Lap by Lap: Sharpie 500

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The following is a lap-by-lap account of the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Lap 500: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Lap 499: White flag. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads.

Lap 416: Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Jeff Burton for the lead.

Lap 400: Green flag. Jeff Burton leads. Jeff Gordon being black-flagged for not going to the end of the line for the restart. Gordon gets a drive-through penalty.

Lap 391: Jeff Burton decides not to pit and is the new race leader.

Lap 391: Leaders make pit stops.

Lap 389: Caution. Rusty Wallace, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte involved in a wreck after checking up behind Mark Martin and Brian Vickers.

Lap 376: Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead.

Lap 374: Restart. Jimmie Johnson leads.

Lap 365: Caution. Dale Jarrett, in second place, spins after contact with Robby Gordon. Tony Stewart, Sterling Marlin and Jeff Green and others wreck in the aftermath.

Lap 364: Restart. Jimmie Johnson leads.

Lap 361: Kyle Petty takes over driving duties for No. 29 Kevin Harvick. Harvick was having numbness in his arms.

Lap 359: Many of the leaders pit.

Lap 358: Caution is out for debris.

Lap 356: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead from Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 345: Jeremy Mayfield has a tire going down. He pits and returns to the track in 27th place.

Lap 338: Restart. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads.

Lap 332: Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads after pitting.

Lap 331: The leaders begin to pit.

Lap 327: Caution is out for debris.

Lap 241: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in the lead after all pit stops are complete.

Lap 225: Jeff Gordon is the leader once again as pit stops cycle through.

Lap 216: Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits. Jamie McMurray inherits the lead.

Lap 204: Jeremy Mayfield pits. Rusty Wallace pits and stalls on pit road, nearly out of gas. Wallace loses a lot of time.

Lap 191: Dale Earnhardt Jr. overtakes Rusty Wallace for the lead.

Lap 132: Rusty Wallace passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead.

Lap 128: Dale Earnhardt Jr. retakes the lead from Rusty Wallace.

Lap 105: Rusty Wallace takes the lead from Dale Jr.

Lap 99: Restart. Dale Earnhardt Jr. still leads.

Lap 89: Caution. Trouble on the restart. Carl Edwards, Brendan Gaughan, Ken Schrader Kyle Petty and Tony Raines get bunched up behind Matt Kenseth.

Lap 88: Restart. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads.

Lap 83: Caution. Ricky Craven spins and hits the wall.

Lap 72: Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Rusty Wallace for the lead.

Lap 70: Casey Mears heads to the garage with damage.

Lap 62: Green flag. Rusty Wallace leads.

Lap 59: Rusty Wallace inherits the lead. Mark Martin beats Jeff Gordon off pit road.

Lap 58: The leaders make their pit stops.

Lap 57: Mike Wallace and Ricky Rudd get together after running side-by-side.

Lap 40: Restart. Jeff Gordon still leads.

Lap 32: Caution. Joe Nemechek and Scott Wimmer make contact after Wimmer is nudged by Ricky Craven. Heavy damage for Nemechek after bouncing into the wall.

Lap 24: Restart. Jeff Gordon retains the lead.

Lap 22: Several driver elect to pit. Leaders stay out.

Lap 21: Caution is out. Jimmy Spencer hits the wall.

Lap 16: Still caution-free. The leaders lap Derrike Cope.

Lap 2: Polesitter Jeff Gordon leads the first lap.

Lap 1: Green flag.