Larry Foyt, Christian Fittipaldi | View Standings |
| 2002 | Ryan Newman | Jimmie Johnson, Hermie Sadler | View Standings |
| 2001 | Kevin Harvick | Kurt Busch, Casey Atwood, Jason Leffler, Ron Hornaday, Jr., Andy Houston, Bobby Hamilton Jr. | View Standings |
| 2000 | Matt Kenseth | Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Blaney, Scott Pruett, Stacy Compton, Mike Bliss, Ed Berrier, Jeff Fuller | View Standings |
| 1999 | Tony Stewart | Elliott Sadler, Buckshot Jones | View Standings |
| 1998 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | Kevin Lepage, Jerry Nadeau, Steve Park, Dennis Setzer | View Standings |
| 1997 | Mike Skinner | David Green, Jeff Green, Robby Gordon, Lance Hooper | View Standings |
| 1996 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Gary Bradberry | View Standings |
| 1995 | Ricky Craven | Robert Pressley, Randy LaJoie, Davy Jones, Elton Sawyer | View Standings |
| 1994 | Jeff Burton | Steve Grissom, Joe Nemechek, John Andretti, Mike Wallace, Ward Burton, Jeremy Mayfield, Loy Allen Jr., Billy Standridge, Rodney Orr, Rich Bickle | View Standings |
| 1993 | Jeff Gordon | Bobby Labonte, Kenny Wallace, P. J. Jones, Todd Bodine | View Standings |
| 1992 | Jimmy Hensley | Andy Belmont, Bob Schacht | View Standings |
| 1991 | Bobby Hamilton | Ted Musgrave, Stanley Smith, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Jeff Purvis | View Standings |
| 1990 | Rob Moroso | Jack Pennington, Jerry O’Neil | |
| 1989 | Dick Trickle | Hut Stricklin, Larry Pearson, Jimmy Spencer, Rick Mast, Ben Hess, Chad Little, Butch Miller, Mickey Gibbs | |
| 1988 | Ken Bouchard | Ernie Irvan, Brad Noffsinger, Jimmy Horton | |
| 1987 | Davey Allison | Dale Jarrett, Steve Christman, Rodney Combs, Derrike Cope, Mark Stahl, Brett Bodine | |
| 1986 | Alan Kulwicki | Michael Waltrip, Chet Fillip, Pancho Carter, Jim Sauter | |
| 1985 | Ken Schrader | Eddie Bierschwale, Don Hume | |
| 1984 | Rusty Wallace | Greg Sacks, Phil Parsons, Clark Dwyer, Tommy Ellis, Doug Heveron, Dean Combs | |
| 1983 | Sterling Marlin | Trevor Boys, Ronnie Hopkins, Ken Ragan, Bobby Hillin Jr. | |
| 1982 | Geoff Bodine | Mark Martin, Brad Teague | |
| 1981 | Ron Bouchard | Morgan Shepherd, Tim Richmond, Mike Alexander, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Joe Ruttman, Stan Barrett, Connie Saylor, Gary Balough, Rick Wilson, Johnny Rutherford | |
| 1980 | Jody Ridley | Lake Speed, Kyle Petty, Slick Johnson | |
| 1979 | Dale Earnhardt | Joe Millikan, Terry Labonte, Harry Gant | |
| 1978 | Ronnie Thomas | Roger Hamby, Blackie Wangerin, Baxter Price, Al Holbert | |
| 1977 | Ricky Rudd | Sam Sommers, Janet Guthrie, Tighe Scott, Tommy Gale, Gary Myers | |
| 1976 | Skip Manning | Terry Bivens, Neil Bonnett, Jimmy Means, Bill Elliott, John A. Utsman, Johnny Ray | |
| 1975 | Bruce Hill | Carl Adams, Bruce Jacobi, Grant Adcox, Chuck Bown, Joe Mihalic, Travis Tiller, Ferrel Harris, Dick May | |
| 1974 | Earl Ross | Richie Panch, Jackie Rogers, Ramo Stott | |
| 1973 | Lennie Pond | Darrell Waltrip, Johnny Barnes | |
| 1972 | Larry Smith | David Sisco, Doc Faustina | |
| 1971 | Walter Ballard | Maynard Troyer, Richard Brown, D. K. Ulrich | |
| 1970 | Bill Dennis | Joe Frasson, Jim Vandiver | |
| 1969 | Dick Brooks | Buddy Young, Hoss Ellington | |
| 1968 | Pete Hamilton | Dave Marcis, Dr. Don Tarr | |
| 1967 | Donnie Allison | Charlie Glotzbach, Paul Dean Holt | |
| 1966 | James Hylton | Bill Seifert, Frank Warren | |
| 1965 | Sam McQuagg | Henley Gray, Clyde Lynn | |
| 1964 | Doug Cooper | J. T. Putney, Buddy Arrington | |
| 1963 | Billy Wade | Bobby Isaac, Larry Manning, J. D. McDuffie | |
| 1962 | Thomas Cox | Cale Yarborough, Ed Livingston | |
| 1961 | Wendell Scott | Woodie Wilson, Lee Reitzel | |
| 1960 | David Pearson | Gerald Duke, Paul Lewis | |
| 1959 | Richard Petty | Fritz Wilson, Buddy Baker, Bob Burdick | |
| 1958 | Shorty Rollins | | |
| 1957 | Ken Rush | | |
| 1956 | no award | | |
| 1955 | no award | | |
| 1954 | Blackie Pitt | | |
