Price Chopper 400

4 October, 2009, 5:13 PM ET

CHECKERED FLAG - TONY STEWART WINS!

White flag - Tony Stewart leads

Lap 255: Tony Stewart had pulled away up front, but Jeff Gordon is reeling him in now.

Lap 243: Tony Stewart jumped out to a 0.880 second lead.

RESTART - Lap 242: Tony Stewart is your race leader, Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin are your top five. Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kurt Busch and David Reutimann make up the rest of the top 10.

Lap 238: Leaders pit.

CAUTION 6 - Lap 234: Oil on the track. On a likely related note, Dale Jr. went to the pits, his team checked under the hood and now he is heading to the garage. Looks like game over.

Radio chatter on Lap 228: Montoya is upset with the tire pressures, says he "can't do anything."

Lap 210: Biffle's lead up front is over 9 seconds.

Radio Chatter on Lap 209: Bad news for Biffle -- Biffle: "How short are we (on fuel)?" Erwin: "10, 10, we can not make it."

Lap 209: With the pit cycle complete, Greg Biffle is back up front.

Radio Chatter on Lap 207: Brian Pattie just calls to Montoya that he's two laps short.

Lap 207: Kurt Busch and Casey Mears are the last two to stop during this pit cycle.

Lap 206: Juan Pablo Montoya pits. Team tried to keep him out as long as possible and will likely try to go the whole way without stopping again.

Lap 205: Tony Stewart pits.

Lap 204: Mark Martin pits, as do Carl Edwards and Kasey Kahne. They'll be cutting it close on fuel.

Lap 202: Jeff Gordon pits, so does David Reutimann.

Lap 201: Greg Biffle and Jimmie Johnson pit - they will likely need a splash and dash to make it all the way.

Lap 198: Kasey Kahne passes Montoya for fourth.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 195: Montoya asks the crew to look at the right front...thinks he got into the fence a bit.

Lap 193: Montoya passes Jeff Gordon for fourth.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 183: Denny Hamlin is trying to save fuel during this run.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 181: Juan Pablo Montoya has the fastest car on the track. His spotter is still diagnosing the line of Kasey Kahne behind him.

Lap 170: Juan Pablo Montoya is up to fifth - he's the first driver who took four tires during the last stop.

Lap 167: There's a spirited battle between Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart for the leaed, but Biffle has kept it so far.

Restart - Lap 152: Greg Biffle leads. Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, David Reutimann, Marcos Ambrsoe, Casey Mears, Jimmie Johnson and Juan Pablo Montoya are the top 10 (top eight took just two tires).

Lap 149: Leaders pit. A lot of different pit strategies in play. Race leader Jimmie Johnson and second-place Juan Pablo Montoya take two tires, the rest take four, and that shuffles the deck big time.

CAUTION 5 - Lap 148: Elliott Sadler hits the wall in Turn 2 to bring out the caution. Chase contender Carl Edwards gets the lucky dog free pass and is back on the lead lap.

Radio chatter on Lap 141: Tab Boyd, spotter for Montoya, is telling his driver to attack on the bottom.

Lap 140: Jimmie Johnson has chcked out - 3.448 second lead on second place Juan Pablo Montoya.

Lap 137: Matt Kenseth was running strong early, but now he is heading to the garage with an apparent valve issue. Tough luck for Kenseth, he looked good.

Lap 134: Dale Jr.'s bad day continues - he pitted right before the caution and is now two laps down.

Lap 133: Top eight cars are all Chase contenders.

Lap 132: Jimmie Johnson storms past Biffle and reclaims the lead.

Restart - Lap 130: Greg Biffle leads. Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart round out the top five.

Lap 129: The pit sequence worked out perfectly for Greg Biffle, who pitted right before the caution, stayed on the lead lap, and is now your race leader.

Lap 127: Leaders pit during the caution. Jimmie Johnson will remain the leader, but now he'll have to battle Juan Pablo Montoya who picks up a spot in the pits and is now second.

CAUTION 4 - Lap 125: Brian Vickers spins off Turn 4. This will be a big game changer, as it comes during pit stops.

Lap 123: Leaders begin to pit.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 106: David Ragan got in Greg Biffle's way, allowing Johnson to take the lead. Biffle is not too happy right now.

New race leader - Lap 102: Jimmie Johnson retakes the lead from Biffle.

Radio chatter on Lap 98: Biffle: "(Johnson's) a superstar. The best (freaking) driver in the world and he still can't pass me on two tires."

Lap 97: Jimmie Johnson has been lurking behind Greg Biffle for a few laps and is getting ready to pounce for the lead.

Radio chatter on Lap 85: Carl Edwards' spotter: Just remember who (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) you're racing there. We've got a long way to go.

Lap 79: Greg Biffle jumped to a good lead up front, but now Jimmie Johnson is catching him - Reminder: Biffle took two tires last time while Johnson took four.

