Nascar Rules

[the H team]

Lap 96 Jeff Gordon is a car length behind leader Denny Hamlin in Turns 3 and 4.
Lap 94 GREEN FL&G: Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski are the leaders on the restart. Kyle Busch took just fuel on his stop and is 10th at the green . Hamlin takes the lead.

[the H team]

Lap 100 Jeff Gordon is hoping against hope for a caution that will allow him to pit with the rest of the leaders ... as long as he's not it!
Lap 98 Greg Biffle and Ryan Newman are racing hard for 10th place. Jimmie Johnson gets by Kasey Kahne for third.

[the H team]

Lap 104 Kyle Busch tries going to the high side of Martin Truex Jr. for eighth place.
Lap 103 Denny Hamlin is now 1.3 seconds ahead of Jeff Gordon.


Lap 101 Kyle Busch is now up to ninth, and challenging Martin Truex Jr. for eighth.

[the H team]

Lap 106 The top five are separated by 3.5 seconds.
Lap 105 Greg Biffle goes after Kyle Busch for ninth place, and they almost make contact.

[the H team]

Lap 110 A NASCAR inspector in Turn 3 reports the smell of burnt oil or transmission fluid. He can't tell which car it might be coming from.
Lap 109 Jimmie Johnson flies by Jeff Gordon for second place.

[the H team]

Lap 115 Jimmie Johnson trails leader Denny Hamlin by 3.1 seconds.
Lap 114 The top five is still dominated by Hendrick Motorsports.

[the H team]

Lap 121 Jimmie Johnson has chopped about half a second off Denny Hamlin's cushion.
Lap 119 Kyle Busch hasn't been able to make up any more ground after the disaster under caution.


Lap 117 Brad Keselowski is holding steady in sixth place, 5.7 seconds behind leader Denny Hamlin.

[the H team]

Lap 126 Come on, crossed s! The race becomes official at the halfway point.
Lap 123 There are reports of rain in the New Hampshire area.

[the H team]

Lap 132 Denny Hamlin had never led more than 46 laps in a single race here at New Hampshire. He's been out front for well over that number today.
Lap 130 The top five are currently Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr.


Lap 128 Denny Hamlin has 3.3 seconds on Jimmie Johnson.

[the H team]

Lap 139 Denny Hamlin leads Jimmie Johnson by 3.8 seconds.
Lap 138 Jeff Gordon is going to be pitting in about 10 laps.


Lap 136 Kasey Kahne has moved around Jeff Gordon for third place.

[the H team]

Lap 141 Kyle Busch has stalled out in ninth place.

[the H team]

Lap 145 Jeff Gordon is on pit road. Martin Truex Jr. is also pitting.
Lap 144 So ... good call or bad for Jeff Gordon to stay out on the event's only caution so far today? It doesn't look good right now.

[the H team]

Lap 148 Clint Bowyer and Kurt Busch are pitting.
Lap 147 Jeff Gordon is now in 22nd place, one lap down.

[the H team]

Lap 151 The race has reached the halfway point. Rain is about 20 or 30 miles away.

[the H team]

Lap 156 Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman are stopping.
Lap 155 Denny Hamlin is on pit road. Kasey Kahne is also making his stop.


Lap 153 There's a big chunk of rubber reported on the race track.