Sprint Cup Recap — Jimmie Johnson Wins 6th NASCAR Championship
Jimmie Johnson won his sixth Sprint Cup Series championship in eight years at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as Denny Hamlin held off Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday.
Johnson needed only to finish 23rd or better to clinch the 2013 NASCAR title, but he managed to place ninth and edge out Kenseth for the championship by 19 points. Johnson's sixth title left him trailing just Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr., each of whom won seven career NASCAR championships.
Hamlin won a race on NASCAR's premiere circuit for the eighth consecutive year, though he waited till the season's final day to claim a victory in 2013. Kenseth, Earnhardt Jr, Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five on Sunday.
Johnson and Kenseth were followed by Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Earnhardt Jr. in the season's final points standings.
| Pos. | Driver | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota |
| 2 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | Toyota |
| 8 | Joey Logano | Ford |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Carl Edwards | Ford |
| 13 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Elliott Sadler | Toyota |
| 15 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Aric Almirola | Ford |
| 17 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford |
| 23 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Greg Biffle | Ford |
| 25 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota |
| 26 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford |
| 27 | David Gilliland | Ford |
| 28 | Casey Mears | Ford |
| 29 | David Ragan | Ford |
| 30 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet |
| 31 | David Reutimann | Toyota |
| 32 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Ken Schrader | Ford |
| 35 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota |
| 36 | AJ Allmendinger | Toyota |
| 37 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota |
| 38 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet |
| 40 | Trevor Bayne | Ford |
| 41 | Josh Wise | Ford |
| 42 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Michael McDowell | Ford |
| Pos. | Driver | Points | Deficit |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2419 | - |
| 2 | Matt Kenseth | 2400 | -19 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 2385 | -34 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 2364 | -55 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2363 | -56 |
| 6 | Jeff Gordon | 2337 | -82 |
| 7 | Clint Bowyer | 2336 | -83 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 2323 | -96 |
| 9 | Greg Biffle | 2321 | -98 |
| 10 | Kurt Busch | 2309 | -110 |
| 11 | Ryan Newman | 2286 | -133 |
| 12 | Kasey Kahne | 2283 | -136 |
| 13 | Carl Edwards | 2282 | -137 |
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