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By Jenn Bates KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

11:12 a.m. CDT, April 17, 2011
{TALLADEGA, Al.}—

In one of the closest finishes in NASCAR history, Emporia native Clint Bowyer finished 2 thousandths of a second behind Jimmie Johnson, taking 2nd in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

In a three-wide six car finish, Johnson earned his first win of the season pushing past Bowyer just six inches from the finish line. 

The finish tied Ricky Craven’s victory over Kurt Busch at Darlington in 2003 for the closest since the introduction of electronic timing and scoring in 1993.