Lap 79: Bobby Labonte - ?I think our car was a lot better than it was yesterday in practice. We made some changes to it. I never could go on the start, it was a little better today. I think it was just going to keep getting better. I think (Paul Menard) lost it off of turn to and was collecting (David Regan). I thought I had a clear shot to maybe get by there and I got it. So ruined our day. It isn?t repariable.?

Restart - Lap 73: Greg Biffle leads. Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski and Tony Stewart round out the top five.

Lap 71: Leaders hit pit road. Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr., and Kurt Busch take only two tires and jump up front - leaping up over 11 places each.

Radio chatter - Lap 70: Dale Jr.: "That was a (freaking) big swing, let's go back in the other direction." | Lance McGrew (crew chief): "That was a half-pound out of both lefts."

CAUTION 3 - Lap 69: Reed Sorenson hits the wall in Turn 2. Elliott Sadler gets the lucky dog free pass and gets back on the lead lap (29th place).

Radio chatter - Lap 68: Dale Earnhardt Jr.: "I can barely hold onto it, It's so loose."

Lap 64: Jimmie Johnson just lapped Chase rival Brian Vickers.

Lap 62: The pit cycle is complete and now Jimmie Johnson is in the lead, and he is keeping the torrid pace up front. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is now 32nd, a lap down.

Lap 59: OH NO (part 2)! Chase contender Carl Edwards was busted for speeding exiting pit road! He's serving his drive-through penalty now.

Lap 57: OH NO! Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in the pits serving a penalty for leaving a left rear lug nut loose. Big loss in positions.

Radio chatter - Lap 56: "We adjusted too big," Earnhardt says. "The adjustments made the car too loose to drive right now."

Lap 56: Edwards pits, Martin Truex Jr. takes the lead.

Lap 55: Kenseth pits, Carl Edwards takes the lead.

Lap 54: Tony Stewart pits from the lead, Matt Kenseth takes the lead.

Lap 53: Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits from the lead, Tony Stewart takes the lead. Jimmie Johnson and others also in the pits.

Lap 52: Brad Keselowski pits from second place, starting the pit sequence.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 50: The No. 17 Dewalt Ford driven by Matt Kenseth is the new generation COT that Roush Fenway Racing has been developing. Kenseth started 23rd and is currently up to 8th.

Lap 42: Dale Jr. has started lapping drivers already.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 39: Race leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. will pit in 15 laps.

Lap 39: Wondering who the dominant engine maker is today? The top five cars all have Hendrick Motorsports engines.

Lap 34: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s lead is up to 2.529 seconds.

Lap 30: Cars in the garage so far - Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte, David Ragan, Joe Nemechek and now Mike Bliss.

Lee Spencer on Lap 26: Jamie McMurray is doing a great job of auditioning so far. Let's consider the competition for rides: Bobby Labonte, Reed Sorenson, Elliott Sadler and David Stremme.

Lap 22: Johnson up to sixth, Juan Pablo Montoya up to eighth - he's also surging up.

Lap 20: Jimmie Johnson is charging, and he's using the high line -- which seemed the inferior line at the start. The defending race winner is up to seventh.

Lee Spencer on Lap 15: These are the first laps Junior has led since Michigan in August. Before then, he last led at Talladega.

Lap 13: A couple of cars were smoking (in a bad way) on the restart - Paul Menard and David Ragan.

NEW RACE LEADER - Lap 12: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead using the high line! First time in a long time that he's been up front in a race.

Restart - Lap 11: Mark Martin leads at the restart.

Lap 9: Joey Logano comes back in again - he seems to have gotten a little bit of front fender damage in the second accident. Others that re-pit include Sadler, Ragan and Menard (all involved in wreck).

Lap 8: This time around several cars pit - Elliott Sadler, Martin Truex Jr., Sam Hornish Jr., Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch, Erik Darnell, David Stremme, John Andretti and Joey Logano.

RADIO CHATTER - Lap 7: "Looks like the 98 got loose off," crew chief Donnie Wingo said to Jamie McMurray. McMurray replies, "I would believe that."

CAUTION 2 - Lap 6: Another accident coming off Turn 2, this time multiple cars involved - Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte, Paul Menard and David Ragan. Menard spun out coming off the turn and he started collecting cars behind him.

Lap 6: The low line is everybody's favorite early at Kansas Speedway.

Restart - Lap 5: Mark Martin leads at the restart. Only Joey Logano and Sam Hornish Jr. pitted during the caution.

CAUTION 1 - Lap 2: Joey Logano gets loose off Turn 2 and spins out. He was 20th at the time and there were plenty of cars behind him, but everybody avoided the incident and Logano seems to only have flat spotted his tires.

Lap 1: Mark Martin jumps to early lead.

GREEN FLAG! Mark Martin leads the field at the start of the race.

ENGINES FIRED!

Besides the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the big storyline today is "the others," led by Dale Earnhardt Jr. who qualified an impressive second behind teammate Mark Martin.

Green flag is set to wave at 2:15 p.m. ET

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