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[the H team]

Denny has slipped back to 10 after being 6th for the start.

[the H team]

confirmed a loose wheel on rge 88 car. Jr is now in 41st.

[the H team]

Lap 24:

Earnhardt Jr. is trying to work his way up to get a beneficiary in the event of a caution. He has some work to do, though, because he's the fifth car a lap down.

[the H team]

Lap 25:

Debris being reported in Turn 3 by David Reutimann's car, but track officials give the all-clear.

[the H team]

Lap 26:

Hamlin comes to the pits for a track-bar adjustment, four tires and Sunoco fuel to try to remedy his recent fall in the standings.

[the H team]

Lap 27:More cars coming in for green-fl&g pit stops. Newman, the leader, stays out on the track.

[the H team]

Lap 29:More leaders come to pit road, including Stewart and Matt Kenseth

[the H team]

Lap 30:Joey Logano is the new leader as Newman comes in for a pit stop and gets his grille wiped, four tires and Sunoco fuel.

[the H team]

New leader now Jimmie. Ryan waited too long to pit.

[the H team]

Lap 32:Top five coming out of that cycle of pit stops is Johnson, Newman, Edwards, Kurt Busch and Juan Pablo Montoya.

[the H team]

Lap 35:Johnson, the defending winner, has a 0.667-second lead over Newman, who has shaved about a half-second off that lead in the last lap.

[the H team]

Lap 36:Johnson's lead continues to shrink, down to 0.329 seconds as Newman seems to have a really fast car today.

[the H team]

looks stands rather empty in the stands. a lot of vacant seats.

[the H team]

Lap 39:

Of note, Earnhardt Jr. has moved up to 10th place after the pit stops. Looks to be rebounding from that early tire snafu.

[the H team]

Lap 40:Johnson and Newman have created some separation between them and the rest of the pack. Eight seconds separate Newman from third-place Edwards.