NASCAR: Winners And Losers From Homestead

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Nov 20, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48) celebrates winning the NASCAR Spring Cup Champiomship during the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /

Winner: Making History

Sunday was about battling back for Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team. After having to start from the rear due to unapproved body modifications, Johnson took his car all the way up into the top-5 within the first 50 laps of the race.

He fell back out of the top-10 again throughout the course of the afternoon but used a late push to get back into sixth-place. It was then that he capitalized on the Carl Edwards wreck and took advantage of Kyle Larson on the final restart of the race to win his seventh championship.

Johnson’s win puts him in the same conversation as Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, in terms of who the best NASCAR driver in history is, but Sunday’s race showed the reason why he’s captured so many trophies over the course of his career. His determination and his ability to come up clutch when he had to sealed the deal and sent him to Victory Lane.

Something not mentioned too much was the fact that Johnson also earned his 80th Cup Series victory, becoming just the seventh driver to do so.

Must Read: Results From Homestead

Jimmie Johnson was not in a position to win on the restart with 10 laps to go, but he took care of business and took over when he needed to. Now, the quest begins for what would be a record-breaking eighth championship.

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