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RHR joins the fray; he's out the outside of Marco and Castroneves and Dixon are still side-by-side across the start/finish

TK just behind them in 5th, slowly reeling them in........


Dixon just ahead of Castroneves; Marco tries to get in the fight, RHR just behind them

Now TK joins the fight; five cars within feet of one another

Castroneves back in the lead; Marco in 2nd and Dixon and RHR knocking on the door

6 lead changes the last 11 or 12 laps; cars still 2 and 3-wide for the lead and throughout the field........THIS is what racing is Texas is!

Top-5 after 78 laps
Castroneves, Dixon, Marco, RHR and TK

Race control reporting the leaders are beginning to approach the backmarkers..............

What d'ya know? Ryan Briscoe has made up those 2 laps he lost early on and he is movin'! Climbs from 25th or so all the way up to 5th!!!

Marco setting up a pass on Dixon through 1 and 2, but slides back behind Dixon; Briscoe now trying to pass RHR........Castroneves continues to lead


Race control reporting Scheckter has retired from the race; suspension damage the likely culprit.........

Castroneves starting to stretch out the lead a little bit; Dixon still in 2nd..........

90 laps in the books..........
Top-5 are Castroneves, Dixon, Marco, RHR and Briscoe


Race control reporting Patrick is on pitlane........likely going to lose at least 1 lap, maybe even 2

Briscoe now in 4th as he passes RHR; leaders now making their way through lap traffic


RHR takes advantage of the lap traffic; gets around Dixon and gets into 2nd.....Marco also took advantage of the traffic and Dixon falls back to 4th

Is Marco a high-wire walker or WHAT?? Makes the high-side pass around RHR and he is beginning to reel Castroneves in, using the high line to catch up to Spiderman

.....and Marco takes the lead from Castroneves!

Third round of stops now beginning.............

Most of the leaders taking on fuel and tires.................

.....and he makes it to the top of the chart; Briscoe now being shown in the lead; Meira 2nd, Dixon 3rd

Race control reporting the #24, #33 and the #3 all violated the pitlane speed limit; they will have to serve drive-through penalties