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Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and rider Ricky Brabec are set to win the Dakar Rally after dominating their closest pursuers in the Saudi desert on Friday.

The memorial service for former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his family and others who were killed in a plane crash last month has begun at Charlotte's Bojangles Coliseum with hundreds of racing fans, friends and former co-workers in attendance.

Dakar Rally front-runner Daniel Sanders crashed and fell out of motorbike title contention and Nasser Al-Attiyah snatched back the car lead in the Saudi desert on Wednesday.

Nani Roma overcame three punctures to lead the Dakar Rally for the first time in 12 years after a dramatic stage nine on Tuesday.