Lap-by-Lap: Martinsville

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Inside the Chase Standings after Martinsville Pos. Driver Pts. Behind 1. T. Stewart 5,957 -- 2. J. Johnson 5,942 -15 3. R. Newman 5,894 -63 4. G. Biffle 5,874 -83 5. C. Edwards 5,808 -149 6. R. Wallace 5,791 -166 7. M. Martin 5,787 -170 8. Ku. Busch 5,785 -172 9. M. Kenseth 5,785 -172 10. J. Mayfield 5,741 -216 • Race Results, click here • Point Standings, click here

• Lap 500 -- Jeff Gordon posts his seventh victory at Martinsville, fending off Tony Stewart, to sweep the season series at the .526-mile track.

• Lap 498 -- Green flag flies for a three-lap shootout with Jeff Gordon leading Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson.

• Lap 494 -- CAUTION: Travis Kvapil spins to bring out the record-setting 19th caution.

• Lap 490 -- Jeff Gordon is outrunning Tony Stewart, who passed Jimmie Johnson for second place.

• Lap 486 -- Restart, with Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte and Jeff Burton in the top five.

• Lap 482 -- CAUTION: On the restart, Jeff Burton gets into the rear of Rusty Wallace and spins him into the wall. ... This is the record-tying 18th yellow at Martinsville (Oct. 1, 2000).

• Lap 482 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte and Rusty Wallace in the top five.

• Lap 480 -- Still under caution, Jeff Gordon leads Jimmie Johnson, who trails Tony Stewart by five points -- the difference in leading a lap, which Johnson has not done today.

• Lap 475 -- CAUTION: Matt Kenseth spins to bring out the yellow. ... Chase driver Greg Biffle gets the "Lucky Dog" pass.

• Leaders stay on the track.

• Lap 470 -- Four Chase drivers are at least one lap down: Greg Biffle (-1), Carl Edwards (-1), Jeremy Mayfield (-3) and Mark Martin (-31).

• Lap 460 -- Jeff Gordon continues to fend off the challenge of Jimmie Johnson, who trails by 0.966 seconds.

Inside the Chase After 444 laps Pos. Driver Pts. Behind 1. T. Stewart 5,952 -- 2. J. Johnson 5,947 -5 3. R. Newman 5,878 -74 4. G. Biffle 5,874 -78 5. R. Wallace 5,840 -112 6. C. Edwards 5,817 -135 7. M. Martin 5,796 -156 8. M. Kenseth 5,785 -167 9. Ku. Busch 5,781 -171 10. J. Mayfield 5,741 -211

• Lap 449 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Jeff Gordon on point. Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte and Rusty Wallace round out the top five.

• Lap 435 -- CAUTION: Mark Martin's brake problems bring out the yellow, vanquishing a 5-second lead for Jeff Gordon.

• Leaders come to pit road ... and Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart are the first car back on the track.

• Lap 430 -- With 20 cars on the lead lap, Jeff Gordon leads Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace and Jeff Burton.

• Lap 420 -- Jeff Gordon leads Jimmie Johnson by 3.606 seconds.

• Lap 416 -- Chase contender Carl Edwards falls one lap down.

• Lap 410 -- Jeff Green is smoking heavily and headed for pit road, while Jeremy Mayfield is off the pace and headed to the pits.

• Lap 400 -- With 100 laps to go, Jeff Gordon continues to lead Chasers Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace and rookie of the year candidate Travis Kvapil. ... The only other Chase driver in the top 10: Jeremy Mayfield (sixth).

• Lap 390 -- There are 27 cars on the lead lap, led by Jeff Gordon.

• Lap 380 -- The top five: Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace and Travis Kvapil.

• Lap 371 -- Racing resumes with Jeff Gordon and Greg Biffle running 1-2.

• Lap 363 -- CAUTION: Michael Waltrip gets nudged into the wall by Carl Edwards to bring out the 15th yellow.

• Lap 354 -- Greg Biffle passes Jeff Gordon for the lead -- and five bonus points.

• Lap 353 -- Restart.

