HAMPTON, Ga.—Winning races is the only way anyone has a chance to catch Jimmie Johnson in the race for the Sprint Cup championship.

And even that may not be enough.

Carl Edwards won Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, yet it barely kept him in Johnson’s championship rearview mirror.

Johnson roared back from a rare pit-road penalty with a masterful final drive through the field to finish second and widen his lead in the standings to 183 points over Edwards with three races to go in the Chase for the championship.

A jubilant Edwards was ...

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