Sprint Cup Winner Crowned and It's Not Jimmie Johnson

The Nascar season came to an end yesterday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Sprint Cup title came down to only two folks and neither was Jimmie Johnson. It was Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards. It was neck and neck so far in the Chase between these two and the whole race would really only be about them. In the midst of all the Rain Delays and the other racers on the track, it actually came down to these two drivers in the end racing for 1st and 2nd in the race and the Chase. Who won the race then? It was Tony Stewart with Carl Edwards finishing 2nd. He tied Carl Edwards in the Chase for points total but Stewart was given the tiebreaker winning more races that year, 5 to Edwards' 1. All five of Stewart's wins actually came within the Chase part of the season.

Tony Stewart drives off the winner of the race and as the Sprint Cup champion. It's his third title in the sport as he won it in 2002 and 2005. My goodness it was exciting to read about (I watched the end of that race, knew it was close, and still was bored out of my damn mind). This, of course, ends Jimmie Johnson's 5 year reign over the sport, something that will probably never be equaled again. As for Carl Edwards, so close to winning it all. Led the most laps in this race but that wasn't good enough.

Congratulations, Tony Stewart. There's a new car on top of the Nascar Mountain and it's the #14 car.

P.S. Even in Nascar's most exciting moment I still preferred tennis.