Lap-by-Lap: Loudon (NASCAR.com)
June 28, 2009
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Lap 100—Lap traffic has wiped out Jimmie Johnson's lead as Jeff Gordon trails by just 0.5 seconds.
Lap 97—A.J. Allmendinger is back on the track scored 34 laps down.
Lap 91—Jimmie Johnson is closing on the tail end of the field and will begin lapping cars soon. He leads by 2.1 seconds.
Lap 89—Greg Biffle is down to 24th after running as high as second.
Lap 85—David Stremme gets extremely loose but is able to save it. Jeff Burton has worked his way up to 11th.
Lap 83—David Reutimann is challenging Martin Truex Jr. for ninth. Dale Earnhardt Jr. putting pressure on Mark Martin for sixth.
Lap 75—Jamie McMurray is back in the race scored 28 laps down.
Lap 74—Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman and Denny Hamlin are still looking for the right handling as they run 17th, 18th and 19th.
Lap 72—Matt Kenseth passes Clint Bowyer for 10th.
Lap 68—Joe Nemechek takes his car to the garage.
Lap 65—Tony Stewart comes hard on the inside to move to fourth and is challenging Kyle Busch for third.
Lap 64—A.J. Allmendinger takes his No. 44 Dodge to the garage.
Lap 63—GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green. 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Kyle Busch 4. Kurt Busch 5. Mark Martin
Lap 61—Greg Biffle in eighth is the first car to pit. Sixteen cars in all pit.
Lap 60—YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Elliott Sadler, Michael Waltrip, Scott Speed and Robby Gordon get together with Waltrip hitting the wall. No free pass is given.
Lap 59—Jimmie Johnson has opened up a 1.4-second lead.
Lap 57—Martin Truex Jr. has worked his way up to ninth after starting 22nd.
Lap 56—Kurt Busch passes Mark Martin for fourth. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to eighth.
Lap 55—Jamie McMurray takes his No. 26 Ford to the garage. David Gilliland also takes his car to the garage.
Lap 53—Greg Biffle hits the wall hard in Turn 4 but keeps his car going.
Lap 52—Jamie McMurray back on pit road for an extended stop for repairs.
Lap 50—LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson pulls away on the outside and takes the lead.
Lap 49—GREEN FLAG/LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green. 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Jimmie Johnson 3. Kyle Busch 4. Greg Biffle 5. Mark Martin
Lap 48—LEAD CHANGE: David Gilliland stays out and earns five important bonus points while Elliott Sadler, Joe Nemechek and John Andretti pit.
Lap 47—LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler, Joe Nemechek, David Gilliland and John Andretti stay out while everyone else hits pit road. Sadler credited with the lead. • Jimmie Johnson with two tires and a track bar adjustment • Kurt Busch with two tires • Jeff Gordon with two tires • Carl Edwards with a four-tire stop
Lap 46—YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: The competition caution is out and the field slows. No free pass is given.
Lap 44—Jimmie Johnson has moved up to fifth. Mark Martin up to ninth.
Lap 41—David Reutimann passes Ryan Newman for eighth.
Lap 37—The top-seven are running single-file with space between each one of them.
Lap 34—Jimmie Johnson down to seventh on the restart. Kyle Busch has moved up to fourth.
Lap 33—Dave Blaney and Tony Raines take their cars to the garage.
Lap 32—LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch gets a great start on the outside and takes the lead.
Lap 31—GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green. 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Kurt Busch 3. Jimmie Johnson 4. Carl Edwards 5. Greg Biffle
Lap 30—The competition caution has now been moved to Lap 45.
Lap 29—Kevin Harvick, Scott Speed, David Gilliland, Jamie McMurray and A.J. Allmendinger the cars to pit.
Lap 27—YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: A.J. Allmendinger spins around bringing out the caution. Jamie McMurray gets the free pass.
Lap 25—GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green. 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Kurt Busch 3. Greg Biffle 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Carl Edwards
Lap 23—Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Robby Gordon and A.J. Allmendinger among the handful of cars to pit. Hamlin's crew pull a spring rubber.
Lap 21—YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Jamie McMurray gets bumped by Kevin Harvick in Turn 4 and smacks the wall. No free pass is given.
Lap 20—LEAD CHANGE: Outside line proves fast again as Jeff Gordon takes the lead in Turn 4.
Lap 19—GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch brings the field to the green. 1. Kurt Busch 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Greg Biffle 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Carl Edwards
Lap 18—Michael Waltrip too fast exiting pit road and will start at the tail end of the longest line.
Lap 17—No fuel is allowed to be put in the car but some cars make stops anyway. Tony Stewart gives up sixth to come in. Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano, Elliott Sadler, David Stremme and Michael Waltrip among the 17 cars to pit.
Lap 16—YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Patrick Carpentier smacks the wall in Turn 4 bringing out the caution. No free pass is given.
Lap 14—Kurt Busch has opened up a 1.1-second lead on Greg Biffle. The top-four of Busch, Biffle, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have pulled away from the field.
Lap 13—Ryan Newman has fallen to eighth. Juan Montoya up to seventh.
Lap 11—Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart are battling for fifth.
Lap 8—Greg Biffle passes Jeff Gordon for second.
Lap 7—LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch is finally able to get around Jeff Gordon for the lead. Tony Stewart is complaining of a very loose race car.
Lap 5—Kurt Busch continues to challenge Jeff Gordon but he just can't get around him. Greg Biffle is closing on the two leaders.
Lap 3—Tony Stewart down to seventh as Carl Edwards passes him.
Lap 2—Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch are battling for the lead. Tony Stewart has dropped to fifth.
Lap 1—LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon gets a great start on the outside and takes the lead. Kurt Busch, also on the outside, moves to second.
2:16 p.m.—GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green as the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 is under way.
2:12 p.m.—The cars are on the track taking their warmup laps.
2:07 p.m.—Pete Dingeman, sweepstakes winner for Lenox, gives the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"
2:01 p.m.—Miss New Hampshire Lindsey Graham performs the national anthem.
2 p.m.—President and CEO of Motor Reaching Outreach, Billy Mauldin, delievers the Invocation.
1:30 p.m.—Countdown to Green is under way on TNT.
1:25 p.m.—There will be a competition caution at Lap 35 due to heavy rain last night at the track.
1:05 p.m. ET — It's currently cloudy at New Hampshire Motor Speedway but rain is in the forecast. Fortunately, there isn't expected to be much so hopefully all 300 laps will be run.
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