 One highlight of the race was when the red flag came out during the middle of this race for a hard crash between rookie Marcos Ambrose and Robert Richardson Jr. Busch's shot at victory would end with a controversial commitment line violation, although commentator Andy Petree noted that Busch did fake going onto pit road.Back at the front, the lead had been given to Ryan Newman, who was on 170 lap old tires.However, the cars of Kasey Kahne, Jason Leffler, and David Reutimann were all lurking in Newmans mirror.