Lap 49-Dale Jr. has dropped another spot to fourth as Jimmie Johnson rises up to third place.
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Lap 49-Dale Jr. has dropped another spot to fourth as Jimmie Johnson rises up to third place.
Lap 53-Points as they run: Series leader Matt Kenseth is 12th, meaning third-running Jimmie Johnson would take the series lead by six points if the race ended now.
Lap 56-Dale Jr.'s grille is now clear, as he used Johnson's air to push off the debris. The team was moments away from an unscheduled pit stop to fix it.
Lap 58-Kyle Busch is last among the 13 Chase drivers, but has moved his way back up to 19th place after his team's pit miscue.
Lap 63-Top five re-set continues to be Hendrick-heavy: Kahne, Truex, Johnson, Earnhardt Jr., then Gordon.
Lap 70-Martin Truex Jr. pits out of second place, allowing Jimmie Johnson to move up. Hendrick cars run 1-2-3-4.
Lap 76-Johnson pits as does Gordon, handing the lead to Ryan Newman.
Lap 80-With the cycle of pit stops complete, the running order is restored to Kahne, Truex, Earnhardt Jr., Johnson, Gordon.
Lap 81-Kasey Kahne has led three times for 35 laps tonight. The total has pushed him over the 1,000 laps led mark for his Sprint Cup career at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Lap 83-Caution fl&g: Mark Martin, whose engine was already souring, goes up in a cloud of smoke in Turns 1 and 2
Lap 86-Pit road is closed this time by to clean up fluid from Martin's car. Beneficiary of this caution period will be Jeff Burton.
lap 87-Pit road will be open next time by. Running order as they circle is still Kahne, Truex, Earnhardt Jr., Johnson, Gordon, Newman, Kurt Busch, Keselowski, Harvick, Kenseth.
Lap 89-One to go before the restart. Keselowski's pit stop woes continue as he leaves prematurely. His teammate Logano was also dinged for missing lug
Lap 91-Green fl&g: Kahne, Dale Jr. head off into Turn 1. Logano and Keselowski restart in the back of the field to serve their penalties.
Lap 93-Kyle Busch all the way up to sixth and taking aim at fifth-place Edwards.