Jimmie Johnson gets Hendrick Motor Sports first win in 08

Lap-by-Lap

CHECKERED FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gambles on fuel, stays out and wins for the first time this season taking the Subway Fresh Fit 500 giving team owner Rick Hendrick his first victory of 2008!!!

Lap 311 -- WHITE FLAG: Jimmie Johnson takes the white flag and it looks like the fuel gamble will pay off.

Lap 310 -- Chad Knaus is telling Jimmie Johnson to back it way down to save fuel.

Lap 308 -- Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton are the only three cars to not pit for fuel.

Lap 305 -- Clint Bowyer is up to second as he has yet to pit but he is more than 10 seconds behind leader Jimmie Johnson. Kevin Harvick stalled on pit road and lost a ton of time.

Lap 304 -- Kevin Harvick was up to second and ran out of fuel but was able to make it to pit road.

Lap 303 -- Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards give up their top-10 spots for fuel.

Lap 302 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin pits for fuel giving the lead to Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 300 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. gives up fourth to get fuel and two tires.

Lap 299 -- Tony Stewart is on pit road to take gas for the final time.

Lap 298 -- Martin Truex Jr. pits giving up ninth place.

Lap 297 -- Denny Hamlin gives up second to take two tires and fuel.

Lap 295 -- Jimmie Johnson is the fastest car on the track and he has caught the bumper of Denny Hamlin.

Lap 293 -- Mark Martin leads by 0.75 seconds on Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson is only 1.1 seconds behind.

Lap 292 -- Fuel will decide this race as all the leaders will have to stop in these final 20 laps.

Lap 289 -- Carl Edwards is up to sixth after passing Kyle Busch but they are eight to 10 laps from making it to the end on fuel.

Lap 287 -- The No. 8 team says they will be one lap short in regards to fuel.

Lap 284 -- Mark Martin leads by one second and they are trying to save as much fuel as possible.

Lap 277 -- Denny Hamlin passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second. Jimmie Johnson is on Earnhardt Jr.'s bumper for third.

Lap 275 -- Denny Hamlin is battling Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second. Mark Martin leads by 0.7 seconds.

Lap 272 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead putting Junior's old car in front of his new one with 40 laps to go.

Lap 270 -- Nineteen cars are on the lead lap with Bobby Labonte the final car on the lead lap.

Lap 266 -- Due to lap cars, Mark Martin is able to catch Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is battling for the lead. Jimmie Johnson passes Kevin Harvick for fourth.

Lap 261 -- If the race stays green, just about everyone will have to pit one more time for fuel. No word on if any team thinks they can make it the rest of the way.

Lap 254 -- Carl Edwards passes Jeff Gordon for ninth.

Lap 253 -- Jimmie Johnson is back in the top five after passing Kyle Busch.

Lap 245 -- As Kasey Kahne was leaving the track to take his car to the garage he dropped some debris that Mark Martin drove over. No damage is known to the No. 8 yet.

Lap 244 -- Carl Edwards is back in the top 10 after passing Clint Bowyer.

Lap 240 -- Mark Martin is on the bumper of Dale Earnhardt Jr. challenging for the lead.

Lap 234 -- Denny Hamlin passes Mark Martin for second but Martin takes it right back.

Lap 233 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Mark Martin
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 230 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.

· Mark Martin with four tires

· Kevin Harvick with a track bar adjustment

· Jeff Gordon with a chassis adjustment

· Denny Hamlin with a minor adjustment

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with no changes and four tires

Lap 229 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Kasey Kahne blows a tire and hits the wall hard bringing out the caution. Kurt Busch gets the free pass.

Lap 226 -- Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are up to seventh and eighth as they pass Greg Biffle.

Lap 224 -- Twenty-one cars are on the lead lap. Kurt Busch is currently the last car on the lead lap.

Lap 220 -- Jimmie Johnson is up to ninth after restarting 14th.

Lap 217 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin have put three seconds between them and third-place Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 204 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Mark Martin
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 201 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the race off pit road and takes the lead.

Lap 200 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.

· Mark Martin with no changes and four tires

· Kevin Harvick with a chassis and air pressure adjustment

· Jeff Gordon with an air pressure adjustment

· Martin Truex Jr. with an air pressure and track bar adjustment

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with some adjustments and he wins the race off pit road

Lap 199 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: David Ragan spins on the backstraightaway and clips the wall. David Gilliland gets the free pass.

Lap 191 -- Mark Martin now leads by 2.5 seconds. Jeff Gordon up to 10th after being a lap down. Carl Edwards is 12th after being a lap down.

Lap 179 -- Mark Martin has a 1.8-second lead on Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin round out the top five.

Lap 175 -- Jamie McMurray is down to sixth and Kurt Busch has fallen to seventh after not pitting.

Lap 172 -- Bobby Labonte is down a cylinder and currently in the 21st position.

Lap 165 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin brings the field to the green.
1. Mark Martin
2. Jamie McMurray
3. Kurt Busch
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 163 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin stays out and is the new leader. Jamie McMurray and Kurt Busch also stay out.

Lap 162 -- All the leaders hit pit road.

