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Lap 149 — Kurt Busch has had to pit with a flat tire. Meanwhile, up front, Tony Stewart has opened up a little bit of ground on second-place Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 144 — Just a couple of tenths of a second separate Tony Stewart from Jimmie Johnson, but Greg Biffle in third place is 2.8 seconds behind the fight for the lead.

Lap 143 — Tony Stewart is hanging on to the top spot by four-tenths of a second over Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 134 — GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick lead the field to the restart. The race has reached the halfway point.

Stewart gets a good run going through Turns 1 and 2 and clears for the lead.