Johnson stormed into the Chase for the championship by winning his second consecutive race Sunday, getting a big boost as he starts his pursuit of a third straight title.
The two-time defending Cup champion passed Tony Stewart and Martin Truex for the lead with 32 laps to go at Richmond International Raceway, then held off Stewart’s late challenge over the final 10 laps.
Stewart and third-place finisher Denny Hamlin also clinched spots in the Chase. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran fourth, followed by Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, David Reutimann and Kurt Busch.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 5 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet 6 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 9 44 David Reutimann Toyota 10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 11 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 12 7 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 13 99 Carl Edwards Ford 14 16 Greg Biffle Ford 15 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 16 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 17 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 18 38 David Gilliland Ford 19 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 20 0 Michael McDowell * Toyota 21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 22 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 23 1 Regan Smith * Chevrolet 24 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 25 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge 26 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 27 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 28 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 29 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 30 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 31 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 32 6 David Ragan Ford 33 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 34 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 35 21 Bill Elliott Ford 36 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 37 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 38 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge 39 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 40 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 41 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 42 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 43 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota
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