Lap 496 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Jeff Gordon gets the lead coming off Turn 4, just as the caution comes out for David Reutimann’s stalled car.
Lap 494 — Jeff Gordon gets a run between Turns 3 and 4, but Jimmie Johnson keeps the lead off the corner.
Lap 493 — It’s the same up front. Jimmie Johnson leads, Jeff Gordon runs a very close second.
Lap 490 — Ten laps to go. Jeff Gordon is still right there on Jimmie Johnson.
Lap 487 — Jeff Gordon is on Jimmie Johnson’s bumper for the race lead.
Lap 483 — Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have both been told that they need to save fuel.