Matt Kenseth celebrates his first win in nearly 18 months. Credit: Autostock

Lap-by-Lap: Bristol

Lap 500: Kenseth wins at Bristol. Burton is second.

Lap 498: Green flag. Kenseth leads.

Lap 495: Caution it out for Kyle Petty's spin. He had help from Carl Edwards.

Lap 480: Jeff Burton in second

Credit: Autostock

Unofficial Results Sharpie 500 Pos. Driver Make 1. Matt Kenseth Ford 2. Jeff Burton Ford 3. Greg Biffle Ford 4. Ricky Rudd Ford 5. R. Wallace Dodge Complete Results, click here Unofficial Standings, click here Final lapsKenseth dominates to win the Sharpie 500 Bad day for the 88Jarrett finds trouble three times Saturday at Bristol Early CautionsMarlin, Mears, and Kahne bring out early cautions Sign up for TrackPass now BUY YOUR NEXTEL DRIVER PHONE

Lap 477: Jamie McMurray to pit road with a flat tire

Lap 473: Green flag. Kenseth leads.

Lap 468: Caution is out for Stanton Barrett's crash. Jeff Green is the Lucky Dog.

- Everyone from 12th on up stays out.

- Jamie McMurray (13th) leads everyone down pit road

Lap 448: Ricky Rudd cracks the top three

Lap 428: Kenseth back in the lead. He is gone.

Lap 427: Sadler takes lead from Wallace.

Lap 425: Green flag. Wallace leads.

Lap 419: Rusty Wallace stays out, takes the lead.

- Matt Kenseth has a nice 13.3-second stop

- Sadler takes two tires, goes to second.

- Martin has to come back in to re-adjust wheel. He goes back to 25th.

Lap 418: Caution is out. Jeff Green spins after help from Carl Edwards. Mike Wallace is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 414: Jimmie Johnson is on pit road with motor trouble.He will go to the garage.

Lap 409: Smooth sailing for Kenseth. He has a two-second lead.

Lap 389: Jeff Burton takes over third.

Lap 381: Kenseth takes lead from Bliss.

Lap 381: Green flag. Bliss leads.

Lap 375: Mike Bliss stays out. He is the new leader.

- During the round of pit stops, Kenseth comes out first.

Lap 374: Jeff Green stays out, leads a lap.

Lap 373: Robby Gordon brings out the caution with a spin. Mike Wallace gets the Lucky Dog.

Lap 373: Kenseth has led 300 laps. That is easily a career-high.

Lap 363: 27 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 355: Jeff Gordon is running 17th.

Lap 330: Green flag. Kenseth leads.

Lap 327: Kenseth seals the laps-led bonus for leading the most laps.

Lap 318: Caution is out. Dale Jarrett spins Ryan Newman, Harvick plows into Newman. Jamie McMurray, Mike Bliss and Dale Earnhardt Jr. also involved in the crash. Jarrett will get a two-lap penalty for rough driving.

Lap 315: Rusty Wallace is in second. Kurt Busch is third.

Lap 311: Scott Riggs to pit road. Possible motor issue.

Lap 310: Biffle to pit road for a flat right-front tire. He gives up third and will go all the way back to 29th.

Lap 308: Kenseth gets around Wallace for the lead.

Lap 308: Green flag. Wallace leads.

Lap 303: Pit stops begin. Kenseth keeps the lead in the pits and Biffle remains right behind him. Wallace still officially the leader.

Lap 303: Rusty Wallace stays out for the lead.

Lap 301: Caution is out. Dale Jarrett has hit the fence after help from Ryan Newman. Travis Kvapil is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 281: Kenseth lets Biffle lead a lap. Passes him back.

Lap 280: Kenseth back in the lead, brings Biffle with him. Labonte to third.

Lap 263: Green flag. Bobby Labonte leads.

Lap 258: Bobby Labonte stays out, takes lead.

- Elliott Sadler to second with a two-tire stop

- Kenseth back to sixth, Biffle to seventh

Lap 257: Caution is out again. Stanton Barrett has tagged the fence hard. Mike Wallace is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 250: Halfway.

Lap 246: Sterling Marlin has a flat tire.

Lap 243: Green flag. Kenseth leads.

Lap 240: Caution is out. Travis Kvapil has spun on the backstretch. Scott Wimmer gets the Lucky Dog.

Lap 240: 29 cars on the lead lap

Lap 232: Kenseth is back in the lead. Mayfield is second.

Lap 225: Green flag. Mayfield leads.

Lap 221: Caution is out. Stanton Barrett has spun after help from, Rusty Wallace. Jeff Green is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 215: Green flag. Mayfield leads.

Lap 213: Jeremy Mayfield, Scott Riggs stay out to get track position.

Lap 212: Pit stops begin. Ryan Newman goes to second with a two-time stop.

- Kenseth, Biffle and Gordon retain position.