Inside the Chase After 349 laps Pos. Driver Pts. Behind 1. G. Biffle 5,936 -- 2. T. Stewart 5,933 -3 3. J. Johnson 5,915 -21 4. R. Newman 5,884 -52 5. M. Martin 5,881 -55 6. R. Wallace 5,827 -109 7. C. Edwards 5,823 -113 8. M. Kenseth 5,818 -118 9. J. mayfield 5,792 -144 10. Ku. Busch 5,747 -189 Around and downEarnhardt Jr. gets spun by Harvick, loses a tire Sign up for TrackPass now BUY YOUR NEXTEL DRIVER PHONE

• Lap 348 -- CAUTION: Ricky Rudd spins moments after the green flag.

• Lap 348 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin in the top five, with 26 cars on the lead lap.

• Lap 342 -- CAUTION: Casey Mears spins and blows the left-front tire to bring out the 13th yellow.

• The top three -- Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Rusty Wallace -- pit this time, but fourth-place Jeff Gordon stays on the track.

• Lap 335 -- The Chaser drivers are running: Tony Stewart (first), Jimmie Johnson (second), Rusty Wallace (third), Jeremy Mayfield (sixth), Ryan Newman (seventh), Kurt Busch (16th), Greg Biffle (19th), Matt Kenseth (20th), Carl Edwards (23rd) and Mark Martin (24th).

• Lap 327-- And we're back to green with Tony Stewart still leading Rusty Wallace and Jimmie Johnson.

• Lap 321-- CAUTION: Jeff Green spins, while further in the back Matt Kenseth does likewise.

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the "Lucy Dog" pass -- and then cuts a tire and has to pit.

• Lap 317 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Tony Stewart leading Rusty Wallace.

• Lap 310 -- CAUTION: Elliott Sadler spins in Turn 4.

• Lap 301 -- After that hiccup, were back to green.

• Lap 296 -- CAUTION: As the green flag flies, Hermie Sadler stops along the inside of the track.

• Lap 296 -- Racing resumes with Tony Stewart leading Rusty Wallace, with Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Jamie McMurray rounding out the top five.

• Lap 285 -- CAUTION: Jeff Green cuts a right-front tire to bring out the ninth yellow of the day.

• Leaders come to pit road ... and again Tony Stewart comes out first.

• Lap 280 -- The top five: Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace, Dave Blaney, Jeff Gordon and Jamie McMurray.

• Lap 260 -- OK, stop us if you've heard this before: Tony Stewart is leading -- for the 199th lap.

Inside the Chase After 249 laps Pos. Driver Pts. Behind 1. T. Stewart 5,957 -- 2. J. Johnson 5,919 -38 3. R. Newman 5,906 -51 4. G. Biffle 5,863 -94 5. R. Wallace 5,845 -112 6. M. Martin 5,841 -116 7. C. Edwards 5,817 -140 8. J. Mayfield 5,792 -165 9. M. Kenseth 5,779 -178 10. Ku. Busch 5,717 -240 Playing roughKurt Busch spins Michael Waltrip, gets one-lap penalty Sign up for TrackPass now BUY YOUR NEXTEL DRIVER PHONE

• Lap 247 -- Green-flag racing resumes with non-pitters Dave Blaney and Jeff Burton running 1-2, followed by Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace and Jeff Gordon. The rest of the top 10: Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Travis Kvapil, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Petty.

• Lap 239 -- CAUTION: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler and Dale Jarrett are involved in a crash. Earnhardt Jr. is tapped on the left-rear quarterpanel by Kevin Harvick, which spins Junior, Sadler is caught in no-man's land and DJ gets squeezed on the outside into the wall.

• Jimmy Spencer is in the garage with a blown engine.

• Leaders come to pit road ... and Tony Stewart wins the race off pit road.

• Lap 235 -- The top five: Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Jamie McMurray.

• Lap 225 -- There are 28 cars on the lead lap. The gap between front-runner Tony Stewart and 28th-place Jeff Burton is 12.740 seconds.

• Lap 215 -- Tony Stewart and Rusty Wallace are running 1-2 as the race resumes.

