Dickies 500

8 November, 2009, 6:59 PM ET

CHECKERED FLAG - KURT BUSCH WINS!

Lap 331: Kyle Busch runs out of fuel! His trifecta bid is over. Kurt Busch takes the lead.

Lap 329: David Reutimann pits for fuel from third.

Lap 326: And after getting fuel, Dale Jr. is slow on pit road and stops. Tough luck continues.

Lap 326: Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits for fuel - that's the end of his gamble, but a great run today.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 324: 18 has a 3.7-sec lead -- but Kurt just asked, "disregard the 18, right?" Tryson: Disregard the 18

Lap 320: Kurt Busch moves up to second. Will he have enough fuel to make it to the end?

Lap 318: Mark Martin, Ryan Newman pit for fuel.

Lap 317: Tony Stewart pits for fuel.

Lap 312: Matt Kenseth pits for fuel

Lap 310: Tryson tells Kurt they are about a lap short. The message is conserve...but the guys ahead of him are "way short"

Lap 305: Kurt Busch: "Are we going to the end?" | Crew chief Pat Tryson: "We're trying".

Lap 303: Jimmie Johnson moves up to 38th.

Lap 290: Kurt Busch is now catching Matt Kenseth in third. Kyle Busch's spotter Jeff Dickerson tells his driver of Kurt's position and warns him "that's who we're going to race".

Lap 285: Kurt Busch passes Mark Martin for fourth.

Lap 274: Kyle Busch is back out front.

Lap 271: Denny Hamlin and race leader Kurt Busch pit.

Lap 269: Race leader Kyle Busch leads. Kurt Busch takes the lead. Dave Rogers estimates the No. 18 will be three laps short, however, he's betting on cautions

Lap 268: Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart pit. Dale Jr. was in during the last lap.

Lap 265: Leaders begin to pit on this lap - including David Reutimann and Jeff Gordon.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 259: 10 laps before leader Kyle Busch pits..

Radio chatter on Lap 240: Kyle Busch -- "Do you know why this reminds me of a Legends race? Because I have my brother in my rearview mirror stalking me."

Lap 239: Kurt Busch catching up to his brother Kyle. Battle for the lead coming soon.

Lap 216: Because of how many laps are left and how many laps down he is, the best Jimmie Johnson can finish today is 35th.

Lap 213: Unlike the last few restarts, Kyle Busch gets away cleanly this time and is up front by himself.

GREEN FLAG - Lap 212: Kyle Busch leads. Kurt Busch, David Reutimann, Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth round out the top five. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sixth.

Lap 208: Leaders pit.

CAUTION 5 - Lap 206: Reed Sorenson's right front tire went down and he hit the wall hard. He's going straight to the garage.

GREEN FLAG - Lap 181: Kurt Busch restarts as the leader, brother Kyle starts alongisde him again.

Carl Edwards after his crash: "I might win the race home."

Radio chatter on Lap 179: Steve Letarte tells Jeff Gordon "all you did was break the splitter brace.."

Lap 175: Jeff Gordon pits early on purpose. The crew looks for damage on the front. Gordon will restart at the tail end of the lead lap for pitting early.

CAUTION 4 - Lap 174: Another big points impact crash. Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers Carl Edwards, Juan Pablo Montoya and Jeff Gordon involved. Montoya got loose in Turn 1, runs into Carl Edwards, and both hit the wall. Gordon tried to avoid the crash and spun out - he didn't look to hit the wall though.

Lap 173: Kurt Busch takes the lead from his brother Kyle.

GREEN FLAG - Lap 172: Kyle Busch leads. Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann and Clint Bowyer round out the top five.

Lap 168: Big problems for Ambrose in the pits. He went from third to 19th.

Lap 168: Leaders come into the pits during the caution period.

CAUTION 3 - Lap 166: Debris on the racetrack. Saves Jeff Gordon from going a lap down, and gives Jeff Burton the lucky dog free pass.

Lap 152: Jimmie Johnson has already climbed up to 40th in the charts - those points could prove vital in the Chase race now.

Lap 150: Pit stop sequences near the end, Kyle Busch is out front again with a 4.849 second lead over brother Kurt Busch. Marcos Ambrose is third and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is fourth.

