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ALMS - Petit Le Mans: The pits are now open for the prototypes, as the field continues to circulate under the safety car.
Breaking news
NASCAR - Talladega: Confirmation that today's qualifying session has been cancelled and that the order for tomorrow's race is based on the opening practice times.
So, Almirola shares the front row with Burton, ahead of Ambrose and Truex Jr, with Kenseth and Johnson back on the sixth row and Harvick way back in 34th!
Order: 1 Almirola; 2 Burton; 3 Ambrose; 4 Truex Jr; 5 Edwards; 6 Biffle; 7 Ragan; 8 Earnhardt Jr; 9 McMurray; 10 Mears.
So, Almirola shares the front row with Burton, ahead of Ambrose and Truex Jr, with Kenseth and Johnson back on the sixth row and Harvick way back in 34th!
Order: 1 Almirola; 2 Burton; 3 Ambrose; 4 Truex Jr; 5 Edwards; 6 Biffle; 7 Ragan; 8 Earnhardt Jr; 9 McMurray; 10 Mears.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: So, this is the top three: 1 Graf (Pickett); 2 Jani (Rebellion) and 3 Cosmo (Level 5). Marc Goossens leads GT in the #91 SRT Viper; Sean Rayhall is the LMPC leader and Nicolas Armindo heads the GTC category.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: The #7 PC car, driven by Rusty Mitchell, looks to have been the cause of that debris. He skated over the Turn 10 gravel as conditions worsened.
Yellow flag
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: There is debris on the circuit, and a full-course caution is required to deal with it. The pits are closed, just after a few cars have made their stops. We'll update you on the order shortly.
NASCAR - Talladega: Nearly an hour of track drying and still no sign of qualifying getting underway. The outside lane is extremely wet, so there's still quite a bit of work to go.
Rain
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: The Pickett car is in, and wets are going on. The rain has increased in intensity, which means a flurry of stops is imminent.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: The #4 Corvette is back on track. Here's hoping it stays out for longer than a lap this time. Farnbacher continues to hold a strong GT lead, while Edwards and Garcia are chasing in second and third.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Some of these onboards have a fair few spots of rain on them. If it gets any heavier, it will cause a genuine dilemma for teams.
Rain
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Reports of rain falling on track...that should mix things up a bit. Meanwhile, the #4 Corvette is back in. The replaced alternator belt didn't do the trick either.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: A real shame as the #4 Corvette returns to the pits, with the battery change made in its last stop not rectifying its ongoing electrical problems. Frantic work goes on in the car, but Tommy Milner looks forlorn as he exits the box after a lengthy delay.
NASCAR - Talladega: The jet driers are embarking upon their second lap...
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Jani's dramas mean Luhr now has a sizeable advantage out front, though the Rebellion car remains second in class in front of the Dyson entry, albeit down in fifth.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: A mistake from the #93 Viper, which skates over the grass at Turn 10 and requires a bit of a clean-up in the pits. When these stops shake out we'll update you on the GT orders.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Here's a prototype classes update as we pass our first milestone - the one-hour mark - and our first major update:
LMP1: 1 Pickett (Luhr/Graf/Dumas); 2 Rebellion (Jani/Heidfeld/Prost); 3 Dyson (Dyson/Burgess/McMurry).
LMP2: 1 Level 5 (Cosmo/Kane/Dumbreck; 2 Extreme Speed (Sharp/Lazzaro/Brabham); 3 Level 5 (Tucker/Briscoe/Franchitti).
LMPC: 1 Cumming/Marcelli/Johansson; 2 Rayhall/Negri; 3 Junqueira/Ende/Menezes
LMP1: 1 Pickett (Luhr/Graf/Dumas); 2 Rebellion (Jani/Heidfeld/Prost); 3 Dyson (Dyson/Burgess/McMurry).
LMP2: 1 Level 5 (Cosmo/Kane/Dumbreck; 2 Extreme Speed (Sharp/Lazzaro/Brabham); 3 Level 5 (Tucker/Briscoe/Franchitti).
LMPC: 1 Cumming/Marcelli/Johansson; 2 Rayhall/Negri; 3 Junqueira/Ende/Menezes
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: The Jani incident was a fair old hit, and now he's serving a stop-go penalty for it. He tried to dive past the DeltaWing and made contact with an LMP2 car coming out of the pits right at the top of the hill after Turn 1.
Rain
NASCAR - Talladega: Well, the rain appears to have stopped and it wasn't too heavy. We now sit and wait for the jet driers to (slowly) make their way around the 2.66-mile circuit.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Just as we were about to post a one-hour update, and there's drama at Road Atlanta - Jani is in the pits with damage to the front of the Rebellion car.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Farnbacher, it seems, had a flat tyre, but disaster for Gavin and the #4 Corvette as the team addresses an alternator problem. What a nightmare, and that ruins that fascinating battle that was developing. For now, at least...
NASCAR - Talladega: Reckon we will get a definite answer on whether qualifying is cancelled in the next 10 minutes or so. If the session doesn't start soon, it could have a knock on effect on the Truck Series race when it does.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: The gap at the front is ebbing and flowing, but Jani looks to have a little extra in the car. A new fastest lap nudges his lead up to 23.5s. And the GT leaders are in the pits!
