Lap-by-lap: Kansas
Lap-by-Lap: Kansas
By NASCAR.COM
September 30, 2007
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Lap 210 -- A little bit of controversy after the race. Greg Biffle ran out of gas and was unable to maintain caution speed. Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson were both able to pass him. NASCAR says the field was frozen and Greg Biffle will keep the victory.
YELLOW / CHECKERED FLAG: Due to darkness, NASCAR has called the LifeLock 400 giving the win to Greg Biffle, his first win on the season.
Lap 210 -- YELLOW / WHITE FLAG: Greg Biffle is 1.5-miles from the win.
Lap 207 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 12: Juan Montoya cut a tire and hit the wall creating a green-white-checkered finish.
Lap 205 -- Greg Biffle's lead is 1.07 seconds on Clint Bowyer.
Lap 203 -- Clint Bowyer is gaining on leader Greg Biffle but there is only seven laps to go.
Lap 200 -- Greg Biffle has a 1.3 second lead on Clint Bowyer. Jeff Gordon passes Kevin Harvick for fifth.
Lap 197 -- Jimmie Johnson is closing on the leaders as he passes teammate Casey Mears for third. Jeff Gordon is up to sixth.
Lap 196 -- Carl Edwards is back on the track. Tony Stewart has been retired for the night.
Lap 194 -- Jimmie Johnson up to fourth after passing Kevin Harvick.
Lap 192 -- Jimmie Johnson passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. for fifth.
Lap 189 -- Jimmie Johnson is up to sixth, Jeff Gordon is up to 14th. Clint Bowyer passes Kevin Harvick for second.
Lap 188 -- Greg Biffle brings the field to the green.
1. Greg Biffle
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Casey Mears
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Lap 186 -- Denny Hamlin finally gets his car started and is now being black flagged due to some pieces dragging.
Lap 185 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: Jamie McMurray bumps Paul Menard who bumps Denny Hamlin forcing him and McMurray to spin bringing out the caution. Hamlin has some damage and can't get his car started back up.
Lap 184 -- Greg Biffle brings the field to the green.
1. Greg Biffle
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Casey Mears
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Lap 182 -- Kurt Busch comes in and works on his damage. Jeff Gordon also pits taking four tires thinking the new tires will lead his team to a victory. Martin Truex Jr. is back on the track.
Lap 181 -- Kurt Busch will have to hit pit road to fix damage to his car after running into Tony Stewart.
Lap 177 -- NASCAR has now informed the teams the race will run until Lap 210 due to darkness.
Lap 176 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle completed the pass on Kevin Harvick before the caution came out.
Lap 176 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Tony Stewart has his tire start to go down, slowing him down and Kurt Busch gets in the rear of the No. 20 forcing him to spin and hit the wall collecting Carl Edwards.
Lap 174 -- Greg Biffle to the outside challenging Kevin Harvick for the lead. Tony Stewart's tire rub looks like it has gone away.
Lap 167 -- Looks like Tony Stewart should have pitted as right on the restart his tire starts rubbing creating a bunch of smoke.
Lap 166 -- GREEN FLAG: Kevin Harvick brings the field to the green.
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Greg Biffle
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Casey Mears
Lap 165 -- Jeff Gordon is back on pit road topping off on fuel.
Lap 163 -- Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch among the cars hitting pit road. Gordon adds a spring rubber and makes an air pressure adjustment.
Lap 161 -- Tony Stewart has some left front damage that could be causing a tire rub. It doesn't look like Stewart will pit though.
Lap 158 -- Matt Kenseth is on pit road trying to make repairs before going a lap down. Kenseth has heavy damage on both sides of his car. Martin Truex Jr. has taken his car to the garage.
Lap 157 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kevin Harvick takes the lead after Tony Stewart gets involved in the crash.
Lap 157 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Big crash on the restart collecting Bobby Labonte, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, David Gilliland, David Reutimann and Ken Schrader. Tony Stewart bumped Truex but otherwise escaped the wreck.
Lap 156 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart brings the field to the green.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Greg Biffle
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Reed Sorenson
Lap 155 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Petty hits pit road giving the lead back to Tony Stewart. Clint Bowyer is having radio issues and they are having to adjust.
Lap 153 -- Ryan Newman is the only car off the track. 42 cars are racing after all the delays.
Lap 151 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Petty stays out to lead a lap and get five bonus points.
Lap 150 -- Pit road is open and some cars come in.
