Lap-by-Lap: Texas

Lap 334 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Carl Edwards wins the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway by winning the fuel mileage gamble.

Lap 333 -- WHITE FLAG: Carl Edwards leads Jeff Gordon by 12.082 seconds as the two gamble on fuel.

Lap 330 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car will not fire. He backs up and his crew pushes him to a start.

Lap 328 -- Second-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road and out of fuel. His gamble is over. He gets a splash of fuel.

Lap 326 -- Teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon are going to gamble on fuel like leader Carl Edwards.

Lap 324 -- Carl Edwards leads Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 10.659 seconds.

Lap 320 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle pits for fuel and two tires, giving the lead to Carl Edwards. Jimmie Johnson pits for fuel and right-side tires.

Lap 319 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray gets two tires and fuel and gives the lead to Greg Biffle. David Ragan pits.

Lap 318 -- David Reutimann and Denny Hamlin pit for fuel and tires. Clint Bowyer gives up second position for right-sides and fuel.

Lap 317 -- Kevin Harvick pits for right-side tires and fuel.

Lap 316 -- Sam Hornish Jr. pits for fuel and tires.

Lap 315 -- Carl Edwards' team says they are going to gamble to stay out. Tony Stewart pits for service. A.J. Allmendinger serves his penalty. Mark Martin and Ryan Newman pit for fuel.

Lap 314 -- Kyle Busch is in for fuel and right-side tires. A.J. Allmendinger pits for fuel and four tires. Allmendinger gets penalized for a commitment cone violation.

Lap 313 -- Martin Truex Jr. is in for fuel and right-side tires.

Lap 311 -- Matt Kenseth is on pit road to get fuel and tires.

Lap 307 -- Jimmie Johnson is running 17th, the second car one lap down.

Lap 303 -- Martin Truex Jr. is running in fifth, the second-highest non-Chase driver.

Lap 297 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is running in seventh after being a lap down earlier in the race.

Lap 293 -- Jamie McMurray's lead on Clint Bowyer is 1.512 seconds.

Lap 287 -- Denny Hamlin is 19th, one lap down, and the lowest-running Chase driver.

Lap 283 -- Seven of the top 10 cars are driven by Chase drivers.

Lap 277 -- Carl Edwards is up to fifth, but he trails leader Jamie McMurray by 6.293 seconds.

Lap 273 -- David Gilliland is now being parked by NASCAR. Gilliland and his crew chief will report to the NASCAR hauler when the race is over.

Lap 269 -- GREEN FLAG: Jamie McMurray gets the race back under way.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Greg Biffle

Lap 269 -- David Gilliland is being held on pit road for five laps due to aggressive driving with Juan Montoya.

Lap 266 -- Kurt Busch is in the garage with only seven cylinders.

Lap 265 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray is the new leader after pit stops.

Lap 264 -- Leaders are on pit road:
• Carl Edwards gets no changes and four tires
• Greg Biffle gets minimal changes with his pit
• Jamie McMurray gets just two tires on his stop and is out first

Lap 263 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Juan Montoya gets turned by David Gilliland and goes spinning hard into the wall. He drives his car to pit road but it stops trying to turn into the garage.

Lap 263 -- Carl Edwards leads Kyle Busch by 1.756 seconds.

Lap 257 -- Greg Biffle moves around David Reutimann, then passes Jamie McMurray as the two avoid a loose Tony Stewart, who is a lap down.

Lap 253 -- Jamie McMurray moves to the outside and passes David Reutimann for third position.

Lap 251 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards leads the field to green.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Kyle Busch
3. David Reutimann
4. Greg Biffle
5. Jamie McMurray

Lap 249 -- Kasey Kahne is on pit road and will be held a lap for jumping the last restart.

Lap 248 -- Mark Martin gets the free pass to put 15 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 247 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Travis Kvapil spins through the grass after contact with Elliott Sadler on the restart.

Lap 247 -- Kyle Busch gets past David Reutimann to take second position.

Lap 246 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards gets the race back under way.
1. Carl Edwards
2. David Reutimann
3. Kyle Busch
4. Greg Biffle
5. Jamie McMurray

Lap 242 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards is the leader after pit stops.

Lap 241 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle is credited with the lead due to his pit-stall location.

Lap 241 -- Leaders are on pit road:
• Carl Edwards is loose and gets a wedge adjustment
• David Reutimann gets an air-pressure adjustment and tires
• Kyle Busch gets a wedge adjustment and four tires
• Jeff Burton gets the free pass

Lap 240 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Debris is on the backstretch.

Lap 240 -- Bobby Labonte is on pit road to make his scheduled pit stop.

Lap 237 -- David Reutimann and Jamie McMurray are second and third as non-Chase drivers.

