Nascar Rules

[the H team]

a look to the northwest, the weather is advancing. can no longer see the top of the mountain.

[the H team]

Lap 52 -- There are now two Joe Gibbs Racing cars and two Hendrick Motorsports cars in the top five.
Lap 51 -- Tony Stewart has moved out to about a half-second lead over third-place Denny Hamlin.
Lap 50 -- We're a quarter of the way into the race ... or halfway to halfway. Take your pick!
Lap 48 -- Tony Stewart finally moves past Denny Hamlin for second place.
Lap 47 -- Tony Stewart tries to get a run on Denny Hamlin for second place on the backstretch, but backs out.
Lap 46 -- Jimmie Johnson grabs fourth place from Greg Biffle.

[the H team]

Lap 55 -- So far, fifth-place Jeff Gordon is the biggest mover since the start of the race -- up 16 spots.

[the H team]

Lap 61 -- Tony Stewart is gaining on leader Kyle Busch.
Lap 56 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is running in ninth place.

[the H team]

Lap 69 -- Kyle Busch gives up the point to pit. Also in are A.J. Allmendinger, Greg Biffle, Brad Keselowski and others.
Lap 68 -- Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. begin another round of green- stops.
Lap 65 -- Kyle Busch is going to have company ... and soon. Tony Stewart is now down just 7/10ths of a second.
Lap 62 -- Fox's Mike Joy says that rain is about ten miles out. Let's hope he's wrong. Mistaken. That he doesn't know what he's talking about. Something.

[the H team]

Lap 72 -- After the stops, the top five are Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson.
Lap 71 -- Jeff Gordon was the leader, but drops onto pit road to make his stop. Jimmie Johnson is also in for service.
Lap 70 -- Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Ryan Newman are stopping.

[the H team]

Lap 74 -- Kyle Busch leads Tony Stewart by about two seconds and third-place Denny Hamlin by 5.5. It's another 10 seconds back to fourth-place Jeff Gordon.

[the H team]

Lap 77 -- Tony Stewart is once again slicing into Kyle Busch's lead. It's now down to 1.5 seconds.
Lap 76 -- Bob Osborne, Carl Edwards' crew chief, tell his driver that it's raining at the airport in nearby Ontario, Calif.

[the H team]

Lap 82 -- One second. That's all that stands between Tony Stewart and leader Kyle Busch.
Lap 81 -- Jamie McMurray is back on pit road.

[the H team]

Lap 85 -- Tony Stewart captures the lead, but Kyle Busch tries a crossover move between Turns 3 and 4 that doesn't quite work.
Lap 84 -- Don't look back. Something may be gaining on you Kyle Busch now has just half a second on Tony Stewart.

[the H team]

Lap 88 -- Just three laps after taking the lead, Tony Stewart is already 2.4 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch. Check that car for rocket fuel!

[the H team]

Lap 100 -- Halfway! Jeff Burton is on pit road.
Lap 98 -- There are currently 18 cars on the lead lap.
Lap 97 -- Denny Hamlin goes under Kyle Busch for second place between Turns 1 and 2.
Lap 95 -- A.J. Allmendinger is pitting.
Lap 93 -- Kyle Busch has made slight contact with the wall coming off Turn 2. He's still up to speed.
Lap 90 -- Ten laps to the halfway s, at which point the race would be considered official, and rain is still said to be closing on the race track.

[the H team]

Lap 116 -- Denny Hamlin has caught Tony Stewart for the lead.
Lap 114 -- Rain is being reported in Turn 3.
Lap 112 -- Tony Stewart's lead over Denny Hamlin stands about 9/10ths of a second.
Lap 109 -- After the stops, the top five are Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jooooon-yer!
Lap 108 -- Jeff Gordon drops onto pit lane. He will have to serve a stop-and-go penalty for dragging his fuel can -- as well as the gasman -- out of his pits.
Lap 107 -- Jimmie Johnson pits, handing the lead over to Jeff Gordon.
Lap 106 -- Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch give up first, second and third to pit. Jimmie Johnson assumes the lead.
Lap 104 -- Carl Edwards and Paul Menard are on pit road.
Lap 103 -- Matt Kenseth, Juan Montoya, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ryan Newman are pitting. Keselowski will be penalized for speeding while entering pit road.
Lap 102 -- Kevin Harvick and Greg Biffle roll into their stalls.
Lap 101 -- Regan Smith, Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr. are stopping.

[the H team]

Lap 118 -- Although he's right there, Denny Hamlin hasn't been able to make a move on Tony Stewart for the race advantage.
Lap 117 -- After serving the stop-and-go penalty, Jeff Gordon is shown in 18th place, one lap down.

[the H team]

Lap 120 -- Rain is now being reported by one of the drivers in Turn 4.