Lap-by-Lap: Daytona

YELLOW FLAG NO. 11/CHECKERED FLAG: Kyle Busch is ahead of Carl Edwards when the caution comes out and is given the Coke Zero 400 victory.

Lap 162 -- Michael Waltrip, Sam Hornish Jr., Dave Blaney, Travis Kvapil, J.J. Yeley and others get together behind the leaders ending the race.

Lap 161 -- WHITE FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets pushed out of line and into the infield but the race stays green.

Lap 160 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green for the green-white-checkered finish.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Carl Edwards
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Kurt Busch

Lap 157 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10 -- Jimmie Johnson spins in the middle of the field on the backstraightaway collecting Dave Blaney, Paul Menard, Regan Smith, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin and J.J. Yeley.

Lap 156 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon are side-by-side across the line with Busch slightly out front.

Lap 154 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. got out of the draft and fell to eighth, then got loose but saved it.

Lap 153 -- Kyle Busch gave Jeff Gordon a good push. Kevin Harvick got loose after pushing Matt Kenseth but was able to save it.

Lap 152 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kyle Busch
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Kevin Harvick

Lap 150 -- Ryan Newman is back on the track. Kasey Kahne and Dave Blaney among the dozen cars to pit.

Lap 149 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Boris Said spins after contact with Joe Nemechek bringing out the caution. Jamie McMurray gets the free pass and will now be five laps down.

Lap 146 -- The top 10 have put a little distance between them and the rest of the field.

Lap 144 -- Paul Menard gets caught out of the draft and falls all the way back to 12th. Kasey Kahne has a serious tire rub which could cause a problem.

Lap 143 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kyle Busch
3. Mark Martin
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Paul Menard

Lap 140 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: J.J. Yeley gets loose after contact from David Ragan, saves it, but Casey Mears and Jeff Burton spin and hit the wall. David Reutimann gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap after being five laps down.

Lap 139 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kyle Busch
3. Mark Martin
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 137 -- Robby Gordon and Jimmie Johnson among the handful of cars to pit. Johnson has left front damage from hitting Kyle Busch. Jamie McMurray is back on the track.

Lap 136 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman spin and both hit the wall bringing out the caution. David Reutimann gets another of his laps back and will only be one lap down.

Lap 134 -- LEAD CHANGE: The top 10 are two-wide and doing a lot of bumpin' and bangin'. Jeff Gordon passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead.

Lap 133 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 131 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Jamie McMurray spins and slides across the track miraculously not hitting anyone or anything bringing out the caution. David Reutimann gets another lap back. McMurray brings his car to the garage.

Lap 129 -- LEAD CHANGE: Boris Said never had a chance on old tires and he gets no draft help giving Dale Earnhardt Jr. the lead.

Lap 128 -- GREEN FLAG: Boris Said brings the field to the green.
1. Boris Said
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 127 -- LEAD CHANGE: Boris Said takes the lead as Michael Waltrip and Joe Nemechek pit. David Ragan has to pit again for a penalty with the catch-can man.

Lap 126 -- LEAD CHANGE: Michael Waltrip leads as he stays out. Bobby Labonte and Jeff Burton give up fourth and fifth and hit pit road.

Lap 125 -- Five cars, including Michael Waltrip, Boris Said and Joe Nemechek stay out, everyone else hits pit road.
• David Ragan with two tires and fuel
• Jeff Gordon with four tires and fuel
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four tires and fuel
• Denny Hamlin with two tires and fuel

Lap 124 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: David Gilliland gets loose and hits the wall. Ryan Newman and Jeff Burton also involved. Many cars use pit road to escape. David Reutimann gets the free pass.

Lap 122 -- LEAD CHANGE: David Ragan gives Dale Earnhardt Jr. a huge push and he passes Denny Hamlin for the lead.

Lap 119 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin back out front.

Lap 118 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. beats Denny Hamlin to the line to lead.

Lap 117 -- Ryan Newman falls out of the draft and falls to ninth.

Lap 115 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin goes low and gets help from Ryan Newman to edge Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the line for the lead.

Lap 114 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Ryan Newman
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 113 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards, Patrick Carpentier and Joe Nemechek hit pit road and Dale Earnhardt Jr. retakes the lead.

