Lap-by-Lap: Martinsville

Lap 500 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Jimmie Johnson wins the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Lap 499 -- WHITE FLAG: Jimmie Johnson continues to cruise.

Lap 497 -- Ryan Newman is racing to the front, moving by Mark Martin to take sixth.

Lap 495 -- Denny Hamlin's time to catch leader Jimmie Johnson is dwindling. The top three have settled in with little change between the margins.

Lap 490 -- With 10 laps to go, Jimmie Johnson's lead is stable at 0.779 seconds.

Lap 484 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson nudges Denny Hamlin up the track, then drives below to take the lead.

Lap 480 -- Jimmie Johnson gets loose trying to hang with leader Denny Hamlin.

Lap 478 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin gets the race going once more.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Tony Stewart
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 473 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 12: Bobby Labonte spins out, and Martin Truex Jr. can't avoid running into him. Both drive away, but Truex has more damage to the nose and the rear.

Lap 472 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin leads the field to green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Tony Stewart
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 467 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: David Reutimann spins coming out of Turn 4 after a cut tire following contact with David Stremme. Reutimann backs his car into the inside wall. Heavy damage to the rear bumper, but Reutimann drives away.

Lap 462 -- Jeff Gordon moves around Clint Bowyer to take fourth position.

Lap 460 -- Matt Kenseth gets shoved to the high side and loses several positions in the corner. He is in 25th, the last car one lap down.

Lap 458 -- Denny Hamlin's lap speed was the fastest of the race (94.340 mph).

Lap 457 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin dives to the inside at the green flag and makes the move stick to take the lead.

Lap 456 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Tony Stewart
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 450 -- Officials are blowing off the track for a clean racing surface.

Lap 447 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Aric Almirola spins around in Turn 3.

Lap 445 -- The top four cars have broken away from the lapped traffic.

Lap 440 -- Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in sixth and seventh, respectively, are trapped behind lapped cars and trying to work their way through.

Lap 434 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the race back under way.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Tony Stewart
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 430 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is the new leader after winning the race off pit road.

Lap 429 -- Leaders hit pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson gets a chassis adjustment and tires and is out first
• Clint Bowyer is free and gets changes and tires
• Tony Stewart asks for slight changes to make his car tighter

Lap 428 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Jeremy Mayfield cannot get onto pit road, forcing NASCAR to throw the caution.

Lap 427 -- Jeremy Mayfield slides into the wall. No caution as Mayfield tries to get down and onto pit road but can't.

Lap 425 -- After several laps of side-by-side racing, Clint Bowyer finally gets around Jeff Gordon for third. Tony Stewart follows to take fourth.

Lap 420 -- Jimmie Johnson is on Jeff Gordon's bumper racing for second position. He dives below and takes the spot from Gordon.

Lap 415 -- The top four cars are within 2 seconds of each other. Positions 6-10 are between 6 and 10 seconds behind the leader.

Lap 410 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has the fastest car on the track while running in sixth.

Lap 405 -- Kevin Harvick is struggling with his car's handle. He runs in 12th but is trying to get more forward bite off the corner.

Lap 400 -- With 100 laps to go, Denny Hamlin continues to lead Jeff Gordon by a car-length.

Lap 395 -- David Reutimann continues his solid day as he runs 10th.

Lap 390 -- Tony Stewart has the fastest car on the track and is running fifth.

Lap 385 -- Once again, there's a battle up front with Jeff Gordon on Denny Hamlin's tail.

Lap 380 -- With 120 laps to go, Scott Speed is the only driver to have led under green aside from Denny Hamlin and Jeff Gordon.

Lap 372 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin gets the race going again.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 368 -- Martin Truex Jr. gets the free pass.

Lap 367 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Robby Gordon spins coming off Turn 4 in the middle of the track.

Lap 365 -- Clint Bowyer battles Jimmie Johnson hard for third position. Johnson holds him off.

Lap 361 -- Jeff Gordon drives below Jimmie Johnson for second, and now moves around the lapped car of Carl Edwards.

Lap 359 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin gets the race going again.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 356 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte pits, giving the lead to Denny Hamlin again.

Lap 355 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte stays out to lead.

Lap 353 -- Leaders head down pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson gets minor adjustments and tires
• Clint Bowyer asks for no changes, just tires
• Denny Hamlin gets a chassis adjustment

Lap 352 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Debris is on the track.

Lap 350 -- After the shuffling up front, Jimmie Johnson snags second from Jeff Gordon.

Lap 347 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin claims the lead back from Jeff Gordon.

Lap 346 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon bumps Denny Hamlin aside and grabs the lead.

Lap 345 -- Side-by-side are the leaders, with Denny Hamlin holding on.

Lap 340 -- Ryan Newman is now up to 10th place and continues to move toward the front. His teammate, Tony Stewart, is sixth.

Lap 335 -- Denny Hamlin carefully navigates past Elliott Sadler and Reed Sorenson with Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer shadowing him.

