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Lap 341 -- CAUTION FLAG NO. 12: Jeff Green hits the wall and rolls slowly under the flagstand.

Lap 336 -- Gordon has cut Johnson's advantage down to a half-second.

Lap 326 -- Gordon moves to second, and we're back in a replay from the spring race.

Lap 320 -- Johnson leads Biffle by .9 seconds. The rest of the top five: Gordon, Hamlin and Harvick.

Lap 300 -- GREEN FLAG: It's Johnson, Biffle and Harvick to the line.

Lap 296 -- Action in the pits.

• Busch has trouble with the left front tire and loses three spots.
• Ryan Newman is up four spaces.
• Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick stay out.

Lap 295 -- CAUTION FLAG NO. 11 -- David Ragan loops it.

Lap 293 -- Busch has a 2.7-second lead over Johnson.

Lap 282 -- Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton swap positions with a lot of bumping and banging, as Juan Montoya tries to hang on to what looks like a loose car.

Lap 275 -- Jimmie Johnson's back up to fifth.

Lap 269 -- GREEN FLAG: After a long cleanup, we're under way again, with Kyle Busch in front.

Lap 258 -- Jamie McMurray stops for major break repair and he's now down three laps.

Lap 257 -- CAUTION FLAG NO. 10 -- J.J. Yeley with a ton of smoke coming from the header pipes, right in front of Junior. Apparently Reed Sorenson also lost a motor after it got stuck in gear.

Lap 256 -- Carl Edwards goes way up the track but keeps it off the wall and we're still green.

Lap 255 -- GREEN FLAG: It's Kyle Busch, followed by Bobby Labonte and Reed Sorenson.

Lap 249 -- The leaders all stop for service.

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets four tires and no major adjustments.
• Martin Truex Jr. gets an air pressure adjustment, as does Denny Hamlin.
• Tony Stewart's in for four and a jacking bolt adjustment.

Lap 248 -- CAUTION FLAG NO. 9: More debris.

Lap 226 -- LEAD CHANGE: Junior gets into the left rear of Montoya and makes the pass -- what's the Spanish word for "bump-and-run?" -- while Juan winds up sliding up the track and back in fourth.

Lap 220 -- GREEN FLAG: Several drivers stayed out, which puts Juan Montoya out front, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr. and Jeff Gordon.

Lap 215 -- Leaders on pit road.

• Bobby Labonte gets two tires and comes out first.
• Kyle Busch gets four tires and fuel.
• Jimmie Johnson reports a loose condition and asks for an air pressure change.
• Jeff Burton gets a penalty for a commitment line violation.

Lap 214 -- CAUTION FLAG NO. 8: Debris on the track.

Lap 198 -- Burton and Biffle get by McMurray to slide into the top five.

Lap 192 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch leads them to the line.

Lap 187 -- CAUTION FLAG NO. 7: Michael Waltrip spins in Turn 3.

Lap 175 -- Montoya powers past Bowyer for fourth. Jeff Gordon is now 33rd.

Lap 172 -- GREEN FLAG: It's Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Clint Bowyer and Juan Montoya in the top five.

Lap 168 -- Gordon pits again, this time to check on a loose tire.

Lap 167 -- The leaders are on pit road

• Juan Montoya comes out first.
• Jimmie Johnson gets four tires.
• Jeff Gordon is complaining of a loose condition.

Lap 166 -- CAUTION FLAG NO. 6: Kurt Busch gets into the wall. Damage on the right side.

Lap 160 -- Burton is in traffic while Johnson is up to seventh and is one of the fastest cars on the track.

Lap 150 -- No change at the front, but Johnson is up to eighth.

Lap 140 -- Casey Mears is up to fifth as the cars which pitted are still stuck in lapped traffic.

Lap 126 -- Johnson is stuck in 12th, followed by Gordon in 13th.

Lap 125 -- GREEN FLAG: Burton leads the field to the stripe.

Lap 119 -- Several drivers stayed out, which has shuffled the standings. The current top five is Jeff Burton, Jeff Green, Juan Montoya, Bobby Labonte and David Reutimann. Crews are still attending to the damaged No. 01.

Lap 115 -- The pits are open and here come the leaders.

• Carl Edwards is getting an air pressure adjustment.
• Kyle Busch gets a track bar adjustment.
• Johnson gets four tires and no adjustments.
• Gordon gets four and a wedge adjustment.
• Hamlin is able to make repairs to the fender.

(Continued)

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