Lap 112 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards doesn't pit and takes the lead. Patrick Carpentier and Joe Nemechek also stay out. David Gilliland slid past his pit stall and went from second to 14th.

Lap 111 -- Carl Edwards stays out to lead a lap but is unable to due to the location of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pit stall. Everyone hits pit road.
• Jeff Gordon says fuel pressure gauge says its empty, takes four tires
• David Gilliland with an air pressure and chassis adjustment
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with an air pressure adjustment
• Denny Hamlin with an air pressure adjustment

Lap 109 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Elliott Sadler blows a tire and slams into the wall ending his day. David Reutimann gets the free pass and will get one of his laps back.

Lap 108 -- Ryan Newman is back in the top five in the fifth position. Denny Hamlin is fourth and Jimmie Johnson has fallen to sixth.

Lap 106 -- Kyle Busch is up to 18th. J.J. Yeley is up to 27th.

Lap 103 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr., with help from David Gilliland, gets around Jeff Gordon for the lead. Gordon falls to third.

Lap 102 -- Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are side-by-side at the line and the rest of the pack has caught the leaders.

Lap 100 -- David Gilliland passes Jimmie Johnson for third and is on the inside of Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second.

Lap 99 -- The top four of Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and David Gilliland have pulled away from the rest of the field.

Lap 97 -- David Reutimann is on pit road and has lost a couple laps.

Lap 95 -- Juan Montoya is back on the track.

Lap 94 -- Kyle Busch is up to 27th after falling back to 37th on Lap 82.

Lap 91 -- Matt Kenseth gets loose and saves it, but loses a couple positions.

Lap 90 -- It's an all-Hendrick front row as Jeff Gordon leads followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and their '09 teammate Mark Martin.

Lap 89 -- Sterling Marlin is on pit road and will go a lap down.

Lap 87 -- Kyle Busch is back up to speed and has caught up to the draft.

Lap 84 -- J.J. Yeley has the No. 20 car up to 30th.

Lap 82 -- Kyle Busch slows on the track as he is having steering wheel issues and allows the entire field to pass him, dropping him to 37th.

Lap 80 -- A.J. Allmendinger is back on the track.

Lap 79 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon passes Jimmie Johnson to lead for the first time tonight.

Lap 77 -- Greg Biffle is out of the race. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson are side-by-side for the lead.

Lap 75 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch helps Jimmie Johnson get around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead. J.J. Yeley is in the 33rd position.

Lap 74 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. brings the field to the green. Jeff Burton starts at the tail end for removing equipment.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 73 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. retakes the lead when Robby Gordon hits pit road.

Lap 72 -- LEAD CHANGE: Robby Gordon leads as he stays out while everyone else hits pit road.
• Matt Kenseth with an air pressure and track bar adjustment
• Jeff Gordon with an air pressure adjustment
• Mark Martin with a track bar adjustment
• Tony Stewart gets out of his car and J.J. Yeley gets in to drive
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with no changes

Lap 71 -- Greg Biffle takes his car to the garage as does Juan Montoya. Tony Stewart has asked J.J. Yeley to get his uniform on to take over the No. 20 car for Stewart.

Lap 70 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Greg Biffle spins in Turn 4 after contact with Juan Montoya. Sterling Marlin gets the free pass and will return to the lead lap.

Lap 68 -- Tony Stewart has worked his way back up to eighth. Jimmie Johnson is up to sixth.

Lap 65 -- After his failed attempt to lead a lap, Kevin Harvick is up to 16th after restarting 37th.

Lap 62 -- David Gilliland falls out of the draft and drops about six positions.

Lap 60 -- The top three of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon have pulled away from the rest of the field.

Lap 58 -- Tony Stewart continues to watch cars go by as he falls to 15th.

Lap 57 -- Tony Stewart finds himself out of the draft and after moving up to second is down to 10th.

Lap 54 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch goes outside and no one follows him so Dale Earnhardt Jr. is able to pass him with ease. Busch falls all the way down to eighth.

Lap 52 -- Kevin Harvick is up to 30th after restarting 37th.

Lap 50 -- After restarting sixth, Kasey Kahne has fallen to 13th.

Lap 47 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Tony Stewart
4. Mark Martin
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 46 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch wins the race off pit road to take the lead. Paul Menard is back on pit road.

