At Nascar's Nasty Darling
Darlington... John Norman and Kenneth Shelton
from Pope Air Force Base
perform the national anthem... Michael Waltrip introduces the
Cup Series moms and the
moms give the command: "Sons and gentlemen, start your engines!" The cars are rolling off pit road
for three warm-up laps... Green Flag... Jamie McMurray brings the field
to speed for
367 laps at Darlington. But... First Lap lead change, Jamie
McMurray gets a great start and jumps out to the lead but Jeff Gordon
closes and beats McMurray to the line. * Nascar SprintCup 2011 * Rain,
crash and Hamlin *
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finish... Denny Hamlin takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series Showtime Southern 500 auto race at Darlington
Raceway...Denny
Hamlin became the first driver in 17 years to sweep Darlington Raceway,
winning the Sprint Cup race Saturday night after late mistakes took
Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton out of contention.
Winner
of the Nationwide Series race Friday night, Hamlin became the
first driver since Mark Martin in 1993 to sweep the Darlington weekend.
It was Hamlin's first victory at Nascar's oldest superspeedway, and the
Joe Gibbs Racing driver has never finished lower than 13th in his five
career starts at the difficult track. ''We had a top-two car all day,''
Hamlin said. ''Us, Jeff and the other Jeff were really strong.'' Hamlin
led 104 of the 367 laps, but knew he was going to have to
contend with both Gordon and Burton over the closing laps. That changed
during the final pit stops.
Lap 367 --
CHECKERED FLAG: Denny Hamlin sweeps Darlington and earns his third win
of 2010. Jamie McMurray finishes second and Kurt Busch is third.
Lap 366 -- WHITE FLAG: Denny Hamlin takes the white flag.
Lap 365 -- Jeff Gordon passes Juan Montoya for fourth but is running
out of laps.
Lap 362 -- Five to go and barring a caution, Denny Hamlin looks like he
will sweep Darlington.
Lap 359 -- Best racing on the track is for fourth between Juan Montoya,
Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon.
Lap 357 -- Jeff Burton up to 11th after restarting 18th due to the
penalty.
Lap 356 -- With 12 to go, Jeff Gordon passes Kyle Busch for sixth.
Lap 352 -- Jeff Gordon on the move as he passes Ryan Newman for
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Lap 349 -- Kyle Busch falls to sixth as Kurt Busch, Juan Montoya and
Kevin Harvick get around him.
Lap 348 -- Denny Hamlin jumps out to the lead. Jeff Gordon up to ninth.
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Lap 347 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kyle Busch
3. Jamie McMurray
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5. Juan Montoya
Lap 346 -- Numerous cars are taking the wave-around including Tony
Stewart, David Reutimann and Mark Martin.
Lap 345 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin wins the race off pit road and is
back out front. Jeff Burton runs over the air hose and has to serve a
pass-through penalty. Burton takes two left-side tires due to the
penalty.
Lap 344 -- The lead-lap cars are on pit road.
• Kyle Busch with two tires
• Jeff Burton with two tires
• Denny Hamlin with two tires
• Kurt Busch with two tires
• Jeff Gordon with four tires
Lap 342 -- Jeff Gordon tried to get on pit road under green but was
blocked by Tony Stewart. When Gordon finally got to pit road, the
caution came out forcing him to skip his pit stop. Gordon is now the
last car on the lead lap.
Lap 341 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11/LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton gets around
Denny Hamlin for the lead. Joey Logano spins after making his pit stop.
Mark Martin and David Reutimann complete their pit stops.
Lap 340 -- Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. on pit road for the
final time.
Lap 339 -- Some of the lap-down cars are pitting.
Lap 336 -- We are about 15 laps away from green-flag stops to set up a
15-lap shootout for the win.
Lap 332 -- Jeff Burton and Denny Hamlin side-by-side for the lead.
Lap 330 -- Lap traffic has allowed Jeff Burton to catch leader Denny
Hamlin.