• Lap 209 -- CAUTION: Dave Blaney's left-front quarterpanel is clipped by Derrike Cope. ... As Blaney spins back up the track, he slides into Jeff Green, who gets into Scott Riggs.

• Lap 205 -- Green-flag restart with Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray and Jimmie Johnson in the top five.

• Lap 198 -- CAUTION: Michael Waltrip is bumped from behind by Kurt Busch. Waltrip spins to bring out the yellow.

• NASCAR is penalizing Kurt Busch one lap for rough driving.

• Lap 184 -- Tony Stewart passes Michael Waltrip for the lead.

• Lap 182 -- Re-start with Michael Waltrip on point, followed by Tony Stewart.

• Lap 175 -- CAUTION: Ricky Rudd receives major damage after Mike Bliss hits the outside wall and shoots down the track into Sterling Marlin, who slams into Rudd.

• Leaders come to pit road ... and Tony Stewart, working from the first pit stall, wins the race back to the track.

• Lap 155 -- Three cars are off the track: Brian Vickers, Robby Gordon and Stanton Barrett.

• Lap 150 -- Tony Stewart leads Rusty Wallace by 2.070 seconds.

Inside the Chase After 141 laps Pos. Driver Pts. Behind 1. T. Stewart 5,957 -- 2. R. Newman 5,920 -37 3. J. Johnson 5,907 -50 4. C. Edwards 5,857 -100 5. G. Biffle 5,854 -103 6. R. Wallace 5,840 -117 7. M Martin 5,826 -131 8. Ku. Busch 5,800 -157 9. M. Kenseth 5,800 -157 10. J. Mayfield 5,756 -201

• Lap 142 -- Tony Stewart passes Ken Schrader for the lead.

• Lap 133 -- Green flag flies with Ken Schrader and Kurt Busch running 1-2; neither of those drivers pitted during the caution.

• Kasey Kahne flagged for an improper restart; passed two cars.

• Lap 123 -- CAUTION: Brian Vickers' car is smoking heavily and laying down oil.

• Leaders come to pit road ... and Ryan Newman -- with a two-tire stop -- wins the race off pit road.

• Lap 115 -- Tony Stewart and Ricky Rudd again are running at the front of the pack, with Matt Kenseth, Travis Kvapil and Jeff Gordon rounding out the top five.

• Lap 100 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart running 1-2. The rest of the top five: Travis Kvapil, Ricky Rudd and Jamie McMurray.

• Lap 95 -- CAUTION: Debris on the track.

• Lap 91 -- Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin -- neither of whom pitted -- lead the field back to green, followed by Tony Stewart, Travis Kvapil and Ricky Rudd in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Jamie McMurray, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Bobby Labonte.

• Lap 84 -- CAUTION: Kasey Kahne gets into Mike Wallace, who bangs Michael Waltrip. ... Greg Biffle gets the "Lucky Dog" pass.

• Leaders come to pit road ... and 14.1 seconds later race leader Tony Stewart rolls back onto the track.

• Lap 82 -- Chase contender Greg Biffle, who entered Martinsville third in points, goes one lap down.

• Lap 80 -- There are 12 drivers at least one lap down.

• Lap 70 -- The top 10: Tony Stewart, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Michael Waltrip and Denny Hamlin.

• Lap 55 -- Tony Stewart passes Michael Waltrip for the lead.

Inside the Chase After 51 laps Pos. Driver Pts. Behind 1. T. Stewart 5,957 -- 2. J. Johnson 5,915 -42 3. R. Newman 5,915 -42 4. G. Biffle 5,866 -91 5. R. Wallace 5,845 -112 6. C. Edwards 5,805 -152 7. M. Martin 5,799 -158 8. M. Kenseth 5,774 -183 9. J. Mayfield 5,732 -225 10. Ku. Busch 5,711 -246 Close callRusty avoids disaster as brother Mike spins ahead of him Sign up for TrackPass now BUY YOUR NEXTEL DRIVER PHONE

• Lap 52 -- Green-flag restart with Michael Waltrip -- who did not pit -- Tony Stewart, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman in the top five.

• Lap 47 -- CAUTION: Following Mike Wallace's spin.

