Race Recap - Atlanta Motor Speedway

Jimmie Johnson scored his second straighttop five.
NEXTEL Cup Series victory last Sunday in AtlantaEdwards advanced one spot in the series
and moved within 9 points of Jeff Gordon. 4 timestandings to fourth in points. Kenseth moved
series champion Jeff Gordon, came in with a 7thfrom 12th to 11th in the Chase standings and
place performance.Burton ascended one spot in the series standings
Johnson took his only lead on Lap 322 of ato eighth.
scheduled 324-lap battle and crossed the finish lineClint Bowyer stayed within championship range
in front of 2nd place Chase contender Carlwith a sixth-place finish.
Edwards under caution in a green-white-checkeredTony Stewart fell from 4th to 5th in the point
flag finish on Lap 329. Johnson completed his thirdstandings following his 30th-place Atlanta showing
track sweep of the season with his secondwhile Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick stayed in the
Atlanta win of 2007.sixth and seventh Chase spots even after their
Atlanta native Reed Sorenson placed third, Mattlousy race finishes.
Kenseth took fourth and Richard Childress RacingKurt Busch moved up from 10th to ninth in the
veteran Jeff Burton closed out the Atlanta racestandings with an eighth-place finish.