Lap-by-Lap: Indianapolis

Lap 160 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Jimmie Johnson holds on to win the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and becomes a two-time winner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Lap 159 -- WHITE FLAG: Jimmie Johnson holds the lead on Carl Edwards.

Lap 158 -- With two laps to go, Mark Martin moves around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for 11th spot.

Lap 157 -- Denny Hamlin and Elliott Sadler are still third and fourth, respectively, but a great distance behind the two leaders.

Lap 156 -- Jimmie Johnson's lead stands at 0.353 seconds on Carl Edwards.

Lap 155 -- Jimmie Johnson pulls away from Carl Edwards as everyone settles into single-file racing.

Lap 154 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Carl Edwards
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Elliott Sadler
5. Jamie McMurray

Lap 152 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson gets the lead by leaving pit road first.

Lap 151 -- Drivers head down pit road:
• Jeff Burton gets two tires and is going for the win
• Denny Hamlin takes right-side tires and wedge
• Jimmie Johnson gets just two tires and is off first
• Carl Edwards is out second by gaining three spots

Lap 150 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: NASCAR presents its final competition caution. Jimmie Johnson goes below Jeff Burton to take third place, but Carl Edwards cannot make the pass before the caution comes out.

Lap 149 -- A drink can is stuck on the nose of leader Denny Hamlin's car, but it doesn't affect his lead.

Lap 148 -- Elliott Sadler dives below Jeff Burton to take second place.

Lap 147 -- Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards work their way through the traffic, passing Ryan Newman to take fifth and sixth, respectively.

Lap 146 -- Elliott Sadler has had a strong weekend and looks to finish it up that way by running in third.

Lap 145 -- Tony Stewart's two-tire stop may not have worked. He has fallen from fourth to 10th since the restart.

Lap 143 -- Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards race back in the pack and swerve low on the track.

Lap 143 -- NASCAR's next competition caution will be on Lap 150.

Lap 142 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin leads the field to green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jeff Burton
3. A.J. Allmendinger
4. Tony Stewart
5. Elliott Sadler

Lap 140 -- Leaders head down pit road
• Jeff Burton is taking two tires and is loose
• Denny Hamlin gets only right-side tires
• David Ragan gets four tires and fuel
• Carl Edwards wants four tires and wedge
• Elliott Sadler is out fifth and gains eight spots
• Jimmie Johnson gets four tires and is out ninth

Lap 139 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: NASCAR is holding another competition caution.

Lap 138 -- Carl Edwards catches and passes Jimmie Johnson to take second position. Johnson reports his car is tight in traffic.

Lap 136 -- Ryan Newman is running 12th and is the highest-running Dodge in the race.

Lap 133 -- Denny Hamlin continues to hold Jimmie Johnson at bay, leading by 0.517 seconds.

Lap 131 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has moved up to ninth position.

Lap 129 -- NASCAR's next competition caution will be on Lap 138. Each team has two sets of sticker tires available.

Lap 128 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin gets the race back under way.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Carl Edwards
4. Jeff Burton
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 124 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin is the new leader after being the first off pit road.

Lap 123 -- Leaders head to pit road:
• Jeff Burton takes four tires and has a loose racecar
• Jeff Gordon gets four tires and fuel
• David Ragan gets four tires and fuel
• Jimmie Johnson takes four and a slight air-pressure adjustment
• Denny Hamlin gains eight spots and is first out

Lap 122 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: NASCAR throws the competition caution just after Carl Edwards passes Jeff Gordon for second. NASCAR has also released an extra set of right-side tires to the teams for use.

Lap 121 -- Carl Edwards passes Jeff Burton to take third position after the two had battled for several laps.

Lap 120 -- David Ragan is having a strong day and running in seventh. He has been in the top 10 for much of the day.

Lap 118 -- NASCAR is going to hold another competition caution on Lap 121.

Lap 117 -- Jeff Gordon moves into second position as he and Jimmie Johnson have the fastest cars on the track.

Lap 116 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson goes around Jeff Burton to take the top spot once again.

Lap 114 -- Jeff Gordon has moved up to fifth position after restarting ninth. Jimmie Johnson takes second place back from A.J. Allmendinger.

