NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson takes the pole for Miami finale

Jimmie Johnson Wins the Pole for Season Final Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway...

Homestead, FL - Jimmie Johnson started the final weekend of the season and his quest for a fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) off right by putting his No. 48 Lowe's Impala SS on the pole for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS).

It is Johnson's fourth pole of the year; his second at HMS and the 23rd of his career.

Six Team Chevy drivers scored top-10 starting positions in the 43-car field for Sunday's race.

Mark Martin, No. 5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST Impala SS, will start fourth with Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Impala SS, in the fifth starting spot.

From GM