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: The lead LMPC cars have been in for their driver changes, while in LMP2 it's all a little bit sparse. Not so in GT, however, where Gavin has pegged Farnbacher back to just a second.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: A TV replay has cleared up the LMPC lead change incident - Negri moved over on the Corvette he was passing into Turn 2, tagged the front and caused himself to run wide and skate over the grass. All his own doing after a minuscule misjudgment.
NASCAR - Talladega: If qualifying is cancelled, the starting line-up would be based off the first practice speeds, so Almirola would lead the field to green, ahead of Burton, Ambrose and Truex Jr.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Oh, that's unfortunate. Kyle Marcelli had charged up to LMPC leader Negri, but as one of the Corvettes got involved, it looked like Negri was tagged heading into the Turn 2/3/4 complex and ran wide. Marcelli now leads the PC class.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Eek, that got a bit close. Luhr slices past two Porsches (the #48 GT and #11 GTC cars respectively) who then collide, almost in avoidance. Bizarre, but they both continue. For the record, Miller (in the #48) hit Hedlun (in the #11) as they ran side-by-side.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Remember the Falken Porsche? It pit early for slick tyres, which dropped it right down the field. Sellers has made slow progress, but is 24s off the back of the next group of GTs. He is significantly quicker than them, mind.
Speaking of Porsches, here's a GTC update: Nelson Canache leads, as he has done since the start. The cars are rather spaciously spread out.
Speaking of Porsches, here's a GTC update: Nelson Canache leads, as he has done since the start. The cars are rather spaciously spread out.
Rain
NASCAR - Talladega: And now the rain has picked up, so ignore our prediction that qualifying wouldn't be delayed.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: After the first half hour, the two lead LMP1s now circulate at the head of the field about 17s apart. The plucky PCs of Negri and Marcelli remain third and fourth overall!
Rain
NASCAR - Talladega: We've had drizzle here as well this morning and the jet driers are out on track. There shouldn't be any delays to qualifying, however.
Talladega
NASCAR - Talladega: Qualifying gets underway for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race here at Talladega in less than 10 minutes’ time.
Aric Almirola and Jimmie Johnson set the pace in practice yesterday.
Almirola did it without regular crew chief Todd Parrott, who has been suspended indefinitely for violating NASCAR’s substance abuse policy.
The Richard Petty Ford driver topped the first session with a blistering lap of 47.406s (202.000mph) around the massive 2.66-mile oval. Johnson was quickest in the second session in which only 29 cars took part and the five-time champion set a time of 48.873s.
Chase leader Matt Kenseth was 17th and 12th quickest in practice one and two respectively.
DTM - Hockenheim: A touching tribute to Sean Edwards from the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
All the drivers are observing a moment of silence on the grid ahead of the race while every car is carrying a sticker in memory of the Brit, who died in Australia earlier this week.
All the drivers are observing a moment of silence on the grid ahead of the race while every car is carrying a sticker in memory of the Brit, who died in Australia earlier this week.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Jani has been epic in dispatching slower cars in the early stages and now takes the overall lead of the race. More importantly, he's put 11s between himself and Luhr - despite his pursuer having the fastest lap of the race. Great traffic management.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Out of view, Jani has indeed got ahead of Luhr. They'll be passing the DeltaWing car soon. The leaders though are the #25 and #8 LMPC cars of Oswaldo Negri and Kyle Marcelli!
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Epic GT battle for third as Magnussen gets a run on Malucelli but is rebuffed into Turn 10, which allows John Edwards' #56 BMW to nip ahead of the Corvette. Breathtaking stuff!
Checkered flag
Euro F3 - Hockenheim: Race 2 result: 1 Rosenqvist; 2 Lynn; 3 Auer; 4 Marciello; 5 Tincknell; 6 Muller; 7 Giovinazzi; 8 King; 9 van de Laar; 10 Cheever.
ALMS - Petit Le Mans: Luhr brings the Pickett car in for a change to slick tyres, and how costly was that Rebellion error...well, not very.
Luhr struggles on his outlap on cold tyres and, as he fends off a gaggle of GT cars (yes, that's typed correctly) Jani capitalises and hauls the Rebellion car right onto the back of the Pickett machine.
Luhr struggles on his outlap on cold tyres and, as he fends off a gaggle of GT cars (yes, that's typed correctly) Jani capitalises and hauls the Rebellion car right onto the back of the Pickett machine.
Trophy
Euro F3 - Hockenheim: Marciello is the Formula 3 European champion courtesy of his fourth-placed finish.
That's back-to-back drivers' titles for Prema Powerteam, adding to Daniel Juncadella's of 2012.
That's back-to-back drivers' titles for Prema Powerteam, adding to Daniel Juncadella's of 2012.
Checkered flag
Euro F3 - Hockenheim: Rosenqvist wins for the 10th time this year with Lynn and Auer completing the podium.
Euro F3 - Hockenheim: One lap to go for Marciello for the title. Rosenqvist still leads.
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