Lap 113 -- Jimmie Johnson works around A.J. Allmendinger, but as the two cross the start/finish line, Allmendinger takes the spot back.

Lap 113 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Burton gets the field up to speed.
1. Jeff Burton
2. A.J. Allmendinger
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Elliott Sadler
5. Greg Biffle

Lap 110 -- Officials continue to clean up the oil spilt on the track from Brian Vickers' car.

Lap 106 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Brian Vickers blows up on the restart and heads to the top of the track and stops. His car leaves a trail of oil on the track.

Lap 106 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Burton slips below Elliott Sadler to take the lead and smashes into a bird on his windshield in the process.

Lap 106 -- GREEN FLAG: Elliott Sadler gets the race back under way:
1. Elliott Sadler
2. Jeff Burton
3. A.J. Allmendinger
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Greg Biffle

Lap 102 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney pits and gives Elliott Sadler the lead.

Lap 101 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney stays out and leads.

Lap 99 -- Everyone is on pit road during a "quickie" yellow:
• Jeff Burton gets two right-side tires and is out second
• Jeff Gordon gets four tires and fuel
• Jimmie Johnson gets four tires and adjustments
• Elliott Sadler gains five spots and is out first

Lap 98 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: NASCAR is holding another competition caution.

Lap 98 -- Bobby Labonte is on pit road for tires with a right-front tire issue. Pit road was closed when he entered due to some drivers pitting early to take advantage of the competition cautions. Labonte was running eighth, but will be penalized for pitting early and for speeding.

Lap 97 -- Tony Stewart has dropped from fifth to ninth since the restart.

Lap 95 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has rebounded from an earlier flat tire and now runs 16th.

Lap 92 -- NASCAR will throw another competition caution on Lap 97.

Lap 91 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson goes around Carl Edwards for the top spot, and Jeff Gordon follows for second.

Lap 90 -- Tony Stewart is into the top five after passing Martin Truex Jr., who is falling quickly without fresh tires.

Lap 88 -- LEAD CHANGE: Carl Edwards dives below Martin Truex Jr. to take the lead as the four-tire cars Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon head to the front.

Lap 87 -- GREEN FLAG: Martin Truex Jr. leads the field to green.
1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Carl Edwards
3. Greg Biffle
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 86 -- LEAD CHANGE: Regan Smith pits and gives the lead to Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 85 -- LEAD CHANGE: Michael McDowell pits and gives the lead to Regan Smith.

Lap 84 -- LEAD CHANGE: Michael McDowell stays out and leads.

Lap 83 -- Leaders are on pit road:
• Jeff Burton gets four tires and a slight air-pressure adjustment
• Jeff Gordon gets four tires and fuel
• Elliott Sadler takes four tires for just the second time
• Jimmie Johnson takes four tires
• Carl Edwards gains five spots and is out first with two tires

Lap 82 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: NASCAR is holding another competition caution.

Lap 81 -- Martin Truex Jr. is on pit road for right-side tires. He was running eighth.

Lap 80 -- At the halfway point, Jimmie Johnson continues to lead by a margin of 0.596 seconds on Jeff Gordon after brushing the wall coming out of Turn 2.

Lap 79 -- Denny Hamlin is up to third and having a strong day at Indy.

Lap 76 -- Jamie McMurray is running well and sits in ninth.

Lap 74 -- Brian Vickers heads to pit road for a stop. He cannot turn the full RPMs so the crew goes under the hood.

Lap 73 -- Jeff Gordon passes A.J. Allmendinger for second.

Lap 72 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson makes quick work of Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler and finally A.J. Allmendinger to take the lead once again.

Lap 72 -- NASCAR will hold another competition caution on Lap 81.

Lap 71 -- GREEN FLAG: A.J. Allmendinger gets the race back under way:
1. A.J. Allmendinger
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Greg Biffle
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. David Ragan

Lap 70 -- "We see this everywhere, particularly of Indy. We thought it would improve by this time, but it hasn't." -- Greg Stucker of Goodyear, noting that the Pocono backup tires are still in waiting.

Lap 69 -- LEAD CHANGE: A.J. Allmendinger inherits the lead when Brian Vickers pits.

