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And 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.

Second Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet), third Kurt Busch (Dodge) and 24 Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet), 42 Juan Montoya (Chevrolet), 29 Kevin Harvick 100 Sexiest Spotlight on Kim Kardashian(Chevrolet), 18 Kyle Busch (Toyota), 31 Jeff Burton (Chevrolet), 39 Ryan Newman (Chevrolet), 83 Brian Vickers (Toyota)

CHASE POINTS POLES WINS TOP5 TOP10 WINNINGS
1-Kevin Harvick 1467 0 1 4 7 2,340,810
2-Jimmie Johnson 1457 0 3 5 7 2,404,040
3-Kyle Busch 1358 1 1 2 5 1,885,260
4-Matt Kenseth 1348 0 0 3 6 1,734,140
5-Greg Biffle 1334 0 0 2 7 1,770,300
6-Jeff Gordon 1305 0 0 4 4 1,822,710
7-Denny Hamlin 1268 0 2 3 3 1,776,030
8-Kurt Busch 1255 1 1 3 5 1,720,480
9-Jeff Burton 1247 0 0 2 3 1,619,930
10-Mark Martin 1242 1 0 4 5 1,472,190
11-Carl Edwards 1227 0 0 1 5 1,548,130
12-Clint Bowyer 1213 0 0 1 6 1,551,990
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13-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1209 1 0 1 3 2,027,050
14-Martin Truex Jr. 1196 0 0 1 4 1,241,400
15-Tony Stewart 1160 1 0 1 3 1,559,030

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 seventh. Denny Hamlin leads by 1.1Milica Dabovic FHM Milica Dabovic çıplak pozları seconds.

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.