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Dover
International Speedway
Race Recap
Lap 400 -- CHECKERED FLAG:
Jimmie Johnson wins the Autism Speaks 400, his fourth
victory at Dover and second of 2009. Lap 399 --
WHITE FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads Tony Stewart. Lap 398 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson makes the move work, passing
Tony Stewart for the lead. Lap 397 --
Nose-to-tail with Tony Stewart leading Jimmie Johnson. Lap 395 --
Jimmie Johnson tries again below Tony Stewart, but
Stewart holds. Lap 394 --
Jimmie Johnson pulls below Tony Stewart, but Stewart
holds the lead. Lap 392 --
Jimmie Johnson takes second from Greg Biffle and now
battles Tony Stewart. Lap 391 --
LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart leads by passing Greg Biffle
on the bottom. Biffle tries the crossover but can't
stick it. Lap 390 --
With 10 to go, Tony Stewart is on the bumper of Greg
Biffle. Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch battle hard for
fourth. Lap 386 --
With 14 laps to go, Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart are
within a few car-lengths. Jimmie Johnson is playing with
his line trying to catch the leaders. Lap 384 --
Jimmie Johnson moves around all lapped traffic as the
top three cars are in line. Lap 380 --
Jimmie Johnson passes Kurt Busch for third place. Greg
Biffle and Tony Stewart are ahead of him. Lap 378 --
Jimmie Johnson moves around Kasey Kahne for fourth
place. Lap 377 --
Kurt Busch passes Kasey Kahne for third place. Busch
took four tires on his last pit stop to Kahne's two. Lap 375 --
Jimmie Johnson is mired in eighth position after a pit
malfunction and four tires on the last stop. Lap 373 --
GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle gets the race going again. 1. Greg
Biffle 2. Tony
Stewart 3. Ryan
Newman 4. Kasey
Kahne 5. Kurt Busch Lap 371 --
David Reutimann and David Stremme are on pit road to
repair any damage. There's minimal damage to Reutimann's
car. Kyle Busch also pits for tires and some changes. Lap 370 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: David Stremme slams the wall coming
off Turn 4. Stremme was sixth and got clipped by Mark
Martin, sending him across the pack and into the inside
wall, then up the race track. David Reutimann spun to
avoid hitting Stremme. Lap 369 --
GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle leads the field to green. Fourth
place was the first car to take four tires. 1. Greg
Biffle 2. Tony
Stewart 3. Ryan
Newman 4. Kasey
Kahne 5. Kurt Busch Lap 366 --
Greg Biffle maintains the lead by being the first off
pit road. Lap 365 --
LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle is credited with the lead due
to his pit stall location. Lap 364 --
Leaders head to pit road: • Jimmie
Johnson gets a chassis adjustment and four tires • Mark Martin
gets no adjustments despite being tight • Kurt Busch
asks for no adjustments, only water • Greg Biffle
tells his crew to take only two tires • Tony
Stewart, Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne take two tires Lap 363 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Debris is in Turn 3. Lap 355 --
Jimmie Johnson's lead on Kurt Busch is 1.548 seconds. Lap 351 --
Kurt Busch runs second and asks his crew if he should
"go get" leader Jimmie Johnson. The crew's response: "Go
get him." Lap 347 --
Kyle Busch still reports an issue with his car, although
the vibration is gone. The splitter is disconnected from
his car near the middle of the front bumper. Lap 344 --
Kyle Busch hits pit road with a vibration on his car. He
gets right-side tires. Lap 342 --
Kyle Busch is up to sixth position after his long battle
with the handling on his car. Lap 337 --
Kevin Harvick, David Ragan and Martin Truex Jr. go
three-wide in a battle for 21st spot, the first car one
lap down. Lap 336 --
Kurt Busch moves into second spot by passing Greg
Biffle. Lap 335 --
GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the race going again. 1. Jimmie
Johnson 2. Greg
Biffle 3. Kurt Busch 4. Mark
Martin 5. Matt
Kenseth Lap 333 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson gets the lead by being the
first car off pit road. Lap 332 --
LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle is credited with the lead due
to his pit stall location. Lap 331 --
Leaders head down pit road: • Jimmie
Johnson gets minor changes and four tires • Mark Martin
gets a track-bar adjustment and four tires • Greg Biffle
gets no chassis changes on his stop • Kyle Busch
asks for air-pressure changes • Tony
Stewart has a fast stop and picks up three spots Lap 330 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Debris is on the track. Lap 329 --
Greg Biffle passes Kurt Busch to take third. Lap 323 --
Kurt Busch and Greg Biffle both drive by Matt Kenseth
for third and fourth, respectively. Lap 321 --
Mark Martin drives below Matt Kenseth for second place.
