Tony Stewart did a burnout at the start/finish line after climbing the fence at Texas. Credit: Autostock

Lap-by-Lap: Texas

Lap 339 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Tony Stewart wins the Dickies 500 by holding off Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 338 -- WHITE FLAG: Jimmie Johnson falls in line behind Tony Stewart with one to go.

Tony Stewart celebrated his first victory at Texas. Credit: Autostock

Dickies 500 Unofficial Results Pos. Driver Make 1. Tony Stewart Chevy 2. Jimmie Johnson Chevy 3. Kevin Harvick Chevy 4. Kyle Busch Chevy 5. Clint Bowyer Chevy 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 7. Casey Mears Dodge 8. Kurt Busch Dodge 9. Jeff Gordon Chevy 10. Denny Hamlin Chevy • Complete results, click here • Unofficial standings, click here Victory LaneTony Stewart celebrates his Dickies 500 win at Texas! Top finishersDale Jr., Johnson and Bowyer talk about their race in Texas Final lapsTony Stewart gets the checkered flag in Texas Spin outMulti-car crash sends Mark Martin spinning Slowed downDale Jr. taps the wall, slowing him down at Texas UnfortunateJeff Burton slams the wall, sending him to garage with heavy damage Sign up for TrackPass now BUY THE NEXTEL i836

Lap 337 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart leads the field to green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Kyle Busch
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 335 -- The race will end in a green-white-checkered condition. Denny Hamlin pits several times.

Lap 331 -- YELLOW FLAG: Scott Riggs gets loose with Kevin Harvick on his tail coming through the tri-oval and smashes the wall. Matt Kenseth gets spun and Jeff Gordon goes through the grass on the frontstretch. Martin Truex Jr. barely gets through with a touch from Riggs and then Dale Earnhardt Jr. Carl Edwards was among the spinners.

Lap 330 -- Jimmie Johnson immediately gets around Kevin Harvick for third and chases Scott Riggs.

Lap 330 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart leads the field to green in single-file with four laps to go.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Scott Riggs
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 328 -- Jeff Gordon is on pit road for a four-tire change.

Lap 327 -- Kasey Kahne is on pit road and says his engine has expired. He was running second. Kahne's car is stopped on pit road with the hood up. He is done for the day and the team eventually pushes the car to the garage.

Lap 326 -- YELLOW FLAG: Greg Biffle gets into the wall with tire problems on the right-front. He was running on seven cylinders and felt like he ran over something on the track.

Lap 323 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart is back out front by passing his teammate J.J. Yeley. Stewart has a 4.5-second lead over second-place Kasey Kahne and more than a 10-second lead on fifth-place Jimmie Johnson, who took four tires.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Scott Riggs
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 320 -- LEAD CHANGE: J.J. Yeley inherits the lead when Bobby Labonte hits pit road.

Lap 319 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte inherits the lead when Kyle Busch makes his stop. Carl Edwards is also in for two tires.

Lap 318 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch inherits the lead when Jimmie Johnson makes his four-tire pit stop. Jeff Gordon is also in for his stop with Kevin Harvick, who changes two.

Lap 317 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart is on pit road for two tires, giving the lead to Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 315 -- Kasey Kahne is on pit road and takes two tires. He kills the car but gets it restarted and drives away. Teammate Scott Riggs gives up fourth spot to pit for two tires.

Lap 314 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road and takes four tires and fuel.

Lap 306 -- Jimmie Johnson gets around Kasey Kahne and is trying to chase down Tony Stewart.

Lap 304 -- Matt Kenseth is on pit road for his final stop. He gets right-side tires and pits early to see if he can get an advantage on the rest of the field.

Lap 300 -- As the leaders work their way through lapped traffic, Kasey Kahne trails leader Tony Stewart by .371 seconds with pit stops nearing.

Lap 286 -- Greg Biffle's motor is expiring. He has fallen from third back to ninth and continues to move backward.

	After a rough start to the Chase, Jimmie Johnson has the points lead with two races remaining. Credit: Autostock
	Chase for the Nextel Cup After Texas (8th of 10 races) Pos. +/- Driver Behind 1. +1 J. Johnson Leader 2. -1 M. Kenseth -17 3. +1 Earnhardt Jr. -78 4. -1 D. Hamlin -80 5. +1 K. Harvick -105 6. +1 J. Gordon -157 7. -2 J. Burton -184 8. +2 Ky. Busch -233 9. -1 M. Martin -253 10. -1 K. Kahne -290 • Complete standings, click here SUPERSTORE •   2006 Chase merchandise!

Lap 270 -- Jimmie Johnson gets around Greg Biffle for third position after racing side-by-side for several laps. Kevin Harvick follows as Biffle touches the wall on the backstretch.

Lap 261 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart leads the field to green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Greg Biffle
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 260 -- Tony Stewart inherits the lead again when David Stremme makes his pit stop.

Lap 259 -- Matt Kenseth is penalized for speeding off pit road. He will restart at the tail of the longest line. Before he goes to the back, he tops off with fuel.