Lap 330 -- Jeff Gordon has caught Denny Hamlin as they approach more slow traffic. Clint Bowyer has also caught up to the leaders.

Lap 325 -- Jamie McMurray has settled into 11th position, creating a solid day for the No. 26 team.

Lap 320 -- Denny Hamlin's lead is 1.259 seconds on Jeff Gordon.

Lap 315 -- Brian Vickers is on the move and up to eighth position.

Lap 310 -- Tony Stewart has the fastest car on the track and is running in sixth.

Lap 305 -- Denny Hamlin approaches a cluster of slow cars, allowing Jeff Gordon to pull to the rear bumper of the leader.

Lap 300 -- With 200 laps to go, Denny Hamlin continues to lead by 0.874 seconds ahead of Jeff Gordon.

Lap 297 -- Jeremy Mayfield pits due to a tire issue.

Lap 295 -- Clint Bowyer is hanging tight in fourth position. He has been around the top five all day.

Lap 290 -- Ryan Newman is up to 14th position.

Lap 285 -- Brian Vickers is up to 10th place, but he tells his crew he may have a tire rubbing.

Lap 280 -- Carl Edwards has a left-rear tire down after contact with David Reutimann. Edwards gets onto pit road safely.

Lap 275 -- All four Hendrick Motorsports cars are sixth or better: Jeff Gordon (second), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (third), Jimmie Johnson (fifth) and Mark Martin (sixth).

Lap 270 -- Denny Hamlin has the fastest car on the track, thanks in large part to clean air and no traffic ahead.

Lap 265 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin leads the field to green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 256 -- Leaders head to pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson gets four tires and changes in wedge
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is good and needs only four tires and fuel
• Carl Edwards loses several spots with a dropped lug nut
• Denny Hamlin gets changes and tires
• Michael Waltrip gets the free pass

Lap 255 -- Pit road is closed.

Lap 254 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Aric Almirola has his third flat tire of the day. Scott Speed also has a cut tire.

Lap 250 -- At the halfway point, Denny Hamlin leads Jeff Gordon by 3.282 seconds, although Gordon has led the most laps so far.

Lap 245 -- Tony Stewart continues to lose positions, dropping fourth to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 241 -- Jimmie Johnson has cracked the top 10 and is now running 10th behind teammate Mark Martin.

Lap 238 -- Denny Hamlin leads by 2.418 seconds ahead of Jeff Gordon.

Lap 230 -- Kevin Harvick is slowly losing the handle of his car. He's dropped back to eighth position.

Lap 222 -- Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. move by Kurt Busch to take fourth and fifth, respectively.

Lap 220 -- Carl Edwards has the only Ford in the top 10 and is running fifth.

Lap 211 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has the fastest car on the track in sixth place, but the leaders are battling slower traffic.

Lap 205 -- Kyle Busch slides into the top of the corner with a flat right-front tire. No damage. He gets it turned and onto pit road.

Lap 202 -- David Gilliland goes to pit road with another flat tire.

Lap 200 -- Denny Hamlin leads by 1.514 seconds ahead of Tony Stewart.

Lap 198 -- Aric Almirola is back on pit road with another flat tire due to the brake heat.

Lap 195 -- There are 28 cars on the lead lap, with Paul Menard the final car.

Lap 187 -- Joey Logano gets into the marbles with a cut tire. He struggles to get back to the bottom, finally does and then steers onto pit road.

Lap 185 -- Elliott Sadler dives onto pit road with a cut right-front tire.

Lap 180 -- Jimmie Johnson's struggle to find the right handle continues. He runs in 14th position.

Lap 175 -- Jeff Gordon says his car has gotten very tight and he's struggling with it.

Lap 170 -- Tony Stewart moves by Jeff Gordon for second.

Lap 160 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to sixth position after battling an ill-handling car earlier in the day.

Lap 157 -- Jeff Gordon finally settles into second, but he now has Tony Stewart on his bumper.

Lap 156 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin fights below Jeff Gordon to lead the lap by a nose.

Lap 155 -- Denny Hamlin is all over Jeff Gordon's bumper, working him for the lead.

Lap 150 -- Tony Stewart moves by Kurt Busch to take third place.

Lap 144 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race going again.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kurt Busch
4. Tony Stewart
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 142 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeremy Mayfield pits, giving the lead to Jeff Gordon.

Lap 141 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeremy Mayfield stays out to lead.

Lap 140 -- Leaders head down pit road:
• Jeff Gordon gets a chassis adjustment and air-pressure change
• Tony Stewart makes an air-pressure adjustment and wedge adjustment
• Mark Martin gains five spots with a quick stop
• Clint Bowyer's crew drops a lug nut, delaying the stop
• Martin Truex Jr. is caught speeding and gets blocked in his stall
• Kyle Busch is caught speeding on pit road
• Scott Riggs gets the free pass

Lap 139 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: David Ragan and Robby Gordon make contact. Gordon's tire went down, sending him up and into Ragan. Ragan has right-side damage.

