Jeff Gordon got his first victory at Chicagoland. Credit: Autostock

Lap-by-Lap: Chicagoland

Lap 270 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Jeff Gordon wins the USG Sheetrock 400.
• Matt Kenseth spins as he crosses the finish line after tangling with David Stremme. Kenseth hits hard into the wall as he finishes 21st, just ahead of Stremme in 22nd.

Jeff Gordon celebrates in Victory Lane at Chicagoland. Credit: Autostock

USG Sheetrock 400 Unofficial Results Pos. Driver Make 1. Jeff Gordon Chevy 2. Jeff Burton Chevy 3. Kyle Busch Chevy 4. Kevin Harvick Chevy 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 6. Jimmie Johnson Chevy 7. Reed Sorenson Dodge 8. Kurt Busch Dodge 9. Clint Bowyer Chevy 10. J.J. Yeley Chevy • Complete results, click here • Unofficial standings, click here Victory LaneJeff Gordon celebrates his first Chicagoland victory Top finishersJeff Burton, Dale Jr. and Kevin Harvick at Chicagoland Final lapsJeff Gordon rolls to the checkers in the USG Sheetrock 400 Sign up for TrackPass now BUY THE NEXTEL i836

Lap 268 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon leads the field to green.

Lap 267 -- Tony Stewart is out of gas.

Lap 267 -- Matt Kenseth is out of gas and heads to pit road.

Lap 265 -- NASCAR has positioned Matt Kenseth in eighth place, behind Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 264 -- NASCAR is reviewing the video of the spin, while Matt Kenseth's crew is arguing that he should be positioned in fifth place after the spin.

Lap 263 -- YELLOW FLAG: Matt Kenseth spins as Jeff Gordon is on his tail. Kenseth radios to his crew that Gordon spun him and should receive a penalty.

Lap 262 -- The lead is just a few car lengths now, or 0.284 seconds.

Lap 259 -- Jeff Gordon has cut Matt Kenseth's lead to 0.978 seconds.

Lap 257 -- Kyle Busch has improved two positions in the last 10 laps and gets around Kevin Harvick for fifth.

Lap 247 -- Matt Kenseth's lead is 1.503 seconds over Jeff Gordon.

Lap 240 -- Ryan Newman is significantly off the pace and has dropped to 33rd. Newman is silent on the radio.

Lap 237 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth takes the green once again.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jeff Burton
4. Tony Stewart
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 234 -- None of the leaders pit. Denny Hamlin gets the free pass.

Lap 233 -- YELLOW FLAG: Casey Mears turns around and hits the wall with some rear damage. He got loose in Turn 1.

Lap 232 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets his Ford going in front of a list of Chevrolets.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jeff Burton
4. Tony Stewart
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 229 -- None of the leaders pit. Carl Edwards gets the free pass.

Lap 228 -- YELLOW FLAG: Michael Waltrip slaps the wall after cutting a rear tire. The same lap he made contact with Ryan Newman in three-wide racing with Clint Bowyer.

Lap 220 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets things started again.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jeff Burton
4. Tony Stewart
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 216 -- Greg Biffle (10th) and Reed Sorenson (11th) lead a handful of cars down pit road as the top nine drivers stay out. Jeremy Mayfield gets the free pass

Matt Kenseth led a race-high 112 laps but fell short. Credit: Autostock

Lap 215 -- YELLOW FLAG: Elliott Sadler spins into the grass with some rear damage. He had a flat tire after making contact with Greg Biffle

Lap 212 -- Denny Hamlin comes down pit road for an unscheduled stop. His left-rear tire was going down

Lap 203 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth leads the field to green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Tony Stewart
4. Jeff Burton
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 202 -- A group of cars tops off with fuel.

Lap 200 -- Bobby Labonte stayed out to lead a lap before making his stop.

Lap 199 -- Matt Kenseth leads the field onto pit road for what could be the final pit stop.
• Tony Stewart has a chassis adjustment and some air pressure in 13.5 seconds
• Matt Kenseth is out in 13.4 seconds to lead everyone off pit road
• Jeff Burton is third off of pit road

Lap 198 -- YELLOW FLAG: Tony Raines goes spinning through the infield grass after getting loose off of Turn 2. He does not hit anything.

