Jimmie Johnson wins by two tenths of a second

A wild finish at Talladega Speedway Sunday results in the five-time defending champion, Jimmie Johnson winning his first Sprint Cup race of 2011.

Johnson only led 12 laps at the beginning and the race had 89 lead changes as drivers picked partners to create speed by two cars drafting with each other.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was Johnson's partner for the entire race and the two were able to work well together.

There were plenty of exciting moments in the race including Ryan Newman spinning out twice in a span of several laps then being able to control and keep the car from wreaking.

The man of the season thus far, Kyle Busch, was one of the front runners for a win today but he was involved in a multiple-car accident with less than 30 laps to go.

The race came down to all four Hendrick Motor's cars (Johnson, Earnhardt, Jeff Gordan and Mark Martin,) against the two Childress' cars (Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer.)

Johnson and his partner were trailing coming off the last turn as Gordan and his partner were battling for position with Boywer and his partner.

Johnson and Earnhardt Jr. slipped his way into the inside while Gordan was trying to deny them. The three groups ran their way down the stretch as it was unclear who was going to win.

The proven champion was able to be pushed across the start/finish line by two tenths of a second by the 101 race winless Earnhardt.

Bowyer finished second as Gordan followed close behind and Harvick and Earnhardt Jr. finishing the top five.

Despite not winning the race, Jr. now has 24 top five finishes at Talladega.

The Sprint Cup series now heads off to Richmond in two weeks.

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Kevin Harvick steals Fontana

Lap 199 seemed like a eternity for Jimmie Johnson as sped past the start/finish line leading the final lap of the California Auto Club 400 at Fontana today.

After passing Kyle Busch a few laps prior to the final lap, Johnson needed one more lap before he could claim Fontana for the second time in two seasons.

As the leader and the pack made the their way past the second turn, Johnson was followed tightly by Harvick and Busch.

The pressure was on for the five-time Nascar Sprint Cup champion as he lead the group into turns three and four. With no laps lead throughout the race and not a favorite to win the race, Harvick stormed passed Johnson on the last turn and stole the victory from Johnson.

The win gave Harvick lots of confidence and eased his frustration of today's race since Harvick was not a key player for most of the race and stood in the midst of the pack for the majority of the race.

Busch who was the strongest driver, had the best car all day as he dominated most of the race and battled with Tony Stewart all day.

Busch lost the lead late with less than five laps to go and no one felt he was going to be caught.

Unfortunately Johnson could not hold his own lead after passing Busch and neither driver could be more upset with themselves to let a driver, who was not a factor for most of the race, to win the race at the last lap.

Jimmie Johnson: Five-time champ

A five-time Sprint Cup champion is what Jimmie Johnson can now call himself.

Johnson, the driver who has been dominating the sport of Nascar since 2005, was looking to add his fifth consecutive Sprint Cup championship today.

The goal of winning the fifth title was not easy because Johnson was 15 points behind Danny Hamlin in the points leader board of the Sprint Cup chase.

Not only did Johnson have to leap over Hamlin for the first place finish but he also had to worry about Kevin Harvick, who was not far behind in third place in points.

The finale of the 2010 Nascar season was coming to a close in Homestead, Florida, where the three drivers looked to win the title for themselves.

Johnson qualified to start the race in the top ten, and the other two drivers started lower.

Hamlin was far behind in the back of the pack, where he had to fight his way through the traffic and reach the front of the pack.

Unfortunately as the laps started to add up, Hamlin ran into Greg Biffle on a lap after 20 laps were completed.

Hamlin's car suffered some damage that would result in him not recovering from and being the deciding factor for him to lose his chance to win the Sprint Cup.

As for Harvick, he battled along side Johnson midway through the race for forth place and looked to have a great chance to win the title.

But near the end of the race, Harvick was penalized for speeding out of the pitstop.

Harvick finished third behind Johnson but that was not enough for Harvick to win the title.

Johnson finished the race second behind Carl Edwards and that was enough for Johnson to win his fifth consecutive Sprint Cup title.

Johnson can surely secure his name in Nascar history as one of the greatest drivers to dominate the sport.

Johnson proved champions know how to win when pressure is breathing down their neck.

Smart Move Pays Off For No. 48

The Nascar Sprint Cup Chase reached the California Speedway in Fontana for the Auto Club 500 today, and Jimmie Johnson made his first move to capturing his fifth straight championship.

During the whole race, Johnson battled and won almost all the challenges he received by other drivers, after the first 20 laps, he took over first place after Juan Mantoya led most of the beginning laps, and later Mantoya would finish the race early after engine failure.

Johnson fell behind during the cautions that followed in the race, and he found himself battling fourth through sixth with other drivers with less than 100 laps to go.

With less than 25 laps left, Johnson was in the top 10 and he decided to make a pit stop, at the same time Johnson committed to pit, Brad Keselowski spun out in front of the starting/finish line.

With the bold move, Johnson was given the pass and was in first place with 19 laps to go.

With his strong racing throughout the race and his car being the best all day, Johnson was able to hold off Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton to win the race.