Lap-by-Lap: Talladega

Lap 191 -- YELLOW/CHECKERED FLAG: JEFF GORDON WINS THE AARON'S 499 AND PASSES DALE EARNHARDT ON THE ALL-TIME WINS LIST.

Lap 191 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Elliott Sadler clips Greg Biffle who spins and collects Johnny Sauter. Field is frozen at the last scoring loop. Ahead of the wreck, David Gilliland hits Tony Stewart and Stewart hits the inside wall hard.

Lap 191 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the final two laps under way.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jamie McMurray
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kurt Busch
5. David Gilliland

Lap 188 -- Denny Hamlin and Tony Raines hit pit road as they were going to run out of fuel.

Lap 186 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon had passed Jamie McMurray before the caution came out takes the lead before the green-white-checkers finish.

Lap 185 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: David Reutimann blows his engine and brings out the caution.

Lap 183 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray leads with Dale Earnhardt Jr. right behind.

Lap 182 -- Cars are now three wide as Dale Earnhardt Jr. creates a lane in the middle.

Lap 181 -- Denny Hamlin leads. Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart jump out of line trying to get to the front.

Lap 180 -- Denny Hamlin still leads, so far no one has gotten out of line.

Lap 179 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to green with 10 laps to go.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jamie McMurray
3. David Reutimann
4. Greg Biffle
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 175 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Debris on the track. Part of Ryan Newman's car is on the track. Bobby Labonte gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 169 -- Denny Hamlin still leads. The top-24 cars are single-file on the track right now.

Lap 166 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jamie McMurray
3. David Reutimann
4. Greg Biffle
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 163 -- 10 cars including leader Denny Hamlin stay out. Everyone else hits pit road.
• David Stremme says he had to pit to get fuel
• Matt Kenseth fuel only
• Jeff Gordon fuel only
• Jimmie Johnson fuel only

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.

Lap 121 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Stremme couldn't keep the Hendrick cars behind him and Jeff Gordon is back in front followed by Casey Mears.

Lap 120 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Stremme leads the Aaron's 499 for the first time today.

Lap 119 -- Tony Stewart has erased his pit road penalty as he sits third after being a lap down.

Lap 112 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is running hot at more than 266 degrees, falls below the yellow line and drifts to the back of the pack.

Lap 105: LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon using help from teammates Casey Mears and Jimmie Johnson reclaims the lead.

Lap 104: LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth takes the lead bringing Jeff Green and Jeff Gordon with him on the inside.

Lap 99 -- LEAD CHANGE: Casey Mears brings the outside line to the front as he passes Kasey Kahne for the lead.

Lap 96 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson continue to go back-and-forth with the lead as Kahne leads this lap.

Lap 95 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Kasey Kahne to retake the lead.

Lap 93 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson hit the line at the same time with Kahne a fraction ahead to lead for the first time.

Lap 91 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson pulls away from Kurt Busch to take the lead.

Lap 89 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has no one help him up front and he falls back. Kurt Busch is back in the lead.

Lap 87 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead for the first time after passing Kurt Busch in Turn 4.

Lap 85 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch brings the field up to speed.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Casey Mears
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. Reed Sorenson

Lap 83 -- Greg Biffle hits pit road relinquishing his fifth-place spot.

Lap 82 -- Most everyone hits pit road to top off on gas. Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Mears, Martin Truex Jr., Greg Biffle and Reed Sorenson do not pit and stay out on the track.

Lap 82 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch was ahead of Jeff Gordon at the last scoring loop and leads as the caution comes out.

Lap 81 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2 -- Clint Bowyer spins and hits the wall. Bobby Labonte will get one of his three laps back with the free pass.

Lap 79 -- Tony Stewart falls off the pace and could have engine problems, Clint Bowyer brushes the wall and is slowing.

Lap 78 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field back up to speed.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Sterling Marlin
4. Kurt Busch
5. Jamie McMurray

Lap 77 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon back in front as Matt Kenseth pits.

Lap 77 -- Greg Biffle was too fast exiting pit road and will make a pass-through penalty.

Lap 76 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth leads when Greg Biffle hits pit road.

Lap 75 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle stays out to lead a lap. Matt Kenseth also stays out.

Lap 75 -- Everyone is coming to pit road.
• Kurt Busch is running hot, takes left-side tires only and they pull grill tape
• Jeff Gordon takes left-side tires only and fills up on fuel
• Jimmie Johnson takes four tires but stalls coming off pit road and loses seven spots
• Joe Nemechek overshoots his pit stall and has to back up to make his stop
• Ricky Rudd had to change a battery and falls back to 33rd.

