NASCAR Cup Series past race winners at Bristol Motor Speedway
| Date | Winner | Starting Position | Make / Model | Pole (mph) | Cautions | Caution Laps | Avg. Speed (mph) |
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| 7/30/1961 | Jack Smith | 12 | ’61 Pontiac | 79.225 | 8 | | 68.373 |
| 10/22/1961 | Joe Weatherly | 2 | ’61 Pontiac | 80.645 | 3 | | 72.452 |
| 4/29/1962 | Bobby Johns | 6 | ’62 Pontiac | 81.374 | 4 | 37 | 73.397 |
| 7/29/1962 | Jim Paschal | 12 | ’62 Plymouth | 80.321 | 4 | 21 | 75.276 |
| 3/31/1963 | Fireball Roberts | 3 | ’63 Ford | 80.681 | 1 | 9 | 76.91 |
| 7/28/1963 | Fred Lorenzen | 1 | ’63 Ford | 82.229 | 7 | 36 | 74.844 |
| 3/22/1964 | Fred Lorenzen | 2 | ’64 Ford | 80.64 | 4 | 54 | 72.196 |
| 7/26/1964 | Fred Lorenzen | 8 | ’64 Ford | 82.91 | 1 | 14 | 78.044 |
| 5/2/1965 | Junior Johnson | 3 | ’65 Ford | 84.626 | 7 | 39 | 74.937 |
| 7/25/1965 | Ned Jarrett | 6 | ’65 Ford | 84.348 | 8 | 167 | 61.826 |
| 3/20/1966 | Dick Hutcherson | 6 | ’66 Ford | 86.248 | 7 | 92 | 69.952 |
| 7/24/1966 | Paul Goldsmith | 4 | ’66 Plymouth | 84.309 | 2 | 24 | 77.963 |
| 3/19/1967 | David Pearson | 14 | ’67 Dodge | 87.124 | 6 | 59 | 75.937 |
| 7/23/1967 | Richard Petty | 1 | ’67 Plymouth | 86.621 | 6 | 42 | 78.705 |
| 3/17/1968 | David Pearson | 2 | ’68 Ford | 88.582 | 11 | 81 | 77.247 |
| 7/21/1968 | David Pearson | 6 | ’68 Ford | 87.421 | 13 | 92 | 76.31 |
| 3/23/1969 | Bobby Allison | 4 | ’69 Dodge | 88.669 | 4 | 32 | 81.455 |
| 7/20/1969 | David Pearson | 3 | ’69 Ford | 103.432 | 8 | 56 | 79.737 |
| 4/5/1970 | Donnie Allison | 2 | ’70 Ford | 107.079 | 6 | 58 | 87.543 |
| 7/19/1970 | Bobby Allison | 10 | ’69 Dodge | 107.375 | 8 | 54 | 84.88 |
| 3/28/1971 | David Pearson | 1 | ’71 Ford | 105.525 | 5 | 45 | 91.704 |
| 7/11/1971 | Charlie Glotzbach | 2 | ’71 Chevrolet | 104.589 | 0 | 0 | 101.074 |
| 4/9/1972 | Bobby Allison | 1 | ’72 Chevrolet | 106.875 | 2 | 25 | 92.826 |
| 7/9/1972 | Bobby Allison | 1 | ’72 Chevrolet | 107.279 | 5 | 30 | 92.735 |
| 3/25/1973 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | ’73 Chevrolet | 107.608 | 7 | 56 | 88.952 |
| 7/8/1973 | Benny Parsons | 2 | ’73 Chevrolet | 106.472 | 5 | 33 | 91.342 |
| 3/17/1974 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | ’74 Chevrolet | 107.785 | 3 | 28 | 64.533 |
| 7/14/1974 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | ’74 Chevrolet | 107.351 | 9 | 105 | 75.43 |
| 3/16/1975 | Richard Petty | 2 | ’74 Dodge | 110.951 | 2 | 27 | 97.053 |
| 11/2/1975 | Richard Petty | 4 | ’74 Dodge | 110.162 | 5 | 28 | 97.016 |
| 3/14/1976 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | Chevrolet | 110.72 | 6 | 79 | 87.377 |
| 8/29/1976 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | Chevrolet | 110.3 | 2 | 13 | 99.175 |
| 4/17/1977 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | Chevrolet | 110.168 | 2 | 9 | 100.989 |
| 8/28/1977 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | Chevrolet | 109.746 | 6 | 92 | 79.726 |
| 4/2/1978 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | Chevrolet | 110.409 | 4 | 40 | 92.401 |
| 8/26/1978 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | Oldsmobile | 110.958 | 10 | 59 | 88.628 |
| 4/1/1979 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | Chevrolet | 111.668 | 6 | 44 | 91.033 |
| 8/25/1979 | Darrell Waltrip | 5 | Chevrolet | 110.524 | 6 | 60 | 91.493 |
| 3/30/1980 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | Chevrolet | 111.688 | 3 | 14 | 96.977 |
