Lap-by-Lap: Texas

Lap 334—CHECKERED FLAG: Kurt Busch wins the Dickies 500. Denny Hamlin finished second and Matt Kenseth earns the third spot.

Lap 331 — Kurt Busch leads the field as brother Kyle brings the car up to speed. Marcos Ambrose is out of fuel.

Lap 330 — Three laps to go, Kyle Busch reports he is out of fuel, headed to pit road.

Lap 329—David Reutimann is out of fuel, rolling slowly down pit road.

Lap 327—Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road and has stalled while trying to leave.

Lap 325—Kurt Busch told to disregard his brother, Kyle, as they believe he'll be three laps short of fuel.

Lap 323—Jeff Gordon is headed to pit road, 109 points behind Jimmie Johnson at this point in the race.

Lap 322 — Crew chief Dave Rogers tells Kyle Busch to slow down.

Lap 320—Kyle Busch stays on the track, electing not to take on more fuel.

Lap 317 — Mark Martin pits, Ryan Newman takes on tires. Martin is out of pit road in less than 7 seconds.

Lap 315—Greg Biffle pits, takes on fuel and tires, AJ Allmendinger takes on fuel and tires as well. Tony Stewart gets tires and is back on the track.

Lap 314 — Kyle Busch increases his lead over Reutimann to four seconds.

Lap 313 — Ten laps short on fuel, Matt Kenseth makes a pit.

Lap 311 — Martin Truex is on pit road. Kasey Kahne drops a lap down.

Lap 309—Jimmie Johnson is frozen in 38th position, as Juan Montoya stays on the track.

Lap 307 — David Reutimann drops 2.5 seconds behind Kyle Busch, who leads the field for another lap.

Lap 305—Kurt Busch is still two laps short on fuel. Mark Martin and team are reporting they are six laps short.

Lap 304 — Jeff Gordon is passed and cannot stay on the lead lap. Kyle Busch has managed to drop his fuel shortage to a lap and a half.

Lap 302—Speeds have slowed as drivers conserve fuel for the final 30 laps.

Lap 298 — Mark Martin loses a spot and is now in fifth. David Reutimann continues in second, 1.4 seconds off the lead.

Lap 296 — Kyle Busch slows abruptly in the corner, trying to save fuel with less than 40 laps to go.

Lap 294 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves down to 6th, Reed Sorenson is back on the track.

Lap 292 — Mark Martin debates another trip to pit road for fuel.

Lap 290—Kurt Busch and crew report they'll be two laps short of fuel.

Lap 286 — Kyle Busch continues to lead 18 drivers on the lead lap, just inside 50 laps to go. Kurt Busch has dropped to fourth after losing a second to brother Kyle on pit road.

Lap 281—Matt Kenseth had moved up to third.

Lap 277 - Kyle Busch is reporting vibration, worries about loose tire, thinks he'll be a few laps short of fuel. The crew is trying to reassure Kyle of their perfomance in the pit.

Lap 273 — Matt Kenseth moves to third, chased by Mark Martin who starts to make a move in the turn.

Lap 271 — Kyle Busch is back in the lead as Kurt Busch drops to sixth. David Reutimann is in second, 2.6 seconds off the lead.

Lap 270 — Denny Hamlin is too tight and on pit road, reports car has changed since he went into the wall.

Lap 269—Kyle Busch gets a track bar adjustment and tape to his front end. Kurt Busch takes the lead.

Lap 265—Only 19 cars are on the lead lap. Robby Gordon enters pit road, gets tires and fuel. David Earnhardt calls for air pressure adjustments, Tony Stewart makes up time on Mark Martin and Kasey Kahne reports car is too loose.

Lap 262—Leaders are reporting some sliding in the corners as tires wear down.

Lap 261—Leaders are expected to pit within the next 7-10 laps as crew cheifs and teammates break out their calculators. Juan Montoya is back in the race.

Lap 259 — Martin Truex had dropped to 17th, followed by Jeff Gordon, who is still fighting to stay on the lead lap.

Lap 256 — Two hours and 43 minutes into the race, Kyle Busch continues to lead as drivers prepare for another trip to pit road.

Lap 255 — Mark Martin is fastest around the track at 170 mph. He maintains his position in fourth.

Lap 252 — Brad Keselowski is out of the garage and headed back into the race.

Lap 251—Kyle and Kurt Busch have led all but 13 laps. Kyle Busch reports his amusement with having his brother Kurt stalk him all day.

