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

Lap 372 -- LEAD CHANGE: As Robby Gordon makes his pit stop, he gives up the lead to Carl Edwards.

Lap 371 -- Some of the drivers who had not pitted head to make their stops:
• Robby Gordon is in for tires adjustments as the tire changer has a helmet light
• Jimmie Johnson is in for tires and fuel
• Reed Sorenson makes his stop to get on the right cycle.

Lap 370 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: David Ragan spins coming off the corner. His shifter keeps coming out of gear. Pit strategy has the field jumbled.

Lap 369 -- LEAD CHANGE: Robby Gordon is the leader when Jeff Gordon pits.

Lap 367 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon is the leader now that Kyle Busch makes his pit stop. He gets tires and adjustments but has trouble getting onto pit road, slowing him a bit.

Lap 364 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman pits for tires and adjustments. Tony Stewart has a tight car and is struggling. Kyle Busch becomes the leader.

Lap 362 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman is scored the leader when Kurt Busch pits. Air pressure changes for him.

Lap 360 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch is the leader when Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne pit.

Lap 359 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. inherits the lead when Carl Edwards pits.

Lap 357 -- J.J. Yeley begins green-flag pit stops after giving up the ninth position. He gets four tires in 16.1 seconds.

Lap 336 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards goes below Kasey Kahne to take the lead as the battle to get around Michael Waltrip continues. Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves by Kahne, too.

Lap 332 -- Kasey Kahne is stuck behind Michael Waltrip and cannot put him three laps down. That moves Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. directly behind Kahne for the lead.

Lap 325 -- Carl Edwards moves into second position around Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 318 -- Two drivers have run every lap inside the top 10: leader Kasey Kahne and third-place Carl Edwards.

Lap 302 -- Leader Kasey Kahne puts Jimmie Johnson a lap down. Johnson is running in 21st.

Lap 294 -- Working through lapped traffic has allowed Dale Earnhardt Jr. to pull up to Kasey Kahne's bumper.

Lap 279 -- Kasey Kahne has now led 250 laps.

Lap 273 -- J.J. Yeley is having a good night. He started 40th but is now running in 11th.

Lap 260 -- Kurt Busch is up to third position at the track in which he has five victories.

Lap 250 -- At the halfway point, Kasey Kahne continues to set the pace while Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a clear track between him and the leader.

Lap 238 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. goes below Jeff Gordon to take second spot. Gordon is unhappy with the changes his team made to the car.

Lap 233 -- GREEN FLAG: Kasey Kahne leads the field to green.
1. Kasey Kahne
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Carl Edwards
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 231 -- Jimmie Johnson hits pit road to make major adjustments and get new tires.

Lap 226 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: A.J. Allmendinger and Aric Almirola collide and go spinning up the track. Both cars have damage to the rear. Jimmie Johnson bumped Almirola, and Almirola spun Allmendinger.

Lap 220 -- GREEN FLAG: Kasey Kahne gets the grid up to speed.
1. Kasey Kahne
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Carl Edwards
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 214 -- The leaders head to pit road:
• Bobby Labonte gets track-bar and air-pressure adjustments
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets little adjustments and four tires
• Jeff Gordon gets four and a major chassis adjustment
• Kasey Kahne gets a quick stop and maintains his lead

Lap 211 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Denny Hamlin spins in the corner with fire under his hood. He comes to a stop and quickly jumps out of the car as the fire is extinguished. The valve spring may have broken in the motor. Hamlin is locked into the Chase.

Lap 200 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves into third position by passing Bobby Labonte on the outside.

Lap 190 -- Kasey Kahne continues to lead, with teammate Scott Riggs (a lap down) between him and second-place Jeff Gordon.

Lap 174 -- Denny Hamlin is still hanging on in 12th position. No word if the problem is getting worse.

Lap 163 -- Denny Hamlin is slowing and is reporting a problem. He says it could be the battery, but he thinks the engine may be blowing up. Hamlin changed an engine prior to the race.

Lap 149 -- Juan Montoya is hanging on in 10th position and having a good night at the short track.

Lap 139 -- After charging to battle for the lead, Bobby Labonte falls back and loses second place to Jeff Gordon.

Lap 135 -- GREEN FLAG: Kasey Kahne gets the race back under way.
1. Kasey Kahne
2. Bobby Labonte
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Ryan Newman
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Continued)