Lap-by-Lap: Loudon

CHECKERED FLAG: Denny Hamlin gets bumped by Jeff Gordon on the frontstretch but holds on to win the Lenox Industrial Tools 300. Kurt Busch is bumped by David Ragan and he hits the wall hard in Turn 4.

Lap 300 -- WHITE FLAG: Jeff Gordon is trying but doesn't look like he can pass Denny Hamlin.

Lap 298 -- Denny Hamlin still in front with Jeff Gordon trying to close the gap.

Lap 297 -- Lap traffic is starting to play into the final few laps.

Lap 296 -- Jeff Gordon is closing in on leader Denny Hamlin.

Lap 294 -- Jeff Gordon makes the pass for second.

Lap 293 -- Jeff Gordon and Martin Truex Jr. are side-by-side for second.

Lap 288 -- Jeff Gordon is challenging Martin Truex Jr. for second. Denny Hamlin has a 0.7-second lead.

Lap 280 -- Martin Truex Jr. has caught Denny Hamlin and is getting ready to challenge him for the lead.

Lap 271 -- Carl Edwards is up to 17th after restarting 25th.

Lap 269 -- Tony Stewart is up to 14th after restarting 19th.

Lap 267 -- Jimmie Johnson is back in the top five after going around Jeff Green.

Lap 264 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets by Jeff Green for fourth.

Lap 263 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings them to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Jeff Green
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 260 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: David Stremme and Bobby Labonte spin bringing out the caution. Reed Sorenson gets the free pass.

Lap 259 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings them to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Jeff Green
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 257 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin uses pit strategy to take the lead winning the race off pit road by taking two tires. Tony Stewart has problems getting into his pit box and comes out 19th.

Lap 256 -- All the leaders hit pit road for what should be the final pit stops:
• Jeff Gordon makes a track bar and air pressure adjustment
• Martin Truex Jr. with an air pressure adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes four tires and fuel
• Denny Hamlin takes two tires and makes a small chassis adjustment
• Jeff Green takes two tires

Lap 254 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Debris on the track brings out the caution. Carl Edwards will get the free pass and be the 26th car on the lead lap.

Lap 246 -- Green flag stops will begin in 10-15 laps. The top five:
1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 241 -- Denny Hamlin passes Kyle Busch for fourth.

Lap 238 -- The DEI duo is split as Jeff Gordon gets around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second.

Lap 232 -- Martin Truex Jr. leads by 2.6 seconds. Jimmie Johnson passes Tony Stewart for sixth.

Lap 224 -- Denny Hamlin gets around Tony Stewart for fifth.

Lap 222 -- Jeff Gordon gets around teammate Kyle Busch for third.

Lap 219 -- Martin Truex Jr. leads Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 1.3 seconds.

Lap 214 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets back around Kyle Busch for second.

Lap 212 -- Kyle Busch passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second.

Lap 211 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. gets five bonus points for leading a lap after passing his teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 209 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 203 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Joe Nemechek loses his right rear tire and hits the wall. J.J. Yeley gets the free pass and will get back on the lead lap.

Lap 202 -- After another round of green flag stops, here is the top five:
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 201 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in front when Ryan Newman makes his pit stop.

Lap 198 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman leads when Matt Kenseth pits. Greg Biffle caught speeding again on pit road and will serve a pass-through penalty.

Lap 196 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth leads when Denny Hamlin pits. Kevin Harvick also on pit road and has a lug nut issue. Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson also pit.

Lap 195 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin leads when Carl Edwards pits. The jack on Edwards' car falls and they lose a tremendous amount of time in the pits. Tony Stewart also on pit road.

Lap 194 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards leads when Dale Earnhardt Jr. hits pit road.

Lap 193 -- Martin Truex Jr. makes his stop and they make a small adjustment.

Lap 192 -- Jeff Gordon hits pit road beginning green flag stops. They make a wedge adjustment and take four tires.

Lap 189 -- Denny Hamlin bumps Jimmie Johnson and makes the pass for seventh.

Lap 188 -- Martin Truex Jr. passes Kyle Busch for third.

Lap 185 -- Right now, nine of the top 10 cars are Chevys with Carl Edwards' Ford the only other car in the top 10. The highest Dodge is Juan Montoya in 13th and the highest Toyota is Dave Blaney in 27th, one lap down.

Lap 184 -- Carl Edwards moves up to second with the pass of Kyle Busch.

Lap 183 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. retakes the lead after going around Kyle Busch.

Lap 181 -- Polesitter Dave Blaney has gone a lap down.

Lap 180 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has caught Kyle Busch and is challenging for the lead.

Lap 173 -- David Stremme is reporting a voltage problem and they might have to change the battery. Tony Stewart gets around Jimmie Johnson for sixth.

Lap 169 -- Jeff Gordon passes teammate Jimmie Johnson for fifth.

Lap 166 -- Kyle Busch leads Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 1.1 seconds.

Lap 154 -- Jimmie Johnson falls to fifth as Martin Truex Jr. passes him.

Lap 147 -- Carl Edwards passes Jimmie Johnson for third.

Lap 141 -- Jeff Gordon down to seventh as Jeff Burton and Martin Truex Jr. get around him.

Lap 138 -- Carl Edwards passes Jeff Gordon for fourth. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets around Jimmie Johnson for second.

Lap 137 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch passes his teammate Jimmie Johnson for the lead.

Lap 132 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is able to hold off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and retakes the lead. Kyle Busch passes Earnhardt for second.

Lap 131 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. beats Jimmie Johnson to the line to lead the lap.

Lap 130 -- Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 128 -- Ryan Newman ran over his air hose and has to serve a pit penalty. Since they had to come in, they changed the left side tires.

Lap 125 -- Clint Bowyer had the oil line come off the oil filter and is on pit road going at least a lap down.

Lap 124 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson wins the race off pit road.

Lap 123 -- The leaders hit pit road.
• Jimmie Johnson takes fuel only
• Ryan Newman with two right side tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with two tires
• Jeff Gordon takes two tires and makes a track bar adjustment
• Carl Edwards with minor air pressure adjustments and two tires

Lap 122 -- YELLOW FLAG NO 3: Debris in Turn 4. David Ragan gets the free pass and becomes the 28th car on the lead lap.

Lap 121 -- Matt Kenseth falls from seventh to 10th as Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick all pass him.

Lap 120 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has led 39 laps, the most today.

Lap 115 -- Jeff Gordon passes Kurt Busch for third.

Lap 112 -- After starting in the top five, Reed Sorenson is now scored in the 28th position, the last car on the lead lap.

Lap 111 -- Jimmie Johnson beats Kurt Busch to the line to reclaim the second spot.

Lap 107 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back out front after passing Kurt Busch.

Lap 103 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Jimmie Johnson for second.

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.

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.

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