Lap-by-Lap: Las Vegas

CHECKERED FLAG: Jimmie Johnson wins the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas, his third consecutive victory at the track.

Lap 267 -- WHITE FLAG: Jimmie Johnson is cruising at 1.771 seconds ahead of Jeff Gordon.

Lap 263 -- Leader Jimmie Johnson is out front by 1.4 seconds ahead of his teammate Jeff Gordon.

Lap 261 -- Denny Hamlin gets around Mark Martin in an ongoing battle for third.

Lap 257 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the race back under way.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Mark Martin
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 253 -- A handful of cars hit pit road:
• Carl Edwards is on pit road for four tires
• Tony Stewart gets adjustments and tires
• Jeff Burton is back on pit road for adjustments
• Sterling Marlin's crew pushes his car down pit road; he's likely finished

Lap 252 -- Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. hit pit road, however it is closed and both drivers will receive penalties. Earnhardt takes four tires. Earnhardt said he didn't see the red light signaling pit road was closed; he was only following Burton.

Lap 251 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Kasey Kahne spins in Turns 1 and 2 and backs into the wall. He has major damage to the rear but drives away.

Lap 244 -- Jeff Burton drops back and loses second place to Jeff Gordon. Burton's team is afraid they might need to change batteries.

Lap 240 -- LEAD CHANGE: After going side-by-side through the frontstretch, Jimmie Johnson goes by Jeff Burton to take the lead.

Lap 238 -- Jimmie Johnson pulls beside of Jeff Burton for the lead, but he is not able to make the pass.

Lap 237 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton goes to the outside and moves by Jeff Gordon to take the lead. Jimmie Johnson also goes by Gordon.

Lap 233 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon takes the green once again.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jeff Burton
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Mark Martin
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 231 -- Jeff Gordon tells his crew he thinks he has a flat tire on the left-rear, but he decides not to come back to pit road.

Lap 230 -- Martin Truex Jr. and Matt Kenseth come in to top off with fuel.

Lap 227 -- The leaders hit pit road for a critical stop:
• Jimmie Johnson takes two tires
• Jeff Burton gets two tires
• Mark Martin has no adjustments and two tires
• Jeff Gordon wins the battle off pit road with two tires
• Denny Hamlin improves three spots and comes off seventh.

Lap 226 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Clint Bowyer spins off Turn 2 and backs into the wall. He heads straight to the garage.

Lap 218 -- After green-flag pit stops, Jeff Gordon holds a 0.984-second lead.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Jeff Burton
4. Mark Martin
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 216 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon is the leader again as Bobby Labonte pits. Reed Sorenson is also on pit road.

Lap 215 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte leads when Clint Bowyer pits. Denny Hamlin also stops with J.J. Yeley and Greg Biffle

Lap 214 -- LEAD CHANGE: Clint Bowyer is the leader when Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes his stop for four tires. Kasey Kahne pits to make his car tighter. Tony Stewart is in as well.

Lap 213 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads as Mark Martin makes his stop. Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards make their stops.

Lap 212 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin inherits the lead as Jeff Gordon hits pit road for four tires and fuel. Jeff Burton follows suit.

Lap 211 -- Jimmie Johnson is on pit road to begin green-flag pit stops. He gets four tires and fuel. Robby Gordon is also pitting.

Lap 204 -- Jeff Gordon's lead is now 3.168 seconds over teammate Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 182 -- Kyle Busch says he may have a tire going down. After restarting fourth, he is now running 12th.

Lap 176 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the racing under way again.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Carl Edwards
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kyle Busch
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 174 -- Leaders hit pit road:
• Jeff Burton will not change a battery on this stop; he gets two tires
• Jeff Gordon gets right-side tires only
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes four tires
• Kyle Busch moves up seven positions with a fast stop

Lap 173 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Paul Menard spins coming out of Turn 4 and has slight damage to the left-front from a scrape on the wall.

Lap 171 -- Jeff Burton is running third but concerned about battery problems.

