Post by dalejrfan on May 28, 2006 21:49:02 GMT -5
Lap 400: Checkered Flag: Kasey Kahne wins!
Lap 399: White Flag -- Kahne is cruising.
Lap 395: Kahne leads by more than 2 seconds.
Lap 392: Kahne continues to lead, but Johnson is gaining.
Lap 371: Kasey Kahne takes the lead
Lap 368: Green flag -- Carl Edwards leads.
Lap 363: Caution -- Jeff Gordon in the wall.
Lap 362: Green-flag pit stops -- Scott Riggs stalls the car on pit road. Meanwhile, Dale Earnhardt Jr. misses a lugnut.
Lap 337: Scott Riggs takes the lead from Kasey Kahne.
Lap 314: Caution -- Casery Mears gets loose and turns Kyle Busch into the wall. Kyle Busch throws his HANS device.
Lap 313: Green flag -- Jeff Burton leads.
Lap 307: Pit stops: Kasey Kahne takes two tires; Jeff Burton takes fuel only; Scott Riggs takes two tires and Jimmie Johnson takes four tires.
Lap 306: Caution -- Debris.
Lap 296: Stops complete -- Kasey Kahne leads.
Lap 293: Several others come in. Matt Kenseth makes an air pressure adjustment and four tires.
Lap 291: Most of the rest of the field is in. Scott Riggs has a flawless stop. Jeff Burton takes two tires.
Lap 287: Pit stops: Dale Earnhardt Jr. to pit road for tires and adjustments to begin green-flag pit stops. Jimmie Johnson makes major adjustments. Kasey Kahne makes a strong pit stop.
Lap 273: Kevin Harvick has gone behind the wall. Also, Tony Raines is in the garage with engine woes.
Lap 262: Just after getting back on the lead lap, Kevin Harvick is back on pit road for four tires and adjustments to get rid of a vibration.
Lap 254: Green flag -- Kasey Kahne leads.
Lap 250: Pit stops -- all but Jamie McMurray, Joe Nemechek and Jeff Gordon take fuel only. Kasey Kahne wins the race off of pit road.
Lap 248: Caution -- Johnny Sauter cuts a tire coming out of Turn 1. Kevin Harvick gets the free pass.
Lap 244: Scott Riggs passes Denny Hamlin for second, then Casey Mears passes Hamlin for third.
Lap 242: Lead change -- Kasey Kahne passed Denny Hamlin for the top spot.
Lap 240: Green flag -- Denny Hamlin leads.
Lap 238: Denny Hamlin, who we think took just two tires, assumes the lead.
Lap 237: Pit stops: Leaders get four tires. However, it appears that Kevin Harvick has stayed out to lead a lap.
Lap 236: Caution -- Debris.
Lap 232: Medical update: Tony Stewart has been treated and released from a local hospital after his early crash.
Lap 226: Ryan Newman is headed to the garage with a wheel bearing problem. Meanwhile, Kasey Kahne still leads by more than 3 seconds.
Lap 210: Green flag -- Kasey Kahne leads.
Lap 204: Pit stops -- It appears everyone took four tires.
Lap 202: Green-flag stops begin. Meanwhiile, a caution jumbles things up. Mark Martin, Kyle Petty and others slide through pit road.
The caution was for Clint Bowyer, who left his pit box without his catch can. The catch can then fell off, which caused a debris caution.
Lap 200: Halfway -- Kasey Kahne leads.
Lap 181: Kasey Kahne takes the lead from Denny Hamlin.
Lap 176: Kurt Busch is back on track, 107 laps down.
Lap 166: Green flag -- Denny Hamlin leads.
Lap 161: Pit stops -- Most here, including Jimmie Johnson and leader Greg Biffle, take four tires. Denny Hamlin takes fuel only and leads. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets a one-lap penalty for pitting out of his box.
Lap 160: Caution -- Brian Vickers hits the wall hard in Turn 4. The right-front is destroyed.
Lap 147: Green flag -- Greg Biffle leads.
Lap 146: Jeff Gordon's hood is up briefly but the No. 24 team is off and away.
Lap 145: Pit stops -- Most teams take fuel only. Still, Jeff Green takes two tires and Johnny Sauter takes four tires. Green is nailed for leaving the pits before equipment is cleared.
