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NASCAR - Phoenix: Jimmie Johnson now only needs a 23rd place at Homestead next weekend to become NASCAR Sprint Cup champion for a sixth time.
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NASCAR - Phoenix: That moves Johnson into third place. Edwards crawls home 21st, Kenseth is only 23rd.
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NASCAR - Phoenix: "Miracles happen every day bro," says crew chief Gil Martin as his man Harvick wraps up victory.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Edwards is running out of fuel! Harvick takes the lead as the final lap begins!
NASCAR - Phoenix: Harvick has got Edwards' lead down to just under a second, but only two laps left...
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kenseth up to 23rd. Just one more place to gain and he's in the Lucky Dog spot, but there's not much time for him to achieve anything more with five laps left.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Edwards is maintaining 1.2s lead over Harvick with 10 laps left.
NASCAR - Phoenix: If it stays green, Johnson won't have too many worries here. He's between Hendrick team-mates Kahne and Gordon in fourth, with the latter a good second clear of nearest pursuer Kyle Busch.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kenseth is edging forward but he's still only 24th.
There are 15 laps left, Edwards leads but has some fuel mileage worries.
There are 15 laps left, Edwards leads but has some fuel mileage worries.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Edwards still leads but he's going to have to watch for Harvick, who surges past Kahne for second.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kenseth is running 27th.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Edwards clear away in front, Johnson loses third to Harvick.
Green flag
NASCAR - Phoenix: Restart time with 25 laps to go.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kenseth is going to stay a lap down too, as the Lucky Dog goes to Almirola.
Kenseth is going to make a pitstop to try to make some more changes.
Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Menard and Bowyer also pit.
Kenseth is going to make a pitstop to try to make some more changes.
Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Menard and Bowyer also pit.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Phoenix: Yellow for debris with 30 laps to go.
NASCAR - Phoenix: So 34 laps to go and Carl Edwards leads by 4s over Kahne.
Then it's Johnson in third, followed by Harvick, Gordon, Keselowski, Truex, Earnhardt, Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Logano and Kurt Busch.
Kenseth is 25th, a lap down and about to fall 30 points behind Johnson is nothing changes.
Then it's Johnson in third, followed by Harvick, Gordon, Keselowski, Truex, Earnhardt, Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Logano and Kurt Busch.
Kenseth is 25th, a lap down and about to fall 30 points behind Johnson is nothing changes.
NASCAR - Phoenix: And Biffle in, which means any moment now the race order will show the true fight for victory... and just how bad Kenseth's day is.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Montoya and Newman pit, which just leaves Biffle out of sequence.
NASCAR - Phoenix: The Busch brothers and Earnhardt all pit as we get closer to everyone being equal on strategy. Newman is back in the lead.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Harvick runs out of fuel while leading! He slows dramatically but makes it to his pit stall.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Hamlin gets a pitlane speeding penalty to add to his earlier spin and massive loss of pace.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Johnson laps Kenseth. That has to be depressing.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Harvick leads from Earnhardt, Kyle Busch, Bowyer and Newman.
Johnson is 19th, Kenseth is 30th. They've both made final pitstops, the majority have not.
Johnson is 19th, Kenseth is 30th. They've both made final pitstops, the majority have not.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Johnson takes with 65 laps to go, takes a full load of fuel and four fresh tyres.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Gordon is the next frontrunner to come in as the strategies begin to coincide again. Now Kahne pits from the lead.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kenseth makes a green-flag pitstop with 70 laps to go.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kenseth is up to 22nd as a few more drivers pit under green. Keselowski is next to do so.
Kahne leads with Johnson second.
Kahne leads with Johnson second.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Logano pits with 84 laps to go. He'll fall a lap down and needs everyone else to have to stop under green too, but then to have enough yellows to ensure he doesn't need to pit for fuel again.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Johnson has a look at second as he and Logano go either side of Allgaier, but runs out of space.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kahne takes Logano for the lead, and Johnson is now right with them.
NASCAR - Phoenix: We're getting towards the point where drivers can pit and get to the end, with less than 90 laps to go.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kenseth falls to 25th behind Aric Almirola, and he might be passed by Bobby Labonte at any moment...
NASCAR - Phoenix: Marcos Ambrose, David Gilliand and Casey Mears pass Kenseth in quick succession, leaving him 23rd with Johnson in third.
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NASCAR - Phoenix: "It's undriveable," Kenseth tells his crew.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kurt Busch passes Kenseth too, with Montoya poised to do likewise. And he does. That's 21st place for the title contender.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Terrible times for Kenseth. He slides wide and is passed by car after car, dropping to 18th now behind Biffle.
If the race ended now, he'd be 22 points behind Johnson heading to Homestead.
If the race ended now, he'd be 22 points behind Johnson heading to Homestead.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Kenseth loses 11th to Menard, as Johnson works on Keselowski for third.
Green flag
NASCAR - Phoenix: Back to green on lap 200 of 312 and the middle of the pack goes wild with three-abreast racing.
Kahne gets second from Keselowski, as Logano holds the lead and Johnson settles in fourth.
Kahne gets second from Keselowski, as Logano holds the lead and Johnson settles in fourth.
NASCAR - Phoenix: Edwards has asked his crew to pass on apologies to Johnson for their contact earlier on.
Brad Keselowski
NASCAR - Phoenix: Strategy-wise, the group that all took two tyres when the leaders took four about 100 laps ago have now found themselves back up front, even though they've seemingly all been on miscellaneous different strategies in the meantime.
It's Logano leading Kahne, Keselowski (pictured) and Edwards, then Johnson in fifth and Kenseth in 11th.
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