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

Lap 120 -- LEAD CHANGE: Due to his pit stall being near the end of pit road, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is credited for leading the lap.

Lap 119 -- Leaders head to pit road:
• Kyle Busch gets a track-bar adjustment and four tires
• Jeff Gordon's crew takes a spring rubber out and gives him four tires
• Jimmie Johnson gets a wedge adjustment and tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. loses two spots on pit road and comes off fourth
• Kevin Harvick gains three spots and is out sixth

Lap 118 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: J.J. Yeley spins coming off Turn 4 and slides through the grass.

Lap 117 -- Carl Edwards continues to struggle, running two laps down in 37th.

Lap 107 -- David Reutimann is declared out of the race due to an engine problem.

Lap 106 -- Jimmie Johnson moves below Jeff Gordon to take seventh position.

Lap 103 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets loose and nearly slaps the wall. He was on the bottom trying to pass lapped car Bobby Labonte, while he has spent the majority of the time in the top groove.

Lap 95 -- After green-flag pit stops, the top five looks similar to before the stops:
1. Kyle Busch
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 94 -- David Reutimann takes his car to the garage.

Lap 93 -- Jeff Gordon is back on the lead lap thanks to a full cycle of green-flag pit stops. He currently runs in fourth.

Lap 92 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch inherits the lead once again when Kurt Busch pulls in for his pit stop. He gets four tires and fuel in 13.1. No changes.

Lap 91 -- Denny Hamlin is on pit road for four tires. Clint Bowyer is also in for tires and fuel with no changes. Jeff Burton is also in with his teammate.

Lap 90 -- Martin Truex Jr. is in for his stop, getting four tires and fuel in 15.2 seconds.

Lap 89 -- Tony Stewart gives up eighth position to get four tires and fuel. He also gets a minor adjustment for front-end grip.

Lap 88 -- Jimmie Johnson hits pit road to get four tires and fuel. No adjustments.

Lap 86 -- Reed Sorenson is in for his stop and is in need of rear grip. He gets four tires.

Lap 85 -- Casey Mears is in for service and gets four tires.

Lap 84 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch takes the lead when brother Kyle Busch hits pit road for his scheduled stop. He gets an air-pressure adjustment and four tires.

Lap 82 -- Kasey Kahne gives up second position to make his scheduled pit stop. He gets four tires and fuel.

Lap 77 -- After his green-flag pit stop, Jeff Gordon is now running one lap down in 38th position. Jimmie Johnson is running in eighth.

Lap 75 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick are in for their scheduled pit stops. Juan Montoya is also in for service.

Lap 73 -- Jeff Gordon is on pit road for a green-flag pit stop. He last pitted on Lap 17 and has been off the normal schedule.

Lap 66 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves by Kevin Harvick for second position.

Lap 64 -- NASCAR is evaluating Bill Elliott's car. Several drivers have complained of Elliott's car leaking oil, and the rear bumper is dark.

Lap 61 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes third position from Jeff Gordon and is on the move.

Lap 56 -- Kasey Kahne is running in fourth after starting 25th.

Lap 52 -- Carl Edwards is the worst Chase driver, riding in 40th position.

Lap 46 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch flies by Jeff Gordon to take the top spot.

Lap 46 -- Kyle Busch moves around Kevin Harvick for second and now chases Jeff Gordon for the lead.

Lap 45 -- After his four-tire stop, Jimmie Johnson is mired in 26th position.

Lap 40 -- Kevin Harvick moves to the outside of Juan Montoya for second. Kyle Busch follows.

Lap 39 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race going again.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Juan Montoya
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. J.J. Yeley

Lap 36 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon stays out to lead, and several other cars that pitted last time stay out.