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IndyCar - Iowa: Hinchcliffe cruises across the line to claim his third win of the year ahead of team-mate Ryan Hunter-Reay and Tony Kanaan. Ed Carpenter passed Graham Rahal on the final lap for fourth.
IndyCar - Iowa: Kanaan passes Rahal for third.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Keselowski is now down to fourth as Vickers makes it a Michael Waltrip Racing one-two.
Kurt Busch is among the lead quartet and unlapping himself after his multiple penalties.
Kurt Busch is among the lead quartet and unlapping himself after his multiple penalties.
IndyCar - Iowa: The 5s lead that Hinchcliffe had over Hunter-Reay a few laps ago has been halved, but that owes a lot to Hinch having to deal with lapped cars. Hunter-Reay still has to clear that same traffic.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Martin Truex Jr goes into the lead ahead of Keselowski as the champion runs wide.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Four-car battle for the lead as Kahne, Truex and Vickers hassle Keselowski and each other. Truex gets up to second.
Meanwhile Ambrose, McMurray and Montoya are steadily picking off cars on alternate strategies in the midfield.
Meanwhile Ambrose, McMurray and Montoya are steadily picking off cars on alternate strategies in the midfield.
IndyCar - Iowa: Carpenter pits from the lead and is delayed by a problem with his right rear during the stop. Wilson briefly inherits the lead but pits a couple of laps later, and has an identical hold-up. Hinchcliffe cycles back into the lead ahead of Hunter-Reay and Rahal.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Oh and as he pits to take his pitlane speeding penalty, Kurt Busch picks up another pitlane speeding penalty.
He's not going to be entirely chilled about this.
He's not going to be entirely chilled about this.
NASCAR - Sonoma: That's a big blow for Busch. The stop had already dropped him back to 35th, while his former sparring partners Ambrose and McMurray - on a roughly similar strategy - are 15th and 19th after pitting under the previous yellow.
Montoya is third among cars on that tactic and running 20th.
On the road, it's Keselowski leading Kahne, Truex, Vickers and Biffle, all likely three-stoppers.
Basically this race will probably take until about lap 100 until it truly makes sense again, and then it'll be decided by who doesn't hit each other at late-race restarts.
Montoya is third among cars on that tactic and running 20th.
On the road, it's Keselowski leading Kahne, Truex, Vickers and Biffle, all likely three-stoppers.
Basically this race will probably take until about lap 100 until it truly makes sense again, and then it'll be decided by who doesn't hit each other at late-race restarts.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Lap 35 of 110 and Kurt Busch comes in. That's him committed to a two-stop. He'll rejoin near the tail of the field.
And he gets a pitlane speeding penalty.
And he gets a pitlane speeding penalty.
Green flag
NASCAR - Sonoma: Swiftly back to green and Brad Keselowski is all over leader Kurt Busch, whose tyres are now very old.
Keselowski outbrakes Busch and now leads.
There are now three separate strategies unfolding, a three-stop for the likes of Keselowski, a hopefully-two-stop for the likes of Montoya and Ambrose (now back in the pit) and a two-stop for Kurt Busch, who's trying to retake the lead from Keselowski.
Keselowski outbrakes Busch and now leads.
There are now three separate strategies unfolding, a three-stop for the likes of Keselowski, a hopefully-two-stop for the likes of Montoya and Ambrose (now back in the pit) and a two-stop for Kurt Busch, who's trying to retake the lead from Keselowski.
IndyCar - Iowa: The leaders pit, and Ed Carpenter leads. It looks like Hunter-Reay has passed Rahal during the stop.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Everyone who hadn't pitted already now pits, and a few further back top up too.
Ah, not everyone... Kurt Busch stays out in the lead.
Gibbs duo Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin both get speeding penalties.
Brad Keselowski and Aric Almirola are up to second and third. They had stopped under an earlier yellow.
Ah, not everyone... Kurt Busch stays out in the lead.
Gibbs duo Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin both get speeding penalties.
Brad Keselowski and Aric Almirola are up to second and third. They had stopped under an earlier yellow.
IndyCar - Iowa: Just as we were about to tell you about Hunter-Reay taking second from Rahal, Rahal got past him again. Just off the podium at the moment are Simon Pagenaud and Helio Castroneves, with 59 laps and one pitstop to go.
We haven't mentioned Power lately. He's been going steadily backwards and is currently 18th and two laps down.
We haven't mentioned Power lately. He's been going steadily backwards and is currently 18th and two laps down.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Sonoma: Another yellow, debutant Alex Kennedy is stopped with a mangled front end, possibly caught up in a chain reaction after Joey Logano pushed David Reutimann into a spin.
Kennedy seems to be out. But for a Humphrey Smith Racing car to still be running as late as lap 31 was pretty surprising anyway.
Kennedy seems to be out. But for a Humphrey Smith Racing car to still be running as late as lap 31 was pretty surprising anyway.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Ambrose takes a look down the inside into Turn 11, almost touches Busch and lets the Furniture Row car go.
Green flag
NASCAR - Sonoma: Back to green and Kurt Busch holds the lead ahead of an aggressive Marcos Ambrose.
IndyCar - Iowa: Currently in third is Hunter-Reay, who has done a superb job to rebound from his earlier problems. He was stuck down in 19th earlier on. Things are going less well for Takuma Sato, who is in the pits with some sort of problem.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Drivers suggesting it's getting really quite wet now.
We're on lap 28 out of 110.
We're on lap 28 out of 110.
