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

Lap 106 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is challenging Brian Vickers for fifth and in doing so allows Denny Hamlin to pass him for sixth.

Lap 105 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth retakes the lead after going around Kurt Busch. Jeff Gordon passes teammate Jimmie Johnson for third.

Lap 102 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch passes Matt Kenseth for the lead and gets those important five bonus points.

Lap 101 -- The race is now official!

Lap 100 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Kurt Busch
3. Brian Vickers
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 95 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Michael Waltrip spins and the field does a good job to avoid him except for Joe Nemechek who hits him in the left front.

Lap 94 -- Jeff Gordon passes Denny Hamlin for fifth.

Lap 93 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field back to speed.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Kurt Busch
3. Brian Vickers
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 92 -- Reed Sorenson is on pit road with the hood up. They are changing the carburetor.

Lap 90 -- Leaders hit pit road.
• Matt Kenseth with wedge in the left rear and an air pressure adjustment
• Brian Vickers with four tires and an adjustment
• Jeff Gordon takes four tires and has a great stop making up six spots

Lap 88 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Mark Martin has engine problems bringing out the caution.

Lap 83 -- Brian Vickers passes Jimmie Johnson for third.

Lap 77 -- The top five following the green flag stops:
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Kurt Busch
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Brian Vickers
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 75 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth takes the lead after the first cycle of green flag pit stops.

Lap 74 -- Brian Vickers hits pit road. Four tires and an air pressure adjustment for Vickers. Ryan Newman also on pit road and takes four tires and makes a chassis adjustment. Clint Bowyer also pits.

Lap 73 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four tires and adjustments.

Lap 72 -- Tony Stewart on pit road and takes four tires and makes minor adjustments.

Lap 71 -- Matt Kenseth hits pit road and takes four tires along with an air pressure adjustment. Denny Hamlin also pits and takes four tires and makes a small adjustment.

Lap 70 -- Greg Biffle hits pit road as does Jeff Gordon. Gordon makes a track bar and air pressure adjustment along with taking four tires.

Lap 69 -- Tony Stewart passes Jeff Gordon for ninth.

Lap 65 -- Robby Gordon, Elliott Sadler, Michael Waltrip and Casey Mears are the cars one lap down. Chad McCumbee is off the track scored 36 laps down.

Lap 64 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead. Matt Kenseth also passes Johnson for second.

Lap 63 -- 0.3 seconds separates Jimmie Johnson, Brian Vickers and Matt Kenseth.

Lap 61 -- Brian Vickers passes Matt Kenseth for second.

Lap 58 -- Jeff Gordon says his car is really tight. Kurt Busch passes Carl Edwards for fourth.

Lap 55 -- Carl Edwards passes Jeff Gordon for fourth and Kurt Busch passes Gordon for fifth.

Lap 53 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Jeff Gordon for the lead. Matt Kenseth and Brian Vickers also pass Gordon for second and third.

Lap 51 -- A Chase bubble update:
• 12th-place Kurt Busch is currently seventh
• 13th-place Ryan Newman is currently 21st
• 14th-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. is currently 18th

Lap 50 -- After starting in the rear of the field, Martin Truex Jr. is up to 17th with teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. right behind in 18th.

Lap 49 -- Matt Kenseth passes Brian Vickers for third. (Continued)