| When they dropped the rag for the start
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| | out of the pits. Johnson led the field
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| of the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 it
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| | to the green and it didn't take long for
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| didn't take long for the 1st caution to
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| | Dale Jr. to jump out front. It was short
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| come out. Ward Burton blew an engine
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| | lived for Jr. as Johnson passed him back
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| that caused the yellow to drop. Dave
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| | and was cruising out front.
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| Blaney led the field to a green start
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| | At lap 137 Hendrick teammate Kyle Busch
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| again with 11 laps in the books.
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| | got past Johnson and held the lead for
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| The Hendrick cars had already started
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| | over 45 laps. Dale Jr. was the only one
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| showing their muscles as Jeff Gordon
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| | that finally chased Busch down. Around
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| moved to 2nd and Jimmie Johnson taking
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| | lap 183 Junior got around Busch and was
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| 8th. The race was 31 laps old as Gordon
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| | in command again.
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| passed Blaney for the lead. Other battles
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| | At lap 192 green flag pit stops started
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| on the track included Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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| | with Jeff Gordon starting the parade.
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| and Reed Sorenson who were fighting for
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| | After all was done in the pits Dale Jr.
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| 4th place.
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| | was back in the lead with teammate Martin
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| After 46 laps Gordon had started lapping
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| | Truex Jr. right behind him. DEI drivers
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| the slower cars. Dale Jr. and Kurt Busch
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| | were continuing their hot steak over the
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| were battling for 2nd as Gordon continued
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| | past several weeks. With 89 laps to go
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| to put distance between them and him
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| | Truex Jr. got past Dale Jr. and opened up
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| self. On lap 53 Dale Jr. came out ahead
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| | over a second lead over his teammate.
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| of Busch to take over the 2nd spot. The
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| | With 254 laps in the book the fifth
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| pole sitter and previous leader Blaney
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| | caution of the day came out for debris.
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| had fallen back all the way to 15th.
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| | Leaders were in for their final pit stop
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| With 64 laps in the top 5 were Gordon,
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| | of the day. By only taking two tires
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| Dale Jr., Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson and
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| | Denny Hamlin came out first and waited to
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| Ryan Newman. At lap 68 green flag pit
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| | see if the strategy paid off for him.
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| stops started with pole sitter Blaney
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| | With the green flag dropping Hamlin saw
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| making the first stop. That led to the
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| | the caution for the 6th and final time
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| entire field making stops during the next
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| | for the day come out for David Stremme
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| 5 to 10 laps. After they cycled through
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| | and Bobby Labonte spinning. The caution
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| stops Dale Jr. came out leading with the
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| | was short lived as Hamlin was back under
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| usual suspects of Gordon, Busch, Johnson
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| | way as the leader. Martin Truex Jr.
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| and Newman following behind.
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| | quickly started to challenge for the lead
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| Eighty seven laps old the race saw Dale
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| | but he had to keep looking back as Jeff
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| Jr. open up a 2 second lead over Gordon.
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| | Gordon was all over him.
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| The 2nd caution came out for the day with
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| | With 7 laps to go Gordon and Truex Jr.
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| 96 laps in the books for debris in the
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| | were side by side and fighting tooth and
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| 3rd turn. All 27 lead lap cars hit pit
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| | nail. Quickly Gordon got around Truex Jr.
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| road with no room to spare. Kurt Busch
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| | and was all over Hamlin. Gordon tried to
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| won the race off pit road and led the
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| | make a final lap pass but could not.
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| field to the green with Matt Kenseth
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| | Hamlin came away and took the checkered
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| showing up in the top 5. Dale Jr. didn't
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| | flag and got Joe Gibbs Racing their first
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| waste anytime getting by Johnson and
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| | COT victory.
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| Busch to retake the lead.
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| | The top five included Gordon, Truex Jr.,
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| With 120 laps in the books Dale Jr. had
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| | Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson.
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| already led 39 laps which was tops for
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| | It was again a strong showing for
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| the day so far. A few laps later debris
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| | Hendrick Motorsport in the COT. Next week
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| brought out the 3rd caution. Leaders once
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| | the Nextel teams head back to Daytona for
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| again were first onto pit road. This
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| | the annual Pepsi 400. Congratulations to
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| time around Jimmie Johnson won the race
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| | Denny Hamlin and the FedEx team.
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