Jimmie Johnson celebrates his win in Delaware with a quick spin
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Jimmie Johnson held off team-mate Kyle Busch to claim victory at Dover International Speedway and the lead in Nascar's Chase for the championship.
Johnson edge his third MBNA 400 race of the year by about a car length and now leads Rusty Wallace by seven points after two of 10 races in the Chase.
Wallace finished third ahead of Mark Martin, who now lies fourth overall.
Pole-sitter Ryan Newman was fifth to go third overall but Tony Stewart dropped to joint-fifth after a poor 18th place.
Stewart, the Nextel Cup points leader for the last seven races, arrived in Delaware 20 points ahead of Greg Biffle.
But Stewart was forced to struggle with an ill-handling car and is now tied with Biffle, who cut a tire and finished 13th, 23 points behind Johnson.
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