Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick, a pair of 1.5-mile specialists, battled it out Sunday in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 before Johnson won in overtime.
A Ryan Newman crash caused a caution with two laps remaining, bringing the field to pit road for the final pit stop. Johnson was the first off pit road followed by Harvick and Kyle Busch.
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A crash involving Aric Almirola and David Ragan, among others, brought out the caution flag after Johnson passed the new overtime line, resulting in Johnson's fifth win at Atlanta.