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Green flag
NASCAR - Kansas: Back to green on lap 152 and the out-of-sequence Harvick makes a break from Logano and Montoya, as Kyle Busch slides back to fifth behind Menard.
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Will Power
IndyCar - Houston: Here's the full report from the second Houston IndyCar race, marred by a huge last-lap crash involving Dario Franchitti.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Kansas: Another immediate yellow on a restart lap. This time Travis Kvapil is the spinner.
NASCAR - Kansas: Harvick and Kyle Busch stayed out and move up to first and second.
Logano, Earnhardt and Montoya lead the group who did pit, and Kenseth is now 30th after that penalty. Still under yellow.
Logano, Earnhardt and Montoya lead the group who did pit, and Kenseth is now 30th after that penalty. Still under yellow.
NASCAR - Kansas: Frontrunners all pit and championship leader Kenseth gets a speeding penalty.
Logano had a drama too, almost running over one of his crew members, who tumbled to the ground as he tried to dodge out of the way.
Logano had a drama too, almost running over one of his crew members, who tumbled to the ground as he tried to dodge out of the way.
Breaking news
IndyCar - Houston: We'll bring you further updates from the Houston accident as we get news. For anyone just joining Race Centre Live, Dario Franchitti's team boss Chip Ganassi reported that he was conscious and escaped major injury.
Crash
NASCAR - Kansas: Yellow as Ryan Newman and Justin Allgaier collide.
Phoenix driver Allgaier lost it and hit the wall first, then slid down into the passing Newman. Stenhouse dodged through the middle of it all.
Phoenix driver Allgaier lost it and hit the wall first, then slid down into the passing Newman. Stenhouse dodged through the middle of it all.
NASCAR - Kansas: Lead order as we pass half-distance:
1 Logano; 2 Earnhardt; 3 Montoya; 4 Kenseth; 5 Hamlin; 6 Menard; 7 McMurray; 8 Vickers; 9 Johnson; 10 Edwards.
1 Logano; 2 Earnhardt; 3 Montoya; 4 Kenseth; 5 Hamlin; 6 Menard; 7 McMurray; 8 Vickers; 9 Johnson; 10 Edwards.
NASCAR - Kansas: Juan Pablo Montoya has been having a really good afternoon and has now reached third place.
A short time ago, the Earnhardt Ganassi team reported that he was laughing over the radio while sliding sideways...
Less laughter on the Childress radio, where Harvick is mostly swearing.
A short time ago, the Earnhardt Ganassi team reported that he was laughing over the radio while sliding sideways...
Less laughter on the Childress radio, where Harvick is mostly swearing.
Green flag
NASCAR - Kansas: Back to green on lap 123 and it's Logano who gets into the lead for the first time today now.
Kenseth has had two rough restarts and is back to fifth, complaining that his car is "the evilest". He even added "and I don't know if that's even a word..."
Kenseth has had two rough restarts and is back to fifth, complaining that his car is "the evilest". He even added "and I don't know if that's even a word..."
IndyCar - Houston: Chip Ganassi reports that Franchitti is sore, but is conscious and talking. This is a huge relief: that was a really, really, big accident.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Kansas: Very briefly back to green as Dave Blaney spins on the restart lap.
IndyCar - Houston: The medical team has extracted Franchitti from his car. Both Dixon and Castroneves are reporting that they saw the Scot moving in the cockpit as they passed on their slowing down laps.
NASCAR - Kansas: Leaders all pit under this caution and Earnhardt gets to the line a few millimetres ahead of Kenseth to retake the lead.
IndyCar - Houston: This was a bad one. Sato got out of shape, Franchitti ran into the back of him and was flung violently into the air and along the fence. That looked like a bad oval shunt. Dario is still in his car, but appears to be moving.
The fence has been completely destroyed.
The fence has been completely destroyed.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Kansas: Caution, problems for both Joe Nemechek and Landon Cassill.
Checkered flag
IndyCar - Houston: Power wins from Dixon, but our attention is on a massive accident in Turn 5 involving Franchitti, Viso and Sato. No idea what happened, but all three cars have massive damage.
NASCAR - Kansas: Earnhardt is starting to gain on Kenseth again up front, having dropped Logano.
If they finish as they are now, Kenseth is going to be in very, very good championship shape, but there's still 165 laps to go so no need for Johnson or the struggling Kyle Busch (currently 19th) to panic.
If they finish as they are now, Kenseth is going to be in very, very good championship shape, but there's still 165 laps to go so no need for Johnson or the struggling Kyle Busch (currently 19th) to panic.
