Lap-by-Lap: Las Vegas

CHECKERED FLAG: Carl Edwards wins for the second week in a row and the ninth time in his career as he takes the checkered at the UAW-Dodge 400!!!

Lap 266 -- WHITE FLAG: Carl Edwards holds the lead and takes the white flag.

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Lap 265 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards brings the field to the green.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Greg Biffle
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 263 -- YELLOW FLAG: The caution is back out and the cars are rolling.

Lap 263 -- RED FLAG: The race has been stopped to allow the track to be cleaned up.

Lap 262 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a horrible restart spinning his tires forcing Matt Kenseth to the outside and Jeff Gordon to the inside to pass Earnhardt. After both passed Earnhardt, Kenseth and Gordon got together and Gordon slammed into the inside wall. Kenseth was able to straighten his car out and he did not hit anything.

Lap 262 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards brings the field to the green. for the final five laps.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Greg Biffle

Lap 261 -- They waved the green flag off to get safety equipment off the track.

Lap 257 -- Kurt Busch had his right front tire blow which put him in the wall. After the crash, Busch appears OK but obviously shaken up.

Lap 256 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Kurt Busch is in the wall in Turns 3 and 4. Kurt Busch would have received the free pass, but it will now go to Juan Montoya.

Lap 253 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Matt Kenseth for second and has 14 laps to make up 2.5 seconds on Carl Edwards.

Lap 250 -- If no caution flies, this should be Carl Edwards' second consecutive win. He has a 1.7-second lead on second-place Matt Kenseth.

Lap 243 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has caught Matt Kenseth and is challenging for second.

Lap 239 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he has no grip and Matt Kenseth says he knew he didn't have anything for Carl Edwards.

Lap 238 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards passes teammate Matt Kenseth for the lead and quickly drives away from him.

Lap 236 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Carl Edwards
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 233 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Dale Jarrett spins and hits the wall in Turn 2. Casey Mears gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 229 -- Carl Edwards took the high line to gain on leader Matt Kenseth and is now on the inside trying to pass him.

Lap 227 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Carl Edwards
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 225 -- Kyle Busch is the only lead-lap car to pit. They make adjustments and take four tires.

Lap 224 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Brian Vickers and Casey Mears gets together. Neither driver hits the wall and both should remain just one lap down. Elliott Sadler gets the free pass.

Lap 219 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Carl Edwards
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 218 -- The tire did come from Carl Edwards' pit stop but a cameraman was in the way of the crew catching the tire so a penalty will not be assessed.

Lap 216 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth wins the race off of pit road and retakes the lead.

Lap 215 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead on pit road as all the lead-lap cars hit pit road.
• David Ragan makes an air pressure adjustment
• Carl Edwards takes four tires but loses a tire and could be penalized
• Matt Kenseth with four tires
• Jeff Gordon with four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes four tires and makes no changes

Lap 214 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Debris in Turn 2. Kurt Busch will get the free pass and get back on the lead lap.

Lap 212 -- A debris caution could be coming. There is a piece of debris high in Turn 2. It's currently out of the groove but if it moves, it could become a hindrance.