Lap-by-Lap: Phoenix

CHECKERED FLAG: Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag in the Checker Auto Parts 500 to win his fourth consecutive race, 10th on the season and stretches his points lead to 86 on Jeff Gordon.

Lap 311 -- WHITE FLAG: Jimmie Johnson is cruising.

Lap 309 -- If the positions remain the final three laps, Jimmie Johnson will be the points leader by 86 points on Jeff Gordon.

Lap 306 -- Greg Biffle passes Matt Kenseth for second.

Lap 302 -- Greg Biffle is running the fastest laps on the track and trails leader Jimmie Johnson by 1.3 seconds.

Lap 298 -- Tony Stewart up to fourth.

Lap 296 -- Greg Biffle up to third after passing Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 293 -- Jeff Gordon is up to 10th. Greg Biffle passes Tony Stewart for fourth.

Lap 289 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Martin Truex Jr. for the lead with 23 laps to go. Matt Kenseth will take second.

Lap 287 -- Jimmie Johnson is second. Jeff Gordon currently 11th.

Lap 283 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Matt Kenseth for second when Aric Almirola who is a lap down blocks Kenseth.

Lap 278 -- Matt Kenseth passes Jimmie Johnson for second.

Lap 277 -- Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman pass Johnny Sauter for fourth and fifth.

Lap 276 -- Jimmie Johnson up to second and Matt Kenseth up to third as both pass Johnny Sauter.

Lap 274 -- GREEN FLAG: Martin Truex Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Johnny Sauter
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Tony Stewart
5. Jimmie Johnson
12. Jeff Gordon

Lap 272 -- Denny Hamlin and Ricky Rudd busted for exiting pit road to fast.

Lap 270 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. takes the lead as Matt Kenseth pits. Johnny Sauter also stays out. Jeff Gordon takes four tires to fix that tire rub.

Lap 269 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Debris in Turns 3 and 4 brings out the caution. Brian Vickers gets the free pass.

Lap 268 -- Jimmie Johnson is up to fifth.

Lap 263 -- Jeff Gordon has a tire rub caused by contact from Kevin Harvick when he completed the pass for eighth.

Lap 260 -- Kevin Harvick passes Jeff Gordon for eighth.

Lap 251 -- Martin Truex Jr. thinks he has a tire going down.

Lap 248 -- Tony Stewart passes Ryan Newman for second.

Lap 247 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Tony Stewart
3. Ryan Newman
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 244 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Joe Nemechek spins and hits the wall. Robby Gordon gets the free pass.

Lap 243 -- Ryan Newman continues to fall as Tony Stewart passes him for second.

Lap 240 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth has a good restart and hits the line before Ryan Newman. The two are side-by-side.

Lap 239 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman brings the field to the green.
1. Ryan Newman
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Tony Stewart
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 238 -- Juan Montoya on pit road. Jeff Gordon with a lot of adjustments on pit road and he will restart eighth.