Lap 68 -- LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers stays out to lead.

Lap 67 -- Leaders head down pit road:
• Jeff Burton's battery issue has stabilized; four tires
• A.J. Allmendinger gets two tires and likes his car; he's out first
• Elliott Sadler gets right-sides only and gains four spots
• Jimmie Johnson gets the same adjustments; four tires

Lap 66 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: The yellow is out for the competition caution.

Lap 65 -- Kyle Busch continues to slow and drops to seventh in the running order.

Lap 63 -- A.J. Allmendinger moves around Kyle Busch to take second place. Busch continues to slide.

Lap 62 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson runs down and passes A.J. Allmendinger and then Kyle Busch for the lead.

Lap 59 -- Mark Martin, who had previously said he could win this race, now runs 26th.

Lap 57 -- Bobby Labonte, a former Brickyard winner, is having a strong day and runs eighth.

Lap 55 -- NASCAR will have another competition caution on Lap 64.

Lap 54 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch gets the race going again.
1. Kyle Busch
2. A.J. Allmendinger
3. Jeff Burton
4. Elliott Sadler
5. Martin Truex Jr.

Lap 52 -- LEAD CHANGE: Travis Kvapil and Mark Martin give up the top spots to pit, giving Kyle Busch the lead.

Lap 50 -- LEAD CHANGE: Travis Kvapil stays out to lead. Mark Martin also stays on the track after pitting one lap prior to the caution.

Lap 48 -- Leaders are on pit road:
• Jeff Burton has a battery issue and is down to 12 volts
• Jeff Gordon gets four tires and dedicates himself to being conservative
• Jimmie Johnson gets a track-bar adjustment to get looser; four tires
• Kyle Busch gains one spot and is out first
• A.J. Allmendinger takes two tires and has a fast stop
• Matt Kenseth heads to the garage

Lap 47 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Matt Kenseth spins with a blown right-rear tire. He felt the tire going two laps earlier but chose to stay out and the tire exploded, ripping the right quarterpanel off the car and dropping debris everywhere.

Lap 47 -- Carl Edwards slows with a tire issue as Sam Hornish Jr. returns from pit road after a tire problem and runs one lap down.

Lap 46 -- Mark Martin is on pit road for another early pit stop. He gets right-side tires and fuel in 6.8 seconds. He could feel the tire cords vibrating the car.

Lap 44 -- Jeff Gordon has dropped back to seventh in the running order.

Lap 43 -- Matt Kenseth is running eighth but has one of the fastest cars. Many in the garage pointed to Kenseth as being a favorite to win the race.

Lap 41 -- Kyle Busch takes second place back, passing Jeff Gordon. Carl Edwards follows.

Lap 40 -- Jeff Burton is up to sixth position. He started 32nd and has been steady the entire race.

Lap 38 -- NASCAR reports its next competition caution will be on Lap 47.

Lap 37 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson swaps positions with Jeff Gordon and becomes the leader once again.

Lap 36 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon catches and passes Kyle Busch for the lead. Jimmie Johnson follows to take second.

Lap 35 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch gets the race back under way:
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Greg Biffle
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 33 -- LEAD CHANGE: Scott Riggs makes his pit stop, giving way to new leader Kyle Busch.

Lap 32 -- LEAD CHANGE: Scott Riggs stays out to lead. Jimmie Johnson reports he could see Jeff Gordon's tires showing cords during green-flag conditions.

Lap 31 -- Leaders are on pit road and teams may add fuel for the first time:
• Jeff Gordon gets four tires and fuel
• Matt Kenseth gets four tires for the first time
• Jimmie Johnson gets four tires and a track-bar adjustment
• Kyle Busch is out first, gaining three spots
• Greg Biffle gains three positions on pit road
• Mark Martin is back in because of a tire problem
• Ryan Newman had a tire go down as the caution came

Lap 30 -- Juan Montoya is on pit road to make slight repairs to his car and get new tires.

Lap 30 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: NASCAR has a competition caution to check tire wear as well as for Juan Montoya's tire debris.

Lap 29 -- Juan Montoya blows a right-rear tire and debris flies on the track. No caution yet.

