Food City 500

Jimmie Johnson's 50th win ties him with Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson for 10th on the all-time Cup win list

CHECKERED FLAG - Lap 500: JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS - 50 CAREER CUP WINS!

Lap 494: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead!

Lap 493: Tony Stewart takes the lead.

RESTART - Lap 490: Greg Biffle leads.

Lap 483: Leaders pit! Race leader Kurt Busch takes four tires! Greg Biffle wins the race off pit road - took two tires. Four cars exit pit road before Kurt Busch - all took two tires.

CAUTION 10 - Lap 482: Debris. Ryan Newman gets the lucky dog free pass.

Lap 480: A number of cars have come down pit road with cut tires.

Lap 480: Engine issues force Sam Hornish Jr. to the garage.

Lap 459: Jeff Burton passes Brad Keselowski for fifth.

Lap 436: Jeff Gordon down to 10th.

Lap 425: Greg Biffle takes over 5th.

Lap 424: Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray moves up to fourth past Jeff Gordon.

Lap 421: Carl Edwards breaks back into the top 10.

Lap 418: Jimmie Johnson passes Keselowski for second.

Lap 415: Kurt Busch reclaims the lead.

Lap 412: Kurt Busch shoots up to second and is battling his teammate for the lead.

RESTART - Lap 411: Keselowski in the lead.

Weather update from Storm Scout Rick Dickert: looks like another dry slot heading north towards track..light rain should be ending..then hopefully we can get in rest of laps

Lap 403: Rain showers have mostly stopped - it'll be interesting to see what happens.

Lap 394: Junior in the pits: What the hell was that on the left side? I felt like I was on a lift at the dealership when I came down there

Lap 392: Mixture of pit strategies at work here. Most leaders pit - some don't.

CAUTION 9 - Lap 390: Rain

Lap 380: After battling Jeff Burton for fifth for a few laps, now Matt Kenseth is having to defend his sixth-place position from Tony Stewart.

Lap 375: Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson in a different league compared to everybody else today.

Lee Spencer on Lap 370: Junior restarted 16th and is currently 12th and on a mission. Time to prove he does not lay down.

Lap 369: AJ Allmdendinger battling Junior for 12th.

Lap 364: Dale Jr. up to 11th.

RESTART - Lap 358: Kurt Busch leads. Jimmie Johnson second.

One of the biggest benefactors of the crash? Dale Earnhardt Jr. If not for the penalty, he would have probably been part of that crash. Now he's up to 15th.

Other cars involved include David Ragan, Robby Gordon, Logano, Gordon, Harvick, NEwman, Truex, Vickers and Edwards. (also include those below).

FOX replays show that Martin got hooked up with Biffle's bumper coming out of the turn and that led to him hitting the wall hard. Then he tried to stay on the low side but he was going too fast and the car slid up the track and caused the melee.

The incident heavily damaged Marcos Ambrose and Juan Pablo Montoya amongst others.

CAUTION 8 - Lap 338: Mark Martin slams the wall and triggers a multi-car accident. Lots of cars involved.

Lap 337: Lance McGrew, Dale Jr.'s crew chief, offering inspiring words to his driver. Junior restarted 26th after his penalty - was battling for a top-five spot before caution.

Lap 335: Oh by the way, Edwards' buddy Harvick is right behind both of them.

Lap 334: Keselowski and Edwards are side-by-side. Wonder if anything happens?

Lap 332: Kurt Busch gets a huge jump on the restart and is up front. Jimmie Johnson second.

RESTART - Lap 331: Kurt Busch in the lead.

Lap 325: Dale Jr. busted for entering pit road too fast. He will restart at the tail end of the field.

Was that the money stop? Weather update from Storm Scout Rick Dickert: light showers/sprinkles south of Bristol heading north towards track

Lap 324: Leaders pit for service. Kurt Busch wins race off pit road. Greg Biffle second, Matt Kenseth jumps up 13 spots by taking two tires and is up to third.

CAUTION 7 - Lap 322: Regan Smith in the wall.

Lap 306: Chris Myers here - Keselowski showed great mental toughness today but Carl Edwards is coming, let's see how long they stay friendly.

Lap 274: Four cars up front pull away from rest of field.

Lee Spencer on Lap 271: Marcos Ambrose gained 11 positions on that last run

Restart - Lap 271: Kurt Busch restarts as your leader.