Kenseth continues to battle a loose car. Lap 320 --
Joey Logano has had a solid day and maintains 15th
position. Lap 315 --
Tony Stewart moves around Reed Sorenson to take 10th
place. Lap 310 --
Reed Sorenson continues his solid day by running in
10th. Lap 305 --
Matt Kenseth tells his crew the car is way too loose. He
still runs second, but he's 2.355 seconds back of leader
Jimmie Johnson. Lap 300 --
Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch race hard for
fifth position. Biffle takes the spot, followed by
Busch. Lap 295 --
Tony Stewart is still looking to get his car tighter. He
now runs in 11th after the changes the team made. Lap 291 --
GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green. 1. Jimmie
Johnson 2. Matt
Kenseth 3. Mark
Martin 4. Kurt Busch 5. Carl
Edwards Lap 287 --
Few takers on pit road, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. is among
those pitting for four tires and more adjustments.
Others who pit include Juan Montoya, Jamie McMurray and
David Reutimann. Lap 286 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Robby Gordon and Paul Menard crash
coming off Turn 2. David Stremme got loose coming off
the turn, and Gordon and Menard crashed. Gordon went
directly into the inside wall. Lap 285 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson drives below Matt Kenseth to
lead. Lap 284 --
Kyle Busch takes seventh place from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Lap 281 --
GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth leads the field to green. 1. Matt
Kenseth 2. Jimmie
Johnson 3. Mark
Martin 4. Kurt Busch 5. Carl
Edwards Lap 279 --
LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth is the new leader by being
first off pit road. Lap 278 --
LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards leads due to his pit stall
position. Lap 277 --
Leaders head down pit road: • Jimmie
Johnson gets a track-bar adjustment on his loose car • Matt
Kenseth wants grip and gets some changes • Greg Biffle
gets four tires and fuel in a smooth stop • Carl
Edwards is loose and asks for changes Lap 276 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Debris is on the frontstretch. Lap 274 --
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car continues to be tight. He drops
to seventh after being passed by Greg Biffle. Lap 270 --
Jimmie Johnson is having voltage issues. He still leads
by 3.244 seconds. Lap 265 --
Tony Stewart has fallen back to 13th position with his
ill-handling car. Lap 260 --
Kasey Kahne moves back into the top 10 when he passes
Tony Stewart. Lap 256 --
Tony Stewart drops two positions and now runs in ninth.
The changes his crew made resulted in a drastic loss in
grip. Lap 254 --
Michael Waltrip is on pit road with a possible engine
issue. Lap 250 --
Matt Kenseth is now in second position with sights set
on leader Jimmie Johnson. Lap 247 --
Matt Kenseth moves around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for third
place. Earnhardt says this combination has resulted in a
tight race car. Lap 245 --
Kurt Busch moves into fifth position. Lap 241 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead back from his
teammate, Mark Martin. Lap 240 --
LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin takes the lead when Jimmie
Johnson floats to the top of the track. Lap 237 --
GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green. 1. Jimmie
Johnson 2. Mark
Martin 3. Dale
Earnhardt Jr. 4. Matt
Kenseth 5. Kyle Busch Lap 234 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson gets the lead back by being
the first car off pit road. Lap 233 --
LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards is credited with the lead due
to his pit stall location. Lap 232 --
Leaders head to pit road: • Jimmie
Johnson gets a chassis adjustment and tires • No
adjustments for Mark Martin, just tires • Dale
Earnhardt Jr. gets adjustments to make him a little
loose • Carl
Edwards asks for minor adjustments to his car but has a
slow stop Lap 231 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Second-place Denny Hamlin blows a
right-front tire, sending him hard into the Turn 4 wall.
