Lap-by-Lap: M'ville

Lap 508 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Denny Hamlin wins in Martinsville for the third time in his career. Joey Logano finishes second and Jeff Gordon comes home third.

Lap 507 -- WHITE FLAG/LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin pushes Ryan Newman out of the way. Matt Kenseth drives into the corner too hard and loses positions giving Denny Hamlin the lead as he gets around Jeff Gordon.

Lap 506 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Ryan Newman
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Joey Logano

Lap 499 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 13: Kyle Busch gets sideways after being involved in three-wide racing with Paul Menard and Marcos Ambrose. Busch hits the wall and will lose his top-10 finish.

Lap 498 -- Denny Hamlin up to fourth after restarting ninth.

Lap 497 -- Ryan Newman jumps to second on the restart.

Lap 496 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Ryan Newman
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Joey Logano

Lap 494 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon gets the lead after Denny Hamlin pits. Hamlin will restart ninth and Kyle Busch will restart 10th.

Lap 493 -- Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch give up the top-two spots and pit for four tires. No one else in the top 10 pits.

Lap 492 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 12: Jeff Burton's tire goes down and he hits the wall bringing out the caution. Sam Hornish Jr. gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 490 -- Jeff Burton is in third and will not pit, trying to keep his tire up long enough to finish the race.

Lap 488 -- With Jeff Burton falling back, Denny Hamlin now has a 2.6-second lead on second-place Kyle Busch.

Lap 486 -- Jeff Burton has a tire going down and he is falling back. The tire went down after contact with Denny Hamlin for the lead.

Lap 485 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Martin Truex Jr. for ninth.

Lap 479 -- Mark Martin slams the wall trying to pass Matt Kenseth and now has a tire down. Jamie McMurray also with a flat tire and both make it to pit road.

Lap 477 -- Jeff Burton gets to the inside of Denny Hamlin but can't complete the pass for the lead.

Lap 473 -- Mark Martin challenging Matt Kenseth for sixth.

Lap 471 -- David Reutimann is on pit road.

Lap 469 -- With 30 to go, Jeff Burton has closed the gap and caught leader Denny Hamlin.

Lap 462 -- Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth the only drivers with top-10s in every race in 2010. Biffle's streak looks like it will come to an end as he runs 18th.

Lap 459 -- Denny Hamlin has a comfortable 0.5-second lead on Jeff Burton.

Lap 453 -- Mark Martin up to seventh as he passes Ryan Newman.

Lap 447 -- Jeff Gordon passes Matt Kenseth for fifth.

Lap 439 -- Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman and Mark Martin in a great battle for seventh.

Lap 435 -- Kyle Busch falls to third as Jeff Burton passes him in Turn 3.

Lap 433 -- Mark Martin on the move as he passes Joey Logano for ninth.

Lap 431 -- Jamie McMurray on pit road.

Lap 429 -- Jamie McMurray gets black flagged due to the rear panel hanging off of his No. 1.

Lap 427 -- Kyle Busch gets around Jeff Burton for second.

Lap 426 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jeff Burton
3. Kyle Busch
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 424 -- Kurt Busch and Travis Kvapil the wave-around cars.

Lap 422 -- The lead lap cars are on pit road.

Lap 421 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: Kevin Conway into the wall in Turn 4 after Marcos Ambrose gets into the back of him bringing out the caution. David Gilliland gets the free pass again and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 419 -- Denny Hamlin passes his former teammate Tony Stewart, putting him two laps down.

Lap 415 -- Kurt Busch is unable to get the lap back and he has fallen back a bit.

Lap 412 -- Kurt Busch all over the back of Denny Hamlin as he looks to get one of his laps back.

Lap 409 -- Mark Martin has worked his way up to 13th after the pit road penalty.

Lap 405 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin gets around Jeff Burton on the backstretch to retake the lead.

Lap 402 -- The spotters are reporting there is a shower to the west of the track.

Lap 400 -- With 100 to go, the No. 24 looks like its getting racy as Jeff Gordon closes on Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman.

Lap 395 -- Jeff Gordon gets around Matt Kenseth for sixth.

Lap 392 -- Kurt Busch now two laps down currently 28th.

