I’m still on my first cup of coffee.
Lap 18 — Denny Hamlin isn’t having a Denny Hamlin-like day at Martinsville. He’s dropped from third on the starting grid to seventh.
Lap 16 — Jeff Gordon wrestles third place away from Clint Bowyer.
Lap 14 — Kasey Kahne isn’t losing touch with leader Kevin Harvick. He’s less than a car length behind.
Lap 11 — Coming off Turn 2, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon power their way past Denny Hamlin for third and fourth place.
Lap 9 — Leader Kevin Harvick won here last fall and Saturday’s truck race. Think he has this place figured out?
Lap 6 — The first few three or four cars are separated by at least a car length or so.
Lap 1 — GREEN FLAG: The race goes green at 1:16 p.m. ET. Here we go!
Kevin Harvick clears off Turn 4 for the lead.
1:15 p.m. ET — The fuel window is 125-135 laps.
1:14 p.m. ET — Pit-road speed is just 30 mph.
1:12 p.m. ET — The pace car gets the field back in motion.
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