Kyle Busch won Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to score his second NASCAR Cup Series Championship.
Busch recorded his 56th career victory to end a winless streak that dated back to June 2 at Pocono Raceway. He became the 16th driver in NASCAR history to win multiple titles but is the first repeat Cup champion in the six seasons with elimination style playoffs.
Busch beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex, Jr. to the finish line by 4.6-seconds.
Erik Jones, Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano rounded out the top five.
Denny Hamlin’s hope of finally winning his first career Cup title ended late in the race when his car was saddled with overheating problems when his team applied too much tape to his front grille (Read More)
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Final 2019 Playoff Standings
1. Kyle Busch — 2019 Champion —
2. Martin Truex, Jr.
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Joey Logano
6. Kyle Larson
7. Ryan Blaney
8. Brad Keselowski
9. Clint Bowyer
10. Chase Elliott
11. William Byron
12. Alex Bowman
13. Kurt Busch
14. Aric Almirola
15. Ryan Newman
16. Erik Jones
For the complete driver standings, please visit the official page on nascar.com.