Lap 179 -- Dale Jarrett reports he is without third gear.

Lap 174 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets racing started again. Dale Jarrett may have missed a shift on the restart, sending cars onto the apron to avoid him.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Tony Stewart
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 172 -- Mark Martin stayed out to lead a lap before making his pit stop.

Tony Stewart ran in the top five most of the day but ran out of gas on the last lap. Credit: Autostock

Lap 171 -- Matt Kenseth leads the field down pit road.
• Tony Stewart is in for four tires in 14.3 seconds
• Matt Kenseth is out in 13.7 seconds and wins the race off pit road
• Kevin Harvick is out second after a 13.8-second stop
• Jeff Burton improved four positions fifth
• David Stremme gets the free pass

Lap 170 -- YELLOW FLAG: Terry Labonte's engine has blown. He is coasting around to pit road.

Lap 160 -- All 43 drivers are still running, with Ken Schrader running 43rd, four laps down.

Lap 148 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth moves past Reed Sorenson for the lead, and Kevin Harvick follows for second.

Lap 144 -- GREEN FLAG: Reed Sorenson leads the field to the flag.
1. Reed Sorenson
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Tony Stewart
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 141 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the whole field down pit road.
• Kyle Busch makes little changes and is out in 13.4 seconds
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is out in 15.9 and will restart eighth
• Fuel only for Reed Sorenson, who beats everyone off pit road in 3.8 seconds
• Matt Kenseth takes two tires to come off second
• Jeff Gordon takes four tires and will restart seventh

Lap 139 -- YELLOW FLAG: Debris is on the track once again.

Lap 132 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart gets his bonus points before hitting pit road and giving the lead back to Dale Earnhardt Jr. to complete the cycle of green-flag stops.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Kyle Busch
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Reed Sorenson

Pit road was crowded as drivers twice completed green-flag stops and then came back under caution 10 laps later. Credit: Autostock

Lap 131 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth gets his five bonus points and gives the lead to Tony Stewart.

Lap 130 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton is in and gives the lead to Matt Kenseth. Burton's stop for four tires takes 13.8 seconds. Kurt Busch and Brian Vickers are in.

Lap 129 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon gives the lead to Jeff Burton for a 15.2-second stop.

Lap 128 -- Mark Martin is in and stops in just 13.8 seconds. Reed Sorenson gives up his top-five spot to make a stop. Jimmie Johnson is in for tires.

Lap 127 -- Kevin Harvick's crew brings him in a lap early because Dale Earnhardt Jr. pitted. Ryan Newman is also in and has a 14.2-second stop.

Lap 126 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. gives up the lead to Jeff Gordon to make his stop. The team makes an air-pressure adjustment after some convincing by the driver.

Lap 125 -- Bobby Labonte gives up his top-five run to get his racecar free.

Lap 124 -- Kyle Busch begins green-flag stops for tires and slight damage repair.

Lap 121 -- Jeff Gordon has caught Dale Earnhardt Jr. as the two run separate lines through lapped traffic.

Lap 115 -- After starting third in the car he has driven to all four victories, Kasey Kahne has fallen to 28th position, the last car on the lead lap.

Lap 109 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets around Kevin Harvick for the lead by maintaining his high line around the speedway.

Lap 107 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is less than a car-length away from leader Kevin Harvick, but both will have to pit within 15 laps.

Kevin Harvick spent much of the early part of the race in front of the pack. Credit: Autostock

Lap 105 -- Matt Kenseth (eighth) and Greg Biffle (12th) are the only Ford drivers in the top 20.

Lap 100 -- Richard Childress Racing has led all but 10 laps today.

Lap 89 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves to second place around Bobby Labonte. Both drivers are complaining of how their cars have trouble turning in the middle of the corners.

