Dale Jarrett salutes the crowd after winning the UAW-Ford 500 at 'Dega. Credit: Autostock

Lap-by-Lap: Talladega

Kyle Petty crashes and caution is out -- and Dale Jarrett wins the UAW-Ford 500 under yellow.

Jarrett is credited with first place for being ahead of Tony Stewart at a scoring loop. Matt Kenseth finishes third with Ryan Newman fourth and Carl Edwards fifth.

Inside the Chase Point standings after 'Dega No. Driver Pts. Behind 1. T. Stewart 5,519 -- 2. R. Newman 5,515 -4 3. R. Wallace 5,443 -76 4. J. Johnson 5,437 -82 5. G. Biffle 5,421 -98 6. C. Edwards 5,419 -100 7. M. Kenseth 5,408 -111 8. J. Mayfield 5,407 -112 9. M. Martin 5,381 -138 10. Ku. Busch 5,339 -180 • Race Results, click here • Cup Standings, click here

This is the first win at Talladega for a Ford driver since Jarrett on Oct. 11, 1998.

• Lap 189 -- Green-flag restart with Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Dale Jarrett and Jamie McMurray in the top five.

• Lap 185 -- CAUTION: Ken Schrader blows the right-rear tire, runs up the track and slams the wall. ... Matt Kenseth leads Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart.

• There will be a green-white-checkered finish for the second consecutive week.

• Lap 180 -- The top five -- Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards -- are separated by 0.667 seconds.

• Lap 176 -- Jamie McMurray passes Tony Stewart for the lead.

• Lap 175 -- The top 11 cars are running single file and separated by 1.459 seconds.

• There are 22 cars on the lead lap.

• Lap 171 -- Running in sixth place, Martin Truex Jr. blows the engine.

• Lap 162 -- Front-runners pit with Tony Stewart (left-side tires), Jamie McMurray and Matt Kenseth to pit road.

Inside the Chase Point standings after 160 laps No. Driver Pts. Behind 1. T. Stewart 5,529 -- 2. R. Newman 5,493 -36 3. R. Wallace 5,437 -92 4. J. Johnson 5,431 -98 5. G. Biffle 5,418 -111 6. C. Edwards 5,414 -115 7. M. Kenseth 5,408 -121 8. J. Mayfield 5,404 -125 9. M. Martin 5,381 -148 10. Ku. Busch 5,339 -190

• Lap 161 -- Green-flag pit stops begin for the leaders with Dale Jarrett heading to pit road. ... Ryan Newman also pits.

• Lap 157 -- Five Chase drivers are in the top 10: Tony Stewart (first), Matt Kenseth (third), Carl Edwards (fifth), Ryan Newman (eighth) and Kurt Busch (10th).

• Lap 150 -- Single-file racing continues among the first seven drivers with Tony Stewart and Jamie McMurray running 1-2.

• Lap 140 -- Tony Stewart continues to run out front. Jamie McMurray, Matt Kenseth, Sterling Marlin and Carl Edwards round out the top five -- and all within 0.517 seconds of the leader.

• Lap 132 -- Green flag flies with Tony Stewart leading.

• The Chase drivers are running: Tony Stewart (first), Matt Kenseth (second), Ryan Newman (third), Carl Edwards (seventh), Kurt Busch (16th), Jeremy Mayfield (21st), Rusty Wallace (27th; -4 laps), Greg Biffle (28th; -17), Jimmie Johnson (33rd; -29) and Mark Martin (41st; out).

Inside the Chase Point standings after 128 laps No. Driver Pts. Behind 1. T. Stewart 5,524 -- 2. R. Newman 5,520 -4 3. R. Wallace 5,437 -87 4. J. Johnson 5,431 -93 5. G. Biffle 5,418 -106 6. M. Kenseth 5,393 -131 7. C. Edwards 5,389 -135 8. J. Mayfield 5,386 -138 9. M. Martin 5,381 -143 10. Ku. Busch 5,335 -189

• Lap 129 -- CAUTION: Debris in Turn 3.

• Leaders come to pit road and many make two-tires and fuel stops, including Tony Stewart in 7.8 seconds and Ryan Newman (8.0 seconds).

• Lap 125 -- The top six cars have broken from the pack and are running nose-to-tail, with Tony Stewart fending off Jamie McMurray.

