Tony Stewart Wins Third Sprint Cup Title!

Tony Stewart earned his third career title in dramatic fashion, winning the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with Carl Edwards hot on his tail.

When the race ended, Stewart and Edwards were exactly tied in the points. However, Stewart won the tiebreaker based on his greater number of victories throughout the season.

Stewart led 65 laps en route to his fifth win of the 2011 Chase, breaking Jimmie Johnson's record of four wins in a single Chase. Stewart, the last driver to win a championship prior to Jimmie Johnson's five-year title reign, became the first to win after the end of Johnson's streak.

It was the first time an owner/driver won the title since Alan Kulwicki won the Winston Cup in 1992, driving for his own underfunded single-car team. Stewart isn't the underdog that Kulwicki was, but it's remarkable to see an owner/driver win the title in this era of NASCAR.

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