Published 11/18/2008
at FOXSports.com News for NASCAR
The glitz and glamour surrounding NASCAR's championship-deciding race roared on at Homestead-Miami Speedway as if nothing was amiss.
Lucky fans still lined up for their pre-race garage tours, celebrities and CEO's crowded pit road and the champagne flowed following Jimmie Johnson's record-tying third consecutive title.
Yet it felt a little flat.
Above all the pomp of Sunday's season-finale hung an air of uncertainty and, in some cases, sheer panic.
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