Lap 249—David Reutimann holds off Mark Martin for third. Kyle Busch leads brother Kurt who is 1.4 seconds off the lead position.

Lap 245—Mark Martin gains another five points on Jimmie Johnson, taking the margin to 70 points in the Chase.

Lap 243 — Jeff Gordon reports a faster car after his last trip to pit road. He is currently in 18th, 19.9 seconds behind the leader.

Lap 241—Officials checking for debris in Turn 1.

Lap 238—Twenty-one drivers are on the lead lap, eight are out of the race and Kyle Busch continue to lead. Mark Martin passes Tony Stewart in fourth.

Lap 232 — Kyle Busch has led five times for 137 laps and maintains his lead over Kurt Busch in second and David Reutimann in third.

Lap 229—Dave Rogers, crew chief for Kyle Busch, reports they are a little short on fuel but is pleased with today's performance thus far. Mark Martin moves up to fifth, dropping Jimmie Johnson's points lead to 75 points.

Lap 228—Joey Logano reports smoke coming from car.

Lap 221—Dale Earnhardt Jr. drops a spot to 7th, 5.5 second behind the leader, Kyle Busch. David Reutimann and Tony Stewart fight for the third position.

Lap 219—Joey Logano goes a lap down as Kyle Busch leads .Kasey Kahne moves to ninth.

Lap 215—The best Jimmie Johnson can finish is 35th. His Cup lead sits at 80 points ahead of Mark Martin.

Lap 213—Jimmie Johnson moves up one position to 39th as Kyle Busch continues to lead. David Reutimann and Kurt Busch battle for second as Tony Stewart fights for third.

Lap 212—GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch leads the field to green. He and his brother have led 197 laps. 1. Kyle Busch 2. Kurt Busch 3. David Reutimann 4. Tony Stewart 5. Matt Kenseth

Lap 209—One lap to green as Kyle Busch leads the field around the track. Brother Kurt and David Reutimann will fight it out for second.

Lap 208 — Robby Gordon will get the free pass as the caution car takes the cars high.

Lap 207—Several cars are on pit road. Tony Stewart makes a track bar adjustment, gets four tires and fuel. Kyle Busch makes no adjustments and gets out quick. Jeff Gordon is in an out with fuel.

Lap 206—YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Reed Sorenson has damage after hitting the wall just off the corner. He is headed to the garage.

Lap 204—Chad Knaus reports Jimmie Johnson isn't running as fast as he'd like but hopes to pick up a few spots.

Lap 197—Kyle Busch and his new crew chief, Dave Rogers, are in sync with few adjustments to the car to this point. Tony Stewart holds down the 5th position in his new car. Matt Kenseth started 30th and has moved up to 6th, crediting the cooler track for the move in positions.

Lap 191—Kurt Busch continues to lead brother Kyle by 1.4 seconds. Reutimann is in third, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 186—With four cautions, five leaders and nine lead changes, Kurt Busch is 1.4 second behind his brother, Kyle.

Lap 184 — Mark Martin' points margin is 81 behind Jimmie Johnson as he runs in the eighth position.

Lap 182—Eighteen cars are on the lead lap as Kurt Busch takes the lead.

Lap 181—GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch continues to lead the field to green. Carl Edwards is out of his car and reports the only good thing about the race right now is being able to head home and see the wife. 1. Kyle Busch 2. Kurt Busch 3. David Reutimann 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5. Clint Boyer

Lap 178—Cars are hovering at 55mph, waiting for the green flag as crews continue to clean debris. Official report one lap to green.

Lap 177—Juan Montoya is out of the car as it enters the garage.

Lap 176 — Cleanup in Turn 1, crews are checking for debris in Turn 2, a brake rotor.

Lap 175—Carl Edwards has sustained heavy damage as well.

Lap 174—YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Juan Montoya is in the wall with significant damage. Jeff Gordon needs four tires but no fuel after penalty.

Lap 173 — Leader Busch gets choice in the double file restart as Matt Kenseth moves to eighth.

Lap 172—GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch leads the field to green. 1. Kyle Busch 2. Kurt Busch 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4. David Reutimann 5. Clint Boyer

Lap 170 — Jimmie Johnson continues to make repairs on pit road, tells team he wants to finish the race, even if they can't gain another spot the rest of the day.

Lap 169 — Officials report two laps to green. Kyle Busch holds the lead position.

Lap 168 — Kyle Busch leads the drivers to pit road and is out in under 13 seconds. Marcos Ambrose calls for new tires and spends more than 18 seconds on pit road, losing several spots.

