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Polesitter Kurt Busch leads the field to the green flag to start Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Gordon led more than 210 laps of the 267-lap event before losing the lead to Johnson, who seems hellbent to win his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship before Gordon does.
Johnson won last week at Auto Club Speedway and told members of the media leading up to Sunday's race he could care less about the people who think he's tainting NASCAR racing with his dominance.
"You compete to win. I'm not gonna apologize for winnning," he said. "I want to win every race."
While Johnson drove away for Sunday's victory, Kevin Harvick also passed Gordon for the runnerup spot. Gordon finished third ahead of fourth-place Mark Martin. And Matt Kenseth edged Joey Logano for fifth. Logano was sixth, a very impressive finish for the young driver. Tony Stewart was seventh, Clint Bowyer eighth, Kasey Kahne ninth and Greg Biffle 10th.
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Jeff Gordon dominated Sunday's Shelby American race in Las Vegas -- leading 219 laps of the 267-lap race. He finished third.
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Crew members work on the car of polesitter Kurt Busch, after he was involved in a three-car accident with Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya. Busch struggled throughout the rest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Shelby American, finishing 35th.
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Teammate Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray tangle to bring out the caution in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Shelby American. They also managed to collect polesitter Kurt Busch in the melee.
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Jimmie Johnson celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Shelby American in Las Vegas.
