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

Lap 63 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch is one of five cars to stay out instead of pit and inherits the lead. Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr. and Scott Riggs also stay out. Juan Montoya, who won the race off pit road is sixth.

Lap 62 -- All the lead-lap cars hit pit road.
• Jeff Gordon takes four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes two left-side tires
• Tony Stewart takes two right-side tires
• Juan Montoya takes fuel only and gains three spots

Lap 61 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Jimmie Johnson cuts a tire and smacks into the wall. The car is on fire but Johnson gets out of the car OK. No one gets the free pass since Johnson was the first car a lap down.

Lap 60 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Juan Montoya
5. Mark Martin

Lap 55 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Casey Mears get loose and spins collecting Elliott Sadler, Kyle Petty and Johnny Sauter. Mears and Sadler collect the most damage. Martin Truex Jr. gets the free pass.

Lap 55 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the backstretch.

Lap 53 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Tony Stewart
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Juan Montoya
5. Reed Sorenson

Lap 52 -- Jimmie Johnson is back on pit road making repairs. This is his fourth pit stop on this caution. He is the first car one lap down. Martin Truex Jr. was penalized a lap for blowing the stop sign leaving pit road.

Lap 50 -- Casey Mears in on pit road.

Lap 47 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Jamie McMurray gets loose and hits Scott Riggs which also collects Jimmie Johnson, Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd, J.J. Yeley and Robby Gordon.

Lap 44 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Tony Stewart
3. Juan Montoya
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Reed Sorenson

Lap 41 -- Martin Truex Jr. had to return to pit road for speeding when exiting pit road.

Lap 40 -- This will be considered the second competition caution so NASCAR will not stop the race unless a caution is warranted.
• Jeff Burton changes all four tires and makes an adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes four tires and fixes their front bumper
• Tony Stewart with a chassis and air pressure adjustment
• Martin Truex Jr. takes two tires and gains 10 spots on pit road

Lap 39 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Kasey Kahne gets loose and clips Tony Raines forcing both cars into the wall. Both take their cars to the garage. There will not be a free pass.

Lap 38 -- Mark Martin passes Jimmie Johnson for eighth.

Lap 34 -- Kurt Busch continues to fade as he is currently 14th after David Stremme and Dave Blaney pass him.

Lap 33 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has opened up a two-second lead on Tony Stewart.

Lap 31 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Kurt Busch for eighth.

Lap 27 -- Jeff Gordon passes Kurt Busch for seventh.

Lap 25 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Tony Stewart
3. Reed Sorenson
4. Jeff Burton
5. Juan Montoya

Lap 22 -- Most of the cars stay out and do not pit. Denny Hamlin, Kyle Petty and Robby Gordon among those to pit.

Lap 21 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Ryan Newman spins, hits the wall bringing out the second caution. He takes his No. 12 car to the garage. No one was a lap down to get the free pass.

Lap 21 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Tony Stewart at the start / finish line to take the lead.

Lap 20 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Reed Sorenson
4. Jeff Burton
5. Juan Montoya (Continued)