Post by dalejrfan on Jun 19, 2005 16:43:05 GMT -5
Greg Biffle wins the Batman Begins 400. Tony Stewart finishes second followed by Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards. ... This is Biffle's series-leading fifth victory in 15 races this year.
• Lap 198 -- Tony Stewart passes Matt Kenseth for second place.
• Lap 195 -- Greg Biffle is 10 miles away from his second consecutive victory at Michigan. He is 1.540 seconds ahead of Matt Kenseth.
• Lap 190 -- Roush Racing's Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth are running 1-2, with Tony Stewart third. Rounding out the top five are Roush's Carl Edwards and Mark Martin. ... And Kurt Busch is sixth in a Roush ride.
• Lap 180 -- Greg Biffle continues to lead, with Stewart -- up to third place -- making a charge.
• Lap 174 -- On the restart, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch and Elliott Sadler -- all driving Fords -- are in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Joe Nemechek, Michael Waltrip -- both who made two-tire stops -- Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson.
• Lap 171 -- Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and several others pit -- but Greg Biffle remains on the track.
• Lap 168 -- Sterling Marlin in a fiery spin exiting Turn 3 to bring out the fourth caution. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. receives the "lucky dog" pass.
• Lap 162 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Joe Nemechek, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth in the top five.
• Lap 158 -- Leaders come to pit road. Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle win the race off pit road.
• Lap 156 -- Caution is out for the third time: debris.
• Lap 150 -- Three cars are off the track: Robby Gordon, Stuart Kirby and Mike Wallace.
• Lap 145 -- The top five: Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Joe Nemechek.
• Lap 141 -- Greg Biffle returns to the lead after the pit-stop cycle is completed.
• Lap 139 -- Front-runners Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart make their pit stops.
• Lap 136 -- Mark Martin makes a green-flag pit stop.
• Lap 133 -- Greg Biffle passes Tony Stewart for the lead.
• Lap 127 -- Jeremy Mayfield pits under green, the first green-flag stop in this pit window.
• Lap 125 -- Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle continue to run 1-2, while Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch round out the top five. The rest of the top 10: Mark Martin, Joe Nemechek, Casey Mears, Michael Waltrip and Ryan Newman.
• Lap 116 -- Jeff Gordon falls one lap down.
• Lap 110 -- Tony Stewart has about a 3-second lead over Greg Biffle.
• Lap 100 -- After pit stops have cycled through, Tony Stewart again is the race leader followed by the Roush stable: Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin and Carl Edwards. Nos. 7-10: Joe Nemechek, Casey Mears, Michael Waltrip and Ryan Newman.
• Lap 97 -- Points leader Jimmie Johnson assumes the lead to pick up the five-point bonus.
• Lap 94 -- Greg Biffle yields the lead to make his pit stop.
• Lap 92 -- Green-flag pit stops begin in earnest with Jeremy Mayfield and Mark Martin on pit road along with Rusty Wallace, Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth.
Lap 89 -- Greg Biffle passes Tony Stewart for the lead.
• Lap 88 -- Jeff Gordon pits.
• Lap 85 -- Brian Vickers returns to the track -- 42 laps down.
• Lap 80 -- The chase is on: Roush cars are running 2-6 -- Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Carl Edwards.
• Lap 80 -- The chase is on: Roush cars are running 2-6 -- Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Carl Edwards.
• Lap 75 -- Tony Stewart remains at the front of the field followed by Roush Racing's Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch. ... And Carl Edwards -- Roush's fifth driver -- is eighth.
• Lap 70 -- Jeff Green returns to the track.
• Lap 67 -- Tony Stewart moves past Kurt Busch to resume the lead.
• Lap 61 -- Kurt Busch is back on point with Tony Stewart moving past Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth.
• Lap 60 -- Mark Martin and Kurt Busch lead the field to the green flag on the restart. The rest of the top five: Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte. ... Three cars are off the track: Jeff Green, Mike Wallace and Brian Vickers.
• Lap 54 -- Several cars (18 total) make pit stops, including Elliott Sadler, but the leaders stay on the track.
• Lap 52 -- Caution is out for the second time; Mike Wallace has pulled the No. 4 car into the garage.
• Lap 50 -- Mark Martin passes Kurt Busch for the lead at the stripe to pick up five bonus points.
• Lap 48 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Matt Kenseth, Jeremy Mayfield, Rusty Wallace, Jamie McMurray and Sterling Marlin.
• Lap 43 -- Race leader Ryan Newman brings the field to pit road. ... Casey Mears, who had pitted earlier, gets the "lucky dog" pass.
• Lap 42 -- Leaders come to pit road -- and Brian Vickers crashes coming onto pit lane. Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart roll through pit road, while Kurt Busch opts to stop in his pit.
• Lap 41 -- Roush Racing -- which had all five cars finish in the top 10 at Michigan in August 2004 -- is strong again: Greg Biffle (first), Kurt Busch (fourth), Mark Martin (seventh), Matt Kenseth (eighth) and Carl Edwards (10th).
• Lap 31 -- Bobby Hamilton Jr. and Ken Schrader are the first to make green-flag pit stops.
• Lap 30 -- The top five: Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Casey Mears, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle.
• Lap 25 -- Tony Stewart continues to show the way on this green-flag run.
• Lap 20 -- Greg Biffle now is in the top 10 -- running ninth -- up 16 spots from his 25th-place starting position.
• Lap 15 -- Tony Stewart, Casey Mears, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch are in the top five. Rounding out the top 10: Robby Gordon, Brian Vickers, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 8 -- Tony Stewart passes Casey Mears for the point.
• Lap 5 -- Casey Mears continues to lead with Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and Robby Gordon in the top five.
