Jeff Gordon came from three laps down to get his 71st Cup victory. Credit: Autostock

Lap by Lap: Martinsville

Lap 500 -- Jeff Gordon holds off Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman and Rusty Wallace to win the Advance Auto Parts 500.

• It is Gordon's sixth career victory at Martinsville and 71st overall. He moves up six positions to sixth in the point standings.

• Jimmie Johnson finishes eighth, his 12th consecutive top-10 finish, and now leads Greg Biffle by 160 points.

Lap 498 -- Green-flag racing resumes with a single-file re-start -- and a green-white-checkers finish.

Lap 491 -- Travis Kvapil blows the engine to bring out the 16th caution. ... Pit road opens on Lap 493, but the leaders remain on the track.

	Jimmie Johnson
	Inside the Numbers Top 10 in point standings No. Driver Pts. Behind 1. J. Johnson -- 2. G. Biffle -160 3. E. Sadler -182 4. M. Martin -198 5. T. Stewart -203 6. J. Gordon -205 7. R. Wallace -206 8. R. Newman -224 9. K. Busch -231 10. D. Jarrett -245

Lap 490 -- Jeff Gordon continues to work his way through traffic. Kasey Kahne remains second followed by Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Sterling Marlin, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Jimmie Johnson, Elliott Sadler and Joe Nemechek.

Lap 485 -- The top five: Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman and Sterling Marlin.

Lap 476 -- Taking advantage of the beating and banging of Mark Martin and Sterling Marlin, Kasey Kahne takes second, brining Ryan Newman to third.

Lap 475 -- Jeff Gordon opens up a 2.349-second lead as Mark Martin and Sterling Marlin battle for second place.

Lap 466 -- Jeff Gordon -- once three laps down -- passes Sterling Marlin for the lead.

Lap 459 -- Sterling Marlin passes Ryan Newman for the lead.

Lap 455 -- Racing resumes under green with Ryan Newman, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Travis Kvapil.

Lap 447 -- Caution No. 15: Kurt Busch, riding on the high side, comes down on a hard-charging Jeff Gordon and is clipped in the left quarterpanel.

Lap 438 -- Green-flag racing resumes. ... Ryan Newman, Sterling Marlin, Elliott Sadler are Nos. 1-3; they did not pit under caution.

Lap 432 -- Tony Stewart has lost the right-front tire -- literally. The center of the wheel broke and the tire bounced around the track. ... Caution is out for the 14th time. ... Roush Racing teammates Kurt Busch and Mark Martin are first off pit road.

Lap 425 -- The top five: Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace. The rest of the top 10: Ricky Rudd, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson and Jason Leffler.

Lap 416 -- Mark Martin leads to the line, then is overtaken by Kurt Busch.

Final lapsGordon comes back from three laps down for the victory Tough breakStewart loses a tire and his chance for a win Spin cycleGordon bumps Busch and sends him into the wall Tire troublesDale Jr. touches Bliss and gets a severe tire rub Heavy damageEdwards gets loose and collects H. Sadler on Lap 68 Early cautionNewman suffers damage after contact with Riggs Sign up for TrackPass now BUY YOUR NEXTEL DRIVER PHONE

Lap 410 -- Green-flag re-start. ... The top 10: Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne.

Lap 404 -- Dale Jarrett cuts a tire, spins and comes to rest to the inside of the track. Engine is flooded; car won't crank. ... Caution flies for the 13th time.

Lap 400 -- Kurt Busch passes Bobby Labonte -- who has dropped a cylinder -- for the lead.

Lap 395 -- Green-flag racing resumes.

Lap 389 -- Leaders come to pit road. ... Bobby Labonte is the first driver out, followed by Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson and Jason Leffler. ... Newman's fast stop was a tick over 47 seconds; Stewart's was 55-plus seconds after a lug nut problem.

Lap 388 -- Caution flies for the 12th time as Kyle Petty cuts a right-rear tire and spins. ... Teammates Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte -- running 1-2 -- are the only drivers to have been in the top 10 for every lap.

Lap 375 -- Tony Stewart now has led 232 laps.

Lap 353 -- Jeremy Mayfield to the pits under green: flat right-front tire. He falls three laps down.

Lap 350 -- The top 10: Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Jeff Gordon, Jason Leffler, Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler and Rusty Wallace.

