By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY
LOUDON, N.H. — Kyle Busch's season-long grip on the Sprint Cup lead vanished in the opening laps of NASCAR's first Chase race.
Busch finished 34th, plummeting to eighth in series points as Greg Biffle won Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Biffle slipped past Jimmie Johnson after the race's final restart with 12 laps to go.
Johnson, who was seeking his third consecutive victory, ended the afternoon tied with Biffle's Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards (who finished third), for the points lead after the first of NASCAR's 10 races to determine a series champion.
Biffle won for the first time this season. He said he was holding back, conserving gas, until the final laps.
"I felt a little vulnerable and, sure enough, he got by," Johnson said.
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