Scott Riggs started from the pole and led all but one lap in the Nextel Open. Credit: Autostock

Lap-by-Lap: Nextel Open

Lap 28 -- GREEN FLAG: Scott Riggs wins the Nextel Open and advances to the Nextel All-Star Challenge for the first time.

Lap 25 -- Scott Riggs' lead over Jeff Green is .425 seconds.

Nextel Open Unofficial Results Pos. Driver Make 1. Scott Riggs Dodge 2. Jeff Green Chevy 3. Brian Vickers Chevy 4. Denny Hamlin Chevy 5. J.J. Yeley Chevy 6. David Stremme Dodge 7. Jeff Burton Chevy 8. Sterling Marlin Chevy 9. Robby Gordon Chevy 10. Ken Schrader Ford • Complete results, click here

Lap 23 -- Robby Gordon touches Reed Sorenson, knocking him back two positions.

Lap 22 -- Reed Sorenson and Robby Gordon bang a little going through the turn.

Lap 21 -- GREEN FLAG: Scott Riggs leads the field, but a battle is going on for second.

Only green-flag laps count in the second segment

Scott Riggs wins Segment 1, leading 19 of the 20 laps.
1. Scott Riggs
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Jeff Green
4. J.J. Yeley
5. Brian Vickers

Lap 20 -- CAUTION FLAG: Scott Wimmer begins falling back on the final lap and blows the tire heading into Turn 1.

Lap 17 -- GREEN FLAG: Scott Riggs again leads the field to green with three laps to go in the first segment.

Lap 15 -- Eight cars pit for fuel only

Lap 13 -- CAUTION FLAG: Kenny Wallace spins coming across the start/finish line but suffers no damage as he slides through the grass.

Lap 12 -- Elliott Sadler, who started 29th, has made his way to 17th.

Lap 8 -- GREEN FLAG: Scott Riggs leads the double-file restart into Turn 1.

Lap 7 -- Chad Chaffin and Stanton Barrett hit pit road.

Lap 6 -- Mike Wallace is the only driver to pit.

Lap 4 -- CAUTION FLAG: Casey Mears slams the wall coming out of Turn 4 and slides through the grass.

Lap 2 -- LEAD CHANGE: Scott Riggs takes the lead from Denny Hamlin.

Lap 1 -- Ken Schrader's car is smoking, most likely from a tire rub. Meanwhile, Brian Vickers has fallen back and Denny Hamlin leads the first lap.

8:54 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Scott Riggs leads the field to green.

8:53 p.m. -- Elliott Sadler heads down pit road under the pace laps. He was slated to star last anyway.

8:48 p.m. -- Cars have rolled onto the track.

8:46 p.m. -- More than one hour after the scheduled start, Tim Kelly of Sprint Nextel: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

8:38 p.m. -- Covers are off the cars. In the words of Adam Sandler ... Letsssssgo.

8:35 p.m. -- Musical artist Usher walks across the stage at the start/finish line. Rain has stopped and the track is nearly dry thanks to continuous laps by drying trucks.

7:41 p.m. -- Delay: To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired (Source: dictionary.com).

7:27 p.m. -- Start time is approaching momentarily, but rain is pelting the speedway. Wonder how that will affect tire grip?

7:18 p.m. -- Jeff Gordon joins Jeff Hammond and Chris Myers in some chicken tasting.

7:15 p.m. -- God Bless America.

7:14 p.m. -- Invocation.

7 p.m. -- FOX is on the air, and despite the potential rain, the festivities have begun with the one-of-a-kind driver introductions.

6:46 p.m. -- Rain, rain, rain. It's beginning to come down at Lowe's Motor Speedway, as darkness has fallen on the track several hours earlier than scheduled.

6:27 p.m. -- One hour until race time, and the skies are looking gloomy. Rumors of rain are running wild, almost as wild as the Open's on-track forecast.

4:58 p.m. -- It's less than two hours until sprint time, and warm weather is blanketing Lowe's Motor Speedway. Word is, none of the Open drivers will be forced to go to the back for changes.