Brad Keselowski charged past race leader Kurt Busch following the second overtime restart Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, snapping Kevin Harvick’s two-race winning streak and notching his first victory of the 2015 season. Keselowski’s last-lap pass brought him his only lead of the day en route to his 17th career victory, but first on the two-mile Southern California oval. It was a runner-up finish for Harvick, who has now opened the season with five straight finishes of first or second – a NASCAR record. Busch started from the pole and grabbed third place, leading a race-high 65 laps in his second start after serving a NASCAR suspension. Paul Menard and Ryan Newman completed the top five with Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6th, giving Chevrolet five of the top six finishing positions.
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[box type=”shadow” title=”Unofficial Points Standings” ]DRIVER POINTS BEHIND LEADER
1. Kevin Harvick (3) 225 —
2. Joey Logano (1) 197 | -28
3. Martin Truex Jr. 192 | -33
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 164 | -61
5. Brad Keselowski 163 | -62
6. Ryan Newman 162 | -63
7. Jimmie Johnson (1) 159 | -66
8. Kasey Kahne 159 | -66
9. Paul Menard 152 | -73
10. Aric Almirola 138 | -87[/box]
~ written by John Singler
Motor Racing Network
Concord, North Carolina
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