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Johnson Extends NASCAR Reign

Posted Nov 19, 07 3:47 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – With a conservative game plan in the top stock car circuit's finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jimmie Johnson cruised to a 7th-place finish, easily netting him the NASCAR season title. Johnson had won his previous four races and needed only to place in the top 18 in Florida. Mentor and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon finished second in the season race, 77 points back.

Despite a remarkable year in which Gordon won six races and became a dad, he was disconsolate: "It's an awesome year, but you know what? We wanted to win a championship and we got beat." Johnson is the first back-to-back winner since—who else?—Gordon in 1997-98.

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Jimmie Johnson, left, gets a kiss from his wife, Chandra, as he celebrates after winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series championship in Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)   (Associated Press)
Driver Jeff Gordon (24) drives next to Jimmie Johnson (46) after Johnson won the Nextel Cup Championship at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. Johnson became the first...   (Associated Press)
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