Lap-by-Lap: Loudon

Video Player: Lap-by-Lap of the Sylvania 300

CHECKERED FLAG: Mark Martin wins the first race of the Chase and holds on to the lead in the point standings. Denny Hamlin comes home second and Juan Montoya is third.

Lap 299 -- WHITE FLAG: Mark Martin takes the white flag as A.J. Allmendinger spins at the start/finish line.

Lap 298 -- Mark Martin gets in front of Juan Montoya to keep the lead. Denny Hamlin on the outside challenging for second.

Lap 297 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Mark Martin
2. Juan Montoya
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 294 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: A.J. Allmendinger spins in Turn 2 after contact from Marcos Ambrose but doesn't hit anything.

Lap 292 -- Mark Martin leads by 1.1 seconds. Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch are side-by-side for fourth.

Lap 290 -- Denny Hamlin passes Kurt Busch for third.

Lap 289 -- Juan Montoya passes Kurt Busch for second in Turn 1.

Lap 288 -- Juan Montoya goes three-wide and passes Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson for third.

Lap 287 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Mark Martin
2. Kurt Busch
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Juan Montoya

Lap 283 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Dale Earnhardt Jr. was running in the top 10 when he slammed into the Turn 2 wall after being spun by David Reutimann bringing out the caution. Joey Logano gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 282 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin brings the field to the green on the inside.
1. Mark Martin
2. Kurt Busch
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. David Reutimann

Lap 277 -- Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Brian Vickers, Bobby Labonte and Greg Biffle among the cars to pit.

Lap 276 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Debris in Turn 3 and 4 tightens the field up for the final 20 laps. Matt Kenseth gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 275 -- The top five after green-flag stops:
1. Mark Martin
2. Kurt Busch
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. David Reutimann

Lap 272 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin back out front as Bobby Labonte pits for two tires and fuel.

Lap 271 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte takes the lead when Marcos Ambrose pits.

Lap 270 -- Tony Stewart takes two tires on his pit stop.

Lap 269 -- Kevin Harvick back on pit road with mechanical issues.

Lap 268 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch on pit road giving the lead to Marcos Ambrose.

Lap 267 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards gets the lead after Ryan Newman pits.

Lap 265 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman inherits the lead after Denny Hamlin pits. Kevin Harvick on pit road four four tires and a chassis adjustment

Lap 264 -- Denny Hamlin pits giving up the lead and takes four tires and fuel.

Lap 263 -- Juan Montoya gives up second and pits. Track bar adjustment and four tires for the No. 42. Greg Biffle also on pit road.

Lap 262 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. gives up second and pits. The No. 88 takes four tires.

Lap 259 -- Ninth-place Clint Bowyer pits.

Lap 258 -- Jimmie Johnson gives up second place and pits for the final time. Brian Vickers also on pit road.

Lap 254 -- Third-place Jeff Burton pits. Four tires and fuel for Burton.

Lap 252 -- Casey Mears gives up his top-10 spot to pit.

Lap 250 -- Mark Martin passes Denny Hamlin to get back on the lead lap. Jeff Gordon pits with some big chassis adjustments.

Lap 249 -- David Reutimann on pit road.

Lap 248 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch pits giving the lead to Denny Hamlin. Four tires and a track bar adjustment for Busch.

Lap 246 -- Elliott Sadler gives up his top-10 position to pit. Two tires and fuel for the No. 19.

Lap 243 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin pits giving the lead to Kurt Busch. Martin with no changes and four tires.

Lap 240 -- Denny Hamlin passes Jeff Burton for third.

Lap 238 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Juan Montoya for fifth.

Lap 235 -- Brian Vickers currently runs 22nd. Kevin Harvick is 25th. Bobby Labonte is 23rd.

Lap 231 -- Jimmie Johnson is the fastest car on the track and is closing on Juan Montoya for fifth.

Lap 227 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the move as he challenges Casey Mears for 10th.

