Johnson pulls alongside the Intimidator with 76th career win

Mar 04, 2016, 02:29

His fifth win and second straight at the 1.54- mile track tied him with Dale Earnhardt on the all-time list.

In terms of championships, Jimmie Johnson has won more than Jeff Gordon, Darrell Waltrip, Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, and Bobby Allison. There's a lot of wear and tear on these race cars throughout the course of an event, and I just didn't want to take a chance on him tearing something up doing a burnout and not passing post-race LIS. "I tried running a little bit higher than him to see if I could get some momentum off (Turn) 2, and I never really got any".

Track president Ed Clark says some minor changes NASCAR has made with those cars this year means you could very well see a Daytona-style finish here on Sunday. "We were sliding around and driving the hell out of the auto", Dale Earnhardt Jr. said.

"I got black-flagged for some type of pit-road penalty and I didn't know it and pitted the lap they told me to do a pass-through", Kenseth said.

"I think dad would've liked Jimmie as a person", Junior said, "but he certainly wouldn't have enjoyed competing against him". Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. both took advantage of a miscue by Harvick, who spun his tires, and surged past. With overtime looming, everyone came to the pits for new tires.

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While Harvick's slip up at the "overtime" restart cost him the race, it was clever pit strategy that put Johnson squarely up front.

"Definitely a gutsy call", Johnson said. "The 4 auto (Harvick) was awfully tough".

For Harvick, it was another Atlanta heartache. After the poor re-start, Harvick slipped to sixth.

He isn't going to pile up points in the laps led, or fastest laps run categories, but Newman is the only driver that has finished in the top 10 in each of the last three races at Atlanta.

The cars set a blistering pace in the first test of a new aerodynamic package created to promote more competitive racing. "It reminded me of my rookie season run here, seeing the leaders all day long, staying on the lead lap, (enduring) a lot of green flag runs".

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Harvick led the most laps on his way to a second-place finish a year ago, and over the past four races here, his 412 laps led are 250 more than any other driver. It was a thrilling display, but in the end it didn't matter.

Johnson never had the chance to race head-to-head with Earnhardt, a fact that the Hendrick Motorsports driver lamented in victory lane at Atlanta. He was originally the pole victor, but his vehicle failed inspection and brother Kurt Busch took over the top starting position. The short version of the story is that the crew member responsible for fueling the vehicle, is often tasked with adding or removing wedge from the rear of the auto, but cannot do so while the gas can is engaged with the auto itself.

FILLING IN FOR SMOKE: Ty Dillon had a nondescript day subbing for injured Tony Stewart in the No. 14 vehicle. He ended up two laps down in 19th.

Sunday was the first race in 2016 with the low downforce package, and it was a pleasant surprise that it was not a wreck-fest, or even a blown tire-fest. It's not known when he'll be able to return.

Yes, the six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion all but clinched a spot in the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup, remaining the only driver to qualify for the sport's version of the postseason every year since its inception.

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The weather, indeed, was flawless. Busch holds two wins in his career at Atlanta.