The Rundown: Texas

7. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Gordon gambled by taking two tires late in the race and held on to post his fourth top-10 of the season. He now ranks 13th in the points. | Gordon, Dale Jr. and Harvick talk about finishes

8. Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Kahne, the fourth-fastest qualifier, opted not to pit after the Lap 260 caution flag and briefly ran second before settling into the top 10.

9. Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Chevrolet, Furniture Row Racing. Truex, who had better success on longer green-flag runs, held on to achieve his seventh straight top-10 result.

10. Carl Edwards, No. 19 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. While Edwards had at least a million reasons motivating him Saturday night, his first 10th-place finish of the season boosted him to 14th in the points.

11. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. A pre-race burrito snafu and an early pit road violation barely affected Hamlin, who came close to recording his fourth top-10 of the season.

12. Ryan Newman, No. 31 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Despite qualifying seventh, Newman changed engines before the race and had to climb from the rear of the field.

13. David Ragan, No. 18 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Ragan capitalized on his team’s speed and balance to overcome a 30th-place starting spot.

14. Kurt Busch, No. 41 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Handling was a persistent issue for the pole winner, who led 45 laps in Saturday’s contest.

15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17, Roush Fenway Racing. Two pit road penalties were a distant memory for Stenhouse after he recorded his third top-15 finish of the season.

16. Danica Patrick, No. 10 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Patrick continued her strong 2015 run by posting her best Texas result.

17. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing. Biffle ran into the back of Justin Allgaier after Allgaier’s car got loose and slipped up the track early on Saturday night.

18. Trevor Bayne, No. 6 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. Pit road was a dicey place for Bayne, whose first mishap was contact with another competitor entering and his second was driving through too many pit boxes.

19. Aric Almirola, No. 43 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. Almirola was hit from behind by Trevor Bayne while both drivers were entering pit road for Lap 220 green-flag stops. Still, Almirola remains ninth in the points.

20. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Late in the race, Dillon reported a vibration that his team addressed during the final caution period.

21. AJ Allmendinger, No. 47 Chevrolet, JTG Daugherty Racing. Allmendinger brushed the wall in Turn 3 and shed some debris, which prompted the seventh caution flag of the night.

22. Clint Bowyer, No. 15, Michael Waltrip Racing. Bowyer saved his car after early contact with a competitor, but later had to make an unscheduled pit stop for a loose left-rear wheel on Lap 84.

23. Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Spinning in Turn 4 and bringing out the fourth caution of the night didn’t hinder Kenseth much. Overshooting his pit stall during his final stop, however, was another matter.

24. Tony Stewart, No. 14 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Long green-flag runs were better for Stewart, who made up some ground by short-pitting just prior to the Lap 228 caution.

25. Kyle Larson, No. 42 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing. Larson improved to run third after opting for two tires late in the race, but his momentum was stalled due to a pit road violation.

26. Sam Hornish Jr., No. 9 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. A Lap 260 caution flag gave Hornish the opportunity to return to the lead lap as the Lucky Dog.

27. Casey Mears, No. 13 Chevrolet, Germain Racing. Mears now has finished every race he’s begun at Texas – a rarity at the raucous Fort Worth track. Mears is now 22 of 22.

28. David Gilliland, No. 38 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Gilliland called his car unpredictable and struggled to find the right combination as the 1.5-mile oval transitioned into night-time racing.

29. Brett Moffitt, No. 55 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing. With 13 laps left on Saturday, the highest-qualifying rookie reported a tire issue and had to hit pit road.

30. Chris Buescher, No. 34 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Buescher worked with his team to find balance through the corners of Texas’ 1.5-mile speedway.

31. Michael McDowell, No. 95 Ford, Leavine Family Racing. A late-race gamble not to pit under caution put McDowell back on the lead lap for a limited time.

32. Landon Cassill, No. 40 Chevrolet, Hillman Smith Motorsports. Cassill appeared to sustain a flat tire and slid up the track just past the halfway point on Saturday.

33. Alex Bowman, No. 7 Chevrolet, Tommy Baldwin Racing. Bowman pitted off schedule in the closing laps due to a shredding right-front tire.

34. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 83 Toyota, BK Racing. DiBenedetto, making his first Cup appearance on a 1.5-mile oval, struggled to make up laps lost early after starting 42nd.

35. Cole Whitt, No. 35 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Whitt frequently opted for the wave-around as his team worked to alleviate a persistent loose-handling condition.

36. Mike Bliss, No. 32 Ford, Go FAS Racing. Running a Texas Tech paint scheme, Bliss recorded his best result in the spring Texas race since finishing 22nd in 2005.

37. Alex Kennedy, No. 33 Chevrolet, Circle Sport. The rookie triggered the first caution flag after spinning in Turn 4 on Lap 32.

38. Josh Wise, No. 98 Ford, Phil Parsons Racing. Wise was sidelined briefly while his team replaced the fuel pump and then had to troubleshoot a subsequent lack of fuel pressure.

39. Justin Allgaier, No. 51 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Allgaier made hard contact with the wall on Lap 260 and trailed fluid on his way to the garage between the pit stalls of Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson.

40. Michael Annett, No. 46 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Annett was running 31st when he blew the right-front tire and made hard contact with the wall to bring out the fifth caution. | Teammates Allgaier, Annett hit the wall at Texas

41. Paul Menard, No. 27 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Menard led a lap prior to his green-flag stop on Lap 212, when he encountered a mechanical issue (broken water line).

42. Ryan Blaney, No. 21 Ford, Wood Brothers Racing. Blaney lined up 13th and attempted to nurse a sputtering engine until the caution flag was waved on Lap 32.

43. J.J. Yeley, No. 23 Toyota, BK Racing. Yeley rolled off the grid 41st and sustained an engine issue within the first 15 laps.

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