Lap 74 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1 -- Debris in Turn 1. Tony Stewart is the benefit of the free pass and will be back on the lead lap.

Lap 69 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon is back in front after passing Denny Hamlin.

Lap 65 -- Kyle Busch has gone from 40th to fourth in about 50 laps.

Lap 64 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin jumped in front of Jeff Gordon at the line and passed him for the lead.

Lap 57 -- Tony Stewart goes a lap down as the field finally catches him.

Lap 51 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon passes Jeff Burton and is back out front.

Lap 48 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton passes Jeff Gordon to lead for the first time today. Bobby Labonte finally on pit road to cycle through the green-flag stops.

Lap 46 -- Tony Stewart too fast entering pit road and will have to make a drive-through penalty.

Lap 46 -- Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth on pit road. Johnson makes a track bar adjustment. Everyone takes two tires.

Lap 45 -- Bobby Labonte missed pit road.

Lap 45 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon takes the lead when Tony Stewart hits pit road. Stewart says the car is tight, they take two tires and make a minor adjustment.

Lap 44 -- Sterling Marlin, Regan Smith, Tony Raines all pit. Marlin takes two tires and is very happy with his car.

Lap 43 -- Scott Riggs, Kasey Kahne and Kyle Petty all in for green flag pit stops. All three take just two tires.

Lap 42 -- Green flag stops begin with Elliott Sadler and Jeremy Mayfield on pit road. Dale Jarrett is behind the wall with engine problems.

Lap 38 -- Tony Stewart edges Jeff Green at the line for the lead.

Lap 36 -- Robby Gordon is in the garage with engine problems.

Lap 35 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Green leads a lap for the first time today.

Lap 33 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson back out in front.

Lap 32 -- LEAD CHANGE: Sterling Marlin edges Jimmie Johnson at the line to lead the lap.

Lap 30 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson retakes the lead after passing Sterling Marlin in Turn 4.

Lap 29 -- Carl Edwards takes his car behind the wall and to the garage with a possible blown motor.

Lap 26 -- LEAD CHANGE: Sterling Marlin is back in front with Tony Stewart second.

Lap 24 -- Paul Menard is off the pace with a possible blown motor.

Lap 22 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is back in the lead with a push from Jeff Gordon on the outside.

Lap 21 -- LEAD CHANGE: Sterling Marlin with a push from Tony Stewart retakes the lead on the inside.

Lap 20 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson has taken the lead from Sterling Marlin to lead for the first time today.

Lap 19 -- Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon slide to the outside and move out front.

Lap 18 -- Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle are on the outside challenging Sterling Marlin for the lead.

Lap 15 -- LEAD CHANGE: Sterling Marlin has taken the lead for the second time after passing Jeff Gordon.

Lap 10 -- Tony Stewart has charged through the field after starting 33rd and is currently second behind Gordon.

Lap 15 -- LEAD CHANGE: Sterling Marlin has taken the lead for the second time after passing Jeff Gordon.

Lap 10 -- Tony Stewart has charged through the field after starting 33rd and is currently second behind Gordon.

Lap 8 -- The outside line is the quickest as Jeff Gordon continues to lead with Roush teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth right behind.

Lap 6 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon goes to the outside and retakes the lead.

Lap 8 -- The outside line is the quickest as Jeff Gordon continues to lead with Roush teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth right behind.

Lap 6 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon goes to the outside and retakes the lead.

Lap 5 -- Kenny Wallace tries to make a charge on the outside but doesn't get any help and falls back.

Lap 2 -- LEAD CHANGE: Sterling Marlin edges past Jeff Gordon to lead the second lap.

Lap 1 -- Jeff Gordon leads the first lap, the eighth time he has led a race this season.

2:22 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to speed as the Aaron's 499 is under way.

2:13 p.m. -- Cars are rolling on the track.

2:08 p.m. -- Jeff Foxworthy delivers the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines."

2:01 p.m. -- Joe Nichols sings the national anthem.

2 p.m. -- Moment of silence for Virginia Tech victims, Benny Parsons and Bobby Hamilton. Mike Alexander of Alabama Raceway Ministries delivers the invocation.

1:15 p.m. -- We are under an hour away from the green flag dropping at Talladega Superspeedway. The weather is beautiful at 67 degrees under partly cloudy skies.