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IndyCar - Barber: It's the second win in a row for Hunter-Reay at Barber, and his first of 2014. It's also the first one-two for Andretti this year.
Checkered flag
IndyCar - Barber: The race ends under yellow, and Hunter-Reay takes victory ahead of Andretti and Dixon. Pagenaud and Power complete the top five.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Barber: Aleshin is in the tyres at Turn 14, and we're back under caution with less than four minutes to go.
IndyCar - Barber: Twelve minutes of this 100 minute race remaining, and time is running out for any of the frontrunners to try a move. Hunter-Reay's lead is more than 6.0s, while the gap between Andretti and Dixon has stabilised at about 1.0s.
Just as we write all of that, Dixon takes 0.4s out of Andretti. The race for second could be alive yet, and Pagenaud is not far behind that battle either.
Just as we write all of that, Dixon takes 0.4s out of Andretti. The race for second could be alive yet, and Pagenaud is not far behind that battle either.
IndyCar - Barber: Wilson pits, and Hunter-Reay cycles back into the lead ahead of Andretti. Saavedra was P3, until Dixon made a nice move down the inside. The Kiwi has finished second in all four previous IndyCar races here at Barber.
IndyCar - Barber: In fact, he'll pit right now.
IndyCar - Barber: Andretti pits next time around, and Hunter-Reay flashes past. Dixon has taken the lead, but will pit in the next couple of laps.
IndyCar - Barber: Hunter-Reay pits, and Andretti now leads. Power also pits from third.
IndyCar - Barber: Hunter-Reay's lead is more than 4.0s, but Andretti is trying to respond and has just posted his fastest lap of the race.
Third-placed Will Power was 1.0s slower on that last lap and has Dixon and Pagenaud hovering around behind him.
Third-placed Will Power was 1.0s slower on that last lap and has Dixon and Pagenaud hovering around behind him.
IndyCar - Barber: Marco Andretti has passed Will Power for second. With Hunter-Reay still leading, it's now an Andretti Autosport 1-2.
IndyCar - Barber: Hunter-Reay passes Saavedra for the lead, and immediately vanishes down the road. Saavedra finally pits next time around for a set of reds.
Green flag
IndyCar - Barber: A very short caution period is over, and we're back underway. Saavedra is persisting with his wets, and once again leads away from Hunter-Reay.
Castroneves, Montoya, Conway and Sato all pitted under the caution and put on a new set of reds.
Castroneves, Montoya, Conway and Sato all pitted under the caution and put on a new set of reds.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Barber: Another spin. Huertas this time.
Green flag
IndyCar - Barber: Here we go again. Saavedra leads from Hunter-Reay and Power.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Barber: Montoya's progress ends with a spin into the gravel. There was another car close behind him when he went off, but again, it's hard to tell whether he had any help.
Castroneves has been issued a drive-through for stopping in the wrong pit, and Bourdais has a stop/go for avoidable contact.
Castroneves has been issued a drive-through for stopping in the wrong pit, and Bourdais has a stop/go for avoidable contact.
Green flag
IndyCar - Barber: The only driver who didn't stop for slicks was Saavedra, who leads the field away at the restart.
IndyCar - Barber: It has been a stressful afternoon for Penske. First Power spins out of the lead, then Montoya's radio craps out, and now Castroneves has stopped in the wrong pit box. He's now under investigation by race control.
We're still under yellows.
We're still under yellows.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Barber: Another spin, this time for Carlos Munoz. Meanwhile, Sam Schmidt is reporting that Aleshin was turned around by Bourdais.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Barber: Pitlane opens, and almost everyone takes advantage to stop for reds. The track is still quite damp, so this could get hairy once the race returns to green.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Barber: What was looking like a solid afternoon for rookie Mikael Aleshin ends with a spin at the hairpin. He was running in seventh and under pressure from Bourdais, although it's not clear whether there was any contact.
IndyCar - Barber: Power is taking 0.5s per lap out of Hunter-Reay, and what was a 4.0s gap has already been whittled down to 3.0s.
Oriol Servia has just rolled the dice and pitted to swap his rain tyres for a set of new reds. The entire pitlane will be looking to see how this pans out.
Oriol Servia has just rolled the dice and pitted to swap his rain tyres for a set of new reds. The entire pitlane will be looking to see how this pans out.
IndyCar - Barber: Power spins at Turn 5, and by the time he gathers it up, Hunter-Reay has slid past to claim the lead.
IndyCar - Barber: Montoya passes team-mate Helio Castroneves for fourth. He now has to breach a 5.9s gap in order to start thinking about fighting Hinchcliffe for third.
Power still leads comfortably, although Hunter-Reay has reeled the Penske in a little.
Power still leads comfortably, although Hunter-Reay has reeled the Penske in a little.
IndyCar - Barber: Even more impressive is Tony Kanaan, who has already made up nine places after starting 23rd.
Power's lead is now out to 5.0s.
