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Harvicks get twin win Friday night

HOMESTEAD, Fla. Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.

Kevin Harvick made a late pass to cap a dominating show to win the season-ending Truck series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and wife Delana clinched the owners' championship when Ron Hornaday Jr. who had already wrapped up his fourth Trucks title finished eighth.

"That's the way to put an end to a year right there!" Harvick shrieked into the radio as he crossed the line.

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Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Ron Hornaday have all collected their NASCAR trophies and award money.

It was Johnson's NASCAR-record fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship; Busch's first Nationwide Series title; and Hornaday's record fourth Truck series championship.

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Hornaday Jr. going for record fourth truck title

Last year, Hornaday was engaged in a tight points battle with Johnny Benson heading into Phoenix. Benson held just a slim six-point lead over Hornaday with two races to go.

Hornaday was involved in an opening lap crash, but rebounded for a 25th-place finish and moved to within three points of Benson before the season-ending race at Homestead. Benson also crashed early at Phoenix and settled for a 26th-place run.

Benson barely won his first Truck Series title after finishing seventh at Homestead. Hornaday finished eighth and ended the 2008 season just seven points behind the champion.

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Sprint Cup Series

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With just two races to go, several drivers remain in contention to win the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship. Jimmie Johnson held a commanding 184- point lead prior to last Sunday's race at Texas, but after wrecking on the third lap, Johnson finished a season-worst 38th and saw his lead trimmed to 73 points over Mark Martin, who finished fourth.

Busch on the verge of clinching Nationwide title

"It's pretty cool," Busch said. "I wish I could have gotten it done as soon as possible, but as soon as possible is going to come [this] week."

However, his championship scenario at Phoenix could change, depending on the outcome of a rules infraction that occurred during last Friday's pre-race inspection at Texas. Busch's No.18 Toyota was found to have improperly secured weight. His Joe Gibbs Racing team faces a potential points penalty for the violation.

Busch once again will attempt to win all three of NASCAR's races this weekend. He won the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series events at Texas, but finished 11th in Sunday's Sprint Cup race after running out of fuel and giving up the lead to his brother, Kurt, with less than three laps to go.