NASCAR at Atlanta 2016 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

Jimmie Johnson successfully defended the checkered flag in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, notching his fifth win at the venue and the 76th victory of his career.   It was a remarkably clean race that featured only three caution flags. The first was for debris on Lap 210, per Fox Sports: NASCAR on Twitter, and the second on a Ryan Newman blown tire with three laps remaining to force overtime. The first yellow flag offered a seven-lap reprieve, and the Newman-induced caution thickened the plot in what would have been a runaway win for Johnson, who managed to hang on after the restart. Here is a look at the top finishers from Sunday's action: An eventful finish saw Johnson's chief challenger, K...

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