Jimmie Johnson won at Charlotte to advance to the third round of NASCAR's playoffs on a day when other drivers in the Chase struggled.
Joey Logano won at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday to automatically advance to the third round of NASCAR's playoffs.
Kevin Harvick dominated a race he had to win to advance to the second round of NASCAR's playoffs, while six-time champion Jimmie Johnson was eliminated from the field.
Denny Hamlin gave Joe Gibbs Racing a victory in the opening round of NASCAR's playoffs by rallying at Chicagoland. Kevin Harvick struggled, then shoved Jimmie Johnson after the race.
Matt Kenseth, who had a stout car Saturday, led 352 of the 400 laps on his way to his fourth victory of the season as the Chase field was set in the Sprint Cup regular-season finale at Richmond.
Five spots based on points are still up for grabs entering the Sprint Cup season finale, as long as someone outside the top 15 doesn't win Richmond and cut the number of winless drivers to four.
