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Chicagoland Speedway LifeLock.com 400 7:30pm ET Saturday July 12, 2009 race 19 of 36
Race Recap
CHECKERED FLAG: Mark Martin holds off Jeff Gordon to win
the LifeLock.com 400. Kasey Kahne comes home third. Lap 266 -- WHITE FLAG: Mark Martin gets
a great start and runs away from the field. Kasey Kahne
passes Jeff Gordon for second. Lap 265 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin
brings the field to the green on the outside. 1. Mark Martin 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Kasey Kahne 5. Ryan Newman Lap 263 -- Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick,
Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Martin Truex Jr.
among the lead-lap cars to pit. Lap 260 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: After a
tough race, Kyle Busch's No. 18 finally has his engine
expire spilling oil all over Turn 3. Joey Logano gets
the free pass. Lap 258 -- Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman
pass Jimmie Johnson for fifth and sixth. Lap 257 -- Jeff Gordon passes Denny
Hamlin for second. Lap 256 -- Jimmie Johnson down to fifth.
Brian Vickers down to seventh. Kurt Busch down to 11th. Lap 255 -- Jeff Gordon passes Kasey
Kahne for third. Brad Keselowski on pit road. Lap 253 -- Brad Keselowski up in the
wall and falls to the rear of the field. Lap 252 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin and
Brian Vickers get together slowing each other down and
giving Mark Martin the lead. Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch
and Jeff Gordon have three-wide contact. Lap 251 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin
pushes Jimmie Johnson on the restart dropping him to
fourth. Denny Hamlin and Brian Vickers were side-by-side
with Vickers leading. Lap 250 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson
brings the field to the green on the outside. 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Brian Vickers 3. Mark Martin 4. Denny Hamlin 5. Kasey Kahne Lap 248 -- The top-eight stayed out,
from ninth back hit pit road. Lap 247 -- Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt
Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Brad Keselowski,
Juan Montoya, Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick the
lead-lap cars to pit. Lap 246 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: David
Reutimann hits the wall in Turn 1 after contact with
Juan Montoya bringing out the caution. Marcos Ambrose
gets the free pass. Lap 244 -- Jimmie Johnson leads by 1.2
seconds. Lap 242 -- Mark Martin has caught the
bumper of second-place Brian Vickers. Lap 239 -- Tony Stewart passes Dale
Earnhardt Jr. for 16th. Lap 234 -- Kasey Kahne passes Clint
Bowyer for fifth. Thanks to an earlier wave-around, Brad
Keselowski finds himself 10th. Lap 233 -- Brian Vickers has a great
start and passes Mark Martin for second. Jimmie Johnson
drives away with the lead. Lap 232 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson
brings the field to the green on the outside line. 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Mark Martin 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Brian Vickers 5. Clint Bowyer Lap 229 -- Tony Stewart back on pit road
for a second consecutive lap. Lap 228 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony
Stewart and Juan Montoya the lead-lap cars to pit. Lap 226 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Paul
Menard blows a tire after contact with Dale Earnhardt
Jr. and spins in front of the field collecting Scott
Speed, Jamie McMurray and Jeff Burton. A.J. Allmendinger
gets the free pass. Lap 225 -- Clint Bowyer passes Kasey
Kahne for fifth. Lap 224 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson
has a great start and passes Mark Martin for the lead. Lap 223 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin
brings the field to the green on the inside. 1. Mark Martin 2. Jimmie Johnson 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Brian Vickers 5. Kasey Kahne Lap 220 -- Juan Montoya, Kevin Harvick,
Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman among the lead-lap cars to
pit. Lap 218 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Sam
Hornish Jr. spins after contact with Joey Logano and
hits the inside wall. Martin Truex Jr. gets the free
pass. Lap 217 -- Kasey Kahne struggles on the
start and falls to fifth. Lap 216 -- Tony Stewart restarts 15th
after his pit issues. Lap 215 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin
brings the field to the green. 1. Mark Martin 2. Jimmie Johnson 3. Kasey Kahne 4. Denny Hamlin 5. Clint Bowyer Lap 214 -- Marcos Ambrose, Jamie
McMurray, Scott Speed, Reed Sorenson, Bobby Labonte,
Jeff Burton, Brad Keselowski, Michael Waltrip and John
Andretti take the wave-around. Lap 213 -- Tony Stewart has to come back
to pit road with a loose lug nut. Lap 212 -- All the leaders hit pit road • Clint Bowyer with four tires and a
track bar adjustment • Mark Martin with a wedge adjustment
and wins race off pit road • Jimmie Johnson with four tires and an
adjustment Lap 211 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Debris in
Turn 3 brings out the caution. David Reutimann gets the
free pass. Lap 209 -- Mark Martin leads by 3.1
seconds and is closing on Juan Montoya in 15th to put
him a lap down. Lap 208 -- Robby Gordon is out of the
garage and back on the track. Lap 203 -- David Reutimann goes a lap
down. Lap 197 -- After pit stops just 16 cars
are on the lead lap. David Reutimann is the last car on
the lead lap and Martin Truex Jr. is the first car one
lap down. Lap 195 -- Kyle Busch has lost a
cylinder in his engine. Lap 194 -- Robby Gordon takes his car to
the garage. Lap 193 -- The top five after green flag
stops: 1. Mark Martin 2. Jimmie Johnson 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Kasey Kahne 5. Tony Stewart Lap 189 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin back
out front as green flag stops cycle through. Lap 188 -- Kurt Busch, Paul Menard and
Kasey Kahne on pit road. Kahne with a chassis and air
pressure adjustment. Lap 187 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne
takes the lead when Mark Martin pits. Kevin Harvick,
Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon also pit.
