Harvick wins race, scores Sprint Cup championship at Homestead

HOMESTEAD, FL - Kevin Harvick won the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship with a thrilling victory in the Sprint Cup series season finale Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim his first career Sprint Cup title and the second in four years for Stewart-Haas Racing.<br /> <br /> Harvick beat out fellow championship contender Ryan Newman on a final restart with three laps to go, holding off Newman's last desperate inside charge with two laps to go to hold on to win the race and claim his first career Sprint Cup title in one of the most thrilling races of the season.<br /> <br /> Harvick finished first among the four final Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers