Best of the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup

Chase finale: Jimmie Johnson celebrates at the start/finish line after winning the Sprint Cup championship. Johnson tied legends Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. with his seventh career title.

Chase finale: Jimmie Johnson hoists a championship flag in celebration after winning the season points title.

Chase finale: Jimmie Johnson gets a hug from team owner Rick Hendrick after winning the Sprint Cup championship.

Chase finale: Joey Logano, left, narrowly avoids crashing with Carl Edwards late in the race. Logano finished fourth, while the wreck knocked Edwards out of the race and out of championship contention.

Chase finale: Carl Edwards, left, heads to the infield care center after crashing out of the race.

Chase finale: Kyle Busch heads into a turn during the Ford EcoBoost 400. Busch came up short in his bid for back-to-back championships and finished sixth.

Round 3: Joey Logano, center, celebrates with his crew after winning at Phoenix International Raceway on Nov. 13 and securing an automatic berth for the championship race.

Round 3: Matt Kenseth goes careening into the wall while racing for the lead with Alex Bowman during the first overtime restart at Phoenix. The crash extinguished Kenseth's hopes of racing for his second championship.

Round 3: Two fans take in the Can-Am 500 from a hill atop Phoenix International Raceway on Nov. 13.

Round 3: Carl Edwards, right, celebrates with his crew after being declared the winner of the Chase for the Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6. The win clinches a berth in the title race for Edwards.

Round 3: Carl Edwards (19) follows Martin Truex Jr. (78) down pit road at Texas Motor Speedway. Edwards bested Truex on their final pit stop to take the race lead before the rain fell again a short time later.

Round 3: Safety works help Casey Mears climb from his car after wrecking on the front stretch during the AAA Texas 500 on Nov. 6.

Round 3: Jimmie Johnson's daughter Genevieve puts her father's name on the final four column of the Chase for the Sprint Cup leaderboard after Johnson won for the ninth time at Martinsville Speedway to clinch a berth in the title race.

Round 3: Carl Edwards pulls his car into the garage after hitting the wall at Martinsville. Edwards finished 23 laps down in 36th-place and likely finds himself in a must-win situation in the next two races Chase races.

Round 3: Fans in the upper deck of Martinsville Speedway take in the Goody's Fast Relief 500 won by Jimmie Johnson on Oct. 30.

Round 2: Joey Logano climbs from the roof of his No. 22 Ford to celebrate his win in the elimination race at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 23.

Round 2: Brad Keselowski drives to the garage as flames engulf his No. 2 Ford Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Keselowski finished 38th and was eliminated from the Chase.

Round 2: Kevin Harvick puts his name in the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup after winning the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Round 2: Brad Keselowski drives his mangled No. 2 Ford down pit road after spinning into the grass, Oct. 16 at Kansas Speedway. Keselowski finished 38th and dropped to 11th in the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings.

Round 2: The crew of Chase Elliott changes tires and refuels the No. 24 Chevrolet after Elliott was forced to make a green-flag pit stop because of a left-rear tire rub. Elliott finished 31st at Kansas Speedway and dropped to 12th in the standings.

Round 2: Jimmie Johnson snaps the longest losing streak in his career - at 24 races - with a victory Oct. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Round 2: Austin Dillon is bumped onto the grass by Martin Truex Jr. during a restart at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 9.

Round 2: Kevin Harvick (4) and Alex Bowman (88) lead the field to green at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 9.

Round 1: Martin Truex Jr. holds the checkered flag as he does a burnout after winning Oct. 2 at Dover International Speedway.

Round 1: Jamie McMurray's crew tries to diagnose a mechanical issue in the No. 1 Chevrolet on pit road at Dover. McMurray finished last and was eliminated from the Chase.

Round 1: Kyle Larson receives a black flag after incurring a penalty for too many men over the wall during a pit stop at Dover International Speedway. Larson finished six laps down and was eliminated from the Chase.

Round 1: Kevin Harvick does a burnout in front of his crew after wining at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 25 and securing a berth in the second round.

Round 1: Cars race around the 1-mile oval at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 25.

Round 1: Jimmie Johnson leaves the pits after refueling at New Hampshire. Johnson finished eighth.

Round 1: Martin Truex Jr., center, celebrates with his crew and girlfriend Sherry Pollex, holding a phone, after winning the opening race of the Chase at Chicagoland Speedway and securing a berth in the second round.

Round 1: Brian Scott spins out in Turn 4 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 18.