• Lap 120 -- Tony Stewart is running on point with Jamie McMurray, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman and Sterling Marlin in the top five.

• The top 16 cars are separated by only 0.930 seconds.

• Lap 113 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Jamie McMurray, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman and Dale Jarrett in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Ricky Rudd, Brian Vickers, Joe Nemechek, Sterling Marlin and Kasey Kahne.

• Lap 109 -- CAUTION: Debris on the backstretch.

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• Lap 100 -- Ryan Newman leads Matt Kenseth, Ricky Rudd, Sterling Marlin and Carl Edwards.

• Lap 94 -- Green flag flies with Ricky Rudd, Kasey Kahne, Sterling Marlin, Ryan Newman and Brian Vickers in the top five at the halfway point of the race.

• There are 25 cars on the lead lap; nine cars are off the track.

• The Chase driver are running: Ryan Newman (fourth), Matt Kenseth (seventh), Jeremy Mayfield (eighth), Carl Edwards (ninth), Tony Stewart (11th), Kurt Busch (25th), Rusty Wallace (27th; four laps down), Greg Biffle (29th; -17 laps), Jimmie Johnson (35th; -28 laps) and Mark Martin (41st; out).

• Lap 90 -- CAUTION: Running in first place, defending Cup champion Kurt Busch cuts a right-front tire and jumps up the track. He avoids a crash and makes his way to pit road.

Inside the Chase Point standings after 81 laps No. Driver Pts. Behind 1. R. Newman 5,477 -- 2. R. Wallace 5,437 -40 3. T. Stewart 5,435 -42 4. J. Johnson 5,434 -43 5. M. Kenseth 5,413 -64 6. G. Biffle 5,403 -74 7. C. Edwards 5,397 -80 8. M. Martin 5,381 -96 9. J. Mayfield 5,380 -97 10. Ku. Busch 5,357 -120

• Lap 87 -- Chase drivers Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman are running 1-2-3. Ninth-place Carl Edwards is the only other championship contender in the top 10.

• Lap 81 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Dave Blaney, Kurt Busch and Ricky Rudd in the top five.

• Lap 77 -- CAUTION: Kyle Busch cuts a right-rear tire and hits the wall.

• Tony Stewart is on pit road with the hood up; the engine is running hot, hot, hot.

• Lap 75 -- The Chase drivers are running: Kurt Busch (third), Ryan Newman (fifth), Matt Kenseth (11th), Carl Edwards (15th), Tony Stewart (16th), Jeremy Mayfield (19th), Rusty Wallace (28th), Jimmie Johnson (32nd), Greg Biffle (33rd) and Mark Martin (41st; out).

• Lap 71 -- Green flag flies with Jamie McMurray, Martin Truex Jr., Brian Vickers, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman in the top five.

• Fourteen cars are off the track.

Inside the Chase Point standings after 59 laps No. Driver Pts. Behind 1. J. Johnson 5,532 -- 2. R. Newman 5,492 -40 3. R. Wallace 5,482 -50 4. G. Biffle 5,477 -55 5. M. Kenseth 5,418 -114 6. T. Stewart 5,414 -118 7. C. Edwards 5,389 -143 8. M. Martin 5,381 -151 9. J. Mayfield 5,360 -172 10. Ku. Busch 5,352 -180 Talladega tumbleRiggs goes for a wild ride and Rusty, Johnson collected Sign up for TrackPass now BUY YOUR NEXTEL DRIVER PHONE

• Lap 65 -- CAUTION: Multicar crash ensues after Ryan Newman bumps Casey Mears coming through the trioval. Greg Biffle and Jeff Burton are caught in the carnage. Scott Riggs gets the worst of the wreck, tumbling end over end and shearing sheet metal off the driver's side of the car.

• Lap 61 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Scott Riggs and Kurt Busch in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Casey Mears, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle and Jeff Gordon.

• Lap 57 -- CAUTION: Mike Bliss blows a left-rear tire and spins. Jeff Green and J.J. Yeley hit Bliss after the spin.

• Leaders parade onto pit road ... and Brian Vickers wins the race of pit road.

• Tony Stewart loses a few seconds on pit road when the jack falls down while changing the right-side tires.

• Lap 50 -- Two columns of cars -- 36 cars total -- are leading the field with Jamie McMurray and Tony Stewart trading the lead.

• Lap 50 -- Jamie McMurray takes the lead with Tony Stewart, Casey Mears, Brian Vickers and Matt Kenseth rounding out the top five.

