Jimmie Johnson took a dominant second win of the season at
Kansas, strongly enhancing his quest for a sixth consecutive
title.  The reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion probably
produced his most emphatic display of the whole season, leading
197 out the 272 laps run, only looking under threat on the
green-white-checkered finish, when the charging Red Bull Toyota
of Kasey Kahne challenged him.  Johnson was more than 12 seconds
ahead of the field when the third caution of the day waved for
debris 61 laps from the end, apparently turning the race into
yet another fuel-saving contest. However, a further caution on
lap 219 allowed the leaders the chance to pit, Johnson going for
a splash while others like Tony Stewart, his main rival at the
time, took on new right-side tires also.  The Hendrick driver
restarted from third behind Penske's Kurt Busch and Richard
Childress' Kevin Harvick, both of whom stayed out during the
caution to gain track position, but it took Johnson just a
couple of laps to put things b