Jimmie Johnson wins 2010 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 NASCAR race in New Hampshire

June 29, 2010

driver won his second consecutive race of the  on Sunday during the  at. It was his fifth victory in the 2010 season of the US's leading professional stock car series, drawing him level with for the most wins. The victory earned Johnson 190 points (including a 5 point bonus), moving him closer to point leader, but he is still 105 points behind in second position.

With eight laps remaining,, who was running second, bumped Johnson to become the leader, but Johnson returned the favor a couple laps later to the lead the final two laps. Johnson said, “Kurt knocked me out of the way. At that point, I thought, I don’t care if I win or finish. I’m going to run into him one way or the other ... I tried once and moved him. (I thought) I’ve got to hit him harder. The second time I did and moved him out of the way.” finished in the second position, ahead of Kurt Busch and  in third and fourth. ,, , and  rounded out the top ten positions. The race had total of four cautions and sixteen lead changes among nine different drivers. led the most laps by leading 110.

In the, Harvick and Johnson remained in the first and second position. , because of his accident with maintained the third position while his team mate Hamlin is fourth. Gordon, Kurt Busch,, and Burton followed in the top-eight points positions. Stewart move up one position after finishing second and is in the ninth position, as fell to tenth. and rounded out the top-twelve, and is currently in the.