Lap 390 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton drives by Denny Hamlin in Turn 4 to take the lead.

Lap 387 -- Kurt Busch gives up his top-10 spot and hits pit road. The team will change two right-side tires.

Lap 382 -- Clint Bowyer up to third. Ryan Newman is fourth. Tony Stewart a lap down in 25th.

Lap 380 -- Kurt Busch is complaining of a vibration as he has fallen to 10th.

Lap 377 -- Jeff Gordon down to eighth with no signs of the falling coming to an end.

Lap 374 -- Jeff Gordon is stuck on the outside and falling back.

Lap 372 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jeff Burton
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 368 -- Juan Montoya, Marcos Ambrose, Elliott Sadler, Mike Bliss and Robby Gordon the wave-around cars.

Lap 367 -- Mark Martin will start at the rear of the field due to moving equipment on pit road.

Lap 366 -- The lead lap cars are on pit road.

Lap 364 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: David Stremme spins heading into Turn 1 bringing out the caution. David Gilliland gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 362 -- Jimmie Johnson challenging Kurt Busch for eighth.

Lap 358 -- LEAD CHANGE: After a multiple-lap battle, Denny Hamlin finally gets around Jeff Burton for the lead.

Lap 349 -- Ryan Newman on the move as he is challenging Kyle Busch for fifth.

Lap 342 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Martin Truex Jr. for ninth.

Lap 340 -- The lead for the two leaders has grown to 2.5 seconds.

Lap 329 -- Jeff Gordon passes Kyle Busch for fourth.

Lap 328 -- Jeff Burton and Denny Hamlin have opened up a 1.1-second lead on the rest of the field.

Lap 324 -- Paul Menard has worked his way up to 16th. Clint Bowyer quietly running a fantastic race in sixth.

Lap 321 -- Jimmie Johnson falls to 10th on the restart as he gets stuck on the outside.

Lap 319 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Burton brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Burton
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Mark Martin
4. Kyle Busch
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 316 -- Tony Stewart on pit road for even more adjustments.

Lap 315 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Marcos Ambrose has a tire go down after the spin and he gets around again. Travis Kvapil gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 313 -- David Ragan clips Marcos Ambrose sending Ambrose around. Ambrose gets it going.

Lap 312 -- Kyle Busch gets around Jimmie Johnson for third.

Lap 310 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Burton brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Burton
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Mark Martin
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 309 -- David Gilliland and Jamie McMurray the wave-around cars. Gilliland returns to the lead lap. Tony Stewart back on pit road.

Lap 307 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton wins the race off pit road and leads.

Lap 306 -- The lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Jimmie Johnson with more adjustments
• Jeff Gordon with a wedge adjustment
• Jeff Burton with four tires and an air pressure adjustment
• Denny Hamlin with four tires and a chassis adjustment

Lap 303 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Elliott Sadler spins in Turn 2 after Mark Martin clips him. Sam Hornish Jr. gets the free pass for the second time.

Lap 301 -- Jamie McMurray back on the track scored five laps down.

Lap 300 -- Regan Smith has a tire go down and he is trying to get to pit road.

Lap 296 -- Joey Logano and Jeff Gordon in a battle for sixth.

Lap 293 -- Jamie McMurray gives up his position on the lead lap and takes his No. 1 to the garage.

Lap 290 -- David Reutimann has recovered from his spin as he has made it up to 15th.

Lap 286 -- Juan Montoya has a tire go down and he is nursing his No. 42 to pit road.

Lap 285 -- Kevin Harvick back in the race scored 98 laps down.

Lap 277 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin passes Jeff Burton in Turn 2 to retake the lead.

Lap 269 -- Brad Keselowski tapped Carl Edwards and got him loose as they battle for 14th. Keselowski apologized saying he hit the curb and lost control.

Lap 267 -- Twenty-seven cars are on the lead lap. Elliott Sadler is the first car one lap down.

Lap 264 -- Jeff Burton out front by 0.7 seconds.

Lap 256 -- Matt Kenseth back in the top 10 in 10th. Kurt Busch currently 12th. Jamie McMurray down to 20th as he and Tony Stewart are getting racy for the position.

