NASCAR Rookie of the Year
Year Winner Runner ( s ) Up
2019 Chase Briscoe John Hunter Nemechek , Noah Gragson , Justin Haley , Gray Gaulding , Brandon Brown , Zane Smith † , Ronnie Bassett Jr. † , Tyler Matthews † , Kyle Weatherman † , Bayley Currey ¶ , Harrison Burton ¶ , Riley Herbst ¶
2018 Tyler Reddick Christopher Bell , Austin Cindric , Alex Labbe , Kaz Grala , Spencer Boyd , Vinnie Miller , Chad Finchum , Josh Bilicki , Matt Mills
2017 William Byron Cole Custer , Daniel Hemric , Matt Tifft , Spencer Gallagher , Ben Kennedy , Tyler Reddick ¶ , Brandon Brown ¶ , Christopher Bell ¶
2016 Erik Jones Brennan Poole , Brandon Jones , Ryan Preece , Garrett Smithley , Ray Black Jr. , B. J. McLeod , Cody Ware * , Corey LaJoie † , Martin Roy † , Todd Peck † , Matt Tifft ¶ , Spencer Gallagher ¶
2015 Daniel Suárez Darrell Wallace Jr. , Ross Chastain , Cale Conley , Harrison Rhodes , Peyton Sellers , Josh Reaume , Ryan Blaney † , Ben Rhodes † , Mario Gosselin † , Dylan Lupton † , Derek White † , Jimmy Weller III † , Erik Jones ¶ , B. J. McLeod ¶
2014 Chase Elliott Ty Dillon , Chris Buescher , Ryan Reed , Dylan Kwasniewski , Dakoda Armstrong , Ryan Sieg , Tanner Berryhill , Chad Boat , Tommy Joe Martins , Harrison Rhodes * , David Starr † , Carlos Contreras † , Ryan Ellis † , Ryan Blaney ¶ , Cale Conley ¶
2013 Kyle Larson Alex Bowman , Nelson Piquet Jr. , Jeffrey Earnhardt , Kevin Swindell , Dexter Stacey , Hal Martin , Juan Carlos Blum , Ty Dillon ¶
2012 Austin Dillon Cole Whitt , Jason Bowles , Brad Sweet , Johanna Long , Joey Gase , Casey Roderick , Benny Gordon , Jamie Dick † , Josh Richards † , Travis Pastrana † , Daryl Harr † , Tim Schendel † , Ryan Blaney ¶
2011 Timmy Hill Blake Koch , Ryan Truex , Jennifer Jo Cobb , Charles Lewandoski , Carl Long † , Tim Andrews †
2010 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Brian Scott , Colin Braun , James Buescher , Parker Kligerman , Tayler Malsam † , Danica Patrick †
2009 Justin Allgaier Brendan Gaughan , Michael Annett , Michael McDowell , Erik Darnell , Scott Lagasse Jr. , John Wes Townley , Ken Butler III , Terry Cook , Peyton Sellers , Marc Davis * , Trevor Bayne † , Shelby Howard † , Matt Carter † , Kevin Conway † , Jeremy Clements †
2008 Landon Cassill Bryan Clauson , Dario Franchitti , Cale Gale , Brian Keselowski , Chase Miller , Patrick Carpentier , Joey Logano † , Josh Wise † , Danny Efland † , Brandon Whitt † , Justin Hobgood †
2007 David Ragan Marcos Ambrose , Brad Keselowski , Kyle Krisiloff , Brad Coleman , Juan Pablo Montoya , Robert Richardson Jr. , Sam Hornish Jr. , Justin Diercks * , Timothy Peters * , Bobby Santos III * , Alex García * , Brian Conz * , Kelly Bires † , Richard Johns † , Bobby East † , D. J. Kennington † , Brett Rowe †
2006 Danny O'Quinn Jr John Andretti , Todd Kluever , Burney Lamar , Mark McFarland , Stephen Leicht , David Gilliland , Tracy Hines , Joel Kauffman , A. J. Foyt IV * , Jorge Goeters * , Kevin Conway * , Chris Wimmer * , Auggie Vidovich II † , David Reutimann † , Steve Wallace † , Aric Almirola † , Shane Huffman †
2005 Carl Edwards Reed Sorenson , Denny Hamlin , Jon Wood , Brent Sherman , Kertus Davis , Michel Jourdain Jr. , Tyler Walker , Ryan Hemphill , Brandon Miller , Paul Wolfe , Boston Reid * , A. J. Fike * , Blake Feese * , Kim Crosby * , Donnie Neuenberger * , Jerry Robertson †
2004 Kyle Busch Clint Bowyer , Paul Menard , J. J. Yeley , Billy Parker , Stan Boyd , Travis Geisler , Donnie Neuenberger * , Rick Markle * , Kevin Conway * , Brian Conz * , Aaron Fike † , Andy Ponstein † , Tina Gordon †
2003 David Stremme Coy Gibbs , Joey Clanton , Chad Blount , Jason White , Chase Montgomery , Regan Smith , Damon Lusk , Chris Bingham , Martin Truex Jr. † , Tammy Jo Kirk †
2002 Scott Riggs Johnny Sauter , Shane Hmiel , Kerry Earnhardt , Casey Mears , Brian Vickers , Kasey Kahne , Dan Pardus , Larry Gunselman † , Ron Young † , Brian Weber † , Joe Buford †
2001 Greg Biffle Scott Wimmer , Jamie McMurray , Larry Foyt , Tim Sauter , Marty Houston , David Donohue , Ryan Newman † , Kelly Denton † , Brad Baker † , Christian Elder † , Steadman Marlin † , Ken Alexander † , Bill Hoff †
2000 Kevin Harvick Ron Hornaday Jr. , Jimmie Johnson , Jay Sauter , Michael Ritch * , P. J. Jones , Anthony Lazzaro , Mike Stefanik , Mike Borkowski , Derrick Gilchrist , Kelly Denton * , Jay Fogleman * , Dave Steele *
Xfinity Series -- History
ROTY who later became the Series Champion
The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year.