• Lap 45 -- Tony Stewart leads a top five that includes Casey Mears, Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers and Matt Kenseth.

Inside the Chase Point standings after 41 laps No. Driver Pts. Behind 1. R. Newman 5,515 -- 2. R. Wallace 5,515 -- 3. T. Stewart 5,490 -25 4. G. Biffle 5,489 -26 5. J. Johnson 5,425 -90 6. M. Kenseth 5,386 -129 7. M. Martin 5,381 -134 8. Ku. Busch 5,377 -138 9. C. Edwards 5,359 -156 10. J. Mayfield 5,342 -173

• Lap 38 -- Green flag flies with six Chase drivers in the top 10: Kurt Busch (first), Ryan Newman (second), Greg Biffle (third), Rusty Wallace (fifth), Tony Stewart (eighth) and Matt Kenseth (ninth).

• The other Chasers: Carl Edwards (14th), Jeremy Mayfield (34th), Jimmie Johnson (35th) and Mark Martin (41st; out).

• Lap 34 -- CAUTION: Jimmie Johnson has blown a tire and ripped the left-rear fender off the No. 48 Chevrolet.

• Leads come to pit road, and several take fuel only. ... As Kyle Petty is approaching his pit, he's tagged on the left rear by Bobby Labonte and runs into the pit wall.

• Lap 28 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne and Jamie McMurray in the top five.

• The Chase drivers are running: Matt Kenseth (first), Tony Stewart (second), Greg Biffle (eighth), Ryan Newman (11th), Rusty Wallace (12th), Carl Edwards (19th), Jeremy Mayfield (27th), Kurt Busch (28th), Jimmie Johnson (35th) and Mark Martin (41st; out).

Inside the Chase Point standings after 20 laps No. Driver Pts. Behind 1. G. Biffle 5,494 -- 2. T. Stewart 5,486 -8 3. R. Newman 5,484 -10 4. R. Wallace 5,482 -12 5. J. Johnson 5,416 -78 6. M. Kenseth 5,413 -81 7. M. Martin 5,381 -113 8. C. Edwards 5,371 -123 9. J. Mayfield 5,351 -143 10. Ku. Busch 5,250 -244 Early exitMartin, Junior, Waltrip knocked out of the race at 'Dega Out of control?Mark Martin says cars have outgrown the tracks Sign up for TrackPass now BUY YOUR NEXTEL DRIVER PHONE

• Lap 20 -- CAUTION: Crash in Turn 1. Among the drivers involved: Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip -- who rolls over twice -- Mike Skinner and pole-sitter Elliott Sadler, who started the melee after being bumped from behind by Jimmie Johnson.

• Lap 15 -- Five Chase drivers are in the top 10: Jimmie Johnson (second), Matt Kenseth (fourth), Mark Martin (fifth), Greg Biffle (sixth) and Ryan Newman (eighth).

• Lap 11 -- Jimmie Johnson gains five bonus points for leading a lap.

• Lap 10 -- Matt Kenseth picks up five bonus points for leading a lap, with Hendrick teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon tucked in behind the No. 17.

• Lap 7 -- A single-file group is trying to break away from the pack, led by Elliott Sadler, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon.

• Lap 5 -- Three- and four-wide racing is the norm in the early laps, with pole-sitter Elliott Sadler back in the lead.

• Lap 3 -- Tony Stewart passes Dale Jarrett at the stripe to take the lead -- and gain five bonus points. ... And then Jarrett powers back around Stewart to get back on point.

• 2:42 p.m. ET -- Green-flag racing begins at Talladega Superspeedway, with Yates teammates Elliott Sadler and Dale Jarrett on the front row. The rest of the top five: Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart and Scott Riggs.

• 2:28 p.m. ET -- Gentlemen, start your engines!

• 2:10 p.m. ET -- There should be an annual sportsmanship award named in Mark Martin's honor.

• 2:05 p.m. ET -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. was just introduced -- and the crowd goes wild. ... J.J. Yeley, not so much; he received what could be best described as a smattering of applause.

• 2:02 p.m. ET -- Yep, Carl Edwards is one humble dude. NBC's feature on Carl was one of the best this year on any network.

• 1:30 p.m. ET -- NBC is on the air from Talladega, Ala. ... Green flag is more than an hour away.

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