· Kevin Harvick gains three positions on pit road

· Jeff Gordon takes two tires and is up nine spots

• Greg Biffle loses four spots on pit road

Lap 161 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Elliott Sadler was in the top five but lost his motor putting him into the wall. Carl Edwards will get the free pass.

Lap 157 -- Despite spinning when Ryan Newman spilled oil on the track, Jeff Burton stayed on the lead lap and is currently 12th.

Lap 154 -- Martin Truex Jr. is complaining about the carburetor and the team has one on stand-by if they need to change it.

Lap 153 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Greg Biffle
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Elliot Sadler
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 151 -- Kurt Busch and Juan Montoya will restart at the tail end of the longest line for pit violations

Lap 149 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead when Jimmie Johnson hits pit road.

Lap 148 -- The cars that stayed out the last caution are in the pits.

· Jimmie Johnson makes an adjustment and takes four tires

· Kasey Kahne with a track bar and a wedge adjustment

• Mark Martin with four tires and adjustments

Lap 147 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Reed Sorenson blows his left front tire and slams into the wall. Juan Montoya spins in an incident away from Sorenson's crash. Jeff Gordon gets the free pass.

Lap 146 -- Kyle Busch says his fuel gauge is fluctuating.

Lap 144 -- After the red flag, J.J. Yeley, Johnny Sauter and Ryan Newman are in the garage. Jeff Gordon is the first car one-lap down in 21st.

Lap 143 -- Mark Martin gets his nose below Jimmie Johnson but is unable to make the pass for the lead.

Lap 140 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Mark Martin
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Greg Biffle
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 137 -- Pit road is open and most of the cars hit pit road. Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Kasey Kahne among the leaders not pitting.

· Kyle Busch takes four tires

· Tony Stewart with four tires

• Reed Sorenson with a stop and go penalty

Lap 135 -- YELLOW FLAG: The cars are back rolling as the red flag has been lifted. Pit road is currently closed.

Lap 135 -- RED FLAG: The race has been stopped to allow track cleanup.

Lap 134 -- Johnny Sauter has front-end damage and takes his No. 70 car to the garage. Ryan Newman also in the garage.

Lap 133 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Ryan Newman's engine blows spewing oil all over the track, collecting a bunch of cars. Jeff Burton, Johnny Sauter, J.J. Yeley, Reed Sorenson and Matt Kenseth among those seen spinning or crashing. Bobby Labonte will get the free pass.

Lap 130 -- Clint Bowyer says his brakes are vibrating and his team is concerned he is being too hard on them.

Lap 127 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson takes advantage of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s misfortune and retakes the lead.

Lap 126 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. was three-wide with David Gilliland and Dario Franchitti almost running into trouble.

Lap 124 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead.

Lap 121 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Mark Martin
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 117 -- Carl Edwards will start at the tail end of the longest line because his pit crew jumped over the wall too soon.

Lap 116 -- The lead lap cars hit pit road.

· Jimmie Johnson makes a track bar adjustment and takes four tires

· Kasey Kahne with a track bar adjustment

· Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four tires and adjustments

• Denny Hamlin with four tires and adjustments

Lap 115 -- Casey Mears will get the free pass. Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon among those who pitted under green and are a lap down.

Lap 114 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Joe Nemechek hits the wall bringing out the caution. Carl Edwards will be penalized for a pit crew violation.

Lap 111 -- Carl Edwards gives up second to make his pit stop. Edwards will make an adjustment and take four tires.

Lap 110 -- Dario Franchitti, Jamie McMurray and Juan Montoya are on pit road.

Lap 109 -- Green flag stops are under way as David Gilliland hits pit road.

Lap 105 -- Twenty-nine cars are on the lead lap as Brian Vickers and Casey Mears are the latest to go one-lap down.

Lap 103 -- Jeff Gordon is complaining about his right-front spring as he sits in 17th.

Lap 101 -- J.J. Yeley is up to 26th after starting 42nd; Jeff Burton started 39th and is up to 20th.

Lap 94 -- Casey Mears was as high as 21st but has fallen to 29th.

Lap 90 -- Lap traffic has helped Carl Edwards erase the 1.8-second lead Jimmie Johnson had.

Lap 87 -- Regan Smith, Patrick Carpentier and Dave Blaney are now one lap down.

Lap 85 -- Kasey Kahne is complaining of a loose racecar and has fallen to ninth as Mark Martin completes the pass.

Lap 83 -- Matt Kenseth is out of the garage and back on the track.

Lap 79 -- Jimmie Johnson has started lapping cars as Mike Skinner, Sam Hornish Jr., Bill Elliott and Joe Nemechek are all one-lap down. Dave Blaney is the last car on the lead lap.

Lap 74 -- David Ragan is in the top 10 for the first time as he passes Ryan Newman.

Lap 71 -- Denny Hamlin and Greg Biffle move up to sixth and seventh as Ryan Newman continues to fall.

Lap 69 -- Kyle Busch is complaining his car has no grip and says they have a "30th-place car."

Lap 67 -- Ryan Newman is down to sixth as Tony Stewart and Martin Truex Jr. pass him for fourth and fifth.

