 Johnson maintained his lead at the restart . On lap 179 , Earnhardt headed for his garage because of an oil leak . Three laps later , Vickers and Labonte retired from the race , and Gordon dropped to tenth position . By the 186th lap , Johnson rebuilt his lead to 2 @.@ 3 seconds , as Bowyer passed Gordon to claim third . Five laps later , Martin and Gordon moved into sixth and ninth positions respectively . Johnson 's lead over Kurt Busch was three seconds by lap 196 . Four laps later , Edwards moved up to eighteenth position , while Montoya moved to eighth , one lap later . By lap 203 , Johnson <unk> a 3 @.@ 4 second lead , while Burton was passed by Martin for fifth position five laps later . Johnson 's lead was increased to 4 @.@ 3 seconds by the 215th lap . 