He has major damage. Lap 230 --
Casey Mears is running in 13th and having a solid,
consistent day. Lap 225 --
Matt Kenseth has the fastest car this lap while running
in sixth. Lap 222 --
David Stremme is having a solid day running in 12th
position. Lap 216 --
Juan Montoya pits for tires. Jimmie Johnson finally puts
Jeff Gordon two laps down. He caught Gordon six laps ago
but did not pass him until now. Gordon lost his first
lap during the caution on Lap 117. Lap 215 --
Second-place Denny Hamlin is battling a loose race car,
but he has managed to cut Jimmie Johnson's lead to 3.416
seconds. Lap 210 --
There are 24 cars on the lead lap. David Ragan is 24th.
Martin Truex Jr. is the first car one lap down in 25th. Lap 200 -- At
the halfway point, Jimmie Johnson leads Denny Hamlin by
6.233 seconds. Lap 195 --
Kyle Busch has fallen to 16th position with his
ill-handling car. Lap 190 --
Reed Sorenson is hanging on in eighth position with his
strong run. He fell back during an early pit cycle, but
the Lap 117 caution got him back near the front. Lap 185 --
Jeff Burton has the fastest car this lap in 11th
position. Lap 179 --
Kyle Busch's crew may have over-adjusted the car. He
complains that he has no air pressure on the right side. Lap 174 --
Kyle Busch drops to sixth place when Mark Martin and
Dale Earnhardt Jr. pass him. He's fighting a loose car. Lap 170 --
GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green. 1. Jimmie
Johnson 2. Denny
Hamlin 3. Carl
Edwards 4. Kyle Busch 5. Mark
Martin Lap 167 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson gets the lead back as the
first car off pit road. Lap 166 --
LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards is credited for leading the
lap due to his pit box position. Lap 165 --
Leaders head down pit road: • Jimmie
Johnson is loose and gets minor adjustments • Tony
Stewart asks for a chassis adjustment with a slow stop • Mark Martin
gets a track-bar adjustment and tires • Carl
Edwards gets a chassis adjustment • David
Reutimann gets the free pass Lap 164 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Juan Montoya blows a right-front tire
on the straightaway and spreads debris on the track. Lap 160 --
Matt Kenseth runs in eighth position. He was on pit road
when the previous caution came but did not pit. Lap 155 --
Tony Stewart drives to the outside of Kyle Busch to take
fourth position. Lap 150 --
Leader Jimmie Johnson is trying to catch Kurt Busch to
put him a lap down in 23rd position. Lap 145 --
Mark Martin continues to run in third place. He is
trying to overcome a an early-race pit miscue that
buried him in the field. Lap 140 --
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to seventh position after using
pit strategy to stay on the lead lap. Lap 135 --
Greg Biffle has the fastest car on the track this lap
from his 21st running position. Lap 130 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead as the two
cars try to put Jamie McMurray a lap down. Lap 127 --
LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards drives below Jimmie Johnson
for the top spot. Lap 124 --
GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the race going again
with just 26 cars on the lead lap. The tail-end of the
lead lap cars will start ahead of Johnson. 1. Jimmie
Johnson 2. Carl
Edwards 3. Mark
Martin 4. Kyle Busch 5. Tony
Stewart Lap 121 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson inherits the lead after pit
stops. Lap 120 --
Cars hit pit road: • Tony
Stewart gets a chassis adjustment and tires • Mark Martin
gets a chassis adjustment for his ill-handling car • Carl
Edwards gets an air-pressure adjustment during his stop Lap 119 --
Pit road is closed. Lap 117 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Debris in Turn 2 from John Andretti's
slap on the wall. Several cars get trapped one lap down.
