Stewart, Carl Edwards amazingly end season tied in the points standings.
would wind up tying Carl Edwards for most points earned in the full 36-race season, including the playoffs, with 2,403 points each.
While in most cases, Stewart’s win would be enough to clinch the championship, for the first time in NASCAR history, it wasn’t enough.for most points earned in the full 36-race season, including the playoffs, with 2,403 points each. And, again for the first time in NASCAR history, because of the points tie between Stewart and Edwards, the series would have to move to the first tie-breaker to determine the champion.Mike EhrmannThis one would be a much simpler determination.
And in a twist that made a crazy finish to the 2011 NASCAR Cup season even crazier, Tony Stewart’s crew chief was let go after the season.And then came what was ultimately the strangest aspect ever seen in a Cup championship, period. Who knew, though, that after failing to win even one of the first 26 races, Stewart would go on to win five of the 10 playoff races en route to winning the championship, snapping Jimmie Johnson’s record of five consecutive Cup crowns from 2006 through 2010.
Then came one of the greatest comebacks in NASCAR history, as Stewart won the first two playoff races , and then three of the final five.
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