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

Lap 132 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Joe Nemechek into the wall after his right front tire went down bringing out the caution. Kenny Wallace gets the free pass.

Lap 126 -- Kyle Busch is falling fast as he is down to 18th.

Lap 124 -- Kurt Busch continues to fall as Denny Hamlin passes him for fourth.

Lap 122 -- Carl Edwards passes Kurt Busch for third.

Lap 120 -- Tony Raines is back out on the track and scored 52 laps down.

Lap 108 -- Jeff Gordon has stretched his lead and now leads by 1.1 seconds in front of Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 100 -- Chase Update: Kurt Busch is third, Kevin Harvick is seventh and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 13th.

Lap 96 -- Jimmie Johnson has caught leader and teammate Jeff Gordon

Lap 93 -- Kurt Busch passes teammate Ryan Newman for third.

Lap 86 -- Kyle Busch is down to 10th as he is off the pace driving the high line.

Lap 82 -- Kevin Harvick up to seventh after passing Kyle Busch.

Lap 80 -- Johnny Sauter having a good run as he is up to 13th after starting 36th.

Lap 77 -- Kevin Harvick back in ninth after passing Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 74 -- Jeff Green was penalized for a fueling issue on pit road. When serving his penalty he sped off pit road so he will be penalized again.

Lap 73 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Kevin Harvick for ninth.

Lap 71 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Ryan Newman
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 67 -- LEAD CHANGE: Paul Menard pits and Jeff Gordon takes the lead.

Lap 65 -- LEAD CHANGE: Paul Menard stays out to lead a lap and get five bonus points.

Lap 64 -- The lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Carl Edwards with an air pressure adjustment and four tires
• Jeff Gordon with four tires and a small adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson with a track bar adjustment and four tires
• Ryan Newman has a slow stop and he loses two spots in the race off pit road

Lap 63 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Scott Riggs has his right front tire blow forcing him into the wall. Joe Nemechek gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 57 -- Kevin Harvick is down to fifth after Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards get around him.

Lap 54 -- Jeff Gordon has a clutch issue and getting off pit road could be a problem.

Lap 50 -- Chase Update: Kevin Harvick is third, Kurt Busch is ninth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 15th.

Lap 47 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is making up ground after trouble in the pits. He is up to 16th after restarting 21st.

Lap 45 -- Ryan Newman has a 1.1 second lead on Jeff Gordon.

Lap 43 -- Kevin Harvick passes Jimmie Johnson for third.

Lap 37 -- Not pitting is not working out for Casey Mears as he is down to fifth after Kevin Harvick gets around him.

Lap 36 -- Jeff Gordon is up to second and Jimmie Johnson is up to third.

Lap 33 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman passes Casey Mears for the lead.

Lap 30 -- GREEN FLAG: Casey Mears brings the field to the green.
1. Casey Mears
2. David Gilliland
3. Ryan Newman
4. Juan Montoya
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 26 -- LEAD CHANGE: Casey Mears stays out and inherits the lead. David Gilliland also stays out.

Lap 25 -- Most of the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Carl Edwards is concerned about his brakes although nothing can be done
• Jeff Gordon with four tires and no adjustments
• Denny Hamlin with a spring rubber adjustment and four tires
• Juan Montoya takes two tires
• Elliott Sadler takes two tires
• Ryan Newman takes two tires

Lap 24 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Paul Menard spins but doesn't hit anything bringing out the caution. Jeff Green will get the free pass and will be back on the lead lap. (Continued)