Lap 143: Caution -- Carl Edwards cuts a tire down and brushes the wall in Turn 2.
Lap 135: Green flag -- Scott Riggs leads.
Lap 131: Pit stops -- Scott Riggs takes fuel only and takes lead.
Lap 130: Carl Edwards gets penalized for pitting while pit road is closed. Tail end of the longest line.
Lap 128: Caution -- Debris
Lap 120: Michael Waltrip is back on pit road with brake problems. He's behind the wall -- and out of the race.
Lap 116: Green flag -- Mark Martin leads.
Lap 114: Pit stops -- Most teams take gas only except for leader Jeff Green, who took four tires.
Lap 112: Caution -- Paul Menard spins off of Turn 4 and doesn't hit anything.
Lap 111: Jeff Green takes the lead back from Martin.
Lap 110: Mark Martin takes the lead.
Lap 106: Mark Martin has moved to second after posting the fastest lap on the track.
Lap 100: Brian Vickers touches the wall and continues. No caution.
Lap 98: Lead change -- Jeff Green passes Scott Riggs for the lead.
Lap 97: Green flag -- Scott Riggs leads.
Lap 93: Pit stops -- Loads of different strategies used. Kasey Kahne missed a lugnut and Jeremy Mayfield had to serve a penalty for pitting out of the box.
Lap 92: Caution -- Debris.
Lap 89: Crew chief Greg Zipadelli tells Matt Yocum that the No. 20 car appears too banged up to continue.
Lap 82: Jimmie Johnson's lead is growing, but teammate Kyle Busch is in fourth -- and gaining
Lap 71: Green flag -- Jimmie Johnson leads.
Lap 70: Tony Stewart has been transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Lap 68: Pit stops -- Elliott Sadler pits twice to fix some left-front damage.
Lap 67: Caution -- Kurt Busch has slammed the wall off of Turn 2. "We're done," he said on the radio.
Lap 53: Green flag -- Jeff Gordon leads.
Lap 49: Pit stops -- Jeff Gordon stays out, Jimmie Johnson takes fuel only, Scott Riggs takes fuel only and stalls his car. It appears that Johnny Sauter has taken the lead off of pit road.
Lap 48: Caution -- Ryan Newman spins after cutting a tire down off of Turn 4.
Lap 39: Hearing that the No. 20 team is hoping to repair the car and head back out on the racetrack with a back-up driver, if one can be found.
Lap 39: Green flag -- Scott Riggs still leads.
Lap 35: Pit stops -- Scott Riggs holds serve. Meanwhile, Tony Stewart climbs out of his car and is clearly favoring his right side.
Lap 34: Caution -- Tony Stewart has slapped the wall hard in Turn 1. Stewart said he cut a right-front tire.
Lap 19: Greg Biffle reporting tire problems. Meanwhile, Joe Nemechek pits for tires and adjustments.
Lap 13: FOX tells us that Dale Jarrett has already left the racetrack.
Lap 9: Jimmie Johnson has passed Jeremy Mayfield for second. He's already eyeing the top spot.
Lap 5: Green flag -- Scott Riggs leads.
Lap 4: NASCAR.COM's David Newton checks in with the following tidbit from the drivers' meeting:
NASCAR officials informed crews during the pre-race drivers' meeting that there would be no adjustment of air pressure on tires while they're on pit road.
NASCAR also asked drivers to be smart at the start of the race and on restarts when tires are cold and the track surface is slick.
Lap 1: Caution -- Dale Jarrett makes contact with Robby Gordon in Turn 3 and hits the wall hard.
5:43 p.m. -- Green flag: Scott Riggs leads.
5:39 p.m. -- Michael Waltrip's car is the last to roll off of pit road.
5:34 p.m. -- The engines are fired.
5:30 p.m. -- FOX tells us that Barry Bonds has hit career home run No. 715 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
5:27 p.m. -- Carrie Underwood sings the national anthem.
5:12 p.m. -- FOX is showing footage of the Cars premiere Thursday. Paul Newman continues to be the coolest guy on the planet.
5:02 p.m. -- FOX is on the air, sort of. Jewel is "super excited" again.
4:46 p.m. -- The skies are sunny and temperatures are in the high 80s at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
4:35 p.m. -- We're about one hour before the green flag flies at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Meanwhile, Sam Hornish Jr. has won the Indianapolis 500.
