Race 20 - Indianapolis - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

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Top 10 Live = as of lap 30
1 Juan Pablo Montoya
2 Mark Martin
3 Tony Stewart
4 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5 Jimmie Johnson
6 David Reutimann
7 Bill Elliott
8 Greg Biffle
9 Denny Hamlin
10 Ryan Newman

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Top 10 Live as of lap 30

1 Juan Pablo Montoya
2 Mark Martin
3 Tony Stewart
4 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5 Jimmie Johnson
6 David Reutimann
7 Bill Elliott
8 Greg Biffle
9 Denny Hamlin
10 Ryan Newman

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Lap 17 -- #99 Carl Edwards is running in 33rd and has an ill-handling race car. He started in 41st.

Lap 25 -- #20 Joey Logano is up to 23rd position after starting at the rear of the field due to an engine change.

Lap 27 -- #43 Reed Sorenson has fallen from his 9th-place starting spot to 17th in the running order.

Lap 29 -- #20 Joey Logano is still trying to move by #17 Matt Kenseth for 22nd position.
He has chased Kenseth for several laps and has had difficulty finding a hole to pass.

Lap 30 -- #18 Kyle Busch pits for 4 tires and fuel.
No changes this early.
#20 Joey Logano is also in for his stop for 4 tires.

Lap 32 -- LEAD CHANGE:
#42 Juan Montoya pits for no changes and tires.
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits for tires and fuel.
#48 Jimmie Johnson gets new tires.
The leader is now #14 Tony Stewart.

Lap 33 -- LEAD CHANGE:
#14 Tony Stewart pits for an air-pressure adjustment, tires and fuel.
#11 Denny Hamlin slowly comes back to pit road with potential transmission problems.
His car is running but will not go into gear.

Lap 34 -- #11 Denny Hamlin coasts onto pit road to his stall.

Lap 35 -- LEAD CHANGE:
#71 David Gilliland pits, giving the lead back to #42 Juan Montoya.

Lap 36 -- After green-flag pit stops, Juan Montoya leads by 2.169 seconds.
1. Juan Montoya
2. Mark Martin
3. Brian Vickers
4. Tony Stewart
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 39 -- #18 Kyle Busch is up to 9th place after pit stops.
Busch started the race in 20th.

Lap 41 -- #2 Kurt Busch is in 35th position and one lap down after having to return to pit road with a loose wheel.

Lap 43 -- #5 Mark Martin is holding on to 2nd position, but he says he is battling a really loose car.

Lap 45 -- #11 Denny Hamlin's team has the car in the garage and is reporting a broken driveshaft.
The shifter broke off when Hamlin was coming to pit road for his stop.

Lap 47 -- #16 Greg Biffle has moved into the top 10 and now runs in 8`th position.


Hamlin in garage with broken driveshaft
Shifter broke off in his hand while entering pit road at the Brickyard.

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Top 10 Live as of lap 53

1 Juan Pablo Montoya
2 Mark Martin
3 Tony Stewart
4 Brian Vickers
5 Jimmie Johnson
6 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
7 Kyle Busch
8 Greg Biffle
9 David Reutimann
10 Bill Elliott

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Lap 49 -- #42 Juan Montoya continues to lead and has said nothing on the radio.
He has an advantage of 2.425 seconds ahead of Mark Martin.

Lap 51 -- #83 Brian Vickers has the fastest car on the track this lap.
He runs in 4`th.

Lap 53 -- #00 David Reutimann is having a solid run and is in 9`th position.
He started in 5`th.

Lap 55 -- #9 Kasey Kahne is running in 12th position.
He has fallen back to 15th in the first green-flag run, but after pit stops has settled into 12th.

Lap 58 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2:
#18 Kyle Busch blows a right-front tire and smashes into the wall.
He has big right-side damage and heads to pit road.

