Jimmie Johnson won Talladega by finishing slightly ahead of Bowyer in the final second. Dale Earnhardt Jr. helped his teammate to victory and Johnson gave him the checkered flag. The win gave Jimmie Johnson the 54th of his career and the first of this season.
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