Lap 253 -- Jimmie Johnson closes on Denny Hamlin for second. Kyle Busch pressuring Mark Martin for fourth.

Lap 251 -- The race is official with Jeff Burton leading at the halfway mark.

Lap 249 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton edges Denny Hamlin at the line and leads. Brian Vickers has a tire rub.

Lap 246 -- Juan Montoya back in the garage.

Lap 242 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin brings the field to the green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jeff Burton
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Mark Martin

Lap 241 -- Greg Biffle too fast on pit road and will start at rear of field.

Lap 237 -- LEAD CHANGE: Travis Kvapil stays out and leads a lap for five bonus points. David Stremme and Juan Montoya the wave-around cars.

Lap 236 -- The lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Jimmie Johnson with more adjustments
• Jeff Gordon with four tires and adjustments
• Denny Hamlin with a track bar adjustment
• Jeff Burton with an air pressure adjustment

Lap 234 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: The cars can't get to pit road so the caution is out. Sam Hornish Jr. gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 233 -- Regan Smith and Robby Gordon both have flat tires are are stuck against the wall.

Lap 230 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin finally gets around Jeff Burton and leads for the first time today.

Lap 225 -- Juan Montoya is back in the race scored 100 laps down. David Stremme also returns scored 56 laps down.

Lap 223 -- Kevin Harvick is back in the garage. Denny Hamlin has caught leader Jeff Burton.

Lap 218 -- Martin Truex Jr. quietly having a good race, currently running 11th.

Lap 212 -- Denny Hamlin up to second as he passes Mark Martin.

Lap 200 -- Ryan Newman down to fifth as Jimmie Johnson gets around him.

Lap 199 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton back out front as he passes Mark Martin.

Lap 195 -- Denny Hamlin gets around Ryan Newman for third.

Lap 190 -- Kurt Busch in trouble as he is stuck on the outside watching Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch all go by on the inside.

Lap 189 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin gets to the inside of Kurt Busch and retakes the lead.

Lap 188 -- Matt Kenseth up to 14th. Greg Biffle has climbed to 19th after his spin.

Lap 185 -- Tony Stewart in 23rd after multiple stops under the caution. Paul Menard also with multiple stops and he runs 28th.

Lap 183 -- Kyle Busch passes Jeff Gordon for eighth.

Lap 181 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch has a great run on the backstretch and takes the lead. Ryan Newman up to third.

Lap 180 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin brings the field to the green.
1. Mark Martin
2. Kurt Busch
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Ryan Newman
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 174 -- Sam Hornish Jr., Paul Menard and Tony Stewart make pit stops.

Lap 173 -- Bobby Labonte on pit road.

Lap 170 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Elliott Sadler spins after contact with David Stremme in Turn 4. Paul Menard, Regan Smith and A.J. Allmendinger also involved. Allmendinger and Stremme in the garage. David Reutimann gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 168 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin brings the field to the green.
1. Mark Martin
2. Kurt Busch
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Ryan Newman

Lap 165 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin, Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski stay out giving the lead to Martin. Busch very unhappy with the miscommunication from crew chief Steve Addington about the stop.

Lap 164 -- The lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Jimmie Johnson with a small adjustment
• Jeff Gordon with four tires
• Jeff Burton with no changes and four tires
• Ryan Newman with two tires
• Matt Kenseth with two tires

Lap 162 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Greg Biffle spins after contact with Marcos Ambrose bringing out the caution. Travis Kvapil gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 155 -- A couple earlier front runners now find themselves stuck mid-pack as Matt Kenseth is 18th and Tony Stewart is 19th.

Lap 153 -- Denny Hamlin closing in on the top 10 as he runs 11th.

Lap 150 -- Kurt Busch falls to third as Jeff Gordon gets around him.

Lap 149 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton gets around Kurt Busch and leads for the first time today.

Lap 147 -- Mark Martin passes Clint Bowyer for fourth.

Lap 143 -- Brian Vickers has dropped to 16th after contact with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a battle for eighth. Kevin Harvick back on the track scored 34 laps down.

Lap 140 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch gets on the inside of Jeff Gordon and passes him for the lead. Jeff Burton also gets around the No. 24 for second.