Matt Kenseth is on pit road but does not pit once the
caution flag flies. Jeff Gordon is also on pit road and
takes right-sides only when the caution comes out, an
adjustment made due to the flag. Lap 116 --
LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards takes the lead after Jimmie
Johnson pits. Lap 116 --
Greg Biffle and Martin Truex Jr. pit. Truex gets four
tires and fuel with minor changes. Biffle gets changes
also. Jimmie Johnson pits for a track-bar adjustment. Lap 114 --
Bobby Labonte returns to pit road for a penalty. He was
caught speeding. Lap 112 --
Sam Hornish Jr. makes his pit stop. Juan Montoya pits
with him for four tires and fuel on a loose race car. Lap 111 --
Kurt Busch pits eight laps earlier than he planned. He
tells his crew something went wrong and he has a cut
tire. He gets four tires and fuel and the crew adds a
spring rubber. Bobby Labonte pits as well. Lap 109 --
David Reutimann makes his pit stop and asks for more
grip and an air-pressure adjustment. Jamie McMurray
makes his stop. Lap 107 --
Kasey Kahne heads to pit road for a scheduled stop. Lap 102 --
Kasey Kahne moves around David Reutimann to take third
place. Lap 100 --
Michael Waltrip makes a pit stop earlier than had been
scheduled. Mike Bliss takes his car to the garage. Lap 99 --
Clint Bowyer is slowly climbing through the field,
running in ninth position. Lap 95 --
David Reutimann has the fastest car on the track while
running in third place. The two leaders are working
through slow traffic. Lap 88 --
Carl Edwards catches and passes Martin Truex Jr. to take
sixth. Lap 85 --
Martin Truex Jr. is running strong from his sixth
position, but Carl Edwards is chasing. Lap 80 --
Greg Biffle has the fastest car on the track this lap
from his second position. Lap 75 --
Kurt Busch has settled into the fifth position. He
turned his brake blower off, but his crew tells him to
turn it back on with the demand this track has on
brakes. Lap 69 --
Jamie McMurray is holding on to 10th with a good run. He
started 18th. Lap 64 -- Sam
Hornish Jr. is going strong early. He runs in ninth
after his 12th-place start. Lap 58 --
Kyle Busch is going backward. He restarted fifth but has
fallen back to 12th. Lap 54 --
David Reutimann moves around Kurt Busch to take third
position. Lap 52 --
Mike Skinner takes his car to the garage. Lap 50 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson beats Greg Biffle by a nose
back to the line and takes the top spot. Lap 49 --
GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle gets the race back under way. 1. Greg
Biffle 2. Jimmie
Johnson 3. David
Reutimann 4. Kurt Busch 5. Kyle Busch Lap 46 --
Mark Martin makes another pit stop. Lap 45 --
Cars in the back make pit stops. The top 15 cars stay
out. Lap 44 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Tony Raines blows a right-front tire,
spraying debris on the track. Lap 43 --
Dave Blaney takes his car to the garage. Lap 41 --
David Gilliland takes his car to the garage. Lap 39 --
Jimmie Johnson battles for the lead and goes
side-by-side below Greg Biffle. Lap 36 --
LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle goes around Elliott Sadler to
take the lead. Jimmie Johnson follows. Lap 35 --
GREEN FLAG: Elliott Sadler leads the field to green. 1. Elliott
Sadler 2. Greg
Biffle 3. Jimmie
Johnson 4. David
Reutimann 5. Reed
Sorenson Lap 34 --
LEAD CHANGE: The top three cars pit, handing the lead to
Elliott Sadler. Lap 33 --
LEAD CHANGE: David Gilliland becomes the leader by
staying out. Joe Nemechek and Dave Blaney also stay on
track. Lap 32 --
Cars head down pit road: • Jimmie
Johnson gets a chassis adjustment for a loose car • Greg Biffle
is tight and asks for adjustments and tires • Reed
Sorenson is tight in the center and loose off as he gets
tires • Elliott
Sadler gets two tires and gains 17 spots to get out
first Lap 31 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: The competition caution is out.
NASCAR wants teams to examine tire wear due to an
overnight shower that washed rubber off the track. Lap 29 --
LEAD CHANGE: Reed Sorenson takes the lead in a
three-wide battle for the top spot. Sorenson shot below
David Reutimann, and Greg Biffle went below Sorenson.
Biffle held the spot on the backstretch, but Sorenson
made the pass. Lap 27 --
After leading early, Juan Montoya has fallen back to
11th position and is struggling with the car's handle. Lap 24 --
Reed Sorenson has closed to within a car-length of
leader David Reutimann. Lap 20 --
Greg Biffle is on the move and up to third position
after passing Kyle Busch. He started fifth and dropped
to ninth before making his move. Lap 13 --
Kasey Kahne had dropped to eighth position, getting
passed by Carl Edwards. Kahne started the race in second
position. Lap 11 --
Reed Sorenson is strong early, hanging in second
position behind leader David Reutimann. Lap 6 -- LEAD
CHANGE: David Reutimann goes back around Juan Montoya to
take the lead. Lap 3 -- LEAD
CHANGE: Juan Montoya shoots around David Reutimann on
the outside to take the lead. Lap 1 --
David Reutimann leads the first lap as cars spread out
behind him in a battle for second. 2:17 p.m. --
GREEN FLAG: David Reutimann gets the Autism Speaks 400
under way from Dover International Speedway.
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