• Lap 1 -- Casey Mears and Tony Stewart power past pole-sitter Ryan Newman.
• 2:17 p.m. -- Green flag flies!
• Lap 198 -- Tony Stewart passes Matt Kenseth for second place.
• Lap 195 -- Greg Biffle is 10 miles away from his second consecutive victory at Michigan. He is 1.540 seconds ahead of Matt Kenseth.
• Lap 190 -- Roush Racing's Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth are running 1-2, with Tony Stewart third. Rounding out the top five are Roush's Carl Edwards and Mark Martin. ... And Kurt Busch is sixth in a Roush ride.
• Lap 180 -- Greg Biffle continues to lead, with Stewart -- up to third place -- making a charge.
• Lap 174 -- On the restart, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch and Elliott Sadler -- all driving Fords -- are in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Joe Nemechek, Michael Waltrip -- both who made two-tire stops -- Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson.
• Lap 171 -- Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and several others pit -- but Greg Biffle remains on the track.
• Lap 168 -- Sterling Marlin in a fiery spin exiting Turn 3 to bring out the fourth caution. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. receives the "lucky dog" pass.
• Lap 162 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Joe Nemechek, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth in the top five.
• Lap 158 -- Leaders come to pit road. Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle win the race off pit road.
• Lap 156 -- Caution is out for the third time: debris.
• Lap 150 -- Three cars are off the track: Robby Gordon, Stuart Kirby and Mike Wallace.
• Lap 145 -- The top five: Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Joe Nemechek.
• Lap 141 -- Greg Biffle returns to the lead after the pit-stop cycle is completed.
• Lap 139 -- Front-runners Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart make their pit stops.
• Lap 136 -- Mark Martin makes a green-flag pit stop.
• Lap 133 -- Greg Biffle passes Tony Stewart for the lead.
• Lap 127 -- Jeremy Mayfield pits under green, the first green-flag stop in this pit window.
• Lap 125 -- Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle continue to run 1-2, while Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch round out the top five. The rest of the top 10: Mark Martin, Joe Nemechek, Casey Mears, Michael Waltrip and Ryan Newman.
• Lap 116 -- Jeff Gordon falls one lap down.
• Lap 110 -- Tony Stewart has about a 3-second lead over Greg Biffle.
• Lap 100 -- After pit stops have cycled through, Tony Stewart again is the race leader followed by the Roush stable: Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin and Carl Edwards. Nos. 7-10: Joe Nemechek, Casey Mears, Michael Waltrip and Ryan Newman.
• Lap 97 -- Points leader Jimmie Johnson assumes the lead to pick up the five-point bonus.
• Lap 94 -- Greg Biffle yields the lead to make his pit stop.
• Lap 92 -- Green-flag pit stops begin in earnest with Jeremy Mayfield and Mark Martin on pit road along with Rusty Wallace, Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth.
Lap 89 -- Greg Biffle passes Tony Stewart for the lead.
• Lap 88 -- Jeff Gordon pits.
• Lap 85 -- Brian Vickers returns to the track -- 42 laps down.
• Lap 80 -- The chase is on: Roush cars are running 2-6 -- Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Carl Edwards.
• Lap 80 -- The chase is on: Roush cars are running 2-6 -- Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Carl Edwards.
• Lap 75 -- Tony Stewart remains at the front of the field followed by Roush Racing's Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch. ... And Carl Edwards -- Roush's fifth driver -- is eighth.
• Lap 70 -- Jeff Green returns to the track.
• Lap 67 -- Tony Stewart moves past Kurt Busch to resume the lead.
• Lap 61 -- Kurt Busch is back on point with Tony Stewart moving past Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth.
• Lap 60 -- Mark Martin and Kurt Busch lead the field to the green flag on the restart. The rest of the top five: Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte. ... Three cars are off the track: Jeff Green, Mike Wallace and Brian Vickers.
• Lap 54 -- Several cars (18 total) make pit stops, including Elliott Sadler, but the leaders stay on the track.
• Lap 52 -- Caution is out for the second time; Mike Wallace has pulled the No. 4 car into the garage.
• Lap 50 -- Mark Martin passes Kurt Busch for the lead at the stripe to pick up five bonus points.
• Lap 48 -- Green-flag racing resumes with Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Matt Kenseth, Jeremy Mayfield, Rusty Wallace, Jamie McMurray and Sterling Marlin.
• Lap 43 -- Race leader Ryan Newman brings the field to pit road. ... Casey Mears, who had pitted earlier, gets the "lucky dog" pass.
• Lap 42 -- Leaders come to pit road -- and Brian Vickers crashes coming onto pit lane. Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart roll through pit road, while Kurt Busch opts to stop in his pit.
• Lap 41 -- Roush Racing -- which had all five cars finish in the top 10 at Michigan in August 2004 -- is strong again: Greg Biffle (first), Kurt Busch (fourth), Mark Martin (seventh), Matt Kenseth (eighth) and Carl Edwards (10th).
• Lap 31 -- Bobby Hamilton Jr. and Ken Schrader are the first to make green-flag pit stops.
• Lap 30 -- The top five: Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Casey Mears, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle.
• Lap 25 -- Tony Stewart continues to show the way on this green-flag run.
• Lap 20 -- Greg Biffle now is in the top 10 -- running ninth -- up 16 spots from his 25th-place starting position.
• Lap 15 -- Tony Stewart, Casey Mears, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch are in the top five. Rounding out the top 10: Robby Gordon, Brian Vickers, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 8 -- Tony Stewart passes Casey Mears for the point.
• Lap 5 -- Casey Mears continues to lead with Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and Robby Gordon in the top five.
• Lap 1 -- Casey Mears and Tony Stewart power past pole-sitter Ryan Newman.
• 2:17 p.m. -- Green flag flies!