NASCAR: Winners And Losers From Homestead

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Nov 20, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) during the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /

Loser: Toyota

It had been a season of dominance for Toyota. They had won 13 regular season races in NASCAR and had dominated leading up to the Chase.

The talk was about Joe Gibbs Racing and Furniture Row Racing–the two major Toyota race teams that had taken the NASCAR world by storm with their ability to all stay near the front of the pack week in and week out.

The Toyota cars began to cool off a little bit once the Chase rolled around as Martin Truex Jr. and Carl Edwards were the only drivers to capture wins, however, they still sent two drivers to Homestead in search of another championship.

But things didn’t turn out nicely as they failed to register a top-5 finish and missed out on a couple of great opportunities late in the race.

While they did end up earning the Manufacturer’s Championship, they didn’t earn the ultimate prize. Toyota still seems to be the dominant manufacturer in NASCAR, but they missed out on topping off a truly incredible 2016 season.

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