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Lap-by-Lap: Michigan

NASCAR.COM
August 20, 2006
07:31 PM EDT (23:31 GMT)

Lap 200 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Matt Kenseth wins the GFS Marketplace 400.

Lap 198 -- Clint Bowyer drops to pit road with smoke coming from the car. He was running third.

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Unofficial Results
Pos. Driver Make
1. Matt Kenseth Ford
2. Jeff Gordon Chevy
3. Tony Stewart Chevy
4. Kasey Kahne Dodge
5. Mark Martin Ford
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy
7. Greg Biffle Ford
8. Reed Sorenson Dodge
9. Denny Hamlin Chevy
10. Elliott Sadler Dodge
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• Unofficial standings, click here
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Lap 195 -- Martin Truex Jr. has flat tires on the left side and is on the apron. No caution as he makes it to pit road.

Lap 190 -- Elliott Sadler just dropped to 11th in his Evernham debut.

Lap 185 -- Matt Kenseth's lead is 1.787 seconds with 15 to go as Jeff Gordon gets around Clint Bowyer.

Lap 182 -- Carl Edwards has fallen to 20th position.

Lap 166 -- Dale Jarrett gets black-flagged for smoke coming out of his car.

Lap 165 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth edges by Clint Bowyer to lead the lap as the two are side-by-side.

Lap 164 -- GREEN FLAG: Clint Bowyer leads.
1. Clint Bowyer
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Jeff Green

Lap 160 -- Leader Matt Kenseth brings everyone to pit road.
• Kasey Kahne has no adjustments
• Matt Kenseth was two laps from pitting, and makes an air-pressure adjustment
• Tony Stewart adjusts the track bar
• Clint Bowyer and Elliott Sadler take two tires to come off 1-2.

Lap 159 -- YELLOW FLAG: J.J. Yeley spins in the corner and backs his car into the wall. It is his third wrecked car of the weekend after crashing in Cup and Busch qualifying.

Lap 157 -- Carl Edwards moves past Tony Stewart for second and tries to catch leader Matt Kenseth.

Lap 143 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth leads.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Ken Schrader
3. Tony Stewart
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 141 -- The back of the pack hits pit road. Scott Riggs gets the free pass.

Lap 140 -- YELLOW FLAG: Debris is on the track.

Lap 134 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth, Ken Schrader and Dave Blaney stayed out. Dale Earnhardt Jr. restarts 19th.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Ken Schrader
3. Dave Blaney
4. Reed Sorenson
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 130 -- Leader Matt Kenseth stays out, but everyone else hits pit road.
• Mark Martin makes few adjustments to his car
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. has trouble on the left-rear tire and loses several spots
• Reed Sorenson wins the race off by gaining eight spots
• Kasey Kahne gains eight spots to come off second
• Joe Nemechek is off fourth and gains 11 spots
• Ryan Newman gets the free pass

Lap 129 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kurt Busch slams the wall with a tire issue on the right-front side.

Lap 129 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets caught behind the slow car of Ryan Newman and allows Matt Kenseth to go by.

Lap 128 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. edges a nose in front of Matt Kenseth to lead.

Lap 127 -- Kurt Busch's car is smoking with a tire rub.

Lap 126 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth ducks under Dale Earnhardt Jr. to lead a lap. They run around the track side-by-side.

Lap 119 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Tony Stewart
5. Elliott Sadler

Lap 115 -- Kurt Busch tells his team he can't believe how different his car is with new tires; that he cannot run near the wall; and how his car is out of control.

Lap 114 -- A handful of cars pit so they can make it the rest of the way on one more stop.
• Kasey Kahne is in for tires
• Jeff Gordon gives up the lead and is off pit road first
• Denny Hamlin gets out second
• Carl Edwards pits for minor adjustments

Lap 113 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kurt Busch gets loose and spins down the track.

Lap 112 -- After green-flag pit stops, Jeff Gordon is the leader.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Carl Edwards
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 111 -- LEAD CHANGE: Reed Sorenson is on pit road to complete green-flag pit stops in 13.8 seconds. Jeff Gordon leads.

Lap 110 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth is in and has problems on the rear tire for a slow stop. Reed Sorenson is the leader.

Lap 109 -- Mark Martin is in with a tight car. Joe Nemechek is in for four tires and gas.

Lap 108 -- Kurt Busch and Greg Biffle are in with both having tight racecars.

Lap 107 -- Tony Stewart is in and battling a tight car. He is out in 14.2 seconds. Clint Bowyer gives up second position to pit.

Lap 106 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road for an air-pressure adjustment and tires. Jimmie Johnson is in for a stop. Matt Kenseth leads.

Lap 105 -- Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin are on pit road for green-flag stops.

Lap 95 -- Kasey Kahne is in for his green-flag stop. He is out in 15.4 with an air-pressure adjustment.

Lap 94 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards heads to pit road with Jeff Gordon as neither pitted during the last caution. Dale Earnhardt Jr. inherits the lead.

