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Michigan
International Speedway LifeLock 400 1:30pm ET Sunday, June 14th 2009 race 15 of 36
Race Recap
CHECKERED FLAG/LEAD CHANGE:
Greg Biffle runs out of fuel and Mark Martin passes him
for the LifeLock 400 victory. Greg Biffle hangs on for a
fifth-place finish. Jimmie Johnson drops all the way to
22nd. Lap 199 --
WHITE FLAG/LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson runs out of fuel
and Greg Biffle takes the lead. Lap 198 --
Greg Biffle gets real loose in Turn 2 as he turns up the
heat. Lap 197 --
Jimmie Johnson still leads with Greg Biffle right
behind. Lap 195 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is able to make the pass and
hold it for the lead. Lap 194 --
Jeff Gordon passes Denny Hamlin for fourth. Lap 193 --
Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle are side-by-side in Turn
2 but Biffle maintains the lead. Lap 191 --
Jimmie Johnson is on Greg Biffle's bumper with nine laps
to go. Lap 189 --
Jimmie Johnson now trails by 0.3 seconds as Greg Biffle
continues to save fuel. Lap 186 --
Jimmie Johnson continues to close on Greg Biffle,
trailing now by 0.5 seconds. Lap 184 --
Jimmie Johnson has cut 0.5 seconds off of Greg Biffle's
lead and now trails by a second. Lap 180 --
Jeff Gordon has caught the bumper of Denny Hamlin for
fourth. Lap 178 --
Jimmie Johnson passes Mark Martin for second. Lap 177 --
Greg Biffle is maintaining his 1.5-second lead on Mark
Martin. Jimmie Johnson is closing on Martin in second
though. Lap 175 -- If
the race stays green fuel will be a major issue as
drivers are trying to save. Lap 173 --
Kasey Kahne has slipped to 10th. Lap 170 --
Juan Montoya has fallen to ninth. Kasey Kahne is
challenging Carl Edwards for sixth. Lap 166 --
John Andretti and Sam Hornish Jr. top off on fuel. Lap 165 --
Jeff Gordon passes Juan Montoya for fifth. The top-four
of Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson and Denny
Hamlin have put some distance on the rest of the field. Lap 163 --
Tony Stewart has fallen to 10th. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has
slipped to 16th. Lap 161 --
Juan Montoya, Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne are three-wide
for fifth. Lap 158 --
Kyle Busch is on the move on the outside and is up to
13th. Lap 157 --
Denny Hamlin spun the tires on the restart and fell four
positions. Lap 156 --
GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle brings the field to the green. 1. Greg
Biffle 2. Denny
Hamlin 3. Jimmie
Johnson 4. Mark
Martin 5. Jeff
Gordon Lap 155 --
Fuel could come into play as all the leaders are being
asked to conserve. Sam Hornish Jr., Michael Waltrip,
Scott Speed, A.J. Allmendinger, John Andretti and Marcos
Ambrose are the wave-around cars. Lap 154 --
LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle wins the race off pit road and
takes the lead. Lap 153 --
LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin leads a lap as he takes the
lead on pit road when all the lead-lap cars pit. • Jimmie
Johnson with four tires and a chassis adjustment • Greg Biffle
with a four-tire stop and track bar adjustment • Kurt Busch
with a track bar adjustment and four tires • Denny
Hamlin with a wedge adjustment and four tires Lap 152 --
Pit road is closed as crews work to get David Stremme's
car out of the entrance to pit road. Lap 150 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: David Stremme spins in Turn 4 and
slams into the watercans in front of pit road bringing
out the caution. Matt Kenseth gets the free pass. Lap 149 --
Jimmie Johnson leads by 1.4-seconds in front of Greg
Biffle with green-flag stops upcoming. Lap 145 --
Juan Montoya and Carl Edwards among the drivers in the
top 10 unhappy with their cars. Lap 143 --
Denny Hamlin passes Juan Montoya for fourth. Third-place
Mark Martin is having to switch between two batteries. Lap 141 --
Matt Kenseth on pit road for an unscheduled stop and he
goes a lap down. Lap 139 --
Jimmie Johnson leads by 1.8 seconds. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
isn't happy with his car and wants changes on their
final pit stop. Junior currently runs 13th. Lap 131 --
Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards go around Kurt Busch for
seventh and eighth. Lap 130 --
Mark Martin rockets by Juan Montoya for third. Lap 128 --
Tony Stewart down to seventh after the restart. Lap 127 --
Mark Martin up to fourth after passing Kurt Busch. Lap 126 --
Scott Speed has taken his No. 82 Toyota to the garage. Lap 125 --
GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the
green. 1. Jimmie
Johnson 2. Greg
Biffle 3. Juan
Montoya 4. Tony
Stewart 5. Denny
Hamlin Lap 124 --
Ryan Newman back on pit road and he goes a lap down. Lap 122 --
Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch among the 13
lead-lap cars to pit. Lap 121 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Debris on the track brings out the
caution. David Reutimann gets the free pass. Lap 120 --
The top five after the second round of green-flag stops: 1. Jimmie
Johnson 2. Greg
Biffle 3. Juan
Montoya 4. Kasey
Kahne 5. Tony
Stewart Lap 119 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson back out front after his
stop. Lap 118 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson makes his stop as does Carl
Edwards. Four tires and no adjustments for Johnson.
