Lap-by-Lap: Atlanta

CHECKERED FLAG: Kasey Kahne wins the Pep Boys Auto 500 putting him in great position to make the Chase. Kevin Harvick finishes second and Juan Montoya comes home third.

Lap 324 -- WHITE FLAG: Kasey Kahne takes the white flag and is 1.54 miles away from victory.

Lap 321 -- Kasey Kahne leads by two seconds with four to go.

Lap 319 -- Mark Martin passes Denny Hamlin for fifth. Kyle Busch with a nice pass of David Stremme and Dale Earnhardt Jr. for 13th.

Lap 316 -- Kasey Kahne leads by 1.1 seconds. Greg Biffle up to ninth. Kyle Busch running 15th.

Lap 315 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne takes the lead on the backstretch. Juan Montoya up to third.

Lap 314 -- GREEN FLAG: Kevin Harvick brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Kasey Kahne
3. David Reutimann
4. Juan Montoya
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 311 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Kasey Kahne with no changes and four tires
• Mark Martin with four tires and no changes
• Juan Montoya with a track bar adjustment
• Kevin Harvick with an air pressure adjustment

Lap 309 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Clint Bowyer spins on the frontstretch bringing out the caution. Kyle Busch gets the free pass.

Lap 308 -- Kyle Busch goes a lap down as Kevin Harvick goes around.

Lap 307 -- Kevin Harvick has opened up a 1.6-second lead.

Lap 305 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kevin Harvick finally completes the pass of Juan Montoya and retakes the lead.

Lap 304 -- Kevin Harvick and Juan Montoya side-by-side at the line for the lead.

Lap 302 -- Kevin Harvick has caught Juan Montoya and is challenging for the lead.

Lap 297 -- Kevin Harvick passes Kasey Kahne for second and is closing on Juan Montoya. Mark Martin passes Denny Hamlin for fifth.

Lap 293 -- Kyle Busch unhappy with the adjustments made on the last stop as he falls to 15th on the track and 14th in the point standings.

Lap 291 -- Kevin Harvick passes Denny Hamlin for fourth but he has water coming out of the engine overflow and could overheat.

Lap 289 -- Greg Biffle has had a horrible night but currently runs 13th.

Lap 285 -- Brian Vickers passes Kyle Busch for 10th.

Lap 282 -- Juan Montoya out front by more than a second and is currently fifth in points, more than 100 up on 13th-place.

Lap 276 -- Kevin Harvick down to sixth. David Reutimann up to fourth. Matt Kenseth is seventh and Kyle Busch is ninth.

Lap 275 -- LEAD CHANGE: Juan Montoya passes Kasey Kahne for the lead and five bonus points.

Lap 274 -- Juan Montoya passes Kevin Harvick for second on the restart. Bobby Labonte and David Stremme get together battling for eighth but both continue.

Lap 273 -- GREEN FLAG: Kasey Kahne brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Kasey Kahne
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Mark Martin
4. Juan Montoya
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 272 -- David Ragan, Erik Darnell, Sam Hornish Jr., Marcos Ambrose and Jeff Burton the wave-around cars. Ambrose the only one of the five to get back on the lead lap.

Lap 271 -- Jimmie Johnson back on the track scored 22 laps down.

Lap 270 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Kasey Kahne with an air pressure adjustment
• Mark Martin with a wedge adjustment
• Juan Montoya with four tires
• Denny Hamlin with a track bar and air pressure adjustment

Lap 268 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Joey Logano has a tire go down and he spins and hits the wall. Tony Stewart gets the free pass.

Lap 266 -- Kasey Kahne and Juan Montoya have put two seconds between them and the rest of the field. Everyone will have to make at least one more stop though.

Lap 262 -- Mark Martin gets back around Jeff Gordon for fourth. David Reutimann follows Martin for fifth.

Lap 261 -- Jeff Gordon passes Mark Martin for fourth.

Lap 259 -- Juan Montoya passes Kevin Harvick for second.

Lap 256 -- Matt Kenseth has shuffled back to ninth. Kyle Busch running seventh.

