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

Lap 50 -- Ken Schrader and Ricky Rudd forced to restart at the end of the longest line for pitting too soon. Elliott Sadler goes to the end of the longest line for speeding when exiting pit road.

Lap 48 -- LEAD CHANGE: Robby Gordon stays out to lead a lap.

Lap 47 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler stays out to lead a lap.

Lap 46 -- Everyone hits pit road.
• Kurt Busch takes four tires and doesn't make any adjustments
• Jimmie Johnson makes a small track bar adjustment and takes four tires
• Jeff Burton makes a slight air pressure adjustment and takes four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with small adjustments and four tires
• Jeff Gordon says his car is tight, they make adjustments and take four tires

Lap 44 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Mike Bliss hits the wall on the backstretch in a single-car accident. Sterling Marlin is the benefit of the free pass.

Lap 41 -- Jeff Gordon has started lapping cars, which has allowed Jeff Burton to catch him.

Lap 37 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Denny Hamlin for fourth. Jeff Gordon leads Jeff Burton by less than a second.

Lap 33 -- Jeff Burton has caught Jimmie Johnson and passes him for second. Jeff Gordon's lead on Burton is 2.1 seconds.

Lap 31 -- David Ragan and J.J. Yeley are done for the day after their Lap 1 crash.

Lap 24 -- Jeff Gordon continues to stretch his lead, which is now more than two seconds in front of teammate Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 15 -- Jeff Gordon is now pulling away from Jimmie Johnson as he has more than a second lead.

Lap 11 -- Jimmie Johnson is challenging teammate Jeff Gordon for the lead.

Lap 7 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field back to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Jeff Burton
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Mark Martin

Lap 1 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: J.J. Yeley and David Ragan get together in Turn 4. Ricky Rudd also caught in it as Casey Mears spins Rudd and he backs into David Ragan. Jeff Gordon led the first lap.

2:18 p.m. -- Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton bring the field to green for the 13th Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.

2:14 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off pit road and warming up for the Samsung 500.

2:07 p.m. -- Wrestler and actor Stone Cold Steve Austin delivers the command: "Gentleman, start your engines!"

2:01 p.m. -- Mercy Me performs the National Anthem.

2:00 p.m. -- Invocation and presentation of our Nation's colors.

1:30 p.m. -- FOX's pre-race coverage of the Samsung 500 has begun.

12:44 p.m. -- We are under two hours away from the Green Flag dropping at Texas Motor Speedway. It's 54 degrees under sunny skies.

TEXAS WEEKEND HEADLINES

•Nothing's changed for Gordon and his teammates
•Edwards, Sorenson lead Cup Happy Hour at Texas
•Some drivers find COT car switching to be a challenge
•Deja vu for Kenseth who again is Ford's top dog
•Caraviello: Waltrip's TV star persona both a blessing and a curse
•Kahne trying to shake off stormy start to year at TMS
•Bud Pole quals at Texas canceled as confusion rains
•Notes: Troubled Waltrip atypically silent at Texas
•Time away from Cup better than Martin envisioned
•Gibbs team still waiting on season's first Cup victory