Jimmie Johnson celebrates his second consecutive restrictor-plate victory. Credit: Autostock

Lap-by-Lap: Talladega

Lap 189: Checkered flag: Jimmie Johnson wins!

Lap 188: White flag. Jimmie Johnson to the lead

Lap 187: Brian Vickers takes the lead back after help from Tony Stewart

Lap 185: Jeff Gordon takes the lead back.

Lap 184: Jamie McMurray takes the lead.

Lap 182: Brian Vickers takes the lead.

	Credit: Autostock
	Unofficial Results Aaron's 499 Pos. Driver Make 1. J. Johnson Chevrolet 2. T. Stewart Chevrolet 3. B. Vickers Chevrolet 4. J. Burton Chevrolet 5. J. McMurray Ford • Complete results, click here • Driver standings, click here Final lapsSeveral drivers have a chance to win down the stretch Top finishersStewart and Vickers talk about thier near wins Sign up for TrackPass now BUY THE NEXTEL i836

Lap 180: Jeff Gordon passes Tony Stewart for the lead.

Lap 179: Green flag. Tony Stewart leads.

Lap 177: Pit stops. Many of the cars who stayed out last stop. including Scott Riggs and Casey Mears. Denny Hamlin is hit with a one-lap penalty for aggressive driving.

Lap 174: Another wreck. Joe Nemechek, Dave Blaney, Reed Sorenson, Kevin Lepage, Michael Waltrip, Travis Kvapil and Denny Hamlin are involved.

Lap 173: Tony Stewart storms to the lead.

Lap 169: Green flag. Jamie McMurray leads.

Lap 166: Pit stops. Kurt Busch takes two tires.Jimmie Johnson takes four tires. Meanwhile, 13 lead-lap cars, including Jamie McMurray, Elliott Sadler, Scott Riggs, Reed Sorenson, Elliott Sadler, Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon stay out. McMurray leads.

Lap 166: Caution. Bobby Labonte suffers a blown engine.

Lap 159: Kurt Busch takes the lead.

Lap 156: Green flag. Jeff Gordon leads. Just before the green, several cars, including Tony Stewart, hot pit road to top off their fuel, presumably in case of a green-white-checkered finish.

Lap 155: Kevin Lepage pits and gives up the lead to Jeff Gordon.

Lap 154: Dale Jr. "Blew up. Quit running. I was doing everything I could to get to the front."

Lap 153: Leaders to pit road. Jeff Gordon wins race off of pit road. Kevin Lepage stays out to lead.

Lap 153: Caution. Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the garage. "Blew up," he said.

Lap 148: Jeff Gordon goes back to the lead as Elliott Sadler falls back to fifth.

Lap 140: Casey Mears to pit road for repairs.

Lap 137: Elliott Sadler takes the lead back, as Jeff Green and Casey Mears make contact and Mears kisses the wall. No caution.

Lap 136: Matt Kenseth, with help from Elliott Sadler, is back to the lead.

Lap 134: Jeff Gordon leads with teammate Jimmie Johnson close by. Meanwhile, Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are complaining to their teams about each other's tactics.

Lap 130: Green flag. Matt Kenseth leads.

Lap 128: Leaders to pit road. Matt Kenseth wins the race off of pit road after a 12.8-second stop. Joe Nemechek is third after a two-tire stop. Kevin Harvick gets the Lucky Dog and is now two laps down.

Lap 127: Caution. Sterling Marlin spins coming out of the tri-oval.

Lap 125: Elliott Sadler shoots back up to the lead.

Lap 123: Jimmie Johnson passes teammate Jeff Gordon for the lead for the first time today.

Lap 118: Dale Earnhardt Jr. now sits seventh.

Lap 117: Elliott Sadler takes the lead briefly, but Jeff Gordon is back to the lead.

Lap 115: Green flag. Jeff Gordon leads.

Lap 113: The No. 9 car, now driven by Hermie Sadler, is out of the race.

Lap 112: Denny Hamlin to pit road as Jeff Gordon takes the lead.

Lap 111: Quickie yellow: Cars to pit road. Jeff Gordon gets off pit road first with Elliott Sadler second. Denny Hamlin stays out and takes the lead.

Lap 110: Caution: Debris in Turn 1, which appeared to hit Jamie McMurray's 26 car.

Lap 105: Jeff Gordon regains the lead. Matt Kenseth is second and Carl Edwards is third. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back to 18th.

Lap 103: Elliott Sadler is back in the lead, having passed Jeff Gordon. Meanwhile, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in the top 10 in ninth.

Lap 99: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is threatening to return to the top 10. He's currently 11th.

Lap 94: Mark Martin is back out -- with Greg Biffle's hood.

