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

Lap 35 -- Green flag stops begin with Joe Nemechek hitting pit road for tires and fuel.

Lap 34 -- Mark Martin and David Ragan are now a lap down.

Lap 33 -- Brian Vickers is now up to fifth after passing Kurt Busch.

Lap 30 -- Martin Truex Jr. is beginning to lap cars. John Andretti, Elliott Sadler, A.J. Allmendinger and Scott Riggs are all one lap down.

Lap 28 -- Brian Vickers continues to climb as he passes Carl Edwards for sixth. Martin Truex Jr.'s lead is now up to 3.7 seconds on Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 27 -- Polesitter J.J. Yeley continues to fall back in the field. He is now scored in the 20th position.

Lap 25 -- Kyle Busch has fallen back a bit. He is now down to eighth after Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards and Brian Vickers all pass the No. 5.

Lap 22 -- Ryan Newman is back on the track and scored three laps down after his tire issue on pit road.

Lap 20 -- After starting 43rd, Tony Stewart has worked his way up to the 33rd position.

Lap 19 -- Martin Truex Jr.'s lead is now more than two seconds in front of Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 17 -- Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards are on the move as Busch is up to sixth and Edwards up to seventh after both started outside the top 10.

Lap 14 -- Ryan Newman drops out of the top five with a left rear tire going down. He will go at least one lap down as the crew is having trouble getting all of the tire off.

Lap 12 -- Jeff Gordon gets around teammate Kyle Busch for fourth.

Lap 11 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead.

Lap 9 -- J.J. Yeley continues to fall as Casey Mears climbs into the top 10 passing Yeley for 10th.

Lap 7 -- Martin Truex Jr.'s climb continues as he passes Ryan Newman for second.

Lap 6 -- Martin Truex Jr. passes Kyle Busch for third.

Lap 3 -- Hendrick is running 1,3,5 with Jimmie Johnson leading, Kyle Busch in third and Jeff Gordon fifth. Ryan Newman is second and Martin Truex Jr. is fourth.

Lap 1 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson jumps out in front to lead the first lap. J.J. Yeley is stuck out of line and falls all the way back to sixth.

2:18 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: For the first time in his career, J.J. Yeley brings the field to the green in the Citizens Bank 400.
1. J.J. Yeley
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Kyle Busch
4. Ryan Newman
5. Joe Nemechek

2:11 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off pit road.

2:08 p.m. -- Grand Marshall Bill Hartmann gives the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines."

2:01 p.m. -- The Army Chorus A Cappella team perform the National Anthem.

2:00 p.m. -- Invocation.

12:30 p.m. -- We are less than 2 hours away from the green flag at Michigan for the Citizens Bank 400. TNT's pre-race coverage has begun and the weather in Brooklyn is perfect -- 80 degrees under sunny skies.

MICHIGAN HEADLINES
Caraviello: Gordon's success allows him to live on own terms
Notes: Roush thinks his drivers match any team's
Stewart upset with Gilliland after final practice mishap
Roush, Biffle try to make up for lost time at Michigan
Truex steps into spotlight as Earnhardt's exit looms
Childress, Gibbs ponder the driver who got away
Chevrolet looking to solve winless string at Michigan
'Mutual' split with HMS has Busch looking to future
Hendrick drivers ready to welcome Junior to team