FONTANA, Calif. — Alex Bowman raced to his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory by holding off Kyle and Kurt Busch at Auto Club Speedway.
Bowman led 110 laps and kept his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in front after the final pit stops for a comfortable win in a smooth, fairly uneventful race featuring only one caution outside of the stage breaks.
Defending Fontana champion Kyle Busch was 8.9 seconds behind in second place.
His older brother Kurt was third, and Bowman's teammate Chase Elliott came in fourth.
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Jimmie Johnson had a solid run in front of his hometown crowd with his wife and daughters waving the green flag to start the race.
Johnson led the race three times in his final appearance as a full time NASCAR Cup Series driver at Auto Club Speedway.
The next NASCAR Cup Series race is the FanShield 500 on Sunday, March 8 at Phoenix Raceway. That race begins at 1:30 p.m. MT.
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