The improbable happened Sunday night in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale as the 2011 Chase came down to a tiebreaker situation between championship contenders Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards.
While Edwards dominated Sunday's season finale, Stewart was able to fight back from multiple setbacks and score the win, tying Edwards for the lead in the final Chase standings.
With five wins in the Chase, including Sunday's race at Homestead, Stewart took the advantage in the tiebreaker, allowing him to earn his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five in the Chase standings, while Kurt and Kyle Busch fell to 11th and 12th in the Chase respectively.
Here is a look at the final point standings:
- Tony Stewart
- Carl Edwards
- Kevin Harvick -58
- Matt Kenseth -73
- Brad Keselowski -84
- Jimmie Johnson -99
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. -113
- Jeff Gordon -116
- Denny Hamlin -119
- Ryan Newman -119
- Kurt Busch -141
- Kyle Busch -157
- Clint Bowyer
- Kasey Kahne
- AJ Allmendinger
- Greg Biffle
- Paul Menard
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Marcos Ambrose
- Jeff Burton
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Mark Martin
- David Ragan
- Joey Logano
- Brian Vickers
- Regan Smith
- Jamie McMurray
- David Reutimann
- Bobby Labonte
- David Gilliland
- Casey Mears
- Dave Blaney
- Andy Lally
- Robby Gordon
- JJ Yeley
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