Lap 65 -- Kurt Busch is up to 24th after starting 40th.

Lap 62 -- Kyle Busch is down to 12th and Elliott Sadler is 14th after both were as high as second.

Lap 58 -- Jimmie Johnson has opened up a 1.3-second lead.

Lap 53 -- Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin and Martin Truex Jr. are battling for seventh.

Lap 51 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to fourth and Carl Edwards passes Ryan Newman for second.

Lap 50 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson completes the pass on Ryan Newman for the lead.

Lap 49 -- Jimmie Johnson is looking low on Ryan Newman for the lead.

Lap 47 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Carl Edwards for second.

Lap 46 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman brings the field to the green.
1. Ryan Newman
2. Carl Edwards
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 43 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman wins the race off pit road and retakes the lead.

Lap 42 -- Almost every car hits pit road.

· Jimmie Johnson with a minor adjustment and four tires

· Jeff Gordon with adjustments and four tires

· Ryan Newman with a track bar and air pressure adjustment

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a great stop and picks up three spots

Lap 41 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Matt Kenseth smacks the wall and has his right-front tire go down.

Lap 39 -- Ryan Newman falls to third as Carl Edwards gets around him for second.

Lap 37 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the top 10 for the first time today.

Lap 34 -- Mark Martin is up to fourth as he passes Kyle Busch. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has climbed to 12th after restarting 28th on Lap 16.

Lap 31 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Ryan Newman for the lead.

Lap 28 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Kyle Busch for second.

Lap 25 -- Jimmie Johnson has caught Kyle Busch and is challenging for second. Mark Martin has caught the top-four cars.

Lap 23 -- Kyle Busch goes to the outside and passes Carl Edwards for second. Jimmie Johnson saw an opening and went low to pass Edwards for third.

Lap 20 -- Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson are side-by-side battling for the lead.

Lap 18 -- Carl Edwards bumps Ryan Newman and takes the lead but Newman takes it back before they get to the line.

Lap 16 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman brings the field to the green.
1. Ryan Newman
2. Carl Edwards
3. Elliott Sadler
4. Kyle Busch
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 11 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Mears, Mike Skinner, Robby Gordon, Patrick Carpentier and Johnny Sauter among the handful of drivers to pit.

Lap 10 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Debris on the track brings out the first caution.

Lap 4 -- Mark Martin falls to sixth as Kyle Busch and Kasey Kahne pass him.

Lap 1 -- Ryan Newman leads the first lap and collects five bonus points.

8:55 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman brings the field to speed and the Subway Fresh Fit 500 is under way.

Carl Edwards gets his 3rd win in 08

CHECKERED FLAG: Carl Edwards wins the Samsung 500 at Texas. Clint Bowyer hits the wall after getting into Denny Hamlin coming to the checkered.

Lap 338 -- WHITE FLAG: Carl Edwards is running away from Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 337 -- Clint Bowyer shoots to the inside and passes three cars to take third.

Lap 337 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards leads the field to the green-white-checkered restart as the top five cars are on old tires.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Kyle Busch
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 332 -- There are 10 lead-lap cars heading for the final restart, five of which have fresh tires and five of which have old tires.

Lap 331 -- Leader Carl Edwards stays out, as do the top five cars:

· Tony Stewart stops for right-side tires

· Mark Martin gets four tires and a spash

· Jeff Burton gets four tires

• Ryan Newman gets two tires

Lap 330 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Martin Truex Jr. blows up and drops to the bottom of the track with four laps to go.

Lap 329 -- Carl Edwards rolls with a 1.404-second lead on Jimmie Johnson. Kyle Busch is third, a distant 7.513 seconds behind Johnson.

Lap 325 -- Carl Edwards leads by 1.729 seconds with 10 laps to go.

Lap 321 -- Tony Stewart on his radio: "It's blowing up." Stewart runs in sixth.

Lap 319 -- Jimmie Johnson is loose while trying to chase down leader Carl Edwards. His car whips around as he exits the corners, but he's chipping at Edwards' lead.

Lap 314 -- Martin Truex Jr.'s car is smoking and he's dropping speed. He's sixth and smoking as his crew thinks he may have dropped a valve spring.

Lap 310 -- Matt Kenseth cracks the top five by passing Martin Truex Jr. for fifth.

Lap 305 -- Jimmie Johnson and leader Carl Edwards continue to swap roles as the fastest driver on the track. Edwards leads Johnson by 1.366 seconds.

Lap 301 -- Jimmie Johnson moves by Kyle Busch after a daring three-wide attempt at the position a lap earlier.

Lap 298 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards gets the race going once more.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Kyle Busch
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 295 -- The leaders hit pit road:

· Kyle Busch gets tires, air in the front and a chassis adjustment

· Clint Bowyer seeks a tight car with air in the tires

· Carl Edwards pits after debating staying out

· Martin Truex Jr. gains four spots with two right tires

• Jimmie Johnson drops a spot to Kyle Busch on pit road

Lap 294 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Debris is on the back straightaway.

Lap 290 -- Kasey Kahne returns to pit road because of a loose wheel.