Lap 254 -- Great side-by-side racing from fourth to 10th.

Lap 253 -- Jimmie Johnson takes his car back to the garage. Kevin Harvick up to second on the restart. Matt Kenseth up to fourth.

Lap 252 -- GREEN FLAG: Kasey Kahne brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Kasey Kahne
2. Juan Montoya
3. Mark Martin
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 251 -- Jimmie Johnson back on the track scored three laps down.

Lap 250 -- Brian Vickers on pit road with an axle problem but they got it fixed and kept the No. 83 on the lead lap. David Ragan and John Andretti the wave-around cars but both remain two laps down.

Lap 249 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle pits giving the lead to Kasey Kahne, who won the race off pit road. Kevin Harvick lost three positions with a poor stop. Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson in the garage.

Lap 248 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle stays out and collects five bonus points.

Lap 247 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Kasey Kahne with a track bar and wedge adjustment
• Mark Martin with a wedge adjustment
• Kevin Harvick with an air pressure adjustment
• Denny Hamlin with a track bar adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson breaks an axle during his stop and has to go to the garage

Lap 245 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Kurt Busch spins out of Turn 4 and hits Reed Sorenson. Ryan Newman gets the free pass.

Lap 243 -- Juan Montoya passes Kasey Kahne for second.

Lap 239 -- Kevin Harvick puts Tony Stewart a lap down.

Lap 238 -- Mark Martin passes Denny Hamlin for fourth.

Lap 233 -- Juan Montoya up to third. Robby Gordon running ninth.

Lap 231 -- LEAD CHANGE: Side-by-side at the line, Kevin Harvick leads that lap.

Lap 230 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne not ready to give the lead up as he jumps back out front.

Lap 228 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kevin Harvick finally gets around Kasey Kahne and is back out front.

Lap 226 -- Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne in a nice battle for the lead.

Lap 224 -- Nice run going for Paul Menard who is currently 15th.

Lap 222 -- Kasey Kahne had a two-second lead but Kevin Harvick has completely wiped it out.

Lap 220 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin three-wide for fourth.

Lap 219 -- Kevin Harvick passes Denny Hamlin for second.

Lap 217 -- Kevin Harvick finding his speed again as he moves to third.

Lap 213 -- Chase bubble update: Kasey Kahne is first, Brian Vickers is sixth, Kyle Busch is seventh, Mark Martin is eighth, Matt Kenseth is ninth, Juan Montoya is 11th, Greg Biffle 21st and Ryan Newman 22nd.

Lap 210 -- Kevin Harvick down to fifth. Jeff Gordon runs second, Denny Hamlin third and Dale Earnhardt Jr. fourth.

Lap 208 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne with a great restart on the outside and passes Kevin Harvick for the lead. Kyle Busch up to sixth on the restart from 11th.

Lap 207 -- GREEN FLAG: Kevin Harvick brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Brian Vickers

Lap 204 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman pits giving the lead to Kevin Harvick. David Gilliland, David Ragan and John Andretti the wave-around cars. Gilliland the only one of the three to get back on the lead lap.

Lap 203 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman stays out and leads for the first time. Tony Stewart missing a lug nut and has to come back to pit road.

Lap 202 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Kasey Kahne with a track bar and wedge adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four tires and no changes
• Kevin Harvick with four tires and no changes
• Denny Hamlin with a track bar adjustment

Lap 200 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Jimmie Johnson spins in Turn 2 bringing out the caution. Greg Biffle gets the free pass.

Lap 197 -- Brian Vickers passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for third.

Lap 196 -- Kevin Harvick leads by 5.6 seconds.

Lap 194 -- The top-five after green-flag stops:
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Brian Vickers
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 191 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kevin Harvick back out front as green-flag stops come to an end.

Lap 190 -- Brian Vickers pits and makes no adjustments.

Lap 189 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers leads as Kevin Harvick pits. Mark Martin also on pit road.

Lap 187 -- Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne on pit road. David Ragan and Jeff Burton with a pass-through penalty.