Lap 399: White Flag -- Kahne is cruising.
Lap 395: Kahne leads by more than 2 seconds.
Lap 392: Kahne continues to lead, but Johnson is gaining.
Lap 371: Kasey Kahne takes the lead
Lap 368: Green flag -- Carl Edwards leads.
Lap 363: Caution -- Jeff Gordon in the wall.
Lap 362: Green-flag pit stops -- Scott Riggs stalls the car on pit road. Meanwhile, Dale Earnhardt Jr. misses a lugnut.
Lap 337: Scott Riggs takes the lead from Kasey Kahne.
Lap 314: Caution -- Casery Mears gets loose and turns Kyle Busch into the wall. Kyle Busch throws his HANS device.
Lap 313: Green flag -- Jeff Burton leads.
Lap 307: Pit stops: Kasey Kahne takes two tires; Jeff Burton takes fuel only; Scott Riggs takes two tires and Jimmie Johnson takes four tires.
Lap 306: Caution -- Debris.
Lap 296: Stops complete -- Kasey Kahne leads.
Lap 293: Several others come in. Matt Kenseth makes an air pressure adjustment and four tires.
Lap 291: Most of the rest of the field is in. Scott Riggs has a flawless stop. Jeff Burton takes two tires.
Lap 287: Pit stops: Dale Earnhardt Jr. to pit road for tires and adjustments to begin green-flag pit stops. Jimmie Johnson makes major adjustments. Kasey Kahne makes a strong pit stop.
Lap 273: Kevin Harvick has gone behind the wall. Also, Tony Raines is in the garage with engine woes.
Lap 262: Just after getting back on the lead lap, Kevin Harvick is back on pit road for four tires and adjustments to get rid of a vibration.
Lap 254: Green flag -- Kasey Kahne leads.
Lap 250: Pit stops -- all but Jamie McMurray, Joe Nemechek and Jeff Gordon take fuel only. Kasey Kahne wins the race off of pit road.
Lap 248: Caution -- Johnny Sauter cuts a tire coming out of Turn 1. Kevin Harvick gets the free pass.
Lap 244: Scott Riggs passes Denny Hamlin for second, then Casey Mears passes Hamlin for third.
Lap 242: Lead change -- Kasey Kahne passed Denny Hamlin for the top spot.
Lap 240: Green flag -- Denny Hamlin leads.
Lap 238: Denny Hamlin, who we think took just two tires, assumes the lead.
Lap 237: Pit stops: Leaders get four tires. However, it appears that Kevin Harvick has stayed out to lead a lap.
Lap 236: Caution -- Debris.
Lap 232: Medical update: Tony Stewart has been treated and released from a local hospital after his early crash.
Lap 226: Ryan Newman is headed to the garage with a wheel bearing problem. Meanwhile, Kasey Kahne still leads by more than 3 seconds.
Lap 210: Green flag -- Kasey Kahne leads.
Lap 204: Pit stops -- It appears everyone took four tires.
Lap 202: Green-flag stops begin. Meanwhiile, a caution jumbles things up. Mark Martin, Kyle Petty and others slide through pit road.
The caution was for Clint Bowyer, who left his pit box without his catch can. The catch can then fell off, which caused a debris caution.
Lap 200: Halfway -- Kasey Kahne leads.
Lap 181: Kasey Kahne takes the lead from Denny Hamlin.
Lap 176: Kurt Busch is back on track, 107 laps down.
Lap 166: Green flag -- Denny Hamlin leads.
Lap 161: Pit stops -- Most here, including Jimmie Johnson and leader Greg Biffle, take four tires. Denny Hamlin takes fuel only and leads. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets a one-lap penalty for pitting out of his box.
Lap 160: Caution -- Brian Vickers hits the wall hard in Turn 4. The right-front is destroyed.
Lap 147: Green flag -- Greg Biffle leads.
Lap 146: Jeff Gordon's hood is up briefly but the No. 24 team is off and away.
Lap 145: Pit stops -- Most teams take fuel only. Still, Jeff Green takes two tires and Johnny Sauter takes four tires. Green is nailed for leaving the pits before equipment is cleared.
Lap 143: Caution -- Carl Edwards cuts a tire down and brushes the wall in Turn 2.