Lap 288 -- Carl Edwards holds a 8.126-second lead after green-flag pit stops.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Kyle Busch
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Clint Bowyer

Lap 286 -- Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch race side-by-side for second as they split the lapped car of Regan Smith. Johnson takes the position.

Lap 284 -- Carl Edwards maintains the lead after the green-flag stops. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road.

Lap 283 -- Carl Edwards comes in for his stop as the leader. He gets minimal adjustments. Second-place Jimmie Johnson is also on pit road to follow the leader. Clint Bowyer pits as well with no adjustments.

Lap 282 -- Jeff Burton, Tony Stewart and Martin Truex Jr. ar eall on pit road.

Lap 281 -- Kyle Busch is on pit road for his stop. He gets four tires and is struggling with an extremely loose car. He gets multiple adjustments.

Lap 280 -- Kevin Harvick is on pit road to make a stop, which could be his final green-flag stop of the day.

Lap 276 -- David Gilliland hits pit road after brushing the wall. He had just lost a lap to the leader.

Lap 275 -- Carl Edwards is 7.860 seconds ahead of Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 266 -- Leader Carl Edwards puts Dale Earnhardt Jr. a lap down.

Lap 260 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is running 14th and struggling. He has one car between him and leader Jimmie Johnson from going one lap down.

Lap 259 -- David Reutimann pulls his car to the garage.

Lap 256 -- David Reutimann is on pit road for an overheating problem. His crew has the hood up.

Lap 255 -- Greg Biffle heads to the garage with an engine failure. The initial vibration problem was not his lug nut.

Lap 254 -- Carl Edwards is running away, building a 5.754-second lead ahead of Kyle Busch.

Lap 248 -- The unscheduled pit stop drops Greg Biffle to 27th place, two laps down.

Lap 243 -- Greg Biffle makes an unscheduled pit stop for a vibration. He had a loose wheel and was forced to give up 14th position.

Lap 240 -- Jeff Gordon came back out for another round of laps before taking his car behind the wall once again. Gordon is still in 43rd. He has only finished 43rd one other time in his career: at Texas in 1999.

Lap 239 -- Jeremy Mayfield is penalized for leaving his pit box with equipment. He makes a stop-and-go penalty.

Lap 235 -- With 100 laps to go, Carl Edwards leads by 2.171 seconds.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Kyle Busch
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 233 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards takes the lead again after Jimmie Johnson's pit stop.

Lap 232 -- Jimmie Johnson makes his pit stop as the leader and gets small adjustments. Jamie McMurray is also in for his stop.

Lap 231 -- Matt Kenseth pits for a track-bar adjustment and is really loose. Tony Stewart is in for a big change and says his car is "terrible."

Lap 230 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson leads when Carl Edwards makes his stop for adjustments. Clint Bowyer is also in, as is
Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 229 -- Denny Hamlin and David Gilliland make their green-flag pit stops. Hamlin gets a small air-pressure adjustment and other big changes.

Lap 221 -- Jeff Gordon is back on the track to make a few laps. He is in 43rd and 108 laps down. He heads back to the garage since the changes his crew made didn't help the car's conditions.

Lap 219 -- Jimmie Johnson takes second from Kyle Busch, who is still struggling with a loose racecar.

Lap 215 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards catches and passes Kyle Busch for the lead. Busch says he's "setting the table" for later in the race.

Lap 211 -- Carl Edwards is closing in on leader Kyle Busch.

Lap 203 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is battling his racecar. It's free on corner entry but tight in the middle of the turn. He has dropped to 10th.

Lap 200 -- Kyle Busch continues to lead Carl Edwards by 1.079 seconds.

Lap 192 -- All three Joe Gibbs Racing cars are running in the top 10: Kyle Busch (first), Denny Hamlin (third), Tony Stewart (10th).

Lap 187 -- RCR cars Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer keep moving forward and are running eighth and ninth.

Lap 180 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch gets the lead as the lapped car of Juan Montoya slides up the track and pushes Matt Kenseth even higher. Kenseth falls back to fourth before settling in.

Lap 180 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets the race going again.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Carl Edwards
3. Kyle Busch
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 178 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth leads again after winning the race off pit road.

Lap 177 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is credited for leading the lap due to his pit stall position.

Lap 176 -- Leaders head to pit road:

· Matt Kenseth is loose and gets a half-round of wedge

· Kyle Busch gets a track-bar adjustment

· Tony Stewart needs to get his car tighter to turn

· Carl Edwards gains two spots with a good stop

· Jimmie Johnson gets adjustments but loses four spots

• Kevin Harvick gets the free pass

Lap 175 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: J.J. Yeley crashes hard on the backstretch. He came off Turn 2 and got loose. His car went to the bottom of the track and smashed into the inside wall.

Lap 173 -- Matt Kenseth has led 62 laps, one more than Jimmie Johnson for the most in the race so far.

Lap 166 -- There are 22 cars on the lead lap. David Reutimann is running 22nd. Kevin Harvick is 23rd, one lap down.

Lap 157 -- Drivers racing in the top seven positions have led 100 percent of the race. Denny Hamlin, fifth, is the only driver among them not to lead.