Lap 186 -- David Reutimann hits pit road. Kyle Busch also pits with an air pressure adjustment.

Lap 185 -- Martin Truex Jr. on pit road for major adjustments. Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth also pit.

Lap 184 -- Greg Biffle and Reed Sorenson on pit road.

Lap 183 -- Marcos Ambrose goes a lap down as green-flag stops approach.

Lap 182 -- Greg Biffle and Scott Speed go a lap down.

Lap 181 -- Michael Waltrip on pit road.

Lap 179 -- Kevin Harvick puts Martin Truex Jr. a lap down as he leads by more than three seconds.

Lap 178 -- David Gilliland and Elliott Sadler go a lap down.

Lap 177 -- A.J. Allmendinger on pit road.

Lap 174 -- Martin Truex Jr. is 26th and is two cars away from going a lap down. Kyle Busch is down to 13th. Matt Kenseth works his way to 12th.

Lap 172 -- Kevin Harvick puts Michael Waltrip a lap down.

Lap 171 -- David Stremme passes Jimmie Johnson for 10th.

Lap 169 -- Brian Vickers passes Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin to jump to second.

Lap 167 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kevin Harvick blows by Denny Hamlin and leads for the first time tonight. Terry Labonte takes his car to the garage.

Lap 166 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin passes Jeff Gordon for the lead as Hamlin, Gordon and Kevin Harvick run side-by-side.

Lap 163 -- Kevin Harvick is closing on second-place Denny Hamlin and is currently the fastest car on the track.

Lap 161 -- Jimmie Johnson down to sixth as Brian Vickers and Dale Earnhardt Jr. pass him.

Lap 159 -- Kevin Harvick is a rocket right now as he passes Jimmie Johnson for third.

Lap 157 -- Juan Montoya falls to seventh as Kevin Harvick jumps to fourth, Brian Vickers moves to fifth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. slides up to sixth.

Lap 156 -- Kyle Busch continues to fade, now running 11th.

Lap 155 -- Jeff Gordon leads Denny Hamlin by 1.9 seconds.

Lap 151 -- Kyle Busch down to eighth and has fallen out of the top 12 in points. Kevin Harvick up to ninth.

Lap 149 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Kyle Busch for sixth.

Lap 147 -- Kyle Busch has fallen to sixth as Juan Montoya and Mark Martin pass him for fourth and fifth.

Lap 145 -- Kevin Harvick passes Kurt Busch for 12th trying to make up spots lost on pit road.

Lap 144 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. up to ninth. Matt Kenseth up to 16th.

Lap 139 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon passes Denny Hamlin and retakes the lead.

Lap 138 -- Juan Montoya up to sixth. Joey Logano up to seventh. After dominating early, Martin Truex Jr. down to 17th.

Lap 136 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin quickly passes Jeff Gordon on the inside and retakes the lead.

Lap 135 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 133 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon wins the race off pit road and leads for the first time tonight.

Lap 132 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin takes the lead on pit road.
• Kyle Busch with a track bar adjustment
• Jeff Gordon with an air pressure adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson with a track bar adjustment
• Martin Truex Jr. with four tires and an air pressure adjustment

Lap 131 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Debris on the track brings out the caution. Jeff Burton on pit road and will go a lap down. Elliott Sadler gets the free pass.

Lap 130 -- Kevin Harvick on the move as he passes Mark Martin for eighth. Martin Truex Jr. down to seventh.

Lap 129 -- After restarting 30th, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has moved up to 14th.

Lap 128 -- LEAD CHANGE: After a lap-long battle, Jimmie Johnson finally passes Denny Hamlin to retake the lead.

Lap 126 -- Jimmie Johnson has slowly reeled in Denny Hamlin and is now challenging for the lead.

Lap 124 -- Jeff Gordon passes Kyle Busch for third.

Lap 121 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Kyle Busch for second. Matt Kenseth is up to 22nd.

Lap 120 -- Denny Hamlin out front by 1.2 seconds.

Lap 116 -- Clint Bowyer on pit road with a loose wheel and he will go back a lap down.

Lap 114 -- Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson are three-wide for third.