Lap 72 -- GREEN FLAG: Kevin Harvick gets things going again with a mix of strategies as the top seven cars did not stop.
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Bobby Labonte
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Ryan Newman
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 69 -- Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton lead half the field back to pit road while Kevin Harvick stays out to become the leader.
• Matt Kenseth makes an air-pressure adjustment and takes two tires in 6.4 seconds
• Brian Vickers is out with two tires in 6.9 seconds
• Jeff Gordon just gets a splash of fuel in less than 4 seconds
• Denny Hamlin takes four tires and makes some changes
• Jeremy Mayfield gets the free pass

Lap 68 -- YELLOW FLAG: Debris is on the track.

Lap 63 -- After being the first car to pit road, Reed Sorenson is now running sixth.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jeff Burton
3. Brian Vickers
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 61 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon takes over the lead as Kyle Busch makes his stop. Gordon's lead is just two car-lengths over Jeff Burton.

Lap 60 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton gives up the lead to hit pit road, while Jeff Gordon follows him. Both exit pit road side-by-side. Kyle Busch takes the lead.

Jeff Burton led the first 59 laps before pit stops. Credit: Autostock

Lap 59 -- Todd Kluever snags the pit-road commitment cone under the front of his Ford. He will be penalized.

Lap 58 -- Mark Martin is making a wedge adjustment to fix his problem of falling behind.
• Greg Biffle and Scott Riggs are in
• Tony Stewart has a clean, fast stop

Lap 57 -- Reed Sorenson gives up 10th place to make his pit stop, while teammate Casey Mears heads to pit road right behind him.

Lap 50 -- Jeff Burton has led every lap.
1. Jeff Burton
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Brian Vickers
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Bobby Labonte

Lap 40 -- Carl Edwards reports he knocked the front alignment out when he hit the wall. He is running 42nd, one lap down.

Lap 30 -- Reed Sorenson has cracked the top 10 after starting 18th, while Jeff Gordon is running fifth after starting 13th.

Lap 15 -- Carl Edwards brushed the wall and has somewhat pancaked his right side. He's running 31st.

Lap 10 -- Tony Stewart has moved into 17th position after starting 34th.

Lap 7 -- Matt Kenseth (sixth) may have a tire going down, but he has passed up pit road twice because of communication problems. Turns out no problems, just a loose racecar.

3:46 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Burton and Brian Vickers lead the field to green for the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland.

HELTON GIVES WARNING NASCAR president Mike Helton issued a warning before Saturday's Busch Series race that violators of inspection will be dealt with harshly, as was the case when two crew chiefs were suspended for six races after violations last weekend at Daytona.  To be fair, he issued the same warning at the drivers' meeting before Sunday's Nextel Cup race.  "We're in a mode right now where we're going to escalate our reaction until we get the issue across the board that everybody is a whole lot better off if they play inside the box," Helton said. "If you choose to test the rules and regulations, we may react more severely than you've ever seen us react without warning."  -- David Newton, NASCAR.COM

3:41 p.m. -- Cars are on the track, and the booth interviews Saturday's Busch winner Casey Mears.

3:36 p.m. -- Will Ferrell and the cast of Talladega Nights: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

3:30 p.m. -- Diana DiGarmo sings the national anthem.

3:29 p.m. -- Invocation.

3:23 p.m. -- The first guest of Wally's World is Will Ferrell, and for the first time ever, Ferrell looks nervous. He admits his character in Anchor Man is based on Bill Weber.

3:13 p.m. -- Marty Snider follows Kurt Busch down the steps during driver introductions and interviews him while he's being introduced and photographed in a Mobile 1 hat. Were the fans booing Marty or Kurt?

3:12 p.m. -- TNT recaps the drivers who were expected to do well but for whatever reason they have been disappointing. And the puns fly: Carl Edwards all jacked up (remember his car fell off the jack a few weeks ago) and Kurt Busch is a little rusty ... or is it Rusty?

3:04 p.m. -- First interviews are with Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr., the top three in points. Johnson says he feels good about the Chase. Ya think?

3:00 p.m. -- TNT is on the air for it's first Cup race of the season and does a little recap of the season and looks ahead to the finish.

1:50 p.m. -- It's a sunny 82 degrees at Chicagoland Speedway, and the minutes are ticking away until the green flag.