Lap 150 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is battling a loose racecar and loses fourth and fifth position. He cuts his blower off on the left-front to try and tighten the car.

Lap 145 -- Tony Stewart is running eighth after starting in 24th.

Lap 137 -- Kyle Busch takes third place from Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 136 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets the race back under way.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kyle Busch
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 134 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth leads again by winning the race off pit road.

Lap 133 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is credited with leading the lap due to Matt Kenseth's pit stall location.

Lap 133 -- Leaders head to pit road:

· Matt Kenseth gets no changes, just four tires

· Kyle Busch gets another air-pressure adjustment

· Tony Stewart seeks more adjustments

· Dale Earnhardt Jr. gains two spots and comes out third

· Carl Edwards loses three positions with a slow stop

• Kurt Busch gets the free pass

Lap 132 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Debris is in Turn 3.

Lap 125 -- John Andretti goes behind the wall with problems.

Lap 122 -- Jeff Gordon's crew is trying to work on his car: "I can't remember the last time we struggled this bad. We're just going to see if we can get back out there and do some testing. We've been way off, and we've got to find it because we can't go through the whole year like this."

Lap 120 -- RCR teammates Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton run 10th and 11th. Their third teammate, Kevin Harvick, is running 25th, one lap down.

Lap 113 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets the race back under way.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Carl Edwards
4. Kyle Busch
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 111 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth is the new leader after winning the race off pit road.

Lap 110 -- Leaders head to pit road:

· Matt Kenseth wins the race off pit road with a fast stop

· Kasey Kahne gains one spot and comes out 10th

· The rest of the top 10 remains the same after stops and adjustments

· Jimmie Johnson gets a track-bar adjustment to tighten the car

· Carl Edwards gets another air-pressure adjustment

· Kyle Busch makes a track-bar adjustment

• Casey Mears gets the free pass

Lap 109 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Jeff Gordon wrecks in Turn 4 and has damage to the rear wing.

Lap 107 -- Matt Kenseth drives below Kyle Busch to take third. Busch is complaining of a loose racecar.

Lap 104 -- Robby Gordon brushes the wall again in Turn 3.

Lap 102 -- Denny Hamlin is running the high line and loses fifth spot to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 97 -- Elliott Sadler is reporting he has an electric problem. He slowed, then picked up speed again after potentially switching to his backup ignition. He is running 32nd.

Lap 96 -- Kurt Busch is struggling today, running 22nd and the first car one lap down.

Lap 90 -- The slow transition onto pit road dropped Dale Earnhardt Jr. to seventh position.

Lap 87 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is the new leader after Martin Truex Jr. makes his stop. Green-flag stops are complete with Johnson leading by 0.555 seconds.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Carl Edwards
3. Kyle Busch
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 85 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. is the leader when Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits for tires and a significant chassis adjustment. Earnhardt was very slow getting onto pit road and lost time because he was among the final cars to pit.

Lap 84 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the leader when Jimmie Johnson pits. Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne are also on pit road.

Lap 83 -- Kyle Busch is in for his stop and gets four tires. He asks for only an air-pressure adjustment. Carl Edwards is also in and gets an air-pressure adjustment.

Lap 82 -- Kevin Harvick is on pit road and battling a tight car. Jeff Gordon pits with a loose car. Both get four tires.

Lap 81 -- Matt Kenseth gives up sixth position to make his stop and requests more front grip. Bobby Labonte is on pit road, too.

Lap 79 -- Denny Hamlin begins green-flag pit stops with an air-pressure adjustment and tires.

Lap 76 -- Martin Truex Jr. is having a strong run. He started 12th and is currently in seventh.

Lap 70 -- Jimmie Johnson puts Jeff Gordon a lap down as second-place Kyle Busch begins to close the gap on Johnson.

Lap 60 -- Jeff Gordon is running 33rd and is one car from being put a lap down by leader and teammate Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 55 -- Kyle Busch moves around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second. Carl Edwards follows for third.

Lap 51 -- Points leader Jeff Burton is on the move. He started 35th and is now running 13th.

Lap 47 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson goes to the outside of Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the backstretch and becomes the new leader.

Lap 43 -- Four of the five Roush Fenway drivers are running in the top 10. Jamie McMurray is running 16th.

Lap 41 -- Greg Biffle moves around Kasey Kahne to take fifth position.

Lap 33 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the race back under way.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Kyle Busch
4. Carl Edwards
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 31 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the new leader after winning the race off pit road.

Lap 30 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards gets credit for leading the lap due to his position on pit road.

Lap 30 -- The leaders head to pit road:

· Kyle Busch gets air-pressure and wedge adjustments

· Carl Edwards gets a minor adjustment and tires

· Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets an adjustment for a loose car and is out first

· Jimmie Johnson's crew works on the track bar

• Michael McDowell gets the free pass

Lap 28 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Michael Waltrip spins in Turn 4. He was running in 23rd position and just lost it after getting too high in the corner. No damage.

Lap 24 -- Jeff Gordon is complaining of his car getting tight when he lifts off the throttle. "We're in trouble," he says to his crew. He runs 33rd.

Lap 21 -- Scott Riggs made an unscheduled pit stop. Meanwhile, a car brushed the wall in Turn 3, perhaps Robby Gordon.

