iff le ▁was ▁sh uff led ▁back ▁to ▁fourth ▁as ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Jeff ▁Bur ton ▁passed ▁him . ▁By ▁lap ▁ 2 8 , ▁Johnson ▁was ▁leading ▁by ▁ 1 . 5 ▁seconds ▁over ▁Gordon . ▁ ▁On ▁lap ▁ 3 4 , ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt , ▁Jr . ▁got ▁loose ▁in ▁turn ▁ 2 ▁but ▁saved ▁his ▁car , ▁and ▁the ▁green ▁flag ▁stayed ▁out . ▁From ▁lap ▁ 4 5 ▁to ▁lap ▁ 5 0 , ▁the ▁field ▁cy c led ▁through ▁green ▁flag ▁pit ▁stops . ▁When ▁the ▁cycle ▁was ▁completed , ▁Johnson ▁was ▁still ▁leading , ▁and ▁put ▁David ▁Gill il and ▁one ▁lap ▁down . ▁Elli ott ▁Sad ler ▁was ▁also ▁pen al ized ▁for ▁speed ing ▁with ▁a ▁pass - through ▁penalty . ▁A ▁second ▁cycle ▁of ▁green ▁flag ▁pit ▁stops ▁began ▁on ▁lap ▁ 7 5 . ▁J imm ie ▁Johnson ▁was ▁still ▁leading ▁until ▁he ▁p itted ▁on ▁lap ▁ 7 8 , ▁giving ▁Jeff ▁Gordon ▁the ▁lead . ▁Gordon ▁led ▁for ▁one ▁lap , ▁as ▁did ▁Carl ▁Edwards , ▁during ▁this ▁cycle ▁of ▁stops . ▁Their ▁leads ▁were ▁brief , ▁as ▁Johnson ▁rec laimed ▁the ▁lead ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁cycle . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁until ▁Gordon ▁over to ok ▁him ▁on ▁lap ▁ 1 2 0 . ▁ ▁One ▁lap ▁later , ▁the ▁second ▁ca ution ▁was ▁thrown ▁for ▁de br is . ▁E arn hardt , ▁Jr . ▁received ▁the ▁free ▁pass ▁under ▁this ▁ca ution , ▁having