Below is a list of Rookie of the Year winners from 1958 to 1996. I gleaned this information from the 1997 Official Nascar Preview and Press Guide. I intend to add the winners as they are announced. If you have a Rookie Winner page that you think might be a nice link to their name send it to me and I will check it out, and possibly add a link to it.
| Year | Driver | Year | Driver | Year | Driver | Year | Driver |
| 1958 | Shorty Rollins | 1959 | Richard Petty | 1960 | David Pearson | 1961 | Woodie Wilson |
| 1962 | Tom Cox | 1963 | Billy Wade | 1964 | Doug Cooper | 1965 | Sam McQuagg |
| 1966 | James Hylton | 1967 | Donnie Allison | 1968 | Pete Hamilton | 1969 | Dick Brooks |
| 1970 | Bill Dennis | 1971 | Walter Ballard | 1972 | Larry Smith | 1973 | Lennie Pond |
| 1974 | Earl Ross | 1975 | Bruce Hill | 1976 | Skip Manning | 1977 | Ricky Rudd |
| 1978 | Ronnie Thomas | 1979 | Dale Earnhardt | 1980 | Jody Ridley | 1981 | Ron Bouchard |
| 1982 | Geoff Bodine | 1983 | Sterling Marlin | 1984 | Rusty Wallace | 1985 | Ken Schrader |
| 1986 | Alan Kulwicki | 1987 | Davey Allison | 1988 | Ken Bouchard | 1989 | Dick Trickle |
| 1990 | Rob Moroso | 1991 | Bobby Hamilton | 1992 | Jimmy Hensley | 1993 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1994 | Jeff Burton | 1995 | Ricky Craven | 1996 | Johnny Benson | 1997 | Mike Skinner |
| 1998 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | 1999 | Tony Stewart | 2000 | ? | 2001 | ? |