Lap 147: Denny Hamlin pits from the lead.

Lap 146: Jeff Gordon pits, so does race leader Kyle Busch and second place Kurt Busch.

Lap 145: Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr. pit earlier than expected. Several other cars join them.

Lap 133: Chad Knaus tells Jimmie Johnson he can't go any slower or he would be below the minimum speed limit and black flagged.

Lap 123: After pitting earlier, Johnson is back on pit road as he is still having a tire rub issue.

Lee Spencer says on Lap 119: Superman forgot his cape.

Lap 117: Johnson has a left front tire rub, coming back in.

Lap 114: Championship leader Jimmie Johnson is back on track, 112 laps down. His team made massive repairs, including installing a new nose.

Lap 95: Sam Hornish Jr. returns to the track 10 laps down.

GREEN FLAG - Lap 91: Kyle Busch leads. Kurt Busch, David Reutimann, Tony Stewart and Marcos Ambrose round out the top five.

Lap 88: Leaders come in under caution for service.

CAUTION 2 - Lap 86: Sam Hornish Jr. wrecks on the backstretch. Brad Keselowski gets the lucky dog free pass.

Lap 81: In his debut race for Penske Racing, Brad Keselowski is 25th and currently fighting Kyle Busch to stay on the lead lap.

Lap 75: Lost in all the Chase hubbub, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is running an impressive fourth right now.

Lap 63: Kyle Busch's lead over his brother Kurt is 2.067 seconds.

Lee Spencer reports on Lap 59: Crew chief Chad Knaus calling for a brace on the rear quarter panel...with three start and parks in the garage he's bought some time to get the No. 48 car back out on track.

Lap 59: Race leader Kurt Busch is in, brother Kyle takes the lead. The pit cycle is complete.

Lap 58: Casey Mears in - he was running second.

Lap 57: Second place Tony Stewart is in.

Lap 56: Mark Martin in.

Lap 54: Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch are in the pits for their scheduled stops.

Lap 51: Pit stops have started.

Lap 42: Following up on Lee Spencer's point earlier - three cars have already parked since Jimmie Johnson's accident. Johnson would have to make up 18 laps to move up to 40th place in the charts.

Lap 38: It's the Busch family show up front as pit stops approach in the next 20 laps.

Lap 18: Kyle Busch takes over second place from Jeff Gordon - the bid for the trifecta is certainly alive right now.

LEAD CHANGE - Lap 12: Kurt Busch takes the point.

Lee Spencer reports on Lap 9: Why would Johnson's crew be working so hard to get the car back on track? Knaus is getting reports that the 71 has parked, "There will be more coming in." That's more points they can gain - and now those points will be very valuable.

GREEN FLAG - Lap 8: Jeff Gordon leads the field to the restart.

More radio Chatter: Knaus: "I think where going to have to cut off the whole front end. The whole right side has to be cut off. Get another quarter panel."

Radio Chatter: "Into the garage Jimmie, straight to the garage," Knaus. | "No brakes," Johnson. | "Nice and smooth here," Knaus. "Let's take our time here." | Knaus: We have brake fluid?the upper control arms, new decklid. Rear end housing and upper control arms off Drop the whole rear end housing and put a new one in it.

CAUTION 1 - Lap 3: BIG CRASH! Jimmie Johnson wrecks on the backstretch - this has HUGE implications on the title fight. The accident started in Turn 2 when Hornish got squirrely and slid into Johnson. Johnson got out of control, slid down the track back into Hornish and into the wall. Big damage on Johnson's car.

Lap 2: Kahne slides back a bit, allowing Kurt Busch to take second place..

Lap 1: Jeff Gordon leads the first lap, but Kasey Kahne is strong on the outside lane.

GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon takes the green flag, Kasey Kahne rolls off alongside him.

Cars are rolling off the grid for their pace laps before the race. As a reminder, Jeff Gordon is leading the field at the start after winning pole position Friday afternoon.

BREAKING NEWS: FOXSports.com senior NASCAR writer Lee Spencer reports that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will stick with Chevrolet in 2010.

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