Johnson up to second in standings
Johnson won the pole, led the most laps (191) and scored maximum points (195) as he vaulted four positions to second in the Cup standings.
"It's a huge weight off my shoulders that we were able to come here and win a race in the Chase, rebound from last week," said Johnson, who won for the sixth time this season, the sixth time at Dover and the third time in the past four races at the Monster Mile.
With 53 Cup victories, Johnson is 10th all time, one behind Lee Petty and two behind Rusty Wallace.
Johnson regained the lead from Carl Edwards on Lap 366 of 400, when Edwards brought his No. 99 Ford to pit road during a cycle of green-flag stops. Johnson pulled away from Burton the final 35 laps.
"[Sunday] is a great day for us, because it shows us what we are capable of and the fact that we can win races and be competitive in this Chase," Johnson said. "This summer was hard on us -- there's no way around that. We had bad races and finished bad. We had good races and finished bad. So it's nice to do things start-to-finish all weekend long on the right foot."
Jimmie Johnson won his 53rd Cup Series race in his 319th start. This is Johnson's 15th top-10 finish in 2010.
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