a gear when he threw the car into reverse to try and back into his stall (the team went to the garage to repair the No. 14 car before the race began).

They weren't the only ones to have difficulty. Hamlin went through his pit stall, then had problems reversing the car and lost valuable seconds while the crew pushed him back. Ryan Newman had a similar issue, then stalled his car leaving the pit box to make matters worse.

David Ragan was among those carrying an abnormally high speed entering pit road -- 155 mph -- but it cost him. Ragan missed his pit box by about three stalls.West Hollywood City Council has unanimously passed a resolution requesting the permanent removal of Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to Los Angeles city mayor John Duran.

The US president’s marble paving slab along Hollywood Boulevard was unveiled in 2007 at the height of his television fame as host of The Apprentice on NBC but has been repeatedly vandalised since the real estate magnate took up residence in the White House.

In a tweet, Mr Duran stated that the council have voted to put in the request with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Repairs to the marker have become a semi-regular nuisance to the city – it has had a miniature wall built around it, ketchup smeared on it, a Bernie Sanders sticker placed on it and