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

Lap 162 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Debris in Turn 2. The debris came from Juan Montoya who hit the wall. Montoya and Ryan Newman both on pit road repairing damage.

Lap 155 -- Denny Hamlin continues to lead with David Stremme right behind. The field is single-file right now with teams worried about fuel and possibly saving a final run until the end.

Lap 147 -- Ward Burton becomes the latest to suffer engine problems. He takes his car to the garage.

Lap 140 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin leads after taking the lead on the inside.

Lap 139 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth takes the lead from teammate David Ragan.

Lap 138 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Ragan leads for the first time.

Lap 137 -- GREEN FLAG: Elliott Sadler brings the field to the green.
1. Elliott Sadler
2. David Ragan
3. Jamie McMurray
4. Ryan Newman
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 136 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler takes the lead for the first time when Jeff Gordon hits pit road.

Lap 136 -- Most everyone hits pit road.
• Tony Stewart takes two tires and has to be pushed out of the pits
• Jeff Gordon takes four tires and fills up on fuel

Lap 135 -- Elliott Sadler, David Ragan and Jamie McMurray hit pit road.

Lap 133 -- Jimmie Johnson has a tire rub in the right rear, hits pit road to get it fixed.

Lap 131 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Jimmie Johnson drifts up and pushes Ricky Rudd into the wall. Kyle Busch and Joe Nemechek slam the inside wall hard. Jeff Burton and Martin Truex Jr. also caught up in the crash.

Lap 130 -- GREEN FLAG: Kenny Wallace brings the field to the green.
1. Kenny Wallace
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Ryan Newman
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 129 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kenny Wallace leads as Boris Said and Dale Earnhardt Jr. hit pit road.

Lap 128 -- Jeremy Mayfield has a tire get away from his pit stall. He will restart the race at the tail end of the longest line.

Lap 128 -- LEAD CHANGE: Regan Smith hits pit road relinquishing the lead to Boris Said.

Lap 127 -- LEAD CHANGE: Regan Smith stays out and leads a lap. Boris Said also stays out. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is third after his pit stop under green.

Lap 127 -- Most of the lead-lap cars come to pit road
• Matt Kenseth takes two tires
• Jeff Burton takes four tires
• Jeff Gordon takes two tires
• Jimmie Johnson takes two tires and makes a small track bar adjustment, the car is tight
• Kurt Busch takes four tires
• Tony Stewart with a fast stop, he picks up six spots

Lap 126 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3 -- Casey Mears spins and hits the wall hard after being tapped by teammate Jimmie Johnson when Mears was trying to get on pit road.

Lap 125 -- Green flag pit stops begin with Kenny Wallace and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt takes two tires. (Continued)