Jimmie Johnson didn’t win Sunday’s Ford 400 at Miami-Homestead, the final and decisive round of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup. Denny Hamlin did. But Johnson accomplished something far more significant than a victory in a single event.
Johnson’s fifth-place finish was more than good enough to clinch his fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title, breaking a tie with Cale Yarborough for most consecutive championships.
Johnson’s title run also completed Hendrick Motorsports’ sweep of the top three positions in the final standings, the first time an organization has achieved that distinction.
In winning his fourth Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Johnson finished 141 points ahead of Mark Martin, who entered Sunday’s race 108 points behind his teammate and finished 12th.
Hendrick Motorsports’ other driver Jeff Gordon secured a third-place finish in the points with a sixth-place run.
Click on the icon above to see the photo gallery of Jimmie Johnson’s historic 4th consecutive title.
photo:Getty images for NASCAR
Johnson’s fifth-place finish was more than good enough to clinch his fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title, breaking a tie with Cale Yarborough for most consecutive championships.
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Johnson’s title run also completed Hendrick Motorsports’ sweep of the top three positions in the final standings, the first time an organization has achieved that distinction.
In winning his fourth Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Johnson finished 141 points ahead of Mark Martin, who entered Sunday’s race 108 points behind his teammate and finished 12th.
Hendrick Motorsports’ other driver Jeff Gordon secured a third-place finish in the points with a sixth-place run.
Click on the icon above to see the photo gallery of Jimmie Johnson’s historic 4th consecutive title.
photo:Getty images for NASCAR
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