Over the years, IndyCar has developed an enviable habit of its championships being decided in dramatic fashion at the last race of the year. Ahead of this weekend's 2010 installment, Matt Beer remembers some of the best

Whether it's due to a well-crafted points system, very even competition, sheer luck or all of the above, the IndyCar Series has an incredible knack of building up to thrilling final round shoot-outs, the latest of which will happen at Homestead on Saturday night.

Ahead of the showdown between Penske's new hero Will Power and 21st century IndyCar legend Dario Franchitti, we look back at some of the finest last race deciders in American single-seater racing's modern history.

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