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[/media-credit]In the quickest race in Texas Motor Speedway history, Greg Biffle passed Jimmie Johnson with 30 laps to go and never looked back, snapping a 49-race winless streak.
Green Flag
Lap 1: Martin Truex Jr. leads the first lap
Lap 10: Truex leads Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Marco Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard, Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman.
Lap 14 Amborse, Kenseth and Martin pass Kahne; Denny Hamlin passes Newman
Lap 27 Truex leads Biffle, Kenseth, Ambrose, Martin, Johnson, McMurray, Kevin Harvick, Menard, Carl Edwards
Lap 36 Biffle leads Truex, Kenseth, Ambrose, Martin, Harvick, Johnson, Edwards, Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Lap 37 Kenseth passes Truex for second
Lap 39 Harvick passes Martin for fifth
Lap 41 Harvick passes Ambrose for fourth
Lap 45 to 48 the leaders pit
Lap 49 Biffle now leads
Lap 52 Biffle leads Harvick, Truex, Kenseth, Martin, Ambrose, Keselowski, Johnson, Edwards, McMurray
Lap 64 Biffle leads Harvick, Truex, Kenseth, Martin, Ambrose, Johnson, Keselowski, McMurray and Edwards
Caution Lap 67 Debris…….The leaders go down pit road…….Truex leads Biffle, Martin, Johnson, Ambrose, Edwards, Keselowski, Harvick, Earnhardt Jr., McMurray, Kyle Busch, Menard, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton
Restart Lap 72
Lap 73 Truex and Biffle are side-by-side for the lead
Lap 75 Biffle clears Truex for the lead
Lap 76 McMurray passes Earnhardt Jr.
Lap 77 Biffle leads Truex, Kenseth, Johnson, Martin, Ambrose, Edwards, Keselowski, McMurray and Harvick
Lap 79 Kenseth passes Truex
Lap 82 Kenseth to the lead past Biffle
Lap 86 Kenseth, Biffle, Martin, Johnson, Truex, Ambrose, Edwards, Keselowski, McMurray and Gordon
Lap 88 McMurray passes Keselowski for eighth
Caution Lap 95 Trevor Bayne gets into the wall……Leaders head down pit road…..
Restart Lap 101
Lap 102 Biffle now leads the field.
Lap 105 Biffle leads Johnson, Truex, Kenseth, Ambrose, Martin, Keselowski, Allmendinger, Gordon and Kyle Busch
Lap 111 Earnhardt Jr. passes Busch for 10th
Lap 114 Johnson passes Biffle for the lead
Lap 115 Gordon passes Allmendinger for eighth
Lap 117 Earnhardt Jr. passes Gordon for ninth
Lap 118 Johnson leads Biffle, Truex, Kenseth, Ambrose, Martin, Keselowski, Gordon, Earnhardt Jr., Allmemdinger
Lap 123 Kenseth passes Truex for third
Lap 125 Earnhardt Jr. passes Gordon for eighth
Lap 127 Johnson leads Biffle, Kenseth, Truex, Ambrose, Martin, Keselowski, Earnhardt Jr., Gordon, Harvick
Lap 139 Johnson leads Biffle, Kenseth, Truex, Ambrose, Keselowski, Martin, Earnhardt Jr., Gordon, Harvick
Lap 141 Juan Pablo Montoya hits pit road as the leaders begin hitting pit road.
Lap 147 Leaders Johnson and Biffle pit, handing the lead to Truex
Lap 148 Truex leads Kenseth, Martin, Johnson and Earnhardt Jr.
Lap 156 Keselowski is having motor problems
Lap 159 Truex leads Kenseth, Johnson, Martin, Biffle, Earnhardt Jr., Harvick, Gordon, Allmendinger, Denny Hamlin
Lap 160 Johnson passes Kenseth for second; Gordon passes Harvick for seventh
Lap 180 Truex leads Johnson, Kenseth, Martin, Biffle, Gordon, Earnhardt Jr., Harvick, Ambrose, Allmendinger
Lap 181 Johnson takes the lead
Lap 184 Pit stops begin……
Lap 186 Leader Johnson hits pit road
Lap 189 Pit cycle complete. Johnson is the leader once again.
Lap 197 Johnson leads Martin, Biffle, Kenseth, Truex, Harvick, Earnhardt Jr., Gordon, Ambrose and Allmendinger
Lap 200 Gordon passes Earnhardt Jr. for seventh
Lap 203 Hamlin passes Allmendinger for 10th
Lap 214 Johnson leads Biffle, Martin, Kenseth, Truex, Gordon, Harvick, Earnhardt Jr., Ambrose and Hamlin
Lap 228 Johnson leads Biffle, Martin, Kenesth, Truex, Gordon, Earnhardt Jr., Ambrose, Harvick, Hamlin, Kahne
Lap 229 Harvick comes down pit road so Hamlin and Kahne both pass him
Lap 230 Martin comes down pit road from third position
Lap 231 Trevor Bayne and Juan Pablo Montoya pit along with Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin
Lap 232 Marco Ambrose, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr. pit
Lap 233 Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman pit
Lap 234 Jimmie Johnson pits from the lead, followed by Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth. Pit cycle complete, handing the lead to Johnson over Biffle.
100 to go Johnson leads Biffle, Martin, Kenseth and Truex
96 to go Johnson leads Biffle, Martin, Kenseth, Truex, Gordon, Harvick, Ambrose, Earnhardt Jr., and Kahne
71 to go Gordon passes Truex for fifth; Kahne passes Earnhardt Jr. for ninth
67 to go Gordon passes Kenseth for fourth
59 to go Ambrose passes Harvick for seventh
58 to go Johnson leads Biffle, Martin, Gordon, Kenseth, Truex, Ambrose, Harvick, Kahne, Earnhardt Jr.
55 to go Kahne passes Harvick for eighth as Joey Logano pits. Harvick joins Logano on pit road.
54 to go Regan Smith pits
53 to go Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Allmendinger, Bowyer, Mears pit
52 to go Almirola, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr. pit
51 to go Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Marco Ambrose, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray pit.
50 to go Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon pits handing the lead back to Jimmie Johnson
49 to go Johnson leads Biffle, Martin, Kenseth, Gordon, Truex, Harvick, Ambrose, Kahne and Hamlin
46 to go Ambrose passes Harvick for seventh
44 to go Earnhardt Jr. passes Hamlin for 10th
41 to go Kahne passes Harvick for eighth
40 to go Johnson leads Biffle, Martin, Kenseth, Gordon, Truex, Ambrose, Kahne, Harvick and Earnhardt Jr.
37 to go Gordon passes Kenseth for fourth
30 to go Biffle takes the lead from Johnson
24 to go Biffle leads Johnson, Martin, Gordon, Kenseth, Truex, Ambrose, Kahne, Harvick, Earnhardt Jr.
21 to go Trevor Bayne got into the wall but no caution
17 to go Kahne passes Ambrose for seventh
15 to go Johnson gets into the wall
13 to go Edwards passes Earnhardt Jr. for 10th
6 to go Edwards passes Harvick for ninth
Final Lap – Marco Ambose is slow and out of gas.
Greg Biffle wins followed by Johnson, Martin, Gordon, Kenseth, Truex, Kahne, Edwards, Harvick, Earnhardt Jr.