Edwards takes the lead on pit road and makes some
adjustments. Lap 117 --
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch and a bunch
of other drivers on pit road. Lap 116 --
Greg Biffle and Juan Montoya hit pit road. Biffle with
an adjustment to fix tightness. Montoya loves his car. Lap 115 --
Ryan Newman and Sam Hornish Jr. make their stop. Lap 114 --
Kasey Kahne gives up his top-10 position and makes his
pit stop. Matt Kenseth also pits. Lap 113 --
Marcos Ambrose is on pit road beginning another round of
green-flag stops. Lap 111 --
A.J. Allmendinger has taken his No. 44 to the garage. Lap 110 --
Jimmie Johnson has run into lap traffic and Greg Biffle
is chipping into his lead. Denny Hamlin passes Kurt
Busch for seventh. Lap 109 --
A.J. Allmendinger back on pit road. Jeff Gordon
challenging Dale Earnhardt Jr. for 10th. Lap 107 --
Martin Truex Jr. has a tire rub and is back on pit road. Lap 106 --
Carl Edwards is on the inside of Kurt Busch for sixth. Lap 103 --
Kyle Busch has fallen to 14th. Ryan Newman is the last
car on the lead lap. Lap 100 --
Martin Truex Jr. is on pit road. Lap 99 --
A.J. Allmendinger makes a stop on pit road. Lap 96 --
Jimmie Johnson leads by 2.4 seconds. Lap 91 --
Good on-track battles for position include Tony Stewart
and Kurt Busch for fifth and Matt Kenseth and Carl
Edwards for seventh. Lap 89 --
Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin and Kyle Busch are three-wide
for ninth. Lap 86 --
Carl Edwards up to ninth. Mark Martin is up to 10th as
Dale Earnhardt Jr. falls to 12th. Lap 84 --
Jimmie Johnson has opened up a 1.5-second lead. Michael
Waltrip finally has to pit and he goes a lap down. Lap 83 --
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to eighth as he passes Kyle
Busch. Lap 81 --
David Ragan gets loose and almost slams the wall but he
saves it and continues. Lap 80 --
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the top 10 as he runs ninth. Lap 79 --
David Ragan is down to 11th. Matt Kenseth is up to
fifth. Lap 77 --
GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the
green. 1. Jimmie
Johnson 2. Greg
Biffle 3. Kasey
Kahne 4. Juan
Montoya 5. David
Ragan Lap 76 --
Michael Waltrip is the lone wave-around car and rejoins
the lead lap. Lap 75 --
LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson wins the race off pit road
and reclaims the lead. Lap 74 --
LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch takes the lead on pit road as
all the lead-lap cars hit pit road. • Jimmie
Johnson with four tires and a track bar adjustment • Greg Biffle
with four tires and a chassis and air pressure
adjustment • Kurt Busch
with an air pressure adjustment • Kyle Busch
with a track bar adjustment • David Ragan
with a great stop and gains five spots Lap 72 --
YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Debris on the front straightaway
brings out the first caution. Ryan Newman gets the free
pass. Lap 71 --
Clint Bowyer is up to seventh. David Ragan has moved up
to 10th. Lap 67 --
Jimmie Johnson leads by 7.7 seconds as he puts Jeff
Burton and A.J. Allmendinger a lap down. Lap 66 --
Mark Martin is 13th after starting 32nd. Lap 64 --
Matt Kenseth thinks he has a tire going down. He is
currently in the 10th position. Lap 62 --
Juan Montoya passes Kyle Busch for sixth as Kurt Busch,
Montoya and Busch run in a pack. Lap 61 --
Martin Truex Jr. goes a lap down. Joey Logano is next. Lap 60 --
Casey Mears and John Andretti go a lap down. Twenty-nine