Lap 265: One reason why Kurt's pit stop was so good? Dr. Dick Berggren: "Kurt Busch told his crew to make no changes to his car. It's that good."

Lap 265: Leaders come in for service. Kurt Busch keeps the lead coming out, Mark Martin second, Greg Biffle third.

CAUTION 6 - Lap 262: Kyle Busch hits the wall hard. Flat tire caused this one.

Lap 261: Travs Kvapil has a flat but makes it down pit road to avoid bringing out the caution.

HALFWAY - Lap 250: The race is now official (which is important if weather turns bad again)!

Lap 247: Jamie McMurray passes Brad Keselowski for eighth. Dale Jr. up ahead in seventh.

Weather update from Storm Scout Rick Dickert: Dry for a bit..but watching a small rain area north of Asheville slowing moving north towards Bristol-will keep you posted

Lap 238: Earnhardt reports a loose condition. "I told you on the last run I was loose on, loose off." Crew chief Lance McGrew: "Yes, but you're 8 positions better than you were"

Lap 235: Jamie McMurray and Tony Stewart balling for 10th -- adnvantage No. 1 car

Lap 228: Oh by the way, Dale Earnhardt Jr. up to eighth.

Lee Spencer on Lap 223: Keselowski quietly getting the job done -- P5

Lap 219: Great battle up front between Biffle and Kurt Busch. Side-by-side racing is great for the lead.

Lap 217: Wondering why Marcos Ambrose fell down the order again? Speeding into pit road - he was fourth before the caution.

Lap 216: Kurt Busch moves up to second.

Lap 215: Greg Biffle takes the lead!

Lap 214: Kasey Kahne smacks into wall again - no caution

RESTART - Lap 210: Montoya leads.

Lap 208: Juan Pablo Montoya leaves pit road first, Greg Biffle second.

Lap 205: Leaders pit under the caution.

CAUTION 5 - Lap 204: Kasey Kahne slams into the wall in Turn 2 - flat tire.

Lap 198: Biffle reclaims the lead.

Lap 195: Montoya is five car lengths from lapping Denny Hamlin

Lap 178: Montoya muscles past Biffle in Turn 4 to take the lead for the first time today.

Lap 174: Kurt Busch back up to fourth. Johnson down to fifth and dropping.

Lap 173: Mark Martin up to third.

Lap 171: Johnson decided not to battle Montoya for the position - "I feel like I just hurt the right front tire" said Johnson.

Lap 170: Montoya passes Johnson for 2nd, Ambrose moves up to ninth.

Lap 168: Remember how Marcos Ambrose got penalized for speeding off pit road? That's not the only place he's fast - he's back in the top 10.

Lap 162: Martin Truex Jr. passes Paul Menard for ninth. Great runs for both drivers.

Lap 148: Biffle shoots out of a cannon and looks good out front.

Restart - Lap 147: Greg Biffle leads, Jimmie Johnson second.

Lee Spencer on Lap 142: Making that shock adjustment on 18 now...still a lot of kitty litter on back pit road from 00....between Nos. 2 and 18 stalls

Weather update from Storm Scout Rick Dickert: These sprinkles/light rain shower should be brief..then it looks like we should have a period of dry weather..these are LIGHT/BRIEF..pre-frontal showers..bulk of rain associated with storm..to the west..still hopeful we'll get race in

Lee Spencer on Lap 137: Under caution, Biffle's crew talking about census...have their own little commercial going on between Biff and spotter Joel Edmonds

Weather update from Storm Scout Rick Dickert: The bulk of heavy persistent rainfall in Bristol is still a few hours away.

Lap 131: making a right rear shock change on the 18...making a right rear shock change on the 18...

Lap 129: Logano just asked how the tires looked on that short run after blowing a tire two stops earlier. Kyle Busch's tires showed extreme wear as well.

Caution 4 - Lap 127: Rain drops.

Lap 124: Greg Biffle shoots out of a cannon on the restart and takes the lead for the first time today.

RESTART - Lap 123: Kurt Busch restarts in lead, Greg Biffle in second.

Lap 122: 30 cars remain on lead lap.

Lee Spencer on Lap 119: Safety crews dumping speedy dry throughout 00 pits - huge mess.

Lap 117: Reutimann to the garage. "It's junk"

Lap 116: Leaders pit during the caution.

CAUTION 3 - Lap 114: Denny Hamlin slams into the wall.

