Lap-by-Lap: Charlotte

CHECKERED FLAG: Kasey Kahne becomes the sixth driver to win the All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same season. This is Kasey's first win on the season and just his second top-five.

Lap 399 -- WHITE FLAG: Kasey Kahne takes the white flag and just has to hang on to his car to win. Carl Edwards is out of gas and loses a ton of spots.

Lap 398 -- Denny Hamlin hits the wall but the race stays green.

Lap 397 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart blows his right front tire and hits the wall losing the lead to Kasey Kahne.

Lap 396 -- Tony Stewart has a five-second lead and plenty of fuel to take the win.

Lap 394 -- The top five after quick pit stops.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Carl Edwards
4. Kyle Busch
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 393 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney doesn't gamble and he pits giving the lead back to Tony Stewart.

Lap 391 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin pits for fuel giving the lead to Dave Blaney.

Lap 390 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth pits giving the lead to Denny Hamlin. David Ragan also pits.

Lap 389 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth leads for the first time tonight as Jeff Burton pits.

Lap 388 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch pit giving up the top-two spots and handing the lead to Jeff Burton.

Lap 387 -- Sam Hornish Jr. gives up 10th to top off on fuel.

Lap 384 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart takes the lead as Kasey Kahne hits pit road to top off on fuel. Elliott Sadler also on pit road and takes fuel only.

Lap 379 -- Kasey Kahne has caught Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon and could put them all a lap down.

Lap 373 -- Tony Stewart has closed the gap on Kasey Kahne to less than a second.

Lap 371 -- Patrick Carpentier hits pit road with what looks like an engine problem.

Lap 369 -- Jeff Gordon and his team think they are about two laps short on fuel and they may go for it if the race stays green.

Lap 366 -- Elliott Sadler is in fourth but says he hears noises in the engine. Tony Stewart passes Kyle Busch for second.

Lap 363 -- Denny Hamlin is up to ninth after passing Sam Hornish Jr.

Lap 361 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne passes Kyle Busch for the lead.

Lap 358 -- Kasey Kahne has closed the gap on leader Kyle Busch.

Lap 355 -- Kyle Busch has a 1.2-second lead on Kasey Kahne. Elliott Sadler is fourth after Jimmie Johnson heads to the garage.

Lap 351 -- Smoke is pouring out of Jimmie Johnson's engine and he will call it a night.

Lap 349 -- Jimmie Johnson has some engine issues, his RPMs are way down.

Lap 346 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead.

Lap 344 -- Kyle Busch passes Kasey Kahne for second.

Lap 342 -- J.J. Yeley is back in the race.

Lap 341 -- Kasey Kahne up to second and Kyle Busch moves to third.

Lap 339 -- Kyle Busch passes Elliott Sadler for fourth and is in a three-way battle with Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne for second.

Lap 338 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Tony Stewart
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Elliott Sadler
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 337 -- Jeff Gordon comes in and gets four tires. Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards also pit.

Lap 335 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ryan Newman among a half dozen cars to pit.

Lap 334 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: Debris on the front straightaway brings out the caution. A.J. Allmendinger gets the free pass.

Lap 334 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Tony Stewart
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Elliott Sadler
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 332 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson wins the race off pit road and takes the lead. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a tire violation and will serve a pass-through penalty.

Lap 331 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Tony Stewart with fuel only
• David Ragan with four tires and fuel
• Kasey Kahne with two tires and fuel
• Jeff Burton with four tires and an air pressure adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson with fuel only

Lap 329 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Patrick Carpentier spins and hits the wall. Ryan Newman gets the free pass.

Lap 328 -- Kasey Kahne has a 2.4-second lead, but Kyle Busch is the car on the move, as he is now up to ninth.

Lap 324 -- Bobby Labonte is sixth, Elliott Sadler is up to eighth and Mark Martin is ninth.

Lap 323 -- Kyle Busch has worked his way up to 12th.

Lap 320 -- Kevin Harvick passes Kurt Busch for 12th after being a lap down earlier.

Lap 318 -- Elliott Sadler, David Reutimann and Kurt Busch are battling for ninth.

Lap 313 -- Kyle Busch is currently 15th and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 20th.

