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Tony Stewart wins it all

HOMESTEAD, FL (TheSpread) – Tony Stewart knew he had to do something drastic to win the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship on Sunday, and he did just that.

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Stewart managed to hold off Carl Edwards to win the Ford 400 from Homstead-Miami Speedway, and the win put him in a tie with Edwards for points on the season, but due to his five wins, he claimed the season-long championship over Edwards on a tiebreaker

According to oddsmakers, Stewart had 4/1 odds to win Sunday’s race, meaning a $100 wager on him will pay out an additional $400. Stewart came into the 2011 season with 12/1 odds to claim the season title, meaning a $100 wager on Stewart to win the title will pay out an additional $1,200. Stewart even had 20/1 odds to win the title coming into the Chase for the Championship, but he won half of the races in the chase to claim the title.

In regards to Sunday, Stewart found himself in 40^th place at one point in the race, but he fought his way back up the track and managed to hold off Edwards over the final 17 laps to claim the race win and Sprint Cup Championship.

Both drivers finished with 2,403 points on the year, putting them 58 points ahead of Kevin Harvick, who ended up third for the season. Defending champion, Jimmie Johnson, finished sixth, 99 points out of first.

For complete Ford 400 results, see below.

2011 NASCAR Ford 400 Results – November 20, 2011 – Homestead-Miami Speedway

1 Tony Stewart (14)

2 Carl Edwards (99)

3 Martin Truex Jr. (56)

4 Matt Kenseth (17)

5 Jeff Gordon (24)

6 Clint Bowyer (33)

7 Kasey Kahne (4)

8 Kevin Harvick (29)

9 Denny Hamlin (11)

10 Jeff Burton (31)

11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)

12 Ryan Newman (39)

13 Regan Smith (78)

14 Jamie McMurray (1)

15 A J Allmendinger (43)

16 Paul Menard (27)

17 Brian Vickers (83)

18 David Reutimann (00)

19 Joey Logano (20)

20 Brad Keselowski (2)

21 Mike Bliss (71)

22 Travis Kvapil (38)

23 Kyle Busch (18)

24 Mark Martin (5)

25 Trevor Bayne (21)

26 Casey Mears (13)

27 Bobby Labonte (47)

28 Dave Blaney (135)

29 T.J. Bell (32)

30 Geoffrey Bodine (36)

31 Juan Pablo Montoya (42)

32 Jimmie Johnson (48)

33 David Gilliland (34)

34 Kurt Busch (22)

35 Greg Biffle (16)

36 Landon Cassill (51)

37 Cole Whitt (84)

38 David Ragan (6)

39 Marcos Ambrose (9)

40 Joe Nemechek (87)

41 J.J. Yeley (55)

42 David Stremme (30)

43 Michael McDowell (66)

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