(By Greg Engle)
Posted: Monday,November 23rd, 2009
(By Greg Engle, CupScene.com Editor, NASCAR Examiner)
It was a vanilla end to a vanilla Chase.
Jimmie Johnson did what he had to do Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He didn’t dominate, he didn’t win the race, Johnson simply stayed out of trouble and finished fifth while chaos erupted around him on several occasions.
Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Stewart tangled with Montoya’s hopes for a final shot at an oval track win in 2009 ending in the garage. He would later return many laps down but long enough to deal out a little payback to Stewart that earned him a black flag.
HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 22: Jimmie Johnson (R), driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, hoists the trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship after finishing in fifth place in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. Johnson becomes the first driver in the history of NASCAR to win four consecutive championships since the sports inception in 1949.during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Both Marcos Ambrose and Dale Earnhardt Junior made valiant efforts only to fall victim to punctured tires and mechanical woes.
Mark Martin meanwhile struggled to try and at least within an earshot should Johnson stumble. Martin was never able to make it towards the front though and came home 12th. MORE–>>
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