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Miles the Monster knows who his Daddy is.

The fictional mascot of Dover International Speedway has now been tamed ten times by six-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.

Johnson survived a green-white-checkered finish and received a push from second place finisher Kevin Harvick to win Sunday's FedEx 400 benefitting Autism Speaks. With the victory Johnson  joins NASCAR legends Richard Petty, David Pearson, Dale Earnhardt, Sr, and Darrell Waltrip as the only drivers in NASCAR history to win ten times at a single track.

Johnson, who led only once for 23 laps, believes this Dover win was a strategic effort since on track passes were hard to manage.

 “What a long hard fought day to get to the front," Johnson said. "It seemed like four or five of us could run the same speed and just couldn’t really pass.  We did a great job of hanging in there.  My pit stops were awesome.  We kind of took a chance on pit sequence to pick off a couple of spots to get us from fifth to third, third to a shot for the win.  Then that last set of tires I was running (Kevin) Harvick down and we ended up staying on them and his car didn’t look as strong as it was early in the day and we were able to take advantage of it.”

The victory is Johnson's fourth of the 2015 season and the 74th win of his storied Sprint Cup career.

Johnson’s veteran crew chief Chad Knaus made the pit calls which put Johnson in the position for the victory despite being on older tires than most of his late race competition.

“I didn't know if Chad was just being a car salesman or what, but he told me the guys on two hadn't been very successful, and I wanted to believe him, so I believed him on that one,” Johnson admitted.  “And we fired off well and maintained -- I know you're going to say what you've got to say.  We got going, and the guys on four didn't come through and the guys on two didn't go anywhere.  I thought, well, damn, he wasn't lying to me.  We're going to be in good shape.  It was really about getting down the front stretch on the restarts, getting up through the gears well.  

“In that last restart Harvick hammered me in the back of the car and shot me out in front of the 5 (Kasey Kahne), and once I had the racetrack to myself, we were in control then.”

Kevin Harvick's second place finish becomes his ninth top-two finish this season; it's also the fourth time he's finished in the runner-up position to Jimmie Johnson this year.

Harvick, the defending Sprint Cup champion, admits restarts cost him a chance to earn his third victory of the season.

“We just struggled at the end of the race on restarts, really all day on the restarts," Harvick explained. "Once the track bar broke, we were pretty much in a box and just kind of had to hold on for the first 25 laps and if we weren't in the front then we struggled to just maintain what we had.  All in all, everybody did a great job, and I think when you look at Dover it's been a good racetrack for us.  We've led laps and just haven't quite finished it yet, but a good, solid day.”

Kyle Larson finished in third place with Kasey Kahne just behind in fourth place. Aric Almirola brought home a fifth place finish.

Martin Truex, Jr, led a race-high 131 laps but finished in sixth place. It becomes the third consecutive race in which Truex has led the most laps but failed to earn the victory. Truex, who notched his first career Sprint Cup victory in 2007 at Dover, doesn't believe his team hit on the setup all weekend.

"We had a good car today but it was never right," Truex admitted.  "We were never right yesterday all through practice. We made some changes today, and we made some gains on it, but never really got it where we needed it. Clean air was huge. When we were out front, we were okay. It just never turned good all day long. It just eventually caught up to us.”

Jamie McMurray finished in seventh place followed by Paul Menard, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top-ten.

Pole-sitter Denny Hamlin led four different times for 118 laps but was involved in an accident with Kurt Busch on lap 386 which forced him to settle for a 21st place finish, three laps down. Kurt Busch finished in 31st place.

Heading into next weekend’s race at Pocono Raceway, Kevin Harvick continues to lead the Sprint Cup points standings with a 44 point advantage over second place Martin Truex, Jr. Despite the victory, Jimmie Johnson remains in third place, 76 points behind Harvick.