Lap 167 — Jeff Burton gets the free pass. Crews are cleaning debris in Turn 1.

Lap 165—YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Jeff Gordon is reporting debris in Turn 1.

Lap 162 — Jimmie Johnson has moved up three spots to 40th. Jeff Gordon fights to stay on the lead lap and has picked his lap times up.

Lap 159—Martin Truex is now in danger of being a lap down, running in 19th. Kyle Busch has now led three times for 100 of the 160 laps.

Lap 154 — Jeff Gordon is within 3 seconds of running a lap down, currently in 18th.

Lap 152 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in fourth, Lance McGrew, crew chief, calls his car one of the fastest on the track.

Lap 148 — Brian Vickers calls for a major chassis adjustment, gets four new tires. Ryan Newman fights for the 15th spot. Drivers reporting track conditions changing dramatically as cooler air hovers over Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch ranks first on pit road today and continues to lead.

Lap 147—Kyle Busch reclaims the lead, running at speeds around 190 mph.

Lap 146 — Denny Hamlin becomes the new leader. He started 25th, made a wedge adjustment and he reports it has helped a great deal.

Lap 145 - Greg Biffle reports no rear grip after pitting and calls for ties.

Lap 142—Jimmie Johnson is back on pit road for more repairs. Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits for new tires. Martin Truex gets tires as well, worried about spinning out. Mark Martin reports his car is loose and Jeff Gordon reports a tight car.

Lap 141—Kyle Busch had led 82 laps.

Lap 137 — Brad Keselowski fights to stay on the lead lap, 31 seconds behind the leader.

Lap 134 — Jimmie Johnson is back up to speed at 185 mph. He is 117 laps behind the leader, Kyle Busch.

Lap 133 — Mark Martin fights with Clint Boyer for the 9th spot.

Lap 130 — Kyle Busch has now led 73 laps. 18 drivers are behind the lead lap.

Lap 129—Marcos Ambrose is excited on the radio, calling his car fast and thanking the team.

Lap 126 — Pole sitter Jeff Gordon falls back to 14th. Marcos Ambrose is trying to pass Kurt Busch, in second place.

Lap 122—Mark Martin cracks into the top 10, 12.3 seconds behind leader, Kyle Busch.

Lap 120 — Kyle Busch runs another lead lap at 31.55 seconds.

Lap 118—Jimmie Johnson is on pit road due to a tire rubbing.

Lap 116—Johnson's rebuilt car has him in 43rd place. Kyle Busch is 1.5 seconds ahead of Kurt Busch. Ambrose continues to run in third.

Lap 113—Jimmie Johnson is headed toward the track, 112 laps behind the leader. He has no rear bumper.

Lap 111—Kurt Busch has the fastest speed of the race at 195mph and is currently in second. Marcos Ambrose' car gets faster as the track cools, pushing him to third.

Lap 107—Kyle Busch continues to chase the weekend trifecta, leading the field just in front of brother Kurt.

Lap 102—Mark Martin moves back towards the front, currently in 13th after having to park around Sam Hornish Jr. in the pit.

Lap 99—The sun is now off of the track as it begins to cool. Several drivers are reminded by crew chiefs to be careful in the turns.

Lap 98 — It has now been an hour since Jimmie Johnson has been in the garage. Repairs continue.

Lap 96—Jeff Gordon moves to ninth, trying to make up for a slow green flag pit stop earlier in the race.

Lap 94 — Kyle Busch claims another lead lap as Tony Stewart beats Reutimann for third.

Lap 91—GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings the field to green with brother Kurt on his side. Tony Stewart and David Reutimann fight for third. Juan Montoya had moved up to ninth.

Lap 90—Officials call for one lap to green. 26 cars are on the lead lap.

Lap 89 — Scott Speed called for exiting pit road too fast. Caution car reports the track looks for for green.

Lap 88—Jeff Gordon has his car tightened up and Martin Truex becomes the 4th leader of the day.

Lap 87 — Several drivers pit under caution and call for adjustments. Kyle and Kurt and fight to leave pit road ahead of the other.

Lap 86—YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Sam Hornish Jr. is into the wall with three flat tires.

Lap 84—Kyle Busch leads with brother Kurt a half of a second behind. Reed Sorenson moves a lap down.

Lap 79—Brad Keselowski is in 25th for his debut.

Lap 77—Kyle Busch and brother Kurt start to seperate themselves from the pack as David Reutimann runs more than five seconds behind in third position.

