The haymaker Jimmie Johnson delivered Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway turned out to be an eight-point swing.
Taking advantage of a late caution and four fresh tires to Brad Keselowski’s two, Johnson pulled away from Keselowski in a green-white-checkered-flag finish to win the AAA Texas 500 and tighten his grip on a possible sixth Sprint Cup Series championship.
Johnson finished .808 seconds ahead of Keselowski, the race runner-up, and increased his lead in the standings to from two points to seven. The victory was Johnson’s fifth of the season, his second at Texas and the 60th of his career. For the second straight week, Johnson won a Chase for the Sprint Cup race from the pole.
Kyle Busch ran third, followed by Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart and Clint Bowyer. Keselowski held the lead on two previous restarts — one a breathtaking side-by-side battle with the five-time champion — but Johnson pulled ahead in the one that counted.
As hard as the top two Chase drivers raced each other on Sun...
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Brad Keselowski,
Kyle Busch,
Matt Kenseth,
Clint Bowyer,
Kasey Kahne,
Danica Patrick,
Marcos Ambrose,
Jeff Gordon,
Greg Biffle,
Kurt Busch,
Kevin Harvick,
Joey Logano,
Ryan Newman,
Aric Almirola,
Carl Edwards,
Jamie McMurray,
Jeff Burton,
Denny Hamlin,
Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
Martin Truex, Jr.
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