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NASCAR - Fontana: Everyone in for tyres and, once again, Kenseth wins the race off pit road.
NASCAR - Fontana: Replays show a left rear tyre blow out caused him to lose control.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Fontana: Edwards spins in Turn 2 on lap 2 to bring out the sixth caution of the day.
NASCAR - Fontana: Someone who is experiencing tyre issues, however, is Greg Biffle, who is also heading to pit road after experiencing a flat left rear tyre.
NASCAR - Fontana: Lap 115 and Logano is heading to pit road at a snail's pace. Looks like a mechanical issue rather than tyre-related.
NASCAR - Fontana: Earnhardt becomes the first driver to go a lap down. He was running fifth before pitting for fresh rubber.
NASCAR - Fontana: And Gordon's off into the distance, having created a sizeable lead of 1.2s already!
NASCAR - Fontana: Seems that Gordon is mocking us as he takes the lead from Johnson! That's the first time he's led the race.
NASCAR - Fontana: And there we go, Johnson has lead the most laps of anybody today. The six-time champion has notched up 39. How many more can he claim before the chequered flag?
NASCAR - Fontana: Harvick goes low and passes Kyle Busch on the Apron at Turn 4 to claim seventh.
NASCAR - Fontana: Lap 100, so here's the current order:
1 Johnson; 2 Gordon; 3 Kenseth; 4 Logano; 5 Biffle; 6 Earnhardt Jr; 7 Kyle Busch; 8 Harvick; 9 Edwards; 10 McMurray.
1 Johnson; 2 Gordon; 3 Kenseth; 4 Logano; 5 Biffle; 6 Earnhardt Jr; 7 Kyle Busch; 8 Harvick; 9 Edwards; 10 McMurray.
NASCAR - Fontana: Keselowski is threatening to re-enter the top 10 after his earlier tyre gamble spectacularly failed. He led 38 laps in the opening phase of the race, an amount that looks set to be toppled by Johnson very soon...
NASCAR - Fontana: Logano now running in the top three for the first time today as he slides by Gordon in Turn 3.
Green flag
NASCAR - Fontana: Lap 90 of 200 and we're off again. Kenseth, Johnson and Gordon are the top three at the moment.
NASCAR - Fontana: Larson has been thrown to the back of the field for speeding in pit road.
NASCAR - Fontana: Kenseth beats Johnson out of pit road once again. Having the last pit box is paying dividends for the Joe Gibbs racer.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Fontana: Fifth caution of the race on lap 87 as Parker Kligerman makes contact with the wall.
NASCAR - Fontana: Eighteenth lead change of the day and it's Johnson back at the front of the field.
NASCAR - Fontana: Great recovery drive by Harvick, who sits in sixth behind Gordon, after his rear tyre problem caused the first caution period earlier.
NASCAR - Fontana: One man we haven't mentioned today is Joey Logano. He's comfortably running in the top 10 at the moment, having started from the rear of the field after tyre issues in practice.
NASCAR - Fontana: And inevitably, Newman drops like a stone - a la Keselowski - as Kenseth, Vickers and Johnson move up the order.
Green flag
NASCAR - Fontana: Lap 75 of 200 and we're back to racing again. Newman leads as a result of not pitting.
NASCAR - Fontana: Leaders charge in and out of pit road. Kenseth gains three places and is the first to return to the circuit.
NASCAR - Fontana: Much to Stewart's relief, as he was on the verge of going a lap down.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Fontana: Fourth caution of the day and this is probably the most dramatic as Aric Almirola and Brian Scott collide on the frontstretch.
NASCAR - Fontana: Scrap that, Larson has just slipped on by Dillon for 13th. The Chip Ganassi racer won yesterday's Nationwide race here and celebrated by pulling off a few doughnuts... minus his steering wheel!
NASCAR - Fontana: Further down the field, Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon are fighting for top rookie honours in 14th and 15th respectively.
NASCAR - Fontana: Keselowski watch: he's 26th after just four laps. Bleak...
NASCAR - Fontana: So, back to normal service as Johnson leads the way, ahead of Vickers, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman and Kenseth.
NASCAR - Fontana: Well that didn't last long... Keselowski is down to 15th within the space of two laps.
Green flag
NASCAR - Fontana: Keselowski has decided not to pit and is on 14-lap old tyres. He leads the field on the restart on lap 61.
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MotoGP - Qatar: Here we go, two-wheel racing fans - the complete low-down on everything that happened in Qatar this evening:
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NASCAR - Fontana: And just as we we say that, Tony Stewart has spun out on the backstretch and we have our third caution of the day.
NASCAR - Fontana: Johnson is continuing to lead, ahead of Vickers and Bowyer.
MotoGP - Qatar: Got your breath back?
We'll bring you all the reaction to a remarkable season opener throughout the evening, so stay with us.
We'll bring you all the reaction to a remarkable season opener throughout the evening, so stay with us.
Green flag
NASCAR - Fontana: Back to racing on lap 48 of 200 and Johnson leads the way, ahead of Vickers and Kyle Busch
NASCAR - Fontana: Busy pitlane again as all the frontrunners dive in for tyres. Stroke of luck for Keselowski, who radioed in to say he was suffering from a deflation just as Earnhardt hit the wall!
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Fontana: Second caution of the day and this time it's thanks to Earnhardt who has suffered a tyre deflation and clouted the wall.
NASCAR - Fontana: Bit of bump drafting going on in 10th as Kurt Busch hangs on to Dale Earnhardt's coattails. They're the best part of 10 seconds behind Keselowski.
NASCAR - Fontana: Keselowski has managed to create something of a gap out front. He leads Johnson by 0.655s at present.
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