Race Lineup
Subway 500 | Martinsville Speedway
October 22, 2006 | Race 32 of 36


Pos. Car Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind

1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 97.568 19.408 Leader
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 97.377 19.446 -0.038
3 11 Denny Hamlin* Chevrolet FedEx Freight 97.187 19.484 -0.076
4 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 97.162 19.489 -0.081
5 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 97.038 19.514 -0.106
6 22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 96.825 19.557 -0.149
7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 96.775 19.567 -0.159
8 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas Automation/Best Buy 96.627 19.597 -0.189
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 96.460 19.631 -0.223
10 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie 96.440 19.635 -0.227
11 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 96.386 19.646 -0.238
12 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 96.317 19.660 -0.252
13 40 David Stremme* Dodge Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon 96.239 19.676 -0.268
14 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 96.205 19.683 -0.275
15 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 96.171 19.690 -0.282
16 41 Reed Sorenson* Dodge Target 96.127 19.699 -0.291
17 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline/Stanley Tools 96.078 19.709 -0.301
18 1 Martin Truex Jr.* Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 96.005 19.724 -0.316
19 42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco/Havoline 95.995 19.726 -0.318
20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford R+L Carriers 95.942 19.737 -0.329
21 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC 95.927 19.740 -0.332
22 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts 95.879 19.750 -0.342
23 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 95.869 19.752 -0.344
24 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 95.854 19.755 -0.347
25 6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 95.752 19.776 -0.368
26 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Menards/MAPEI 95.733 19.780 -0.372
27 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 95.680 19.791 -0.383
28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 95.651 19.797 -0.389
29 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 95.583 19.811 -0.403
30 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 95.549 19.818 -0.410
31 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet Tide-Downy 95.420 19.845 -0.437
32 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 95.396 19.850 -0.442
33 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge NAPA Auto Parts 95.319 19.866 -0.458
34 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 95.314 19.867 -0.459
35 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 95.304 19.869 -0.461
36 18 J.J. Yeley* Chevrolet Imitrex/GSK 95.290 19.872 -0.464
37 07 Clint Bowyer* Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 95.185 19.894 -0.486
38 16 Greg Biffle Ford Subway/National Guard 95.137 19.904 -0.496
39 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 95.118 19.908 -0.500
40 178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 95.065 19.919 -0.511
41 06 David Ragan Ford Roush Racing 94.970 19.939 -0.531
42 34 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Oak Glove Co. 94.851 19.964 -0.556
43 72 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Dutch Quality Stone 94.846 19.965 -0.557

Did not Qualify
44 49 Mike Bliss Dodge WhatsOnline.com 94.713 19.993 -0.585
45 00 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet LiveTNA.com 93.994 20.146 -0.738
46 61 Chad Chaffin Dodge Front Row Motorsports 93.682 20.213 -0.805
47 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus/Eco First 93.664 20.217 -0.809
48 27 Ted Christopher Chevrolet Lilly Trucking of Virginia 93.599 20.231 -0.823
49 74 Derrike Cope Dodge Royal Admin. Svcs/Sundance Vacations 93.387 20.277 -0.869
50 130 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet Pro30.com 92.142 20.551 -1.143


+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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Unofficial Race Results
Subway 500
Martinsville Speedway
October 22, 2006
Race 32 of 36


Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status

1 9 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 190/10 500 Running
2 3 #11 Denny Hamlin * Chevrolet FedEx Freight 175/5 500 Running
3 30 #43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 170/5 500 Running
4 5 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 160/0 500 Running
5 2 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 160/5 500 Running
6 19 #42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco/Havoline 150/0 500 Running
7 32 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 146/0 500 Running
8 8 #66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas Automation/Best Buy 142/0 500 Running
9 12 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 138/0 500 Running
10 14 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 134/0 500 Running
11 20 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford R+L Carriers 130/0 500 Running
12 27 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 127/0 500 Running
13 4 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 124/0 500 Running
14 11 #96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 121/0 500 Running
15 13 #40 David Stremme * Dodge Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon 118/0 500 Running
16 39 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 115/0 500 Running
17 21 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC 112/0 500 Running
18 15 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 109/0 500 Running
19 24 #26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 106/0 500 Running
20 23 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 103/0 500 Running
21 22 #14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts 100/0 500 Running
22 7 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 97/0 500 Running
23 37 #07 Clint Bowyer * Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 94/0 500 Running
24 25 #6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 91/0 500 Running
25 41 #06 David Ragan Ford Roush Racing 88/0 500 Running
26 35 #4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 85/0 500 Running
27 1 #2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 87/5 496 Running
28 29 #38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 79/0 496 Running
29 40 #178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 76/0 496 Running
30 17 #10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline/Stanley Tools 73/0 495 Running
31 36 #18 J.J. Yeley * Chevrolet Imitrex/GSK 70/0 494 Running
32 38 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Subway/National Guard 67/0 486 Running
33 6 #22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 64/0 485 Running
34 33 #55 Michael Waltrip Dodge NAPA Auto Parts 61/0 472 Running
35 16 #41 Reed Sorenson * Dodge Target 58/0 460 Running
36 18 #1 Martin Truex Jr. * Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 55/0 453 Running
37 26 #7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Menards/MAPEI 52/0 416 Running
38 34 #19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 49/0 412 Out of Race
39 43 #72 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Dutch Quality Stone 46/0 341 Out of Race
40 31 #32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet Tide-Downy 43/0 332 Out of Race
41 10 #21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie 40/0 331 Out of Race
42 28 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 37/0 217 Out of Race
43 42 #34 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Oak Glove Co. 34/0 209 Out of Race


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NASCAR.COM
October 22, 2006
04:43 PM EDT (20:43 GMT)


TrackPass | Live Cup Points Standings | Chat Room: Open

Lap 495 -- Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson bang around the track for the lead.

Lap 494 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson takes the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Bobby Labonte
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Casey Mears

Lap 489 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kenny Wallace spins in the turn and drives away with smoke everywhere.

Lap 484 -- Denny Hamlin gets around Bobby Labonte for second and now sets his sights on a fast Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 482 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson takes the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Bobby Labonte
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Casey Mears

Lap 479 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on pit road. Mark Martin is on pit road again as his car is leaking water. Earnhardt will restart 24th, Martin 25th.

Lap 476 -- YELLOW FLAG: Dale Earnhardt Jr. spins in the turn trying to get around Kasey Kahne. Earnhardt made contact with Kahne when he got loose in the turn. He had been complaining about how Kahne needed to go or move over.

Lap 476 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets them going once again.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Bobby Labonte
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Casey Mears

Lap 472 -- Mark Martin is on pit road. He has no water pressure and doesn't know if the motor is dry or if there is damage.

Lap 469 -- David Ragan gets the free pass.

Lap 468 -- YELLOW FLAG: Clint Bowyer spins in Turn 3 but is OK. He drives away.

Lap 466 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets them going again.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Bobby Labonte
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Casey Mears

Lap 460 -- YELLOW FLAG: Casey Mears spins when David Gilliland tags him coming off Turn 4. Nobody has damage.

Lap 453 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Bobby Labonte
3. Casey Mears
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 448 -- Kyle Busch is on pit road for repairs. Joe Nemechek gets the free pass.

Lap 447 -- YELLOW FLAG: David Ragan spins again in Turn 4, and Kyle Busch gets some damage to the right side after slapping the wall.

Lap 444 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson completes his battle from 10th and takes the point again over Bobby Labonte.

Lap 437 -- Jimmie Johnson has worked his way all the way to second. He's chasing leader Bobby Labonte.

Lap 411 -- Elliott Sadler is off the pace and heads to the garage. His motor is finished.

Lap 406 -- GREEN FLAG: Bobby Labonte leads the field to green. Jimmie Johnson restarts 10th.
1. Bobby Labonte
2. Casey Mears
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Elliott Sadler

Lap 401 -- Bobby Labonte stays out to lead.