Stewart hits A.J. Allmendinger as he exits his pit
stall. Lap 185 -- Denny Hamlin gives up sixth
to pit. Hamlin with four tires and a track bar
adjustment. Martin Truex Jr. also pits. Lap 181 -- Tony Stewart passes Kasey
Kahne for third. Lap 178 -- Mark Martin leads by 2.9
seconds and is done lapping cars for a while. David
Reutimann in 18th is the last car on the lead lap as
green flag stops approach. Lap 173 -- Bobby Labonte on pit road
beginning green flag stops. Lap 171 -- Sam Hornish Jr. goes a lap
down. Lap 168 -- Brian Vickers down to
seventh. Lap 164 -- Paul Menard passes Ryan
Newman for ninth. Kyle Busch may get black-flagged for a
tire issue. Lap 159 -- Kurt Busch back in eighth
after passing Ryan Newman. Lap 156 -- Kudos to Paul Menard who is
running 10th after starting 27th. Lap 154 -- Ryan Newman passes Kurt Busch
for eighth. Lap 151 -- Jeff Burton pits as the final
wave-around car. Lap 150 -- Reed Sorenson is the second
wave-around car to pit. Lap 149 -- Greg Biffle is on pit road,
the first wave-around car to pit. Lap 148 -- Mark Martin leads Jimmie
Johnson by 1.2 seconds. Lap 142 -- Kasey Kahne back up to third
after passing Tony Stewart. Lap 140 -- Jeff Gordon falls to 15th,
Carl Edwards down to 16th. Lap 138 -- Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon
get together getting both cars loose. Lap 137 -- Tony Stewart has a great
start and takes third. Lap 136 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin
brings the field to the green on the inside. 1. Mark Martin 2. Jimmie Johnson 3. Kasey Kahne 4. Tony Stewart 5. Brian Vickers Lap 134 -- Reed Sorenson, Jeff Burton
and Greg Biffle will take the wave-around. Lap 132 -- All the leaders hit pit road. • Clint Bowyer wants them to undo the
last changes with a track bar adjustment • Mark Martin with no changes and four
tires • Kasey Kahne with an air pressure
adjustment • Jimmie Johnson with a track bar and
air pressure adjustment Lap 131 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Debris on
the track brings out the caution. Juan Montoya gets the
free pass. Lap 127 -- Brad Keselowski goes a lap
down leaving just 19 cars on the lead lap. Lap 122 -- Mark Martin has a 4.2 second
lead on Kasey Kahne. Lap 119 -- Tony Stewart up to seventh.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. works his way to ninth. Lap 118 -- Joey Logano and Marcos
Ambrose go a lap down. Lap 114 -- Juan Montoya has worked his
way up to 18th. Kevin Harvick has also rebounded and is
running 15th. Lap 111 -- Carl Edwards passes Clint
Bowyer for fifth. Lap 110 -- Jamie McMurray goes a lap
down. Lap 106 -- Kasey Kahne passes Jimmie
Johnson for second. Lap 105 -- Jeff Burton is two laps down
in 38th. Matt Kenseth a lap down in 25th. Lap 101 -- The top five after green flag
stops: 1. Mark Martin 2. Jimmie Johnson 3. Kasey Kahne 4. Brian Vickers 5. Clint Bowyer Lap 97 -- LEAD CHANGE: Mark Martin back
in the lead as green-flag stops cycle through. Greg
Biffle and Reed Sorenson get pit-road penalties and will
have to serve pass through penalties. Lap 96 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart pits
but is able to lead a lap. Lap 95 -- Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne,
Brian Vickers and Jimmie Johnson all pit. Jeff Burton
has problems on pit road and has a long stop. Lap 94 -- Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards,
Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle on pit road. Lap 93 -- Kyle Busch, Bobby Labonte,
Ryan Newman and David Stremme begin green flag stops. Lap 92 -- Bill Elliott and Brad
Keselowski go a lap down. Lap 90 -- Kyle Busch goes a lap down and
desperately needs a caution. Lap 89 -- Carl Edwards passes Denny
Hamlin for seventh. Lap 87 -- Robby Gordon and David Ragan
go a lap down. Twenty-nine cars are on the lead lap with
five in the garage. Lap 86 -- Jimmie Johnson is stuck in lap
traffic allowing Mark Martin to pull ahead by more than
four seconds. Lap 84 -- Scott Speed goes from starting
second to a lap down. Lap 80 -- Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin and
Carl Edwards running nose-to-tail in sixth, seventh and
eighth. Lap 78 -- Mark Martin leads by 2.2
seconds as he puts Michael Waltrip a lap down. Lap 75 -- Kyle Busch has dropped all the
way to 20th. Lap 74 -- Elliott Sadler goes a lap
down. Lap 73 -- Mark Martin puts David Stremme
a lap down. Lap 69 -- Kasey Kahne passes Clint
Bowyer for fourth. Lap 66 -- Juan Montoya struggling right
now as he runs 27th. Lap 64 -- Mike Skinner takes his car to
the garage. Lap 63 -- Kyle Busch gets loose and
slams the wall but is able to save it. He has fallen to
15th but Busch is very upset on the radio. Lap 62 -- Mike Bliss has taken his car
to the garage.. Lap 60 -- Carl Edwards up to eighth.
