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

Lap 196 -- Jimmie Johnson moves into third position, passing Matt Kenseth.

Lap 189 -- Juan Montoya is having a strong run, currently in 11th.

Lap 182 -- Kyle Petty has taken his car to the garage.

Lap 179 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards slides below Jeff Gordon to take the top spot once again.

Lap 178 -- Greg Biffle is battling an extremely loose racecar and runs 16th, a vast difference from Sunday when his car was strong.

Lap 171 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race back under way.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Carl Edwards
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Kyle Busch
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 170 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon becomes the new leader thanks to a fast pit stop.

Lap 169 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is credited with leading the lap due to his pit stall position and when he crossed the start/finish line.

Lap 168 -- Leaders head down pit road:
• Carl Edwards gets four tires and fuel
• Matt Kenseth is still loose and gets a spring rubber removed
• Jeff Gordon is too tight and gets an air-pressure adjustment
• Kasey Kahne gets a track-bar adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson loses seven spots and is eighth off pit road

Lap 167 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Dale Jarrett loses the tire tread from his right-rear. He brushed the wall and continues on to pit road.

Lap 160 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards continues to work the high line and have the fastest laps as he passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead.

Lap 158 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson eases around Matt Kenseth to take the top spot. Carl Edwards takes second from Kenseth.

Lap 156 -- Ryan Newman goes high into Turn 3 and brushes the wall while dusting the high groove of the track. He drops back to fifth.

Lap 155 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth moves to the outside of Ryan Newman for the lead.

Lap 153 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman gets the race back under way. Travis Kvapil still sits on pit road with a broken splitter.
1. Ryan Newman
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kyle Busch
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 152 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman inherits the lead when Robby Gordon makes his pit stop. Travis Kvapil is on pit road with the crew working on the front end. He was running in the top 12.

Lap 151 -- LEAD CHANGE: Robby Gordon stays out to lead.

Lap 151 -- Leaders hit pit road:
• Carl Edwards gets four tires and an air-pressure adjustment
• Matt Kenseth is battling a loose racecar
• Kyle Busch doesn't get any changes
• Jeff Gordon gets a track-bar adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson gets a chassis adjustment
• Ryan Newman wins the race off pit road with two tires

Lap 150 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Michael Waltrip spins and hits the Turn 2 wall.

Lap 149 -- David Ragan is having a strong run and sits ninth.

Lap 145 -- Jimmie Johnson trails leader Kyle Busch by 0.686 seconds.

Lap 138 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch gets the race back under way.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Brian Vickers
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 137 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch becomes the new leader under caution.

Lap 135 -- Leaders head to pit road:
• Carl Edwards gets no adjustments, four tires
• Kyle Busch gets some adjustments and tires
• Jimmie Johnson has a free car and gets adjustments
• Brian Vickers is out fourth and gains 15 spots
• Clint Bowyer has a long stop as the crew works under the fenders
• Jeremy Mayfield heads to the garage

Lap 134 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Jeff Burton smacks the wall in Turn 1.

Lap 133 -- After running out of fuel and making his stop, Kurt Busch is now one lap down and running in 26th.

Lap 130 -- Five laps past the halfway point, Jimmie Johnson leads by 4.995 seconds.

Lap 126 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson regains the lead when he overtakes Carl Edwards following green-flag pit stops.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Kyle Busch
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 125 -- Carl Edwards makes his pit stop as the leader but maintains the top spot for this lap. Kurt Busch gets his car refired again and is out smoothly.