Lap 14 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch goes by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Turn 3 to take the lead. Carl Edwards follows to take second.

Lap 11 -- Kyle Busch moves below Carl Edwards for second, but Edwards battles back on the high side. Busch holds the spot.

Lap 10 -- Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch have caught leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt says his car has no grip.

Lap 7 -- John Andretti makes an unscheduled pit stop for a vibration. It turns out to be a loose wheel.

Lap 3 -- Jeff Gordon has fallen from his 18th starting position to 24th. He has struggled all weekend with his car.

Lap 1 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. pulls ahead and leads the first lap. Carl Edwards is behind him in second.

2:21 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Carl Edwards get the Samsung 500 under way from Texas Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin wins the Goody's Cool Orange 500 on his home track in MARTINSVILLE, VA & gets Toyota's 2 Cup win in 08

Lap-by-Lap MARTINSVILLE

CHECKERED FLAG: Virginia native Denny Hamlin hangs on and keeps Jeff Gordon at bay to win the Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Lap 499 -- Jeff Gordon has cleared the lapped car and is chasing Denny Hamlin.

Lap 497 -- Denny Hamlin continues to lead as the lapped car of Kyle Busch is between him and Jeff Gordon.

Lap 495 -- Michael McDowell pits with a flat tire after the spin.

Lap 493 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson are battling for fifth position. Michael McDowell spins but gets going; no caution. Jeff Gordon moves into second around Jeff Burton.

Lap 486 -- David Reutimann is behind the wall with gear problems. A DNF will likely drop him outside the top 35 in owner points.

Lap 484 -- The lapped traffic has been kind to Denny Hamlin, but rough for second-place Jeff Burton. The distance between the two is larger.

Lap 478 -- Jeff Burton is closing in on leader Denny Hamlin as they battle lapped traffic.

Lap 473 -- Denny Hamlin's lead is .411 seconds ahead of Jeff Burton.

Lap 462 -- Rain continues to drop as the laps wind down. Carl Edwards' team calculates they may be eight laps short of the end on fuel.

Lap 453 -- Drivers are reporting that gear oil is on the track. Officials are checking Ryan Newman's car for possibly leaking fluid.

Lap 450 -- Denny Hamlin continues to set the pace, followed by Jeff Burton.

Lap 436 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon move around Brian Vickers to take fourth and fifth position, respectively.

Lap 427 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin finally makes the low line stick and takes the lead.

Lap 426 -- Jeff Burton and Denny Hamlin fight side-by-side for the lead.

Lap 420 -- Denny Hamlin goes underneath Brian Vickers for second position and now sets his sights on leader Jeff Burton. Carl Edwards follows and passes Vickers for third.

Lap 418 -- Denny Hamlin moves below Carl Edwards to take third place.

Lap 416 -- All four Hendrick cars are lined up in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth.

Lap 411 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Burton gets the race back under way.

Lap 410 -- Jeff Burton and Brian Vickers both say oil is still on the track and do not want to restart. However, there's one lap to go before the green.

Lap 405 -- Travis Kvapil gets the free pass.

Lap 403 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 18: The caution is waved for the fluid Ken Schrader dropped onto the track.

Lap 402 -- Ken Schrader's car is smoking badly and likely has a gear problem.

Lap 396 -- Brian Vickers gets back around Carl Edwards for second.

Lap 395 -- Carl Edwards moves around Brian Vickers to take second while leader Jeff Burton struggles to get around the lapped car of Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 393 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Burton gets the race going again as the top four cars stayed out.

Lap 388 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton takes the lead as the rest of the leaders make pit stops:
· Jeff Gordon gets tires and adjustments
· Denny Hamlin picks up three spots with a fast stop
· Jamie McMurray says this is his final stop for fuel
• Jimmie Johnson gets a chassis adjustment

Lap 386 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 17: Reed Sorenson stopped at the entrance of pit road with a transmission failure.

Lap 379 -- Aric Almirola heads to pit road with a smoking car. Dave Blaney's crew pushes his car to the garage.

Lap 371 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon gets around David Reutimann to take the lead. Jeff Burton follows by to take second.

Lap 368 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Reutimann takes the lead as Dave Blaney can't get going on the restart. Blaney says he could have an ignition problem.

Lap 367 -- GREEN FLAG: Dave Blaney leads the field to green.

Lap 363 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney stays out to lead. David Reutimann and Paul Menard also stay out.

Lap 363 -- Matt Kenseth is held two laps on pit road for aggressive driving.

Lap 362 -- Leaders hit pit road:
· Jeff Burton needs a full tank of fuel
· Jamie McMurray gets a track-bar adjustment
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets adjustments and tires
• Jeff Gordon wins the race off pit road

Lap 361 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 16: Matt Kenseth hits David Gilliland heading into Turn 1, spinning Gilliland into the wall.

Lap 357 -- Robby Gordon is in the garage after breaking a rear gear. Scott Riggs is also in the garage.

Lap 350 -- There are 25 cars on the lead lap, the last one being rookie Michael McDowell in his debut.

