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Lap 45 — Dave Blaney is penalized again for too fast on exit. Dave, slow down.

Lap 44 — Denny Hamlin finds clean air and takes back the lead after the field cycles through green-flag pit stops.

Lap 43 — Dave Blaney is too fast on exit. Landon Cassill leads a lap. Bobby Labone pits a loose race car and takes four tires and fuel.

Lap 42 — Carl Edwards pits and takes four tires, fuel and minor adjustments. Bobby Labonte stays out to lead under green.

Lap 41 — Carl Edwards takes the lead as the No. 22 pits. Kurt Busch takes four tires and says the car is loose. Pole-sitter Joey Logano takes tires and fuel and reports the car is turning much better.

Lap 40 — Denny Hamlin pits under green and takes four tires and fuel. Kurt Busch assumes the lead. Several drivers follow Hamlin down pit road.

Lap 39 — Brad Keselowski drops to 10th after giving space to Jimmie Johnson to make the pass.

Lap 38 — Greg Biffle is running in 33rd, down 24 spots since first green.

Lap 37 — David Reutimann is today’s biggest mover at this point, up 13 spots to 20th.

Lap 36 — Denny Hamlin’s lead is growing. He now leads Kurt Busch by 2.465 seconds.

Lap 35 — Brad Keselowski is trying to pass Dale Earnhardt Jr. for eighth.

Lap 34 — Denny Hamlin’s lead is 1.56 seconds. Carl Edwards takes fourth from Ryan Newman. Kyle Busch is on the move and up to sixth after passing Jeff Burton for the spot.

Lap 33 — David Ragan is out of the car and waiting for his crew to repair damage to the car.

Lap 32 — Casey Mears heads to the garage. Jimmie Johnson passes Clint Bowyer for 10th.

Lap 31 — Kyle Busch passes Dale Jr. for seventh.

Lap 30 — Denny Hamlin leads another lap as Joey Logano gets past Ryan Newman for third.

Lap 29 — Kyle Busch is back up to eighth restarting from the rear.

Lap 28 — Dale Jr. gains another spot and is doing battle with Jeff Burton for sixth.

Lap 27 — Todd Bodine heads to the garage. Thirty-four cars remain on the lead lap.

Lap 26 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves up to eighth after starting 19th. Denny Hamlin leads another lap.

Lap 25 — Denny Hamlin takes the lead; Ryan Newman moves to third — up nine spots since first green.

Lap 24 — Kurt Busch holds off Denny Hamlin to lead another lap.

Lap 23 — GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch leads the field back to green with Denny Hamlin at his side. Greg Biffle will have to serve a pass-through penalty for changing lanes too soon.

Lap 22 — The leaders stay out as the rest of the field pits. Juan Montoya is tight and takes four tires. Greg Biffle has damage to the front and has the fender on the No. 16 pulled out some.

Lap 21 — David Ragan heads to the garage for repairs. He began the race, 16th in points.

Lap 20 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: David Ragan spins, hits the wall and has extensive damage to the rear of the No. 6.

Lap 19 — Joey Logano drops to third as Denny Hamlin moves up a spot. No. 83 has smoke coming from the exhaust. The track is clear. Left front tire rub on the No. 16 is being reported.

Lap 18 — Casey Mears is too fast entering pass through. Kurt Busch takes the lead from Joey Logano.

Lap 17 — GREEN FLAG: Joey Logano leads the field back to green, followed by Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin. Casey Mears pulled from the front and dropped back. NO. 37 heads to the garage.

Lap 16 — The No. 18 will restart from the rear after pitting too soon. Casey Mears leads a lap under yellow.

Lap 15 — The field heads down pit road: Jimmie Johnson is in the first stall with a free car, but tight in the throttle; he takes two tires. Kurt Busch takes two tires. Joey Logano takes two tires and wins the race off pit road. Casey Mears doesn’t pit and is out front.

Lap 14 — Kyle Busch is told he pitted too early.