Lap 233 -- Just 13 cars remain on the lead lap, with the final driver being Jeff Burton.

Lap 227 -- Jimmie Johnson is running 20th, the sixth car one lap down.

Lap 223 -- Mark Martin is running 13th and having a solid day in his next-to-last race with DEI.

Lap 218 -- Kyle Busch has driven to fourth position and is breathing down Jamie McMurray's bumper for third.

Lap 213 -- Carl Edwards leads David Reutimann by 7.597 seconds.

Lap 208 -- Brian Vickers makes his green-flag pit stop to complete the round of service.

Lap 207 -- Carl Edwards continues to lead through the cycle of pit stops.
1. Carl Edwards
2. David Reutimann
3. Brian Vickers
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 206 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes his pit stop to get some minor changes and tires.

Lap 205 -- Leader Carl Edwards is in for minor adjustments and fuel.

Lap 204 -- David Reutimann makes no major adjustments and gets tires and fuel. Greg Biffle gets four tires and fuel.

Lap 203 -- Matt Kenseth gets a wedge adjustment for a loose car. Kevin Harvick removes a spring rubber and gets tires.

Lap 202 -- Juan Montoya gets little adjustments and four tires. Jimmie Johnson is in for tires and a track-bar adjustment.

Lap 201 -- Mark Martin pits to get an air-pressure adjustment. Kurt Busch gets tires and some adjustments.

Lap 200 -- David Reutimann takes third from Jamie McMurray. In the pits, Ryan Newman makes his stop.

Lap 198 -- Sam Hornish Jr. is on pit road to begin green-flag pit stops.

Lap 197 -- Jimmie Johnson is running in 22nd, the fourth car one lap down.

Lap 193 -- Casey Mears is having another solid week and currently runs in 11th.

Lap 187 -- David Reutimann takes fourth position from Clint Bowyer and continues his strong day.

Lap 183 -- Juan Montoya is in seventh and had the fastest car on the track that lap.

Lap 177 -- The last four cars on the lead lap are all driven by Chase drivers: Jeff Burton (15th), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (16th), Jeff Gordon (17th) and Tony Stewart (18th).

Lap 173 -- Kevin Harvick has cracked the top 10 and is in 10th.

Lap 167 -- At the halfway point, Carl Edwards leads Greg Biffle by 4.731 seconds.

Lap 163 -- David Ragan is having another strong run and is in ninth position. All five Roush Fenway Racing drivers are in the top 10.

Lap 158 -- Carl Edwards leads by 2.939 seconds on new second-place driver Greg Biffle.

Lap 152 -- Jimmie Johnson has moved to 23rd position, the third car one lap down.

Lap 148 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards gets the race back under way.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Brian Vickers
3. Greg Biffle
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 146 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards is the leader after pit stops.

Lap 145 -- Jimmie Johnson's crew tries a wedge adjustment and track-bar adjustment to get the car looser as he pits with lap-down cars.

Lap 145 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle is credited with the lead due to his pit-stall location.

Lap 144 -- Leaders hit pit road
• Carl Edwards gets changes and four tires
• Jamie McMurray gets a wedge adjustment and a windshield tearoff
• Greg Biffle gets changes and four tires
• Brian Vickers has a quick stop with two tires and is out second

Lap 143 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Debris is on the track in Turn 3. Tony Stewart had just gotten passed by Carl Edwards and will get the free pass.

Lap 138 -- Carl Edwards leads Jamie McMurray by 1.863 seconds.

Lap 132 -- Just five of the top 10 cars are driven by Chase drivers.

Lap 126 -- Jimmie Johnson runs in 29th, the seventh car that is one lap down.

Lap 120 -- After green-flag stops, Carl Edwards leads by 1.895 seconds.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Jamie McMurray
3. Greg Biffle
4. David Reutimann
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 118 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards leads again once Brian Vickers pits for four tires and fuel.

Lap 117 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits for a wedge adjustment and four tires. Smooth stop in 13.7 seconds. Elliott Sadler is black-flagged for an uncontrolled tire on pit road.

Lap 116 -- Matt Kenseth pits for tires and fuel. He gets no chassis adjustments.

Lap 115 -- David Ragan and Denny Hamlin are in for tires and fuel. Minor adjustments for both.

Lap 114 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers is the leader when David Reutimann pits for changes and tires. Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart are in with ill-handling racecars.

Lap 113 -- No chassis adjustments for Jeff Gordon; just tires and fuel during the routine stop.

Lap 112 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Reutimann is the new leader when Carl Edwards is in for minor adjustments and tires.

Lap 111 -- Jamie McMurray gets four tires and an air-pressure adjustment. Kevin Harvick gets minor adjustments and fuel.