Lap 93: Green flag. Jeff Gordon leads.

Lap 92: Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes his third trip to pit road of this session for adjustments. Meanwhile, Matt Kenseth had to repit to check lugnuts.

Lap 91: While leaders pit, Robby Gordon takes the top spot.

Lap 90: Tony Stewart is on pit road for adjustments to his damage. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has followed suit.

Lap 88: Caution. Dale Earnhardt Jr. spins up high and makes light contact with Tony Stewart on the way down. Carl Edwards get the free pass.

Lap 85: NASCAR.COM's Ryan Smithson says Kasey Kahne did not receive medical clearance to resume the race, so Evernham Motorsports placed Hermie Sadler as a relief driver.

Lap 84: Kurt Busch penalized for a missing lugnut. He has made his penalty stop and is still on the lead lap.

Lap 78: Carl Edwards back on-track with four new tires. Matt Kenseth leads.

Lap 76: Carl Edwards is black-flagged for keeping the catch can on his car.

Lap 75: Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch all make scheduled green-flag stops. It appears that Kenseth took just two tires.

Lap 74: Carl Edwards takes the top spot back. Meanwhile, green-flag stops have begun with Elliott Sadler, who gets four tires with no adjustments

Lap 71: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead for the second time.

Lap 56: Jeff Gordon takes the lead from Carl Edwards.

Lap 53: Greg Biffle has retired from the race.

Lap 50: Carl Edwards and Casey Mears swap the lead. Edwards now leads.

Lap 48: Greg Biffle to the garage. Word is he dropped a cylinder.

Lap 48: Elliott Sadler now leads.

Lap 43: Green Flag. Matt Kenseth leads.

Lap 40: Leaders to pit road. Matt Kenseth wins the race off of pit road.

Lap 39: Caution. Kevin Harvick has a right-front tire down.

Lap 35: Matt Kenseth, starting from the back, takes the lead from Jamie McMurray

Lap 30: Kasey Kahne: "I got hit pretty good."

Lap 26: Jamie McMurray takes the lead with help from Kurt Busch.

Lap 20: Martin Truex Jr.: "I guess some guys got impatient." Meanwhile, Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead.

Lap 19: David Stremme and Ken Schrader released from the infield care center.

Lap 15: Green Flag. Joe Nemechek leads.

Lap 14: Kasey Kahne, whose car is still being worked on, has been treated and released from the infield care center. He had the wind knocked out of him.

Lap 14: Kyle Busch: "I was just minding my own business."

Lap 13: Dale Jarrett, who stayed out, now leads

Lap 11: Leaders to pit road. Tony Stewart wins the race off of pit road. Jeff Green, who stayed out, takes the lead.

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Lap 10: The Big One Strikes: Hermie Sadler, J. J. Yeley, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Ken Schrader, Kirk Shelmerdine, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Sterling Marlin, David Stremme all involved.

Lap 7: Jamie McMurray takes the lead from Tony Stewart

Lap 2: Tony Stewart takes the lead from Elliott Sadler.

Lap 2: Elliott Sadler leads the opening lap.

12:14 p.m. -- Green Flag: Polesitter Elliott Sadler leads.

12:04 p.m. -- Larry Mac: A good day is being able to wheel your car into your hauler on four wheels when the day is over.

12:01 p.m. -- The crowd gives the command to start engines -- and FX is on the air.

11:54 a.m. -- Edwin McCain does another rendition of the national anthem.

10:43 a.m. -- And we're back. The weather looks much better this morning at Talladega.

SUNDAY

4:00 p.m. -- The race has been postponed until Monday at noon ET.

2:12 p.m. -- The rain has started at Talladega. Cars are sent to pit road and we're in a rain delay.

1:56 p.m. -- Word is that Matt Kenseth will start today from the rear of the field for unapproved adjustments during an impound procedure.

1:53 p.m. -- Edwin McCain sings the national anthem.

1:52 p.m. -- Pastor Allen Hunt of Alpharetta gives a pre-race prayer free of sponsor names.

1:48 p.m. -- Breaking news from Will Ferrell: Talladega Nights will be a comedy.

Thanks for clearing that up.

1:37 p.m. -- Jeff Gordon says if there's less bump-drafting, we may not see a "Big One" today.

1:33 p.m. -- Jeff Gordon is methodical, says Darrell Waltrip.

1:32 p.m. -- Jeff Hammond says the buzzword for today is "help." Feel free to write your own joke.

1:30 p.m. -- FOX is on the air! Hey, did you know they have a tendency to wreck at Talladega?

1:19 p.m. -- High clouds and wind currently at Talladega. The green flag is set for 2:10 p.m. ET.