Lap-by-Lap: Martinsville

CHECKERED FLAG: Jimmie Johnson wins his third consecutive fall race at Martinsville and fifth overall as he leads the most laps to win the Tums QuikPak 500.

Lap 503 -- WHITE FLAG: Jimmie Johnson has a great start and pulls away from the field.

Lap 502 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green for the green-white-checkered finish.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Carl Edwards
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 498 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 12: Matt Kenseth bumps David Ragan and Ragan goes around bringing out the caution. With less than 10 laps to go no free pass is given.

Lap 493 -- Jimmie Johnson has a great restart and puts some distance between him and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 492 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Carl Edwards
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 487 -- Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers and Clint Bowyer the only lead lap cars to pit.

Lap 485 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: David Gilliland hard into the wall after contact with David Reutimann bringing out the caution. Greg Biffle will get the free pass and will return to the lead lap.

Lap 478 -- Jeff Gordon passes Matt Kenseth for fourth. Jimmie Johnson leads by 1.2 seconds.

Lap 471 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Matt Kenseth for second.

Lap 470 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson gets around Matt Kenseth on the frontstretch to take the lead with 30 to go.

Lap 468 -- Bobby Labonte is back on the track.

Lap 467 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Carl Edwards
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 463 -- Jeff Burton is being held a lap for pitting outside his pit box. Burton is now a lap down. Martin Truex Jr. was too fast exiting pit road and will start at the tail end of the longest line.

Lap 462 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth is the only lead lap car to stay out and he leads.

Lap 461 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four tires and fuel
• Denny Hamlin with four tires and fuel
• Carl Edwards with four tires and fuel
• Jimmie Johnson with four tires and fuel
• Jeff Burton has some issues on pit road

Lap 457 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Reed Sorenson spins in Turn 1 and hits the wall. There will be no free pass given as Reed Sorenson would have been the free pass.

Lap 455 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has caught Jimmie Johnson and is now about a car length back.

Lap 453 -- Denny Hamlin passes Jeff Gordon for fourth. Tony Stewart back on pit road as his right front tire has blown for a second time today.

Lap 450 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is now behind Jimmie Johnson by 1.6 seconds.

Lap 448 -- Jimmie Johnson is now reporting oil on the track and on his windshield.

Lap 444 -- Jimmie Johnson puts Reed Sorenson a lap down. Greg Biffle says someone is leaking oil.

Lap 440 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has reduced Jimmie Johnson's lead to a second.

Lap 437 -- Bobby Labonte has taken his No. 43 Dodge to the garage. Kyle Busch has another right front tire go down and he is on pit road.

Lap 433 -- Jeff Burton and Martin Truex Jr. have a great battle going for 10th.

Lap 427 -- Fifteen cars are on the lead lap. A.J. Allmendinger is currently 15th.

Lap 419 -- Jimmie Johnson's lead on Dale Earnhardt Jr. has shrunk a second in just five laps.

Lap 414 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally passes Carl Edwards and takes the second spot.

Lap 411 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. putting pressure on Carl Edwards for second.

Lap 403 -- The top-three of Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have opened up a three-second lead on fourth-place Jeff Gordon.

Lap 400 -- Jeff Gordon up to fourth after passing Denny Hamlin and Brian Vickers.

Lap 398 -- Jamie McMurray takes his No. 26 Ford to the garage and loses his fourth-place spot as something has broke on the car.

Lap 388 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Carl Edwards
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Brian Vickers

Lap 382 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Brian Vickers with no changes and four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with no changes and four tires
• Carl Edwards with no changes and four tires
• Jimmie Johnson with a track bar adjustment and four tires

Lap 380 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: The caution comes out due to Kurt Busch. A.J. Allmendinger gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 379 -- Kurt Busch for a third time today has his right front tire go down and he is trying to get to pit road.

Lap 375 -- Denny Hamlin passes Jeff Gordon for sixth.

Lap 373 -- Tony Stewart is currently 26th, two laps down after his pit stop.

Lap 369 -- Green flag stops should begin within the next 15-20 laps.

Lap 364 -- Brian Vickers up to fourth as he passes Jamie McMurray.