Lap 400 -- The leaders are in:
•Jimmie Johnson changes air pressure and gets tires
•Denny Hamlin's crew pulls the front fender away and gets four
•Dale Earnhardt Jr. was losing grip and drops half a round on the track bar
•Kyle Petty, Kasey Kahne and Jeff Green take two tires and will restart seventh, eight and ninth
•Tony Raines takes fuel only and restarts 12th

Lap 399 -- YELLOW FLAG: Jamie McMurray brings out the 13th caution when Bobby Labonte touched him and sent him spinning in Turn 2. He didn't hit anything.

Lap 382 -- Kevin Harvick has smoke coming from his left-front fender when it rubs the ture. He made contact with someone after collecting damage in the same spot earlier.

Lap 381 -- Denny Hamlin gets by Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second place. Earnhardt settles in third.

Lap 375 -- Leader Jimmie Johnson can make it to the finish without pitting again. Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team says the same. Denny Hamlin, however, may pit one more time.

Lap 371 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson takes the green. Jeff Gordon restarts 23rd.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Kyle Busch
5. Kasey Kahne

Lap 365 -- Jeff Gordon gives up fourth position to make a pit stop. He gets four tires and an air-pressure adjustment. Elliott Sadler is also on pit road for four tires.

Lap 364 -- Kurt Busch is on pit road for repairs. Ward Burton gets the free pass.

Lap 363 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kurt Busch spins as he crosses the start/finish line and smacks the inside wall. He drives away. Busch was passing Scott Riggs and went low, but Riggs made contact and Busch went spinning.

Lap 361 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets it going again.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Kurt Busch
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 356 -- Dale Jarrett gets the free pass.

Lap 355 -- YELLOW FLAG: David Ragan spins after getting tagged by Elliott Sadler. Ragan went into Turn 1 three-wide with Tony Stewart and Ward Burton. He backed down, but Sadler's nose clipped him.

Lap 353 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead when Kurt Busch gets loose. Dale Earnhardt Jr. also gets by Busch, and Hamlin follows.

Lap 352 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch leads the field to green.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 347 -- Jamie McMurray gets the free pass.

Lap 345 -- YELLOW FLAG: Mike Skinner stops in front of the start/finish line after being spun by Tony Raines. Skinner has heavy damage to the rear after smacking the inside wall.

Lap 339 -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch gets the race going again.
1. Kurt Busch
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Jeff Gordon

Lap 332 -- Leaders are in:
•Jimmie Johnson makes a minor adjustment and gets four
•Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes no changes and gets four tires
•Kasey Kahne gets four tires and is off clean
•Kurt Busch has a 13.55-second stop and beats everyone off pit road
•Kyle Petty gets two tires and will restart eighth
•Bobby Labonte gets the free pass

Lap 331 -- YELLOW FLAG: Ken Schrader smashes hard into the wall while running seventh. David Ragan touched Schrader as the two headed into Turn 1, and Dale Jarrett got collected, too. Ragan and Jarrett drive away.

Lap 320 -- Six of the top seven are Chase drivers, with Kurt Busch being the lone ranger in second. Chasers Mark Martin, Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth run 13th, 14th and 15th, respectively.

Lap 300 -- Kurt Busch gets around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second position.

Lap 286 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green again.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Elliott Sadler
4. Kurt Busch
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 281 -- The leaders head to pit road. Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. stay out:
•Kyle Busch is in for four tires and a track-bar adjustment
•Denny Hamlin's crew adds tape to the front to fix a handling problem
•Kurt Busch gets a track-bar adjustment
•Elliott Sadler takes two right-side tires and avoids Kasey Kahne on pit road

Lap 279 -- YELLOW FLAG: Matt Kenseth spins coming off Turn 4 after getting touched by Clint Bowyer. Kenseth doesn't hit anything and keeps going.

Lap 256 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin finally gets by Jeff Gordon to lead at his home track.