Lap 328 -- Green-flag racing resumes. ... Jeremy Mayfield is flagged for speeding on pit road, sending him back in the pack. ... Sterling Marlin's crew rolls the dice -- right-side tires only -- and jumps seven spots to eighth off pit road.

Lap 321 -- Jeff Green spins to bring out the 11th caution. ... Jimmie Johnson gets the "Lucky Dog" pass. ... Leaders head to pit road.

Lap 320 -- The three Joe Gibbs Racing cars are again running in the top 10: Tony Stewart (first), Bobby Labonte (fourth) and Jason Leffler (eighth).

Lap 305 -- Rookie Kyle Busch takes his car behind the wall: radiator.

Lap 300 -- The top five: Tony Stewart, Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin. Nos. 6-10: Ricky Rudd, Kasey Kahne, Mike Bliss, Ryan Newman and Rusty Wallace.

Lap 289 -- Green-flag racing resumes.

Lap 283 -- With a tire going down, Dale Earnhardt Jr. spins between Turns 1 and 2. Caution flies for the 10th time; Junior manages to remain on the lead lap. ... Travis Kvapil gets the "Lucky Dog" pass.

Lap 282 -- Green-flag racing resumes.

Lap 276 -- After being bumped by Elliott Sadler, Sterling Marlin spins in Turn 4 to bring out the ninth caution. ... Jeff Gordon benefits from the "Lucky Dog" pass.

Lap 270 -- The top 10: Tony Stewart, Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Kasey Kahne, Mike Bliss, Ryan Newman and Rusty Wallace.

Lap 263 -- Kevin Harvick takes his car to the garage: clutch.

Lap 262 -- Green-flag racing resumes. The race off pit road: Tony Stewart, Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin. ... Kevin Harvick cannot get his car started; Dave Blaney eventually gives teammate Harvick a push ... but to no avail. Harvick still in the pits.

Lap 256 -- Joe Nemechek blows a right-front tire and brushed the wall to bring out the eighth caution of the day. ... Kyle Petty picks up the "Lucky Dog" pass.

Lap 250 -- Halfway mark. ... Where the top five in points are running: 1. Jimmie Johnson (27th), 2. Greg Biffle (31st), 3. Tony Stewart (first), 4. Carl Edwards (40th and off the track), 5. Elliott Sadler (14th).

Lap 225 -- Tony Stewart takes the lead from Jeremy Mayfield. Kurt Busch is third, followed by Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin.

Lap 208 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a smoking left-front tire -- but has not pitted under green.

Lap 204 -- Jeremy Mayfield passes Tony Stewart for the lead.

Lap 200 -- The top 10: Tony Stewart, Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Kasey Kahne, Jason Leffler, Sterling Marlin and Mike Bliss.

Lap 181 -- Green-flag racing resumes. The sprint off pit road was won by race leader Tony Stewart, followed by Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin. ... Rusty Wallace, who came out of the pits fourth, was penalized for speeding on pit road.

Lap 181 -- Greg Biffle and Brian Vickers get together to force the seventh caution. Biffle bounces off the wall in Turn 4 and clips Vickers.

Lap 180 -- Lap leaders: Tony Stewart (59), Rusty Wallace (47), Jeremy Mayfield (47), Bobby Labonte (22) and Robby Gordon (4).

Lap 175 -- Making his way through traffic, Tony Stewart still shows the way. Rusty Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield, Bobby Labonte and Ricky Rudd round out the rest of the top 10.

• Off the track: Bobby Hamilton Jr., Carl Edwards, Johnny Sauter, Randy LaJoie and Mike Garvey.

Lap 160 -- Tony Stewart continues to lead, with Rusty Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield, Bobby Labonte and Kurt Busch rounding out the top five. The rest of the top 10: Ricky Rudd, Mark Martin, Mike Bliss, Kasey Kahne and Sterling Marlin.

Lap 150 -- Joe Gibbs Racing has three cars in the top 15 -- leader Tony Stewart, second-place Bobby Labonte and Jason Leffler (13th).

Lap 134 -- Robby Gordon, who did not pit, leads the field to green for the re-start -- and is immediately passed by Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte.

Lap 129 -- Leaders make pit stops. Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte and Rusty Wallace are the first ones in and out. ... However, Kevin Harvick falls from sixth to 13th after a slow stop.

