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

Lap 140 -- LEAD CHANGE: Reed Sorenson stays out to lead.

Lap 139 -- The leaders head to pit road:
• Tony Stewart gets four tires, fuel and a slight adjustment
• Kurt Busch gets a slight air-pressure adjustment and tires
• Matt Kenseth gets an air-pressure adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. gains 11 spots with a two-tire stop and comes out second
• Casey Mears beats everyone off pit road

Lap 138 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Greg Biffle gets loose in Turn 2 and spins his car without any damage.

Lap 134 -- Ryan Newman finally secured second position, but after the battle he now trails teammate Kurt Busch by 3.538 seconds.

Lap 131 -- Kurt Busch has driven away, but Jeff Gordon has his hands full with Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart in a heated battle for second.

Lap 129 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch gets the race going again.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Ryan Newman
4. Tony Stewart
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 126 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. spends time on pit road to change the shock situation they had been dealing with. He does not lose a lap and will restart in 26th.

Lap 124 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road for four new tires after his spin. He thought he had a tire going down before his spin.

Lap 123 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Dale Earnhardt Jr. spins in Turn 3 and makes no contact.

Lap 122 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch cycles back around to lead the lap and get back in front after pit stops.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Reed Sorenson
4. Ryan Newman
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 121 -- Ryan Newman pits with what he calls a close-to-perfect racecar. Casey Mears is in.

Lap 121 -- Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson are in with tight racecars. Kevin Harvick needed new tires, saying his car didn't feel good.

Lap 120 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman inherits the lead when Kurt Busch pits. Kasey Kahne is also on pit road, along with Tony Stewart.

Lap 119 -- Jeff Gordon gives up second position to make his scheduled pit stop. He is battling a loose car and makes an air-pressure adjustment. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road as well.

Lap 111 -- Jeff Gordon moves into second position, but still trails Kurt Busch by 7.988 seconds.

Lap 104 -- Dale Jarrett is on pit road and the team has the hood up. The hood closes and the crew pushes the No. 44 Toyota to the garage with engine troubles.

Lap 98 -- Jeff Green makes his pit stop, completing green-flag stops.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Ryan Newman
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 96 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch runs down Jeff Green and passes him to take the lead again. Dave Blaney makes his pit stop.

Lap 93 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Green gets the lead when Clint Bowyer makes his pit stop. Bowyer gets a chassis adjustment for a tight racecar. Tony Raines is on pit road.

Lap 92 -- LEAD CHANGE: Clint Bowyer gets the lead as Matt Kenseth is on pit road. Kevin Harvick is also in for an air-pressure adjustment.

Lap 91 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth inherits the lead after Kurt Busch's pit stop. Martin Truex Jr. is on pit road as the team continues to try and work on slight damage to the front valence.

Lap 90 -- Kurt Busch is on pit road for adjustments and tires. Jimmie Johnson is in, as is Ryan Newman, who is too loose.

Lap 89 -- Tony Stewart is on pit road. Teammate Denny Hamlin is in, as is Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 88 -- Jeff Gordon is on pit road to begin green-flag pit stops.

Lap 81 -- Ward Burton heads to pit road as his car is smoking. His crew changes tires. He may have had a flat left-front tire.

Lap 76 -- Kyle Busch is on pit road after brushing the wall. His crew changes right-side tires.

Lap 73 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team believes they have gone too aggressive with their shock package, resulting in a tight racecar and heavy use of brakes.

Lap 69 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch gets the race back under way.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Ryan Newman
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 67 -- Kevin Harvick was among those few who chose to pit, getting two tires. Matt Kenseth also took right-side tires. The top 14 cars stayed out. (Continued)