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

Lap 65 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Jamie McMurray spins for the second time today, turning his car around coming out of Turn 3 after slight contact from David Stremme. He does not hit anything and drives down pit road.

Lap 59 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch leads the field to green.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Ryan Newman
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 58 -- Bobby Labonte pits, giving the lead back to Kurt Busch.

Lap 57 -- Bobby Labonte stays out to lead.

Lap 56 -- The field hits pit road for service:
• Kurt Busch has a quick stop and is out first with some wedge
• Denny Hamlin gains a spot and is out second
• Jeff Gordon loses three spots and comes out seventh
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. gains two positions to third
• Ryan Newman wants his car to be free

Lap 54 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Debris is in Turn 1.

Lap 52 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is complaining of a tight racecar. Earnhardt says on a scale of 1-10, his car is a 20 in terms of tightness.

Lap 42 -- Kurt Busch's lead is 7.696 seconds ahead of second-place Ryan Newman.

Lap 36 -- LEAD CHANGE: After all pit stops have cycled through, Kurt Busch is again the leader after Bill Elliott pulls in for service.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Ryan Newman
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 35 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. is on pit road for his stop. Clint Bowyer is in for his stop as well. Bill Elliott becomes the leader.

Lap 34 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. inherits the lead after green-flag stops. Truex is on a different pit cycle.
1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Bill Elliott
4. Dale Jarrett
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 33 -- Kurt Busch is one of the final cars to pit and almost stalls his machine. He gets four tires and a slight air-pressure adjustment.

Lap 32 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road for his stop. He gets tires and fuel, but no chassis adjustments. Kevin Harvick is in for an air-pressure adjustment.

Lap 31 -- Greg Biffle is in for tires and fuel. Jimmie Johnson makes his stop, as well as Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton and other leaders.

Lap 30 -- Jeff Gordon is on pit road for his stop. He gets no adjustments, only tires and fuel in 14.8 seconds. Casey Mears is also in for his stop.

Lap 29 -- Kyle Busch is in for a pit stop and gets four tires and fuel. His stop is slightly earlier than scheduled.

Lap 23 -- Carl Edwards is being black-flagged by NASCAR for improper fueling during his stop. He must serve a pass-through penalty.

Lap 21 -- Carl Edwards is in for an unscheduled pit stop. The crew changes left-side tires only. Edwards felt the left-rear going down.

Lap 18 -- Kyle Busch, who started fourth, has fallen back to 12th.

Lap 8 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch gets the race going again.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Ryan Newman
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kyle Busch
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 6 -- A handful of cars hit pit road, including Martin Truex Jr., for adjustments and tires.

Lap 4 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Jamie McMurray spins into the grass coming off of Turn 1 and has some minor damage.

Lap 1 -- Kurt Busch gets the advantage on the outside and leads the first lap. Ryan Newman follows in second.

2:23 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kurt Busch get the Pennsylvania 500 under way.

2:14 p.m. -- Cars are on the racetrack for the warmup laps. Martin Truex Jr. (engine change), Clint Bowyer (engine change), Ward Burton (transmission change) and P.J. Jones (substitute driver) will start from the back.

2:10 p.m. -- Chris Tucker emphatically gives the command: "Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? Get on your feet. Gentlemen, start your engines!"

2:04 p.m. -- Clarke Luis sings the national anthem.

2:03 p.m. -- Mike Salnicky delivers the invocation.

2:01 p.m. -- Moment of silence in honor of the fallen soldiers. Clarke Luis sings God Bless America.

1 p.m. -- ESPN's pre-race coverage is on the air.

WEEKEND HEADLINES FROM POCONO
• NASCAR parks R. Gordon for Cup race at Pocono
• Baldwin key to helping BDR solidify top-35 spot
• Notes: Johnson refocusing after recent trend of DNFs
• Dodge: Business deals won't affect race teams
• Johnson tops final practice at Pocono; Kenseth better
• Kahne may be King of Beer ... and babes
• Caraviello: The ugly underside of a NASCAR merger ... 'sellout'
• Bond for Busch, Tryson could be Chase-worthy
• Earnhardt waits out rain, steals pole from Busch
• Stewart still upset with ESPN's questions, criticism
• Notes: Practice carries over to quals for some drivers
• Drivers split on whether Cup should go outside U.S.
• Gordon won't mind if he gets lucky again at Pocono