Jimmie Johnson Wins Fifth Straight NASCAR Title, Carl Edwards Wins Race

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The Jimmie Johnson dynasty in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series stretched to half a decade at Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday as the most dominant driver the sport has ever seen won his fifth straight championship with a second-place finish in the Ford 400 season finale.

As Carl Edwards motored to his second straight victory in as many weeks, leading 190 laps, Johnson fought back from early pit problems, settled into his regular routine and came on at the end to seal the title.

For Edwards, the two consecutive victories came after a 70-race winless streak.

"This is unreal," Edwards said in victory lane. "It's a great way to finish the season. I think the way we're going, if we can start like that, our Aflac team will have a shot at them next year.

"To finish like this is unreal. It's just these guys not giving up. We don't give up. We've had just an unbelievable run toward the end of this season. It's just a great way to end the season."

The championship battle was a nail-biting contest whose complexion changed time and time again throughout the 267-lap event.

 

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69 Dodge Daytona Pro Mod

Well, after 8 months (not counting the two months to create the body) this one is finally done. I say done, even though there are still a few things that I might go ahead and add to this in the near future. The glass work was not much fun at all. And , after all of this work, I decided to put myself behind the wheel. The build photos of this one are located elsewhere here in the Racing section, if interested.

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