cars are on the lead lap. Lap 55 --
Jimmie Johnson leads by 6.8 seconds as he puts Bobby
Labonte a lap down. Lap 54 --
Greg Biffle up to second after passing Kasey Kahne. Tony
Stewart is fourth after passing Kurt Busch. Lap 51 -- Sam
Hornish Jr. and Paul Menard go a lap down. Lap 48 --
Jimmie Johnson puts Marcos Ambrose a lap down. Lap 46 --
Greg Biffle continues his climb to the top as he passes
Kyle Busch for third. Lap 44 --
Greg Biffle passes Kurt Busch for fourth. David
Gilliland goes a lap down. Lap 42 --
Jimmie Johnson maintains his lead after his stop. The
top five following green-flag stops: 1. Jimmie
Johnson 2. Kasey
Kahne 3. Kyle Busch 4. Kurt Busch 5. Greg
Biffle Lap 41 --
Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman pit. Lap 40 --
Scott Speed, David Stremme, Brian Vickers and Mark
Martin pit. Lap 39 --
Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch and a
bunch of other cars pit. Lap 38 --
Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle pit. Kenseth with a track
bar and air pressure adjustment. Biffle with a wedge
adjustment. Lap 37 --
Kasey Kahne, Robby Gordon, A.J. Allmendinger, Bobby
Labonte and Paul Menard make their green flag stop. Lap 36 --
Jimmie Johnson leads by 6.7 seconds with green-flag
stops upcoming in the next seven to 10 laps. Lap 31 --
Kurt Busch passes Kyle Busch for second. Lap 30 --
Tony Stewart gets around Kasey Kahne for fourth. Lap 28 --
Greg Biffle passes Juan Montoya for sixth. Lap 26 --
Kurt Busch has closed on Kyle Busch and is challenging
for second. Carl Edwards up to 15th, Jeff Gordon up to
17th. Lap 25 --
Dave Blaney has slowed on the track and is taking his
car to the garage. Sterling Marlin also takes his car to
the garage. Lap 23 -- Joe
Nemechek has taken his car to the garage. Max Papis has
gone a lap down. Jimmie Johnson leads by more than four
seconds. Lap 22 -- Joe
Nemechek has slowed on the backstretch and he goes to
pit road. Lap 20 --
Tony Stewart passes Brian Vickers for sixth. Jimmie
Johnson still out front. Lap 19 --
Tony Raines has taken his car to the garage. Lap 17 --
Carl Edwards has moved up to 16th after starting 29th. Lap 15 --
Kyle Busch is reporting a vibration possibly coming from
the engine. Lap 14 --
Jimmie Johnson has opened up a 1.5-second lead on Kyle
Busch. Lap 12 --
Kurt Busch moves up to third after passing Brian
Vickers. Lap 11 --
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to 25th. Jeff Gordon is up to
27th. Lap 9 -- LEAD
CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Kyle Busch on the outside
and takes the lead. Lap 8 --
Jimmie Johnson has closed the gap on leader Kyle Busch. Lap 7 -- Greg
Biffle has gained 10 spots and is up to 10th. Lap 4 --
Officials are looking at the possibility of smoke coming
out of Jeff Gordon's car. He's worked his way up to
32nd. Lap 3 -- Tony
Stewart has worked his way to ninth. Lap 2 --
Jimmie Johnson up to second as Brian Vickers struggles
to get up to speed. Lap 1 --
Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers make it
three wide on the start but Kyle Busch pulls away and
leads the first lap. 2:20 p.m. --
GREEN FLAG: For the third time this season, Brian
Vickers brings the field to the green and the LifeLock
400 is under way. 1:53 p.m. --
Jeff Gordon will move to the rear of the field when the
green drops due to crashing in practice. Sam Hornish Jr.
and Joe Nemechek also will move to the rear due to
engine changes.
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