Nascar Rules

[the H team]

Lap 73 -- Matt Kenseth has brought his car into its pit stall.
Lap 72 -- Leader Mark Martin is in. So are Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon.
Lap 71 -- Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer and others are pitting.
Lap 70 -- Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin are pitting.
Lap 69 -- Greg Biffle is pitting.

[the H team]

Kurt Busch get a penalty for entering too fast.

[the H team]

Lap 74 -- After the cycle of stops, the top five is Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon.

[the H team]

Lap 78 -- Mark Martin leads Jimmie Johnson by about 6/10ths of a second.

[the H team]

Lap 81 -- Jeff Gordon is trying to figure out a way past Matt Kenseth for fourth place, just as Kenseth is looking to work his way around Kyle Busch for third.

[the H team]

Lap 84 -- Jimmie Johnson has closed back in on Mark Martin for the lead, and he takes the spot coming off Turn 2.

[the H team]

Lap 93 -- Jimmie Johnson's lead over Mark Martin has already shot up to 1.4 seconds.
Lap 90 -- Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon get around Kyle Busch, dropping him to fifth place.
Lap 86 -- Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon -- running third, fourth and fifth -- are still very close together on the race track.

[the H team]

Lap 108 -- Don't look now, but Jeff Gordon is catching Mark Martin to challenge him for second place.
Lap 104 -- Jimmie Johnson has set sail. His lead over Mark Martin is now up to 2.3 seconds. Also, Jeff Gordon has moved around Matt Kenseth for third place.

[the H team]

Lap 111 -- CAUTION FL&G NO. 2: The engine in David Reutimann's car has detonated.

[the H team]

Lap 113 -- The leaders are on pit road. Ryan Newman will be penalized for an uncontrolled tire.

[the H team]

Lap 117 -- GREEN FL&G: The top five are Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon. Johnson gets a great restart and is clear in Turn 1 for the lead.

[the H team]

Lap 123 -- Kevin Harvick is also on the move. He's now up to fourth place.
Lap 120 -- Kyle Busch has moved past Mark Martin for second place. He's about 7/10ths of a second behind leader Jimmie Johnson.

[the H team]

Lap 130 -- Kevin Harvick and Mark Martin nearly make contact coming down the backstretch as Harvick takes over third place.
Lap 127 -- Further back in the back, Ryan Newman and Brad Keselowski are having a hard time getting around Jeff Burton.
Lap 125 -- Kurt Busch has reported a piece of debris hanging off the damaged car of Regan Smith. NASCAR says he's clear.

[the H team]

Lap 139 -- Kyle Busch now trails leader Jimmie Johnson by about three seconds.
Lap 136 -- Jeff Gordon dives under Kevin Harvick for third place in the treacherous Turn 2.
Lap 133 -- One thing's for sure. The cockpit of Mark Martin's car is much, much different than when he first raced here. And that's a good thing. A very, very good thing.

[the H team]

Lap 148 -- The top five is currently Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Mark Martin.
Lap 145 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is shown in eighth place. C'mon, Joooooooon-yer!!!
Lap 140 -- Jeff Gordon blasts past Kyle Busch for the runnerup position.