Lap 253 -- Denny Hamlin is side-by-side with Jeff Gordon for the lead. The two bump a few times.

Lap 247 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race going. Jimmie Johnson restarts 16th, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20th. Tony Stewart restarts 25th.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Elliott Sadler
4. Kurt Busch
5. Joe Nemechek

Lap 246 -- Tony Stewart pits for a tire issue at the last second. He is half a lap down.

Lap 244 -- Jeff Burton's day is finished. He currently sits 40th in the race. He says he thinks the car broke a valve train.

Lap 243 -- Jimmie Johnson is in but Jeff Gordon stays out:
•Jimmie Johnson gets four tires and a small adjustment
•Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in but not happy with the call
•Mark Martin is also on pit road for adjustments
•The top 18 cars stay out

Lap 242 -- YELLOW FLAG: Travis Kvapil is hard into the wall just as Tony Raines cuts a tire by making contact with David Ragan. Kvapil got a bump as cars slowed for Raines, who was running sixth.

Lap 240 -- Jeff Burton is out of his car as his crew works on the engine.

Lap 239 -- NASCAR warns Jimmie Johnson to maintain his speed on the restarts.

Lap 238 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson takes the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Tony Stewart
5. Denny Hamlin

lap 234 -- Ryan Newman gets the free pass.

Lap 233 -- Kevin Harvick is back in as the crew tries to pull the damaged sheet metal away from the left-front tire.

Lap 232 -- Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Brian Vickers and Greg Biffle are on pit road, mostly to repair any damage from the accident.

Lap 231 -- YELLOW FLAG: Several drivers get stacked up in Turn 3. Reed Sorenson spins with contact from Scott Riggs, clogging the entire turn. Kevin Harvick has left-front cosmetic damage with a deep tire rub after getting swiped by Mike Skinner. Travis Kvapil spins, and Greg Biffle gets some nose damage.

Lap 228 -- As of now, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the points leader with Matt Kenseth trailing by one point.

Lap 227 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Tony Stewart
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 223 -- Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer and Dave Blaney make pit stops. Everyone else stays out.

Lap 222 -- YELLOW FLAG: Ward Burton spins in Turn 2. David Gilliland hopped off the curb and got into Burton, sending him up the top of the turn. Burton did not make contact with the wall.

Lap 218 -- Jeff Burton pulls directly to the garage. Owner Richard Childress told him to run the car a while. Burton responded: "If we keep running it, it will blow up."

Lap 212 -- Major problems with points leader Jeff Burton. He wiggles on the straightaways. He reported before pit stops that the engine was shutting off at the end of the straights. He thinks its the carburetor.

Lap 208 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson gets the show going again.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Tony Stewart
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 204 -- Leaders are on pit road:
•Jimmie Johnson goes with small air-pressure adjustments because of the sun
•Jeff Gordon is searching for help getting on and off the corners
•Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets four tires and an air-pressure adjustment
•Elliott Sadler takes two tires and moves from 14th to sixth
•Dave Blaney gets the free pass

Lap 203 -- YELLOW FLAG: Michael Waltrip spins in Turn 4 by himself. He gets it collected and drives away.

Lap 193 -- Eight of the 10 Chasers are driving in the top 16. Kasey Kahne is running 22nd, and Jeff Burton is 25th, one lap down.

Lap 161 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson leads the field to green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Tony Stewart
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 156 -- The leaders are in for pit stops:
•Jimmie Johnson gets a small chassis adjustment to get loose
•Jeff Gordon is searching for rear grip and gets four tires
•Tony Stewart takes out the wedge that was added before
•Kasey Kahne gets the free pass

Lap 155 -- YELLOW FLAG -- David Stremme spins around but gets going again.

Lap 153 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson goes back out front. Johnson said his car was about a tenth of a second faster than Gordon's.

Lap 145 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon takes the lead back after Jimmie Johnson collects his five bonus points.