Lap 110 -- Martin Truex Jr. gets four tires and fuel.

Lap 109 -- Mark Martin and Bobby Labonte join Juan Montoya on pit road. Montoya was in sixth and asks for a round of wedge and four tires.

Lap 108 -- Kyle Busch is in for his pit stop to begin green-flag service.

Lap 107 -- Brian Vickers is up to ninth and having a strong race.

Lap 100 -- Robby Gordon gets loose and slides into the wall in the corner. He continues on with minor scrapes, but tells his crew to be prepared to work on the damage.

Lap 94 -- Carl Edwards puts Jimmie Johnson a lap down. Johnson is running in 29th.

Lap 93 -- Six of the top 10 drivers are in the Chase. Jamie McMurray is the highest-running non-Chase driver in second.

Lap 87 -- Pole-sitter Jeff Gordon is running seventh and says his car is starting to push in the corner.

Lap 83 -- Jimmie Johnson has fallen to 25th position, the lowest-running Chase driver. He is struggling with the handling of his car, the same car that he ran last week at Atlanta and finished second.

Lap 77 -- Jamie McMurray takes second from Greg Biffle, but he still trails Carl Edwards by 4.232 seconds.

Lap 73 -- Greg Biffle takes second from Clint Bowyer, and Jamie McMurray passes Bowyer for third to give Roush drivers the top three positions as Carl Edwards leads.

Lap 67 -- Greg Biffle passes Jamie McMurray for third and sets his sights on second-place Clint Bowyer.

Lap 64 -- Jamie McMurray sails around David Reutimann on the restart for third. Greg Biffle follows in fourth.

Lap 64 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards leads the field to green.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Clint Bowyer
3. David Reutimann
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Greg Biffle

Lap 58 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads a handful of cars down pit road as most leaders stay out.
• Matt Kenseth is in for a track-bar adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. thought he had a loose wheel and gets adjustments
• Jimmie Johnson gets a chassis adjustment and four tires

Lap 57 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Oil is on the track from Reed Sorenson's oil line. He had just served a penalty for allowing a tire to get loose on pit road.

Lap 57 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards passes Clint Bowyer on the outside to take the lead.

Lap 55 -- LEAD CHANGE: Clint Bowyer is the leader when Dave Blaney makes his stop. Blaney makes major changes to the chassis and gets four tires.

Lap 54 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney becomes the leader when Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits for changes and fuel.

Lap 53 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Reutimann pits for changes and tires, giving the lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 52 -- Kyle Busch is in for his pit stop and gets minor adjustments and tires.

Lap 51 -- Kurt Busch is in and gets a track-bar adjustment. Carl Edwards pits and wants some minor changes with tires. Clint Bowyer is in for tires and asks for no changes.

Lap 50 -- Jimmie Johnson is in for a pit stop and makes a wedge adjustment with four tires. Matt Kenseth is also in with a loose car and gets an air-pressure adjustment and the crew removes two spring rubbers.

Lap 49 -- Sam Hornish and Bobby Labonte are in for their pit stops.

Lap 48 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Reutimann passes Clint Bowyer to take the lead as pit stops begin. Robbie Gordon and Elliott Sadler are in for stops.

Lap 40 -- Juan Montoya moves past Jimmie Johnson to take ninth.

Lap 30 -- Carl Edwards takes third from Dale Earnhardt Jr. David Reutimann runs second.

Lap 25 -- Jeff Burton is the lowest-running Chase driver in 26th position.

Lap 20 -- Juan Montoya has moved from his 26th starting position up to 11th and is one of the fastest cars on the track.

Lap 15 -- LEAD CHANGE: Clint Bowyer catches and passes Jeff Gordon to take the lead. Dale Earnhardt Jr. also passes Gordon to take second.

Lap 11 -- David Reutimann is having a good run early, and is now in sixth position after starting 12th.

Lap 8 -- Martin Truex Jr. has fallen back to sixth position after starting in second.

Lap 4 -- Brad Keselowski scrapes the wall coming out of Turn 4 and drops to 40th position.

Lap 1 -- Jeff Gordon pulls away to lead the first lap. Clint Bowyer moves by Martin Truex Jr. to take second.

3:47 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the Dickies 500 under way from Texas Motor Speedway.

3:42 p.m. -- Cars are rolling off pit road and onto the track.

3:37 p.m. -- Dickies American Worker of the Year Hale Hughes delivers the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

3:31 p.m. -- The Texas Christian University Band performs the national anthem.

3:30 p.m. -- Dr. Roger Marsh delivers the invocation.

3 p.m. ET -- ABC's pre-race coverage of the Dickies 500 is on the air from Texas Motor Speedway.

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