Lap 223 -- Unless we get a caution in the next 10-15 laps, Mark Martin will have to give up the lead and make a green-flag stop.

Lap 220 -- With so many different pit strategies taking place, anything can happen in these final 80 laps.

Lap 219 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Elliott Sadler for seventh.

Lap 216 -- Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards side-by-side for 11th.

Lap 212 -- Juan Montoya passes David Reutimann for fifth.

Lap 211 -- Tony Stewart runs 21st after the long pit stop to fix his rear axle cap.

Lap 209 -- Denny Hamlin up to fourth. Juan Montoya up to sixth.

Lap 208 -- Jeff Gordon down to 14th after contact with teammate Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 206 -- Juan Montoya passes Casey Mears for seventh.

Lap 204 -- LEAD CHANGE: After racing side-by-side for three laps, Mark Martin finally passes Kurt Busch for the lead.

Lap 201 -- Kurt Busch and Mark Martin are side-by-side at the line for the lead.

Lap 199 -- Jeff Burton up to third and David Reutimann up to fourth after passing Elliott Sadler.

Lap 197 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Mark Martin
3. Elliott Sadler
4. Jeff Burton
5. David Reutimann

Lap 194 -- LEAD CHANGE: A handful of cars pit including leader Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Juan Montoya. Kurt Busch stays out and leads the race.
• Jimmie Johnson with no changes
• Tony Stewart's crew will try to fix the rear axle cap and make a long stop

Lap 193 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: David Stremme spins after contact with A.J. Allmendinger and hits the Turn 2 wall. Michael Waltrip gets the free pass and is now one lap down.

Lap 190 -- Jimmie Johnson is out front by three seconds. Juan Montoya passes Tony Stewart for third.

Lap 188 -- Juan Montoya passes Jamie McMurray for fourth. Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Tony Stewart for second.

Lap 186 -- Jamie McMurray has caught Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second and third.

Lap 185 -- Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer and Kyle Busch in heated battle for 12th.

Lap 183 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. up to third. Juan Montoya up to fifth.

Lap 181 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Tony Stewart in Turn 1 and takes the lead for the first time today. Sam Hornish Jr. was leaking oil and is back in the garage.

Lap 180 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Ryan Newman
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 179 -- Sam Hornish Jr. back in the race scored 16 laps down.

Lap 177 -- Pit road is open but few take advantage. Casey Mears, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, David Reutimann and Michael Waltrip pit.

Lap 176 -- David Ragan is back in the race scored 12 laps down.

Lap 175 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Jeff Burton spins but avoids contact bringing out the caution. Scott Speed gets the free pass for a second consecutive caution putting him back on the lead lap.

Lap 174 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Ryan Newman
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Bobby Labonte

Lap 173 -- The axle cap is loose on the No. 14 and he could be blackflagged.

Lap 171 -- Pit road is finally open but few pit. Matt Kenseth in seventh the highest-running car to pit. Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Robby Gordon, Paul Menard and Michael Waltrip also pit.

Lap 167 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Big crash on the backstretch brings out the caution. Joey Logano bumped Elliott Sadler sending him around collecting Paul Menard, Michael Waltrip, Robby Gordon and John Andretti.

Lap 166 -- David Ragan and Sam Hornish Jr. go to the garage.

Lap 165 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Ryan Newman
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Bobby Labonte

Lap 164 -- Sam Hornish Jr. with a long stop and goes a lap down.

Lap 162 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart stays out and takes the lead as all but the top-six pit.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with fuel only
• Kurt Busch with fuel only and hits David Ragan on exit
• Juan Montoya with a two-tire stop.

Lap 161 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Erik Darnell spins in Turn 2 to bring out the caution. John Andretti gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 158 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Mark Martin for sixth.

Lap 155 -- Brian Vickers up to 23rd after restarting 30th when his crew dropped a lug nut on the pit stop.

Lap 153 -- LEAD CHANGE: Juan Montoya finally completes the pass in Turn 4 and retakes the lead.