Lap 72—Marcos Ambrose moves up several spots to sixth after starting 35th.

Lap 70—Pole sitter Jeff Gordon has dropped back to 11th after a slow pit caused by a rear tire.

Lap 66—Kyle Busch puts Jamie McMurray a lap down.

Lap 64—Jimmie Johnson has not made it back on the track and moves 63 laps behind the leader. Kyle Busch maintains a 2.5 second lead over brother Kurt.

Lap 62 — Kyle Busch continue to lead, followed by brother Kurt, Reutimann and Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 59—Four cars are now out of the race. Kyle Busch continues to battle his brother for the top spot.

Lap 58—Kyle Busch claims the lead, followed by brother Kurt.

Lap 56—Tony Stewart grabs new tires, fuel, reports car is a little tight. Kurt Busch says he's a little loose as Michael Waltrip becomes the third leader of the day.

Lap 54—Jeff Gordon pits, grabs tires and calls for a track bar adjustment.

Lap 52—A green flag pit stop for several drivers, who focus on adjusting air pressure.

Lap 50 — Leader Kurt Busch calls for an air pressure adjustment on his first pit stop as the sun starts to set on the track at Texas Motor Speedway.

Lap 48—David Reutimann, who started the trouble for points leader Johnson early on, has moved up to third.

Lap 46—Driver chatter with various teammates has focused on the Chase being wide open again with Johnson still out of the race.

Lap 44—Kurt Busch is out in front by more than 3 seconds. Drivers report about 10 laps from their first pit stops.

Lap 43 — Eleven drivers are now behind the lead lap.

Lap 40—Kurt Busch leads the field as brother Kyle continues to pursue.

Lap 38—Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes a moves up four spots to fourth position and is chasing Jeff Gordon for the third spot.

Lap 35 — A new drive shaft has been put into Jimmie Johnson's car, including several other components. Other crews are helping with the rebuild.

Lap 34—Robby Gordon has moved up 13 positions since the start of the race and is currently is 16th.

Lap 32—Sam Hornish Jr drops a lap behind the leader as Kurt Busch fights off brother Kyle for the lead position.

Lap 31 — Kasey Kahne calls the track his nemesis but is running strong in 13th.

Lap 26 — Kurt Busch is running the straightaway at speeds approaching 190 mph. Points leader Jimmie Johnson is now 26 laps behind the leader.

Lap 23—Michael McDowell heads to the garage. Kurt Busch continues to lead, followed by brother Kyle in second and Jeff Gordon in third.

Lap 22 — McDowell, Hornish Jr., Nemechek, Skinner and Johnson are all running behind the lead lap.

Lap 19—Brothers Kyle and Kurt Busch compete for first and second.

Lap 15—Carl Edwards call the Chase a points race again and is running in the top 10.

Lap 14—Kurt Busch continues to lead as Johnson and crew hope to be back on the track in another 50 laps.

Lap 12 — Kurt Busch passes Gordon on the low side and claims the lead.

Lap 10 — Kurt and Kyle Busch are in a battle for second as Jeff Gordon continues to stay out front.

Lap 8—GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to green. 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Kurt Busch 3. Kahne 4. Stewart 5. Kyle Busch

Lap 7—Officials report one lap until green.

Lap 6 — Jeff Gordon continues to lead under the caution. Johnson's car is heavily damaged and crew members are changing out both the front and rear suspension.

Lap 4 — Jimmie Johnson is in the garage as crew chief Chad Knaus pounds on the desk in frustration.

Lap 2—YELLOW FLAG NO 1: Jimmie Johnson is into the wall and reports suspension problems.

Lap 1—Jeff Gordon gets a great start and leads the first lap.

3:35 p.m.—GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon brings the field to green and the Dickies 500 is underway.

3:27 p.m.—The cars are starting to roll off pit road for warm-up laps.

3:22 p.m. — The rock band, ZZ Top are the grand marshals in Texas and give the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

3:20 p.m.—The Texas Christian University Marching Band performs the national anthem.

3:15 p.m. — Dr. Roger Marsh gives the Invocation.

3:08 p.m.—John Andretti moves to the back due to an engine change and Bill Elliott is going to the back for a transmission change.

2:30 p.m.— NASCAR Countdown is underway on ABC.

2:20 p.m. ET—Texas Motor Speedway will host Sunday's drivers under mostly cloudy skies. Green for the Dickies 500 is scheduled for 3:31 p.m. ET with Jeff Gordon on the pole.