• Chase contender Jeremy Mayfield is penalized for speeding on pit road.

• Lap 46 -- After being bumped by Mark Martin, Mike Wallace spins in front of race leader Tony Stewart.

• Lap 40 -- Denny Hamlin passes Ryan Newman for fourth place.

• Lap 30 -- The top five -- Tony Stewart, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman and Denny Hamlin -- are separated by 4.907 seconds.

• Lap 25 -- As race leader Tony Stewart begins lapping the field, Derrike Cope, Robby Gordon, Stanton Barrett, Hermie Sadler, Bobby Hamilton Jr. and Jimmy Spencer already are one lap down.

• Lap 20 -- Kurt Busch has fallen from 14th to 32nd.

• Lap 15 -- Tony Stewart leads Ricky Rudd by 0.679 seconds.

• Lap 10 -- The top five: Tony Stewart, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman and Denny Hamlin.

• Lap 5 -- Tony Stewart re-takes the lead from Ricky Rudd.

• Lap 2 -- Ricky Rudd passes Tony Stewart for the lead.

• Lap 1 -- Tony Stewart leads and picks up five bonus points.

• 1:18 p.m. -- Green-flag racing begins in the Subway 500.

• 1:10 p.m. -- Gentlemen, start your engines!

• Five Chase drivers start in the top 10: Tony Stewart (first), Rusty Wallace (third), Ryan Newman (fourth), Jimmie Johnson (sixth) and Jeremy Mayfield (seventh). The other title contenders: Kurt Busch (14th), Carl Edwards (18th), Greg Biffle (22nd), Matt Kenseth (25th) and Mark Martin (43rd).

• 1:02 p.m. -- Invocation and national anthem. Jamie O'Neal sings the Star Spangled Banner.

Inside the Chase Point standings entering M'ville Pos. Driver Points Behind 1. T. Stewart 5,777 -- 2. J. Johnson 5,777 -- 3. G. Biffle 5,766 -11 4. R. Newman 5,760 -17 5. M. Martin 5,726 -51 6. C. Edwards 5,723 -54 7. R. Wallace 5,685 -92 8. J. Mayfield 5,662 -115 9. M. Kenseth 5,653 -124 10. Ku. Busch 5,635 -142

• 12:59 p.m. -- Jeff Gordon gets the final word on the Bank of America "Countdown to Green" pre-race show, saying he'll lay low until the end of the race and then make his move.

• 12:56 p.m. -- "Wally's World" with WWE champions John "You Can't See Me" Cena. After his ridealong, Cena lifts onto his shoulder Marty Snider and forces him to apologize for shooting Wally with Silly String a few weeks ago. ... Is this what the peacock network means by must-see TV?

• 12:48 p.m. -- NBC is airing a retrospective of Rusty Wallace's "Last Call" at Martinsville. Wallace says today is his best shot at winning down the stretch. ... Seventeen year ago -- Oct. 23, 1988 at Rockingham -- Wallace started third and won. He rolls off third today.

• 12:45 p.m. -- Mark Martin says it's "refreshing" to race with nothing to lose.

• 12:38 p.m. -- The first reference to last year's Hendrick plane crash tragedy. NBC honors Rick Hendrick's request of not talking to team members about the accident that claimed 10 lives. ... Nonetheless, NBC is doing a tribute.

• 12:36 p.m. -- Tony Stewart throws down the gauntlet, saying Chad Knaus sounded like a junior high schooler in his trash talking on Saturday. Smoke says it's "war."

• Hi, hello and howdy -- it's time to go racing at Martinsville Speedway in the Subway 500.

• Today is Rusty Wallace's 44th start at the track. He has seven wins at Martinsville, second-most to Bristol (9).

• Points co-leader Tony Stewart is on the pole for today's Subway 500. He was the fastest among 11 drivers who broke the track qualifying record, turning a lap at 98.083 mph Friday.

• Jeff Gordon won the April race at Martinsville. Gordon is trying to become the first driver to sweep the season at the track since he did it in 2003.

• We wonder ... since Jimmie Johnson won at Lowe's, shouldn't Greg Biffle win the Subway 500?