This is when they Jimmie & Jr. dove down to the bottom. Jimmie never went below the yellow line. His left tires touched the yellow line.
You can also see it in the video.
"He didn't show his hand, which was really smart. He kind of sat in there behind them. We formed a run. They tried to sweep us down. I got into the side of Martin real hard and turned myself sideways. I thought we were going to have a helluva wreck." Jimmie Johnson
Instead, Earnhardt pulled off the save and had enough momentum to push Johnson to a .002-second victory over Bowyer, the closest finish in NASCAR history.
Kevin Harvick on Twitter:
KevinHarvick dear people the 48 did not go below the line he won the damn race in talladega fashion...roll on with it