
Lap-by-Lap: Indianapolis (cont'd)
Lap 122 -- Tony Stewart leads by 4.8 seconds in front of Kevin Harvick. Harvick is complaining about a lack of grip on the car.
Lap 113 -- Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. pass Greg Biffle to move to fourth and fifth. Kyle Busch gets around Juan Montoya for third.
Lap 112 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart passes Kevin Harvick in Turns 3 and 4. David Stremme is on pit road fixing the damage.
Lap 111 -- Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart are battling for the lead. David Stremme got loose and hit the wall.
Lap 109 -- Jeff Gordon is up to sixth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sitting in seventh.
Lap 106 -- Juan Montoya and Kyle Busch move up to third and fourth dropping Greg Biffle to fifth.
Lap 105 -- Tony Stewart moves up to second after passing Greg Biffle.
Lap 104 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kevin Harvick passes Greg Biffle to lead for the first time today.
Lap 102 -- Kevin Harvick up to second and Tony Stewart moves to third as both Clint Bowyer who only took two tires on the last stop. Greg Biffle has a piece of aluminum flopping around but NASCAR will not black flag him.
Lap 100 -- Juan Montoya is up to fifth. Jeff Gordon is up to ninth.
Lap 99 -- David Gilliland falls to fifth on two tires as Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick pass him.
Lap 98 -- GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle brings the field to the green.
1. Greg Biffle
2. David Gilliland
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Tony Stewart
Lap 96 -- Scott Wimmer is back on the track 14 laps down. David Reutimann is in the garage area.
Lap 94 -- David Reutimann returns to pit road with smoke in the cockpit.
Lap 93 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle uses pit strategy and wins the race off pit road. Tony Stewart falls to fifth.
Lap 92 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
Martin Truex Jr. takes four tires, makes an air pressure and track bar adjustment
Kevin Harvick takes four tires and fuel
Juan Montoya with a minor adjustment and four tires
Tony Stewart with four tires and an air pressure adjustment
Greg Biffle takes two tires
David Gilliland takes two tires
Clint Bowyer takes two tires
Lap 91 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Debris on the front straightaway. Bill Elliott will get the free pass.
Lap 89 -- Kyle Busch is back up to fifth after pitting when the rest of the leaders didn't.
Lap 85 -- Kevin Harvick passes Matt Kenseth for third. Tony Stewart leads by two seconds on Juan Montoya.
Lap 82 -- Scott Wimmer is on pit road making repairs.
Lap 80 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Juan Montoya
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Jeff Burton
5. Kevin Harvick
Lap 78 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart reclaims the lead when Kyle Busch hits pit road. Busch takes four tires and makes a track bar adjustment. Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch and Scott Riggs among the group making stops. Busch, Bowyer and Scott Wimmer crash on pit road, Wimmer gets most of the damage.
Lap 77 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Debris at the entrance to pit road brings out the caution. Ricky Rudd will get the free pass.
Lap 75 -- Ricky Rudd and Bill Elliott are the only two cars a lap down. 10 cars are currently off the track.
Lap 73 -- Juan Montoya and Tony Stewart pass Matt Kenseth for second and third.
Lap 72 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is fading as David Stremme and Denny Hamlin both pass him. Earnhardt is now in 12th.
Lap 70 -- Juan Montoya is up to third and Tony Stewart up to fifth.
Lap 69 -- Matt Kenseth passes Brian Vickers for second.
Lap 68 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Brian Vickers
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. Scott Riggs (Continued)
| Pos. | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | -- | Jeff Gordon | 3076 | Leader |
| 2. | -- | Denny Hamlin | 2705 | -371 |
| 3. | -- | Matt Kenseth | 2699 | -377 |
| 4. | -- | Jeff Burton | 2633 | -443 |
| 5. | +1 | Tony Stewart | 2624 | -452 |
| 6. | -1 | Carl Edwards | 2582 | -494 |
| 7. | +1 | Kevin Harvick | 2488 | -588 |
| 8. | +1 | Kyle Busch | 2479 | -597 |
| 9. | -2 | Jimmie Johnson | 2469 | -607 |
| 10. | -- | Clint Bowyer | 2405 | -671 |
| 11. | -- | Martin Truex Jr. | 2335 | -741 |
| 12. | -- | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2217 | -859 |