Lap 215 — Tony Stewart has brushed the wall, but he’s staying on the race track.
Lap 213 — It’s amazing how steady the gap between leader Martin Truex Jr. and second-place Denny Hamlin has remained. It’s about 1.3, 1.4 seconds every lap.
Lap 210 — Greg Biffle slides under Dale Earnhardt Jr. for fifth place, and at almost the same time, Jimmie Johnson goes past Matt Kenseth for third.
Lap 207 — Martin Truex Jr. finished 20th here last spring and 36th in the fall. That was then ... this is now.
Lap 201 — As good as he has been in this race, Martin Truex Jr. has never finished better than 11th here at Kansas — and that came in his first Cup start here, back in October 2006.
Does anyone know anything about the racing gloves Dale wears? He always wears that skeleton style. There is also a “symbol” on them that may be the manufactures logo.
I was just curious because he never changes. I thought there may be something “special” about them to him.
Lap 233 — Sam Hornish Jr. finally makes his stop, handing the lead over to Martin Truex Jr. Denny Hamlin is holding tight to Truex’s rear bumper for the top spot.
Lap 231 — Sam Hornish Jr. is still on the track.
Lap 228 — Sam Hornish Jr. is staying on the track. Martin Truex Jr. is second, followed by Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth in the top five.
Lap 227 — Sam Hornish Jr. has not stopped yet, and is shown as the leader.
Lap 225 — Martin Truex Jr. is trying to hold Denny Hamlin off for fourth place. When everybody cycles through their stops, this would be for the lead.