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Jeff Burton
Jeff Burton won for the first time in 175 races with his victory at Dover. Credit: Autostock

Lap-by-Lap: Dover

NASCAR.COM
September 25, 2006
07:12 PM EDT (23:12 GMT)

Lap 400 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Jeff Burton wins the Dover 400, his first victory in 175 races. His victory gives him the Nextel Cup points lead.

Lap 399 -- Reed Sorenson is out of gas.

Jeff Burton
Jeff Burton won at Dover just before the skies opened up and drenched the track. Credit: Autostock
Dover 400
Official Results
Pos. Driver Make
1. Jeff Burton Chevy
2. Carl Edwards Ford
3. Jeff Gordon Chevy
4. Kurt Busch Dodge
5. Greg Biffle Ford
6. Martin Truex Jr. Chevy
7. Bobby Labonte Dodge
8. Clint Bowyer Chevy
9. Denny Hamlin Chevy
10. Matt Kenseth Ford
• Complete results, click here
• Official standings, click here
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Lap 398 -- Matt Kenseth is off the pace. He has run out of gas. "Guys, this was stupid," he tells his crew.

Lap 398 -- Jeff Burton maintains the low line while Matt Kenseth runs at the top of the track.

Lap 394 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton makes the pass after a long battle.

Lap 393 -- Jeff Burton continues to battle, but his car slides sideways when trying to pass.

Lap 390 -- Matt Kenseth floats to the top of the track. Jeff Burton almost gets past him, but Kenseth keeps the position.

Lap 382 -- Jeff Burton pulls beside of leader Matt Kenseth but can't make the pass stick.

Lap 375 -- Jeff Burton is all over the bumper of leader Matt Kenseth.

Lap 371 -- Kevin Harvick is out of his car: "I blew up. What do you do?"

Lap 366 -- Kevin Harvick pulls onto pit road slowly and is headed for the garage.

Lap 365 -- Kevin Harvick falls a lap down, and Clint Bowyer is running fifth but thinks he has an electrical problem.

Lap 361 -- Kevin Harvick has a loss of power in his car. He thinks it may be a broken header. He is running 13th on the track, the last car on the lead lap.

Lap 357 -- Jeff Burton has moved into second place and is closing on leader Matt Kenseth.

Lap 330 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. thinks he has a flat tire. He's running two laps down but dropping track position quickly.

Lap 327 -- GREEN FLAG: Following the same strategy that gave him a Dover win in June, Matt Kenseth stays out and leads the field to green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Kurt Busch
3. Reed Sorenson
4. Jeff Burton
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 323 -- Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch and Reed Sorenson stay out, but the rest of the leaders are in:
• Kevin Harvick gets four tires and fuel
• Jeff Burton makes a track-bar adjustment
• Jeff Gordon had fuel to finish but is in to get new rubber
• Greg Biffle gets the free pass

Lap 322 -- YELLOW FLAG: J.J. Yeley spins coming out of Turn 4 but has no damage. His rear slightly touched the wall.

Lap 307 -- Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle and Martin Truex Jr. restarted in front of the leader on the tail-end of the lead lap, but Matt Kenseth quickly puts Johnson and Biffle a lap down.

Lap 306 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets the race going again with Jimmie Johnson the last car on the lead lap in 14th position.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Carl Edwards
3. Kurt Busch
4. Jeff Burton
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 302 -- Reed Sorenson gives up seventh position to top off with fuel. He will restart eighth. A handful of other drivers followed.

Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon closed to within six points of the lead, although he's chasing a new leader. Credit: Autostock
Chase for the Nextel Cup
After Dover
(2nd of 10 races)
Pos. +/- Driver Behind
1. +4 Jeff Burton Leader
2. +2 Jeff Gordon -6
3. -- Matt Kenseth -18
4. -2 Denny Hamlin -18
5. -4 Kevin Harvick -54
6. -- Mark Martin -75
7. -- D. Earnhardt Jr. -102
8. +1 Jimmie Johnson -136
9. -1 Kasey Kahne -182
10. -- Kyle Busch -224
• Complete standings, click here

Lap 299 -- The lead-lap cars are on pit road:
• Kevin Harvick gets four tires after his two-tire experiment failed
• Matt Kenseth is the first off pit road with four and fuel
• Carl Edwards comes off second with a fast stop

Lap 297 -- YELLOW FLAG: Scott Riggs smacks the wall and has a crushed right side. His car begins to burn near the front wheel, so Riggs gets out.

Lap 296 -- Martin Truex Jr. is on pit road for his stop.

