0 0 ▁spect ators . ▁ ▁He ading ▁into ▁the ▁final ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Toy ota ▁driver ▁Den ny ▁Ham lin ▁was ▁leading ▁the ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship ▁with ▁ 6 , 4 6 2 ▁points ; ▁Che v ro let ▁driver ▁J imm ie ▁Johnson ▁was ▁second ▁with ▁ 6 , 4 4 7 ▁points , ▁ 1 5 ▁points ▁behind ▁Ham lin . ▁A ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 ▁points ▁were ▁available ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁race . ▁Be hind ▁Ham lin ▁and ▁Johnson ▁in ▁the ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship , ▁Kevin ▁Har v ick ▁was ▁third ▁with ▁ 6 , 4 1 6 ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁Che v ro let , ▁and ▁Carl ▁Edwards ▁was ▁fourth ▁with ▁ 6 , 1 9 8 ▁points . ▁Che v ro let ▁had ▁already ▁secured ▁the ▁Man ufact urer ' s ▁Championship , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁race ▁on ▁ 2 5 5 ▁points , ▁ 4 2 ▁points ▁ahead ▁of ▁Toy ota ▁on ▁ 2 1 3 ▁points , ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁nine ▁points ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁Ford ▁ 4 0 0 . ▁Ham lin ▁was ▁the ▁race ' s ▁def ending ▁winner , ▁after ▁his ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁race . ▁ ▁Pract ice ▁and ▁qual ifying ▁Three ▁practice ▁sessions ▁were ▁held ▁before ▁the ▁race ; ▁the ▁first ▁on ▁Friday , ▁which ▁last ed ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes . ▁The ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁were ▁both ▁on ▁Saturday ▁afternoon . ▁The ▁first ▁Saturday ▁practice