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AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live is back next weekend for more spectacular GP2 and GP3 action from the Nurburgring, IndyCar's return to Pocono after over two decades away, NASCAR at Daytona under the lights, the Formula 3 Masters at Zandvoort, V8 Supercars on the streets of Townsville and the American Le Mans Series resuming at Lime Rock. See you then.
That's the end of the motorsport weekend in which Valentino Rossi became a MotoGP winner again, Jorge Lorenzo proved a broken collarbone can't stop you finishing in the top five, Sebastien Loeb rewrote the Pikes Peak record books, and Brits took home wins in GP2 and GP3.
Checkered flag
NASCAR Sprint Cup - Kentucky - race results:
1 Kenseth; 2 McMurray; 3 Bowyer; 4 Logano; 5 Kyle Busch; 6 Kurt Busch; 7 Truex; 8 Gordon; 9 Johnson; 10 Harvick.
1 Kenseth; 2 McMurray; 3 Bowyer; 4 Logano; 5 Kyle Busch; 6 Kurt Busch; 7 Truex; 8 Gordon; 9 Johnson; 10 Harvick.
Checkered flag
NASCAR - Kentucky: Matt Kenseth clinches his fourth victory of the season ahead of McMurray and Bowyer. Johnson is left in ninth.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Jimmie Johnson is now ninth, two laps to go and team-mate Gordon right ahead of him.
NASCAR - Kentucky: McMurray makes it through into second with four laps left, but he needs a miracle (or a yellow) to get on terms with runaway leader Kenseth.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Barring a yellow, Kenseth has this sorted, as Bowyer's hands are now full with McMurray.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Johnson sweeps past Ambrose and Earnhardt in quick succession and gets back into the top 10, but he's seven seconds off the lead with nine laps left.
Kenseth's lead is now one second.
Kenseth's lead is now one second.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Kenseth is putting daylight between himself and Bowyer, as McMurray fends off Logano for third and Johnson passes Juan Pablo Montoya for 12th.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Midfielder David Stremme brushes the wall but no caution.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Great restart from Jamie McMurray, who bursts his way through to third and sets off after Kenseth and Bowyer.
Johnson has already come from 25th to 16th, 13 laps to go.
Johnson has already come from 25th to 16th, 13 laps to go.
Green flag
NASCAR - Kentucky: Kenseth holds the lead at the restart with Bowyer right on him.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Well, this race just came alive. Order now is Kenseth leading Kyle Busch, Gordon, Bowyer, Edwards and Ambrose.
There will be 17 laps to go at the restart.
Johnson is 25th with four new tyres.
There will be 17 laps to go at the restart.
Johnson is 25th with four new tyres.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Johnson is slamming Kenseth's handling of that restart over the radio. It looks like it was a tiny touch with Logano that sent him into a very long sideways slide that he couldn't quite hold.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Kentucky: Huge shake-up at the green! Johnson makes a slow restart, the pack fans out and Johnson is edged into a spin!
The race-long dominator is at the back of the field.
The race-long dominator is at the back of the field.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Everyone pits and most go for two tyres, but Kenseth gambles on just a splash of fuel and emerges ahead of Johnson. Worth a go!
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Kentucky: Brian Vickers slides into the wall just after a pitstop. This will surely prompt the final round of stops for everyone and will set up the final showdown. Can anyone catch Johnson?
NASCAR - Kentucky: Just 30 laps to go at Kentucky. Johnson's lead fluctuates between one and three seconds but he's not letting anyone get close enough to be a problem.
There will be one more round of pitstops before the chequered flag.
There will be one more round of pitstops before the chequered flag.
GP3 - Silverstone: Another end-of-weekend points recap for you from the British Grand Prix support bill.
Tio Ellinas still leads the GP3 points but Korjus is just 10 points shy. Jack Harvey is up to fifth after his win.
GP3 standings after six rounds of 16:
1 Tio Ellinas 69
2 Kevin Korjus 59
3 Conor Daly 51
4 Aaro Vainio 44
5 Jack Harvey 42
6 Facu Regalia 41
Full season statistics on FORIX
Tio Ellinas still leads the GP3 points but Korjus is just 10 points shy. Jack Harvey is up to fifth after his win.
GP3 standings after six rounds of 16:
1 Tio Ellinas 69
2 Kevin Korjus 59
3 Conor Daly 51
4 Aaro Vainio 44
5 Jack Harvey 42
6 Facu Regalia 41
Full season statistics on FORIX
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X Games - Munich: Here's Indianapolis 500 regular and sportscar driver Townsend Bell's final verdict on his rallycross debut this weekend: "That was badass"
NASCAR - Kentucky: Johnson and Hendrick decided at the last pitstop to safeguard their lead by just taking two tyres.
That doesn't seem to have slowed the points leader at all, he is already two seconds clear of nearest rival Logano.
Waltrip driver Brian Vickers also took tyres and got up to second, but he's now back to fifth.
That doesn't seem to have slowed the points leader at all, he is already two seconds clear of nearest rival Logano.
