Lap-by-Lap: Texas

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Lap 334 -- WHITE FLAG: LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton passes Matt Kenseth in Turn 2.

Lap 333 -- Jeff Burton goes to the inside of Matt Kenseth in Turns 3 and 4, Kenseth holds.

Lap 332 -- Matt Kenseth and Jeff Burton are battling through Turns 1 and 2.

Lap 331 -- Jeff Burton again goes to the inside of Matt Kenseth but couldn't complete the pass.

Lap 329 -- Matt Kenseth remains in the lead with Jeff Burton right behind.

Lap 326 -- Mark Martin passes Jeff Gordon for third.

Lap 325 -- Kyle Busch's No. 5 is back on the racetrack with Dale Earnhardt Jr. driving the car.

Lap 324 -- Jeff Burton goes inside of Matt Kenseth for the lead but isn't able to make the pass.

Lap 322 -- Jeff Burton passes Jeff Gordon for second. Burton trails leader Matt Kenseth by 0.3 seconds.

Lap 318 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth goes to the outside to pass Jeff Gordon and completes the pass.

Lap 315 -- Matt Kenseth has caught Jeff Gordon and is challenging for the lead. Jeff Gordon holds though. Greg Biffle and Jeff Burton are battling for third.

Lap 312 -- Jeff Gordon hits the wall in Turn 4 and Matt Kenseth is able to close the gap.

Lap 309 -- Jeff Gordon leads by 1.5 seconds over second-place Matt Kenseth.

Lap 307 -- Matt Kenseth says he thinks his right-rear tire is going down.

Lap 305 -- Greg Biffle passes Mark Martin for third. Jeff Burton also challenging Martin for fourth.

Lap 302 -- Juan Montoya passes Jamie McMurray for seventh.

Lap 301 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has retired from the race. Greg Biffle passes Jeff Burton for fourth.

Lap 298 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green flag.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Mark Martin
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Jeff Burton
5. Greg Biffle

Lap 295 -- The leaders hit pit road for what could be the final time.
• Matt Kenseth makes no changes and takes four tires
• Jeff Burton with four tires
• Juan Montoya with four tires
• Jeff Gordon with four tires and checks for damage after scraping the wall

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.

Lap 217 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green flag.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Jeff Burton
4. Kurt Busch
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 212 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Kyle Busch takes four tires and fuel. Makes no changes.
• Kurt Busch makes some adjustments to correct changes from their last stop. He also adds air in the right rear
• Jimmie Johnson wants more wedge and makes a track bar adjustment
• Jeff Burton makes a small air pressure change to the front and takes tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is tight and makes adjustments
• Jeff Gordon says he is losing front grip and they make adjustments
• Greg Biffle changes his battery and remains on the lead lap

Lap 211 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: David Gilliand with a flat tire bringing out the caution. Brian Vickers gets the free pass.

Lap 210 -- Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Burton have both caught and passed Jeff Gordon dropping the No. 24 to fourth.

Lap 202 -- Reed Sorenson has taken his car to the garage with engine problems. Greg Biffle is reporting to his crew he thinks his engine is ready to blow up.

Lap 201 -- Jimmie Johnson again on the inside of Jeff Gordon but unable to make the pass.

Lap 199 -- Jimmie Johnson is on the inside of Jeff Gordon looking to make the pass for second. Jeff Gordon able to hold his teammate off.

Lap 187 -- Jimmie Johnson has caught teammate Jeff Gordon for second. Both are more than a second behind leader Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 185 -- Matt Kenseth may have a left-rear tire going down.

Lap 177 -- After the second round of green flag pit stops, the top five are:
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kurt Busch
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 174 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. reclaims the lead when Reed Sorenson hits pit road.

Lap 170 -- LEAD CHANGE: Reed Sorenson takes the lead when Dale Earnhardt Jr. hits pit road.

Lap 169 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart make their pit stops. Stewart makes adjustments and takes tires. Earnhardt Jr. also with some minor adjustments and tires.

Lap 168 -- Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are on pit road. Jimmie Johnson makes a track bar adjustment and takes tires. Jeff Gordon says his car is tight so the crew makes adjustments and gives him four tires.

Lap 167 -- Green flag pit stops begin. Kurt Busch makes small adjustments. Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick also stop.

Lap 166 -- Sterling Marlin makes it to pit road keeping the race green. Tony Stewart has fallen from sixth to 12th after Juan Montoya and Martin Truex Jr. pass him.

Lap 165 -- Carl Edwards has dropped to 15th after reporting a vibration. Sterling Marlin drops to the apron after he loses power in his No. 14 Chevrolet.

Lap 160 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has opened up a one-second lead on Jeff Gordon.

Lap 153 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has caught Jeff Gordon and passed him for the lead in Turns 1 and 2. It's the second time Earnhardt Jr. has led today.

Lap 152 -- Jeff Gordon has been able to keep enough distance between him and Dale Earnhardt Jr. that Earnhardt hasn't been able to challenge for the lead.

Lap 147 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has caught Jeff Gordon and is challenging for the lead.

Lap 143 -- Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are pulling away from the rest of the field. The two are more than four seconds in front of third-place Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 129 -- Kurt Busch passes Jeff Burton for fourth.

Lap 125 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Jimmie Johnson for second. Earnhardt Jr. is 1.3 seconds behind leader Jeff Gordon.

Lap 121 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field back up to speed.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jeff Burton
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 117 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Jeff Gordon makes an air pressure adjustment and takes four tires
• Jimmie Johnson pulls a spring rubber and takes four tires
• Kurt Busch makes a track bar adjustment and takes tires
• Greg Biffle with a lot of adjustments and he falls out of the top 10

Lap 116 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Caution is out for debris in Turn 2. Brian Vickers gets the free pass.

Lap 113 -- Ryan Newman has a flat tire and hit the wall. He makes a pit stop.

Lap 110 -- After green flag pit stops, the top five looks like this:
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Jeff Burton
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 102 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon retakes the lead when Brian Vickers pits and completes this round of green flag pit stops.

Lap 100 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers takes the lead when Earnhardt Jr. pits.

Lap 99 -- Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. on pit road. Earnhardt Jr. makes a small air pressure change. Stewart also with small adjustments. Jeff Burton very happy with his car.

Lap 99 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead when Jeff Gordon pits.

Lap 98 -- Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards all make green flag pit stops. Gordon and Johnson both make small adjustments and take four tires.

Lap 90 -- Jeff Gordon says his car is tight and it's allowed Jimmie Johnson to close the gap. Gordon now leads by 1.2 seconds.

Lap 82 -- Jeff Gordon put Jeff Green a lap down. There are only 29 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 71 -- Jeff Gordon has stretched his lead to more than two seconds in front of Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 68 -- Denny Hamlin is reporting a vibration and he will make an unscheduled green flag stop. Takes four tires.

Lap 65 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Jeff Burton for second. Dale Earnhardt Jr. also passes Burton to move to third. Burton falls to fourth.

Lap 64 -- Tony Stewart is on the move. He has jumped from 13th to seventh since the restart 13 laps ago.

Lap 61 -- Kyle Petty having some issues with his car. He brushed the wall and has taken his car to the garage. Kenny Wallace also in the garage with car problems.

Lap 51 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jeff Burton
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Matt Kenseth

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