jimmie johnson (pictured in 2011) led race 105 laps, more other driver.
the race started @ 2:22 p.m. kahne maintained pole position advantage, , led first lap. kenseth moved in front of bowyer fifth position on third lap, , passed vickers fourth place 4 laps later. first caution of race prompted on lap ten when robby gordon spun after leaving turn 4 avoided damaging car. during caution, of field (including kahne) made pit stops. jamie mcmurray ran grass near pit road entry @ turn 4 after contact sadler. joe nemechek , riggs made contact on pit road resulted in nemechek spinning , hit wall front-end. ryan newman chose not pit , led field @ lap-14 restart. shortly afterward, passed johnson first position. newman experienced oversteer 1 lap later in front of leading drivers, , went track before spun in turn four, triggered second caution. johnson led @ lap-19 restart, followed kahne , riggs. on same lap, third caution issued when sorenson s tire went down , had oversteer, caused him hit wall between turns 3 , four.
johnson maintained first position @ lap-25 restart; followed kahne. riggs moved ahead of teammate kahne second on following lap. on lap 28, johnson passed riggs lead. bowyer moved second place after passed johnson on lap 32, , took lead riggs before crossing start-finish line @ start of 35th lap, before riggs reclaimed position shortly afterward. bowyer retook first position 2 laps later, , pulled away rest of field. after starting twelfth, earnhardt had moved third position lap 45. johnson lost sixth position after overtaken kyle busch on lap 48. riggs fell down fifth place when passed kyle busch , johnson. on lap 59, debris spotted on backstretch, caused fourth caution. leaders, including bowyer, made pit stops tires , adjustments under caution. earnhardt led field speed on lap-64 restart. bowyer passed teammate burton fourth 1 lap later. david gilliland spun while leaving turn 4 after drove track avoided hitting wall, caused fifth caution shown on lap 68.
earnhardt maintained first position @ lap-73 restart, followed kyle busch , johnson. bowyer passed kahne fourth place 3 laps later. kyle busch moved in front of earnhardt lead heading first turn on 80th lap, , started pull away field. earnhardt reported car had smoke emitting out of cockpit on lap 93, later reported problem had stopped. gap between kyle busch , earnhardt had reduced 0.612 seconds lap 100, increased gap 1.694 seconds 110th lap. green-flag pit stops began on lap 121 when harvick stopped 4 tires , car adjustments; kenseth , teammate biffle made pit stops 1 lap later. kyle busch made pit stop on lap 126; johnson took on lead 1 lap before pit stop on following lap, handing newman. after pit stops, kyle busch regained lead. mcmurray spun , hit turn 2 outside wall on lap 131, caused sixth caution shown. during caution, drivers elected make pit stops.
kyle busch remained leader @ lap-137 restart, followed earnhardt, bowyer, johnson , tony stewart. johnson lost fourth position when passed stewart on lap 141, while bowyer moved ahead of earnhardt second on following lap. earnhardt had hole in center car s front valance lap 142 caused running on debris beforehand. on lap 145, kenseth spun off turn 4 caused sadler spin in avoidance, triggering seventh caution. during caution, leading drivers (including kyle busch), made pit stops. earnhardt had car s damage repaired, while johnson, kyle busch , burton had new tires fitted. bowyer led field @ lap-150 restart. eighth caution prompted 2 laps later when hamlin lost control of car , drifted track @ turn four, caused him make light contact wall , spin. race restarted on lap 157 bowyer leading teammate burton. bowyer drove side of track , allowed burton lead. burton ceded first position bowyer on next lap.
burton fell third when passed johnson on lap 159 started draw near bowyer. kyle busch moved ahead of burton third on following lap. johnson reclaimed lead burton on 166th lap. 7 laps later, bowyer had oversteer in third turn caused him heavy contact wall , spun while attempting ahead of riggs, triggering ninth caution. of leaders, including johnson, chose make pit stops. johnson had air pressure adjustment after reporting car had oversteer, , kyle busch had 4 tires fitted , chassis adjustment increase grip available. edwards elected install 2 tires , took on lead lap-177 restart, followed stewart. kyle busch temporarily moved in front of stewart second, stewart retook position because kyle busch slid track. took second stewart on following lap assistance teammate johnson. on lap 180, johnson moved first position after passed kyle busch , edwards. newman spun in turn 2 on lap 181 avoided damage car, prompting tenth caution.
tony stewart (pictured in 2007) won race despite running out of fuel on final lap.
johnson remained leader @ lap-186 restart. edwards fell fifth position lap 189 after passed kyle busch, stewart , biffle. eleventh (and final) caution necessitated on lap 195 when david stremme went track , hit turn 2 wall; yeley spun shortly afterward , hit outside wall rear-end. of leaders elected make pit stops under caution. kyle busch observed speeding, , required drop end of nearest longest line. johnson led field @ lap-200 restart, followed biffle. on same lap, biffle got ahead of johnson take on first position. 3 laps later, johnson retook lead biffle. earnhardt experienced large amount of oversteer on lap 205; regained control of car , dropped seventh. hamlin drove pit road unscheduled pit stop on lap 213 rectify vibration; had chassis change , 4 new tires. fuel became teams primary concern lap 220 drivers did not have enough fuel reach race s conclusion. biffle passed burton second ten laps later.
gordon slowed on lap 239 broken fuel-pump , stalled on backstretch. teammate terry labonte pushed gordon pit stall. johnson had five-second lead lap 242. second round of green-flag pit stops commenced on lap 249 when biffle made pit stop 4 tires , fuel, , burton made similar pit stop 9 laps later. stewart , edwards avoided making contact while battling second position on 259th lap. kahne spun while entering pit road , stalled after ran out of fuel on lap 262; caution not needed. johnson slowed avoid collision missed entering pit road , required take lap @ racing speed. after taking pit stop on next lap, johnson observed exceeding speed limit upon leaving pit road. after pit stops, stewart took on lead. stewart reduced speed on final lap ran out of fuel after leaving turn two; placed car neutral gear , avoided use of brakes lifting early. second place driver mears ran out of fuel when reached final turn, allowed stewart win race. martin finished third, dale jarrett took fourth, , burton fifth. edwards, kyle busch, vickers, bowyer , earnhardt rounded out top ten finishers. race had total of eleven cautions , twenty lead changes thirteen different drivers. johnson led 5 times total of 105 laps, more other competitor. stewart led once total of 5 laps.
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