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

Lap 217 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Jeremy Mayfield slides into the wall and smashes the right side of his car coming out of Turn 4. Brake heat melted the bead on his right-front tire.

Lap 194 -- Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart move underneath Dale Earnhardt Jr. to take second and third, respectively.

Lap 190 -- In his first visit to Martinsville, Juan Montoya is running 20th and on the lead lap.

Lap 175 -- The top seven cars -- and eight of the top 10 -- are Chevrolets.

Lap 158 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin gets things going again. Jeff Gordon gets into the back of Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the restart, likely because Earnhardt spun his tires.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 152 -- Leaders are on pit road:
• Kurt Busch makes adjustments and gets four tires
• Denny Hamlin needs forward bite off the turns
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. gains two spots and comes off second

Lap 151 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Carl Edwards spins A.J. Allmendinger in Turn 3 and sends him up the track to bring out the caution. Dave Blaney's brakes lock in Turn 1, and he pushes into the wall. His right-front is blown.

Lap 141 -- Denny Hamlin makes contact with Johnny Sauter as he tries to lap him, forcing Hamlin to hop the inside curb. Slight damage is on Sauter's left-rear.

Lap 139 -- LEAD CHANGE: After going side-by-side around the track with Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin takes the lead and finally gets around Sterling Marlin to put him a lap down.

Lap 137 -- Denny Hamlin has caught Jeff Gordon as they work through lapped traffic.

Lap 130 -- Only two Dodges are running inside the top 20: Kurt Busch (seventh) and Elliott Sadler (19th).

Lap 107 -- Sterling Marlin spins in Turn 4 with some help from Scott Riggs. He backs up and continues without losing a lap. No caution.

Lap 105 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the field up to speed.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Jamie McMurray

Lap 100 -- J.J. Yeley gets the free pass.

Lap 99 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: David Stremme spins in Turn 2. He got loose in the corner and just turned around. Everyone managed to avoid him and no contact was made.

Lap 97 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race going again.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Jamie McMurray

Lap 94 -- J.J. Yeley is penalized one lap for pitting outside of his stall.

Lap 93 -- Jeff Gordon inherits the lead when Matt Kenseth makes his pit stop.

Lap 92 -- Matt Kenseth stays out to lead a lap.

Lap 91 -- Leaders head to pit road:
• Carl Edwards takes some air pressure out and makes a chassis adjustment
• Jeff Gordon is too loose and gets a wedge adjustment
• Denny Hamlin is still tight and is out in 13.6 seconds
• Dave Blaney gets the free pass

Lap 90 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Caution is out for Robby Gordon. He could not get to pit road. He did not make contact with the wall, although his right-front tire is flat.

Lap 88 -- Robby Gordon has a similar problem to Casey Mears and has trouble getting to the inside of the track to hit pit road.

Lap 86 -- Casey Mears smacks the wall once again and has a lot of damage to his right-front fender, including the splitter. His right-front tire is flat. No caution.

Lap 75 -- After starting fourth, Ken Schrader has fallen back to 20th in the hometown Wood Brother/JTG Racing Ford. (Continued)