| 8/23/1980 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | Chevrolet | 110.99 | 10 | 57 | 86.973 |
| 3/29/1981 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Buick | 112.125 | 8 | 44 | 89.53 |
| 8/22/1981 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Buick | 110.818 | 7 | 52 | 84.723 |
| 3/14/1982 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Buick | 111.068 | 3 | 25 | 94.025 |
| 8/28/1982 | Darrell Waltrip | 8 | Buick | 112.507 | 3 | 15 | 94.318 |
| 5/21/1983 | Darrell Waltrip | 13 | Chevrolet | 110.409 | 4 | 22 | 93.445 |
| 8/27/1983 | Darrell Waltrip | 2 | Chevrolet | 111.923 | 5 | 31 | 89.43 |
| 4/1/1984 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | Chevrolet | 111.39 | 4 | 19 | 93.967 |
| 8/25/1984 | Terry Labonte | 6 | Chevrolet | 111.734 | 12 | 66 | 85.365 |
| 4/6/1985 | Dale Earnhardt | 12 | Chevrolet | 112.778 | 14 | 90 | 81.79 |
| 8/24/1985 | Dale Earnhardt | 1 | Chevrolet | 113.586 | 11 | 82 | 81.388 |
| 4/6/1986 | Rusty Wallace | 14 | Pontiac | 114.85 | 7 | 56 | 89.747 |
| 8/23/1986 | Darrell Waltrip | 10 | Chevrolet | 114.665 | 6 | 56 | 86.934 |
| 4/12/1987 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 115.674 | 13 | 125 | 75.621 |
| 8/22/1987 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | Chevrolet | 115.758 | 8 | 49 | 90.373 |
| 4/10/1988 | Bill Elliott | 13 | Ford | 117.552 | 12 | 70 | 83.115 |
| 8/27/1988 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | Chevrolet | 116.893 | 14 | 83 | 78.775 |
| 4/9/1989 | Rusty Wallace | 8 | Pontiac | 120.278 | 20 | 98 | 76.034 |
| 8/26/1989 | Darrell Waltrip | 9 | Chevrolet | 117.043 | 11 | 69 | 85.554 |
| 4/8/1990 | Davey Allison | 19 | Ford | 116.157 | 13 | 65 | 87.258 |
| 8/25/1990 | Ernie Irvan | 6 | Chevrolet | 115.604 | 10 | 47 | 91.782 |
| 4/14/1991 | Rusty Wallace | 1 | Pontiac | 118.051 | 19 | 133 | 72.809 |
| 8/24/1991 | Alan Kulwicki | 5 | Ford | 116.957 | 11 | 81 | 82.028 |
| 4/5/1992 | Alan Kulwicki | 1 | Ford | 122.474 | 10 | 75 | 86.316 |
| 8/29/1992 | Darrell Waltrip | 9 | Chevrolet | 120.535 | 10 | 55 | 91.198 |
| 4/4/1993 | Rusty Wallace | 1 | Pontiac | 120.938 | 17 | 87 | 84.73 |
| 8/28/1993 | Mark Martin | 1 | Ford | 121.405 | 11 | 71 | 88.172 |
| 4/10/1994 | Dale Earnhardt | 24 | Chevrolet | 124.946 | 10 | 75 | 89.647 |
| 8/27/1994 | Rusty Wallace | 4 | Ford | 124.186 | 12 | 73 | 91.363 |
| 4/2/1995 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | Chevrolet | 124.605 | 7 | 65 | 92.011 |
| 8/26/1995 | Terry Labonte | 2 | Chevrolet | 125.093 | 15 | 106 | 81.979 |
| 3/31/1996 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | Chevrolet | 123.578 | 5 | 37 | 91.308 |
| 8/24/1996 | Rusty Wallace | 5 | Ford | 124.857 | 8 | 67 | 91.267 |
| 4/13/1997 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | Chevrolet | 123.586 | 20 | 132 | 75.035 |
| 8/23/1997 | Dale Jarrett | 3 | Ford | 123.039 | 12 | 97 | 80.013 |
| 3/29/1998 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | Chevrolet | 124.275 | 14 | 88 | 82.85 |
| 8/22/1998 | Mark Martin | 4 | Ford | 125.554 | 13 | 86 | 86.949 |
| 4/11/1999 | Rusty Wallace | 1 | Ford | 125.142 | 7 | 57 | 93.363 |
| 8/28/1999 | Dale Earnhardt | 26 | Chevrolet | 124.589 | 10 | 60 | 91.276 |
| 3/26/2000 | Rusty Wallace | 6 | Ford | 126.37 | 11 | 76 | 88.018 |
| 8/26/2000 | Rusty Wallace | 1 | Ford | 125.477 | 13 | 85 | 85.394 |
| 3/25/2001 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Ford | 126.303 | 13 | 87 | 86.949 |
