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Lap-by-Lap: Darlington

http://www.nascar.com/2008/races/lapbylap/05/10/darlington/index.html

Lap 34 — After building a 3.5-second lead, Kyle Busch’s advantage has now dwindled to 0.835 seconds as he works through lapped traffic.

Lap 27 — Scott Riggs is maintaining his solid qualifying run. He started ninth and now runs eighth.

Lap 18 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. loses second and third to Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch, respectively.

Lap 17 — LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch moves around Dale Earnhardt Jr. to take the lead.

Lap 16 — Kyle Busch moves by Greg Biffle for second. Kyle Petty heads to the garage.

Lap 15 — GREEN FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the field to green.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Greg Biffle
3. Kyle Busch
4. Kurt Busch
5. Jimmie Johnson

Lap 12 — A handful of cars near the back of the pack dive onto pit road for service. Sam Hornish Jr. heads to the garage.

Lap 11 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Sam Hornish Jr. tags the wall and brings out the yellow. He has major damage on the right side.

Lap 9 — Kyle Petty brushes the wall and has a good amount of damage. He heads to pit road.

Lap 8 — Tony Stewart is still on the track with several cosmetic issues. He’s running 35th.

Lap 5 — GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle gets the race going once again.
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Greg Biffle
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kurt Busch
5. Kyle Busch

Lap 4 — Elliott Sadler heads to the garage with significant damage.

Lap 2 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Elliott Sadler and Tony Stewart make contact in Turn 1 and crash into the wall. Sadler got loose and slid up the track into Stewart. Sadler has right-rear damage, Stewart has left-front. Kyle Petty and Reed Sorenson get damage behind the crash.

Lap 2 — LEAD CHANGE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. edges ahead of Greg Biffle.

Lap 1 — Greg Biffle pulls ahead by a nose to lead the first lap.

7:38 p.m. — GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt Jr. get the Dodge Challenger 500 under way from Darlington Raceway.

7:35 p.m. — Robby Gordon and Kasey Kahne are going to the back of the grid for starting the race in backup cars.

7:32 p.m. — Cars are rolling onto the new racing surface.

7:27 p.m. — Mothers of Sprint Cup drivers deliver the command on the start/finish line: “Sons, start your engines!”

7:21 p.m. — Julie Roberts performs the national anthem.

7:20 p.m. — Harold King, Darlington Raceway chaplain, delivers the invocation and a moment of silence for the victims of the Charleston fire.

7 p.m. — FOX’s pre-race coverage is on the air.

6:45 p.m. — An hour until the green flag and it’s clear skies over Darlington Raceway.