Lap 59 -- Leaders head to pit road:
14 • Tony Stewart pits for a small adjustment to the track bar
42 • Juan Montoya gets a track-bar adjustment for a tight car
5 • Mark Martin gets no changes with his tires
16 • Greg Biffle gains 3 positions with a fast stop

#18 Kyle Busch is in danger of falling out of the top 12 in points after he blew a right-front tire and hit the wall.
He is complaining of vibration and has gone to the garage.



Lap 61 -- Kyle Busch's car is in the garage as his team works on the damage.
He sits in 37th position and currently would be outside of the top 12 in points as they stand now.

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Top 10 Live as of lap 64

1 Juan Pablo Montoya
2 Mark Martin
3 Brian Vickers
4 Greg Biffle
5 Tony Stewart
6 Jimmie Johnson
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
8 David Reutimann
9 Kasey Kahne
10 Reed Sorenson

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Lap 63 -- GREEN FLAG:
#42 Juan Montoya gets the race going again from the inside lane.
1. Juan Montoya
2. Mark Martin
3. Brian Vickers
4. Greg Biffle
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 66 --
#48 Jimmie Johnson moves around #14 Tony Stewart to take 5th position.

Lap 68 --
#24 Jeff Gordon is in the top 10 now running in 10th position.
He started in 22nd.

Lap 69 --
#77 Sam Hornish Jr. has a right-side tire going down after contact with the wall.
He got loose coming off the corner and brushed the wall.

Lap 70 --
#55 Michael Waltrip is on pit road with the hood up. His car is overheating.

Lap 74 --
#33 Clint Bowyer runs in 11th position with a tight race car.
His teammate, #29 Kevin Harvick, is behind him in 12th.

Lap 77 -- All 4 Hendrick cars are running in the top 10.

Lap 80 --
#42 Juan Montoya continues to lead as the race reaches the halfway point.
He has led 74 of the 80 laps.

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Top 10 Live as of lap 91

1 Juan Pablo Montoya
2 Brian Vickers
3 Mark Martin
4 Jimmie Johnson
5 Greg Biffle
6 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
7 David Reutimann
8 Clint Bowyer
9 Reed Sorenson
10 Bill Elliott

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Lee Spencer says: "Save your stuff," crew chief Brian Pattie warns Juan Pablo Montoya, who has now led more laps at Indy than the 57 he had led in his entire Cup career.

Lap 82 -- Juan Montoya leads Mark Martin by 4.103 seconds with green-flag pit stops approaching in about 10 laps.

Lap 85 -- Joey Logano is up to 17th position after starting the race from the back of the grid.

Lap 90 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is continuing his strong run and hanging in 7`th position.

Lap 93 -- LEAD CHANGE:
Juan Montoya pits from the lead position. No major adjustments, just tires and fuel.

Lap 96 -- Juan Montoya leads by 5.500 seconds after green-flag pit stops.
1. Juan Montoya
2. Mark Martin
3. Brian Vickers
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 99 -- #43 Reed Sorenson runs in 12th position and continues his solid day.

Lap 101 --
#48 Jimmie Johnson closes in on the rear bumper of #83 Brian Vickers as the two run 3`rd and 4`th.

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Juan Montoya continues to set the pace at Indy as he goes for his first NASCAR win on an oval.



Lap 103 -- It appears that leader #42 Juan Montoya and #83 Brian Vickers can for sure make it the rest of the way on one (1) pit stop.
The other leaders may need more than that, or to conserve fuel.

Lap 106 -- #29 Kevin Harvick has the fastest car this lap from the 11th position.

Lap 110 -- #48 Jimmie Johnson dips below #83 Brian Vickers and finally gets around him to take 3`rd position.
#48 Johnson had followed #83 Vickers for nearly 10 laps.

Lap 113 -- #21 Bill Elliott is having a solid day running in 15th position.
He started 4`th and has not fallen out of the top 20 the entire race.

Lap 116 -- #5 Mark Martin has the fastest car this lap from his 2`nd position.

Lap 120 -- #00 David Reutimann and #29 Kevin Harvick are battling for 10th position.
#00 Reutimann has it, but #29 Harvick is on his bumper and looking inside.