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

Lap 60 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers grabs the lead when Dale Earnhardt Jr. hits pit road.

Lap 59 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch takes the lead when Dale Earnhardt Jr. slows to hit pit road. Tony Stewart, Busch and Junior all take four tires.

Lap 58 -- Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne with their pit stops.

Lap 57 -- Matt Kenseth and Dave Blaney both penalized for exiting pit road too fast and will serve pit road penalties. Martin Truex Jr., Reed Sorenson, Bobby Labonte all on pit road.

Lap 56 -- Carl Edwards is on pit road and takes two tires. Greg Biffle also on pit road taking two tires.

Lap 55 -- Green flag pit stops have started as Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton are on pit road.

Lap 49 -- 42 cars are on the lead lap and on the track. John Andretti is the only car off the track.

Lap 45 -- There hasn't been any position changes as all the cars are following leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the top of the track.

Lap 40 -- Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch and Matt Kenseth are Chase drivers in the rear of the field just logging laps.

Lap 37 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is leading one long single-file line which is at least 20 cars deep.

Lap 31 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is out front for the first time today and the crowd is going crazy.

Lap 30 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. uses the outside lane than drops to the inside to take the lead for the first time today.

Lap 28 -- Some drivers are starting to create a middle lane creating three-wide racing.

Lap 27 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin brings the inside lane to the front and he is back out front.

Lap 26 -- There are two lanes on the racetrack with Elliott Sadler leading the inside lane and Denny Hamlin leading the outside lane.

Lap 25 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler, with help from Kevin Harvick, brings the inside lane to the front and Sadler leads a lap.

Lap 22 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Elliott Sadler
5. Reed Sorenson

Lap 21 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson hits pit road as does Kurt Busch giving the lead to Denny Hamlin. Johnson and Busch take four tires. Matt Kenseth on pit road with the hood up and he will go a lap down.

Lap 20 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead as the cars who stayed out are now on pit road.
• Jeff Gordon takes four tires
• Jacques Villeneuve making major adjustments

Lap 19 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Petty stays out and collects five bonus points.

Lap 18 -- Most of the cars come down pit road.
• Reed Sorenson takes four tires and fuel
• Kyle Busch with four tires and an adjustment
• Two tires and fuel for Denny Hamlin
• Kasey Kahne with fuel only

Lap 17 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Caution is out when John Andretti has his right-front tire blow. Matt Kenseth just went a lap down but he gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 15 -- Matt Kenseth is on pit road due to a right-front tire going down. He takes two right-side tires and is out.

Lap 14 -- Kyle Busch has been warned about aggressive bump-drafting. He is second behind leader Denny Hamlin.

Lap 13 -- The outside lane seems to be the quicker one early in this race.

Lap 12 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin with help from John Andretti moves his way to the front.

Lap 9 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers is now back out front. Denny Hamlin has moved all the way to fourth.

Lap 6 -- LEAD CHANGE: Robby Gordon gets a good jump and leads his first lap of the day.

Lap 5 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte wins the race to the line and leads another lap.

Lap 5 -- Ryan Newman was forced outside and out of the draft and he falls way back.