Green flag
IndyCar - Iowa: Restart. Rahal tries running alongside Hinchcliffe for a lap before settling back behind the Canadian to await another opportunity.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Iowa: Debris on the front straight. Rahal has reclaimed second, while Alex Tagliani rejoined the race and promptly began running around in the middle lane at 141mph, which obviously caused some consternation for the cars behind him. He's now back in the pits, and it looks like the team is preparing to retire his car.
Corn Quick Fact: One pound of corn has 1300 kernels.
Corn Quick Fact: One pound of corn has 1300 kernels.
NASCAR - Sonoma: The majority of cars are now pitting.
Turns out Jeff Gordon's stop a lap ago was premature, by the time he committed, the yellow was already out and the pits were closed. It could've been a masterstroke, instead it's a penalty.
Looks like most of the leaders stayed out, so it's still Kurt Busch ahead of Marcos Ambrose, then Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray and now Juan Pablo Montoya up to fifth.
Turns out Jeff Gordon's stop a lap ago was premature, by the time he committed, the yellow was already out and the pits were closed. It could've been a masterstroke, instead it's a penalty.
Looks like most of the leaders stayed out, so it's still Kurt Busch ahead of Marcos Ambrose, then Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray and now Juan Pablo Montoya up to fifth.
Green flag
IndyCar - Iowa: Back to green.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Iowa: We were just about to tell you that we nearly avoided a yellow courtesy of a big lose and equally big save from Tristan Vautier, but Alex Tagliani had other ideas. He has spun up towards the wall at Turn 2, although there doesn't seem to be too much damage to the car.
Up at the front, Andretti has passed Rahal to move back into second.
Corn Quick Fact: Corn is produced in every continent of the world with the exception of the Antarctica.
Up at the front, Andretti has passed Rahal to move back into second.
Corn Quick Fact: Corn is produced in every continent of the world with the exception of the Antarctica.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Sonoma: Yellow is out due to rain. Twenty four laps in, got to be worth pondering a pitstop. Jeff Gordon is already in.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Montoya is now past Carl Edwards and into sixth. Next on his list is Matt Kenseth, then it's a six-second gap to Clint Bowyer.
Kurt Busch leads Marcos Ambrose by 1.4s and Jamie McMurray by 2.2s.
Kurt Busch leads Marcos Ambrose by 1.4s and Jamie McMurray by 2.2s.
AJ Allmendinger
NASCAR: Both NASCAR's top series are on road courses this weekend, and yesterday AJ Allmendinger got his first Nationwide win at Road America.
It was his latest appearance in a Penske car, and just what he needed in a season that had brought lots of fresh opportunities, but few hard results.
Points leader Regan Smith was one of a few drivers caught up in incidents with rapid Australian guest Owen Kelly, last year's Elkhart Lake winner Nelson Piquet Jr ran into Brian Scott, and early lead contender Michael McDowell's engine wilted just a few laps in.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Now he's leading, Kurt Busch is storming away. Ambrose has to focus on McMurray attacking him.
Villeneuve is slowing, looks like the gearshift problems are back.
Villeneuve is slowing, looks like the gearshift problems are back.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Danica Patrick has a spin and continues while trying to pass Justin Marks.
Juan Pablo Montoya is now seventh, Jacques Villeneuve is 31st.
Juan Pablo Montoya is now seventh, Jacques Villeneuve is 31st.
IndyCar - Iowa: We're into the second round of stops, and the leaders remain in the same order. Rahal has made up a bit of ground on Hinchcliffe, though.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Change of lead! Kurt Busch slips inside Ambrose on lap 18 and takes first place away.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Ambrose got his lead up to two seconds for a spell, but by lap 16 Kurt Busch is within half a second of him again. They've broken clear of McMurray.
IndyCar - Iowa: Dario Franchitti is reporting that his car is very loose in traffic. Given that he's currently running in 18th, he's unlikely to find clean air anytime soon.
Up front, it's worth keeping an eye on Graham Rahal, who has been making good progress through the field and is now fighting Andretti for second. Not much love lost between those two, so this could get interesting.
Up front, it's worth keeping an eye on Graham Rahal, who has been making good progress through the field and is now fighting Andretti for second. Not much love lost between those two, so this could get interesting.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Montoya isn't hanging around, already back up to eighth having dropped to 15th in his clash with Kyle Busch.
IndyCar - Iowa: The leaders are struggling through traffic, and Andretti has taken second from Carpenter.
Meanwhile, it's worth asking whether Simona de Silvestro has somehow ended up with a Lotus engine again for this weekend, because she is is painfully, painfully slow. Her last lap was 17mph slower than Hinchcliffe's, and in the heat races yesterday she did three laps slower than Carlos Munoz's Indy Lights pole speed.
Meanwhile, it's worth asking whether Simona de Silvestro has somehow ended up with a Lotus engine again for this weekend, because she is is painfully, painfully slow. Her last lap was 17mph slower than Hinchcliffe's, and in the heat races yesterday she did three laps slower than Carlos Munoz's Indy Lights pole speed.
Green flag
NASCAR - Sonoma: Ambrose holds his lead on the restart, as Kurt Busch sweeps from fourth to second ahead of McMurray.
NASCAR - Sonoma: About to go green on lap eight...
NASCAR - Sonoma: Several cars near the back go for an early pitstop to gamble on a three-stop strategy. Kyle Busch is among them.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Sonoma: A contrite Montoya asked his crew to apologise to Kyle Busch's people.
Got our first caution, looks like Harraka's fitted in a second crash of the day already, off at the first corner.
Got our first caution, looks like Harraka's fitted in a second crash of the day already, off at the first corner.
IndyCar - Iowa: Given that he's been in the pits twice, Hunter-Reay has done well to remain on the lead lap. Fastest man on the track is Carpenter, who is stalking Hinchcliffe.
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