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Jimmie Johnson celebrating his win at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway

“Yeah, just a really solid performance all day long, great pit stops,” Johnson said. “Same thing at Texas. I think that was the piece we were lacking to start the season. Don't know why, don't know what it was, but our cars have been very capable of running up front, and it's been nice these last two weeks to execute from the start of the race qualifying. Was saved by the rain this week and the week before. I spun out after I took the flag”.

This was Johnson’s 82nd career win, which puts him within one for sixth place on the all time career wins list. The win was also the second career win for Johnson at Bristol Motor Speedway. Johnson did not lead until the 394th lap of the race, and eventually led three times for a total of 81 laps.

“I know we won here one other time, but I think from a consistency standpoint and competitive standpoint, this is the best we've ever been, and I've been looking and trying to figure this place out, and I've come here with the identical race car that Jeff Gordon wins with, and I run 15th,” Johnson said. “That's where a lot of that emotion came from is more in the personal category today and getting that win”.

Clint Bowyer came in second place, finishing just 1.199 seconds behind Johnson. This was Bowyer’s best finish since finishing in second place in 2013. Bowyer is still looking for his first win since 2012 at Charlotte. This was Bowyer's fourth top 10 finish this season and his 11th at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Drivers led by Martin Truex Jr stopped for a pit stop

Kevin Harvick came in third place, who was passed by Bowyer, his teammate, on lap 485.

“We just needed track position,” Harvick said. “I think we showed how fast it was there on no tires and kind of able to hold our own. A good weekend, and we’ll just keep going."

Kyle Larson, who finished in sixth, leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Standings with 360 points and 7 playoff points. Chase Elliott is in second place with 333 points. Martin Truex Jr is in third place with 323 points and 10 playoff points. Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, and Martin Truex Jr are tied for the lead the in the current playoff standings with 10 points.

The next race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will be at the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

Luke Bogaki won the K&N Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas for the first time in his career.

Bogacki beat Michael Pennington in the final round by 0.0003 seconds. They both had almost identical reaction times. Pennington was two thousandths of second faster off the line at 0.012 seconds. Bogacki left the starting line at 0.014 seconds. Bogacki and Pennington raced neck and neck down the strip with Bogacki winning by a nose.

“That’s kind of typical for the racing that we do,” Bogacki said. “I look at those as coin flips basically. They can go either way.”

Bogacki said he is constantly asked how to win those close races. He says luck plays as much as role as anything.

“It’s a skill to put yourself in that position where the races are close, but it’s just a coin flip,” Bogacki said. “I was fortunate to come out on the right side of it.”

After the race, Bogacki said it took a while for it to sink in that he won.

“I knew when we hit the finish line that it was super close and I was fairly confident that I hit the dial in,” Bogacki said. “It’s one of those where you look up at the scoreboard and hold your breath. It could go either way.”

Luke Bogacki won $230,000 in the K&N Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas.

“He’s such an awesome competitor,” Bogacki said. “You kind of expect it. It was no surprise to see him there. Certainly no shock that we had such a close race.”

Bogacki advanced to the quarterfinal round with five other drivers. Val Torres Jr., Bobby Dye Jr., Lane Dicken, Pennington, and Randy Biddle were the other quarterfinalists. Bogacki earned a bye in the semifinals and awaited the winner of the race between Biddle and Pennington.

He was able to earn the bye by having the quickest reaction time of the three winners in the quarterfinals. It also came with a $60,000 bonus.

“I had the best winning reaction time of six cars out of the three winners,” Bogacki said. “The way that shook out, that was the most lucrative single win light by a wide margin.”

Bogacki won $230,000, a trophy, and a limo ride to the Cosmopolitan Hotel on the Strip as part of the Spring Fling championship.

“The margins are razor thin,” Bogacki said. “You get used to winning or losing by a thousandth of a second. In my career, I have accomplished more than I ever dreamed that I would.”

Bogacki said winning the K&N Spring Fling Million was like completing a career grand slam in drag racing. He has won a U.S. Nationals title, an NHRA World Championship, and a Jeg’s All Star event. The Spring Fling Million completes the big four events.

“If there was one bucket list item left to achieve, it was actually winning the Million,” Bogacki said. “It’s the last thing that I have to do. The field is so deep and so strong that you never know when it’s going to happen or if it’s going to happen. I feel that my career is complete and super grateful that it fell together.”

Dangerously high winds postponed qualifying on the Thursday before the elimination rounds. The drivers had a full day of racing to whittle down the field to the final day of races.

Luke Bogacki compared winning the K&N Spring Fling Million to hitting a grand slam in baseball

The next K&N Spring Fling event is at Galot Motorsports Park in North Carolina.

“I thought it was really special to come out on top of the event in the K&N Filters dragster at the K&N Spring Fling Million,” Bogacki said. “They just do so much. Forget what they do for me and my race team, they do so much for the sport and drag racing. Case in point, sponsoring that event. It’s just an honor on my end just to represent them.”

Chelsea DeNofa in his new RTR Mustang at the Streets Of Long Beach looking for that repeat win

Vaughn Gittin, Jr. looked poised for a win and got the number one qualifying position on Friday

Matt Coffman would back up his performance from last year with a Great 8 finish

The next event for the Formula Drift Schedule and our K&N Drivers is Orlando Speed World Oval in Orlando, Florida. Stay tuned for more news from K&N and the 2017 Formula Drift Season.

The 2017 Mustang that K&N built for Keystone along with HRE, Magnaflow, Vogtland, Mickey Thompson, and Baer Brakes

John Fulton of The General Store Spokane held the key that started the brand new Mustang

As a celebratory road trip, John drove the car from Dallas back to Spokane

“This was a really cool experience. You know I got up there with the key and since we were the last to be drawn, we were last on stage. Well as soon as number 4 didn’t start it I knew it was us,” explained Fulton. “One of the best parts is my boss flew me back down and I picked the car up and did a little road trip on the way home. I definitely put that car to great use. I want to say thanks to everyone at K&N for putting this together and giving us a chance to win such a cool prize.”

K&N could not be more excited for how this event turned out and would like to send a huge congratulations to John and the rest of the team at The General Store Spokane!