Sports 2010: The Year in Pictures
Peerless
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Jimmie Johnson did the unthinkable when he won his fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title in 2009, so it's hard to come up with an adjective that sums up winning his fifth consecutive title in 2010. While Johnson and his Lowe's Chevrolet team weren't the best throughout the season, they were best when it mattered. In the final race at Homestead, Miami on Nov. 21, 2010, Johnson became the first driver in the seven-year history of the Chase for the Sprint Cup to climb from a points deficit in the final race to win the title.
