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Miami Zoo cheetah predicts 2016 NASCAR champion

Carl Edwards will be the 2016 NASCAR champion, according to a cheetah at the Miami Zoo.

Koda, an endangered cheetah from South Africa, picked the winner of the Sprint Cup championship Tuesday after going to a bowl of food under Edwards' No. 19 first before getting second helpings from Jimmie Johnson's No. 48.

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The Championship Four drivers will race among a full field of 40 cars, but the highest finisher of the four will claim the 2016 Sprint Cup championship. Last year, Koda picked Kevin Harvick to win the championship only to see Kyle Busch take home the crown.