Checkered Countdown: Top-Five Texas Finishes

No. 5 Johnson passes Brad Keselowski with four to go, wins it (2015).

Last year after more than 300 laps it came down to the final four to see the last lead change. Keselowski had pulled away from the rest of the field, but Johnson tracked him down. The battle began with six to go: the Penske driver tried to always pick his competitor’s line to close all the gaps. That strategy worked until Johnson had a big run on the outside of turn two and easily got by Keselowski. Then it was just three more laps between him and victory lane. That win ended up having huge Chase implications: had he won the race, Keselowski would have been guaranteed a spot in the final four at Homestead. But Johnson beat him and he was eventually eliminated at the end of that round.