Lap 361 -- Tony Stewart has his right front tire go down but is able to stay out of trouble and the race stays green. Four tire stop for Stewart.

Lap 357 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is putting pressure on Carl Edwards for second.

Lap 350 -- Brian Vickers passes Jeff Gordon for fifth.

Lap 346 -- Jimmie Johnson has some right front damage after contact with Bill Elliott. Kyle Busch has a right front tire go flat and he is on pit road.

Lap 345 -- Brian Vickers is up to sixth; Jeff Gordon has fallen to fifth.

Lap 340 -- Nineteen cars are on the lead lap as Jimmie Johnson puts Michael Waltrip a lap down in 20th.

Lap 337 -- Jeff Burton is currently running 15th; Matt Kenseth is 16th and Greg Biffle is 24th, one lap down.

Lap 327 -- Carl Edwards gets to the inside of Jeff Gordon and passes him for second. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets around Gordon as well for third.

Lap 323 -- Scott Riggs goes a lap down as Jimmie Johnson gets around him.

Lap 321 -- Jimmie Johnson puts Dave Blaney a lap down meaning Greg Biffle is no longer in the free pass position.

Lap 319 -- Kurt Busch has a right front tire go down but the race stays green as Busch gets to pitroad without incident.

Lap 314 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is challenging Carl Edwards for third.

Lap 310 -- Carl Edwards has caught the bumper of second-place Jeff Gordon as Jimmie Johnson and Gordon have run into the tail-end of the field.

Lap 303 -- Martin Truex Jr. goes too hard into Turn 3 and drifts up toward the wall but doesn't hit it.

Lap 301 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Jamie McMurray for fourth.

Lap 298 -- David Reutimann has a right front tire go flat and he is on pit road to get two tires and fuel.

Lap 291 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is back out front as he passes Jeff Gordon in Turn 2.

Lap 288 -- Brian Vickers is up to ninth, the best he has been all day.

Lap 280 -- Twenty-six cars are on the lead lap with Greg Biffle the first car one lap down.

Lap 272 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon passes Jimmie Johnson on the inside for the lead.

Lap 270 -- Jamie McMurray passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for fourth.

Lap 269 -- Greg Biffle passes Aric Almirola and is now the first car a lap down.

Lap 267 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Carl Edwards
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Jamie McMurray

Lap 261 -- LEAD CHANGE: Scott Riggs pits giving the lead to Jimmie Johnson, who won the race off pit road.

Lap 260 -- LEAD CHANGE: Scott Riggs stays out to lead a lap. Ryan Newman too fast exiting pit road and Juan Montoya was too fast entering pit road.

Lap 259 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Jeff Gordon with a wedge adjustment and four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a chassis adjustment and four tires
• Carl Edwards with an air pressure and track bar adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson with a wedge adjustment and four tires

Lap 256 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Tony Raines has a tire blow and Bobby Labonte spins after contact with A.J. Allmendinger. David Gilliland gets the free pass and back on the lead lap.

Lap 254 -- After his stop, Greg Biffle is the sixth car a lap down. Jeff Gordon still out front.

Lap 246 -- Greg Biffle hits pit road for two tires and fuel as his strategy to stay out may have backfired as Biffle goes a lap down.

Lap 244 -- If the race stays caution free, Greg Biffle will have to pit very soon under green.

Lap 242 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon passes Jimmie Johnson and takes the lead.

Lap 237 -- Lap traffic has allowed Jeff Gordon and Jamie McMurray to close the gap on Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 235 -- Jimmie Johnson has caught the tail end of the field as Chad McCumbee goes a lap down.

Lap 225 -- The top five all have about one second of space between each of them with Jimmie Johnson still out front.

Lap 218 -- Jimmie Johnson has opened up a one-second lead on Jeff Gordon.

Lap 211 -- Juan Montoya is saying he is running out of brakes and that could be a problem later on.

Lap 208 -- Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin racing hard for the seventh spot.

Lap 202 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jamie McMurray
4. Carl Edwards
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 198 -- Sam Hornish Jr. is back on the track and scored 25 laps down.

Lap 197 -- A handful of cars pit, no one in the top 15.

