Yes, Johnson finished third in points, but he led the most laps, had the most top-five and top-10 finishes and tied for most race victories. He had a great season, but the last two races deflated his six-pack.

The story of Kyle Busch’s year: He had the dominant car and led the most laps, but didn’t win the race. Déjà vu all over again and not in a good way.

A strong fifth-place run at Homestead allowed Biffle to move to fifth in points, edging Denny Hamlin by a mere three points. All in all, a good season, although Biffle was not as strong in the Chase for the Sprint Cup as he was in the regular season.

Next year, Kenseth should be a stabilizing influence at Joe Gibbs Racing. This year, he had an erratic Chase, although he won twice.

Although he finished eighth at Homestead, Harvick was never in serious contention to win.

The only driver on the circuit to make the Chase but not win a race all year, Truex was sixth at Homestead and led 11 laps.

Great finish for Newman, who came home third.

Pretty much where he’s been most of the year, Menard ran in the second 10, finishing 11th.

In his final race with JGR, Logano qualified on the pole, got wrecked in practice and had to start in the back of the grid. He finished 14th.

A 19th-place finish for Burton. Meh.