Lap 312 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne passes Tony Stewart for the lead. Jeff Burton is challenging Stewart for second.

Lap 310 -- Martin Truex Jr. will be black-flagged for a broke front splitter.

Lap 309 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green. Ryan Newman will start at the tail end due to too fast exiting pit road.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Jeff Burton
4. David Ragan
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 307 -- Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. among the cars to hit pit road.

Lap 305 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Big crash on the restart as Dave Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. and Reed Sorenson get together. Regan Smith gets the free pass.

Lap 305 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Jeff Burton
4. David Ragan
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 304 -- Kyle Busch is back on pit road topping off with fuel.

Lap 302 -- NASCAR has rescinded the penalty against Dale Earnhardt Jr. and he is passing the field to get back on the lead lap.

Lap 301 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is being held a lap on pit road.

Lap 300 -- All the lead-lap cars hit pit road as fuel is almost out on all these cars.
• David Reutimann with minor adjustments and four tires
• Tony Stewart with four tires and fuel
• Kasey Kahne with four tires and fuel
• Jeff Burton with four tires and an adjustment

Lap 298 -- Pit road is closed but Kyle Busch is on pit road changing the battery. He will be penalized as will Dale Earnhardt Jr. who sped on pit road to get tires before going a lap down.

Lap 297 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart takes the lead for the first time today after Dale Earnhardt Jr. hits the wall.

Lap 296 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Dale Earnhardt Jr. blows a tire and hits the wall, losing the lead. J.J. Yeley rear-ends Junior adding more damage to the No. 88. Sam Hornish Jr. gets the free pass.

Lap 289 -- Kyle Busch reporting he is continuing to lose volts, now down to 8.5 in his car. Kasey Kahne passes Busch for third.

Lap 288 -- Jamie McMurray is on pit road.

Lap 283 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads by more than three seconds on Tony Stewart.

Lap 279 -- Tony Stewart passes teammate Kyle Busch for second.

Lap 272 -- Bobby Labonte is back in the top 10 passing Greg Biffle for ninth. Biffle says he has a vibration and is afraid he might have a wheel loose.

Lap 268 -- The top-six cars have at least a one-second differential between each car.

Lap 266 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has opened up a 2.1-second lead on Kyle Busch.

Lap 263 -- Jimmie Johnson says he still doesn't have the handling on his car and he is currently sixth.

Lap 260 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. goes high while Kyle Busch goes low and Earnhardt takes the lead.

Lap 258 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has caught Kyle Busch and is challenging for the lead. Kasey Kahne passes Jeff Burton for fourth.

Lap 253 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the fastest car on the track and he passes Tony Stewart for second.

Lap 251 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Jeff Burton for third.

Lap 249 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Jimmie Johnson for fourth. Tony Stewart passes Jeff Burton for second.

Lap 248 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jeff Burton
3. Tony Stewart
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 247 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman back on pit road giving the lead to Kyle Busch.

Lap 246 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman wins the race off pit road and takes the lead for the first time today.

Lap 245 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Elliott Sadler with two tires and a wedge adjustment
• David Ragan with two tires and no adjustments
• Kasey Kahne with two tires
• Jeff Burton with fuel only
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with two tires

Lap 244 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: J.J. Yeley gets into the outside wall bringing out the caution. Kevin Harvick gets the free pass.

Lap 243 -- Kasey Kahne passes Elliott Sadler for third.

Lap 240 -- David Gilliland is back in the race, scored 55 laps down.

Lap 239 -- Jeff Burton is the highest he's been all day as he passes Elliott Sadler for second.

Lap 235 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a 2.4-second lead on Elliott Sadler.

Lap 233 -- Jeff Burton passes Kasey Kahne for third.

Lap 229 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler's lead is short-lived as Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes him for the lead. Sadler's crew also says they didn't get all the fuel in so he will have to pit before everyone else.

Lap 228 -- GREEN FLAG: Elliott Sadler brings the field to the green. Kurt Busch had too many men over the wall and will start at the tail end of the longest line.
1. Elliott Sadler
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Jeff Burton
5. David Ragan

Lap 226 -- LEAD CHANGE: Elliott Sadler wins the race off pit road after taking just two tires on his pitstop.

