they're trying to get this race completed.
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they're trying to get this race completed.
lap 217- pace car says track looks good.
carl leads the pack to green fl&g
yeley & cassill hit the pits before the green fl&g, giving carl the lead.
lap 220-Matt Kenseth conginues to lead, but Carl Edawrds and Kevin Harvick are running hard to try to get up front. There are reports of more rain, and Kenseth is asking for the caution
Lap 221 -- YELLOW NO. 7: The caution comes out again for rain. Matt Kenseth said he had nearly wrecked on the previous lap
Lap 227 -- The back of the field has come to the pits, from A.J. Allmendinger back
Lap 229 -- The one-to-go signal has come out, so buckle in!
Lap 233 -- And here comes Jimmie Johnson. He's all over Matt Kenseth for the lead.
Lap 232 -- Jeff Gordon is losing ground and is now ninth behind David Ragan.
Lap 231 -- Matt Kenseth uses the outside line to his advantage again, and he's out front of both Jimmie Johnson in second and Carl Edwards in third.
Lap 230 -- GREEN : Matt Kenseth leads the field back to green, yet again.
Lap 235 -- Matt Kenseth has handled every charge Jimmie Johnson has made at him thus far, but Johnson's not the type to give up easily. Jeff Gordon is back up to fifth.
Lap 243 -- Carl Edwards takes four tires and fuel and only 12.6 seconds. Martin Truex Jr. wins the race off pit road with a two-tire stop.
Lap 241 -- YELLOW NO. 8: This time, it's for actual on-track action. Clint Bowyer is stopped up against the wall. That's bad news for his Chase hopes.
Lap 240 -- Carl Edwards has decided to make it a three-car run at the front. Jimmie Johnson has just moved to the inside and is battling Matt Kenseth, but Carl Edwards is right behind.
Lap 238 -- Good news for Junior fans: He's ahead of Kyle Busch. Bad news? He's still 22nd.
Lap 237 -- Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer are battling for 11th.
Lap 269 -- Brad Keselowski is up to fifth, and Denny Hamlin is now passing Matt Kenseth for sixth.
Lap 266 -- Jimmie Johnson continues to lead, but it's shrinking. With nearly 60 laps left, Jeff Gordon has plenty of time.
Lap 265 -- Jeff Gordon takes over second. He's now second to his teammate Jimmie Johnson by 1.2 seconds.
Lap 263 -- Jeff Gordon is closing on Carl Edwards for second place, but is still well back of Jimmie Johnson in the lead.
Lap 261 -- Jeff Gordon is up to third, passing Matt Kenseth for the spot.
Lap 260 -- Jimmie Johnson's lead is six-tenths of a second ahead of Carl Edwards.
Lap 258 -- Brad Keselowski, part of the Sprint Summer Showdown, is racing his teammate Kurt Busch for sixth.
Lap 256 -- Jeff Gordon gets past Martin Truex Jr. for fourth place.
Lap 255 -- It's Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth running 1-2-3 in this race.
Lap 254 -- GREEN : Jimmie Johnson leads the field back to green, with Carl Edwards to the inside.
Lap 251 -- Some sort of adjustment on pit road for Kyle Busch, and it took a little longer he had hoped for.
Lap 250 -- YELLOW NO. 9: Regan Smith brings out the caution. That bunches the field back up with Jimmie Johnson.
Lap 249 -- David Ragan heads to the pits for an unscheduled pit stop. His engine is gone.
Lap 248 -- And Jimmie Johnson goes to the lead. He's making it look easy while he's out there too.
Lap 247 -- GREEN : Martin Truex Jr., based on a two-tire stop, is out front of the field on the restart.
Lap 246 -- "You just can't race around the [expletive]," -- Clint Bowyer on Juan Montoya
Lap 245 -- Martin Truex Jr. is just hoping not to spin the wheels on the restart.
Lap 281 -- Jeff Gordon is contemplating when to make his stop for the vibration in his tires.
Lap 279 -- Jimmie Johnson has already dropped to 1.2 seconds off the lead.
Lap 277 -- Tony Stewart is back up to eighth. Matt Kenseth continues to slide.
Lap 276 -- Jeff Gordon finally takes over the lead, passing Jimmie Johnson on the inside. Jeff is complaining about a vibration in the tires.
Lap 274 -- Jeff Gordon is on the inside in the battle.
Lap 272 -- Kurt Busch takes over third from Carl Edwards.
Lap 271 -- Jeff Gordon is less than a half-second behind Jimmie Johnson.
Lap 282 -- There's a lapped car between Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. Also, nearly two seconds.
Lap 284 -- Jeff Gordon is on pit road. He's taking four tires and a full tank of fuel. No adjustments, however. Kurt Busch takes four tires and air pressure out of the rear. Denny Hamlin gets a wedge adjustment and four tires.
Lap 283 -- Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick start the pit road parade. Joining them are Matt Kenseth and Jeff Burton