Gordon wins B-of-A 500 at Concord

Concord, N.C. -- Jeff Gordon crossed the finished line 0.579 seconds ahead of Clint Bowyer Saturday to win the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

The victory -- in the fifth race in the 10-race "Chase for the Nextel Cup" -- was Gordon’s second consecutive win, his sixth of the season and the 81st of his Nextel Cup career.

Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards completed the top-five.

Gordon leads Jimmie Johnson -- who finished 14th Saturday night -- by 68 points. Gordon has a 78-point lead over Bowyer.

The "Chase" resumes Oct. 21 with race number six at the Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Va.

© Copyright United Press International.