FONTANA, Calif. — Jimmie Johnson overpowered the field Sunday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway, earning his third victory of the season.
The two-time reigning Cup champion was the class of the field in the Pepsi 500, leading 228 of the 250 laps on the 2-mile oval. He won the race at the former California Speedway for the second consecutive year and again gave notice to points leader Kyle Busch and series runner-up Carl Edwards — the two hottest drivers in the series coming into the race — that he remains a serious contender for a third title in a row.
Runner-up Greg Biffle of Vancouver, Wash., had the next-best car throughout the race, but he couldn't keep up with Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet, finishing more than two seconds behind the winner.
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