ford ford stock car race held november homestead miami homestead florida lap race thirty sixth nascar sprint cup series final race race chase ends season race won racing team finished second clinched pole position driver maintained lead lap race edwards started second position grid leader race fourth lap shortly restart lap championship leader spun sideways resulting damage took lead lap final pit stops edwards maintained lead win race having led laps total people attended race million watched television race lead changes different drivers edwards victory second win season coming previous week tools won drivers championship points ahead johnson team owner won owners championship chevrolet won points points ahead toyota report background intermediate tracks hold nascar races kansas race held standard track homestead miami turn oval track miles long track turns banked degrees stretch location finish line banked degrees stretch opposite degree banking seats spectators heading final race season toyota driver leading drivers championship points chevrolet driver second points points maximum points available final race johnson drivers championship points chevrolet fourth points chevrolet secured manufacturer championship entered race points points ahead toyota points maximum points available ford race defending winner victory race practice qualifying practice sessions held race friday lasted minutes second saturday afternoon saturday practice lasted minutes second lasted edwards quickest time seconds session seconds faster johnson pace followed seventh second edwards time cars entered qualifying qualify race nascar qualifying procedure clinched 20th pole position career time seconds joined row grid edwards qualified took fourth started fifth johnson rounded managed 37th having getting close wall drivers failed qualify race qualifying session completed commented best qualifying run far joined look forward sunday race going exciting mix going fast race glad far hopefully stick tomorrow good practice competitive mix sunday second practice session fastest time seconds second quicker second placed gordon took place ahead martin johnson managed 11th place quick 19th position final practice burton quickest time seconds followed second ahead fifth quickest time seconds edwards gordon rounded positions johnson eleventh second session manage 22nd following practice session stated didn fast lap excited afterward johnson commented struggled little bit maybe practice found good direction started making good gains end feel good car comfortable run run think good shape think got balance real close johnson continued motor running great maybe overall grip think guys saying hot sun making track awful slick race race season began est televised live united_states espn conditions grid dry race air temperature overcast skies expected began pre race ceremonies giving invocation performed national anthem gave command drivers start engines pace laps rear grid changing backup car pole position lead corner followed started second following laps took fourth position fourth lap edwards passed position starting 37th moved 27th lap eleventh placed joined team mate johnson laps later johnson passed lap claim position collided wall laps later caution given collided wall runners pit stops didn pit following lap lap restart edwards ahead johnson turned sideways drove grass infield prompting second caution following lap sustained minor damage edwards remained leader restart took second starting 28th advanced tenth position lap laps later said team radio smell smoke race car team responded probably tire car lap moved seventh having started 25th grid laps later moved 22nd position earlier accident 41st lap moved past johnson claim fourth position continued runners edwards second lead second position lap following lap took 18th position laps cars remained lap leader edwards continued expand lead seconds laps lap edwards leader ahead johnson took tenth position lap lap pit stop likewise laps later pit stops lap edwards pit stop following lap giving position johnson turn pit stop lap handing lead following lap moved ninth took 16th lap second lead seven laps later moved fifth position moving johnson seventh lap increased lead seconds laps later caution given debris runners pit stops caution team worked repair lap restart ahead edwards second pit stops johnson fell 10th assistance took fifth place following lap afterward edwards leader passing lap passed second passed tenth position laps later having led laps edwards finally passed lap moved position lap slipped tenth spun sideways lap causing fourth caution race runners subsequently pit stops lap restart leader ahead edwards johnson lap later collided resulted spinning sideways sustaining major damage lap restart edwards leader passing previous caution following lap johnson fell fifth moved lap took away laps later reclaimed lead edwards lap johnson fell seventh passed following lap moved sixth position moved fifth lap second lead edwards laps later spun sideways prompting sixth caution given runners pit stop caution lap restart edwards ahead laps later moved ninth passing lap moved sixth starting race 31st laps later moved position moving edwards lap collided wall following lap moved sixth lap seventh caution given debris runners pit stops caution leader caution given pit road speeding penalty resulting starting rear grid led restart edwards second eighth caution given laps later collided wall pit stops caution runners stayed track lap edwards ahead stewart gordon engine blew lap prompting ninth caution race edwards remained leader restart ahead stewart passed ninth place lap johnson competing position laps later claimed johnson remained johnson took position lap getting assistance stewart laps restart edwards increased lead seconds second took eighth position lap johnson moved second seconds edwards laps later passed moved sixth lap edwards second lead johnson laps later johnson pit stops lap martin leader following lap martin pit stop giving lead tenth caution given lap collided resulting spinning sideways wall car flames pulled car nascar personnel lap restart edwards leader ahead johnson following lap passed fell 21st lap edwards second lead johnson seconds edwards continued increase lead passed martin 15th seven laps remaining edwards second lead johnson edwards crossed finish line win race johnson won fifth consecutive championship finished ahead fourth fifth newman stewart rounded finishers race post race race winner appeared victory lane victory lap celebrated second consecutive win crowd people winning race said didn set cars like bob best performance long time afterward johnson began celebrating fifth consecutive sprint cup series championship celebration johnson crew chief commented think finally finally pulling respect deserves knowing come beat beat points leader race described disappointment saying disappointed car lightning fast wreck hit knocked toe wasn fast circumstances great year won races contended like contended circumstances took don think johnson showed strength year like past opened door rest finished points stated went swinging came guys restart proud guys wanted today win race great spot start building consistent championship runs year car got good day post race press conference commented accident race pulled slide job earlier day crossed passed clean guys worked way hard position wrecked race car end year means finish year strong talked driver meeting kevin faced guy doesn matter said afterward said kyle raced like clown day drivers championship johnson finished points ahead second followed points edwards rounded positions manufacturers championship chevrolet won points ahead toyota ahead ford dodge finished fourth points million people watched race television race took hours minutes seconds complete margin victory seconds results qualifying race results standings race
2010 Ford 400