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

Lap 102 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 99 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch wins the race off pit road. Matt Kenseth moves up to fifth with a two-tire stop. Jeremy Mayfield with a two-lap penalty for passing emergency vehicles.

Lap 98 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Jeff Gordon makes an air pressure adjustment and takes four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes four tires
• Jimmie Johnson makes a two-tire stop and makes a track bar adjustment
• Carl Edwards with an air pressure adjustment and takes four tires
• Kurt Busch also with a two-tire pit stop

Lap 96 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Debris on Turn 3 from Jeremy Mayfield's No. 36 Toyota. Sterling Marlin will get the free pass and get back on the lead lap.

Lap 87 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has opened up a two second gap in front of Jeff Gordon.

Lap 83 -- There are 27 cars on the lead lap. Sterling Marlin is the first car one lap down.

Lap 80 -- The top five after the first round of green flag pit stops:
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kurt Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Ryan Newman

Lap 74 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch makes his stop giving Dale Earnhardt Jr. the lead. Busch makes a big track-bar adjustment. Greg Biffle was black flagged for speeding on pit road. Joe Nemechek, John Andretti and David Gilliland also black-flagged for speeding on pit road.

Lap 73 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch leads when Carl Edwards pits. Casey Mears also makes his stop. Edwards with adjustments and four tires.

Lap 72 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards takes the lead when Kurt Busch hits pit road. Small adjustments for the No. 2 Dodge. Denny Hamlin also in with adjustments.

Lap 70 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch takes the lead when Dale Earnhardt Jr. hits pit road. Earnhardt, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart all makes their stops.

Lap 69 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead when Jeff Gordon pits. Gordon makes a track bar adjustment and takes four tires. Matt Kenseth also in.

Lap 68 -- Green flag pit stops begin with polesitter Dave Blaney. His car is very tight so they bring the track bar up two and a half rounds. Kasey Kahne also pits.

Lap 67 -- Tony Stewart has moved his way up to ninth.

Lap 65 -- Carl Edwards passes Reed Sorenson for sixth.

Lap 64 -- The current top five:
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Kurt Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Ryan Newman

Lap 62 -- Carl Edwards is up to seventh after starting 22nd. Green flag pit stops will start in the next 10 to 15 laps.

Lap 60 -- Jimmie Johnson moves to fourth and Ryan Newman to fifth after both pass Reed Sorenson dropping him to sixth.

Lap 58 -- Dave Blaney continues to fall as he drops to 15th after Robby Gordon and Denny Hamlin get around him. (Continued)