Lap 258 -- David Stremme stays out to lead.

Lap 257 -- The leaders are on pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson gets a slight air-pressure adjustment and is off in 13.6 seconds
• Tony Stewart has a 13.5-second stop and gets off with the lead again
• Kasey Kahne gets out second with a quick stop
• Clint Bowyer has a slow stop and drops seven positions to restart 10th
• Greg Biffle takes two tires and will restart third

Lap 256 -- YELLOW FLAG: Robby Gordon's car goes up in smoke with engine trouble. He heads to the garage.

Lap 239 -- Kasey Kahne gets around Clint Bowyer and trails leader Tony Stewart by 1.349 seconds.

Lap 236 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart gets the race going again.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 232 -- The leaders are on pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson gets minor adjustments and is off in 13.5 seconds
• Tony Stewart's 13.8-second stop keeps him out front
• Clint Bowyer is out in 13.5 seconds and in second place after making no changes
• Kasey Kahne gets a fast stop and is off third

Lap 231 -- YELLOW FLAG: Reed Sorenson spins coming out of Turn 2. He lost it heading into the turn and barely missed hitting Kyle Busch while Kurt Busch scoots by him. Sorenson had a tire go down on the right-rear.

Lap 203 -- After restarting second, Brian Vickers has fallen back to ninth in just four laps.

Lap 200 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart gets by Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers and Jamie McMurray to get the point again.

Lap 199 -- GREEN FLAG: Jamie McMurray leads the field to green.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Brian Vickers
3. Kyle Busch
4. Tony Stewart
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 196 -- Jamie McMurray stays out to lead.

Lap 195 -- The leaders head to pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson is in for four tires and out in 13.9 seconds
• Tony Stewart mirrors Johnson with a 13.9-second stop
• Kyle Busch gets a two-tire stop and gains nine spots for the lead
• Clint Bowyer is inches behind Stewart coming off pit road in third
• Greg Biffle gets the free pass

Lap 194 -- YELLOW FLAG: Paul Menard is smoking and off the pace. He thinks he lost a piston.

Lap 193 -- Greg Biffle is on pit road for an unscheduled stop. He thought he had a tire going down because he dropped from 14th to 20th in one lap on the restart.

Lap 186 -- Because of lapped traffic, Carl Edwards drops from fourth to ninth on the restart.

Clint Bowyer had a top-five finish after running near the front all day. Credit: Autostock

Lap 185 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart leads the field to green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Carl Edwards
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 184 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes his seventh pit stop since crashing. The crew topped him off with fuel, but he got caught speeding off pit road and will restart at the tail of the longest line.

Lap 181 -- Jeff Green gets the free pass.

Lap 180 -- YELLOW FLAG: Robby Gordon spins coming off Turn 2 and backs into the wall. Gordon moved up a line and touched Greg Biffle's nose. The contact made him get loose and he lost it coming out of the turn.

Lap 179 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart gets the race going again.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Carl Edwards
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 176 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits for the second time. The crew is concerned with the car because it's "driving like it's wrecking," according to the driver. And the crew is concerned with its driver, giving him six Tums for an upset stomach.

Lap 174 -- Dale Jarrett gets the free pass to become the 33rd car on the lead lap.

Lap 173 -- YELLOW FLAG: Ken Schrader blows a right tire and slams the wall. The reaction sends Mark Martin and Sterling Marlin for a spin through the grass. Dave Blaney avoids hitting Schrader. Schrader has major right-side damage and heads to the garage.

Lap 171 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart gets the action going again. Dale Earnhardt Jr. restarts 34th, the last car on the lead lap.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Carl Edwards
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 169 -- Tony Stewart inherits the the lead when Matt Kenseth makes his stop.

Lap 168 -- Matt Kenseth stays out to lead a lap. Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes a second stop.

Lap 167 -- At the halfway point of the race, cars are on pit road:
• Tony Stewart has a quick stop and gets off with the lead
• Carl Edwards makes an adjustment and is out second with a fast stop
• Clint Bowyer has a 13.5-second stop
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road as the crew tries to make repairs
• Ward Burton gets the free pass

Jeff Burton crashed early with a blown tire, but returned to make laps and finish 38th. Credit: Autostock

Lap 166 -- YELLOW FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashes. Earnhardt got loose coming off Turn 4 and hit the wall. He touched Clint Bowyer but doesn't collect him. Earnhardt has right-side damage.

Lap 157 -- Jeff Burton is back on the track. He is 43rd on the track and has dropped to eighth in the standings as they run.

Lap 156 -- After going by Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second, Jimmie Johnson drops back to fourth. He radioed his crew," Be ready. Be ready." But he switched ignition boxes and continues to run.

Lap 152 -- Jimmie Johnson goes by Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second and is 3.413 seconds behind leader Tony Stewart.

Lap 143 -- Elliott Sadler is in the garage and scored in 41st position. Michael Waltrip has officially retired from the race with a blown engine -- he is scored in 42nd. Jeff Burton is 43rd as his team continues to work on his car in the garage.