Lap 326 -- As the race winds down, it's anyone's guess as to how these
teams will handle their final stop. Gas only? Two tires? Four tires?
This race is still up for grabs.
Lap 322 -- Jeff Burton passes Jeff Gordon for second.
Lap 320 -- Denny Hamlin puts Kasey Kahne a lap down.
Lap 315 -- Jeff Gordon is closing on Denny Hamlin as Gordon is now
1.1-seconds behind.
Lap 312 -- Martin Truex Jr. is faster than most of the lead lap cars
but needs a caution soon if he is going to have a top-10 finish.
Lap 310 -- Kyle Busch falls to fourth as Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton
continue to work together and move up to second and third.
Lap 302 -- Juan Montoya brushes the wall as he loses eighth to Ryan
Newman.
Lap 301 -- Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton both pass Jamie McMurray for
third and fourth.
Lap 300 -- After being multiple laps down early, David Ragan has worked
his way back onto the lead lap and he currently runs 17th.
Lap 296 -- Brad Keselowski up to 12th as he passes Kevin Harvick.
Lap 293 -- Martin Truex Jr. nudges Joey Logano into the wall as Truex
passes Logano to be the first car one lap down.
Lap 289 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin edges ahead of Kyle Busch for the
lead.
Lap 287 -- Denny Hamlin gets around Jamie McMurray for second on the
restart.
Lap 286 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jamie McMurray
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Jeff Burton
Lap 285 -- Sam Hornish Jr. and Scott Speed the wave-around cars but
both are multiple laps down.
Lap 284 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch wins the race off pit road and is
back out front.
Lap 283 -- The lead-lap cars hit pit road.
• David Reutimann with four tires
• Jeff Burton with four tires
• Jeff Gordon with four tires in a slow pit stop
• Denny Hamlin with a track bar adjustment
• Kyle Busch with two tires
• Jamie McMurray with two tires
Lap 281 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Bobby Labonte and David Gilliland get
together on the backstretch and both hit the wall. Kasey Kahne gets the
free pass and is back on the lead lap. Both Gilliland and Labonte go
the garage.
Lap 278 -- Jeff Gordon puts Kasey Kahne a lap down.
Lap 275 -- Kyle Busch on the move as he has climbed to ninth.
Lap 272 -- Jeff Gordon is out front by 3.2 seconds as green-flag stops
loom.
Lap 269 -- Scott Speed pits but has a commitment line violation and
will serve a pass-through penalty.
Lap 266 -- Matt Kenseth passes Brad Keselowski for 13th.
Lap 265 -- David Stremme goes a lap down.
Lap 261 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon drives right by Jeff Burton in Turn
3 for the lead.
Lap 255 -- Jeff Gordon chipping into Jeff Burton's lead as Gordon now
trails by 0.2 seconds.
Lap 251 -- Kevin Harvick gets around Ryan Newman for sixth.
Lap 247 -- Denny Hamlin back in the top five as he passes Ryan Newman.
Lap 246 -- Kyle Busch up to 13th after his flat tire.
Lap 244 -- Denny Hamlin is climbing to the front as he passes Kevin
Harvick for sixth.
Lap 242 -- Brad Keselowski falls to 10th as Denny Hamlin, Jamie
McMurray and Kurt Busch all get around him.
Lap 241 -- Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. in a battle to be the first
car one lap down.
Lap 238 -- Kevin Harvick up to sixth. Brad Keselowski in seventh.
Lap 237 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Burton brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Burton
2. Jeff Gordon
3. David Reutimann
4. Juan Montoya
5. Ryan Newman
Lap 235 -- David Ragan, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Paul Menard and
Sam Hornish Jr. on pit road. Busch has some front end damage. Truex
with transmission problems and he goes a lap down.
Lap 234 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9/LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. has a
problem on the restart stacking up the field, leading to David Ragan
slamming the wall putting debris on the track. Jeff Burton was out
front when the caution came out. David Stremme gets the free pass.