IndyCar - Houston: Two laps to go. Dixon has cut Power's lead down to 0.6s.
NASCAR - Kansas: Johnson is back into the top 10, just behind another charger in Kurt Busch, who has made up 34 places now from his back-of-the-field start.
NASCAR - Kansas: Kenseth straight past Earnhardt into the lead, Logano is looking to pass him as well, and Johnson is getting stuck in - up to 13th immediately.
Green flag
NASCAR - Kansas: So it's now Earnhardt leading Kenseth, Logano and Menard.
Johnson is now 17th, Harvick 25th, Gordon 26th.
We're back to green on lap 91.
Johnson is now 17th, Harvick 25th, Gordon 26th.
We're back to green on lap 91.
NASCAR - Kansas: Harvick's wife is also enraged.
NASCAR - Kansas: Earnhardt leads all those who hadn't previously pitted in for service, squeezing out ahead of Logano.
Harvick and Gordon had pitted before the yellow, Johnson lost that ground with the phantom pitstop.
Lots of radio rage from Johnson's crew chief Chad Knaus about that debris yellow, and same on Radio Harvick too.
Harvick and Gordon had pitted before the yellow, Johnson lost that ground with the phantom pitstop.
Lots of radio rage from Johnson's crew chief Chad Knaus about that debris yellow, and same on Radio Harvick too.
Green flag
IndyCar - Houston: Green flag with 16 laps to go.
Newgarden has been issued a drive-through for running into Andretti.
Newgarden has been issued a drive-through for running into Andretti.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Kansas: Johnson goes several laps longer than Harvick then just as he points for the pits, the yellow comes out for debris.
Johnson didn't make it to the line in time so has to pass through the pits and rejoin. That'll hurt.
Johnson didn't make it to the line in time so has to pass through the pits and rejoin. That'll hurt.
NASCAR - Kansas: That took a long, long time and a lot of great side by side racing, but finally Johnson gets clear of Harvick and into the lead.
Harvick comes into the pits next time around as green flag stops commence.
Harvick comes into the pits next time around as green flag stops commence.
NASCAR - Kansas: Johnson gets straight on Harvick and briefly noses into the lead.
But Harvick keeps momentum on the outside and inches in front again.
But Harvick keeps momentum on the outside and inches in front again.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Houston: Newgarden tags Marco Andretti's rear and knocks the Andretti car into a spin. We're back under yellows.
NASCAR - Kansas: Oh that didn't last long. Almost as if it got vertigo at the thought of winning a race again, Earnhardt's #88 Chevrolet falls away from Harvick again and loses second to Johnson.
Earnhardt is reporting that some debris has got lodged in his car's grille.
Earnhardt is reporting that some debris has got lodged in his car's grille.
IndyCar - Houston: We've gone, like, a lap and a half without anyone hitting something, spinning, breaking a gearbox, or shedding bodywork. #onaroll
NASCAR - Kansas: Earnhardt has hunted Harvick down in this stint and is now right on the Childress man's tail as they work through traiffc.
Johnson is tagging along as well.
Johnson is tagging along as well.
Green flag
IndyCar - Houston: Green flag with 20 laps to go.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Houston: Debris in Turn 10, possibly from Newgarden's car. These cautions aren't getting tedious at all.
Green flag
IndyCar - Houston: Green flag.
Green flag
NASCAR - Kansas: Green flag on lap 48, and Harvick leads Earnhardt, Gordon, Johnson and Almirola, with Kenseth in sixth the top drivers on four fresh tyres.
Kurt Busch slides wildly towards the wall, catches it, and continues rampantly overtaking people.
Kurt Busch slides wildly towards the wall, catches it, and continues rampantly overtaking people.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Houston: Just as the leaders rejoin, Ed Carpenter stops on the track and prompts the sixth caution period of the day.
IndyCar - Houston: The leaders pit together. It's a slightly slow stop for Dixon, and Power easily beats him back out.
NASCAR - Kansas: Everyone pits. A few drivers just do two tyres, including Harvick and Earnhardt, who get out first and second.
Keselowski should get a wave around and rejoin the lead lap now.
And it seems McDowell didn't hit anything, but one of the front wheels of his Phil Parsons Ford was on fire.
Keselowski should get a wave around and rejoin the lead lap now.
And it seems McDowell didn't hit anything, but one of the front wheels of his Phil Parsons Ford was on fire.
Yellow flag
NASCAR - Kansas: Ouch, that was bad timing for Keselowski. There's now a yellow after Michael McDowell had a brush with the wall.
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