Jimmie Johnson wins Sprint Cup Texas night race

Jimmie Johnson took the win in the first Sprint Cup Series night race of 2015 at Texas Motor Speedway, driving 501 miles and 334 laps in the #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to pick up his second points win of the season. It was his 72nd career win in the series and continued his streak of winning multiple races every season of his Cup career. Johnson led 128 laps, more than a third of the total race distance, and held off the Hendrick-powered #4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet of Kevin Harvick and the #88 Chevrolet of his teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. during the last green flag run. The other two Hendrick drivers, Kasey Kahne and Jeff Gordon, also had good cars at various points during the race.

The #2 and #22 Team Penske Fords of Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano as well as the #1 and #42 Chip Ganassi Chevrolets of Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson also got in on the action, with Logano and McMurray each leading late but getting passed by the Hendrick engines that had fresher tires from the final pit stops. Another story of note was Martin Truex Jr. taking the lower-level #78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet to a seventh-straight top-ten finish, which may be as remarkable as Kevin Harvick's top-two streak that started at the last Texas race in November and ended when he finished eighth at Martinsville two weeks ago. Polesitter Kurt Busch, Harvick's teammate, finished 14th in the #41 Chevrolet.

Race Results:

1. (5) 48-Jimmie Johnson - Chevrolet - 334 laps, led 128 laps
2. (2) 4-Kevin Harvick - Chevrolet - 334 laps, led 96 laps
3. (25) 88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Chevrolet - 334 laps
4. (6) 22-Joey Logano - Ford - 334 laps, led 19 laps
5. (3) 2-Brad Keselowski - Ford - 334 laps, led 27 laps
6. (10) 1-Jamie McMurray - Chevrolet - 334 laps, led 9 laps
7. (12) 24-Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet - 334 laps, led 3 laps
8. (4) 5-Kasey Kahne - Chevrolet - 334 laps, led 6 laps
9. (15) 78-Martin Truex Jr. - Chevrolet - 334 laps
10. (16) 19-Carl Edwards - Toyota - 334 laps