Lap 233 -- GREEN FLAG: David Reutimann brings the field to the green.
1. David Reutimann
2. Jeff Burton
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Juan Montoya
5. Ryan Newman
Lap 231 -- Kyle Busch back on pit road with a flat tire. Four tires for
the No. 18.
Lap 230 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Reutimann wins the race off pit road and
leads for the first time.
Lap 229 -- The lead-lap cars hit pit road.
• Kyle Busch with two tires
• Jeff Burton with two tires
• Kurt Busch with four tires and an air pressure adjustment
• David Reutimann with two tires
• Jamie McMurray with four tires
• Jeff Burton with two tires
• Jeff Gordon with two tires
• Kevin Harvick with two tires
• Ryan Newman with two tires
Lap 227 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Bobby Labonte smacks the wall after
blowing a tire on the backstretch bringing out the caution. David Ragan
gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.
Lap 226 -- Matt Kenseth is 20th and may have some brake problems.
Lap 222 -- Jeff Burton restarted 12th after pitting and is currently in
sixth.
Lap 218 -- Kyle Busch out front by 1.6 seconds. Twenty-three cars on
the lead lap.
Lap 212 -- Denny Hamlin up to sixth after pitting. Jeff Gordon
currently 12th.
Lap 210 -- Regan Smith quietly having a great night currently 11th.
Lap 207 -- Juan Montoya gets loose and hits Kasey Kahne as they battle
for 14th.
Lap 206 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch rockets past Jamie McMurray to lead
for the first time tonight.
Lap 205 -- A clean restart as the top five remain unchanged.
Lap 204 -- GREEN FLAG: Jamie McMurray brings the field to the green.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Kyle Busch
3. Kurt Busch
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. David Reutimann
Lap 201 -- Nine of the 22 lead-lap cars stay out while the rest pit.
• Jeff Gordon with two tires
• Brian Vickers with two tires and a chassis adjustment
• Denny Hamlin with two tires
• Jeff Burton with two tires
• Kasey Kahne with two tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four tires
Lap 200 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Tony Stewart spins on the backstretch to
bring out the caution. Sam Hornish Jr. also spins on the frontstretch.
Carl Edwards gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap. Both
Stewart and Hornish avoid the wall.
Lap 196 -- Tony Stewart gets his Darlington stripe in Turn 2 and is
well off the pace.
Lap 193 -- Sam Hornish Jr. on pit road with a tire rub.
Lap 191 -- Kurt Busch bumps Denny Hamlin as they battle for fifth.
Lap 190 -- GREEN FLAG: After an extended caution, Jamie McMurray brings
the field to the green.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Kyle Busch
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Brian Vickers
Lap 187 -- Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, David Reutimann and Paul Menard
the only cars to pit.
Lap 186 -- Pit road remains closed due to debris. A.J. Allmendinger
says his car lost its brakes and that's what caused his spin. He and
Jimmie Johnson are both OK after the very hard crash.
Lap 184 -- Pit road remains closed as track workers try to get the No.
43 of A.J. Allmendinger off the track.
Lap 182 -- Kevin Conway takes his No. 37 to the garage after his brush
with the wall. A.J. Allmendinger and Jimmie Johnson will both score a
DNF.
Lap 180 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: A.J. Allmendinger spins in Turn 3 and
slides up the track slamming into Jimmie Johnson totaling both cars.
Kevin Conway also spins in Turn 2. Greg Biffle gets the free pass and
is back on the lead lap.
Lap 179 -- Outside hurts Jeff Gordon again as Kyle Busch gets around
him on the restart.
Lap 178 -- GREEN FLAG: Jamie McMurray brings the field to the green.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kyle Busch
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Brian Vickers
Lap 176 -- Jimmie Johnson on pit road for a third time to repair his
car.
