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The top 10 starting to break clear again. That's Hamlin down to Kahne.
Hamlin still leads Truex and Kyle Busch on the inside lane.
Joey Logano is making a big surge on the outside lane, the 2015 500 winner is up to fourth.
Green flag
Back to green flag racing. Hamlin leads into Turn 1.
Information from Goodyear, Biffle's right-rear tyre failure was because of a team mistake. A softer left-rear was fitted on the right-rear corner of Biffle's car.
Hamlin leads the race off pit road. He's followed by Truex, Kyle Busch, McMurray, Logano, Kahne, Larson, Johnson, Kurt Busch and Kenseth. All 10 of the front-runners take on two new tyres.
The leaders head for pit road.
The current top 10: Hamlin, Kenseth, Truex, Kyle Busch, Dillon, Earnhardt, McMurray, Almirola, Larson and Johnson
Yellow flag
And we've got our fourth caution owing to the debris dropped by Biffle.
That's a shame for Biffle who has been running in the top 10 most of the day.
Greg Biffle slows with a right-rear tyre failure.
A nine-car single file break out front as the field starts to stretch out.
Earnhardt has quietly made his way back into the top six.
The front seven cars are starting to form a single file now. Hamlin still leads from Kenseth and Truex.
After that hit with the wall Chris Buescher has been released from the infield medical centre.
Mears forced to stop because of a loose wheel. As expected he's now a lap down.
It's an unschedule stop for Casey Mears. Looks like he'll drop a lap as the front runners head across the start-finish line.
Matt DiBenedetto has been released from the infield care centre after that heavy hit with the wall that prompted the third caution.
Hamlin quickly takes to the inside line and leads from Kenseth and Kahne.
Green flag
Hamlin takes the outside lane and we are back to green flag racing.
Approaching the halfway point of this 58th Daytona 500. 36 cars still on the lead lap, with 38 cars still running. We've had three cautions, 10 leaders and 12 lead changes so far.
Lap 96: Hamlin, Truex, Kyle Busch, Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Kahne, Menard, Blaney, Dillon and Johnson make up the top 10.
Waltrip pits which promotes Hamlin back into the race lead. Lap 95 and we are still under caution.
That's a blast from the past. Two-time 500 winner Michael Waltrip is credited with leading a lap.

By: Matt Beer

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