Lap-by-Lap: Daytona (cont'd)

Lap 82 -- Tony Stewart is penalized for leaving pit road too fast; he will start at the tail of the longest line after pitting once more for potential nose damage. David Gilliland is back on pit road to repair the damage from contact with Robby Gordon.

Lap 81 -- Kevin Harvick wins the race off pit road, while Tony Stewart's problems drop him to 14th.

Lap 80 -- Everyone hits pit road:
• David Gilliland spins Robby Gordon entering their stalls; Gordon is sideways
• Tony Stewart stalls his car on pit road with Gordon sideways in front of him
• Kyle Busch thinks he ran over something coming to pit road

Lap 79 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kyle Petty has damage to the rear after a tire blew and wrapped around the rear housing of the undercarriage.

Lap 73 -- The second pack of cars have caught leaders Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch to form one pack of seven cars.

Lap 67 -- Tony Stewart remains the leader after green-flag pit stops cycle through. He and Kurt Busch are more than 2 seconds ahead of everyone.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kurt Busch
3. Ryan Newman
4. David Gilliland
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 66 -- Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman all hit pit road together. Stewart has minor adjustments. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is also in. David Gilliland locks his wheels to avoid a speeding penalty entering pit road.

Lap 65 -- Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson hit pit road for tires and adjustments. Busch gets wedge, and Harvick gets a chassis adjustment.

Lap 64 -- A group of 10 cars files onto pit road, including two RCR cars and Jeff Gordon.

Lap 63 -- Juan Montoya, David Reutimann and Tony Raines make their stops for four tires. Montoya's car is too tight.

Lap 62 -- The Evernham cars of Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler and Scott Riggs are on pit road to begin green-flag stops with four tires.

Lap 58 -- Juan Montoya is running 42nd, more than half a lap behind the leader. He says his car is extremely tight.

Lap 49 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart goes to the outside of Kurt Busch on the backstretch and takes the command with a push from Kyle Busch. Kurt Busch falls back to second.

Lap 46 -- Matt Kenseth is reporting that he may be getting a flat left-rear tire. He says the car is so tight he can't do anything with it.

Lap 42 -- Jimmie Johnson slaps the wall coming off Turn 2, but his car is fine.

Lap 41 -- The top five cars have broken away into their own pack, consisting of Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman and David Gilliland.

Lap 33 -- Defending Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson is running 18th, but says his car will come to him later in the race.

Lap 21 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch gets the race back under way.
1. Kurt Busch
2. David Gilliland
3. Tony Stewart
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Ryan Newman

Lap 17 -- Everyone hits pit road for four tires and fuel.
• Kurt Busch has a fast stop and is first off pit road
• Tony Stewart has a fast stop, but David Gilliland beats him out
• Jimmie Johnson gets an air-pressure adjustment

Lap 16 -- YELLOW FLAG: Boris Said slaps the side of David Reutimann and goes spinning into the grass on the backstretch. No other cars are involved.

Lap 15 -- Ricky Rudd is dropping to the back and is nearly 3 seconds off the pace.

Lap 13 -- Jeff Gordon reports he brushed the wall, but it hasn't slowed him as he has moved from 42nd to 21st.

Lap 6 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car appears to be smoking in the turns as it travels over the bumps. It could be tire smoke.

Lap 1 -- David Gilliland hangs on to lead the first lap with cars two-by-two behind him.

3:30 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: The 49th annual Daytona 500 is under way, as teammates David Gilliland and Ricky Rudd get the draft up to speed.

3:29 p.m. -- Drivers talk about what it's like to win the Daytona 500. There are six former winners in today's field.

3:26 p.m. -- All drivers are concerned about the cross winds at Daytona. Gusts range between 17 and 20 mph.

3:22 p.m. -- Cars are rolling and take to the track.

3:18 p.m. -- Nicolas Cage delivers the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines."

3:11 p.m. -- Big & Rich performs the national anthem.

3:10 p.m. -- Moment of silence for tornado victims and invocation.

2:01 p.m. -- FOX is on the air for the 49th running of the Daytona 500. It's 51 degrees and sunny with a breeze blowing at the speedway.