The race changed dramatically with 110 laps to go in a bizarre crash between leaders Gordon and Matt Kenseth.

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"I hate that for Matt Kenseth, " Gordon said.

NPR: Kasey Kahne Wins 1st Career Race At Bristol

Today, President Obama congratulated Jimmie Johnson on his fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship and welcomed other 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch and Jeff Burton to the White House.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Honors Jimmie Johnson's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship | The White House