Lap 113 -- David Stremme having a good run currently ninth. Joey Logano quietly running 13th.

Lap 111 -- Carl Edwards is back on the track scored 23 laps down.

Lap 110 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin passes Kyle Busch for the lead.

Lap 109 -- Denny Hamlin with a great restart and jumps to second.

Lap 108 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 107 -- LEAD CHANGE: Michael Waltrip pits giving the lead to Kyle Busch, who won the race off pit road. Sam Hornish Jr. the only wave-around car and he will be just one lap down.

Lap 106 -- LEAD CHANGE: Michael Waltrip stays out to collect five bonus points.

Lap 105 -- Everyone but Michael Waltrip hits pit road.
• Kyle Busch with an air pressure and wedge adjustment
• Jeff Gordon with an air pressure adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson with four tires and no adjustments
• Martin Truex Jr. with a wedge adjustment

Lap 104 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Max Papis has a tire go down in Turn 2 and he hits the wall. Robby Gordon gets the free pass.

Lap 103 -- Some good racing for 10th as Brian Vickers, Juan Montoya and Kevin Harvick are battling.

Lap 101 -- Max Papis on pit road scored two laps down.

Lap 96 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. passes Kyle Busch for the lead.

Lap 93 -- Martin Truex Jr. passes Jimmie Johnson for second and is challenging Kyle Busch for the lead.

Lap 92 -- Chase bubble update: Kyle Busch is first, Kasey Kahne is eighth, Mark Martin is ninth, Juan Montoya is 12th, Brian Vickers is 13th, Ryan Newman is 19th, Greg Biffle is 26th and Matt Kenseth is 28th.

Lap 88 -- Jeff Gordon passes Kurt Busch for fifth.

Lap 87 -- Tony Stewart has a great restart and is up to fourth.

Lap 86 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green on the inside.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 84 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth pits giving the lead to Kyle Busch, who won the race off pit road.

Lap 83 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth stays out and collects five bonus points. Carl Edwards takes his car to the garage.

Lap 82 -- Everyone but Matt Kenseth hits pit road.
• Kyle Busch with a track bar and air pressure adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson with a wedge adjustment
• Martin Truex Jr. with a track bar and air pressure adjustment

Lap 81 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Carl Edwards had a puff of smoke come out of his car and he is on pit road with the hood up. Clint Bowyer gets the free pass.

Lap 78 -- Jimmie Johnson has pulled away from the field as he leads by two seconds.

Lap 74 -- David Gilliland has fallen back to 18th. Tony Stewart is up to sixth.

Lap 73 -- Jimmie Johnson has completely passed Kyle Busch and leads by 0.5 seconds.

Lap 72 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson beats Kyle Busch by a nose at the line to lead the lap.

Lap 71 -- Jimmie Johnson has caught Kyle Busch and is challenging for the lead.

Lap 67 -- Denny Hamlin and Kasey Kahne side-by-side for fourth.

Lap 65 -- Jimmie Johnson with a nice run on the outside to jump up to second.

Lap 64 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green on the inside.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 63 -- Matt Kenseth has made multiple stops trying to get his car right.

Lap 62 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch wins the race off pit road and takes the lead collecting five important bonus points.

Lap 60 -- All of the leaders hit pit road.
• Kasey Kahne with an air pressure adjustment
• Mark Martin with a track bar and air pressure adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson with a wedge adjustment
• Martin Truex Jr. with four tires

Lap 59 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Sam Hornish Jr. spins for the second time bringing out the caution. Scott Speed gets the free pass.

Lap 58 -- Jeff Gordon down to 15th and is not happy with the changes made on the last pit stop.

Lap 54 -- Carl Edwards up to ninth. David Gilliland up to 10th. Jeff Gordon down to 12th.

Lap 53 -- Mike Bliss is back in the garage.

Lap 50 -- Jeff Gordon continues to fade as Tony Stewart passes him for seventh.

Lap 49 -- Mark Martin passes Jeff Gordon for sixth. David Gilliland up to 12th.