Lap 152 -- Juan Montoya and Denny Hamlin side-by-side the entire lap for the lead.

Lap 150 -- Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart and Mark Martin in a great battle for fourth.

Lap 148 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin completes the pass of Juan Montoya for the lead. Dale Earnhardt Jr. sticking his nose in the battle for the lead.

Lap 147 -- Juan Montoya and Denny Hamlin bump each other in Turn 4 but continue.

Lap 146 -- GREEN FLAG: Juan Montoya brings the field to the green on the inside.
1. Juan Montoya
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kurt Busch
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Mark Martin

Lap 143 -- LEAD CHANGE: Juan Montoya wins the race off pit road and retakes the lead. Brian Vickers has a slow stop and will restart 30th.

Lap 142 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Jimmie Johnson with an air pressure and wedge adjustment
• Kurt Busch with a small air pressure adjustment
• Juan Montoya with a track bar and air pressure adjustment

Lap 141 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Debris on the track brings out the caution. Robby Gordon gets the free pass.

Lap 138 -- Kurt Busch has opened up a 2.4-second lead but green-flag stops are within the next 15 laps.

Lap 131 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Mark Martin for sixth.

Lap 130 -- Jeff Gordon up to ninth, Ryan Newman up to 10th and Brian Vickers up to 11th.

Lap 127 -- John Andretti and Robby Gordon go a lap down.

Lap 125 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch passes Juan Montoya and leads for the first time today.

Lap 124 -- Tough days going for Jamie McMurray (24th), Kevin Harvick (25th), Kyle Busch (26th) and Matt Kenseth (27th).

Lap 122 -- Nice runs going for David Stremme (10th), David Reutimann (15th) and Sam Hornish Jr. (16th).

Lap 117 -- Kurt Busch is now on the bumper of Juan Montoya and is challenging for the lead.

Lap 113 -- Jeff Gordon passes Brian Vickers for 11th.

Lap 110 -- Kurt Busch continues to close the gap on leader Juan Montoya, as the lead has shrunk to 0.7 seconds.

Lap 106 -- Kurt Busch is closing the gap on Juan Montoya.

Lap 101 -- Juan Montoya out front by 1.2 seconds.

Lap 96 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and David Stremme are the only non-Chasers in the top 10.

Lap 95 -- Jeff Gordon passes Martin Truex Jr. for 12th.

Lap 93 -- Kurt Busch up to second after the contact between Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart.

Lap 92 -- Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart get together in Turn 3 sending Stewart a little sideways. He falls to fifth.

Lap 91 -- GREEN FLAG: Juan Montoya brings the field to the green on the inside.
1. Juan Montoya
2. Tony Stewart
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Kurt Busch
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 87 -- The top-17 all stay out. Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle and David Ragan among the handful of cars to pit.

Lap 85 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Debris in Turn 3 brings out the caution. John Andretti gets the free pass.

Lap 83 -- Juan Montoya leads by 1.8 seconds on Tony Stewart.

Lap 79 -- Jeff Gordon passes Mark Martin for seventh.

Lap 77 -- Some great racing back between 15th and 23rd for position involving Sam Hornish Jr., Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick.

Lap 75 -- Juan Montoya, Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin are three-wide on the backstretch for the lead.

Lap 74 -- GREEN FLAG: Juan Montoya brings the field to the green on the outside.
1. Juan Montoya
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Tony Stewart
4. Kurt Busch
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 71 -- Erik Darnell, Reed Sorenson and A.J. Allmendinger are the wave-around cars. Sorenson and Allmendinger return to the lead lap.

Lap 69 -- LEAD CHANGE: Juan Montoya wins the race off pit road and takes the lead. Kasey Kahne is out with an expired engine.

Lap 68 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Jeff Gordon with an air pressure adjustment
• Tony Stewart with an air pressure adjustment
• Kurt Busch with four tires and a track bar adjustment
• Juan Montoya with four tires and minor adjustment

Lap 66 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Kasey Kahne is smoking and it appears his engine has expired bringing out the caution. David Ragan gets the free pass.