Lap 138 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch are side-by-side for ninth.

Lap 134 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Jeff Burton
4. Mark Martin
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 132 -- Travis Kvapil the only wave-around car and he will return to the lead lap.

Lap 130 -- The lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Jimmie Johnson with four tires
• Jeff Gordon with four tires
• Jeff Burton with four tires and no changes
• Kurt Busch with four tires and an air pressure adjustment

Lap 129 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Robby Gordon blows a tire in Turn 3 and hits the wall bringing out the caution. David Gilliland gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 125 -- Juan Montoya slams the wall and has major damage to the right front of his car. Montoya takes the No. 42 to the garage.

Lap 122 -- After pit problems, Denny Hamlin has slowly worked his way up to 16th.

Lap 120 -- Kyle Busch passes Joey Logano for 12th.

Lap 118 -- Regan Smith goes a lap down.

Lap 113 -- Ryan Newman on the move as he has worked his way up to 13th.

Lap 112 -- Mark Martin and Carl Edwards side-by-side for fifth.

Lap 110 -- Carl Edwards has quietly worked his way up to fifth.

Lap 105 -- Kevin Harvick takes his No. 29 to the garage as he has something amiss on his car. It is a brake problem.

Lap 104 -- Sam Hornish Jr. and Marcos Ambrose get together but both continue.

Lap 102 -- Tony Stewart is very unhappy with his car complaining it is too tight.

Lap 100 -- Look out for the No. 42 as Juan Montoya is up to 13th.

Lap 98 -- Kevin Harvick gets to the inside of Kurt Busch and passes him for second.

Lap 94 -- Jeff Gordon has opened up a 1.3-second lead.

Lap 92 -- Jimmie Johnson in fourth and running some fast laps.

Lap 90 -- Juan Montoya a man on the move as he passes Ryan Newman for 17th.

Lap 89 -- Paul Menard and Juan Montoya in a battle for 18th.

Lap 84 -- Jeff Gordon has jumped out front. He is being warned by NASCAR to keep a constant speed on the restarts.

Lap 83 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon's nose out front to reclaim the lead.

Lap 82 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch edges Jeff Gordon at the line to lead the lap.

Lap 81 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 78 -- Joe Nemechek is back in the race scored 36 laps down.

Lap 76 -- Matt Kenseth is on pit road with a horrible-handling car. Mike Bliss and Brad Keselowski also on pit road.

Lap 75 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: David Reutimann spins in Turn 1 and he is stuck in the grass. Scott Speed gets the free pass and gets one of his laps back.

Lap 73 -- Max Papis is back in the garage. Scott Speed the only car on the track off the lead lap as he is scored 12 laps down.

Lap 70 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 65 -- Tony Stewart in seventh the highest-running car to pit. Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Robby Gordon and Brad Keselowski among the cars to pit.

1. Lap 63 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: David Stremme spins in Turn 4 bringing out the caution. Max Papis gets the free pass and will be 11 laps down.

Lap 59 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon passes Kevin Harvick and leads for the first time. Kurt Busch also gets around Harvick for second.

Lap 57 -- Matt Kenseth has plummeted to 12th as he is stuck in the outside groove.

Lap 56 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Tony Stewart for fifth.

Lap 53 -- Jeff Gordon passes Kurt Busch for second.

Lap 51 -- Scott Speed has big damage on the front of his Toyota and is smoking. He is able to get to pit road.

Lap 50 -- Jamie McMurray jumps to fourth on the restart.

Lap 49 -- GREEN FLAG: Kevin Harvick brings the field to the green.
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Kurt Busch
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 47 -- Kevin Conway and Travis Kvapil are the wave-around cars.

Lap 46 -- Max Papis is back on the track scored 12 laps down.

Lap 45 -- Aric Almirola takes the No. 09 to the garage.

Lap 44 -- The lead lap cars are on pit road.
• Jimmie Johnson with a small adjustment and four tires
• Jeff Gordon with four tires
• Tony Stewart with a track bar adjustment
• Kevin Harvick with four tires and an air pressure adjustment
• Denny Hamlin has a problem in the pits and he loses numerous positions

Lap 42 -- This will be the competition yellow.