Lap 144 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jimmie Johnson becomes just the second driver to lead today, getting past his teammate Jeff Gordon. Gordon led the first 143 laps.

Lap 140 -- After two cautions and 70 laps of green-flag racing, just 22 cars remain on the lead lap.

Lap 130 -- Jimmie Johnson gets around Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second place as the leaders battle through heavy lapped traffic.

Lap 106 -- Jeff Gordon puts Jeff Burton a lap down after a side-by-side battle for three laps. Gordon touched Burton as he went by.

Lap 98 -- Jeff Burton is just two cars ahead of leader Jeff Gordon and trying to stay on the lead lap. Burton is battling a hot racecar because of the tape on the hood.

Lap 94 -- J.J. Yeley is on pit road for a flat left-rear tire.

Lap 83 -- Kevin Harvick is telling his crew he has a bad vibration after his pit stop. He's running 11th.

Lap 71 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets things going again. After hood repairs, Jeff Burton will restart 29th.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Tony Raines
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4. Tony Stewart
5. Denny Hamlin

Lap 67 -- Greg Biffle pulls behind the wall with brake problems.

Lap 66 -- NASCAR sends Ryan Newman to the tail of the longest line for aggressive driving. Newman will restart 30th.

Lap 65 -- Everyone is on pit road:
•Jimmie Johnson asks for adjustments and gets tires
•Jeff Gordon changes nothing and gets four tires
•Jeff Burton's crew adds tape to the right-front of the car to repair the loose hood.
•Tony Raines gets off pit road second with two tires, gaining seven positions

Lap 64 -- YELLOW FLAG: Casey Mears turns it around in Turn 2 after getting touched by Ryan Newman. The two drove a lap around the track beating and banging before Mears was spun. Mears was running 11th.

Lap 45 -- Second-place driver Denny Hamlin is reporting a miss in the engine and that it is worse when he comes off the corner.

Lap 40 -- The damage on Jeff Burton's nose is more critical than he thought. His car is missing two hoodpins, but he continues to run 19th.

Lap 17 -- Denny Hamlin gets around Kurt Busch for second place and now chases Jeff Gordon.

Lap 10 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon gets the race going again.
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Ryan Newman
5. Tony Stewart

Lap 5 -- Jeff Burton got some front-end damage by swiping Joe Nemechek's rear and is concerned with the radiator.

Lap 3 -- YELLOW FLAG: A accordion clogs up Turn 4 to bring out the first caution. Martin Truex Jr. gets the worst of it as he spins around. Sterling Marlin, Reed Sorenson and Kyle Petty also have damage. Truex heads to the garage.

Lap 1 -- Jeff Gordon gets around Kurt Busch on the outside to lead the first lap.

1 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon get the Subway 500 under way into the tight Turn 1.

12:56 p.m. -- Cars are rolling on the track as cleaning trucks finish sweeping the surface.

12:55 p.m. -- Wally Dallenbach takes Dale Earnhardt Jr. around Martinsville in "Wally's World" ... to teach him a thing or two. Junior says he's already had five famous hot dogs from Martinsville.

12:54 p.m. -- Scott Riggs and Kenny Wallace will drop to the back because of engine changes.

12:50 p.m. -- Jared Fogle from the Subway commercials delivers the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

12:43 p.m. -- The Martinsville High School marching band performs the national anthem.

12:42 p.m. -- Eldrid Davis delivers the invocation.

12:40 p.m. -- Jeff Gordon says his Chase is all about winning races now. He's a seven-time Martinsville winner and will start second on the grid today.

12:34 p.m. -- Jeff Burton says this race could change the point standings just as Talladega did. He finished fifth at Martinsville last fall.

12:32 p.m. -- NBC is on the air. NASCAR is in hurry-up mode with the green set to fly at 12:55 p.m. ET.

11:45 a.m. -- It's a chilly 48 degrees and overcast at Martinsville Speedway, as rain has fallen this morning. Things are drying with the Subway 500 more than an hour away, but showers are the forecast.

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