Lap 136 -- Aric Almirola has a tire down and heads to pit road.

Lap 133 -- Kevin Harvick is having a quiet but solid day running in sixth.

Lap 129 -- David Gilliland is up to the top of the track with a tire down. He dives to the bottom and to pit road. No caution.

Lap 123 -- A.J. Allmendinger has a strong car and good strategy. He is in 11th.

Lap 115 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has recovered from his early issues and now runs ninth, just ahead of Marcos Ambrose.

Lap 110 -- Kurt Busch gets shuffled back to fifth place as the inside lane drives by.

Lap 104 -- Denny Hamlin dives below Kurt Busch to take second spot. Clint Bowyer tries to follow but can't.

Lap 100 -- Joe Nemechek takes his car to the garage.

Lap 97 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon leads the field to green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 93 -- Several cars hit pit road:
• Brian Vickers gets minor changes and tires
• Carl Edwards is asking for more changes and is struggling with the handle
• Jimmie Johnson's crew continues to work on the car with changes

Lap 92 -- There will be no free pass since Robby Gordon was the first car a lap down and brought out the caution.

Lap 91 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Robby Gordon spins out with a flat tire.

Lap 85 -- Matt Kenseth is now one lap down in 39th after his penalty.

Lap 80 -- Scott Speed has taken his car to the garage for work.

Lap 79 -- Matt Kenseth is being black-flagged and now heads to pit road.

Lap 78 -- NASCAR is penalizing Matt Kenseth with a pass-through penalty because he did not comply with the previous penalty of restarting at the back of the pack. The team is disputing that the tire did not get out of their pit box.

Lap 76 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race back under way.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 72 -- Joey Logano was caught speeding on pit road. Matt Kenseth's crew allowed a tire to get loose. Both will be sent to the rear of the field.

Lap 71 -- A few cars pit, including Jimmie Johnson. He was tight in the center, and the team made several adjustments, including adding a spring rubber.

Lap 70 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Scott Speed and Kyle Busch spin. Busch went below Speed to pass, and Busch's car got loose and spun, collecting Speed. Speed has some damage.

Lap 66 -- Denny Hamlin is on the move, passing Jimmie Johnson to take third place.

Lap 61 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is having transmission problems. His pit stop was long because of several changes made to the car, and a crewman helped install a bungee cord around the shifter so the car would remain in gear.

Lap 57 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon goes below Scott Speed to reclaim the lead.

Lap 55 -- Kyle Busch is battling hard with David Reutimann for 11th position.

Lap 50 -- Jeff Gordon drives around Robby Gordon to take second. Kurt Busch tries to follow.

Lap 48 -- GREEN FLAG: Scott Speeds leads the field to green as he and Robby Gordon do not pit.
1. Scott Speed
2. Robby Gordon
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Kurt Busch
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 45 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney pits, giving the lead to Scott Speed.

Lap 44 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney stays out to lead.

Lap 43 -- Leaders head down pit road:
• Jimmie Johnson gets a chassis adjustment and is tight
• Kyle Busch makes adjustments to the chassis, track bar and air pressure
• Jeff Gordon is tight in the center and adjusts his air pressure
• Mark Martin gains 20 positions and is out eighth with fuel only
• Michael Waltrip gets the free pass

Lap 42 -- Pit road is not open.

Lap 41 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: NASCAR is holding a competition caution due to no Saturday practice. Pit stops are optional.

Lap 32 -- Clint Bowyer nudges the lapped car of Michael Waltrip. Waltrip is holding up Bowyer, who is in second.

Lap 27 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon leads the field to green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Tony Stewart
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 25 -- Todd Bodine has taken his car to the garage.

Lap 22 -- Several cars near the back (17 total) hit pit road. Cars cannot take fuel during this caution due to the competition caution scheduled for Lap 40. Takers include Greg Biffle, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne and Aric Almirola, among others.

Lap 21 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Michael Waltrip spins and backs up to the top of the corner. He made slight contact with the wall.

Lap 17 -- Juan Montoya is solid in the early laps and moves around Carl Edwards to take ninth place.

Lap 13 -- Tony Stewart is up to third position and has a fast car. Jimmie Johnson follows in fourth.

Lap 10 -- Kasey Kahne has fallen from his sixth position all the way back to 19th.

Lap 5 -- Matt Kenseth has struggled at the start and fallen back from 10th to 13th.

Lap 1 -- Jeff Gordon grabs the inside line and leads the first lap.

2:17 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 under way from Martinsville Speedway.

2:14 p.m. -- There will be a competition caution on Lap 40.

2:12 p.m. -- Cars are rolling on the track.

2:07 p.m. -- Trace Adkins delivers the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

2:01 p.m. -- The 29th Army Band from the Virginia National Guard performs the national anthem.

2 p.m. -- Michael Harrison of Raceway Ministries delivers the invocation.

1:30 p.m. ET -- Pre-race coverage of the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 is under way on FOX.