Johnson wins Coca-Cola 600

CONCORD, N.C. -- Jimmie Johnson took off at the start and hardly slowed down. Less than halfway through the race, only 13 other drivers were left on the lead lap.

It was a dominating performance, one of the best ever, and left everyone else racing for second in Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600.

"Jimmie's car was so fast, I don't know that anything could have stopped him," said Jamie McMurray, who finished fourth.

The first hint that the rest of the field might be in trouble came a day before the race, when Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports team cut short their final practice. A few laps was all he needed to get the feel he wanted from his Chevrolet.

"I heard him say he had what he was looking for," Matt Kenseth said. "They quit Happy Hour early, and I thought that was a bad sign for us. We didn't have anything for him, that's for sure."

Johnson led 334 laps and only was threatened a couple of times.

Race results in Scoreboard on Page 2B.

-- AP