Lap 41 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Caution is out after Joe Nemechek has a tire go down and he hits the wall. David Stremme gets the free pass and will return to the lead lap.

Lap 39 -- Kurt Busch passes Tony Stewart for second. Busch behind Kevin Harvick by 1.9 seconds.

Lap 38 -- David Stremme goes a lap down.

Lap 36 -- Joe Nemechek and Travis Kvapil both go a lap down.

Lap 33 -- Max Papis takes the No. 13 to the garage.

Lap 32 -- Jimmie Johnson has dropped to eighth and Denny Hamlin is challenging for the position.

Lap 31 -- Max Papis goes a lap down.

Lap 28 -- Denny Hamlin has climbed from 19th to ninth.

Lap 26 -- Dave Blaney takes his No. 66 to the garage.

Lap 23 -- It took 23 laps for Kevin Harvick to catch the tail end of the field as he puts Dave Blaney and Kevin Conway a lap down.

Lap 20 -- Michael McDowell takes his No. 55 to the garage.

Lap 16 -- Matt Kenseth falls to third as Kurt Busch gets around him.

Lap 13 -- Tony Stewart on the move as he passes Matt Kenseth for second.

Lap 11 -- Kyle Busch is struggling with the handling of his car and he has dropped to 25th.

Lap 8 -- Greg Biffle has dropped from fifth to 11th after getting stuck on the outside.

Lap 7 -- Kevin Harvick has opened up a 1.6-second lead.

Lap 3 -- Kurt Busch is challenging Jimmie Johnson for third on the outside.

Lap 1 -- Kevin Harvick gets a great jump on the inside and leads the first lap.

12:16 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Kevin Harvick brings the field to the green and the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 is under way.

12:14 p.m. -- Sam Hornish Jr. is sick and Aric Almirola is on stand-by to take control of the No. 77 if Almirola doesn't finish the race in his No. 09.

12:12 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off pit road and on to the track for four warm-up laps.

12:08 p.m. -- Henry County administrator Benny Summerlin gives the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

12:07 p.m. -- There will be a competition caution at Lap 50. Crews can not refuel the cars until the competition caution comes out.

12:02 p.m. -- The Martinsville High School Jazz Band performs the national anthem.

12:01 p.m. -- Joey McNeil from Fort Trail Baptist Church delivers the Invocation.

Noon -- FOX's pre-race coverage is under way.

11 a.m. ET -- Showers went through Martinsville early this morning, but the rain looks like it is gone -- for now. Currently it's 55 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Showers are in the forecast, but not until the evening hours. Green for Monday's running of the Cup race is scheduled for 12:14 p.m. ET. FOX begins its coverage at noon ET.

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2:23 p.m. -- The jet dryers are being turned off and called back to the garage and the race has been postponed until Monday at noon ET. The weather should cooperate on Monday. The forecast calls for partly sunny skies and temperatures in the low-60s. Rain is in the forecast, but not scheduled to come until after 5 p.m. FOX will have TV coverage of the race.

1:39 p.m. -- Track drying efforts continue and NASCAR officials look to have Martinsville Speedway ready to race at 2:45 p.m. ET. The radar doesn't look promising, though, as a big rain cell is approaching from the west.

1:13 p.m. -- The drizzle has slowed and the jet dryers are back to drying the track.

1:05 p.m. -- There is steady drizzle falling at the track right now.

1:01 p.m. -- The Virginia Military Institute Glee Club performs the national anthem.

1:00 p.m. -- Roger Marsh of Raceway Ministries delivers the Invocation.

12:59 p.m. -- The track dryers are on the track and the green flag has been pushed back to allow more time for the dryers to work.

Noon -- FOX's pre-race coverage of the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 is under way.

11:55 a.m. -- Robby Gordon will take his No. 7 to the rear of the field with an engine change.

11:50 a.m. ET -- The weather doesn't look like it wants to cooperate with the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. There is a 50 to 70 percent chance of rain all day and evening in Southern Virginia. Green for the race is set for 1:13 p.m. ET with Saturday's Truck winner Kevin Harvick on the pole.