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Johnson holds off Gordon in Fontana race

Fontana, Oct. 11 -- Jimmie Johnson took the lead with six laps to go Sunday and held off Jeff Gordon to win the Pepsi 500 in Fontana, Calif.

Fontana,  Oct. 11  -- Jimmie Johnson took the lead with six laps to go Sunday and held off Jeff Gordon to win the Pepsi 500 in Fontana, Calif.

The win gave Johnson a 12-point lead over Mark Martin in the Sprint Cup points race.

Johnson outraced Gordon in the final laps after a pile-up involving several cars delayed the race for 22 minutes while the track was cleaned.

Juan Pablo Montoya finished third, Martin fourth and Tony Stewart fifth.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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