Lap 64 -- Erik Darnell is on pit road. Denny Hamlin passes Kurt Busch for fourth.

Lap 63 -- Paul Menard goes a lap down. Tony Stewart leads by 1.8 seconds.

Lap 57 -- Michael Waltrip goes a lap down.

Lap 56 -- Kevin Harvick has fallen to 19th. Bobby Labonte down to 20th.

Lap 53 -- Erik Darnell goes a lap down.

Lap 51 -- Mike Wallace takes his car to the garage. Jeff Gordon passes Denny Hamlin for fourth in Turns 3 and 4.

Lap 50 -- Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson pass David Stremme for sixth and seventh.

Lap 46 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has worked his way up to 15th. Kyle Busch has slipped to 21st.

Lap 44 -- Joe Nemechek takes the No. 87 to the garage.

Lap 43 -- Jeff Gordon has caught the bumper of Denny Hamlin for fourth.

Lap 39 -- Michael McDowell takes the No. 36 to the garage.

Lap 38 -- John Andretti and Scott Speed go a lap down.

Lap 37 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart and Juan Montoya are side-by-side at the line with Stewart out front by a nose.

Lap 35 -- Joe Nemechek and Michael McDowell go a lap down.

Lap 34 -- Third-place Kurt Busch is the fastest car on the track as he closes on Tony Stewart and Juan Montoya.

Lap 33 -- Aric Almirola goes a lap down.

Lap 31 -- Martin Truex Jr. falls to 10th as Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne all pass him.

Lap 29 -- Mike Wallace goes a lap down as Tony Stewart has reached the bumper of leader Juan Montoya.

Lap 27 -- Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson are nose-to-tail for seventh.

Lap 24 -- Dave Blaney takes the No. 66 to the garage.

Lap 22 -- Tony Stewart is closing the gap on Juan Montoya, who now leads by 1.1 seconds.

Lap 20 -- Kurt Busch rockets by Denny Hamlin for third. Mark Martin passes Kyle Busch for 15th.

Lap 17 -- Ryan Newman on the inside of Kyle Busch for 14th.

Lap 15 -- Kurt Busch is on Denny Hamlin's bumper for third. Juan Montoya leads by 2.3 seconds as he is driving away from the field.

Lap 12 -- Greg Biffle has something amiss in his setup as he has fallen to 23rd.

Lap 11 -- Jeff Gordon up to sixth. Carl Edwards passes Bobby Labonte for eighth.

Lap 10 -- Tony Raines has taken his No. 37 to the garage.

Lap 9 -- Tony Raines has slowed on the track. Joey Logano is reporting a tire rub.

Lap 6 -- Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch side-by-side for 11th. Juan Montoya leads by 1.4 seconds.

Lap 5 -- Brian Vickers has worked his way up to 19th from 26th in just five laps.

Lap 3 -- Denny Hamlin passes Tony Stewart for second. David Stremme up to fourth.

Lap 2 -- LEAD CHANGE: Juan Montoya gets back around Tony Stewart in Turn 1 to take the lead.

Lap 1 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart has a great start and holds off Juan Montoya to lead the first lap.

2:16 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Juan Montoya brings the field to the green and the Sylvania 300 is under way.

2:12 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off pit road and onto the track for three warmup laps.

2:08 p.m. -- Grand marshal Tim Lesch gives the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

2:01 p.m. -- Country music star Josh Turner performs the national anthem.

2:00 p.m. -- Bishop Michael Cote delivers the Invocation.

1:48 p.m. -- Tony Raines will move to the rear of the field after an engine change.

1 p.m. -- NASCAR Countdown is under way on ABC.

12:50 p.m. ET -- It's a beautiful day in Loudon, N.H., as the Chase gets started with 300 laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It's currently 67 degrees under sunny, blue skies with temperatures reaching the mid-70s this afternoon. Juan Montoya brings the field to the green at 2:15 p.m. ET.