Lap-by-Lap: Richmond (cont'd)

Lap 305 -- Ninety-five laps to go and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in fourth with Kevin Harvick in 16th.

Lap 304 -- Jeff Burton up to fifth and Johnny Sauter up to sixth after both go around Kasey Kahne.

Lap 300 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Tony Stewart
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 298 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson wins the race off pit road and takes the lead.

Lap 297 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Johnny Sauter no changes and four tires
• Matt Kenseth spring rubber and air pressure adjustment
• Jeff Gordon minor adjustments and four tires
• Tony Stewart no changes and four tires.
• Kasey Kahne gains four spots on pit road

Lap 296 -- YELLOW FLAG: Cars are started and are rolling again.

Lap 295 -- There are enough cars out of the race that no matter what happens, Kurt Busch is in the Chase.

Lap 295 -- RED FLAG NO. 2: There is a lot of fluid on the track so the race is stopped for a second time.

Lap 294 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Jamie McMurray, Dale Jarrett, Dave Blaney, John Andretti and David Stremme in a big crash. Kenny Wallace will receive the free pass.

Lap 293 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Jeff Gordon for second.

Lap 291 -- Kevin Harvick passes Kyle Busch for 15th.

Lap 287 -- Tony Stewart has a 1.3 second lead on Jeff Gordon.

Lap 278 -- Johnny Sauter having a fantastic race as he is up to fifth after passing Jeff Burton.

Lap 271 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart completes the pass on Jeff Gordon for the lead.

Lap 270 -- Kevin Harvick is up to 22nd. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart are side-by-side.

Lap 268 -- Tony Stewart is on the bumper of leader Jeff Gordon.

Lap 264 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Tony Stewart
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 259 -- Clint Boywer and J.J. Yeley on pit road as is Dave Blaney and David Reutimann.

Lap 258 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Reed Sorenson spins after hitting David Gilliland. He is having trouble getting it restarted.

Lap 256 -- Clint Bowyer is going backwards as Johnny Sauter passes him for seventh.

Lap 253 -- After the incident, Kurt Busch is in 10th and Kevin Harvick is in 29th.

Lap 251 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Tony Stewart
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 247 -- Kevin Harvick is in the pits getting his car taken care of. Dave Blaney and Reed Sorenson are also on pit road. Harvick will start at the tail end due to pitting too soon.

Lap 246 -- YELLOW FLAG: The cars have been fired up and the race is back under caution.

Lap 245 -- RED FLAG: The race has been stopped to allow clean up on the track. No work can be done on the cars.

Lap 245 -- Kevin Harvick has grass all in the front of his car forcing his car to run hot after he ran through the infield to avoid the crash. His car is spewing water out of the top of the hood.

Lap 242 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Ryan Newman spins and collects Kurt Busch and Juan Montoya. Montoya's No. 42 is on fire in the infield. Busch has damage to the rear of his car. A.J. Allmendinger gets the free pass.

Lap 240 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon passes Clint Bowyer for the lead. Dale Earnhardt Jr. also passes Bowyer for second.

Lap 239 -- GREEN FLAG: Clint Bowyer brings the field to the green.
1. Clint Bowyer
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Tony Stewart
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Jimmie Johnson (Continued)