Lap 29 -- Mark Martin gives up his top-10 running position to pit early. He gets right-side tires in 6.1 seconds.

Lap 28 -- NASCAR reports a completion caution will be on Lap 30 instead of Lap 32, as reported earlier.

Lap 27 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road for four tires and is out in 13.7 seconds. He loses a lap in the process.

Lap 26 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is bobbling and losing positions. He reports he has a right-rear tire going down.

Lap 25 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon catches and passes teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the top spot.

Lap 24 -- Jeff Gordon is chasing down Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead. The margin is 0.84 seconds.

Lap 22 -- Kasey Kahne's crew reports there may be a cracked header or pipe on the No. 9 car; it is producing an odd noise. On the track, he drops two positions to Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards and runs sixth.

Lap 20 -- Tony Stewart is mired in the middle of the pack, running 20th.

Lap 19 -- NASCAR announces its next competition caution is scheduled for Lap 32.

Lap 18 -- Jeff Gordon dives below his teammate Jimmie Johnson to take second position.

Lap 18 -- GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the race back under way.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Jason Leffler
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Carl Edwards

Lap 17 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. stays out due to his previous pit stop and inherits the lead. Jason Leffler also stays out.

Lap 16 -- Leaders head to pit road but are not allowed to add fuel due to the competition caution regulations:
• Jeff Gordon gets right-side tires only
• Ryan Newman takes right-sides only
• Jimmie Johnson gets two tires and is out first
• David Ragan is out ninth, but he gained three positions

Lap 15 -- Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch limp down pit road to assess damage. Harvick's front wheels are locked, and he has significant rear damage.

Lap 14 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch crash hard into the wall through Turn 1. Busch lost it coming out of the corner and turned down into Harvick's car, sending both into the wall.

Lap 13 -- David Reutimann, in 29th, slaps the wall.

Lap 11 -- Juan Montoya started 13th and has moved up to seventh.

Lap 10 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the field back up to speed.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Mark Martin
4. Ryan Newman
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 7 -- Pit road is open as NASCAR decides to change the competition caution to Lap 14. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is one of the takers, among 13 others. Earnhardt gets tires and a close look if the car has damage.

Lap 5 -- Paul Menard is on pit road for repairs. He collected some cosmetic damage when trying to go by the spinning Michael Waltrip.

Lap 4 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Michael Waltrip spins into the wall hard in Turn 2 with heavy rear damage. Waltrip got loose as he was racing below Sam Hornish Jr.

Lap 3 -- Jeff Gordon slips around Mark Martin in Turn 4 as everyone falls into a single-file line.

Lap 2 -- Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. go low coming out of Turn 2 as the cars fight for position. Both drivers nearly went into the grass.

Lap 1 -- Jimmie Johnson pulls out to lead the first lap with Mark Martin behind him as cars jockey for position.

2:22 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin get the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard under way.

2:12 p.m. -- Cars are rolling onto the flat surface.

2:09 p.m. -- Mari Hulman George, IMS chairman of the board, delivers the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

2:02 p.m. -- Daniel Rodriguez, former New York policeman, sings the national anthem.

2:01 p.m. -- Rev. Howard Brammer delivers the invocation.

2 p.m. -- NASCAR holds a moment of silence to honor Steve Peterson, the series' technical director who died last week.

1:14 p.m. -- Due to tire concerns, NASCAR will have a competition caution on Lap 10.

1 p.m. -- ESPN's pre-race coverage of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard is under way.

WEEKEND HEADLINES
• Tires stamped for Pocono sent to Indy, on stand-by
• Truex denies report about a DEI contract extension
• Teams get extra set of tires for race due to tire wear
• Hendrick boys seemed poised for big day at Indy
• Former Brickyard winner Elliott left out looking in
• Johnson wins pole at Indy; Martin earns outside slot
• Montoya's optimism does not include Indy repeat
• Roush concerned about McMurray -- not fifth team
• Martin believes it's his time at Indy, and so do others
• Stewart happy to be back with Chevy Racing family
• Wallace: Penske, Newman split may not be so 'mutual'
• Office Depot, Old Spice to sponsor Stewart's No. 14
• Newman has history at Indy, but little success
• New car adds new twist to Indy's venerable Brickyard