With a little over 6 hours remaining, Allan McNish must push the no. 1 Peugeot

Le Mans, France – The day has turned out to be overcast with little chance of rain. With just over 6 hours to go, Allan McNish must push the no. 1 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP hard, and try to unsettle Anthony Davidson. Allan McNish is currently a lap down to the Peugeot but they are near enough to each other on the track that it is possible for McNish to cause Davidson to make a mistake.

Breaking news: 7:02 AM the leading Peugeot 908 HDi FAP catches fire near Tertre Rouge

no. 2 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP out of the race after an engine fire

Le Mans, France – At 7:02 the leading no. 2 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP caught fire from the right rear area, and pulled off the course outside of Tertre Rouge. Frank Montagny pulled the car off of the track, and the car was extinguished very quickly but all signs point to the no. 2 being retired. Frank Montagny hasn’t left the car yet, but there is probably nothing to be done for the car. Very soon the running order will be Audi in Position 1 and 2 and the remaining Peugeot running in position 3.

5:30 AM, almost sunrise

Le Mans, France – With just over nine hours until the finish of the 2010 24 hours of Le Mans, it is Peugeot, Audi, Audi, Peugeot. The sun is beginning to show in the East, and within an hour it will be sunrise. The drivers continue to drive onward into morning hours.

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