Lap-by-Lap: Michigan

Lap 203 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the LifeLock 400 by coasting to the checkered flag under yellow. He drives directly back to pit road but runs out of fuel on his way.

Lap 202 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Patrick Carpentier crashes on the straightaway to bring out the caution.

Lap 202 -- WHITE FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has one lap to go.

Lap 201 -- Mark Martin drops from third and is out of fuel.

Lap 201 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the field to green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Mark Martin
4. Brian Vickers
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 200 -- Leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to coast around the track on the apron, flipping his ignition on just to keep speed and back off to coast.

Lap 199 -- The majority of drivers hit pit road, including Jamie McMurray from second position, to top off with fuel and get tires.

Lap 199 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is coasting during the yellow and edges by the pace car. NASCAR warns him to stay behind the pace car.

Lap 198 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Sam Hornish Jr. spins coming out of Turn 4 and slides through the grass.

Lap 196 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the point again as the two drivers battle for the top spot.

Lap 194 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jamie McMurray pulls around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead as both cars try to save fuel.

Lap 194 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the new leader as David Ragan pulls on pit road for a splash of fuel. Jamie McMurray is in second.

Lap 193 -- Third-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not pitting. He thinks he can make it on fuel. A.J. Allmendinger is on pit road for fuel.

Lap 191 -- With less than 10 laps to go, it's all about fuel mileage:
1. David Ragan
2. A.J. Allmendinger
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Jamie McMurray

Lap 190 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Ragan is the new leader after Carl Edwards pulls in for his pit stop. Two tires for Edwards, yet it was a slow stop.

Lap 189 -- Matt Kenseth is in for two tires and fuel. He has a slow pit stop because a tire changer has trouble with a lug nut.

Lap 188 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards is the leader now that Brian Vickers pulls in to make his stop. Fuel only for Vickers. Greg Biffle is back on pit road to serve a pass-through penalty.

Lap 186 -- Greg Biffle is on pit road for two tires and fuel. Biffle runs over his air hose on his way out and clips the front-tire changer. Tony Stewart is in for four tires and fuel.

Lap 185 -- Kyle Busch is on pit road for fuel. Busch gets two tires and has an air-pressure adjustment.

Lap 182 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers takes the lead as Jimmie Johnson pulls onto pit road. He gets four tires and fuel in 15.1 seconds.

Lap 182 -- A handful of cars from 10th back have slowed slightly to conserve fuel, including Kasey Kahne and Jamie McMurray.

Lap 179 -- Second-place Sam Hornish Jr. is in for his pit stop. He gets right-side tires and gets the nose cleaned off.

Lap 177 -- Sam Hornish Jr. anticipates pitting with 10 laps to go. Matt Kenseth is four laps short. Brian Vickers is six laps short. Greg Biffle is four or five laps short.

Lap 176 -- Leader Jimmie Johnson says he will be pitting in 11 laps.

Lap 173 -- Brian Vickers catches and passes Kyle Busch for fourth, but it's third-place Matt Kenseth that may be the driver on the move. Kenseth trails leader Jimmie Johnson by 2.890 seconds.

Lap 172 -- Brian Vickers moves into fifth position, passing Carl Edwards.

Lap 164 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson pulls back ahead of Sam Hornish Jr. to take the top spot.

Lap 163 -- LEAD CHANGE: Sam Hornish Jr. dips below Jimmie Johnson to lead the lap as the two race side-by-side.

Lap 157 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the race back under way.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Sam Hornish Jr.
3. Kyle Busch
4. Carl Edwards
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 155 -- Jeff Gordon is on pit road again, this time to serve a penalty for speeding off pit road. He tops off a third time for fuel and will restart at the tail of the longest line. Michael Waltrip comes in to top off as well.

Lap 154 -- Jeff Gordon comes back onto pit road to top off with fuel one more time.

Lap 153 -- Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne hit pit road for fuel only. Patrick Carpentier gets the free pass.

Lap 152 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Robby Gordon swipes the wall coming off Turn 2 with a little help from David Ragan, then slides back into the wall heading into Turn 3. He has major chassis damage and pulls directly to the garage.

Lap 152 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field back to green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Sam Hornish Jr.
3. Kyle Busch
4. Carl Edwards
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 150 -- Michael Waltrip is back on pit road to top off with fuel.

Lap 148 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson stays on the track and takes the lead, but he is reporting to his crew that he does not have first or second gear. Sam Hornish Jr. also stayed on the track.

Lap 148 -- Leaders head to pit road:
• Matt Kenseth gets two tires but nearly hits an official leaving the stall
• Kyle Busch is tight and loose both, and gets two tires and changes
• Greg Biffle gets two tires and minor adjustments
• Brian Vickers gets two tires and a track-bar adjustment

Lap 147 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Bobby Labonte spins as he exits Turn 2. He misses the wall.

