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HE DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lap-by-Lap: Charlotte
May 25, 2008
10:18 PM EDT
CHECKERED FLAG: Kasey Kahne becomes the sixth driver to win the All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same season. This is Kasey's first win on the season and just his second top-five.
Lap 399 -- WHITE FLAG: Kasey Kahne takes the white flag and just has to hang on to his car to win. Carl Edwards is out of gas and loses a ton of spots.
Lap 398 -- Denny Hamlin hits the wall but the race stays green.
Lap 397 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart blows the right rear and hits the wall losing the lead to Kasey Kahne.
Lap 396 -- Tony Stewart has a five-second lead and plenty of fuel to take the win.
Lap 394 -- The top five after quick pit stops.
1. Tony Stewart
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Carl Edwards
4. Kyle Busch
5. Jeff Gordon
Lap 393 -- LEAD CHANGE: Dave Blaney doesn't gamble and he pits giving the lead back to Tony Stewart.
Lap 391 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin pits for fuel giving the lead to Dave Blaney.
Lap 390 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth pits giving the lead to Denny Hamlin. david Ragan also pits.
Lap 389 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth leads for the first time tonight as Jeff Burton pits.
Lap 388 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch pit giving up the top two spots and handing the lead to Jeff Burton.
Lap 387 -- Sam Hornish Jr. gives up 10th to top off on fuel.
Lap 384 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart takes the lead as Kasey Kahne hits pit road to top off on fuel. Elliott Sadler also on pit road and takes fuel only.
Lap 379 -- Kasey Kahne has caught Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon and could put them all a lap down.
Lap 373 -- Tony Stewart has closed the gap on Kasey Kahne to less than a second.
Lap 371 -- Patrick Carpentier hits pit road with what looks like an engine problem.
Lap 369 -- Jeff Gordon and his team think they are about two laps short on fuel and they may go for it if the race stays green.
Lap 366 -- Elliott Sadler is in fourth but says he hears noises in the engine. Tony Stewart passes Kyle Busch for second.
Lap 363 -- Denny Hamlin is up to ninth after passing Sam Hornish Jr.
Lap 361 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kasey Kahne passes Kyle Busch for the lead.
Lap 358 -- Kasey Kahne has closed the gap on leader Kyle Busch.
Lap 355 -- Kyle Busch has a 1.2-second lead on Kasey Kahne. Elliott Sadler is fourth after Jimmie Johnson heads to the garage.
Lap 351 -- Smoke is pouring out of Jimmie Johnson's engine and he will call it a night.
Lap 349 -- Jimmie Johnson has some engine issues, his RPMs are way down.
Lap 346 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch passes Jimmie Johnson for the lead.
Lap 344 -- Kyle Busch passes Kasey Kahne for second.
Lap 342 -- J.J. Yeley is back in the race.
Lap 341 -- Kasey Kahne up to second and Kyle Busch moves to third.
Lap 339 -- Kyle Busch passes Elliott Sadler for fourth and is in a three-way battle with Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne for second.
Lap 338 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson brings the field to the green.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Tony Stewart
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Elliott Sadler
5. Kyle Busch
Lap 337 -- Jeff Gordon came in and got four tires. Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards also pit.
Lap 335 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ryan Newman among a half dozen cars to pit.
Lap 334 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: Debris on the front straightaway brings out the caution. A.J. Allmendinger gets the free pass.
Lap 334 -- GREEN FLAG: Jimmie Johnson
