Take a look back at champions under the Chase format

Jimmie Johnson won his historic, record-tying seventh Premier Series championship in the Chase for the Cup era.

Take a look back at all of the champions who have won since the introduction of the Chase in 2004. 

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In the inaugural edition of the Chase, Kurt Busch won the championship while he was driving the No. 97 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. 

Smoke won his first championship in the old format, but showed he could get it done in whatever format in 2005.

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When Jimmie Johnson won his first championship, nobody thought he was going to run off five straight and eventually tie Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt at seven.

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Johnson became the first to get two championships in the Chase format. 

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Three-peat for Johnson and the dynasty begins. 

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With his fourth championship, Johnson tied his mentor and car owner Jeff Gordon for total championships and moved closer to the all-time greats.

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When the feat was accomplished, most people didn't seem to fully appreciate how impressive winning five straight championships actually is. 

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It was one of the best battles in the history of NASCAR as Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards finished in a tie for the championship. Smoke got the edge because of his five wins. 

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Keselowski won two of the first three races in the Chase and built up a points lead that he maintained through Homestead to win his first championship and the first for team owner Roger Penske. 

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Johnson became known as six-time in 2013 and the talks of him tying Petty and Earnhardt became much closer to a reality. 

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In his first season with Stewart-Haas Racing and in the first season of the elimination format in the Chase, Kevin Harvick showed he could get it done in the clutch and won the race at Homestead and the championship.

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After breaking his leg during a XFINITY Series race crash at Daytona, Busch returned after missing 11 races to fight his way into the Chase and win his first championship.

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Three years after winning his sixth championship, Johnson made history by tying The King and The Intimidator with seven championships. 

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