Lap 145 -- Following the green-flag pit stop cycle, Matt Kenseth leads by 2.750 seconds.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Brian Vickers
4. Carl Edwards
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 144 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth gets the lead back when Sam Hornish Jr. drops onto pit road.

Lap 143 -- LEAD CHANGE: Sam Hornish Jr. is the new leader as David Ragan makes his pit stop for tires and adjustments.

Lap 142 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Ragan takes the lead as A.J. Allmendinger makes his stop. He slides past his pit stall and has to be pushed back into the box. Denny Hamlin is also on pit road to make improvements.

Lap 141 -- LEAD CHANGE: A.J. Allmendinger inherits the lead when Tony Stewart makes his pit stop for changes and fuel.

Lap 140 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes his pit stop to get changes and four tires. Greg Biffle gets adjustments as well. Kasey Kahne gets air-pressure and chassis adjustments. That leaves Tony Stewart as the leader.

Lap 138 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth gets little changes on his stop and gives the lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr. Carl Edwards and other leaders hit pit road as well.

Lap 138 -- Kyle Busch is on pit road for tires and gets an air-pressure adjustment. Martin Truex Jr. is also in for a pit stop.

Lap 137 -- Jeff Gordon is in for four tires and adjustments; he is loose into the corners and tight off.

Lap 136 -- Elliott Sadler is running ninth and having a solid day.

Lap 130 -- Robby Gordon is in for a pit stop for four tires and fuel.

Lap 129 -- A.J. Allmendinger is having a strong day. He started 39th and is now running 11th.

Lap 125 -- Jeff Gordon has fallen back to 20th spot after staying out during the last round of pit stops.

Lap 122 -- Jimmie Johnson moves around Carl Edwards to take second.

Lap 114 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth goes below Carl Edwards to take the lead from his teammate. Two other Roush Fenway cars run sixth (Greg Biffle) and 10th (David Ragan). The fifth teammate, Jamie McMurray, runs 19th.

Lap 113 -- J.J. Yeley is on pit road for an unscheduled pit stop, and the crew goes to work under the hood. He finally takes his car to the garage.

Lap 112 -- Mark Martin moves into 10th position. "Good job old man," his crew tells him.

Lap 107 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards gets the race back under way:
1. Carl Edwards
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Brian Vickers

Lap 105 -- Juan Montoya's crew works under the car on pit road. He loses another lap and is in 40th.

Lap 104 -- A handful of lead-lap cars head to pit road, headlined by Kevin Harvick, Michael Waltrip and Greg Biffle. The top seven stay out. Paul Menard gets the free pass.

Lap 103 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Kurt Busch spins coming out of Turn 2 and has a blown tire.

Lap 100 -- Halfway through, Carl Edwards leads by 0.856 seconds ahead of Matt Kenseth.

Lap 97 -- GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards gets the race back under way.
1. Carl Edwards
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Kyle Busch
4. Brian Vickers
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 96 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin makes his pit stop, giving the lead to Carl Edwards.

Lap 95 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin stays out to take the lead.

Lap 94 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is credited for leading due to his pit stall position.

Lap 94 -- The leaders head down pit road:
• Matt Kenseth gets a wedge adjustment and is loose off Turn 4
• Jimmie Johnson gets track-bar and wedge adjustments
• Kyle Busch wants his crew to backtrack on the adjustments previously made
• Brian Vickers wants a track-bar adjustment and tires
• Carl Edwards takes two tires and wins the race off pit road
• Jamie McMurray gets the free pass

Lap 93 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Debris is on the track in Turn 3.

Lap 91 -- Michael Waltrip has the fastest car this lap. He runs in 11th.

Lap 85 -- Following green-flag pit stops, Matt Kenseth leads by 5.467 seconds.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Brian Vickers
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 83 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth takes the lead as Dale Earnhardt Jr. merges back into traffic.

Lap 82 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in for his pit stop and gets minor changes and tires. Kurt Busch is also in.

Lap 81 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the leader when Carl Edwards makes his pit stop for changes and four tires.

Lap 80 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers is in for his pit stop and gets four tires. Kyle Busch is in and orders changes to be made on his car. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart are in, Gordon battling a loose car and Stewart a tight one. Carl Edwards leads.

Lap 80 -- Jimmie Johnson leads a group down pit road for a chassis adjustment. Martin Truex Jr. is loose and gets changes. Kevin Harvick also gets adjustments and tires.

Lap 79 -- Kasey Kahne and Matt Kenseth are in for green-flag stops. Kahne is loose and gets some adjustments and four tires. Kenseth gets an air-pressure adjustment.