Lap 196 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Elliott Sadler spins after contact with Aric Almirola sending the No. 19 into the wall. Matt Kenseth gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 192 -- Quietly David Reutimann is having a great day as he currently runs eighth.

Lap 186 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. up to sixth as he passes Tony Stewart.

Lap 181 -- Greg Biffle continues to fall back on the older tires as Carl Edwards passes him for fourth.

Lap 178 -- Jamie McMurray passes Greg Biffle for third.

Lap 177 -- Sam Hornish Jr. takes his car to the garage.

Lap 174 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Greg Biffle for the lead and Jeff Gordon follows for second. Robby Gordon takes his car to the garage.

Lap 173 -- Jimmie Johnson is making his move for the lead.

Lap 169 -- GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle brings the field to the green.
1. Greg Biffle
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 165 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle stays out and takes the lead.

Lap 163 -- All the lead-lap cars hit pit road.
• Jamie McMurray with air pressure and four ties
• Tony Stewart with air pressure and four tires
• Jimmie Johnson with a wedge and track bar adjustment

Lap 162 -- Kyle Busch is being held two laps for intentionally bringing out the caution by stopping on the track when he could have continued.

Lap 161 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Kyle Busch hits the wall as does Sam Hornish Jr. and Tony Raines. All three of them look like they have right front tires blown. Chad McCumbee gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 155 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has worked his way up to seventh. Jeff Gordon is up to fourth.

Lap 154 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray moves up the track and gives Jimmie Johnson the lead.

Lap 150 -- Jimmie Johnson has caught Jamie McMurray and is challenging for the lead.

Lap 145 -- Jimmie Johnson has cut .5 seconds off of Jamie McMurray's lead in six laps.

Lap 139 -- Regan Smith is back in the race and scored 48 laps down.

Lap 137 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Clint Bowyer for second.

Lap 135 -- Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon also on the move as they are up to sixth and seventh, respectively.

Lap 133 -- Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin have worked their way into the top five.

Lap 131 -- Bobby Labonte continues to fall back as he is now 11th.

Lap 127 -- Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin pass Bobby Labonte for fifth and sixth.

Lap 125 -- Joe Nemechek is out of the race after his contact with Matt Kenseth. Kenseth is scored one lap down.

Lap 124 -- Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson are side-by-side battling for seventh.

Lap 122 -- Clint Bowyer and David Gilliland pass Bobby Labonte for second and third.

Lap 121 -- GREEN FLAG: Jamie McMurray brings the field to the green.
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Bobby Labonte
3. Clint Bowyer
4. David Gilliland
5. Ken Schrader

Lap 118 -- Matt Kenseth is back on pit road and is one lap down.

Lap 117 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray stays out and takes the lead. In all, six cars stay out while everyone else pits. Mike Bliss gets the free pass again and is now scored three laps down.

Lap 115 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Aric Almirola with an air pressure adjustment and four tires
• Jimmie Johnson with four tires and spring rubbers pulled
• Tony Stewart with two tires
• Denny Hamlin with two tires

Lap 114 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Matt Kenseth and Joe Nemechek get together bringing out the caution.

Lap 111 -- Jimmie Johnson is closing on leader Aric Almirola.

Lap 108 -- Carl Edwards passes Ryan Newman for third. Jeff Gordon follows suit and moves up to fourth.

Lap 105 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. loses two spots as Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon pass him for fourth and fifth.

Lap 100 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Ryan Newman for second.

Lap 98 -- Kyle Busch is complaining of a brake issue and he isn't happy with his car.

Lap 97 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for third. Regan Smith takes his car to the garage.

Lap 95 -- Aric Almirola has been warned about his restarts.

Lap 93 -- GREEN FLAG: Aric Almirola brings the field to the green.
1. Aric Almirola
2. Ryan Newman
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Casey Mears

Lap 89 -- Kurt Busch is back on the track and scored 24 laps down.

Lap 88 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Regan Smith goes too hard into the Turn 2 corner and spins. Mike Bliss gets the free pass and will move to four laps down.

Lap 87 -- GREEN FLAG: Aric Almirola brings the field to the green.
1. Aric Almirola
2. Ryan Newman
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Casey Mears

Lap 83 -- Jamie McMurray, Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth among the handful of cars to pit.

