(AP) -- Kevin Harvick passed California kingJimmie Johnson on the final turn to win his first race of theseason Sunday at Auto Club Speedway.
Kyle Busch had the dominant car most of the day and led comimg out of a restart with nine laps left. Johnson, a five-time winnerat Fontana, chased him down to take the lead with three laps left,but Harvick moved in right behind him.
Harvick pulled up close, started to make his move to the outsideon Turn 3 and completed the pass before hitting the finalstraightaway for his 15th career win.
Harvick, who started 24th, led just one of the 200 laps aroundthe 2-mile oval.
Johnson finished second and Busch was third, spoiling his chanceto pull off the NASCAR weekend sweep two weeks in a row.
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