Lap 175 -- David Stremme and David Ragan the wave-around cars. Both are
now one lap down. Jimmie Johnson back on pit road for more work on his
No. 48.
Lap 174 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray wins the race off pit road and
is back in the lead. Jimmie Johnson with major repairs on pit road.
Lap 173 -- The lead-lap cars hit pit road.
• Kyle Busch with two tires
• Kurt Busch with an air pressure and track bar adjustment
• Jeff Gordon with two tires and adjustments
• Denny Hamlin with four tires
• Jamie McMurray with two tires
Lap 171 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Debris in Turn 2 after Sam Hornish Jr.
hits the wall brings out the caution. Jimmie Johnson gets the free pass
and is back on the lead lap.
Lap 170 -- Denny Hamlin finally gets around Jimmie Johnson and puts him
a lap down.
Lap 167 -- Martin Truex Jr. up to 11th and Jeff Burton climbs to 12th
as they both get around Tony Stewart.
Lap 164 -- Denny Hamlin leads by 4.7 seconds as he closes on Jimmie
Johnson to put him a lap down.
Lap 161 -- Denny Hamlin puts A.J. Allmendinger a lap down.
Lap 159 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 10th and Tony Stewart in 11th after
being among the first cars to pit.
Lap 156 -- Twenty-four cars are on the lead lap. Jimmie Johnson is the
last car on the lead lap. Greg Biffle is the first car one lap down.
Lap 154 -- The top five after green-flag stops:
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Kurt Busch
Lap 152 -- Kyle Busch challenging Jeff Gordon for second.
Lap 151 -- LEAD CHANGE: Scott Speed pits giving the lead back to Denny
Hamlin.
Lap 148 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kevin Harvick pits giving the lead to Scott
Speed.
Lap 147 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin pits giving the lead to Kevin
Harvick. Hamlin with a wedge adjustment.
Lap 146 -- Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman and David Reutimann on
pit road.
Lap 145 -- Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers, Martin Truex Jr., Juan
Montoya and Kyle Busch on pit road.
Lap 144 -- A.J. Allmendinger, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Elliott
Sadler and Greg Biffle on pit road.
Lap 142 -- Brad Keselowski on pit road. Clint Bowyer back in the garage.
Lap 141 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin gets around Jeff Gordon and leads
for the first time tonight. Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes the leaders and
is now one lap down.
Lap 139 -- Greg Biffle has held up Jeff Gordon allowing Denny Hamlin to
catch the bumper of the No. 24.
Lap 137 -- Mark Martin on pit road after hitting the wall. Four tires
and a major track bar adjustment for the No. 5.
Lap 136 -- Green-flag stops are upcoming in the next six to 10 laps.
Greg Biffle has an alternator issue.
Lap 133 -- Robby Gordon slams the wall in the corner. Mark Martin also
earns a Darlington stripe.
Lap 131 -- Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr. on pit road. Earnhardt
Jr. with a flat tire.
Lap 130 -- Tony Stewart in 32nd, one lap down, after his green flag
stop.
Lap 129 -- Kevin Conway on pit road.
Lap 126 -- Jeff Gordon puts Marcos Ambrose a lap down. Gordon leads by
four seconds.
Lap 125 -- Kyle Busch is on the move as he is up to seventh.
Lap 122 -- Travis Kvapil and David Gilliland on pit road after taking
the wave-around on the last caution.
Lap 121 -- Tony Stewart on pit road for four tires and fuel.
Lap 120 -- Tony Stewart is going to have to pit under green since he
missed his pit box during the last caution.
Lap 119 -- Jeff Burton off the pace as he falls to ninth. Clint Bowyer
back on the track scored 19 laps down.
Lap 117 -- Travis Kvapil goes a lap down.
Lap 115 -- Martin Truex Jr. has found something after his crash as he
has climbed to 22nd.
Lap 113 -- Jeff Gordon puts Bobby Labonte a lap down.
Lap 111 -- Jeff Burton gets around Tony Stewart for sixth.
