Jimmie Johnson became the first driver to win consecutive NASCAR championships in nine years by wrapping up the title by finishing a trouble-free seventh in the season-ending Ford 400 on Sunday. IHT
This Sunday drive was going to be a coronation, and Johnson knew it. Deep down, so did everyone else, too. NASCAR is changing eras next season, but the Johnson era atop the sport is just getting started. Canadian Press
Johnson, though, turned in the kind of workmanlike performance he needed to wrap up the title, finishing seventh to wind up 77 points ahead of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon in the final standings.
“We’re going to tear it up tonight! ” Johnson said over his radio as he crossed the finish line. DAVID POOLE - The Charlotte Observer
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