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

Lap 156 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Ryan Newman
3. Kurt Busch
4. J.J. Yeley
5. Juan Montoya

Lap 155 -- Jimmie Johnson is on pit road taking four tires and topping off on fuel.

Lap 153 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Ken Schrader hard into the wall after blowing a tire.

Lap 152 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart is out in front as he passes Ryan Newman.

Lap 151 -- LEAD CHANGE: The top four go four wide on the restart looking for the lead. Ryan Newman, with help from teammate Kurt Busch, takes the lead. Jacques Villeneuve black-flagged due to no radio communication.

Lap 150 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Raines brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Raines
2. Tony Stewart
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Ryan Newman
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 149 -- Jimmie Johnson gives up second to come in and top off on fuel.

Lap 147 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Raines is shown as the race leader. Jeff Gordon who moved up to fifth after pit stops comes in to top off on fuel.

Lap 146 -- Most of the lead cars are on pit road topping off on fuel to go the rest of the way. Kevin Harvick is on pit road with his hood up. They think he might have dropped a cylinder.

Lap 145 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: The "Big One" has happened as a ton of cars have crashed including Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, David Reutimann Paul Menard, Bobby Labonte, Dave Blaney, Brian Vickers, David Ragan and Robby Gordon.

Lap 143 -- An inside line is starting to form led by Kyle Busch.

Lap 141 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart now out in front as the main pack of cars drop into a single file line.

Lap 140 -- As the green flag drops, Jeff Gordon hits pit road due to a penalty for equipment on pit road.

Lap 140 -- GREEN FLAG: Johnny Sauter brings the field to the green.
1. Johnny Sauter
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Tony Stewart
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Ryan Newman

Lap 139 -- LEAD CHANGE: Johnny Sauter is the new leader as Kevin Harvick and the rest of the drivers who stayed out hit pit road.

Lap 138 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kevin Harvick stays out to lead a lap and collect five bonus points. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Jacques Villeneuve also stay out.

Lap 137 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Kasey Kahne takes two right-side tires and fuel
• Brian Vickers with just fuel only and no tires
• Elliott Sadler with just fuel only
• Johnny Sauter wins the race off pit road

Lap 136 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has his engine go up in smoke and he is the third DEI/RCR engine to blow today. Dale Jarrett has some right front damage after trying to avoid cars and he sits on the apron.

Lap 135 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers wins the race to the line on the inside and leads.

Lap 134 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart is now out front as the field is three wide.

Lap 133 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte grabs the lead with help from Tony Stewart.

Lap 132 -- Jacques Villeneuve has scraped the wall and could have his right-front tire going down.

Lap 130 -- The pack has now created three lines and at times they are four wide.

Lap 122 -- The three Hendrick cars of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch are all in the rear of the field and Chad Knaus says in about 15 laps they will get together and make their charge to the front.

Lap 119 -- The main pack of cars is single file with Elliott Sadler out front.

Lap 116 -- GREEN FLAG: Elliott Sadler brings the field to the green.
1. Elliott Sadler
2. Tony Stewart
3. Juan Montoya
4. Reed Sorenson
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 115 -- LEAD CHANGE: Clint Bowyer hits pit road and gives the lead to Elliott Sadler who won the race off of pit road.

Lap 114 -- LEAD CHANGE: Clint Bowyer takes the lead and earns five bonus points after staying out when everyone else pitted.