| 8/25/2001 | Tony Stewart | 18 | Pontiac | 123.674 | 16 | 93 | 85.106 |
| 3/24/2002 | Kurt Busch | 27 | Ford | 127.216 | 14 | 101 | 82.281 |
| 8/24/2002 | Jeff Gordon | 1 | Chevrolet | 124.034 | 15 | 118 | 77.097 |
| 3/23/2003 | Kurt Busch | 9 | Ford | 128.709 | 17 | 121 | 76.185 |
| 8/23/2003 | Kurt Busch | 5 | Ford | 127.597 | 20 | 119 | 77.421 |
| 3/28/2004 | Kurt Busch | 13 | Ford | 128.314 | 11 | 85 | 82.607 |
| 8/28/2004 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 30 | Chevrolet | 128.52 | 9 | 63 | 88.538 |
| 4/3/2005 | Kevin Harvick | 13 | Chevrolet | 127.733 | 14 | 115 | 77.496 |
| 8/27/2005 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | Ford | 127.3 | 16 | 88 | 84.678 |
| 3/26/2006 | Kurt Busch | 9 | Dodge | | 18 | 104 | 79.427 |
| 8/26/2006 | Matt Kenseth | 4 | Ford | 124.906 | 10 | 62 | 90.025 |
| 3/25/2007 | Kyle Busch | 20 | Chevrolet | 125.453 | 15 | 90 | 81.969 |
| 8/25/2007 | Carl Edwards | 6 | Ford | 119.805 | 9 | 61 | 89.006 |
| 3/16/2008 | Jeff Burton | 8 | Chevrolet | | 10 | 68 | 89.775 |
| 8/23/2008 | Carl Edwards | 1 | Ford | 121.86 | 8 | 56 | 91.581 |
| 3/22/2009 | Kyle Busch | 19 | Toyota | 125.773 | 9 | 58 | 92.139 |
| 8/22/2009 | Kyle Busch | 15 | Toyota | 124.484 | 11 | 76 | 84.82 |
| 3/21/2010 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | Chevrolet | 124.63 | 10 | 103 | 79.618 |
| 8/21/2010 | Kyle Busch | 19 | Toyota | 123.475 | 7 | 39 | 99.071 |
| 3/20/2011 | Kyle Busch | 12 | Toyota | 128.014 | 10 | 57 | 91.941 |
| 8/27/2011 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | Dodge | 122.811 | 6 | 42 | 96.753 |
| 3/18/2012 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | Dodge | 125.215 | 5 | 49 | 93.037 |
| 8/25/2012 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | Toyota | | 13 | 87 | 84.402 |
| 3/17/2013 | Kasey Kahne | 2 | Chevrolet | 129.535 | 10 | 66 | 92.206 |
| 8/24/2013 | Matt Kenseth | 5 | Toyota | 128.969 | 11 | 74 | 90.279 |
| 3/16/2014 | Carl Edwards | 12 | Ford | 129.991 | 12 | 95 | 84.051 |
| 8/23/2014 | Joey Logano | 5 | Ford | 131.362 | 9 | 64 | 92.965 |
| 4/20/2015 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | Toyota | 128.632 | 11 | 117 | 74.997 |
| 8/22/2015 | Joey Logano | 5 | Ford | 131.407 | 8 | 52 | 96.891 |
| 4/17/2016 | Carl Edwards | 1 | Toyota | 127.997 | 15 | 102 | 81.637 |
| 8/21/2016 | Kevin Harvick | 24 | Chevrolet | 131.497 | 9 | 106 | 77.968 |
| 4/24/2017 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | Chevrolet | N/A | 9 | 76 | 86.674 |
| 8/19/2017 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 128.082 | 8 | 53 | 95.969 |
| 4/16/2018 | Kyle Busch | 1 | Toyota | 128.882 | 13 | 114 | 77.465 |
| 8/8/2018 | Kurt Busch | 9 | Ford | 127.792 | 9 | 70 | 89.538 |
| 4/7/2019 | Kyle Busch | 17 | Toyota | 131.713 | 11 | 77 | 90.527 |
| 8/17/2019 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | Toyota | 129.230 | 8 | 61 | 94.531 |
| 5/31/2020 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | Ford | N/A | 17 | 102 | 80.338 |
| 9/19/2020 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | N/A | 5 | 50 | 95.911 |
| 9/18/2021 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | N/A | 8 | 71 | 87.409 |
| 9/17/2022 | Chris Buescher | 20 | Ford | 128.382 | 11 | 80 | 88.285 |
| 9/16/2023 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | Toyota | 126.997 | 6 | 53 | 94.990 |
| 3/17/2024 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | Toyota | 124.954 | 9 | 98 | 79.678 |
