NASCAR Checkered Countdown: Top-Five New Hampshire Finishes

No.1 Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch use the bumpers for the win (2010).

After a series of late-race cautions on the final restart the front row was made of Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch. Johnson led the field to the green but when the field got to turn three Busch pushed him wide to take the lead away from him with an old style aggressive move. Johnson was not going to quit though and in the closing laps catched the Penske Racing driver again.

The fans were all expecting what in the end happened: a payback. With two laps to go Johnson put the same classic move on Busch to get side by side with him in turn three again. “The Outlaw” did not give up and tried to make life difficult for the reigning champion but he was cleared on the backstretch. Johnson won his fifth race of the season while Busch was passed by Stewart too.