HOMESTEAD, Fla. _ Jimmie Johnson won Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and with it an unlikely seventh and record-tying NASCAR Cup championship.
Johnson took the lead on a restart with two laps remaining and beat Kyle Larson to the start-finish line, igniting a wild celebration with his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team.
Johnson is now tied for NASCAR's career championships lead with Hall-of-Famers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. He had to do it after starting the race at the rear of the field after he was found to have an unapproved body modification in pre-race inspection.
To win the title, Johnson had to finish ahead of three other final-four drivers. Joey Logano was fourth, Kyle Busch sixth and Carl Edwards 34th. Edwards and Logano were involved in an accident on a late restart while Edwards was running second, completely changing the complexion of the championship race.
The race was red-flagged for 31 minutes, nine seconds after the wreck, which involved seven other cars.
Three-time champion Tony Stewart, retiring after an 18-year Cup career, finished 22nd.
