FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Kevin Harvick passed five-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson on the final turn to take the checkered flag in the Auto Club 400 in Fontana, Calif.  Johnson finished second and Kyle Busch was third, spoiling his chance to pull off a NASCAR weekend sweep two weeks in a row.

Kyle Busch had the dominant car most of the day and led a race-high 151 laps, including off a restart with nine laps left. Johnson, a five-time winner Fontana, had the late burst, chasing down Busch for the lead with two laps left. Harvick, as he always seems to, nailed the finish. He had a rough start to the season, finishing 42nd at Daytona after a blown engine and hadn't been able to pull it together since despite having fast cars. His best finish was a fourth at Phoenix.

Harvick didn't have a particularly strong qualifying session at Fontana, either, to start 24th and wasn't exactly ripping through the field once the race started. What he did do was gradually work his way to the front, pulling up behind Johnson after getting past Busch.

Taking advantage of a small gap to the outside, Harvick made his move on Johnson going into Turn 3, then completed it coming around Turn 4. Ahead going down the last straightway, he finished off his becoming-a-trademark finish to take the checkers for the 15th time in his career.