Lap 210: Caution is out. Rusty Wallace and Dale Jarrett collide, Jarrett spins and collects Carl Edwards. Bobby Labonte is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 203: Matt Kenseth still leads. He has led 174 laps.

Lap 189: Green flag. Kenseth leads.

Lap 184: Kyle Busch spins by himself. Caution is out. Dale Jarrett is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 180: Kenseth back in the lead.

Lap 179: Green flag. Harvick leads.

Lap 176: Kevin Harvick scored as the leader, he stayed out during the round of stops.

Lap 173: Leaders on pit road again. Kenseth retains position with a fine stop.

- Kurt Busch, Gordon have heavy adjustments.

Lap 172: Caution is out as Carl Long spins. Earnhardt Jr. gets the Lucky Dog for the third time.

Lap 172: Earnhardt Jr. goes a lap down again

Lap 165: Greg Biffle gets around Gordon for second

Lap 155: Ryan Newman has cracked the top five

Lap 150: Scott Riggs' car won't stay in fourth gear

Lap 149: Kenseth has led 121 of 149 laps

Lap 134: Green flag. Kenseth leads.

Lap 130: Leaders in for pit stops. Kenseth leads off pit road. Gordon is second and Biffle is third. Ricky Rudd picked up a spot in the pits.

- Kurt Busch, McMurray collide on pit road

Lap 129: Caution is out. Scott Wimmer has spun on the backstretch with help from Kyle Petty. Earnhardt Jr. is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 127: Earnhardt Jr. goes a lap down again

Lap 118: 30 cars on the lead lap

Lap 108: Three cars (Casey Mears, Johnny Benson, Kasey Kahne) are behind the wall.

Lap 98: Kenseth takes the lead from Gordon.

Lap 97: Green flag. Gordon leads.

Lap 93: Caution is out. Kasey Kahne is hit by Kevin Harvick, he spins and tags the wall. Earnhardt Jr. also has damage after he loops around. The Lucky Dog is Jamie McMurray.

Lap 82: Green flag. Gordon leads.

Lap 76: Caution is out. Casey Mears slows to avoid crash, plows Hermie Sadler. Earnhardt Jr. is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 74: 30 cars on the lead lap

Lap 71: Leaders in for stops. Jeff Gordon takes the lead for the first time of the night with a great stop.

- Matt Kenseth has a 14.5-second pit stop, comes out second.

Lap 69: Caution is out. Sterling Marlin has pancaked the right side of his car. He had a probable flat tire. Travis Kvapil is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 65: The top five hasn't changed since the race started.

Lap 61: Kenseth has led all 61 laps

Lap 54: Earnhardt Jr. goes a a lap down.

Lap 50: Kenseth hasn't been able to put Earnhardt Jr. a lap down.

Lap 40: Jamie McMurray falls a lap down. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is next.

Lap 38: Kenseth is still mowing 'em down. Only 35 cars are on the lead lap.

Lap 35: The top five hasn't changed since the race started.

Lap 30: Still under green.

Lap 22: Robby Gordon too fast entering pit road. He is three laps down.

Lap 16: Smoke is coming from Robby Gordon's Chevy. He gets a black flag.

Lap 10: Kenseth is already approaching lap traffic

Lap 5: Kenseth already has a half-second lead.

Lap 1: Clean start. Kenseth leads.

7:42 p.m. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jamie McMurray to the rear.

7:37 p.m.: Engines are fired

7:26 p.m.: After Wally Dallenbach asks Quentin Tarantino if he can be in one of Tarantino's movies, Tarantino says Dallenbach can drive him to the set the next time he makes a movie.

Bah!

7:25 p.m.: Quentin Tarantino tells Wally Dallenbach that the title "Kill Bill" is made for Bill Weber.

Maybe not.

7:20 p.m.: TNT replays Jeff Gordon's bump-and-run from 2002. Will we see it again tonight?

7:17 p.m.: Rusty Wallace says his son's racing career "is costing him a lot of money."

Make him mow the lawn, Rusty.

7:13 p.m.: We here a stat from Bill Weber about Rusty winning the last time the Cup Series raced on August 27.

Shoot. We were just gonna look that up!

7:09 p.m.: Lebron James, trying to make a jumpshot for the bottom of the racetrack to the top of the banking, throws an airball. Apparently, he made it in rehearsal.

We wonder if it was a Powerade edit.

7:03 p.m.: Bill Weber says storylines for the Chase have more twists than a Quentin Tarantino movie.

Get set for more Tarantino references. Trust us.

7:02 p.m.: Bill Weber tells us that the green flag time has been moved up thanks to the threat of rain.

7:01 p.m.: Bill Weber compares Bristol to the Wizard of Oz and calls the drivers "the real Dukes of Hazzard."

Uh ... OK.

7:00 p.m.: TNT is on the air!