• Tony Stewart fills it up with gas and takes four tires
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. fills it with fuel and takes four tires
• Kevin Harvick with four tires and no adjustments
Lap 149 -- YELLOW FLAG: The race is back under caution and the cars are off pit road. NASCAR announced the race will run until Lap 225 because of darkness.
7:07 p.m. -- The engines are started and NASCAR says they will open pit road immediately which will help Tony Stewart and the rest of the cars who didn't pit.
6:59 p.m. -- The drivers are being called to their cars and the race should get started momentarily.
6:49 p.m. -- Crew chiefs are now allowed to go to their cars and make sure they are ready to race. The sky is blue, it's not raining and racing for the sunset will get under way soon.
6:16 p.m. -- NASCAR is saying as long as no more rain falls, it should take about an hour to dry the track and get the race started again. Sunset in Kansas is around 7:05 p.m. local time which means they could get about an hour of racing in before it gets too dark.
5:55 p.m. -- TV coverage is switching from ABC to ESPN2 at 6 p.m. ET.
5:50 p.m. -- The sun is coming out at Kansas and officials think they can get the track completely dry rather quickly.
5:26 p.m. -- Service trucks are on the track as track drying efforts have started.
4:57 p.m. -- The sky has completely opened up and if they can go green again, it will be a while.
Lap 149 -- RED FLAG: The race is halted for rain and the fans were told to find shelter.
Lap 149 -- The top five if the race is stopped for rain:
1. Tony Stewart
2. Greg Biffle
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Reed Sorenson
Lap 148 -- Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. are all scored a lap down after making their stops.
Lap 147 -- Tony Stewart now needs to nurse his car around the track and save as much fuel as possible.
Lap 146 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Lightning was seen right behind the track and the race is being slowed down due to weather.
Lap 145 -- Tony Stewart will stay out and see if the rain comes before they absolutely have to come in and pit.
Lap 143 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart takes the lead when Kurt Busch hits pit road. Jeff Gordon also on pit road and takes two tires to gain some track position.
Lap 143 -- Denny Hamlin with four tires and a chassis adjustment
Lap 142 -- David Gilliland on pit road as is Jimmie Johnson. Johnson takes four tires and fuel.
Lap 140 -- Matt Kenseth begins green flag stops.
Lap 136 -- Barring any weather issues, green flag stops should be starting in about eight laps.
Lap 135 -- The race is OFFICIAL! If the weather turns to the worse, the race would be called and not run on Monday.
Lap 134 -- Dave Blaney is up to fifth after passing Matt Kenseth.
Lap 129 -- Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart have put three seconds between them and third-place Jimmie Johnson.
Lap 127 -- Jeff Gordon has fallen to ninth.
Lap 126 -- The rain is coming and it looks like this could be a race to the halfway point.
Lap 118 -- Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and Dave Blaney are all battling for sixth.
Lap 114 -- Matt Kenseth hits a piece of debris and some of it is on his grill.
Lap 110 -- Clint Bowyer is up to 21st after restarting 36th after a pit road penalty.
Lap 108 -- Tony Stewart is up to second. Kasey Kahne is having some issues and is on pit road.
Lap 105 -- Rain is threatening again and could hit around the halfway point. Lap 134 will mark an official race.
Lap 104 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch brings the field to the green.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Tony Stewart
5. Denny Hamlin
Lap 101 -- The leaders all stay out. Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 13th is the highest car to pit.
Lap 100 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Debris on the track brings out the caution.
Lap 94 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch passes Martin Truex Jr. for the lead.
Lap 93 -- Martin Truex Jr. brings the field to the green.
1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Kurt Busch
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Tony Stewart
Lap 92 -- Clint Bowyer had to go to the rear of the field after exiting pit road too fast.
Lap 92 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr. wins the race off pit road after taking two tires and takes the lead.
Lap 91 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson is scored as the leader as they cross the finish line on pit road.
Lap 90 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Kurt Busch takes four tires and fuel with no adjustments
• Tony Stewart takes four tires and puts some tape on the grill
• Jeff Gordon with four tires and a wedge adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson takes four tires and makes an air pressure and track bar adjustment
Lap 89 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Robby Gordon blew his right rear tire forcing him into the wall.
Lap 88 -- Tony Stewart passes Matt Kenseth for second.
Lap 80 -- Jeff Burton is back on the track after fixing their fuel issue. The No. 31 is scored 11 laps down.
