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

Lap 57 -- Dave Blaney is all the way down to 12th as Tony Stewart and Juan Montoya pass him.

Lap 55 -- Jeremy Mayfield and Elliott Sadler go one lap down.

Lap 53 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves up to second after passing Kurt Busch.

Lap 51 -- Paul Menard has now gone a lap down. Carl Edwards is up to 10th.

Lap 46 -- Jeff Gordon has started putting cars a lap down. Chad Chaffin, Kevin Lepage and Bill Elliott are all down a lap.

Lap 43 -- Ryan Newman completes the pass on Juan Montoya for eighth.

Lap 39 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Dave Blaney for third.

Lap 38 -- Jeff Gordon has opened up a two-second lead on second-place Kurt Busch.

Lap 35 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Reed Sorenson are battling for fourth with Junior eventually making the pass. Kurt Busch also gets past Dave Blaney for second.

Lap 33 -- Johnny Sauter continues to go the wrong way as he has fallen to 22nd.

Lap 31 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon passes Dave Blaney for the lead.

Lap 30 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Martin Truex Jr. for eighth.

Lap 28 -- Jeff Gordon is now up to second as he passes Kurt Busch.

Lap 26 -- Johnny Sauter has fallen all the way to 15th after starting fourth.

Lap 25 -- Jeff Gordon continues his climb to the front as he passes Reed Sorenson for third.

Lap 22 -- Dave Blaney has led every lap and has opened a one-second lead on Kurt Busch.

Lap 20 -- Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch are on the move as they sit 11th and 13th.

Lap 16 -- Battle on the track is for eighth as Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson all battle for position.

Lap 13 -- Jeff Gordon moves into the top five with a pass on Johnny Sauter.

Lap 11 -- On the restart Kurt Busch made a move on Dave Blaney and Blaney successfully blocked it.

Lap 11-- GREEN FLAG: Dave Blaney brings the field to speed.
1. Dave Blaney
2. Kurt Busch
3. Reed Sorenson
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Johnny Sauter

Lap 5 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Ward Burton has smoke pouring out the rear of his car with engine problems. No one was a lap down so there is no free pass.

Lap 1 -- Dave Blaney and Kurt Busch were side-by-side for the lead coming to the line, Blaney just edged out Busch for the five bonus points.

2:46 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: For the first time in Nextel Cup history, Toyota brings the field to the green with Dave Blaney in the pole position.

2:44 p.m. -- Everyone is starting where they qualified, no cars were sent to the back.

2:41 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off pit road.

2:38 p.m. -- President and CEO of Rubbermaid Mark Ketchum gives the drivers the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines."

2:31 p.m. -- Denise Doucette performs the National Anthem.

2:30 p.m. -- Bishop Michael Cote delivers the invocation.

1:49 p.m. -- We've learned that NASCAR drivers don't have a huge grasp of baseball history. Carl Edwards and David Ragan both fail their Red Sox trivia. Question is, would David Oritz and Josh Beckett know what car number Richard Petty drove.

1:22 p.m. -- Hinder performs their new song Homecoming Queen.

1 p.m. -- TNT's pre-race coverage has started from New Hampshire International Speedway.

12:45 p.m -- We are less than two hours away from the green flag in New Hampshire. The weather is beautiful in Loudon, sunny skies and 64 degrees.

NEW HAMPSHIRE HEADLINES
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