CONCORD, N.C. -- The alternator failed, the battery had to be switched mid-race and the entire electrical system was on the fritz. Add all that to a constant fear of having a tire explode at any second and even the most veteran driver would be rattled.

Not Jimmie Johnson, and not at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Johnson overcame every problem thrown his way -- including the tire troubles that turned Saturday night's event into a laughingstock -- to win his fourth consecutive race at Lowe's and move into a tie with Tony Stewart in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

Johnson started 41st because his engine failed before qualifying. Then his alternator went mid-race. He cut a right rear tire. And then he had overtime.

In the end, he proved no one can beat him on the track his Lowe's-sponsored team considers its own private playground. Johnson has won five of the past six events at the suburban Charlotte facility.  More