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Indianapolis 500 race day

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We're on lap 39 of 200 now. Alonso leads from Rossi and Carpenter.
And Alonso officially crosses the line as leader.
Alonso just lapped Pigot.
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With the first round of stops ongoing, we have a mixed up top ten as Carpenter leads!

Top 10 after 34 laps

1. Carpenter
2. Rossi
3. Alonso
4. Kanaan
5. Sato
6. Hildebrand
7. Dixon
8. Hunter-Reay
9. Andretti
10. Power
Howard is up to second place on his first IndyCar start since 2011! But he hasn't stopped.
Montoya has stayed out and leads. Looks like the Chevrolets are running longer on fuel.
Alonso makes his stop. It has taken 8.2s. "Outside, outside, outside" he is warned by his spotter as Veach is coming by.
Alonso is into the pits with leader Carpenter.
Dixon has also stopped.
Rossi makes his stop. He was stopped for 6.7s.
Radio Comms
"Pit, pit, pit," Alonso is told. He has just taken second after Rossi pitted.
Carpenter leads.
So we're going to see a raft of green-flat pitstops now.
Kanaan heads into the pits from the lead.
Dixon is trying to stabilise in fifth place, He has Hildebrand all over him.
Alonso takes fourth from Dixon.
Radio Comms
"We have two or three more laps, two or three," Alonso is told.
Alonso is now right with Dixon.
Carpenter takes third from Dixon up the inside of Turn 1.
Alonso passes Hildebrand around the outside for fifth at Turn 1.
Rossi, last year's winner, takes second from Dixon.
Sato passes Andretti for seventh place.
With 23 laps down, Kanaan is still leading comfortably with Dixon happy to sit in second place. The top 18 cars are covered by just under nine seconds, then there is a break in the field to the next group, led by Daly.
Penske watch: Power 11th, Castroneves 15th, Montoya 17th, Pagenaud 18th, Newgarden 21st.
The Ed Carpenter Racing cars are leading the Chevrolet charge in fourth and fifth. They are the only Chevrolets in the top 10.
Radio Comms
"How's the balance," Alonso is asked. "Understeer, understeer," he replies.
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Top 10 after 20 laps

1. Kaanan
2. Dixon
3. Rossi
4. Carpenter
5. Hildebrand
6. Alonso
7. Andretti
8. Sato
9. Hunter-Reay
10. Jones
Alonso has passed Andretti for sixth.
Pagenaud has moved up to 19th, but most of the Penskes seem to be converging in the middle of the pack right now.
Dixon has dropped back a few tenths from Kanaan. The leading runners seem quite happy to keep it calm and reel off the laps early on.
Jones passes Power for 10th.
Jones, in the lead Coyne car, is 11th and right on the back of Power.
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Kanaan has just passed 4000 laps raced in IndyCar.
Rossi is making progress onto the back of the top two Ganassi cars.
Alonso's next target is Andretti. He has picked up a couple of places since he dropped back at the start.
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Order after 12 laps

1. Kanaan
2. Dixon
3. Rossi
4. Carpenter
5. Hildebrand
6. Andretti
7. Alonso
8. Power
9. Sato
10. Hunter-Reay
11. Jones
12. Rahal
13. Hinchcliffe
14. Servia
15. Aleshin
16. Howard
17. Munoz
18. Castroneves
19. Montoya
20. Chilton
21. Daly
22. Pagenaud
23. Newgarden
24. Kimball
25. Davison
26. Karam
27. Chaves
28. Harvey
29. Veach
30. Saavedra
31. Mann
32. Lazier
33. Pigot

By: Matt Beer

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