Lap 108 -- Kevin Conway goes a lap down. Kyle Busch back in the top 10
after passing David Reutimann.
Lap 105 -- Clint Bowyer takes the No. 33 to the garage with possible
brake issues.
Lap 104 -- Clint Bowyer remains on pit road. Jeff Gordon leads by more
than three seconds.
Lap 101 -- Clint Bowyer with an unexpected pit stop with some issues.
Bowyer will go at least two laps down.
Lap 100 -- Jeff Gordon leads Denny Hamlin by 2.6 seconds.
Lap 98 -- After the crash, Greg Biffle is 26th, Jimmie Johnson is 27th
and Martin Truex Jr. is 28th. Thirty five cars are on the lead lap.
Lap 96 -- Kurt Busch one to watch as he is up to fourth.
Lap 95 -- Tony Stewart down to sixth after not pitting due to
congestion at his pit box.
Lap 91 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart gets up the track in Turn 4 and
Jeff Gordon passes him for the lead.
Lap 89 -- Jamie McMurray falls to fourth on the restart after going
three wide with Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon for the lead.
Lap 88 -- Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Jamie McMurray
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Denny Hamlin
Lap 87 -- Joey Logano, Travis Kvapil, David Gilliland, Kevin Conway and
Max Papis the wave-around cars. Kvapil, Gilliland and Conway back on
the lead lap.
Lap 86 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart wins the race off pit road and
leads. Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle and Martin Truex Jr. back on pit
road. All three remain on the lead lap.
Lap 85 -- The lead-lap cars are on pit road.
• Jeff Burton with two tires
• Kasey Kahne with two tires
• Jeff Gordon with two tires
• Jamie McMurray with a chassis adjustment
• Tony Stewart with no new tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four tires
Lap 84 -- Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. both pit early.
Lap 83 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Greg Biffle spins causing Martin Truex Jr.
to spin and Jimmie Johnson hits Truex. Bobby Labonte gets the free pass
and is back on the lead lap.
Lap 81 -- Bobby Labonte goes a lap down. Jamie McMurray out front by
1.5 seconds.
Lap 79 -- Jimmie Johnson 20th after his multiple pit stops to repair
his No. 48.
Lap 77 -- Jeff Burton and Kasey Kahne in a battle for fourth.
Lap 75 -- David Gilliland may have a tire rub as he has smoke coming
from his No. 38.
Lap 72 -- Kevin Harvick up to 14th after starting 35th.
Lap 71 -- Juan Montoya passes Ryan Newman for eighth.
Lap 70 -- Brian Vickers falls to seventh as Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch
get around him.
Lap 68 -- Matt Kenseth up to 10th after starting 29th.
Lap 67 -- Denny Hamlin jumps to second as the outside lane again is
slow on the restart.
Lap 66 -- GREEN FLAG: Jamie McMurray brings the field to the green.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Brian Vickers
5. Jeff Burton
Lap 65 -- Max Papis too fast exiting pit road and will restart at the
tail end of the field.
Lap 63 -- David Reutimann in 12th the highest-running car to pit.
Jimmie Johnson, A.J. Allmendinger and Clint Bowyer also on pit road.
Lap 62 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Paul Menard spins on the backstretch
bringing out the caution. Menard keeps it off the wall and only suffers
some flat tires. David Stremme gets the free pass and is back on the
lead lap.
Lap 60 -- Brian Vickers and Jeff Gordon made contact on the restart and
Vickers may have a tire rub.
Lap 59 -- Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin pass Brian Vickers for second
and third on the restart.
Lap 58 -- GREEN FLAG: Jamie McMurray brings the field to the green.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Brian Vickers
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Jeff Burton
5. Denny Hamlin
Lap 55 -- Tony Stewart in 17th the highest-running car to pit. Jimmie
Johnson, Carl Edwards, Robby Gordon, David Gilliland and Marcos Ambrose
also on pit road.
Lap 53 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Bobby Labonte and Joey Logano both spin.
