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Burton of pace..

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Lap 282 — Thirty to go. Denny Hamlin’s lead over Kevin Harvick is now right at a second.

Lap 280 — Brad Keselowski takes fifth from Jimmie Johnson. That opens up room for Kyle Busch to sneak past Johnson as well.

Lap 278 — Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski are waging a great battle for fifth place. They run side by side for more than a lap.

Lap 276 — Marcos Ambrose has made his way to third place. He’s about two seconds back of second-place Kevin Harvick.

Lap 273 — Kevin Harvick has erased about half a second off Denny Hamlin’s lead.

Lap 272 — Forty laps to go. Brad Keselowski takes fifth place from Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 266 — Fifth-place Jimmie Johnson has also been told that he should have enough gas to make it the rest of the way. But what if there’s a green-white-checkered finish?

Lap 264 — Denny Hamlin has a 1.3-second lead over Kevin Harvick. Although he’d been told he was good to go on fuel, he’s still being asked to conserve.