The NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship is awarded by NASCAR to the most successful manufacturer over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The Manufacturers' Championship was first awarded in 1952, to Hudson.

Different car make/engine combinations are considered to be different manufacturers for the purposes of the Championship. Up to the 2013 season, the Manufacturer's Championship points were calculated by adding points scored in each race by the highest finishing driver for that manufacturer. The winning manufacturer earns nine points, while the second-highest finishing manufacturer earns six points. The third-highest manufacturer earns four points, and the fourth-highest three points.^[1] For the 2014 season, NASCAR made the decision to mirror the points structure of the Owner's Championships. Under this system, the highest finishing driver for each manufacturer earns the same number of points the representing team earned during the race, including bonus points for wins and laps led.^[2]

In the 72 seasons the championship has been awarded, only nine different manufacturers have won it. Chevrolet has been the most successful, with 42 titles. The second most successful is Ford, with 17 titles.

History

Dozens of vehicle manufacturers have had cars in one of the three top NASCAR series since the inception of the Manufacturers' Championship title, only nine have won a title. To date, all but Toyota have been American-owned companies.

Manufacturer representation

In the beginning, teams received little support from the car companies themselves, but by the mid-1960s, teams began creating partnerships with American manufacturers to provide factory support. Chrysler, Ford and General Motors were the primary, if not only, competitors for much of NASCAR's history. Plymouth achieved some success during the 1960s, but abandoned the sport in 1977. In the next decade, Ford's Mercury brand left, as did Chrysler's remaining brand in Dodge. General Motors had been using four different brands in NASCAR up to 1991, but within three years, Buick and Oldsmobile were no longer represented on the grid. Pontiac survived until 2004, leaving only Chevrolet as the lone General Motors division. In 2007 when Japanese manufacturer Toyota joined, it became the first new manufacturer since 1971. Chrysler's Dodge brand returned after a 15-year hiatus in 2001, but departed after 2012, leaving just Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota.

Chevrolet is the most successful manufacturer, having won 851 races and 42 manufacturers championships. Ford is second with 728 victories and 17 manufacturers championships, while Dodge is third in wins with 217, Plymouth is fourth with 191. Toyota currently ranks 5th all time, with 180 victories. Pontiac is ranked sixth with 154. (Wins as of 11/5/23)

Manufacturer	Make	Model	Cup years	NXS Years	Truck years
Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Giulietta	1962[3]
American Motors	Nash	Ambassador	1949-1956
		Rambler	1956
		Unknown model	1961
	Rambler	Unknown model	1957
	Hudson	Hornet	1949-1956
	AMC	Matador	1971–1978
		Javelin	1971
Aston Martin	Aston Martin	Unknown model	1953
Austin-Healey	Austin-Healey	A70 Hereford	1951
		Unknown model	1954, 1958
		Sprite	1961–1962
Chrysler	DeSoto	Unknown model	1952, 1959
	Dodge	Unknown model	1951-1952
		Coronet	1953–1957, 1965–1968
		440	1964
		Charger/Charger Daytona	1966–1977, 2005–2007	2005–2007
		Magnum	1978–1980
		Mirada	1981–1984
		Ram			2000–2013
		Intrepid	2001–2004	2003–2004
		Avenger	2007 (COT)
		Charger R/T	2008–2012	2008–2012
	Chrysler	Unknown model	1949-1953
		300	1954–1956
		Imperial	1981–1985
	Plymouth	Belvedere	1959–1967
		Road Runner/Superbird	1968–1977
		Savoy	1949-
		Valiant	1960
Citroën	Citroën	ID 19	1958
Ford Motor Company	Ford	F-Series		2000–present
		Fairlane	1955–1959, 1966–1967
		Fusion	2006–2018		2006–2010
		Galaxie	1960–1966
		Mustang	1971, 2019–present		2010–present
		Taurus	1998–2005		1998–2005
		Torino/Torino Talladega	1968–1977
		Thunderbird	1959–1961, 1977–1997
		Unknown model	1949-1954
	Meteor	Unknown model	1953
	Mercury	Monterey	1949–1962
		Marauder	1963–1966
		Comet/Cyclone	1966–1967
		Cyclone/Montego	1968–1980
		Cougar	1970s-1980s
	Lincoln	Unknown model	1949–1955, 1957
	Edsel	Unknown model	1959
General Motors	Buick	Regal	1981–1985, 1988–1992
		Century	1976–1980
		Gran Sport	1970s
		LeSabre	1986–1987
		Somerset	1980s
		Unknown model	1949-1958
	Cadillac	Unknown model	1949–1952, 1954-1955
	Chevrolet	Unknown model	1950-
		Bel Air	1955–1958
		Chevelle/Malibu	1964–1982
		Chevelle Laguna	1973–1977
		Corvair	1961
		Corvette (C1)	1960-1963
		Impala	1979–1980, 2010–2012[4]	2009–2012
		Impala SS (COT)	2007–2009
		Lumina	1989–1994
		Monte Carlo/SS	1971–1988, 1995–2007	1999–2008
		Silverado			2000–present
		SS	2013–2017
		Camaro	1971	2013–present
		Camaro ZL1	2018–present
		Beretta	1980s
	Oldsmobile	88	1949–1960
		Cutlass/Cutlass Supreme/442	1960s–1994
		Delta 88	1986–1987
	Pontiac	Unknown model	1950-1951
		Chieftain	1956-1958
		Catalina	1959–1963
		Firebird	1970-1971
		Grand Prix	1981–2004	1983–2004
		Le Mans	1970s
		Tempest	1960s
		GTO	1960s
Goliath-Werke Borgward & Co.	Goliath	Unknown model	1958
Jaguar	Jaguar	XK120	1953–1954, 1956
Kaiser-Frazer	Henry	J	1949–1954
MG Motor	MG	T-type	1954
		MGA	1960–1963
Morgan Motor Company	Morgan	Morgan +4	1954
Packard	Packard	Unknown model	1950–1956
Porsche	Porsche	356	1953–1954
Renault	Renault	Unknown model	1958
Studebaker	Studebaker	Unknown model	1949–1959, 1961-1962
Toyota	Toyota	Camry	2007–present	2007–2018
		Supra		2019–present
		Tundra			2004–present
Leyland Motors	Triumph	Unknown model	1960
Tucker	Tucker	Sedan	1950
Volkswagen	Volkswagen	Beetle	1953
Willys	Willys	Unknown model	1952–1954

Cup Series

Xfinity Series

Truck Series

References

External links

• 2007 Manufacturers Championship, all-time Manufacturers Championships, and all-time Manufacturers Wins