Time Trial Results
Dover International Speedway
46th Annual FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, May 29, 2015 @ 04:37 PM Eastern
Driver    Date    Time    Speed
Track Qualifying Record:    Brad Keselowski     06/01/14    21.892    164.444
Pos    Car    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
Qualifying Round:    3
1        11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Cares Toyota    22.483    160.121    1    1    0.000    0.000
2        78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    22.539    159.723    1    1    0.056    0.056
3        42    Kyle Larson    Target Chevrolet    22.545    159.681    2    2    0.062    0.006
4        20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    22.546    159.674    2    2    0.063    0.001
5        22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    22.557    159.596    1    2    0.074    0.011
6        4    Kevin Harvick    ditech Chevrolet    22.571    159.497    1    2    0.088    0.014
7        16    Greg Biffle    Safety-Kleen Ford    22.573    159.483    1    1    0.090    0.002
8        19    Carl Edwards    Stanley Toyota    22.609    159.229    1    1    0.126    0.036
9        17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    Ford EcoBoost Ford    22.635    159.046    2    2    0.152    0.026
10        18    Kyle Busch    Skittles Toyota    22.645    158.975    1    2    0.162    0.010
11        1    Jamie McMurray    McDonald's/Cessna Chevrolet    22.683    158.709    1    2    0.200    0.038
12        3    Austin Dillon    DOW Chevrolet    22.743    158.290    1    1    0.260    0.060
Qualifying Round:    2
1        11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Cares Toyota    22.463    160.264    1    1    0.000    0.000
2        78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    22.492    160.057    1    1    0.029    0.029
3        16    Greg Biffle    Safety-Kleen Ford    22.537    159.737    1    1    0.074    0.045
4        18    Kyle Busch    Skittles Toyota    22.553    159.624    1    1    0.090    0.016
5        42    Kyle Larson    Target Chevrolet    22.562    159.560    1    1    0.099    0.009
6        22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    22.593    159.341    3    3    0.130    0.031
7        17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    Ford EcoBoost Ford    22.601    159.285    1    1    0.138    0.008
8        20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    22.609    159.229    1    1    0.146    0.008
9        19    Carl Edwards    Stanley Toyota    22.614    159.193    1    1    0.151    0.005
10        1    Jamie McMurray    McDonald's/Cessna Chevrolet    22.623    159.130    1    1    0.160    0.009
11        4    Kevin Harvick    ditech Chevrolet    22.627    159.102    1    1    0.164    0.004
12        3    Austin Dillon    DOW Chevrolet    22.654    158.912    1    1    0.191    0.027
13        41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    22.657    158.891    1    2    0.194    0.003
14        48    Jimmie Johnson    Lowe's Pro Services Chevrolet    22.668    158.814    5    5    0.205    0.011
15        55    David Ragan    Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota    22.690    158.660    3    3    0.227    0.022
16        88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    22.716    158.479    1    1    0.253    0.026
17        31    Ryan Newman    Caterpillar Chevrolet    22.747    158.263    1    4    0.284    0.031
18        27    Paul Menard    Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevrolet    22.760    158.172    3    4    0.297    0.013
19        2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    22.761    158.165    3    3    0.298    0.001
20        15    Clint Bowyer    AAA Insurance Toyota    22.764    158.144    1    2    0.301    0.003
21        13    Casey Mears    GEICO Chevrolet    22.771    158.096    3    3    0.308    0.007
22        24    Jeff Gordon    3M Chevrolet    22.773    158.082    1    2    0.310    0.002
23        43    Aric Almirola    Smithfield Ford    22.773    158.082    1    1    0.310    0.000
24        51    Justin Allgaier    AccuDoc Solutions/FOE Chevrolet    22.830    157.687    1    4    0.367    0.057
Pos    Car    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
Qualifying Round:    1
1        16    Greg Biffle    Safety-Kleen Ford    22.430    160.499    1    1    0.000    0.000
2        42    Kyle Larson    Target Chevrolet    22.506    159.957    1    1    0.076    0.076
