Nascar Rules

[the H team]

Lap 74 -- Martin Truex Jr. has opened up a lead of 2.4 seconds over Kevin Harvick, who is still dealing with Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson on his rear bumper.
Lap 71 -- NASCAR inspectors are reporting smoke coming from the right front of Clint Bowyer's car.
Lap 69 -- Jimmie Johnson has joined Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne in their battle for second place.

[the H team]

Lap 82 -- Martin Truex Jr. is very happy happy with his Toyota. He should be!
Lap 78 -- Jimmie Johnson has fallen off the pace being set by second-place Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne, running third. He's now about two seconds behind Kahne.
Lap 76 -- A.J. Allmendinger, who led early, has reportedly developed an engine problem under the hood of his Penske Racing Dodge.

[the H team]

Lap 94 -- Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon are getting their cars serviced.
Lap 93 -- Leader Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin and Kasey Kahne (finally) are in their stalls.
Lap 92 -- Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are pitting. Kasey Kahne has run out of gas, and is slow on the backstretch.
Lap 91 -- A.J. Allmendinger, Sam Hornish Jr. and Mark Martin are on pit road.
Lap 90 -- Brad Keselowski pits.
Lap 89 -- Kevin Harvick has dropped to the apron to make another green- pit stop.
Lap 87 -- Kevin Harvick is off the pace. He's evidently out of gas.
Lap 85 -- Hendrick Motorsports has three cars in the top six right now -- third-place Kasey Kahne, fourth-place Jimmie Johnson and sixth-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. A fourth entry, Jeff Gordon, is currently running 12th.

[the H team]

Lap 116 -- Matt Kenseth has caught Denny Hamlin for second place, and takes the spot coming off Turn 4.
Lap 114 -- Martin Truex Jr. may be taking it easy up front. His lead over Denny Hamlin is now down to a little more than 7.9 seconds.
Lap 110 -- Martin Truex Jr.'s cushion over Denny Hamlin is remaining fairly consistent.
Lap 107 -- Matt Kenseth has moved around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for third place.
Lap 103 -- On the clock, Martin Truex Jr.'s lead is nine seconds. On the track, when Truex flashes under the starter's stand, second-place Denny Hamlin is in the middle of Turns 3 and 4.
Lap 100 -- After their stops, Martin Truex Jr. now leads Denny Hamlin by a whopping nine seconds. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is third, Matt Kenseth fourth and Brad Keselowski fifth.
Lap 98 -- Jimmie Johnson's crew dropped a lug nut, dropping him to seventh place after the cycle of stops.
Lap 97 -- Juan Montoya drops onto pit lane.
Lap 96 -- Tony Stewart is pitting.
Lap 95 -- Greg Biffle is in. Matt Kenseth smokes the tires on his car slowing down for his entrance to pit road.

[the H team]

Lap 132 -- CAUTION NO. 2: The caution is out for debris on the track. Jamie McMurray had just pitted.
Lap 129 -- At a full distance of 267 laps, halfway would be ... haflway would be ... dang it. Where's the calculator? Halfway would be lap 134, right?
Lap 127 -- With a lead as big as the one he has right now, there's no need for Martin Truex Jr. to push his equipment any more than what's absolutely necessary.
Lap 123 -- Matt Kenseth trails Martin Truex Jr. by 7.7 seconds.
Lap 118 -- Jimmie Johnson takes fourth place from his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.

[the H team]

Lap 138 -- Cleanup is still taking place on the track.
Lap 134 -- The leaders are on pit road. A.J. Allmendinger's crew goes under the hood of his car.

[the H team]

Lap 147 -- Kurt Busch's team owner, James FInch, has one victory at the Cup level. He might not have won a lot of races, but, as the old saying goes, he's never lost a party!
Lap 144 -- Kurt Busch, driving an unsponsored car here at Kansas, is now running in fourth place.
Lap 142 -- GREEN : Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are the top five when the green comes back out. Truex gets a huge jump and is well clear for the lead in Turn 1.
Lap 140 -- Clint Bowyer goes to the garage.
Lap 139 -- The race was about to go back to green, but Clint Bowyer appears to have blown an engine.

[the H team]

Lap 152 -- Jimmie Johnson blasts past Dale Earnhardt Jr. for third place coming off Turn 2.
Lap 150 -- Martin Truex Jr.'s lead over Denny Hamlin is about one second.

[the H team]

Lap 156 -- Jimmie Johnson goes under Denny Hamlin for second place.
Lap 155 -- Jimmie Johnson is trying to find a way past Denny Hamlin for second place.

[the H team]

Lap 161 -- Don't look now, but Jimmie Johnson appears to be reeling in leader Martin Truex Jr.
Lap 160 -- Martin Truex Jr. has led 109 laps so far today.

[the H team]

are you reelin' in the seconds, closing in on leader

[the H team]

Lap 171 -- Jimmie Johnson's spotter has told him not to push the issue, saying that leader Martin Truex Jr. "will mess up."
Lap 168 -- Jimmie Johnson is still trying, but there's nothing for him to do at the moment.
Lap 166 -- Jimmie Johnson is looking under Martin Truex Jr. for the lead in Turns 1 and 2, but the move isn't there.
Lap 163 -- Jimmie Johnson is now just three or four car lengths off the bumper of leader Martin Truex Jr.

[the H team]

Lap 180 -- Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart are on pit lane.
Lap 179 -- Martin Truex Jr. gives up the lead to pit for service. Jimmie Johnson is also in
Lap 178 -- Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin are on pit road.
Lap 177 -- Kurt Busch and Martin Martin are pitting.
Lap 176 -- Martin Truex Jr. is working traffic, and Jimmie Johnson is looking to take advantage.

[the H team]

Lap 186 -- Martin Truex Jr.'s advantage over Jimmie Johnson is up to 1.1 seconds.
Lap 183 -- When all is said and done on the round of green- stops, the leaders are Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth.
Lap 182 -- Brad Keselowski finally makes his stop.
Lap 181 -- Brad Keselowski misses the entrance to pit road. He'll have to come back around before making his stop

[the H team]

Lap 187 -- CAUTION NO. 3: There's debris reported on the track from Montoya as he hit the wall.