The fuel strategy that was supposed to carry Jimmie Johnson to a sixth championship instead made a winner of his teammate, Jeff Gordon, who triumphed in Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway as Brad Keselowski locked up the NASCAR Sprint Cup title.

Gordon crossed the finish line 1.028 seconds ahead of Clint Bowyer, his nemesis from a week ago at Phoenix, as Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet sat forlorn in the garage, Johnson's title hopes the victim of a pit road mistake and a rare part failure.

Ryan Newman ran third, followed by Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle.

Aggressive pit strategy put Johnson in position to challenge for the title, but the race fell apart for the 48 team after the 200-lap mark.

Able to finish the race on one pit stop to Keselowski's two, Johnson brought the No. 48 Chevrolet to pit road on Lap 214. Johnson, however, pulled away from his stall with a loose lug nut, and NASCAR mandated another stop to correct the error.

The coup de grace came on Lap 224, when Johnson returned to pit road with the drive line problem. The No. 48 crew pushed the car to the garage, where it sat for the rest of the race.

Here are the race results from the NASCAR season finale at Homestead:

1. Jeff Gordon
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Ryan Newman
4. Kyle Busch
5. Greg Biffle
6. Martin Truex Jr.
7. Aric Almirola
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Kurt Busch
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11. Paul Menard
12. Carl Edwards
13. Marcos Ambrose
14. Joey Logano
15. Brad Keselowski
16. Mark Martin
17. Tony Stewart
18. Matt Kenseth
19. Jeff Burton
20. Jamie McMurray
21. Kasey Kahne
22. Sam Hornish Jr.
23. Trevor Bayne
24. Denny Hamlin
25. Bobby Labonte
26. Travis Kvapil
27. Landon Cassill
28. Juan Pablo Montoya
29. Casey Mears
30. Regan Smith
31. David Ragan
32. Dave Blaney
33. David Gilliland
34. David Reutimann
35. JJ Yeley
36. Jimmie Johnson
37. Ken Schrader
38. David Stremme
39. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
40. Josh Wise
41. Michael McDowell
42. Scott Riggs
43. Mike Bliss