Jeff Gordon pulls away and leads the start lap, with Denny Hamlin falling in behind him and on lap 2, Kurt Busch gets planted in the wall from David Gilliland washing up the corner and into the No 2 Dodge.
On lap 12, Carpentier spins the No. 10 car and Carl Edwards taps him a bit. The team doesn't think there's any damage of note and we can't see anything of note, though in the replay, Edwards Office Depot hood looks like it flexed up more than I would like, but I'm not in the car.
Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart are pitting during this 2nd caution.
Lap 30: 24, 26, 17, 8, 11, 44, 18 & 88 cars are up front.
McMurray's Ford is lit up and took the lead on lap 31 and is plowing ahead with a pretty strong steed, no matter what line, low or high that he's in.
Lap 64 sees Joe Nemechek lose a right front tire and end up repainting the outside wall and many drivers are reported being grumbly about their cars.
After the pit stops, 17 24 8 11 26. The 11 car busted for speeding. Doh!
The lap 70 restart: 17, 24, 8, 26, 99, 44, 48, 07, 31 & 16 lead them across the start line.
28 CARS ON THE LEAD LAP
Lap 114: 17, 26, 8, 99, 24, 44, 16, 48, 07 & 18.
Lap 143 sees the RR tire blowing out on the No. 88 car. Dale Earnhardt Jr. stays off the wall. Some serious piston ring smoke is coming out of the No. 18 Toyota of Kyle Busch.
It seems lady luck as clocked out on Kyle.
Lap 149 restart shows 17, 99, 8, 24 & 16 leading the pack.
Sigh, Lap 157 yellow for the NO. 84 car up into the wall.
Lap 161 restart: 17, 99, 8, 24 & 16 cars lead them to the green.
Lap 163 caution: The No 7 and 26 cars get together and slap the outside wall. It looks like while Robby Gordon had been racing the lead lap cars, he got caught up holding off Jamie and went loose, taking Jamie into the outside wall.
Sam Hornish in the 77 car is in the wall, lap 171.
Wow, this is starting to feel like Indianapolis, but during the caution, Kyle Busch is pushed to the garage. The big question: Does he dash off and avoid camera face time? Or is there a reporter out there daring enough to get in his face and incur his wrathful vengeance against lady luck? The lime-green and black clad driver walks straight to the hauler past the ESPN reporter, despite her effort to catch is ear.
Did I mention this is only the 2nd time this year I've worn my No. 18 hat during a race day? Can you guess when was the first time I wore it?
Lap 179 green flag restart: 17, 99, 8, 16, 07, 29, 48, 31, 1 and the 12 cars lead the pack to the green. 12 car?? Did I just say that? Yep... not a typo. Go Ryan!
Lap 186: Sam Hornish in the No. 77 spins again. Now it's a heavy sigh!
Yes, there was a restart, but I'm waiting for lap 200 for a mid race lineup recap!
Lap 200:
48, 12 22 24 42 84 44 11 38 99 43 17 16 8 & 29.
(Can you tell some folk stayed out during the last caution, gambling that there will be another quick yellow?)
Kyle talks to the reporters... Something broke in the engine. Any hopes to win the Cup "It doesn't matter" he says. Wow, every sponsors dream spokesman. Kyle says that getting out there to only gather laps and get in every else's way is a waste. Interstate Batteries are filling out the chapter 11 papers now.
With 177 to go, oil being reported on windows.
So far, no yellow and Jimmie JOhnson is looking to pit soon.
Ryan Newman pits. With 160 to go, Johnson pits. Now, they go from hoping for yellow to hoping for no yellow.
156 to go: Hamlin off the pace with a flat tire. No caution. He got it to the pits.
Oh no, Hamlin in the garage. Rear end issues. It's possible this is what drivers were worried about earlier on the fluids on their windows.
After everyone has cycled through the green flag pit stops, a yellow has come out for debris with 109 laps to go. The pit gambles paid of for some of those guys.
The cream has risen to the top folks.
Restart: 48, 99, 16, 17, 8, 22, 24, 29, 44 & 07 cars lead the pack to the last 100 laps of the race.
64 laps to go: 99, 8, 16, 17 & 48 cars are at the front of the pack.
50 to go: Montoya hits the wall... RF tire.
Restart with 45 to go: 99, 8, 16, 17 & 48 cars lead the pack to the green.
24 to go: 99, 16, 17, 8 & 48 cars up front. 99, 16 and 17 swapping spots as they battle nose to tail. 99 took two tires on the last stop. Oops.
10 to go: 17, 16 & 99... with 16 taking the lead with 9 to go.
5 to go: 16, 17, 99, 8, 48
Greg Biffle goes on to win at Dover, his 2nd win in a row.
The top 15 across the line:
16 Greg Biffle,
17 Matt Kenseth,
99 Carl Edwards,
8 Mark Martin,
48 Jimmie Johnson,
29 Kevin Harvick,
24 Jeff Gordon,
07 Clint Bowyer,
31 Jeff Burton,
55 Mike Waltrip (Not a typo),
20 Tony Stewart,
22 Dave Blaney,
12 Ryan Newman,
43 Bobby Labonte,
5 Casey Mears
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