Lap 126 -- Dave Blaney has a flat tire for the sixth caution. He rolls past the pit entrance and stops to bring out the yellow flag. ... Jimmie Johnson gets the "Lucky Dog" pass.

Lap 125 -- The top 10: Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Mike Bliss and Sterling Marlin.

Lap 116 -- Tony Stewart takes the lead from Bobby Labonte to become the fourth leader of the race.

Lap 110 -- Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart and Rusty Wallace continue to pace the field. The rest of the top 10: Jeremy Mayfield, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Scott Riggs, Ricky Rudd and Greg Biffle.

• Off the track: Carl Edwards, Hermie Sadler, Johnny Sauter, Randy LaJoie and Mike Garvey.

Lap 100 -- Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield and Kevin Harvick make up the top five.

Lap 95 -- Rusty Wallace tied Jeremy Mayfield for the most laps lead in the race (47) -- but teammates Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart pass Wallace, who drops to third.

Lap 94 -- Rusty Wallace leads the field to the green flag on the re-start.

Lap 88 -- Michael Waltrip -- after being nudged by Jeff Green from behind -- spins and backs into the Turn 1 wall to bring out the fifth caution. ... Ryan Newman gets the "Lucky Dog" pass.

Lap 85 -- Rusty Wallace leads with Bobby Labonte second and Jeremy Mayfield third. Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick round out the top five.

Lap 78 -- Racing resumes under green with Rusty Wallace, Bobby Labonte, Jeremy Mayfield, Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Joe Nemechek, Mark Martin and Scott Riggs.

Lap 68 -- Fourth caution: Carl Edwards and Hermie Sadler tangle in Turn 2 as Edwards' steering locked up. He goes behind the wall to change the radiator.

Lap 67 -- Green-flag racing resumes. ... The race off pit road was won by Rusty Wallace (51.99 seconds), followed by Bobby Labonte, Jeremy Mayfield, Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart. ... Scott Riggs had a 54-second pit stop and falls to 10th. ... Michael Waltrip, the 33rd car on the lead lap, received the "Lucky Dog" pass.

Lap 57 -- Third caution of the day as Carl Edwards spins and cuts down a right-front tire.

Lap 55 -- Running in heavy traffic, Rusty Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart make up the top five.

Lap 48 -- Rusty Wallace out-maneuvers Jeremy Mayfield in traffic for the lead.

Lap 46 -- Jeff Gordon is in for an unscheduled pit stop under green (loose front wheel). He falls two laps off the pace.

Lap 45 -- Two cars remain off the track -- Randy LaJoie and Mike Garvey. Jeremy Mayfield is still holding off the charge of Rusty Wallace, with Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte and Scott Riggs rounding out the top five.

Lap 35 -- Jeremy Mayfield leads with Rusty Wallace a close second. Nos. 3-5 are Kevin Harvick, Scott Riggs and Bobby Labonte.

Lap 25 -- Jeremy Mayfield continues to pace the field; he has lead every lap.

Lap 17 -- Jeremy Mayfield again leads the field to the green flag on the re-start, followed by Rusty Wallace, Kevin Harvick, Scott Riggs and Greg Biffle. ... Ryan Newman pitted during the caution and fell a lap down.

Lap 11 -- Jeff Green gets loose and spins out in Turn 4 to bring out the second caution. Ryan Newman benefits from the "Lucky Dog" pass. Green falls from 11th to 20th -- but does not get hit by another car -- before righting the No. 43 Dodge.

Lap 8 -- Jeremy Mayfield leads the field to the green flag on the re-start, followed by Rusty Wallace, Kevin Harvick, Scott Riggs and Greg Biffle.

Lap 1 -- Pole-sitter Scott Riggs and Ryan Newman make contact in Turn 4. ... On Lap 2, Newman stops at the top of Turn 2 with a flat tire to bring out the caution. He rolls onto pit road -- and is penalized one lap for stopping on the track.

1:29 p.m. -- At last, the green flag flies to start the Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

1:19 p.m. -- Via satellite, the 386th Combat Engineer group in Iraq makes the call for the drivers to start their engines.

12:46 p.m. -- In case you missed it: Dale Jarrett clipped Bobby Labonte in FOX's "Sexiest Driver" poll. DJ garnered 52 percent of the fans' votes. ... Wonder for whom Shane Hmiel voted?

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