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Lap 104-Caution fl&g: Leader Kasey Kahne hits the wall hard in Turn 2 Kasey Kahne gets out of his flaming car. AJ Allmendinger gets the free pass. Right front tire went flat.

Jr 1st off pit road.

Too many men over the wall for Ken Schrader, who will start at the back of the field.

Kasey Kahne falls to 13th in points as they run. Jeff Gordon drops to 16th.

Lap 113-Green fl&g: Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads on the outside line next to Matt Kenseth. Four wave around cars to the lead lap: David Gilliland, Dave Blaney, David Reutimann and David Ragan.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., with a push from Joey Logano, leads Matt Kenseth by .186 seconds at the line.

Kasey Kahne: Had no indication. Just kind of crusing. I knew it was going to be a battle with Jimmie today. Felt really good about it. I know it's been a tough week for a lot of people. Jason Leffler was a good friend of mine, and it was good to see the racing community rally. It showed the person and the racer that he was.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads Matt Kenseth by 2.058 seconds.

With 80 to go, top 10 is Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski.

Officially out: Josh Wise (vibration) Kasey Kahne (accident)

Chevy's Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up over Toyota's Matt Kenseth by 3.865 seconds, Ford's Greg Biffle by 4.198 seconds.

It's the 88th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, and the No. 88 of Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads Matt Kenseth by 4.435 seconds with 75 laps to go.

Jimmie Johnson takes the lead from Dale Earnhardt Jr. who has fallen back to third and continues to fade. Sounds to TNT like a cylinder has gone down.

Dale Jr. back to sixth. Johnson leads Biffle by 1.483 seconds.

Lap 131-Caution : Dale Earnhardt Jr's engine blows up in Turn 1. David Ragan gets the free pass.
3 out of the 4 Hendrick cars are out.