Lap 140 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart is back out front to get the race going.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 138 -- Tony Stewart inherits the lead when Sterling Marlin makes his pit stop.

Lap 137 -- Sterling Marlin stays out to lead.

Lap 136 -- The leaders are on pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson makes a track-bar adjustment and gets four tires in 13.9 seconds
• Tony Stewart gets minor changes in 13.5 seconds
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is out in 13.8 seconds while the team is worried about his flu conditions
• Clint Bowyer has a fast stop and comes off fourth
• Elliott Sadler gets the free pass

Lap 135 -- YELLOW FLAG: Debris is on the frontstretch.

Lap 115 -- Jimmie Johnson moves past Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second place behind Tony Stewart.

Kyle Busch finally got a good run in the Chase. Credit: Autostock

Lap 94 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart gets the field going again.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 90 -- Cars are on pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson is out in 14.2 seconds
• Tony Stewart is out in 14.1 seconds and off first
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. gains two positions and comes off second
• Clint Bowyer picks up four spots on pit road to come off ninth

Lap 89 -- YELLOW FLAG: Jeff Burton slams the wall on the frontstretch and has major right-front damage to his car after a blown tire. He goes directly to the garage.

Lap 87 -- Tony Stewart puts Mark Martin one lap down. Martin is running 35th.

Lap 82 -- Brian Vickers slaps the wall, but he continues without problems. He is running 15th.

Lap 68 -- Martin Truex Jr. runs in eighth after starting 34th and having a fast pit stop.

Lap 46 -- Kasey Kahne moves past Brian Vickers to take second. Vickers loses third and fourth to teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon.

Lap 44 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart leads the field to green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Brian Vickers
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 41 -- All cars head onto a damp pit road to make their stops:
• Jimmie Johnson makes a wedge adjustment and gets four tires
• Kurt Busch's stop takes 20.8 seconds because of a loose lugnut that will make him restart 11th
• Tony Stewart is out with four tires in 14.0 seconds and the lead
• Kasey Kahne gains two spots and comes off fourth
• Terry Labonte gets the free pass

The start was delayed by a wet racetrack and the drivers ran the first four laps under green/yellow conditions. Credit: Autostock

Lap 40 -- YELLOW FLAG: NASCAR has thrown a competition caution for all competitors to check their equipment due to the rain earlier in the day.

Lap 30 -- Two Roush cars and two RCR cars are bringing up the rear of the Chasers. Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton run 17th and 22nd, respectively. Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin are in 30th and 33rd.

Lap 17 -- After starting in second position, Elliott Sadler has fallen back to 12th. Denny Hamlin is battling a loose racecar and has fallen from sixth to 11th.

Lap 5 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch gets by Brian Vickers to lead as the two have pulled away from the field.

Lap 4 -- GREEN FLAG: The yellow has been removed and racing has begun with Brian Vickers leading.

Lap 1 -- Brian Vickers leads the first lap under caution.

3:43 p.m. -- GREEN / YELLOW FLAG: NASCAR has started the race under yellow-flag conditions as track drying continues. The laps count, but cars may not pass each other.

3:36 p.m. -- Cars are making pace laps in single file to help dry the top groove.

3:30 p.m. -- Mark Martin and David Stremme will drop to the back of the field in backup cars.

3:27 p.m. -- Cars are on the track.

3:26 p.m. -- Minka Kelly of NBC's TV show Friday Night Lights takes a ride around Texas Motor Speedway with Wally Dallenbach in Wally's World. Kelly says she has as many Cup wins as Dallenbach.

3:22 p.m. -- The rest of the field receives the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

3:20 p.m. -- Kristen Labonte delivers a special command to her father, Terry: "Dad, for the last time, start your engine!"

Terry Labonte took a parade lap around Texas before the race began. Credit: Autostock

3:14 p.m. -- Drivers have been called to their cars.

3:01 p.m. -- Safety vehicles are drying the track because NASCAR says it is not ready for racing.

2:57 p.m. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is battling the flu but said the infield care center patched him up. He got his first career Busch and Cup victories at Texas.

2:53 p.m. -- Terry Labonte says the support he has received this weekend has been overwhelming. He says his career has been a dream come true. Labonte will make his 848th and final career start today.
• Labonte retirement plan 'no big nothing' to him

2:50 p.m. -- Denny Hamlin says he's one of the few guys people aren't talking about in the Chase, and that's a good thing.

2:49 p.m. -- Jimmie Johnson is in the same car this weekend that he drove to a second-place finish at Atlanta. He says he feels like he's in control of his own destiny.

2:41 p.m. -- The TCU marching band performs the national anthem.

2:40 p.m. -- Dr. Roger Marsh delivers the invocation.

2:31 p.m. -- NBC is on the air. Rain is in the forecast, so the pre-race is somewhat abbreviated.

1:10 p.m. -- Rain got Texas Motor Speedway wet this morning, but the track is getting dry and the Dickies 500 is less than two hours away.