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Johnson Needs 36th-Place Finish to Clinch at Homestead
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 9, 2008) — Jimmie Johnson’s third consecutive
championship is well within reach, needing to finish 36th or better in next
Sunday’s season finale Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to clinch.
Even if second-place Carl Edwards wins and leads the most laps — a 195-point
day — Johnson would [...]

Tony Stewart (ninth) was the top-finishing Toyota in Sunday’s NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season finale race at Homestead-Miami
Speedway.
Camry drivers Denny Hamlin (13th), Scott Speed (16th), Kyle Busch
(19th) and David Reutimann (20th) also earned top-20 finishes in
tonight’s race.
Other Camry drivers in tonight’s race included Dave Blaney (22nd),
Brian Vickers (32nd), Michael Waltrip (38th) and Marcos Ambrose (42nd).
Camry [...]

Gordon Finishes 26th in the Last Race of the 2008 Season
Charlotte, N.C. (November 18, 2008) — Robby Gordon Motorsports
entered the last race of the season with high hopes. With a string of
strong performances at intermediate tracks throughout the second half of
the Sprint Cup season, the No. 7 team hoped to finish of the year [...]

Flat Spot On
by Jonathan Ingram
ALL HAIL CALE
Now that Jimmie Johnson has clinched this year’s Sprint Cup, the question
looms. Was it tougher to win three straight championships in the current era
of the Chase versus the old points system?
…
Source:NASCAR-CUP: Ingram's Flat Spot On: All hail Cale

NASCAR Teleconference Transcript - Jimmie Johnson
November 18, 2008
An Interview With:
JIMMIE JOHNSON
THE MODERATOR:
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the final NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series teleconference for the 2008 season. We have a special guest
today. Three-time series champion Jimmie Johnson captures his third
consecutive title not quite two days ago at Homestead Miami Speedway. He
becomes the first driver in [...]

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S IMPALA SS — CHAMPION
“It is over. What a special year. I am so proud of this race team.
We got off to a slow start and we really worked hard to get back in
championship form. I am really proud of Hendrick Motorsports. I can’t
thank my teammates. Lowe’s and all their support. [...]

Nemechek Finishes 36th in Season Finale
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2008) — Joe Nemechek finished off the 2008
Sprint Cup season Sunday with a 36th-place finish at Homestead-Miami
Speedway.
Nemechek, who started the 267-lap, 400-mile race from the 16th position,
ran strong early in the event, but had handling issues as the race went
from daylight to night.
“We were good in [...]

Almirola’s Momentum Halted in Season Finale
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2008) — Two early incidents in Sunday’s final
Sprint Cup race of the season stalled Aric Almirola’s performance at
Homestead Miami Speedway.
The 24-year-old rookie was gaining ground at the 1.5-mile oval after
starting the 400-mile race from the 40th position. But a spin on Lap 69
of 267 and a [...]

Flat Spot On
by Jonathan Ingram
ALL HAIL CALE
Now that Jimmie Johnson has clinched this year’s Sprint Cup, the question
looms. Was it tougher to win three straight championships in the current era
of the Chase versus the old points system?
…
Source:NASCAR-CUP: Ingram's Flat Spot On: All hail Cale

Bobby Labonte and the No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team finished
33rd in Sunday’s race. Labonte, who has competed in every Sprint
Cup race held at Homestead, began the race from the 35th position. At
the start of the race, Labonte radioed to crew chief Jeff Meendering that
his car was ‘tight’ from the center of the [...]