martin leads the first lap.
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martin leads the first lap.
harvick in 2nd, kyle in 3rd.
Lap 6 -- Jeff Gordon down to eighth as Martin Truex Jr. continues his red-hot season and passes him for seventh.
Lap 4 -- Denny Hamlin gets around Jeff Gordon for sixth. Mark Martin leads with Kevin Harvick second.
Lap 17 -- Jeff Gordon is sinking faster than James Cameron searching for the Titanic. He is now 13th showing no signs of slowing the decline.
Lap 15 -- Mark Martin is holding a comfortable 0.7-second lead on Kevin Harvick. Jeff Gordon now outside the top 10.
Lap 13 -- Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch in a nice battle for third.
Lap 11 -- Marcos Ambrose is having some back spasm problems this weekend so Trevor Bayne is here and could be a relief driver for the No. 9.
Lap 8 -- It's early but the points leader is stuck in 27th, one position ahead of teammate Matt Kenseth.
Lap 32 -- Cole Whitt and Joe Nemechek to the garage. Mark Martin says he is loose.
Lap 30 -- Carl Edwards grabs the lead as he drives around Mark Martin.
Lap 28 -- Josh Wise, David Stremme and Joe Nemechek all go a lap down.
Lap 27 -- Lap traffic has allowed Carl Edwards to catch leader Mark Martin. Stephen Leicht goes a lap down.
Lap 24 -- Mike Bliss is headed to the garage as Mark Martin catches the tail end of the field.
Lap 21 -- Don't look now but Carl Edwards is up to second and closing on Mark Martin. Edwards really wants that first Richmond victory.
Lap 20 -- Scott Speed is the first to head to the garage.
Lap 34 -- Mark Martin struggling with the handling drops to third as Kevin Harvick gets around him.
the big mover is jimmie, he's moved up 10 spots after starting 27th.
Lap 35 -- Kyle Busch lets his teammate Denny Hamlin pass for fourth. Hamlin instantly takes third from Mark Martin.
Lap 50 -- YELLOW FL&G NO. 1: Caution is out for the scheduled competition caution. Dave Blaney will get the free pass and return to the lead lap.
Lap 49 -- Denny Hamlin passes Kevin Harvick for second. Hamlin and Carl Edwards look real good early.
Lap 47 -- David Gilliland snuck into the garage and becomes the fifth driver out of the race.
Lap 45 -- Haven't talked much about Kasey Kahne early but he has worked his way into the top five.
Lap 43 -- David Reutimann and David Ragan are now a lap down.
Lap 41 -- Carl Edwards has opened up a huge 1.5-second lead on Kevin Harvick. How many of you had Edwards on your fantasy team?
Lap 39 -- Reed Sorenson a lap down as we are 11 laps away from the first caution of the night.
Lap 60 -- Jeff Gordon is on pit road for new tires and repairs. He will go at least two laps down.
Lap 57 -- Jeff Gordon got a little sideways, bumped Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch and Gordon's right side is all jacked up and he could have a tire down. Busch also appears to have a tire going down.
Lap 56 -- GREEN FL&G : Carl Edwards brings the field to the green followed by Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick.
Lap 55 -- Michael McDowell and Josh Wise use the wave-around to get back on the lead lap.
Lap 54 -- Travis Kvapil stayed out to lead a lap and gain that bonus point.
Lap 53 -- The leaders all hit pit road for their four tires, fuel and adjustments. Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick left the same way they entered.
Lap 62 -- The race stays green after that little get together. Kurt Busch stays out and apparently his tires are OK. Jeff Gordon is now two laps down after the sidewall of his tire was slashed.
Lap 70 -- Michael McDowell has headed to the garage. Tony Stewart has worked his way up to 12th.
Lap 68 -- Brad Keselowski has found his way into the top 10, currently ninth.
Lap 65 -- Carl Edwards is out front by 1.3 seconds. Kevin Harvick is second with Denny Hamlin third.
Lap 73 -- Carl Edwards is collecting some serious fantasy points by driving away from the field in the lead.
Lap 77 -- Speaking of Oregon, Greg Biffle, from right across the Colombia River in Vancouver, Wash., is mired in 21st and could lose the points lead if he doesn't find some speed here in Richmond.
Lap 81 -- Carl Edwards is now out from by two seconds. Jimmie Johnson is challenging Marcos Ambrose for 12th.
Lap 84 -- Keep on eye on Tony Stewart as he has drivern into the ninth position. Kyle Busch and AJ Almendinger having some fun racing inside the top five.