Lap 81 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Dale Earnhardt Jr. bumped Jamie McMurray and the No. 26 spun but avoided contact with the wall and the other cars. Travis Kvapil gets the free pass.

Lap 80 -- Jimmie Johnson is up to sixth; Carl Edwards is up to eighth.

Lap 79 -- Jamie McMurray and Ryan Newman are side-by-side for second.

Lap 77 -- Kasey Kahne is back in the race and scored 15 laps down.

Lap 75 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to fifth. Aric Almirola leads by 1.2 seconds.

Lap 68 -- Kurt Busch is in the garage with brake issues.

Lap 67 -- GREEN FLAG: Aric Almirola brings the field to the green.
1. Aric Almirola
2. Ryan Newman
3. Jamie McMurray
4. Casey Mears
5. Michael Waltrip

Lap 66 -- The top 12 cars stayed out. Jimmie Johnson won the race off pit road and will restart 13th.

Lap 65 -- Kurt Busch is still on pit road and has gone a lap down.

Lap 64 -- LEAD CHANGE: Aric Almirola stays out and leads.

Lap 63 -- Most of the field hits pit road.
• Jeff Gordon with a track bar adjustment and four tires
• Kevin Harvick with an air pressure adjustment and four tires
• Tony Stewart with a wedge adjustment and four tires
• Greg Biffle with two tires
• Jimmie Johnson with four tires and a wedge adjustment

Lap 60 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Kasey Kahne is stopped on the track and can't get his No. 9 restarted bringing out the caution. No free pass is given.

Lap 59 -- Kasey Kahne has slowed on the track and it looks like he has no power.

Lap 55 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Jeff Gordon for the lead. Carl Edwards is closing on both as he runs in third.

Lap 54 -- Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson are side-by-side for the lead.

Lap 50 -- Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have opened up a three-second lead on the rest of the field.

Lap 47 -- Jeff Burton continues to fall back as Greg Biffle passes Burton for sixth.

Lap 46 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to 37th after restarting 41st.

Lap 43 -- Tony Stewart passes Jeff Burton for fifth.

Lap 41 -- Carl Edwards and Jeff Burton are side-by-side for fourth.

Lap 35 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon gets a great start and passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead.

Lap 34 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jeff Burton
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Carl Edwards

1. Lap 30 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. was too fast exiting pit road and will start at the tail end of the longest line.

Lap 29 -- All but 18 cars hit pit road.
• Denny Hamlin with two tires and a track bar adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with an air pressure adjustment and four tires
• Aric Almirola, Juan Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Casey Mears and Reed Sorenson among those to pit

Lap 28 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Travis Kvapil spins after contact with David Reutimann and Kvapil brushes the wall. Bill Elliott gets the free pass.

Lap 25 -- Kevin Harvick has passed Carl Edwards for fourth.

Lap 23 -- Mike Bliss is the first car to go a lap down.

Lap 22 -- Kevin Harvick has caught Carl Edwards and is challenging him for fourth.

Lap 20 -- Jimmie Johnson is out front by 1.2 seconds and closing in on the rear of the field.

Lap 18 -- Jeff Gordon continues his hunt for the lead as he passes Jeff Burton for second.

Lap 15 -- The top-six are single file with space between the six cars.

Lap 9 -- Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Burton have put some distance between them and the field. Jeff Gordon passes Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards and is up to third.

Lap 7 -- Jeff Gordon is up to fifth as he works his way to the front.

Lap 5 -- David Ragan is already up to 36th after starting at the rear.

Lap 1 -- Jimmie Johnson leads the first lap and gets five bonus points.

1:48 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to speed and the Tums QuikPak 500 is under way.

1:45 p.m. -- David Ragan will move to the rear of the field due to a change in car and engine.

1:44 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off pit road and we are minutes away from the green flag.

1:39 p.m. -- U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Hankins gives the drivers the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

1:34 p.m. -- The Martinsville High School marching band performs the national anthem.

1:33 p.m. -- Eldred Davis of Raceway Ministries delivers the Invocation.

1:32 p.m. -- A moment of silence for NASCAR official Steve Lawson, who passed away Sunday morning.

1 p.m. -- ABC's coverage of the Tums QuikPak 500 is under way.

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