Lap 113: Oh no! David Reutimann has an engine cylinder problem. He's coming down pit road.

Lap 109: David Reutimann gets past Joey Logano for second!

Lap 96: Joey Logano is on pit road. The back right fender is ripped up. He had quite the adventure coming down pit road though - he almost got clipped by Robby Gordon trying to get into pit road --- things are really tight at this track.

Lap 92: Big trouble for Logano - who has dropped like a rock since the restart (4th to 22nd in 30 laps).

Lap 90: 99 spotter - "We have a mess here, just be patient." Lots of traffic

Lap 77: Five-time Bristol race winners Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch putting on a show battling for second.

Lap 70: Greg Biffle breaks into top 10.

Lap 69: Mark Martin passes Paul Menard for 12th.

Restart - Lap 63: Jimmie Johnson starts out front, teammate Jeff Gordon alongside.

Lap 61: Clint Bowyer's spotter Mike Dillon asks if they're done. Engine tuner confirms, problems out the bottom end

Weather update from Storm Scout Rick Dickert: Radar showing large dry area to west and southwest of speedway..so far so good for more rain-free racing

Lap 58: Kyle Busch reports he slapped the wall earlier.

Several cars pitted during the caution:82, 26, 38, 19, 29, 77

CAUTION 2 - Lap 55: Clint Bowyer's engine goes Kablamo! Robby Gordon gets the lucky dog free pass.

Lap 53: Joey Logano sticking around after qualifying on pole - he's fourth behind Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch.

Cars off the track by lap 52: Joe Nemechek, Dave Blaney, Michael Waltrip, Terry Cook.

Lap 48: That didn't take long - Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon muscle past Keselowski to take over the top two spots.

Restart - Lap 46: Keselowski leads, Stremme second (neither pitted).

Lap 43: Marcos Ambrose got penalized for being too fast exiting pit road.

Lap 43: Kurt Busch comes off of pit road first. Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski stayed out and will be your race leader at the restart.

Lee Spencer says: Kyle Busch (P31) has won at Bristol three times but asked his spotter Jeff Dickerson how close he was to being lapped right before the caution came out.

Lap 42: Pit road is a busy place as leaders come in for service.

CAUTION 1 - Lap 40: Dave Blaney has a flat tire and stops in Turn 2. Travis Kvapil gets the lucky dog free pass and will go back on the lead lap.

Lap 38: Jeff Gordon catches Jimmie Johnson and the two teammates are battling for second.

Lap 34: New race leader - Kurt Busch catches up to Jimmie Johnson and passes him as they battle lap-down traffic.

Lap 30: 39th-place Dave Blaney goes a lap down. To update his situation, he was set to start third today but dropped to the rear of the field before the race began - he will likely start and park.

Lap 19: Jimmie Johnson laps 43rd-place Kevin Conway.

Lap 13: Jimmie Johnson looking to lap cars soon.

Lap 8: David Reutimann up to sixth after passing Matt Kenseth.

Lap 6: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead. He has one of the best cars here this weekend - watch him all day long.

Lap 3: Kurt Busch back out front - great battle up front.

Lap 2: Polesitter Joey Logano bounces back, takes the lead.

Lap 1: Kurt Busch takes the lead early

GREEN FLAG! Joey Logano starts from pole

Pit road speed is 30 mph.

Cars are running pace laps.

A few rain drops are being reported around the track, but we should be OK to start on time.

ENGINES FIRED!

All the prerace activities are complete - it's time to go racing!

Weather update from Storm Scout Rick Dickert: Radar showing light band approaching Bristol from south..Most of it is VIRGA-not reaching ground..South winds in advance of LOW...should help keep things dry..This is a DOWNSLOPE flow for Bristol which helps to DRY atmosphere out..

Driver introductions are underway here at Bristol and the unique tradition continues where drivers come out to their own music. But what songs should drivers really have chosen? Rea White has her say.

Latest news from trackside: Lee Spencer takes a look at the battle that erupted yesterday between young phenom Joey Logano and veteran Kevin Harvick.

Weather update from Storm Scout Rick Dickert: Watching the radar for the race today..Lots os rain west of Bristol..some light showers south..Clouds are thickening up..There will be a chance of some LIGHT..mostly brief showers this afternoon..but it looks like most of the rain will hold off until late..The faster the race..the better chance we will get it in..I'll have updates through the afternoon..

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