Lap 292 -- Matt Kenseth's lead over second-place Martin Truex Jr. is 8.803 seconds.

Lap 289 -- Jimmie Johnson gives up second place to make his stop. He gets four tires and put a half-round of wedge in the right-rear.

Lap 286 -- Mark Martin pits for four tires after considering a two-tire stop. The crew was ordered to make a wedge adjustment but failed to do so.

Lap 285 -- Elliott Sadler is on pit road for four tires and fuel. He also makes a chassis adjustment.

Lap 282 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road with a flat right-front tire. He had battled problems and pits eight laps before his scheduled stop. He drops to 28th, two laps down.

Lap 265 -- Matt Kenseth can make it the rest of the way on one more stop. Kenseth has come full circle since his pit road problem on Lap 165 (he stopped over the pit line and restarted 19th).

Lap 264 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle has to pit under the green and gives up the lead to Matt Kenseth, who took second three laps earlier. Biffle takes four tires and gets fuel while going a lap down.

Lap 260 -- The rookie trio of Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer and Reed Sorenson runs sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively.

Lap 255 -- Fuel is beginning to become a concern, as green-flag pit stops are in the near future for half the field, including leader Greg Biffle.

Lap 240 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has lost four positions in 10 laps. He is battling a loose racecar, although he has run a high line all day.

Lap 235 -- Greg Biffle's lead is 3.921 seconds over Jimmie Johnson.

Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth commanded most of the race. Credit: Autostock

Lap 213 -- GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle gets the race going again.
1. Greg Biffle
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Mark Martin
5. Jamie McMurray

Lap 207 -- Greg Biffle inherits the lead.

Lap 206 -- Reed Sorenson gives up the lead to head to pit road. Others follow:
• Martin Truex Jr. gives up fifth to get four tires
• Kurt Busch adjusts a tight racecar
• Matt Kenseth gets no changes
• Reed Sorenson wants no changes

Lap 204 -- YELLOW FLAG: Stanton Barrett slaps the wall after getting loose on the straightaway. He has damage to the right-front.

Lap 200 -- More rookies (three) are in the top 10 than Chase drivers (two). Reed Sorenson is first, Martin Truex Jr. is fifth and Clint Bowyer is eighth.

Lap 188 -- GREEN FLAG: Reed Sorenson gets the action going again as the top nine drivers did not pit.
1. Reed Sorenson
2. Greg Biffle
3. Kurt Busch
4. Carl Edwards
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 185 -- Reed Sorenson stays out, but a handful of drivers make a stop:
• Elliott Sadler makes a chassis adjustment and two tires
• Clint Bowyer gives up second and takes two tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson are in for four tires
• Denny Hamlin gets the free pass

Lap 184 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kevin Lepage crashes in Turns 1 and 2. He lost control and backed his car into the wall with heavy damage to the deck lid.

Lap 168 -- GREEN FLAG: Reed Sorenson leads the field to green. Matt Kenseth restarts 19th after his pit road mishap.
1. Reed Sorenson
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Greg Biffle
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Jeff Gordon

Kasey Kahne
Kasey Kahne suffered major damage to the front of his car. Credit: Autostock

Lap 167 -- Sterling Marlin pulls in to pit and gives the lead to Reed Sorenson.

Lap 166 -- Sterling Marlin stays out to lead.

Lap 165 -- The leaders head to pit road:
• Kurt Busch gets an air-pressure adjustment
• Matt Kenseth adds air to his right-front tire and has an extremely slow stop -- he was over the pit line
• Elliott Sadler is concerned with motor issues
• Dave Blaney gets the free pass

Lap 164 -- YELLOW FLAG: Debris is in Turn 3.

Lap 152 -- Kasey Kahne is back on the racetrack, as his crew spent more than an hour working on repairing the damage. He is running 42nd.

Lap 146 -- After leading and hanging with Matt Kenseth, Elliott Sadler has dropped to eighth place. Reed Sorenson moves to second.

Lap 140 -- Kyle Busch has been officially retired from the race with engine problems.

Lap 133 -- After his pit road tire mishap and ensuing penalty that dropped him to 40th on Lap 26, Jimmie Johnson is now running 10th.

Lap 131 -- Kyle Busch says his crew still doesn't know what the problem was on his engine. His response when asked about the championship standings: "We're done."

Lap 122 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth gets by Elliott Sadler and re-takes the point.

Lap 113 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler motors back around Matt Kenseth. Meanwhile, Kyle Busch's crew pushes the car to the garage with thoughts that a valve cover could be broken.

Lap 110 -- Kyle Busch almost stops on the track trying to get to pit road after falling to 25th. He pits and the crew immediately goes under the hood as smoke comes out of the motor.

Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart suffered major damage to the rear of his car. Credit: Autostock

Lap 106 -- Kyle Busch says he has blown up his motor. He was threatening to pass second-place Elliott Sadler before sliding up the track and falling back fast.

Lap 104 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth leads the field to green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Kyle Busch
4. Kurt Busch
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 99 -- The leaders head to pit road:
• Elliott Sadler wants no changes now that he has good track position
• Kurt Busch has a tight car and wants adjustments
• Matt Kenseth makes a change in air pressure and wins the race off
• Tony Raines gets the free pass

Lap 98 -- YELLOW FLAG: Robby Gordon slaps the wall with a tire issue. He has major damage to the right side as his right-front tire is not rolling.

Lap 94 -- After starting 27th, Kyle Busch is now running second and closing on Matt Kenseth.

Lap 74 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth's added spring rubber helps as he runs down Elliott Sadler, who is on two new tires to Kenseth's four.

Lap 54 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler moves around David Stremme to quickly take the lead.

Lap 52 -- GREEN FLAG: David Stremme leads the field to green.
1. David Stremme
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Ryan Newman
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 50 -- David Stremme stays out to lead.

Lap 49 -- Everyone heads down pit road for adjustments:
• Ryan Newman makes a track-bar adjustment and is out in 13.5
• Matt Kenseth adds a spring rubber and is out in 14.2
• Carl Edwards misses his pit and looses 15 spots on pit road
• Elliott Sadler gains nine positions to come out with the lead
• Brian Vickers gains 19 positions on pit road to come out in the top 10

Travis Kvapil
Travis Kvapil suffered major damage to both ends. Credit: Autostock

Lap 48 -- YELLOW FLAG: David Ragan spins again down the straightaway and slams the wall. He has heavy damage to the right-front of the car.

Lap 29 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards gets around Ryan Newman for the lead, the first time Newman has not led a lap today.

Lap 26 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman leads the field.
1. Ryan Newman
2. Carl Edwards
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Reed Sorenson
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 24 -- Jimmie Johnson will restart at the tail of the longest line. He had a tire get away from his pit box.

Lap 23 -- Ryan Newman stays out but the rest of the leaders head to pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson makes a chassis adjustment and gets four tires
• Jeff Gordon has a quick stop with an air-pressure adjustment and is off first
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is out after a chassis adjustment and four

Lap 22 -- YELLOW FLAG: David Ragan spins after getting a tap from Ken Schrader. He slides to a stop on the frontstretch without hitting anything.

Lap 16 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman gets them going again.
1. Ryan Newman
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Carl Edwards
5. Reed Sorenson

Lap 11 -- YELLOW FLAG: Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne crash going into Turn 3. Stewart lost it in the turn and collected Kahne with him. Both cars have major damage -- on the left for Stewart and on the right for Kahne.

Lap 8 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman gets the race going again.
1. Ryan Newman
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Carl Edwards
5. Reed Sorenson

Start
Jeff Gordon led the field to green, but Ryan Newman led the first lap. Credit: Autostock

Lap 3 -- YELLOW FLAG: Travis Kvapil spins off of Turn 4 and crashes hard into the inside wall. He has heavy damage to the right side of his machine but drives off to the garage.

Lap 1 -- Ryan Newman scoots around Jeff Gordon on the outside to lead the first lap.

1:10 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon leads the field to green in the Dover 400.

1:08 p.m. -- Scott Riggs and Travis Kvapil heading to the back because of engine changes. J.J. Yeley will also start in the back because of his qualifying crash.

1:06 p.m. -- Cars are rolling on the track.

1:03 p.m. -- Hulk Hogan gives the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines ... brothers!"

12:56 p.m. -- Brooke Hogan, daughter of Hulk Hogan, sings the national anthem.

12:55 p.m. -- Invocation.

12:49 p.m. -- Second-place points man Denny Hamlin says he's not very comfortable in his car at Dover. He crashed Saturday in the Busch race.

12:41 p.m. -- Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick share their comments about SPEED's report of bleeder valves last weekend, and TNT shares an inside look at Richard Childress Racing and its improvement.

12:33 p.m. -- Pre-race festivities are in a "hurry-up" mode. It rained at the track earlier this morning and heavy storms could be on the way.

12:30 p.m. -- TNT is on the air, and the first discussions are on the pressures of being in the Chase. Ask Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch.

9:10 a.m. -- It's partly cloudy and 74 degrees in Dover, Del., this morning. The forecast says thunderstorms, as Round 2 of the Chase begins in less than three hours.

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