Several drivers reported various problems with their cars early on, with Clint Bowyer and Stewart both dropping far back in the opening laps.

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Johnson edged Clint Bowyer by .002 seconds.

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Today, President Obama congratulated Jimmie Johnson on his fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship and welcomed other 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch and Jeff Burton to the White House.

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