Power's lead is now out to 5.0s.
IndyCar - Barber: Nice early progress from Montoya, who has just passed Dixon for P5. Power leads Hunter-Reay by 2.0s, with Hinchcliffe 4.1s down the road in third.
Green flag
IndyCar - Barber: Power scoots away at the restart, and just behind him Hinchcliffe loses second to team-mate Ryan Hunter-Reay.
IndyCar - Barber: Carlos Munoz also had a bit of a moment there but he was able to recovery reasonably quickly, albeit at the expense of a few spots.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Barber: Sato has spun, but he's already back underway. Power leads from Hinchcliffe and Hunter-Reay.
Green flag
IndyCar - Barber: Green flag! It looks like everyone is through the first few corners cleanly.
IndyCar - Barber: The delay was a blessing for Ganassi, who had to rebuild Charlie Kimball's car after a heavy accident during warm-up this morning.
The cars are now on their installation laps. There's still quite a bit of water on the track.
The cars are now on their installation laps. There's still quite a bit of water on the track.
IndyCar - Barber: We are back after the long delay caused by the rain. The action will start in five minutes and the race will last an hour and 40 minutes.
We are going to take a brief pause now and will return in approximately 30 minutes when - hopefully - we will be back to bring you as it happens commentary on today's IndyCar race.
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V8 Supercars - Pukekohe: The current top six in the championship are as follows:
1 Winterbottom 941
2 Lowndes 834
3 Coulthard 824
4 Courtney 781
5 Van Gisbergen 777
6 Whincup 775
Full V8 Supercars statistics on FORIX
1 Winterbottom 941
2 Lowndes 834
3 Coulthard 824
4 Courtney 781
5 Van Gisbergen 777
6 Whincup 775
Full V8 Supercars statistics on FORIX
Winterbottom
V8 Supercars - Pukekohe: Mark Winterbottom heads home from Pukekohe with the Jason Richard Memorial Trophy for the best cumulative performance of the event.
The FPR Ford driver scored two wins from a possible four and moved into the championship lead after Craig Lowndes had a nightmare weekend.
Winterbottom now has a 107-point lead over Lowndes, who is 10 points ahead of Fabian Coulthard.
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FR 3.5 - Aragon: Here's how the championship looks after the first four races of the season:
1 Carlos Sainz Jr 62
2 Oliver Rowland 49
3 Pierre Gasly 45
4 Will Stevens 40
5 Nikolay Martsenko 36
6 Roberto Merhi 36
(25 points for a win)
Full Formula Renault 3.5 statistics on FORIX
1 Carlos Sainz Jr 62
2 Oliver Rowland 49
3 Pierre Gasly 45
4 Will Stevens 40
5 Nikolay Martsenko 36
6 Roberto Merhi 36
(25 points for a win)
Full Formula Renault 3.5 statistics on FORIX
Rowland
FR 3.5 - Aragon: Carlos Sainz Jr and Oliver Rowland shared the spoils in two action-packed Formula Renault 3.5 races at Aragon this weekend.
Sainz became the first Spaniard to win at the Motorland circuit when he converted pole to a commanding victory in the first encounter before rookie Rowland followed suit in the second race on Sunday.
The 2011 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner led from lights-to-flag and claimed his maiden series win by a comfortable 13.770-second margin, ahead of Pierre Gasly and compatriot Will Stevens.
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NASCAR - Richmond: The biggest talking point from Richmond, however, involved Casey Mears and Marcos Ambrose, who didn't let the chequered flag signal the end of the action.
The pair tussled in the pitlane after the race and a few right hooks were thrown.
Their punch-up will be reviewed by NASCAR officials:
The pair tussled in the pitlane after the race and a few right hooks were thrown.
Their punch-up will be reviewed by NASCAR officials:
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NASCAR - Richmond: Sprint Cup standings after nine of 36 rounds:
1 Jeff Gordon 341
2 Matt Kenseth 336
3 Carl Edwards 313
4 Kyle Busch 310
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr 309
6 Joey Logano 292
(48 points maximum per race)
Full season statistics on FORIX
1 Jeff Gordon 341
2 Matt Kenseth 336
3 Carl Edwards 313
4 Kyle Busch 310
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr 309
6 Joey Logano 292
(48 points maximum per race)
Full season statistics on FORIX
NASCAR - Richmond: Sunday evenings feel a little strange when there is no Sprint Cup action to talk about on Race Centre Live.
The NASCAR elite were in action at Richmond last night instead and it was worth staying up until silly o’clock to watch as well.
Joey Logano made history by clinching more than one Cup win in a season - a somewhat surprising statistic - after he emerged with the lead following a four-way battle for the top spot late in the race.
The Penske driver has also locked himself into NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup with his second win of the year.
Richmond NASCAR Sprint Cup report
By: Dan Cross, Matt Beer, Mark Glendenning, Pablo Elizalde
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