Com o contrato renovado com a Hendrick Motorsports até 2015, Jimmie Johnson deu um importante passo para a conquista do tetracampeonato, ao marcar na sexta-feira (20/11), a pole-position para a Ford 400, no Homestead-Miami Speedway, 36ª e última etapa da temporada. Johnson fez o tempo de 31s049 com seu Chevrolet, conquistando a sua 4ª pole no ano e 23ª na categoria.
Johnson chegou a 10ª e decisiva prova dos Playoffs com 108 pontos de vantagem sobre seu parceiro de equipe Mark Martin. Apenas os dois têm chances de conquistar a taça.
Melhor rookie do ano, o ex-F-1 Scott Speed, de Toyota, larga em 2º. Marcos Ambrose, de Chevrolet, é o 3º, a frente de Martin. Tony Stewart e Kevin Harvick, ambos de Chevrolet, completam os seis primeiros.
A prova acontece na tarde de domingo (22/11). Â Â Â
Grid:
1. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 31.049 Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Scott Speed Toyota 31.269 Â Â Â
3. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 31.272 Â Â Â
4. Mark Martin Chevrolet 31.331 Â Â Â
5. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 31.351 Â Â Â
6. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 31.369
7. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 31.389 Â Â Â
8. Greg Biffle Ford 31.391 Â Â Â
9. Bill Elliott Ford 31.421 Â Â Â
10. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 31.425 Â Â Â
11. Jamie McMurray Ford 31.425 Â Â Â
12. Kurt Busch Dodge 31.433 Â Â Â
13. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 31.441 Â Â Â
14. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 31.460 Â Â Â
15. Casey Mears Chevrolet 31.463 Â Â Â
16. Regan Smith Chevrolet 31.473 Â Â Â
17. David Gilliland Toyota 31.494 Â Â Â
18. Michael McDowell Toyota 31.499
19. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 31.506 Â Â Â
20. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 31.517 Â Â Â
21. Elliott Sadler Dodge 31.518 Â Â Â
22. David Reutimann Toyota 31.528 Â Â Â
23. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 31.549 Â Â Â
24. Carl Edwards Ford 31.580 Â Â Â
25. Kasey Kahne Dodge 31.585 Â Â Â
26. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 31.585 Â Â Â
27. Brad Keselowski Dodge 31.613 Â Â Â
28. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 31.615 Â Â Â
29. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 31.617 Â Â Â
30. Kyle Busch Toyota 31.644 Â Â Â
31. Erik Darnell Ford 31.666 Â Â Â
32. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 31.680 Â Â Â
33. Brian Vickers Toyota 31.688 Â Â Â
34. Matt Kenseth Ford 31.694 Â Â Â
35. Joey Logano Toyota 31.714 Â Â Â
36. Paul Menard Ford 31.715 Â Â Â
37. Matt Crafton Toyota 31.787 Â Â Â
38. Denny Hamlin Toyota 31.818 Â Â Â
39. Michael Waltrip Toyota 31.886 Â Â Â
40. John Andretti Chevrolet 31.901 Â Â Â
41. David Ragan Ford 31.939 Â Â Â
42. Reed Sorenson Dodge 31.952 Â Â Â
43. Terry Labonte Toyota sem tempo
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Joe Nemechek Toyota 31.633 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Dave Blaney Toyota 31.964 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Mike Skinner Chevrolet 32.017 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Max Papis Toyota 32.042 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
David Stremme Chevrolet sem tempoÂ