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Only Six NASCAR Rookie of the Year Winners Have Won the Cup Title in the Last 25 years

2014 ROTY Kyle Larson added to his 2021 title this year. He is joined by Joey Logano and Kyle Busch, ROTY in 2009 and 2005, respectively, as the only multiple-time champions in the list. HMS' Chase Elliott, ROTY in 2016, won the 2020 title. 2000 ROTY Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick(2001) present the only case where consecutive winners are champions.