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WEC finale, Macau GP, NASCAR decider

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Yellow flag
And here is that caution. Drivers weren't allowed to refuel in the first yellow but can this time if they pit.
The competition caution that had been scheduled for lap 25 has been put back to lap 30 (ish) due to that earlier yellow. It's due any moment now.
Order: 1 Kyle Busch; 2 Edwards +2.3s; 3 Harvick +4.2s; 4 Gordon +4.6s; 5 Johnson +5.5s 6 Truex +7.8s
Hamlin is back out. Whatever caught fire only took three laps to fix. Also at the back is Sam Hornish Jr, in what will be his final start with Richard Petty's team. He's a lap down after being one of many to slap the wall on Hamlin's fluids.
Up front, a JGR one-two - Kyle Busch leads Edwards.
The inside line finally pays off for Harvick and he gets third from Gordon, but the legend sticks with the outside line and make it past in front... briefly... and now Harvick is ahead again, but Gordon is trying the inside this time.
Harvick shoots to the inside of Gordon for third, but they stay side by side. Logano has started tumbling backwards.
Gordon is now making ground, as is Harvick - they both pass two-tyre-man Truex to go fourth and fifth behind Kyle Busch, Edwards and Logano.
Yep, good shout Wood crew - Blaney fell from second to 15th very fast there.
pretty sure we shoulda pitted that last time for tires. holy smokes
Now Busch pulls alongside Logano and we have a title contender in the lead.
Truex and Kyle Busch make short work of those on old tyres - Busch is straight into second behind Logano, Truex third.
Green flag
Back to green on lap 18 of 267.
Keselowski had too many mechanics 'over the wall' in pitlane so has been moved to the back as a penalty.
Hamlin has headed to the paddock. Horribly short race for the poleman.
Logano, Blaney, Aric Almirola and Kyle Larson chose not to pit. They now run first to fourth.

Then it's Kyle Busch, Truex, Edwards, Gordon, Earnhardt and Harvick in fifth to 10th.
Most of those who pitted changed all four tyres - but Truex just went for two and that's vaulted him right up the order. He's now second of the title contenders behind Kyle Busch.
All four title contenders are into the pits.
Big dive for pitlane now.
Wood Brothers twitter, you are proving good value.
Replays show there wasn't just smoke from Hamlin's car, there was a bit of fire too. Not healthy.
Hamlin is slowing and pulling down close to the pitwall.
Yellow flag
Now the yellow is out for that oil.
Even if his car is expiring, it's not slowing Hamlin, who is still two tenths behind Logano. Then it's now a 2.3s gap back to Busch in third.
Some drivers reporting oil being dropped - and looks like second-placed Hamlin could be the culprit.
Bit of passing insight wisdom from the Wood Brothers team there. That squad is having a great weekend - running in the top six with young star Ryan Blaney and committing to a full season in 2016.
OK, this is spreading out a bit...
Order: 1 Logano; 2 Hamlin; 3 Kyle Busch; 4 Gordon; 5 Newman; 6 Blaney; 7 Keselowski; 8 Johnson; 9 Earnhardt; 10 Edwards; 11 Harvick; 12 Kurt Busch; 13 Truex
No more progress for Harvick yet, he remains 11th.
While Logano and Hamlin fight for the lead, Busch is a second back in third and holding off Gordon.

By: Matt Beer

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