▁just ▁been ▁put ▁a ▁lap ▁down ▁by ▁Johnson . ▁A ▁two ▁t ire ▁stop ▁during ▁ca ution ▁flag ▁pit ▁stops ▁allowed ▁Greg ▁B iff le ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁lead . ▁Rain ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁approaching ▁the ▁track . ▁B iff le ▁led ▁the ▁field ▁to ▁the ▁green ▁flag ▁on ▁lap ▁ 1 2 6 . ▁He ▁led ▁for ▁two ▁la ps . ▁On ▁lap ▁ 1 2 8 , ▁Jeff ▁Gordon ▁over to ok ▁B iff le ▁in ▁turn ▁ 2 , ▁then ▁on ▁the ▁Short ▁Ch ute ▁was ▁over t aken ▁by ▁Den ny ▁Ham lin . ▁Ham lin ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁until ▁lap ▁ 1 4 5 , ▁when ▁de br is ▁in ▁turn ▁one ▁brought ▁out ▁the ▁third ▁ca ution . ▁Reg an ▁Smith ▁received ▁the ▁free ▁pass . ▁Juan ▁Pablo ▁Mon to ya ▁stayed ▁out ▁and ▁assumed ▁the ▁lead ▁when ▁the ▁field ▁restart ed ▁on ▁lap ▁ 1 5 0 . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁la ps , ▁the ▁lead ▁would ▁change ▁several ▁times ▁between ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Mon to ya , ▁until ▁Gordon ▁obtained ▁a ▁solid ▁lead ▁on ▁lap ▁ 1 5 3 . ▁On ▁lap ▁ 1 5 5 , ▁a ▁NAS C AR ▁official ▁reported ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁spr ink ling ▁in ▁turn ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁lap ▁ 1 5 8 , ▁the ▁fourth ▁ca ution ▁was ▁w aved ▁after ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt , ▁Jr . ▁sp un ▁in ▁turn ▁ 1 . ▁Sam ▁Horn ish , ▁Jr . ▁received ▁the ▁free ▁pass