3        78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    22.539    159.723    1    1    0.109    0.033
4        22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    22.553    159.624    1    1    0.123    0.014
5        11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Cares Toyota    22.553    159.624    1    1    0.123    0.000
6        18    Kyle Busch    Skittles Toyota    22.563    159.553    1    1    0.133    0.010
7        48    Jimmie Johnson    Lowe's Pro Services Chevrolet    22.565    159.539    1    1    0.135    0.002
8        19    Carl Edwards    Stanley Toyota    22.575    159.468    2    2    0.145    0.010
9        4    Kevin Harvick    ditech Chevrolet    22.606    159.250    1    1    0.176    0.031
10        17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    Ford EcoBoost Ford    22.626    159.109    1    1    0.196    0.020
11        31    Ryan Newman    Caterpillar Chevrolet    22.629    159.088    1    1    0.199    0.003
12        27    Paul Menard    Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevrolet    22.647    158.961    1    1    0.217    0.018
13        1    Jamie McMurray    McDonald's/Cessna Chevrolet    22.663    158.849    1    1    0.233    0.016
14        41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    22.670    158.800    1    1    0.240    0.007
15        13    Casey Mears    GEICO Chevrolet    22.693    158.639    1    2    0.263    0.023
16        43    Aric Almirola    Smithfield Ford    22.700    158.590    1    1    0.270    0.007
17        3    Austin Dillon    DOW Chevrolet    22.700    158.590    4    4    0.270    0.000
18        15    Clint Bowyer    AAA Insurance Toyota    22.702    158.576    1    2    0.272    0.002
19        20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    22.711    158.513    1    2    0.281    0.009
20        24    Jeff Gordon    3M Chevrolet    22.718    158.465    1    2    0.288    0.007
21        55    David Ragan    Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota    22.725    158.416    1    2    0.295    0.007
22        51    Justin Allgaier    AccuDoc Solutions/FOE Chevrolet    22.727    158.402    1    3    0.297    0.002
23        88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    22.729    158.388    3    4    0.299    0.002
24        2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    22.741    158.304    1    1    0.311    0.012
25        5    Kasey Kahne    Farmers Insurance Chevrolet    22.746    158.270    3    4    0.316    0.005
26        14    Tony Stewart    Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet    22.773    158.082    4    4    0.343    0.027
27        33    Brian Scott(i)    ACME Chevrolet    22.779    158.040    5    5    0.349    0.006
28        9    Sam Hornish Jr.    Twisted Tea Ford    22.832    157.673    1    2    0.402    0.053
29        47    AJ Allmendinger    Scott Products Chevrolet    22.834    157.660    1    3    0.404    0.002
30        7    Alex Bowman     Chevrolet    22.886    157.301    1    1    0.456    0.052
31        6    Trevor Bayne    AdvoCare Ford    22.912    157.123    3    6    0.482    0.026
32        38    David Gilliland    The Pete Store Ford    22.922    157.054    1    3    0.492    0.010
33        10    Danica Patrick    GoDaddy Chevrolet    22.980    156.658    4    5    0.550    0.058
34        46    Michael Annett    Pilot Flying J Chevrolet    22.983    156.638    3    3    0.553    0.003
35        26    Jeb Burton #    Maxim Fantasy Sports Toyota    22.985    156.624    3    3    0.555    0.002
36        83    Matt DiBenedetto #    Burger King Toyota    23.114    155.750    1    3    0.684    0.129
37    OP    35    Cole Whitt     Ford    23.205    155.139    4    4    0.775    0.091
38    OP    34    Brett Moffitt #    Dockside Logistics Ford    23.296    154.533    1    4    0.866    0.091
39    OP    98    Josh Wise     Ford    23.310    154.440    4    4    0.880    0.014
40    OP    23    JJ Yeley(i)    Dr Pepper Toyota    23.342    154.228    2    2    0.912    0.032
41    OP    62    Brendan Gaughan(i)     Chevrolet    23.445    153.551    1    5    1.015    0.103
42    OP    32    Mike Bliss(i)    CorvetteParts.net Ford    23.471    153.381    2    2    1.041    0.026
43    OP    40    Landon Cassill(i)    CRC Brakleen Chevrolet    23.579    152.678    1    1    1.149    0.108
44        39    Travis Kvapil(i)     Chevrolet    23.189    155.246    1    3    0.759    -0.390
45        30    Jeff Green(i)    Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet    23.535    152.964    2    6    1.105    0.346