• Seven drivers have won three or more titles in their career: Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty (seven each), Jeff Gordon (four), David Pearson, Lee Petty, Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough (three each).
• Terry Labonte (1984 and ‘96) and Bobby Labonte (2000) are the only brothers to win championships in NASCAR’s top series.
• Lee Petty (1954, ‘58 and ‘59) and Richard Petty were the first father-and-son champions.
• Dale Jarrett (1999) became the second son of a former champion to also win the championship. Ned Jarrett’s championships came in 1961 and ‘65.
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