Lap 336 -- Jimmie Johnson is now running 10th after his spin. Kyle Busch is back on the track but at a slow pace, 56 laps down in 43rd.

Lap 332 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the race going again.

Lap 330 -- Matt Kenseth is on pit road as his crew tries to repair some of the nose damage.

Lap 329 -- Tony Stewart hits pot road for tires and a few adjustments to gain forward bite. A handful of other lead-lap cars pit: Juan Montoya, Dave Blaney and Elliott Sadler.

Lap 328 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 15: Matt Kenseth spins in Turn 1. He has major damage to the front after being clipped by David Gilliland and making contact with the wall.

Lap 324 -- Elliott Sadler is hanging on to 14th position ahead of Jimmie Johnson. Sadler has had a back injury since Wednesday and it was questioned as to whether he would race.

Lap 319 -- Tony Stewart moves below Jeff Burton to take fourth spot.

Lap 316 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the field to green.

Lap 309 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 14: Michael Waltrip spins in Turn 1 after slowing and getting contact from Aric Almirola heading into the turn. Waltrip's car stops on the curbing and is stuck.

Lap 301 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the race back under way. Jimmie Johnson restarts the race in 21st.

Lap 298 -- Jimmie Johnson is on pit road for tires and adjustment to the chassis. Casey Mears gives up his top-five spot to pit as well due to a fender rub.

Lap 297 -- Kurt Busch is on pit road after jumping the curb to avoid the crash. He has right-front damage to the fender.

Lap 295 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 13: Third-place Jimmie Johnson goes spinning when lapped car Greg Biffle makes contact with Ryan Newman. Newman's car hits Johnson as they enter Turn 1. All cars continue.

Lap 295 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is credited with the lead.

Lap 293 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. runs side-by-side for the lead with Jeff Gordon.

Lap 292 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race back under way.

Lap 287 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 12: Matt Kenseth and Patrick Carpentier spin in Turn 3. Robby Gordon bounced off the inside curb and hit Carpentier, spinning him. Kenseth then spun trying to avoid the crash.

Lap 286 -- Kurt Busch pulls onto pit road with trouble. He is multiple laps down.

Lap 282 -- Points leader Kyle Busch pulls directly behind the wall. His crew pushes the car into its garage stall. He reports to his team he broke the rear gear.

Lap 281 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves below teammate Jimmie Johnson for second place.

Lap 277 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race going again as all four Hendrick cars are in the top five.

Lap 272 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: Travis Kvapil makes contact with Patrick Carpentier, sending Carpentier spinning around. Both cars continue.

Lap 269 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon rebounds from his early damage and takes the lead from teammate Jimmie Johnson. It took 202 laps for Gordon to come from a low of 31st position.

Lap 268 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves below Jeff Burton to take third back as Burton gets pinned on the outside.

Lap 265 -- A slow start by Jimmie Johnson shuffles the running order behind him as Dale Earnhardt Jr. loses third to Jeff Burton in the fight with lapped cars.

Lap 265 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green.

Lap 261 -- Leaders head to pit road:
· Jimmie Johnson gets tires and minor adjustments
· Jeff Burton needs rear grip and gets tires
· Jamie McMurray gets a slight air-pressure adjustment
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets an air-pressure adjustment
• Jeff Gordon gets air pressure in his tires

Lap 260 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Sam Hornish Jr. spins out in Turn 2.

Lap 251 -- The race is official. Weather is still a concern but any sprinkles have let up as Jimmie Johnson continues to lead teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon.

Lap 241 -- Nine laps until halfway and Dale Earnhardt Jr. has moved into second past Jeff Gordon.

Lap 230 -- After the pit stop, Denny Hamlin has gained just one position to 18th in 12 laps since the restart.

Lap 221 -- Rain is coming down at a decent rate, but the racing continues with 30 laps until halfway.

Lap 218 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green. Denny Hamlin will restart 19th after his pit stop.

Lap 214 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin gives up the lead to make a pit stop. Jimmie Johnson inherits the lead.

Lap 213 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Ken Schrader spins coming off Turn 4 with a nudge from Elliott Sadler, and Kurt Busch spins in the aftermath.

Lap 207 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin takes the inside line and scoots by Jimmie Johnson to take the lead for the second time; he led the race's first lap.

Lap 204 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the race back under way.

Lap 198 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Bill Elliott spins out on the back straightaway. Robby Gordon gets the free pass.

Lap 195 -- Denny Hamlin and Jeff Gordon both move around Dale Earnhardt Jr. to take second and third, respectively.

Lap 193 -- Michael Waltrip brushes the wall and heads to pit road.

Lap 189 -- Michael Waltrip has damage on the front after running into Aric Almirola on the restart. Waltrip's car is smoking from a tire rub.

Lap 187 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the race going again.

Lap 183 -- LEAD CHANGE: Due to winning the race off pit road, Jimmie Johnson is the new leader.

Lap 182 -- Leaders hit pit road:
· Jeff Burton gets track-bar and air-pressure adjustments
· Denny Hamlin gets a track-bar adjustment
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets an air-pressure adjustment
· Jimmie Johnson wins the race off pit road with tires and adjustments
• Kyle Busch has to back up after missing the pit road exit

Lap 181 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Debris is on the racetrack: a bumper bar in the corner.