Lap 48 -- Jeff Gordon falling back as he now runs sixth after being passed by Denny Hamlin.

Lap 46 -- Kyle Busch continues his march to the front as he passes Jeff Gordon for third.

Lap 45 -- Kyle Busch passes Jimmie Johnson for fourth.

Lap 42 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. has a great restart and retakes the lead. Jeff Gordon challenging Kasey Kahne for second.

Lap 41 -- GREEN FLAG: Kasey Kahne brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Kasey Kahne
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 40 -- Mike Bliss back on the track scored 11 laps down.

Lap 39 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne wins the race off pit road and takes the lead earning five bonus points. Matt Kenseth on pit road for long stop to repair damage.

Lap 37 -- All of the lead-lap cars hit pit road.
• Kasey Kahne with a track bar and air pressure adjustment
• Jeff Gordon with a chassis adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson with a wedge and air pressure adjustment
• Martin Truex Jr. with no changes and four tires
• Kasey Kahne with a great stop and wins race off pit road

Lap 36 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Sam Hornish Jr. spins bringing out the caution. Matt Kenseth gets the free pass.

Lap 35 -- Matt Kenseth, Scott Speed and Robby Gordon all go a lap down.

Lap 34 -- Brian Vickers passes Kyle Busch for fifth.

Lap 33 -- Matt Kenseth down to 31st after contact with the wall earlier.

Lap 32 -- Elliott Sadler and Erik Darnell go a lap down. Martin Truex Jr. out front by 2.9 seconds.

Lap 31 -- Mike Bliss takes the No. 09 to the garage.

Lap 29 -- Jeff Gordon passes Jimmie Johnson for third. Terry Labonte goes a lap down.

Lap 28 -- Joe Nemechek takes his car to the garage. Clint Bowyer goes a lap down.

Lap 27 -- Casey Mears and John Andretti go a lap down.

Lap 25 -- After catching leader Martin Truex Jr., second-place Kasey Kahne has fallen way back and trails by more than two seconds.

Lap 22 -- Max Papis and Mike Bliss go a lap down.

Lap 21 -- Dave Blaney takes his No. 66 to the garage.

Lap 19 -- Marcos Ambrose has fallen to 22nd. Kevin Harvick up to 17th.

Lap 17 -- Juan Montoya passes Tony Stewart for 11th. Martin Truex Jr. continues to lead.

Lap 15 -- Matt Kenseth bumps the wall and continues. He does have some damage and has fallen to 17th.

Lap 12 -- Kasey Kahne has caught Martin Truex Jr. and is challenging for the lead.

Lap 9 -- Juan Montoya one of the fastest cars on the track as he jumps up to 13th.

Lap 7 -- Juan Montoya is up to 15th after passing Carl Edwards. Michael Waltrip bumps the wall but continues.

Lap 5 -- The high side not working for Kurt Busch very well as Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon pass him for fourth and fifth.

Lap 4 -- Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch are side-by-side for fourth.

Lap 1 -- Martin Truex Jr. gets a great start and leads the first lap. Kurt Busch goes to the high line and jumps to fourth.

7:49 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Martin Truex Jr. gets the field to speed and the Pep Boys Auto 500 is under way.

7:48 p.m. -- Paul Menard is on pit road with the hoop up but gets out before the race goes green.

7:42 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off pit road for three warmup laps.

7:39 p.m. -- Grand marshal Brian Zuckerman gives the command, "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

7:32 p.m. -- Country legend Diamond Rio performs the national anthem.

7:31 p.m. -- Dr. James Dobson delivers the Invocation.

7:23 p.m. -- No cars are going to the rear of the field.

7 p.m. -- NASCAR Countdown is under way on ESPN.

5:48 p.m. ET -- It's a perfect day for racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. It's currently 85 degrees under partly cloudy skies with the temperature expected to fall to the mid-70s as the sun goes down. There is a slight chance for rain, but only 10 percent. Martin Truex Jr. is on the pole for the Pep Boys Auto 500, the 25th race of the season and second-to-last before the Chase. Green is scheduled for 7:48 p.m. ET.