Lap-by-Lap: Homestead

JIMMIE JOHNSON IS THE 2007 NEXTEL CUP SERIES CHAMPION.

CHECKERED FLAG: Matt Kenseth caps his dominant performance to win the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Lap 263 -- Kurt Busch continues to chase Matt Kenseth. Jimmie Johnson runs in seventh.

Lap 261 -- Jeff Gordon makes it three-wide to battle with Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin for third.

Lap 259 -- Leader Matt Kenseth is concerned he has a flat right-front tire.

Lap 258 -- Kurt Busch sails by Martin Truex Jr. to take second place.

Lap 258 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets the race back under way with nine laps remaining in the season. Jeff Gordon restarts seventh with Jimmie Johnson eighth.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Kurt Busch
4. Greg Biffle
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 255 -- A handful of cars near the back come down pit road for service.

Lap 253 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Tony Stewart spins in the corner and backs it into the wall. He has major damage to the left-rear and left-front.

Lap 251 -- After green-flag pit stops as the race winds down, Matt Kenseth leads. Jeff Gordon runs sixth. Jimmie Johnson is seventh.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Kurt Busch
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 249 -- LEAD CHANGE: The four tires prevail as Matt Kenseth sails by Martin Truex Jr. for the lead.

Lap 248 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. has the lead now that everyone has pitted. But Matt Kenseth and his four tires is right on his tail.

Lap 247 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray leads when David Ragan makes his pit stop.

Lap 246 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards pits, giving the lead to David Ragan. Dave Blaney is also in.

Lap 245 -- Jimmie Johnson is in for his stop and gets four tires and a slight wedge adjustment. Denny Hamlin is also in for his stop.

Lap 244 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards takes the lead when Matt Kenseth makes his stop for four tires and an adjustment. Kurt Busch is also in.

Lap 242 -- Jeff Gordon is on pit road for his stop. His crew gives him four tires and fuel.

Lap 240 -- Greg Biffle makes his pit stop for two right tires.

Lap 238 -- Fourth-place Martin Truex Jr. is on pit road to begin green-flag stops. He gets an air-pressure adjustment and two tires.

Lap 234 -- Jimmie Johnson takes the outside line and moves around Jeff Gordon to take fifth position.

Lap 231 -- David Ragan has had a good run and is currently in 10th position.

Lap 226 -- Jeff Gordon has fallen back to fifth position, one spot ahead of Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 221 -- Kurt Busch has overcome problems all night and now runs in second after passing Martin Truex Jr. for the position.

Lap 213 -- Jeff Gordon continues to run in third while Jimmie Johnson is in sixth.

Lap 203 -- Clint Bowyer is on pit road. His crew has the car up on the jack and is underneath it. They think it's an engine problem.

Lap 200 -- Martin Truex Jr. pulls alongside Matt Kenseth in a battle for the lead.