Lap 225 -- All the lead lap cars hit pit road to make adjustments for the nighttime.
• David Reutimann with four tires, a track bar and air pressure adjustment
• Tony Stewart with four tires and an adjustment
• Kasey Kahne with four tires and no adjustments
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with an air pressure adjustment
• Elliott Sadler with two tires
• Bobby Labonte with two tires

Lap 224 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Debris on the front straightaway brings out the caution. Jeff Gordon will get the free pass and Greg Biffle has debris on his grill and he was reporting he was overheating.

Lap 218 -- Carl Edwards gets back around Tony Stewart for seventh.

Lap 212 -- Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have pulled away from Kyle Busch by more than three seconds.

Lap 210 -- Tony Stewart passes Carl Edwards for sixth.

Lap 209 -- Tony Stewart is on the move as he passes Dave Blaney for seventh.

Lap 207 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne gets around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead.

Lap 206 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne have opened up more than a two-second lead on Kyle Busch.

Lap 204 -- David Reutimann passes Dave Blaney for fifth. Carl Edwards is also looking to pass Blaney for sixth.

Lap 201 -- Tony Stewart has moved his way into the top 10 as he is currently ninth. Carl Edwards and David Reutimann are battling for sixth.

Lap 199 -- Kurt Busch gets sideways but saves it. Despite the crash earlier, he is still on the lead lap.

Lap 196 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Jeff Burton
4. Kyle Busch
5. Dave Blaney

Lap 194 -- Bobby Labonte, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman among the cars to pit.

Lap 193 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Michael McDowell spins bringing out the yellow. Bobby Labonte gets the free pass.

Lap 192 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Jeff Burton
4. Kyle Busch
5. Dave Blaney

Lap 188 -- Brian Vickers hit the wall so hard that some of the safer barrier foam broke. Track officials are in the process of fixing it.

Lap 187 -- Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth will start at the tail end of the longest line for speeding on exit of pit road.

Lap 186 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead on pit road as all the lead lap cars hit pit road.
• Ryan Newman with two tires
• Jimmie Johnson with four tires
• Kasey Kahne with four tires and adjustments
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the race off pit road with a quick fuel-only stop

Lap 185 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Brian Vickers loses a wheel and slams into the wall. David Gilliland hits the tire and spins, smacking the inside wall. The tire bounced over the inside wall and dropped into a camping area. Martin Truex Jr. gets the free pass.

Lap 184 -- Robby Gordon has his engine go up in smoke and he heads to the garage.

Lap 183 -- Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne are all battling for second.

Lap 182 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Brian Vickers for the lead.

Lap 176 -- After falling a lap down, Kyle Busch is up to ninth.

Lap 174 -- GREEN FLAG: Brian Vickers brings the field to the green.
1. Brian Vickers
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 169 -- Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, and Jamie McMurray among the handful of cars to pit. None of the leaders hit pit road.

Lap 168 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Juan Montoya spins after contact with Patrick Carpentier but amazingly doesn't hit anything. Mark Martin gets the free pass.

Lap 166 -- GREEN FLAG: Brian Vickers brings the field to the green.
1. Brian Vickers
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 164 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers wins the race off pit road and retakes the lead. After the crash, Kurt Busch remains on the lead lap.

Lap 163 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead on pit road due to where his stall is.
• Brian Vickers with four tires and adjustments
• Jimmie Johnson with adjustments and tires
• Kasey Kahne with a track bar adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with an air-pressure adjustment

Lap 162 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Kurt Busch blows a tire and slams into the wall bringing out the caution. Paul Menard gets the free pass.

Lap 161 -- Bobby Labonte begins another round of green-flag stops. Kyle Busch passes Brian Vickers to return to the lead lap.

Lap 156 -- Martin Truex Jr. has a voltage problem and has cut off all the fans in the car and the ones to the tires and brakes.

Lap 154 -- Brian Vickers says he has a vibration and says he either has a loose wheel or a brake problem.

Lap 153 -- Tony Stewart is the highest he's been all day running in 13th.

Lap 149 -- Kyle Busch gives up third and makes an unscheduled stop. Busch says the car is loose and tight and they decide to bring it in to make the adjustments.

Lap 148 -- Leader Brian Vickers says his car runs best in the shade and he can't wait for the sun to go down.

