Nascar Rules

[the H team]

Lap 291 -- Jimmie Johnson takes third from Kyle Busch.

[the H team]

Lap 289 -- Martin Truex Jr. is handling lapped traffic just fine and continues to lead the race.

[the H team]

Lap 293 -- Kevin Harvick is up to seventh and has been steady all night.

[the H team]

Jeff Gordon's crew couldn't find the exact reason for 3 flat tires within 5 laps, but they open up the left side wheel well & so far that seems to have cured the problem.

[the H team]

Lap 298 -- YELLOW FL&G NO. 4: Bobby Labonte spins out and brings out the caution.
Lap 296 -- Five cars are within 10 seconds of the leader. Seventh-place Kevin Harvick is 10.02 seconds back.
Lap 295 -- Martin Truex Jr. is slowly building up his lead. It's nearly eight-tenths of a second on Denny Hamlin now.

[the H team]

Lap 299 -- Jamie McMurray will get the free pass and rejoin the lead-lap cars.

[the H team]

Lap 300 -- Leaders are on pit road. Jimmie Johnson says he needs to be tighter for a longer period of time, and takes two tires. Denny Hamlin takes four tires. Greg Biffle takes four tires as well. Tony Stewart is still on pit road with his team looking at his clutch and transmission; he was fifth at the time of the caution.

[the H team]

Lap 301 -- Martin Truex Jr. is still the leader after taking two tires. He's followed by Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin.

[the H team]

Lap 302 -- The one-to-go command has been given.

[the H team]

Lap 303 -- GREEN FL&G: Martin Truex Jr. leads the field to green, followed by Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards.

[the H team]

Lap 304 -- Kyle Busch struggled on the restart and Jimmie Johnson grabbed second spot.

[the H team]

Lap 305 -- Joey Logano has been shufled back to seventh.

[the H team]

Lap 306 Yellow Fl&g 5--Regan Smith spins while trying to go to pit road.

[the H team]

Lap 308 -- The free pass goes to Jeff Burton, putting him back on the lead lap.

[the H team]

Lap 310 -- Jimmie Johnson is cutting his car on and off trying to conserve fuel after staying out of the pits.
Lap 309 -- Ryan Newman takes fuel only, Kasey Kahne takes four tires, Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes fuel only.