Jimmie Johnson Edges Clint Bowyer by 0.002 Seconds, Wins Aaron's 499 at Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Jimmie Johnson has won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, dipping to the inside and beating Clint Bowyer by 0.002 seconds - matching the closest finish in Sprint Cup history. Four pairs of cars surged toward the line Sunday for a typical Talladega finish, and it took a replay to show that Johnson edged Bowyer by about a foot. Johnson was pushed across the line by Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished fourth. Pole-sitter Jeff Gordon, squeezed between Bowyer and Johnson and pushed by Mark Martin, settled for third. Kevin Harvick, who was Bowyer's pusher, wound up fifth....

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