Headlines
- Victory has Hamlin ready to fight for Cup title in 2010
- Martin can't mount charge needed to push Johnson
- Montoya, Stewart let anger get best of them in finale
- For four drivers, '09 finale more than end to season
- Johnson eases to record fourth consecutive title
- Evernham trying to clear way for return to garage
A crewman from the No. 48 team dove off the pit box, and was crowd-surfed to the ground by his teammates. Nick Lachey, the pop singer and childhood friend of Jimmie Johnson, flashed four fingers to cameramen who couldn't click away fast enough. Even Chad Knaus, the all-business crew chief of NASCAR's newly-crowned four-time championship team, filmed the happenings with a hand-held video recorder, preserving the moment for posterity.More
Results
from: Ford 400
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | PTS/BNS | LAPS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 195/10 | 267 | 347,975 |
| 2 | 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 175/5 | 267 | 273,631 |
| 3 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 170/5 | 267 | 228,128 |
| 4 | 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 165/5 | 267 | 157,275 |
| 5 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 160/5 | 267 | 189,401 |
Standings
as of: Ford 400
| RANK | +/- | DRIVER | PTS | BEHIND | ST | POLES | WINS | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -- | Jimmie Johnson | 6652 | Leader | 36 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 |
| 2 | -- | Mark Martin | 6511 | -141 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | -- | Jeff Gordon | 6473 | -179 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | -- | Kurt Busch | 6446 | -206 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | +3 | Denny Hamlin | 6335 | -317 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 |
Avg. Running Pos.
| DRIVER | POS |
|---|---|
| Jimmie Johnson | 1 |
| Kurt Busch | 2 |
| Jeff Gordon | 3 |
| Mark Martin | 4 |
| Denny Hamlin | 5 |
Driver Rating
| DRIVER | POS |
|---|---|
| Jimmie Johnson | 1 |
| Denny Hamlin | 2 |
| Jeff Gordon | 3 |
| Kurt Busch | 4 |
| Mark Martin | 5 |
Updated: Monday 5:48 pm
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