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Daytona 500

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Hamlin wins the race off pit road from Truex, Kyle Busch, Kenseth, Kurt Busch and Kahne.
The leaders are onto pit road.
Good news. DiBenedetto and Buescher both clamber from their damaged cars.
Replays show DiBenedetto gets into the wall and Buescher just follows him in, then taking a second hit from DiBenedetto.
Yellow flag
Caution: DiBenedetto and Buescher hard into the wall.
Biffle and Kurt Busch have joined the lead battle, making it a nine-car train out front.
Earnhardt is down in 25th now. He's suffered from running in that top lane.
And we've hit lap 50. We are one quarter of the way through the 500. Just the one caution so far.
The lead seven starting to make a break from the rest of the pack. Here's your order:

1. Hamlin
2. Kyle Busch
3. Truex
4. Kenseth
5. Johnson
6. Almirola
7. Blaney
Earnhardt fans, Jr is currently back in 11th.
It's single file out front, with Hamlin still leading from Kyle Busch and Truex. The lead train of cars is just starting to break away from the rest of the chasing pack.
Johnson has managed to slot himself into the inside line and is sitting fifth, running right behind Kenseth.
The outside line is not making any progress right now. Earnhardt has actually dropped out of the top 10, illustrating how tough it is up high.
Greg Biffle, racing in the lower lane, is complaining of a loose car. Told by his crew chief to just ride it out. No nonsense.
A quick update on Chase Elliott. He has been released from the infield care centre.
After being muscled out early in this race rookie Ryan Blaney is back up to eighth.
Hamlin leads Kyle Busch and Truex - who started at the back. Johnson leads the outside line in fourth.
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Elliott explains his spin: "Got loose over 4 and just lost it. Hate it."
Hamlin on the inside line and leading. He's followed closely by Kyle Busch and Johnson in third.
Green flag
Lap 26 and we are back racing. Hamlin leads.
Lap 24: Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Earnhardt, Newman is the current top five. Race is still under caution after Elliott's spin.
DiBenedetto is in trouble, he's been penalised for having too many men over the wall at his first stop.
Lap 22: Hamlin wins the race off pit road, jumping both Kyle and Kurt Busch.
Elliott's car has been cleared and pit road is now open.
To all the Harvick fans out there, he's running 28th after that earlier save.
As that caution kicked off Kurt Busch followed his brother Kyle past Hamlin to run second.
Elliott was running in the middle lane when he spun out and across the grass. That run over the infield has torn up the front of his car and it looks like the poleman is out,
Yellow flag
Caution: Polesitter Elliott is stalled in the grass on the infield.
Big slide from Kevin Harvick as he gets up close behind Kyle Busch. What a save.
Down to the inside goes Kyle Busch and he takes the lead.
Austin Dillon having a hard time at this early stage of the race. He's slipped away from the pack and has lost the draft.
Six-time Cup champion Johnson now up to ninth after starting this race from the back.
Kyle Busch takes the inside line and powers past Hamlin to take second.

By: Matt Beer

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