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

Lap 243 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ken Schrader gives the lead to Matt Kenseth when he makes his stop.

Lap 242 -- Dave Blaney gives up second position to make his pit stop.

Lap 241 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ken Schrader stays out to lead. Dave Blaney also stays out and is running second.

Lap 239 -- Leaders are in:
• Jeff Gordon is in for adjustments and four tires
• Ryan Newman's crew makes minor adjustments for being too tight
• Matt Kenseth has a quick stop and comes out first
• Denny Hamlin loses two spots and comes out fifth

Lap 238 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: David Ragan makes contact with Ken Schrader and Ragan goes spinning after coming out of Turn 4. Schrader has right-front damage.

Lap 237 -- Martin Truex Jr., David Reutimann and David Stremme are on pit road.

Lap 234 -- Matt Kenseth catches and passes Denny Hamlin to take second position, 2.093 seconds behind leader Ryan Newman.

Lap 233 -- Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne begin green-flag pit stops.

Lap 222 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman eases to the outside of Denny Hamlin to take the lead for the second time.

Lap 218 -- Ryan Newman has pulled to within a half-second of leader Denny Hamlin and is closing.

Lap 214 -- Tony Stewart is off the pace with a flat left-rear tire. He makes it to pit road safely. He was running in the top five at the time.

Lap 203 -- With a lead of nearly 2 seconds, leader Denny Hamlin brushes the wall coming off Turn 4.

Lap 201 -- Carl Edwards has worked his way to 19th after restarting at the back of the pack.

Lap 193 -- Paul Menard is being black-flagged for dragging his exhaust system. He heads to pit road.

Lap 190 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin leads the field to the flag.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Ryan Newman
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 187 -- Carl Edwards is penalized for missing the commitment line during his green-flag stop. He hits pit road again for four tires and must restart at the tail of the longest line.

Lap 185 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson hits pit road to make another stop. Denny Hamlin inherits the lead. A handful of other cars hit pit road, including Tony Stewart.

Lap 184 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Debris is on the racetrack after green-flag pit stops have cycled through. The debris came from Joe Nemechek's car when he blew the tire.

Lap 182 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is out front after Matt Kenseth makes his pit stop.

Lap 181 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth is the new leader as Ryan Newman hits pit road. Carl Edwards is also on pit road, as is Jamie McMurray. McMurray nearly hit Newman as he was trying to get into his stall.

Lap 180 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman inherits the lead as Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart are on pit road. It is the first time a Dodge has led in the COT.

Lap 179 -- Joe Nemechek has a flat left-front tire and is making his way to pit road.

Lap 178 -- Jeff Burton is on pit road and is saying he has no water pressure.

Lap 177 -- Kevin Harvick is in for tires and fuel.

Lap 176 -- Jimmie Johnson and David Stremme are in for their stops. Johnson gets four tires in 14.0 seconds. His right-front tire was down to the treads.

Lap 175 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road for his stop. He is battling a loose racecar and gets four tires in 14.0 seconds.

Lap 174 -- Robby Gordon slams the wall in Turn 2 and has major damage to the right side. He gets onto pit road without a caution. David Gilliland is also on pit road.

Lap 173 -- Kasey Kahne is on pit road and has a tire going down. His stop is much earlier than he planned.

Lap 171 -- As green-flag pit stops approach, Carl Edwards continues to fall back. He has dropped from second to fifth in the last five laps.

Lap 169 -- Denny Hamlin has now led 500 laps in the Car of Tomorrow, more than any other driver. (Continued)