Lap 75 -- Ryan Newman is on pit road with the hood up. He thinks he broke something in the drive train. His crew tells him to take the car to the garage.

Lap 74 -- Jeff Gordon is complaining about his car, and he has lost the water gauge inside his cockpit. He runs in ninth.

Lap 72 -- Jimmie Johnson drops to fourth after losing a position to Kyle Busch. Johnson says the car continues to skate around through the turns.

Lap 69 -- Sam Hornish Jr. is having a good run and is currently in 15th. He started 35th.

Lap 65 -- Jeff Burton has fallen back to 17th. He is fighting an extremely loose racecar.

Lap 64 -- Matt Kenseth goes by Jimmie Johnson to take second position.

Lap 61 -- Brian Vickers laps Kurt Busch, leaving just 26 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 54 -- Jimmie Johnson is chasing down leader Brian Vickers and now trails by just 1.295 seconds as they navigate slower traffic.

Lap 47 -- Kyle Busch is trying to find the best line for his car, which has included him dropping completely onto the apron the last couple of laps. He runs in fourth.

Lap 44 -- Following green-flag pit stops, Brian Vickers leads by 2.060 seconds.
1. Brian Vickers
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Kyle Busch
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 43 -- LEAD CHANGE: Michael Waltrip ducks onto pit road, giving the lead back to Brian Vickers.

Lap 42 -- LEAD CHANGE: As Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes off pit road, Michael Waltrip takes the top spot. He has not pitted yet.

Lap 41 -- Leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in for his stop for wedge and an air-pressure adjustment.

Lap 39 -- LEAD CHANGE: The majority of lead-lap cars come in for stops. Jimmie Johnson gets tires and adjustments. Kyle Busch gets air pressure. Carl Edwards gets four tires and an air-pressure adjustment. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads.

Lap 38 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers begins green-flag pit stops by giving up the lead to Jimmie Johnson. Four tires and fuel. Ryan Newman, Jamie McMurray and Elliott Sadler are in.

Lap 36 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers goes back around Jimmie Johnson as the two continue to battle. This time, Vickers pulls away slightly.

Lap 35 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson moves below Brian Vickers to take the lead back.

Lap 34 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers takes the top spot from Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 34 -- The three Ganassi cars are struggling badly. They run 39th (Reed Sorenson), 41st (Juan Montoya) and 42nd (Dario Franchitti). Franchitti slows again from his earlier problem.

Lap 31 -- Jeff Gordon is reporting he may have a water cooling problem. He runs ninth.

Lap 29 -- Matt Kenseth moves to fourth after starting in 16th position.

Lap 28 -- Dave Blaney and Dario Franchitti are both back on the track.

Lap 26 -- Dario Franchitti is slow and heads to pit road. The crew goes under the hood.

Lap 25 -- Brian Vickers takes second from Kyle Busch.

Lap 21 -- Dave Blaney has taken his car to the garage to continue work.

Lap 16 -- Clint Bowyer is losing ground. He started 11th but has fallen to 25th in the running order.

Lap 14 -- Brian Vickers continues to have the fastest laps and moves by Dale Earnhardt Jr. to take fourth place. Kasey Kahne, in sixth, is also on the move.

Lap 10 -- Brian Vickers has moved from 18th to seventh and continues to have fast laps.

Lap 8 -- Dave Blaney is still on pit road with a broken left-rear axle. The crew is working to repair it.

Lap 5 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson scoots around Kyle Busch on the high side and takes the top spot.

Lap 5 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch leads the field to green.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Carl Edwards
4. Jeff Burton
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 4 -- Dave Blaney gets on and off pit road as his crew attempts to diagnose the problem. He's reporting an axle problem. A handful of cars from 33rd back choose to pit.

Lap 3 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Dave Blaney loses speed and spins around as he comes out of Turn 2. He thinks something broke in the rear of his car.

Lap 3 -- Jimmie Johnson quickly moves around Carl Edwards and Jeff Burton to take second place. He started sixth.

Lap 1 -- Kyle Busch uses the bottom to pull away from Jeff Burton and lead the first lap as they come to the line.

2:19 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch and Jeff Burton get the LifeLock 400 under way from Michigan International Speedway.

2:12 p.m. -- Cars are rolling off of pit road and onto the racing surface.

2:08 p.m. -- Comedian Bill Engvall delivers the command: "My four favorite words are ... gentlemen, start your engines!"

2:05 p.m. -- Michael Waltrip will drop to the rear of the starting grid due to an unapproved engine change.

2:01 p.m. -- The U.S. Army Chorus A Capella Team performs the national anthem.

2 p.m. -- Col. Herbert B. Heavner, state chaplain for the Michigan Army National Guard, delivers the invocation.

12:30 p.m. -- NASCAR on TNT pre-race coverage is on the air.

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