Lap 79 -- Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart are side-by-side for the lead.
Lap 78 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch beats Tony Stewart to the line for the lead.
Lap 76 -- Kyle Busch is back on the track and scored 46 laps down in 43rd.
Lap 75 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart has a great restart and passes Matt Kenseth for the lead. Kurt Busch follows him and is up to second.
Lap 74 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Tony Stewart
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Kurt Busch
5. Denny Hamlin
Lap 72 -- Bobby Labonte, Michael Waltrip and David Stremme among those to hit pit road.
Lap 70 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Caution is out due to Jeff Burton sitting on the racetrack unable to move.
Lap 69 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth gets around Jeff Gordon for the lead. Tony Stewart passes Gordon for second.
Lap 68 -- Jeff Burton has no fuel pressure and his engine has shut down.
Lap 64 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to the green.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Kurt Busch
4. Tony Stewart
5. Denny Hamlin
Lap 62 -- Juan Montoya still on pit road repairing damage.
Lap 62 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon wins the race off pit road. Kurt Busch falls to third.
Lap 61 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Kenny Wallace spins bringing out the caution.
Lap 55 -- Tony Stewart passes Denny Hamlin for fourth.
Lap 52 -- Ryan Newman is reporting he has dropped a valve and is now running on seven cylinders.
Lap 49 -- Jimmie Johnson gets passed Clint Bowyer for seventh.
Lap 47 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch beats Matt Kenseth to the line for the lead. Jeff Gordon moves up to second.
Lap 43 -- Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon are battling for the lead.
Lap 42 -- It took 42 laps for Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team to go from 43rd to the top 10 as he sits 10th.
Lap 41 -- Jeff Gordon has caught Kurt Busch and is now challenging for second.
Lap 38 -- Jimmie Johnson up to 16th.
Lap 36 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Kurt Busch
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Denny Hamlin
Lap 34 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Martin Truex Jr. has a tire go down and he hits the wall losing his third-place spot.
Lap 32 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth brings the field to the green.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Kurt Busch
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Clint Bowyer
Lap 29 -- All the leaders hit pit road.
• Kurt Busch loves his car, they change four tires and no changes
• Martin Truex Jr. changes just right side tires
• Matt Kenseth also changes just right side tires
• Clint Bowyer takes two tires and gains three spots
• Elliott Sadler also with two tires and gains 11 spots on pit road
Lap 28 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Kyle Busch is hard into the wall in Turn 3 after Dale Earnhardt Jr. hits him lifting his rear tires off the track.
Lap 26 -- Jimmie Johnson continues to climb as he is now 21st.
Lap 24 -- Tony Stewart all the way up to fourth.
Lap 21 -- Martin Truex Jr. and Kurt Busch both pass Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second and third.
Lap 19 -- GREEN FLAG: Matt Kenseth gets the race back under way.
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Kurt Busch
5. Greg Biffle
Lap 18 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth is back out front after Dave Blaney, Kyle Petty and Ken Schrader all hit pit road. Jeff Burton will be sent to the tail end of the longest line for because Burton tried to fix his car under the red flag.
Lap 16 -- YELLOW FLAG: The cars are off pit road and the race is back under caution.
3:15 p.m. -- The engines have been fired and we should be racing soon.
3:06 p.m. -- The covers are coming off the cars and the drivers are strapping in.
3:02 p.m. -- The drivers have been told they are about 20 minutes away from getting back in their cars.
Lap 16 -- RED FLAG: Rain is starting to come down a little harder so the race has been stopped to allow the track to dry.
Lap 14 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney stayed out to lead a lap and get five bonus points. Kyle Petty and Ken Schrader also stayed out as all three are battling to stay in the top 35 in points.
Lap 13 -- Most of the cars made a pitstop under this caution and Matt Kenseth won the race off pit road.
Lap 12 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: It has started raining at Kansas Speedway bringing out the caution.
Lap 10 -- Scott Riggs is complaining he is very loose and has fallen from first to ninth.
Lap 8 -- Jimmie Johnson is up to 34th after starting 43rd.
Lap 7 -- Kurt Busch gets around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for fourth.
Lap 5 -- Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon run 1-2. Kyle Busch around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for third.
Lap 3 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes some room and moves up to third.
Lap 1 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth leads the first lap and gets five bonus points.
2:17 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Scott Riggs brings the field to the green and the LifeLock 400, the third race in the Chase, from Kansas Speedway is under way.