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

Lap 264 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte stays out to lead a lap and earn five bonus points.

Lap 263 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. grabs the lead as the lead lap cars hit pit road. They will have to make one more stop.
• Carl Edwards with a track bar adjustment
• Kyle Busch makes a chassis adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with adjustments
• Jeff Gordon makes major adjustments
• Jeff Burton loses two spots on pit road

Lap 262 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Elliott Sadler spins for the third time bringing out the caution. This time he hits the wall and has front end damage. Jimmie Johnson gets the free pass and will be back on the lead lap.

Lap 259 -- Carl Edwards passes Jimmie Johnson putting him back a lap down. Edwards leads the race by more than six seconds.

Lap 252 -- Clint Bowyer is down to eighth and Jeff Gordon down to sixth on the older tires. Kyle Busch is hanging in there in second on his older tires, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. is gaining on him.

Lap 247 -- Carl Edwards is running almost 2 mph faster than the rest of the field. Edwards has opened up more than a three-second lead.

Lap 243 -- Clint Boywer is down to sixth with the older tires. Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon remain second and third on their older tires.

Lap 240 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards uses those fresher tires to pass Kyle Busch for the lead in just five laps.

Lap 238 -- Carl Edwards passes Jeff Gordon for second and is closing on Kyle Busch for the lead.

Lap 236 -- Carl Edwards passes Clint Bowyer with his fresher tires for third.

Lap 235 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Carl Edwards
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 234 -- Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer are the only three lead lap cars to stay out. Kyle Petty was caught speeding and Elliott Sadler pitted too soon.

Lap 233 -- Quickie yellow so all the cars can hit pit road.
• Carl Edwards is the highest leader to hit pit road and makes minor adjustments
• Kevin Harvick with an air pressure adjustment
• Jeff Burton with a minor adjustment

Lap 232 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Elliott Sadler spins bringing out the caution again. For the second time though, he doesn't hit anything. Jimmie Johnson gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 230 -- Carl Edwards has the fastest car on the track and passes Clint Bowyer for third.

Lap 226 -- Ryan Newman's time in the top five could be short lived as he has a tire rub and has to come to pit road.

Lap 225 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Ryan Newman

Lap 224 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch wins the race off pit road and retakes the lead.

Lap 223 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers stays out to earn five bonus points.

Lap 222 -- The 12 lead-lap cars all come to pit road.
• Carl Edwards with a small track bar adjustment
• Kyle Busch makes an air pressure adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with minor adjustments
• Clint Bowyer with no adjustments and four tires
• Jeff Gordon gains three spots on pit road

Lap 221 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Elliott Sadler spins in Turn 4. Greg Biffle gets the free pass.

Lap 215 -- Carl Edwards is catching Kyle Busch and trails him by 0.3 seconds.

Lap 210 -- Carl Edwards catches Clint Bowyer and passes him for second.

Lap 205 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch has a great run on the high side to pass Clint Bowyer in Turn 2 and retake the lead.

Lap 204 -- GREEN FLAG: Clint Bowyer brings the field to the green.
1. Clint Boywer
2. Kyle Busch
3. Carl Edwards
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 202 -- Denny Hamlin and David Gilliland both pitted too soon and will start at the tail end of the longest line. Reed Sorenson is still on pit road with the hood up as they are changing shock absorbers.

Lap 200 -- The 11 lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Clint Bowyer takes four tires and fuel with no changes
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four tires and adjustments
• Carl Edwards with some adjustments and four tires
• Bobby Labonte is the only car to gain a spot on pit road, he moves up to 10th