Nascar Rules

[the H team]

Lap 88 -- Ryan Newman has dropped to 18th. This was not what he wanted after qualifying fourth.Lap 86 -- Greg Biffle's lead on Jimmie Johnson is almost seven-tenths of a second.
Lap 85 -- Clint Bowyer is up to 14th, just behind his old teammate Kevin Harvick.
Lap 84 -- Martin Truex Jr. has gotten past Kasey Kahne and taken over the fourth spot.
Lap 82 -- We're still under green *knock on wood* and Greg Biffle is still out front. What happened to Darlington?
Lap 80 -- Denny Hamlin is riding strong in sixth, about a second and a half behind Martin Truex Jr.
Lap 77 -- Joey Logano is up to 12th, with Kevin Harvick following him in 13th. Brad Keselowski has lost a couple more spots and is trying to hold on until his next pit stop.
Lap 76 -- Kurt Busch passes Brad Keselowski, and is now one spot behind another ex-teammate, Matt Kenseth, for 10th. Then again, Kurt has quite a few ex-teammates.
Lap 75 -- Kurt Busch is up to 12th, just behind his old teammate Brad Keselowski.

[the H team]

Lap 91 -- Three Hendrick Motorsports cars are in the top eight.
Lap 90 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 21st and says he's "wrecking loose" but thinks he can move forward if Steve Letarte can tighten his car up.
Lap 89 -- Greg Biffle's lead is now approaching one second. Denny Hamlin has taken fifth from Kasey Kahne.

[the H team]

Lap 99 -- Greg Biffle has hit the pits, leaving the lead to Denny Hamlin.
Lap 98 -- Green-fl&g pit stops have started, with Jimmie Johnson heading into the pits.
Lap 96 -- There are 22 cars on the lead lap, with Mark Martin the last car in that line.
Lap 95 -- Matt Kenseth has passed Tony Stewart for ninth, leaving Stewart one spot ahead of Kurt Busch and two in front of Joey Logano.
Lap 94 -- Two consecutive green-fl&g pit stops to start the race? I'm serious, you guys ... what happened to Darlington

[the H team]

Lap 104 -- David Reutimann has headed to the garage with no brakes. At least this time he went in before his car caused a caution. Too soon?
Lap 102 -- The top 10 after stops: Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart.
Lap 101 -- And as the pit stops cycle through, Jimmie Johnson is now scored as the leader.
Lap 100 -- Jeff Gordon leads now as Denny Hamlin peels into the pits.

[the H team]

Lap 108 -- Eighteen cars on the lead lap. Ryan Newman, you're next on Jimmie Johnson's list.
Lap 106 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is down one lap and running 21st.
Lap 105 -- Whatever they did to Jimmie Johnson's car, he's thankful. He was running second before the pit stop, and is now out front by nearly 4 seconds.

[the H team]

Lap 113 -- Danica Patrick is two laps down and running 31st.
Lap 112 -- Carl Edwards has gotten past Kasey Kahne and taken over the sixth position.

[the H team]

Lap 118 -- Make Jimmie Johnson's lead nearly 5 seconds as Kyle Busch is making moves on Greg Biffle for second.
Lap 116 -- Kurt Busch is back into the top 10, geting past Tony Stewart for 10th.
Lap 115 -- Jimmie Johnson's lead is at 4.1 seconds in front of Greg Biffle.

[the H team]

Lap 119 -- Kevin Harvick is staying solid in 13th, but is still well back from the leader.

[the H team]

they were interviewing Harick earlier before the start of the race & asked him about whether he & Kyle will play nice tonight. Harvick replied that he doesn't talk to Kyle or about Kyle. think there still might be some hostility there?

[the H team]

Lap 126 -- Kyle Busch has taken second from Greg Biffle, but is still nearly 6 seconds behind Jimmie Johnson.
Lap 125 -- Carl Edwards is closing in on Denny Hamlin for that fifth position.
Lap 123 -- How hard would it be to be running fifth and still be 13 seconds behind the leader? Welcome to Denny Hamlin's world.
Lap 121 -- Sixteen cars on the lead lap, three cars within 10 seconds of the leader, and no cautions yet.

[the H team]

Lap 132 -- Brad Keselowski is a lap down and is still struggling with his car after he hit the wall early on.
Lap 130 -- Down to 14 cars on the lead lap as Jimmie Johnson is just rolling along.
Lap 128 -- Carl Edwards has taken fifth from Denny Hamlin.

[the H team]

Lap 133 -- Clint Bowyer is the last car on the lead lap in 14th, 26.8 seconds behind Jimmie Johnson.

[the H team]

Lap 137 -- Jimmie Johnson's lead is at nearly 6.4 seconds over Kyle Busch now.
Lap 136 -- I'm just cursing myself now. Martin Truex Jr. makes a move on Greg Biffle and takes over third place.
Lap 135 -- The passing that was going on early has slowed considerably as the top 15 is staying largely static. Then again, Jimmie Johnson is just dominating up front.

[the H team]

Lap 139 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still a lap down, but he's picked up three spots to 18th.

[the H team]

Lap 140 -- Marcos Ambrose just made a big save while nearly spinning out to save us from a caution, but he's about to go two laps down.