Lap 92 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards returns the favor and goes by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 84 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. reels in Carl Edwards and gets around him for the lead.

Lap 65 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards leads.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 63 -- Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne stay out. Everyone else pits.
• Kurt Busch is battling an extremely loose car and has major adjustments
• Greg Biffle has a tight car and makes adjustments
• Jimmie Johnson had not planned to pit, but he is in.

Lap 62 -- YELLOW FLAG: Debris is on the track.

Lap 58 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards rides beside Kurt Busch and finally gets around him to lead.

Lap 57 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards (outside) and Kurt Busch (inside) go past Jeff Gordon. Busch leads.

Lap 56 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon leads.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Carl Edwards
3. Kurt Busch
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Greg Biffle

Lap 53 -- Casey Mears (12th) is the first in line to pit, and some follow.

Lap 52 -- YELLOW FLAG: David Gilliland has tire issues and slaps the wall to bring out the caution.

Lap 48 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon gets around Carl Edwards as Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Edwards battle for second. Earnhardt wiggles and drops back to fourth.

Lap 48 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards leads the field to green.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kurt Busch
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 44 -- Hermie Sadler takes the lead when Kyle Petty pits.

Lap 43 -- Kyle Petty stays out to lead.

Lap 42 -- Everyone hits pit road.
• Kasey Kahne gets four tires and tries to loosen his car
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets four tires and fuel
• Carl Edwards wins the race off pit road with a fast stop
• Jeff Gordon is off second
• David Stremme gets the free pass.

Lap 41 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kyle Busch is running fourth and bounces off the wall. His right-front fender is destroyed.

Lap 35 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves past Jeff Gordon and then Kyle Busch for the race lead.

Lap 31 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch eases by Jamie McMurray for the lead. Jeff Gordon follows.

Lap 26 -- Jeff Burton is officially out of the race with engine trouble. Todd Kluever is out, too.

Lap 25 -- GREEN FLAG: Jamie McMurray leads the field to green. The top six cars did not pit.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Casey Mears
4. Joe Nemechek
5. Dave Blaney

Lap 24 -- Jamie McMurray stays out to lead.

Lap 23 -- Nearly everyone hits pit road.
• Matt Kenseth makes an air-pressure adjustment in 14.4 seconds
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is out in 16.1
• Matt Kenseth beats Kyle Busch off pit road
• J.J. Yeley is out fourth and improves 14 positions
• David Stremme gets the free pass

Lap 22 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kevin Harvick looses control and spins around coming out of Turn 4. He was trying to pass Matt Kenseth for the lead.

Lap 20 -- Jeff Burton hits pit road. His crew pushes the car to the garage.

Lap 18 -- Jeff Burton falls off the pace and says he may have broken a valve.

Lap 14 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth leads. Jimmie Johnson does not pit and restarts 19th.

Lap 11 -- Some cars hit pit road, but the top five stay out.
• Elliott Sadler is in from sixth place
• Jeff Gordon is in for handling issues
• Denny Hamlin gets off pit road first
• Robby Gordon gets the free pass.

Lap 10 -- YELLOW FLAG: David Stremme goes for a spin with heavy damage. Bobby Labonte made contact with Todd Kluever, who clipped Stremme and sent him spinning to the inside wall.

Lap 9 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth goes underneath Ryan Newman for the lead.

Lap 8 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman gets the race going again.
1. Ryan Newman
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Greg Biffle
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Elliott Sadler

Lap 6 -- Jimmie Johnson gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap. He and several other cars are on pit road. From 20th on back hit pit road.

Lap 5 -- YELLOW FLAG: Robby Gordon spins in the corner. He had a right-rear tire going down.

Lap 3 -- Jimmie Johnson to pit road. Right-side tires only.

Lap 2 -- Jimmie Johnson has problems. Smoke is coming from the car after he slammed the wall. He has a right-front flat tire.

Lap 1 -- Ryan Newman rockets around the leaders to lead the first lap.

2:42 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Burton and Elliott Sadler get things going.

2:37 p.m. -- Cars are rolling on the track.

2:31 p.m. -- Lisa Davan of Gordon Food Service: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

2:29 p.m. -- Benny Parsons won't be on the broadcast today. He was at Michigan, but he woke up not feeling well and traveled back home. Get well Benny!

2:24 p.m. -- Danielle Peck sings the national anthem.

2:23 p.m. -- Monte Self delivers the invocation.

2:12 p.m. -- Kurt Busch calls himself "Controversy Kurt" in talking about last week's pit-road problems.

2:09 p.m. -- Ray Evernham explains what he has been going through lately with the Jeremy Mayfield legal battles.

2:02 p.m. -- TNT is on the air, immediately talking about Saturday's Busch race (how many times does that happen?). Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he still remembers when Carl Edwards wrecked him in 2004. Edwards, however, apologizes.

1:01 p.m. -- One hour until pre-race coverage begins, and it's a sunny 70-degree day in Brooklyn, Mich.

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