Nascar Rules

[the H team]

Lap 233 -- GREEN : Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson are the top five. Harvick is told just before the green that the Hendrick Motorsports cars will be about four laps short of making it the rest of the way without stopping for fuel. Harvick will be about nine short.
There's a big scramble on the backstretch. Truex clears for the lead.

[the H team]

hamlin's trying for 3rd against keselowski

[the H team]

he's having a problem trying to pass & there he goes.

[the H team]

after starting 24th at the start of the race, edwards is up to 10th.

[rockit]

Looks like it's going to be a fuel mileage race unless there are some cautions

[the H team]

Lap 237 -- So far, Martin Truex Jr. has been able to hang onto the lead. Kevin Harvick is in second place, three tenths of a second back.
Lap 235 -- Jimmie Johnson is being told that he'll be three laps short on fuel.

[the H team]

i fugure there's going to be at least 1 more caution.
harvick has cut the gap down to 7/10s
like i said caution out on lap 247.

[the H team]

reutimann just blowed up.
labonte gets the free pass.

[rockit]

Oh Oh Smoke off the pace

[the H team]

truex gas guy is having problems getting all the gas into the car.
tony shut his engine off to save gas & can get it restarted. he's getting a push & has gone a lap down because of it.

[the H team]

bet smoke is wishing that he had a carbureted engine now.

[the H team]

at least he got it restarted.

[the H team]

harvick & hamlin line up 1, 2

[the H team]

the message is save, save, save, but don't shut the engine off.

[the H team]

on the restart, hamlin has the lead.