El Cajon native Jimmie Johnson won the TUMS Quikpak 500 Sunday extending his lead in the chase for the championship.
In lap 162, Kyle Busch blew a tire, hit the wall and stayed there. Busch was black flagged for stopping on the race track.
With 31 laps to go, Jimmie Johnson passed Matt Kenseth for the lead and held it to the end.
With the win under his belt, Johnson spoke after the race about how happy he is that the team turned things around this season.
"We flat out sucked at the start of the season," said Johnson. "There were times when we were terrible. So to fight through that is a lot of fun."
"For the first time in my career I feel more comfortable in this position in leading and being on top than I ever have," said Johnson. "I think that comes from experience and in being confident in our race team and what we're doing."