Lap 135: Green flag -- Scott Riggs leads.
Lap 131: Pit stops -- Scott Riggs takes fuel only and takes lead.
Lap 130: Carl Edwards gets penalized for pitting while pit road is closed. Tail end of the longest line.
Lap 128: Caution -- Debris
Lap 120: Michael Waltrip is back on pit road with brake problems. He's behind the wall -- and out of the race.
Lap 116: Green flag -- Mark Martin leads.
Lap 114: Pit stops -- Most teams take gas only except for leader Jeff Green, who took four tires.
Lap 112: Caution -- Paul Menard spins off of Turn 4 and doesn't hit anything.
Lap 111: Jeff Green takes the lead back from Martin.
Lap 110: Mark Martin takes the lead.
Lap 106: Mark Martin has moved to second after posting the fastest lap on the track.
Lap 100: Brian Vickers touches the wall and continues. No caution.
Lap 98: Lead change -- Jeff Green passes Scott Riggs for the lead.
Lap 97: Green flag -- Scott Riggs leads.
Lap 93: Pit stops -- Loads of different strategies used. Kasey Kahne missed a lugnut and Jeremy Mayfield had to serve a penalty for pitting out of the box.
Lap 92: Caution -- Debris.
Lap 89: Crew chief Greg Zipadelli tells Matt Yocum that the No. 20 car appears too banged up to continue.
Lap 82: Jimmie Johnson's lead is growing, but teammate Kyle Busch is in fourth -- and gaining
Lap 71: Green flag -- Jimmie Johnson leads.
Lap 70: Tony Stewart has been transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Lap 68: Pit stops -- Elliott Sadler pits twice to fix some left-front damage.
Lap 67: Caution -- Kurt Busch has slammed the wall off of Turn 2. "We're done," he said on the radio.
Lap 53: Green flag -- Jeff Gordon leads.
Lap 49: Pit stops -- Jeff Gordon stays out, Jimmie Johnson takes fuel only, Scott Riggs takes fuel only and stalls his car. It appears that Johnny Sauter has taken the lead off of pit road.
Lap 48: Caution -- Ryan Newman spins after cutting a tire down off of Turn 4.
Lap 39: Hearing that the No. 20 team is hoping to repair the car and head back out on the racetrack with a back-up driver, if one can be found.
Lap 39: Green flag -- Scott Riggs still leads.
Lap 35: Pit stops -- Scott Riggs holds serve. Meanwhile, Tony Stewart climbs out of his car and is clearly favoring his right side.
Lap 34: Caution -- Tony Stewart has slapped the wall hard in Turn 1. Stewart said he cut a right-front tire.
Lap 19: Greg Biffle reporting tire problems. Meanwhile, Joe Nemechek pits for tires and adjustments.
Lap 13: FOX tells us that Dale Jarrett has already left the racetrack.
Lap 9: Jimmie Johnson has passed Jeremy Mayfield for second. He's already eyeing the top spot.
Lap 5: Green flag -- Scott Riggs leads.
Lap 4: NASCAR.COM's David Newton checks in with the following tidbit from the drivers' meeting:
NASCAR officials informed crews during the pre-race drivers' meeting that there would be no adjustment of air pressure on tires while they're on pit road.
NASCAR also asked drivers to be smart at the start of the race and on restarts when tires are cold and the track surface is slick.
Lap 1: Caution -- Dale Jarrett makes contact with Robby Gordon in Turn 3 and hits the wall hard.
5:43 p.m. -- Green flag: Scott Riggs leads.
5:39 p.m. -- Michael Waltrip's car is the last to roll off of pit road.
5:34 p.m. -- The engines are fired.
5:30 p.m. -- FOX tells us that Barry Bonds has hit career home run No. 715 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
5:27 p.m. -- Carrie Underwood sings the national anthem.
5:12 p.m. -- FOX is showing footage of the Cars premiere Thursday. Paul Newman continues to be the coolest guy on the planet.
5:02 p.m. -- FOX is on the air, sort of. Jewel is "super excited" again.
4:46 p.m. -- The skies are sunny and temperatures are in the high 80s at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
4:35 p.m. -- We're about one hour before the green flag flies at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Meanwhile, Sam Hornish Jr. has won the Indianapolis 500.