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

Lap 293 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Debris in Turn 4 has brought out the caution. Kurt Busch will get the free pass. Dale Earnhardt Jr. heads to the garage.

Lap 292 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon takes the lead away from Kurt Busch when he makes his green flag pit stop.

Lap 287 -- Jeff Gordon continues to chip away at Kurt Busch's lead and is now less than a second behind the leader.

Lap 286 -- David Stremme passes Greg Biffle for sixth. Stremme's teammate Juan Montoya is challenging Biffle for seventh.

Lap 282 -- Jeff Gordon passes Matt Kenseth for second.

Lap 273 -- Jeff Gordon passes Mark Martin for third.

Lap 271 -- Kurt Busch has more than a two-second lead on second-place Matt Kenseth.

Lap 264 -- Jimmie Johnson is back on the track. He was caught speeding exiting pit road so he has to take a pass-through penalty.

Lap 260 -- Matt Kenseth passes Mark Martin for second. Kurt Busch leads by 0.8 seconds.

Lap 259 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch brings the field to the green flag. 15 cars are on the lead lap.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Mark Martin
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 255 -- Kyle Busch has taken his car to the garage. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still on pit road making repairs.

Lap 254 -- Leader Kurt Busch stays out as does Mark Martin. Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon change just two tires.

Lap 253 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Tony Stewart spins in Turn 4, comes back down the track causing Kyle Busch in third place to rear end Dale Earnhardt Jr in second place. Tony Stewart drives off without hitting the wall or another car. Denny Hamlin gets the free pass.

Lap 249 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead. Tony Stewart on pit road with a tire going down.

Lap 247 -- Tony Stewart remains on the track after the accident and restarted 15th. Jimmie Johnson has taken his car to the garage.

Lap 246 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green flag.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Kurt Busch
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Burton
5. Mark Martin

Lap 241 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Kyle Busch with a chassis adjustment, he says his car is tight
• Kurt Busch makes a track bar and air pressure adjustment
• Jeff Burton makes a chassis adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a small air pressure adjustment
• Jeff Gordon raises the track bar and loses six spots making adjustments

Lap 240 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Juan Montoya and Tony Stewart were side-by-side. Montoya got loose and hit Stewart forcing him to spin. Jimmie Johnson had nowhere to go and t-boned Stewart. Jamie McMurray gets the free pass.

Lap 238 -- Juan Montoya and Tony Stewart pass Jimmie Johnson dropping Johnson to 10th.

Lap 235 -- Jimmie Johnson has fallen to eighth after dropping a cylinder. Jeff Gordon now in second with Kurt Busch third.

Lap 228 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a 2.5-second lead on Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 222 -- Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon both pass Jeff Burton for third and fourth. Burton falls to fifth. (Continued)