Lap 238 — The engine in Jeff Gordon’s car is evidently going sour.
Lap 237 — Denny Hamlin wrestles the lead away from Martin Truex Jr. on the backstretch.
Lap 246 — Jeff Gordon is going to be black flagged for failing to maintain a safe speed on the race track.
Lap 244 — Oil is being reported by one of the drivers, but a nearby NASCAR official reports that the track is clear.
Lap 241 — The heavy cloud cover that has hung over the race track for most of the race is breaking up, and that could be hurtin the handling on Martin Truex Jr.’s car. He’s now about a second behind leader Denny Hamlin.