Three-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson is being
credited with an eighth-place finish -- enough to likely wrap up a
NASCAR record fourth consecutive title.
The race ended under caution because of a last lap accident that
sent Mark Martin's car flipping across the track.
It was the second harrowing accident in the final five laps.
Ryan Newman's car sailed onto its roof and landed upside down in
the grass, causing a red-flag delay of almost 13 minutes for Newman
to be cut from the car.
That set up a two-lap shootout to the finish of what had
otherwise been a quiet day of racing at Talladega.