HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- As the laps wound down Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Matt Kenseth put the on as dominating a performance as took place in NASCAR's Nextel Cup series all season.

Hardly anyone noticed.

Almost all the focus was on title contenders Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon, the Hendrick Motorsports teammates and friends who made the championship their own private duel in the waning weeks of the season.

Those who weren't paying attention to Kenseth missed an incredible run by the 2003 series champion, who won his last race with longtime crew chief Robbie Reiser on his pit box. Reiser is moving up to general manager of Roush Fenway Racing.

After struggling in the first few races of the 10-race Chase for the championship and falling to the bottom of the 12-man playoff, Kenseth finished with five consecutive top-five finishes and wound up fourth in the season points.