Tony Stewart has moved to ninth. Kasey Kahne passes Jeff
Gordon for fifth. Lap 55 -- Kyle Busch is complaining of a
very loose race car and fears he is going to crash. Tony
Stewart passes Busch for 10th. Lap 54 -- Kasey Kahne continues to climb
as he passes Denny Hamlin for sixth. Carl Edwards up to
ninth. Lap 51 -- Kasey Kahne up to seventh
after passing Kyle Busch. Lap 48 -- Jimmie Johnson wins the battle
and is in third. Lap 46 -- Scott Speed falls all the way
to 19th from sixth. Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer and
Jeff Gordon are racing for third. Lap 45 -- Scott Speed gets stuck on the
outside and drops quickly. Lap 44 -- GREEN FLAG: Mark Martin brings
the field to the green on the inside line. 1. Mark Martin 2. Brian Vickers 3. Clint Bowyer 4. Denny Hamlin 5. Kyle Busch Lap 43 -- Bill Elliott had a tire get
away from the team and will start at the tail end of the
line. Greg Biffle was too fast exiting and will start at
the rear as well. Lap 42 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler
pits giving the lead to Mark Martin, who won the race
off pit road. Lap 41 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler
stays out to lead a lap and collect five bonus points. Lap 40 -- All the cars hit pit road. • Clint Bowyer with four tires and no
adjustments • Mark Martin loves his car and takes
four tires • Jimmie Johnson with four tires • Brian Vickers with a track bar and
spring rubber adjustment Lap 39 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Debris in
Turn 4 brings out the caution. Casey Mears gets the free
pass. Lap 38 -- Brian Vickers falls to fourth
after Mark Martin gets around him. Lap 37 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. up to
seventh after passing Jeff Gordon. Lap 35 -- Carl Edwards is up 17th after
starting 25th. Clint Bowyer passes Brian Vickers for
second. Lap 34 -- Kyle Busch passes Bill Elliott
for ninth. Lap 32 -- John Andretti goes a lap down.
Joe Nemechek takes his car to the garage. Lap 30 -- Mike Skinner and Joe Nemechek
go a lap down. Lap 29 -- Mark Martin passes Scott Speed
for fourth. Lap 27 -- Tony Stewart up to 16th after
passing teammate Ryan Newman. Lap 25 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes
Kasey Kahne for 10th. Jimmie Johnson is closing in on
the tail-end of the field. Lap 21 -- Denny Hamlin is reporting his
water gauge says 300 degrees. The crew isn't concerned
as the car has had a gauge problem all weekend. Lap 19 -- Mark Martin continues to climb
as he passes Bill Elliott for seventh. Lap 17 -- Jimmie Johnson leads by 2.5
seconds. Mark Martin passes Kyle Busch for eighth. Lap 14 -- Tony Stewart up to 21st after
starting 32nd. Lap 12 -- David Gilliland takes his No.
71 to the garage. Lap 11 -- Dave Blaney becomes the first
start-and-park to head to the garage. Lap 10 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson
passes Brian Vickers to lead for the first time today. Lap 9 -- Brian Vickers and Jimmie
Johnson lead by 2.6 seconds. Lap 7 -- Bill Elliott up to eighth.
Jimmie Johnson on the bumper of leader Brian Vickers. Lap 4 -- Kyle Busch passes David
Reutimann for seventh. Brian Vickers and Jimmie Johnson
out in front of the field by 1.5 seconds. Lap 2 -- Denny Hamlin falls to sixth.
Scott Speed down to fourth. Lap 1 -- Brian Vickers gets a great
start and leads the first lap. Jimmie Johnson and Scott
Speed are side-by-side for second. 8:17 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Red Bull
teammates Brian Vickers and Scott Speed bring the field
to the green for 267 laps at Chicagoland Speedway.
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