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

Lap 86 -- Ryan Newman leads by 1.6 seconds in front of second-place Martin Truex Jr. Tony Stewart sits third with Denny Hamlin fourth and Matt Kenseth fifth.

Lap 83 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon is on pit road and gives up the lead to Ryan Newman. Casey Mears is also on pit road.

Lap 82 -- Ryan Newman is on the move with his fresher tires. He finally caught Casey Mears and makes the pass for second.

Lap 81 -- Dark rain clouds are to the north and west of the track.

Lap 78 -- Jeff Gordon has a 1.2 second lead on second-place Casey Mears.

Lap 76 -- Martin Truex Jr. passes Mark Martin for fifth.

Lap 75 -- Tony Stewart passes Mark Martin for fourth.

Lap 74 -- Tony Stewart and Martin Truex Jr. are now up to fifth and sixth on their fresher tires.

Lap 73 -- Ryan Newman is now up to third after passing Mark Martin.

Lap 70 -- Ryan Newman is up to fourth after passing Elliott Sadler and Joe Nemechek on fresher tires.

Lap 67 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Casey Mears
3. Mark Martin
4. Elliott Sadler
5. Joe Nemechek

Lap 67 -- Crew chiefs are reporting rain is in the area.

Lap 66 -- Most of the leaders hit pit road and most take just two tires. Ryan Newman wins race off pit road and will restart seventh.

Lap 66 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon takes the lead as he stays out while most of the other teams hit pit road. In all, six guys stay out including Gordon, Casey Mears, Mark Martin, Elliott Sadler, Joe Nemechek and Ward Burton.

Lap 64 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Debris is on the racetrack in Turn 3.

Lap 62 -- Jeff Gordon is reporting brake problems to crew chief Steve Letarte.

Lap 61 -- Martin Truex Jr. passes Kyle Busch for fourth.

Lap 59 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman brings the field to the green.
1. Ryan Newman
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Tony Stewart
4. Kyle Busch
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 56 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Greg Biffle gets into the side of Dave Blaney and Blaney smacks the rear of his car hard into the wall. David Gilliland is the lucky dog and will be back on the lead lap.

Lap 55 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman has a great restart and takes the lead from Denny Hamlin.

Lap 54 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Ryan Newman
3. Tony Stewart
4. Kyle Busch
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 52 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin takes the lead when Mark Martin finally makes his pit stop.

Lap 51 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin inherits the lead by winning the race off pit road after missing his pit box.

Lap 50 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Martin Truex Jr. takes four tires and fuel
• Tony Stewart makes an air pressure adjustment and takes four tires
• Denny Hamlin with a small adjustment, four tires and fuel
• Mark Martin wins the race off pit road by missing his pit box (Continued)