Lap 178 -- The problems for Casey Mears are multiple: a hot brake rotor, debris on the grille and an extremely loose racecar.

Lap 177 -- Jeff Gordon has cracked the top five.

Lap 173 -- Casey Mears has fallen from third to seventh in the last 10 laps.

Lap 161 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves around Jimmie Johnson during the battle through slow traffic.

Lap 160 -- Jeff Burton is running in sixth position, his highest spot of the day, after starting in 24th.

Lap 152 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has caught leader Jimmie Johnson as they battle slow traffic.

Lap 140 -- Jeff Gordon is running 12th after his early-race nose damage. His other Hendrick teammates are running 1-2-3.

Lap 133 -- A light drizzle is coming down on the track, but the cars continue to race without issue.

Lap 130 -- Kyle Busch has recovered from his early spin and is now running sixth. His air conditioning unit is blowing hot air.

Lap 123 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green.

Lap 118 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: David Reutimann and Aric Almirola crash coming off Turn 4. Paul Menard got swiped on the side slightly but continues.

Lap 110 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the race back under way as five cars are caught on pit road when the green flag waves.

Lap 109 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson inherits the lead when Jeremy Mayfield makes his stop.

Lap 107 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeremy Mayfield stays out to lead.

Lap 106 -- Cars are on pit road:
· Jamie McMurray gets a track-bar adjustment
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets an air-pressure adjustment
· Mike Skinner collides with Travis Kvapil on pit road
• Greg Biffle picks up 16 spots with a fast stop

Lap 105 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Sam Hornish Jr. spins J.J. Yeley in Turn 1, and Mike Skinner has nowhere to go but into Hornish's side. All cars continue.

Lap 103 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson dives below Dale Earnhardt Jr. to take the lead as the two battle lapped traffic.

Lap 97 -- Jimmie Johnson moves into second spot behind teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 92 -- Travis Kvapil is running strong. He started 14th and currently runs in ninth.

Lap 83 -- After multiple stops to repair nose damage, Jeff Gordon is now running 29th and moving through the field.

Lap 73 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the race going once again.

Lap 70 -- J.J. Yeley gets the free pass. A handful of cars make pit stops, including Jeff Gordon as he tries to correct the nose damage on his car.

Lap 69 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Reed Sorenson spins around in Turn 2. He has no major damage. Bill Elliott has some front damage from the chain reaction.

Lap 64 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the race under way.

Lap 61 -- Jeff Gordon hits pit road to make repairs to the damage on the nose of his car. Others pit as well.

Lap 57 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Bobby Labonte spins out with a little help from Aric Almirola. Labonte was running third. The entire field was blocked, and some cars received very minor damage in the chain reaction, including Scott Riggs, Jeff Gordon and Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 49 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves by Bobby Labonte to take the lead.

Lap 48 -- GREEN FLAG: Bobby Labonte gets the race going again as the top nine cars stayed out.

Lap 46 -- Matt Kenseth is penalized for pitting outside of his box. He receives a one-lap penalty.

Lap 45 -- LEAD CHANGE: Bobby Labonte stays out to lead.

Lap 44 -- Leaders hit pit road:
· Jimmie Johnson gets an air-pressure adjustment
· Jamie McMurray gets four tires and fuel
· Jeff Gordon is out fast and gets a small adjustment
· Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth make contact as they work out of their stalls
· Kenseth has left-rear damage, with Burton dents on his right-front
• Bill Elliott gets the free pass

Lap 43 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Robby Gordon and Mike Skinner spin out as they come out of Turn 4. The two had been racing side-by-side for a lap and made contact.

Lap 42 -- Ken Schrader is having a strong run and is holding solidly in sixth place.

Lap 34 -- Jimmie Johnson is on the move and has worked his way into fourth position.

Lap 27 -- Michael Waltrip gets out of the groove after slight contact with Kurt Busch and Dave Blaney. He gets back in line.

Lap 24 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race going again.

Lap 22 -- Bill Elliott is penalized for a commitment-cone violation and will go to the tail of the longest line.

Lap 21 -- Kyle Busch hits pit road to check his machine. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is also pitting for four tires and adjustments, along with Aric Almirola and others near the back.

Lap 20 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Kyle Busch spins coming out of Turn 4 after he came down on brother Kurt Busch. Kyle straightens his car and continues without losing a spot, while Kurt is undamaged. J.J. Yeley spins in the aftermath.

Lap 15 -- Aric Almirola finally settles into the 15th position after getting caught on the outside lane and falling back.

Lap 8 -- Aric Almirola gets booted to the high side and Jamie McMurray moves by to take second position. Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin follow.

Lap 4 -- Aric Almirola moves around Denny Hamlin to take the second position and he's on the move. Hamlin drops back to fifth position.

Lap 2 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon noses ahead of Denny Hamlin to get the top spot.

Lap 1 -- Denny Hamlin pulls ahead on the outside to lead the first lap.

2:16 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin get the Goody's Cool Orange 500 under way.