# 450: NASCAR Champions - With Herb Branham & Holly Cain

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Published: 2026-06-15T03:25:20+00:00
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## Resource

From Red Byron's pioneering 1949 title to the modern playoff era, NASCAR's Cup Series championship history is really the story of the sport itself: its birth on the dirt tracks of the South, its rise through the Petty, Earnhardt, Gordon and Johnson dynasties, and its continuing evolution into today's faster, tighter, more unpredictable championship battles. This week, we dig into that legacy with a conversation centered on " NASCAR Champions: Every Cup Series Champion from 1949 to Today ," the new illustrated book by H.A. Branham and Holly Cain . Built as a chapter-by-chapter tour through every Cup champion, the book blends vivid photography, historical sidebars and insider commentary to show how each title, whether won by a legend or a one-time champion, helped shape the sport's identity. Along the way, we talk about what separates the truly great champions from the merely memorable, how the championship format has changed the meaning of "best driver," and why the Cup title has always carried a weight that extends far beyond the trophy itself. + + + SUPPORT THE SHOW: Buy Us a Coffee : https://ko-fi.com/goodseatsstillavailable The "Good Seats" Store : http://tee.pub/lic/RdiDZzQeHSY BUY THE BOOK: " NASCAR Champions: Every Cup Series Champion from 1949 to Today ": https://amzn.to/4fM6Kza SPONSOR THANKS: Old School Shirts.com (10% off promo code: GOODSEATS ): https://oldschoolshirts.com/goodseats Royal Retros (10% off promo code: SEATS ): https://www.503-sports.com?aff=2 FIND AND FOLLOW: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/GoodSeatsStillAvailable Web: https://goodseatsstillavailable.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/goodseatsstillavailable.com X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodSeatsStill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@goodseatsstillavailable Threads: https://www.threads.…

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