Labonte doesn't hit anything, Logano slams the inside wall. Scott Speed
gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.
Lap 52 -- Jeff Gordon has a horrible start and drops to fourth. Bobby
Labonte scrapes the wall.
Lap 51 -- Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne three-wide for
fifth.
Lap 50 -- GREEN FLAG: Jamie McMurray brings the field to the green.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Brian Vickers
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Jeff Burton
Lap 49 -- David Ragan the wave-around car and will be scored one lap
down.
Lap 48 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray wins the race off pit road and is
back out front. David Gilliland too fast exiting pit road and will be
penalized.
Lap 47 -- LEAD CHANGE: Robby Gordon stays out to lead a lap and collect
five bonus points. Jimmie Johnson back on pit road for a second stop to
repair rear damage.
Lap 46 -- The lead-lap cars hit pit road.
• Jeff Burton with four tires and an air pressure adjustment
• Brian Vickers with four tires
• Kasey Kahne with a chassis adjustment
• Jeff Gordon with a track bar adjustment
• Jamie McMurray with four tires
Lap 45 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Michael McDowell hits the wall in Turn 2
bringing out the caution. Carl Edwards gets the free pass and is back
on the lead lap.
Lap 44 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. up to 12th after starting 19th.
Lap 39 -- Dave Blaney takes his No. 66 to the garage.
Lap 38 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers finally gets around Jeff Gordon
and leads.
Lap 37 -- Michael McDowell goes a lap down. Jeff Gordon continues to
lead.
Lap 35 -- Kasey Kahne has now joined the battle for the lead.
Lap 34 -- Carl Edwards goes a lap down and is complaining about the
handling of his No. 99.
Lap 32 -- Martin Truex Jr. up to 22nd after starting 33rd.
Lap 30 -- Lap traffic has allowed Brian Vickers to close the gap on
Jeff Gordon, who's lead has shrunk to 0.5 seconds.
Lap 29 -- David Stremme goes a lap down. Carl Edwards is next.
Lap 28 -- Jeff Gordon puts Travis Kvapil a lap down as Gordon continues
to lead by more than two seconds in front of Brian Vickers.
Lap 27 -- Denny Hamlin has quickly worked his way up to fifth.
Lap 25 -- Kasey Kahne running third and one of the fastest cars on the
track.
Lap 23 -- Dave Blaney on pit road and Todd Bodine takes his car to the
garage.
Lap 22 -- Juan Montoya and Marcos Ambrose get together while battling
for 15th.
Lap 20 -- Reed Sorenson hits the wall and takes his No. 32 to the
garage.
Lap 19 -- Kevin Harvick up eight spots as he now runs 27th.
Lap 18 -- Jeff Gordon puts Max Papis a lap down.
Lap 17 -- J.J. Yeley and Kevin Conway go a lap down. David Ragan comes
out of the pits two laps down.
Lap 16 -- David Ragan on pit road after slamming the wall.
Lap 15 -- It took 15 laps for Jeff Gordon to catch the rear of the
field as Todd Bodine goes a lap down.
Lap 14 -- Kasey Kahne battling Jamie McMurray for fourth as Kahne
continues to climb from his 10th-place starting position.
Lap 12 -- Jeff Gordon has checked out early, now leading by 2.9 seconds.
Lap 10 -- Kasey Kahne on the move as he passes Mark Martin for fifth.
Lap 9 -- Kyle Busch up to 33rd after starting from the rear. Carl
Edwards up to 35th.
Lap 8 -- Kasey Kahne gets around Ryan Newman for sixth.
Lap 7 -- Jeff Gordon has jumped out to a 1.7-second lead.
Lap 6 -- Brad Keselowski passes Denny Hamlin for ninth.
Lap 5 -- Jimmie Johnson up to 17th after starting 22nd.
Lap 3 -- Jamie McMurray falls to third after his battle with Jeff
Gordon.
