NASCAR at Atlanta 2015 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

When Jimmie Johnson took the lead on Sunday, he was dominant. On the final restart, the six-time champion got out front and easily ran away from the field to claim his first win of the season in Atlanta.       The victory was Johnson's 71st win at the Sprint Cup level and his fourth in Atlanta in just his 24th race at the track. Johnson faced adversity in Atlanta, beginning with him not getting a lap in during qualifying. That would cause Johnson to start 37th, but he quickly got to near the top of the leaderboard before committing a penalty in the pits. Even those setbacks weren't enough to hold Johnson back thanks to a fast car, as he pointed out after the race: Just like he started out the season in Dayton...

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