Lap 161 -- After green-flag pit stops are completed, Jeff Gordon has a 4.617-second lead.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Carl Edwards
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Mark Martin
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 159 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon takes the lead once again when Martin Truex Jr. makes his stop. Greg Biffle is in and has a very long stop.

Lap 158 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. inherits the lead when Kyle Busch goes to pit road for tires and an air-pressure adjustment.

Lap 156 -- Juan Montoya and Tony Raines are on pit road for their stops. Kyle Petty is in as well, while Dale Jarrett serves a pass-through penalty for speeding.

Lap 153 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch takes the point when Bobby Labonte hits pit road for his stop. Kurt Busch serves his penalty. Reed Sorenson and Dale Jarrett are in.

Lap 152 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte takes the lead when Sterling Marlin pits. Kurt Busch is caught speeding on pit road and must make a pass-through penalty.

Lap 151 -- LEAD CHANGE: Sterling Marlin takes the lead when Mark Martin pits. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart follow him to pit road.

Lap 150 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards hits pit road for adjustments and four tires, giving Mark Martin the lead. Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch are in for tires.

Lap 148 -- Elliott Sadler and Kasey Kahne are in as green-flag pit stops commence.

Lap 147 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon hits pit road after rubbing a tire heading into Turn 1. Carl Edwards takes the lead. Gordon got four scuffed tires in 12.6 seconds.

Lap 140 -- After being forced to restart at the back of the field for a penalty, Jimmie Johnson is now running seventh.

Lap 121 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon leads the field to green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Mark Martin
4. Carl Edwards
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 119 -- Greg Biffle is caught pitting outside of his stall and is penalized one lap.

Lap 118 -- Kyle Busch is on pit road and the crew tries to hammer out the left-front fender, which touched Jeff Burton's car as Busch was spinning.

Lap 117 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6 Kyle Busch loses it off Turn 4 and spins through the frontstretch. He hits nothing and drives away.

Lap 114 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race under way again.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Mark Martin
3. Elliott Sadler
4. Carl Edwards
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 113 -- Jimmie Johnson heads to pit road once again to top off for fuel after the restart was called off. He will restart 25th.

Lap 112 -- Jimmie Johnson has to serve a pass-through penalty for leaving his pit box while a tire was outside of his stall. He hits pit road and takes fuel while there.

Lap 108 -- The leaders hit pit road for adjustments:
• Jimmie Johnson gets four tires and adjustments; he loses seven spots
• Jeff Gordon gets right-side tires only and is first off pit road
• Elliott Sadler gets rights only and minor adjustments
• Juan Montoya gets the free pass

Lap 107 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Johnny Sauter smacks the wall coming off Turn 4. He continues, but is complaining he has no brakes as he heads to pit road.

Lap 103 -- Kyle Busch has dropped from fifth to 10th in the last four laps, battling an extremely loose racecar.

Lap 92 -- Juan Montoya gets completely sideways coming off Turn 2, brushes David Gilliland and saves it. By the time they get to Turn 3, Montoya passes Gilliland.

Lap 86 -- After green-flag stops are complete, Jimmie Johnson's lead is 6.558 seconds.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Burton
5. Mark Martin

Lap 84 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead again, as Bobby Labonte and Juan Montoya make their stops. Reed Sorenson, after his long stop, is hit with a speeding penalty.

Lap 82 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte takes the lead when Ryan Newman pits. Paul Menard is slapped with a speeding penalty and has to make a pass-through. Reed Sorenson has an long stop.

Lap 81 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman is the new leader as J.J. Yeley is on pit road. Three of the four Joe Gibbs Racing cars are in, as well as Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 80 -- LEAD CHANGE: J.J. Yeley inherits the lead when Mark Martin makes his stop. Kurt Busch locks his brakes trying to get on pit road and is forced to take four tires instead of two.

Lap 79 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson makes his green-flag pit stop and hands the lead to Mark Martin. All three Evernham cars are in for stops.

