"I hate that [Busch] wasn't able to hold on for the win there,'' said defending series champion Harvick, who leads Joey Logano by 28 points in the overall standings. "I would have loved to see those guys get their first win." Busch and Harvick made the most of their superior Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolets, and they likely would have cruised to a 1-2 finish before the first late caution led to another chapter in the thrilling races that have recently characterized the well-aged asphalt at Fontana. Team owner Roger Penske praised Wolfe's decisive call on the tires as "perfect." Penske's team hadn't won a NASCAR race since 2002 on the track he built one hour east of Los Angeles two decades ago. "We just got hung out on the yellows at the end," Busch said. "That last restart, I just didn't get the job done. Brad outmuscled us on four tires." Paul Menard came home fourth ahead of Ryan Newman in their Richard Childress Racing Chevrolets. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished in sixth and Jimmie Johnson ninth. Two-time defending Fontana champion Kyle Busch missed the race with a broken leg and foot