Lap 145 -- At least one second separates the top-three of Brian Vickers, Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch.

Lap 138 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers is back out front as he passes Kurt Busch.

Lap 133 -- Greg Biffle says he has a flat tire and he pits out of sequence. He wants four tires since he isn't sure which tire is down.

Lap 130 -- More than half the field is a lap down as 20 cars are on the lead lap. There have only been four caution laps so far this race.

Lap 128 -- Greg Biffle passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for fifth.

Lap 127 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch passes Brian Vickers for the lead.

Lap 125 -- The top five following green-flag stops:
1. Brian Vickers
2. Kurt Busch
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 121 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers is back out front after the second round of green flag stops are complete.

Lap 120 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle leads a lap and then makes his pit stop.

Lap 119 -- Kurt Busch comes in and makes his stop and has a small fire in his pit stall but the safety crews put it out quickly.

Lap 117 -- Jimmie Johnson makes his stop and they pull a spring rubber. Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch all stop.

Lap 116 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. gives up second to make his stop. Junior says his car is neutral and they will make a small adjustment. They had trouble in their stall and took more than 24 seconds to make their stop.

Lap 115 -- Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler and Kevin Harvick make their stops. Some adjustments for Kahne.

Lap 114 -- Brian Vickers gives up third and makes his stop. They make some adjustments, remove some debris and change four tires.

Lap 112 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has caught Kurt Busch and is challenging him for the lead.

Lap 111 -- Michael McDowell makes his pit stop.

Lap 109 -- J.J. Yeley is on pit road.

Lap 106 -- Carl Edwards is up to 10th after starting 30th and Edwards says his car is "real good."

Lap 105 -- Bobby Labonte is on pit road beginning this round of green-flag stops. Tony Stewart and Juan Montoya are bumping each other on the track.

Lap 104 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Brian Vickers for second.

Lap 102 -- Thanks to some blocking by Ken Schrader, Kurt Busch is back out front by 0.7 seconds.

Lap 100 -- Casey Mears and Regan Smith go a lap down.

Lap 97 -- Brian Vickers passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second and is closing on leader Kurt Busch thanks to some lap traffic.

Lap 96 -- Jimmie Johnson has some debris on his front grill but he isn't complaining of overheating.

Lap 90 -- Kasey Kahne is challenging David Ragan for seventh.

Lap 87 -- Brian Vickers passes Kyle Busch for third.

Lap 86 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Kyle Busch for second.

Lap 84 -- Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have pulled away from the field a little bit.

Lap 78 -- Kyle Busch has caught the rear bumper of leader Kurt Busch and is challenging for the lead.

Lap 77 -- Brian Vickers passes Jimmie Johnson for fourth.

Lap 75 -- Kyle Busch passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second.

Lap 72 -- Tony Stewart is having problems with the handling of his car and is falling backwards, now in 27th. Ryan Newman is up to 17th after starting 38th.

Lap 70 -- Kyle Busch's crew says both of their batteries continue to drain and they are trying to figure out why.

Lap 68 -- Jimmie Johnson falls to fourth as Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch pass him for second and third.

Lap 67 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead.

Lap 66 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Kurt Busch
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kyle Busch
5. Brian Vickers

Lap 65 -- LEAD CHANGE: Casey Mears pits giving the lead back to Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 63 -- LEAD CHANGE: Casey Mears inherits the lead as he stays out.

Lap 62 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead on pit road as most of the lead-lap cars pit.
• Kurt Busch takes fuel only
• Jimmie Johnson with a track bar adjustment and fuel
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with gas only
• Greg Biffle takes fuel and a wedge adjustment
• Jeff Gordon with two tires and fuel

Lap 61 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Robby Gordon gets into the wall in Turn 4 bringing out the caution. Paul Menard will get the free pass.

Lap 60 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Brian Vickers for second.

Lap 58 -- Thirty-one cars are on the lead lap as Bobby Labonte and J.J. Yeley are the latest to go a lap down.

Lap 56 -- The top five after green-flag stops:
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Brian Vickers
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kurt Busch
5. Jeff Burton

Lap 54 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is back out front as green-flag stops have cycled through.

Lap 53 -- David Ragan, Mark Martin and Reed Sorenson make their stops.