Lap 71 -- Kevin Harvick is on pit road after going a lap down. Harvick's stop comes about 10 laps before scheduled stops.

Lap 62 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson gets around Mark Martin on the inside to take the lead once again.

Lap 58 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin cruises back around Elliott Sadler for the lead. Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson has worked his way up to third and is closing on the two leaders.

Lap 51 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler goes to the outside of Mark Martin and takes the lead with ease.

Lap 45 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin leads the field to green.
1. Mark Martin
2. Kurt Busch
3. Elliott Sadler
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Tony Raines

Lap 42 -- Matt Kenseth stays out to lead a lap before coming to pit road for his stop.

Lap 41 -- Nearly everyone hits pit road for fuel:
• Jimmie Johnson gets four tires and is out in 13.3 seconds
• Jeff Gordon is battling a loose car and gets four tires
• Kyle Busch gets adjustments for a loose racecar, and gets four tires

Lap 40 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Aric Almirola goes spinning down the frontstretch after getting loose coming off Turn 4. He hit the wall near the finish line for damage on the right-front.

Lap 36 -- Kyle Busch has worked his way from 11th to second since the restart and is posting the fastest lap times on the track. He trails leader Jimmie Johnson by 2.391 seconds.

Lap 23 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the race back under way. The top eight cars did not pit.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Mark Martin
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Tony Raines
5. J.J. Yeley

Lap 21 -- The leaders hit pit road:
• Jeff Burton has a quick stop with fuel only
• Elliott Sadler is off second with right-side tires
• Kasey Kahne gets an adjustment and tires
• Kurt Busch is the first off pit road and will restart eighth

Lap 17 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Joe Nemechek makes contact with Clint Bowyer and backs into the wall. Dave Blaney goes nose-first into the wall trying to slow down to avoid the spin. Nemechek drives away, but Blaney's car stops on the straightaway.

Lap 14 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler catches Kasey Kahne and passes him on the outside to take the point.

Lap 13 -- GREEN FLAG: Kasey Kahne stays out and leads the field to green.
1. Kasey Kahne
2. Elliott Sadler
3. David Stremme
4. Jeff Burton
5. Scott Riggs

Lap 10 -- Pit stops begin for fuel:
• Juan Montoya leads a group down pit road, but Montoya gets blocked in his stall by Tony Raines
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes fuel only, as do most of the teams
• The top 15 cars aside from Juan Montoya stay out

Lap 9 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Robby Gordon gets loose in Turn 1, and sends Ward Burton and Casey Mears into the fence. Gordon drives away, while Mears and Burton have major damage and head to the garage.

Lap 6 -- GREEN FLAG: Kasey Kahne gets the race going again.
1. Kasey Kahne
2. Elliott Sadler
3. David Stremme
4. Juan Montoya
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 3 -- Dale Jarrett leads a group of six cars who make pit stops while David Ragan heads to the garage to work on the damage from his spin.

Lap 2 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: David Ragan goes for a spin in Turn 2 after getting high in the groove and suffers minor damage to his right-rear. No other cars involved.

Lap 1 -- Kasey Kahne leads the first lap after pulling away from the group.

4:48 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Kasey Kahne and David Stremme get the UAW-DaimlerChrysler under way.
1. Kasey Kahne
2. David Stremme
3. Elliott Sadler
4. Juan Montoya
5. Jeff Burton

4:42 p.m. -- Cars are rolling onto the newly paved and reconfigured track.

4:37 p.m. -- Grand marshal Mike Jessamy of DaimlerChrysler: "Gentlemen, start your engines."

4:31 p.m. -- Sierra Boggess sings the national anthem.

4:30 p.m. -- The Las Vegas Motor Speedway chaplain delivers the invocation.

4 p.m. -- FOX's pre-race coverage is under way from Las Vegas.

3:30 p.m. -- It's just less than an hour before the green flag drops on the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The sun is out and it's 70 degrees in the desert.

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