4 , ▁Edwards ▁had ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁one - second ▁lead ▁over ▁Johnson , ▁while ▁Har v ick ▁was ▁ 2 . 5 9 ▁seconds ▁behind . ▁Edwards ▁continued ▁to ▁increase ▁his ▁lead , ▁as ▁Ham lin ▁passed ▁Martin ▁for ▁ 1 5 th . ▁With ▁seven ▁la ps ▁remaining , ▁Edwards ▁had ▁a ▁ 1 . 6 7 ▁second ▁lead ▁over ▁Johnson . ▁As ▁Edwards ▁crossed ▁the ▁finish ▁line ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁race , ▁Johnson ▁won ▁his ▁fifth ▁consecutive ▁championship . ▁Har v ick ▁finished ▁third , ▁ahead ▁of ▁Al mi rola ▁and ▁All m ending er ▁in ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth . ▁K ah ne , ▁New man , ▁Stewart , ▁K ens eth ▁and ▁B iff le ▁rounded ▁out ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁finish ers ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Post - race ▁ ▁Race ▁winner ▁Carl ▁Edwards ▁appeared ▁in ▁victory ▁l ane ▁after ▁his ▁victory ▁lap . ▁He ▁celebrated ▁his ▁second ▁consecutive ▁win , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 6 7 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁race , ▁he ▁said ▁" Why ▁didn ' t ▁you ▁set ▁the ▁cars ▁up ▁like ▁this ▁before , ▁Bob ▁[ Os bourne ] ? ▁That ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁performance ▁down ▁the ▁straight away ▁I ' ve ▁had ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁time ." ▁ ▁After ward , ▁Johnson ▁began ▁celebr ating ▁his ▁fifth ▁consecutive ▁S print ▁Cup ▁Series ▁championship . ▁During ▁the ▁celebr ation , ▁Johnson ' s ▁crew ▁chief , ▁Ch ad ▁K na us ▁commented , ▁" I