Nascar Rules

[the H team]

Lap 216-Tony Stewart has come to pit road for service. He was outside of the top 20 when he pitted.

[the H team]

Lap 217-Stewart's stop was the beginning of a wave. Dale Earnhardt Jr. followed him, as did Paul Menard. With the sun long gone, major changes may be coming as the track cools

[the H team]

Lap 221-Leader Matt Kenseth is among the drivers pitting on this go-round. He quickly took the lead back after leaving pit road.

[the H team]

Lap 222-Joe Nemechek has wheeled his No. 87 Toyota into the garage.

[the H team]

Lap 225-The top 10 following green-fl&g pit stops is full of familiar names: Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and Jamie McMurray.

[the H team]

Lap 230-Matt Kenseth has now led 70 laps, including 53 in a row. Kasey Kahne has still led the most with 84 total laps.

[the H team]

Lap 234-Some names not in the top 10, but to keep an eye on: Clint Bowyer (11th), Joey Logano (12th) and Paul Menard (13th).

[the H team]

Lap 236-Ryan Newman, who's in 15th place, is trying to hold off Matt Kenseth to stay on the lead lap.

[the H team]

Lap 241-The field is getting spread out now, but Jeff Gordon just moved into seventh place.

[the H team]

Lap 243-Caution fl&g: Debris on the backstretch brings out the sixth caution of the evening. Juan Pablo Montoya is the beneficiary. Teams pitting will be allowed an extra man over the wall.

[the H team]

Lap 244-The leaders all pitted. Matt Kenseth had a 12-second stop (according to FOX) and easily exited pit road in first. The biggest gainer was Joey Logano, who came in 12th and left 10th

[the H team]

Lap 246-Juan Pablo Montoya will be held for one lap after taking fuel during his second pit stop as the free-pass car.

[the H team]

Lap 249-Matt Kenseth, with a boost from teammate Denny Hamlin, held off Kasey Kahne and stayed in the lead. Juan Pablo Montoya is about to get lapped after being the beneficiary in the past caution

[the H team]

Lap 252-Some good battles for position, including Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logano for eighth place; Denny Hamlin and Jeff Gordon for fifth.

[the H team]

Lap 253-For the first time tonight, Jeff Gordon is in the top five at fifth.