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Johnson's current sponsor Lowe's has also signed an extension to stay with the team. It doesn't look like the best team in NASCAR is going away any time soon.

Kahne is under contract through 2010, but talks of an extension have stalled. The merger between Yates Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports as well as the swap to Ford has to be worrying Kahne. Kahne is definitely a desirable commodity, and he will have plenty of options if he chooses to leave.

Busch won his first series title by starting the race, but he had to hold of Edwards and his four fresh tires to win his ninth race of the season. Busch is the first driver since Sam Ard to win the title and season finale in the same year. Ard accomplished this feat in 1983. Busch was a fantasy dynamo all year long in the Nationwide Series.

Labonte is definitely an upgarde from TRG's standpoint, but it isn't exactly a first-class ride for the former champ. The ownership at TRG is confident that they will be more competitive next season, but fantasy owners shouldn't expect to see the No. 71 car posting top 10s any time soon.

The last driver to win four straight races at the same track in the series was Jamie McMurray, who won four in a row at Rockingham from 2002-2004. Busch has a chance to complete a Texas trifecta this weekend. He won the Truck Series event Friday as well.