Waltrip driver Brian Vickers also took tyres and got up to second, but he's now back to fifth.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Here's a shot of that big crash from earlier that red-flagged the race.
Biffle and Keselowski's cars have both been patched up and are back out, both over 100 laps down.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Denny Hamlin is out of the medical centre and is OK. He said he felt generally battered after that crash and hit his knee on the steering column.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Kentucky: Another yellow for debris. Johnson leads from Kenseth and Bowyer.
GP2 - Silverstone: Victory for Sam Bird in the feature race hauls him closer to Stefano Coletti while Jon Lancaster jumps into the top six with his sprint race win.
GP2 standings after 10 rounds of 22:
1 Stefano Coletti 120
2 Felipe Nasr 98
3 Sam Bird 89
4 Fabio Leimer 66
5 James Calado 52
6 Jon Lancaster 44
Full season statistics on FORIX
GP2 standings after 10 rounds of 22:
1 Stefano Coletti 120
2 Felipe Nasr 98
3 Sam Bird 89
4 Fabio Leimer 66
5 James Calado 52
6 Jon Lancaster 44
Full season statistics on FORIX
The NASCAR Sprint Cup race is the last event in this spectacular motorsports weekend, so as it heads into its final stages, let's recap some of the action from earlier today.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Denny Hamlin remains in the medical centre at present.
He hit the wall hard after a tyre went down, and having already suffered back injuries earlier this year, the track doctors will want to be very careful.
He drove the car into the paddock himself after the impact and then made his own way to the medical centre to get checked out.
He hit the wall hard after a tyre went down, and having already suffered back injuries earlier this year, the track doctors will want to be very careful.
He drove the car into the paddock himself after the impact and then made his own way to the medical centre to get checked out.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Johnson's lead is staying between 2-3s, and Edwards' tired tyres are starting to show as he slips behind Kenseth and Bowyer. Now Logano is working on him.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Johnson has broken clear of Edwards, who is now under pressure from Bowyer.
Hamlin has had a trip to the medical centre after his last crash.
Hamlin has had a trip to the medical centre after his last crash.
Green flag
NASCAR - Kentucky: The race goes green on lap 155 of 267 and Johnson immediately noses alongside Edwards.
The Hendrick Chevrolet is inching in front, but Edwards isn't giving up.
The Hendrick Chevrolet is inching in front, but Edwards isn't giving up.
NASCAR - Kentucky: As the myriad strategies shuffle through, interesting to see Jeff Burton pop up in ninth despite two pitlane speeding penalties earlier on, and AJ Allmendinger up to 10th for new team JTG Daugherty.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Carl Edwards just vaulted himself back into contention.
The early leader was one of the drivers who tumbled down the order by pitting under green just before a yellow in the first half of the race.
But at this stop he takes just two tyres and 19th place becomes first place.
Johnson is next out, having taken four tyres, while Bowyer and Logano make a bit of pitroad contact.
The early leader was one of the drivers who tumbled down the order by pitting under green just before a yellow in the first half of the race.
But at this stop he takes just two tyres and 19th place becomes first place.
Johnson is next out, having taken four tyres, while Bowyer and Logano make a bit of pitroad contact.
Pikes Peak: Loeb's new record time of 8m13.878s is declared official. He'll be speaking to AUTOSPORT at the top shortly.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Kentucky: Yellow back out as Denny Hamlin's bad day gets worse in an impact with the wall.
Johnson's lead over Logano was two seconds, with Bowyer five seconds back in third.
Johnson's lead over Logano was two seconds, with Bowyer five seconds back in third.
Pikes Peak: Ice racing star Jean-Philippe Dayraut comes through in 9m42s.
Both Dayraut and Millen are under the previous record, but Loeb and Peugeot were a class apart.
Both Dayraut and Millen are under the previous record, but Loeb and Peugeot were a class apart.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Approaching half-distance, Jimmie Johnson is back into a clear lead.
Kenseth's last pitstop was a slow one and he's fallen to sixth, so now Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch are giving chase.
Kenseth's last pitstop was a slow one and he's fallen to sixth, so now Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch are giving chase.
Pikes Peak: Rhys Millen's Hyundai completes 45s down on Loeb.
Checkered flag
X Games - Munich - Rallycross final results:
1 Heikkinen; 2 Doran; 3 Foust; 4 Ekstrom; 5 Block; 6 Arpin; 7 Bell; 8 Spinelli.
1 Heikkinen; 2 Doran; 3 Foust; 4 Ekstrom; 5 Block; 6 Arpin; 7 Bell; 8 Spinelli.
NASCAR - Kentucky: Another caution, this time just for debris, on lap 95 of 267.
Pikes Peak: Loeb's time was a full 1m13s faster than the previous course record.
It would be a staggering surprise if anyone beat that, and potential main rival Romain Dumas has just crashed while attempting to do so.
It would be a staggering surprise if anyone beat that, and potential main rival Romain Dumas has just crashed while attempting to do so.
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