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

Lap 94 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Denny Hamlin to get back into second.

Lap 92 -- Matt Kenseth has been a lap down for most of the race, but he is now up to 21st, the third car in line for the free pass.

Lap 90 -- Denny Hamlin passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second.

Lap 89 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 86 -- Jamie McMurray will start at the tail end of the longest line for pitting too soon.

Lap 85 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Carl Edwards with a track bar adjustment
• Kyle Busch makes an air pressure adjustment
• Kevin Harvick makes adjustments and takes four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a chassis adjustment
• Denny Hamlin with a great stop and he gains a couple spots on pit road

Lap 84 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Debris in Turn 3 brings out the caution. Paul Menard gets the free pass and returns to the lead lap.

Lap 79 -- Jamie McMurray made a green-flag pit stop and he was too fast entering so he will have to make a pass-through penalty.

Lap 77 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Carl Edwards after the No. 99 gets real loose. Kevin Harvick also passes Edwards for third.

Lap 76 -- Tony Stewart is in the top 10 for the first time today as he passes Ryan Newman.

Lap 72 -- Kyle Busch passes Mark Martin to put him a lap down. Twenty cars are on the lead lap.

Lap 71 -- Carl Edwards passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second.

Lap 66 -- Denny Hamlin passes Jeff Gordon for fifth. Kyle Busch leads by 1.7 seconds.

Lap 60 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch has passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead.

Lap 55 -- Kyle Busch has caught the rear bumper of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is challenging him for the lead.

Lap 46 -- Tony Stewart is one of the biggest movers on the day. He started 32nd and is up to 11th.

Lap 42 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Kyle Busch
3. Carl Edwards
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 41 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne pits giving the lead back to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 40 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne stayed out to lead a lap.

Lap 39 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Carl Edwards with an air pressure adjustment and four tires
• Kyle Busch makes track bar, wedge and air pressure adjustments
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with no changes and four tires
• Clint Bowyer with four tires and adjustments
• Jeff Gordon with four tires and adjustments

Lap 38 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Debris in Turn 2 brings out the first caution. Brian Vickers will get the free pass.

Lap 37 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Mike Skinner and Brian Vickers, putting the Red Bull teammates a lap down. Twenty cars remain on the lead lap.

Lap 31 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has led all 31 laps. Here is the top five:
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Kyle Busch
3. Carl Edwards
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 28 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has already put 12 cars a lap down and is on the verge of doing the same to Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler and Kurt Busch.

Lap 24 -- Kyle Busch is gaining on leader Dale Earnhardt Jr., trailing him by five seconds.

Lap 21 -- J.J. Yeley had some issues and visited pit road. He was too fast entering the pits and has to serve a pass-through penalty.

Lap 16 -- Carl Edwards passes Jeff Gordon for third.