Lap 45 -- Kevin Harvick stays out to try and lead a lap but Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pit box is past the start-finish line and Harvick is unable to lead. Everyone else hits pit road.
• Kyle Busch with an air pressure adjustment and four tires
• Tony Stewart with a track bar adjustment and four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with no changes
• Brian Vickers with a chassis adjustment and tires

Lap 44 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Ryan Newman spins but doesn't hit anything. Boris Said gets the free pass and will return to the lead lap.

Lap 39 -- Kasey Kahne started 41st and is up to seventh. Tony Stewart passes Dave Blaney for third.

Lap 37 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Kyle Busch on the backstraightaway and takes the lead. Tony Stewart moves up to fourth.

Lap 34 -- Kurt Busch started 36th and is up to eighth. Elliott Sadler started 38th as is currently 10th.

Lap 32 -- Jimmie Johnson has been caught in the middle, outside the draft, for the last couple laps and is falling to the rear, now down to 19th.

Lap 31 -- Dave Blaney is now on the bumper of Kyle Busch as he is second. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to third.

Lap 30 -- Brian Vickers moves up to third after passing Dave Blaney and David Ragan down low.

Lap 29 -- Regan Smith has fallen to 10th after falling out of the draft.

Lap 27 -- After restarting 14th due to a bad pit stop, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is up to seventh.

Lap 26 -- Travis Kvapil falls out of the draft and falls from sixth to ninth.

Lap 24 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Paul Menard
3. Regan Smith
4. Dave Blaney
5. David Ragan

Lap 23 -- Boris Said pitted early and was too fast exiting and will restart at the tail end of the longest line.

Lap 22 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch takes the lead when Robby Gordon hits pit road. Sterling Marlin make a second stop on pit road. A.J. Allmendinger is having his car towed to the garage.

Lap 21 -- LEAD CHANGE: Robby Gordon stays out to lead a lap, everyone else hits pit road.
• David Ragan with minor adjustments and four tires
• Tony Stewart with a wedge adjustment and four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. with no changes and four tires
• Paul Menard with an adjustment and four tires
• Kyle Busch has a great stop and wins the race off pit road

Lap 20 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1/LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. passes Paul Menard for the lead as the caution comes out. A.J. Allmendinger blew his right front tire and smacked the wall. Jon Wood gets the free pass and will get one of his laps back.

Lap 19 -- Kyle Busch passes Mark Martin for fifth.

Lap 17 -- Tony Stewart is on the move as he passes Mark Martin for fourth.

Lap 16 -- Brian Vickers is up to 10th after starting 28th. Paul Menard continues to lead as he has led all 16 laps.

Lap 13 -- Johnny Sauter has dropped all the way back to 31st after starting in the top five. Jeff Gordon is up to 13th after starting 26th.

Lap 12 -- Tony Stewart is up to seventh and leads the second pack of cars.

Lap 10 -- Jon Wood is back on the track. The top six have pulled away and distanced themselves from the rest of the field.

Lap 8 -- Johnny Sauter drops to seventh after moving to the outside lane and David Ragan, Mark Martin and David Ragan all pass him on the inside.

Lap 6 -- Martin Truex Jr. is up to 20th after starting 35th.

Lap 5 -- Jeff Gordon gets loose and almost spins out. Brian Vickers does a great job avoiding him. Paul Menard continues to lead.

Lap 4 -- Tony Stewart up to 10th after starting 17th.

Lap 2 -- Jon Wood is headed to the garage. Paul Menard still out front.

Lap 1 -- Paul Menard leads the first lap with Dale Earnhardt Jr. on his bumper. A.J. Allmendinger and Boris Said drop to the rear of the field.

8:20 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: DEI teammates Paul Menard and Mark Martin bring the field to the green for 160 laps as the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona is under way.

8:13 p.m. -- There will be no cars starting from the rear of the field.

8:12 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off pit road.

8:08 p.m. -- 1999 Sprint Cup champion Dale Jarrett gives the field the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines."

8:01 p.m. -- Country group Lady Antebellum performs the national anthem.

8 p.m. -- Reverend John Long II of Tubman-King Community Church in Daytona delivers the Invocation.

6:30 p.m. -- TNT's pre-race coverage is under way.

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