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

Lap 104 -- Jeff Gordon brings all the lead lap cars to pit road.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is tight and they make a track bar adjustment but he loses seven spots on pit road and will restart ninth.
• Denny Hamlin is tight in the center, they make an air pressure and track bar adjustment
• Jeff Gordon with an air pressure adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson pulls another spring rubber

Lap 103 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Elliott Sadler's right-front tire goes down and he spins on the frontstretch. A.J. Allmendinger gets the free pass.

Lap 97 -- Jeff Gordon has caught the tail end of the field. Kenny Wallace and A.J. Allmendinger are now a lap down.

Lap 93 -- Kyle Busch continues to climb to the front. After starting 34th, he is currently 17th.

Lap 91 -- Jeff Gordon is in front of Dale Earnhardt Jr. by more than a second.

Lap 81 -- Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson have distanced themselves from the rest of the pack.

Lap 79 -- Jimmie Johnson's brakes are vibrating. Crew chief Chad Knaus isn't sure how bad.

Lap 75 -- Jamie McMurray is in the garage.

Lap 69 -- The two-tire change could be backfiring for Tony Raines. Carl Edwards is close to passing him for fourth.

Lap 67 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. got around Tony Raines and is currently second.

Lap 65 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon reclaims the lead.

Lap 64 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Raines has a great restart, passes Jeff Gordon and leads for the first time in 2007.

Lap 63 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to speed.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Tony Raines
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 62 -- Jamie McMurray is back on pit road and it looks like there is damage to the front of racecar.

Lap 57 -- Jamie McMurray is on pit road and gets his tire changed before the leaders pass. He remains just one lap down.

Lap 56 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Jamie McMurray couldn't get to pit road and his tire is now shredded all along the race track.

Lap 54 -- Jamie McMurray's right-front tire is flat after he brushes the wall. The race stays green.

Lap 48 -- Tony Raines is challenging Jeff Gordon for the lead but Gordon is able to hold him off.

Lap 47 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Tony Raines
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 43 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon wins the race off pit road.

Lap 42 -- 41 cars hit pit road led by Jimmie Johnson.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes an air pressure adjustment
• Denny Hamlin says he's tight in the center, they pull a spring rubber
• Jimmie Johnson says he's loose, they make an air pressure adjustment
• Jeff Gordon is loose, they make a chassis and an air pressure adjustment
• Tony Raines picks up 12 spots on pit road by taking just two tires.

Lap 41 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2 -- Competition caution is out. Teams will hit pit road and are able to make adjustments and take fuel for the first time. Kurt Busch gets the free pass and will be back on the lead lap.

Lap 37 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has caught and passed Jeff Gordon for second.

Lap 33 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Jeff Gordon in Turns 3 and 4 to take the lead.

Lap 25 -- Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson are pulling away from the pack as the teammates are now more than 1.5 seconds ahead of third place Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 20 -- Robby Gordon was too fast exiting pit road and will have to serve a pass-through penalty. He is now three laps down.

Lap 19 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes the pass of Carl Edwards for third.

Lap 15 -- Jimmie Johnson passed both Carl Edwards and Scott Riggs in the corner to take second.

Lap 15 -- Robby Gordon is back on pit road with another flat tire.

Lap 13 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field back up to speed.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Scott Riggs
3. Carl Edwards
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 9 -- Kurt Busch, Casey Mears, Joe Nemechek and Elliott Sadler are all on pit road. Four tires for both Busch and Mears plus some adjustments. Kurt Busch is now a lap down due to problems changing the left-front tire. (Continued)