• Larson becomes first repeat champion since 2010

• Hendrick driver clinches title in opening stage

• Ryan Blaney wins season finale at Homestead

Kyle Larson is now a three-time Nascar champion.

Larson clinched his third Cup Series title in six years early in Sunday’s 400-mile season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, becoming the first back-to-back champion since Jimmie Johnson in 2010. Johnson won five consecutive titles beginning in 2006.