Lap 52 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Ragan takes the lead as Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch make their stops. Both with adjustments and four tires.

Lap 50 -- Brian Vickers gives up third as most of the field make their green-flag stops.

Lap 49 -- Jeff Burton gives up fifth to make his stop. Juan Montoya and Regan Smith also on pit road.

Lap 48 -- Robby Gordon. Kasey Kahne and Johnny Sauter on pit road.

Lap 47 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson passes Brian Vickers for the lead. This is the 13th race in a row at Lowe's where Johnson has led at least one lap. Kurt Busch also passes Vickers for second.

Lap 45 -- Michael Waltrip and Ken Schrader are the latest to go a lap down as green-flag stops are upcoming.

Lap 43 -- Jeff Burton passes Kyle Busch for fifth. David Ragan is close to putting the No. 18 down to seventh.

Lap 41 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Kyle Busch for fourth. Brian Vickers leads by 0.4 seconds on Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 37 -- Jeff Burton is quietly making his way to the front, up to sixth. Kurt Busch passes Kyle Busch for third.

Lap 35 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Kurt Busch for third and Kyle Busch for second. Kyle Busch says he has an alternator problem.

Lap 34 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers passes Kyle Busch for the lead. Busch is reporting ignition problems and says the engine is sputtering.

Lap 31 -- Kurt Busch passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for third.

Lap 30 -- Kyle Petty and Patrick Carpentier join Clint Bowyer one lap down.

Lap 28 -- Lap traffic has allowed Brian Vickers to close the gap on leader Kyle Busch.

Lap 25 -- Greg Biffle is complaining of a loose car as he continues to slide backwards, falling to seventh after teammate David Ragan passes him.

Lap 24 -- Clint Bowyer is a lap down after making his pit stop and Kyle Busch is a few laps away from lapping cars, first up is Kyle Petty.

Lap 23 -- Sam Hornish Jr. brushed the wall but the race stays green.

Lap 20 -- Greg Biffle continues to fall as Kurt Busch moves to fourth and Jimmie Johnson jumps to fifth knocking Biffle to sixth.

Lap 19 -- Clint Bowyer makes an unexpected pit stop to get some debris off the grill.

Lap 16 -- Brian Vickers is up to second and Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves to third as both pass Greg Biffle, who falls to fourth.

Lap 14 -- Jimmie Johnson is up to sixth and Kasey Kahne has fallen to eighth.

Lap 11 -- Cars are starting to separate on the track as Kyle Busch runs alone, followed by Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a pack and Kurt Busch alone in fifth.

Lap 9 -- Kyle Busch leads by a second on Greg Biffle. David Ragan is challenging Kasey Kahne for sixth.

Lap 8 -- Tony Stewart is on the move as he is up to 20th after starting 31st.

Lap 4 -- Kasey Kahne continues to fade as Brian Vickers and Dale Earnhardt Jr. pass the No. 9 for third and fourth.

Lap 3 -- Greg Biffle passes Kasey Kahne for second and is closing on Kyle Busch for the lead.

Lap 1 -- Kyle Busch has a great start and jumps out to the lead.

5:51 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green and the Coca-Cola 600 is under way.

5:46 p.m. -- Johnny Sauter and Scott Riggs move to the back of the field due to their cars being confiscated on Saturday for rear-wing mounting issues.

5:45 p.m. -- The cars are off pit road and rolling on the track.

5:41 p.m. -- The command is given: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

5:37 p.m. -- Lowe's Motor Speedway president and general manager Humpy Wheeler gets a huge ovation from the LMS crowd as he addresses the crowd to say thank you to the race fans before he retires after the race.

5:34 p.m. -- Country star Darryl Worley performs the national anthem.

5:33 p.m. -- Taps is performed in honor of all the fallen troops on this Memorial Day weekend.

5:31 p.m. -- Amazing Grace is performed on bagpipes.

5:30 p.m. -- Dr. Bill Thierfelder delivers the Invocation.

5 p.m. -- FOX's pre-race coverage of the Coca-Cola 600 is under way.

4:50 p.m. -- The weather in Concord, N.C., is perfect for 600 miles of Memorial Day weekend racing. Kyle Busch is on the pole and won last night's Nationwide race.