2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

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Jimmie Johnson, the 2010 Sprint Cup Series champion. This was the fifth of his five consecutive titles.
Denny Hamlin came in second behind Johnson by 39 points.
Kevin Harvick came in third behind Johnson by 41 points.
Kevin Conway, Rookie of the Year.
Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's championship with 18 wins & 261 points.

The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 62nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 39th modern-era cup series, and the first Cup season of the 2010s, the 21st century's second decade. Beginning at Daytona International Speedway, the season included 36 races and two exhibition races. The season concluded with the 2010 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. During the 2009 offseason, NASCAR announced a few calendar changes, including the standardized start time. Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, while Jimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship with a second-place finish at the final race of the season. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 261 points. Johnson extended his record of consecutive championships with the 5th title in a row. 2010 is the first season without drivers Jeremy Mayfield since 1992 and Sterling Marlin since 1975.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Complete schedule[edit]

There were 43 full-time teams in 2010.

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief
Chevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 1 Jamie McMurray Kevin Manion
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Brian Pattie
Furniture Row Racing 78 Regan Smith Ryan Coniam 12
Pete Rondeau 24
Hendrick Motorsports 5 Mark Martin Alan Gustafson
24 Jeff Gordon Steve Letarte
48 Jimmie Johnson Chad Knaus
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Lance McGrew
Phoenix Racing 09 Aric Almirola 7 Marc Reno 25
Nick Harrison 11
Mike Bliss 7
Terry Cook (R) 1
Landon Cassill 6
Jan Magnussen 1
Bobby Labonte 14
Richard Childress Racing 29 Kevin Harvick Gil Martin
31 Jeff Burton Todd Berrier
33 Clint Bowyer Shane Wilson
Stewart-Haas Racing 14 Tony Stewart Darian Grubb
39 Ryan Newman Tony Gibson
Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Mike Bliss 7
Johnny Sauter 5
Casey Mears 7
Geoff Bodine 1
Brian Simo 1
Steve Park 1
Ron Fellows 1
Dave Blaney 7
J. J. Yeley 6
TRG Motorsports 71 Bobby Labonte 19 Doug Randolph 14
Paul Clapprood 5
Dan Stillman 17
Andy Lally 7
Mike Bliss 1
Landon Cassill 5
Tony Raines 1
Hermie Sadler 1
Chad McCumbee 1
Brendan Gaughan 1
Whitney Motorsports 46 Michael McDowell 12 Jeremy Lafaver
Dodge Terry Cook (R) 10
J. J. Yeley 14
Penske Championship Racing 2 Kurt Busch Steve Addington
12 Brad Keselowski Jay Guy
77 Sam Hornish Jr. Travis Geisler
Ford Front Row Motorsports 34 John Andretti 1
Travis Kvapil 19
Kevin Conway (R) 10
Tony Raines 5
Robert Richardson Jr. 1
37 Travis Kvapil 4
Kevin Conway (R) 6
David Gilliland 19
Robert Richardson Jr. 2
Tony Raines 2
Dave Blaney 3
38 Robert Richardson Jr. 1
David Gilliland 14
Kevin Conway (R) 5
Travis Kvapil 13
Dave Blaney 3
Latitude 43 Motorsports 26 Boris Said 5 Frank Stoddard
David Stremme 16
Patrick Carpentier 8
Jeff Green 4
Ken Schrader 1
Bill Elliott 1
J. J. Yeley 1
Richard Petty Motorsports 9 Kasey Kahne 31 Kenny Francis
Aric Almirola 5
19 Elliott Sadler Wally Rogers 18
Todd Parrott 18
43 A. J. Allmendinger Mike Shiplett
98 Paul Menard Slugger Labbe
Roush Fenway Racing 6 David Ragan Donnie Wingo 29
Drew Blickensderfer 7
16 Greg Biffle Greg Erwin
17 Matt Kenseth Todd Parrott 16
Jimmy Fennig 20
99 Carl Edwards Bob Osborne
Toyota Germain Racing 13 Max Papis 23 Bootie Barker
Casey Mears 13
Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Denny Hamlin Mike Ford
18 Kyle Busch Dave Rogers
20 Joey Logano Greg Zipadelli
JTG Daugherty Racing
Michael Waltrip Racing
47 Marcos Ambrose Frank Kerr
Michael Waltrip Racing 00 David Reutimann Rodney Childers
56 Martin Truex Jr. Pat Tryson
Prism Motorsports 66 Dave Blaney 20
Michael McDowell 2
Scott Riggs 4
Johnny Sauter 3
Ted Musgrave 1
Jason Leffler 4
Mike Bliss 2
NEMCO Motorsports 87 Joe Nemechek Phillipe Lopez
Red Bull Racing Team 82 Scott Speed Jimmy Elledge 13
Ryan Pemberton 23
83 Brian Vickers 11 Ryan Pemberton 13
Jimmy Elledge 23
Casey Mears 4
Mattias Ekström 2
Reed Sorenson 13
Boris Said 1
Kasey Kahne 5
Robby Gordon Motorsports 7 Robby Gordon 25 Ian Watt 6
Samuel Stanley 18
Gene Nead 8
Steve Lane 2
Ted Musgrave 1
Bobby Labonte 1
P. J. Jones 2
Kevin Conway (R) 7

Limited schedule[edit]

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Keyed-Up Motorsports 90 Casey Mears 6
Scott Riggs 1
Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Kevin Lepage 1
Norm Benning Racing 57 Norm Benning 1
Stavola Labonte Racing 10 Terry Labonte 1
Bobby Labonte 2
Tommy Baldwin Racing 35 Johnny Sauter 3
Aric Almirola 1
Tri-Star Motorsports Tony Ave 1
Dodge Ash Racing 02 Brandon Ash 2
K-Automotive Motorsports 92 Mike Wallace 1
Brian Keselowski 3
Stratus Racing Group 75 Derrike Cope 1
Whitney Motorsports 81 J. J. Yeley 2
Scott Riggs 1
Terry Labonte 1
Ford Wood Brothers Racing 21 Bill Elliott 12
Trevor Bayne 1
Toyota BAM Racing 49 David Gilliland 1
Braun Racing 32 Reed Sorenson 5
Mike Bliss 3
Jacques Villeneuve 1
Jason Leffler 2
Gunselman Motorsports 64 Tony Raines 1
Todd Bodine 12
Chad McCumbee 1
Landon Cassill 7
Josh Wise 1
Jeff Green 2
Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 27 Todd Bodine 1
Michael Waltrip Racing 51 Michael Waltrip 1
55 1
Prism Motorsports 4
Michael McDowell 18
Dave Blaney 2
Mike Bliss 7
Terry Labonte 1
Terry Cook (R) 1
NEMCO Motorsports 97 Jeff Fuller 2
R3 Motorsports 23 Johnny Sauter 1
Josh Wise 1
Robby Gordon Motorsports 07 P. J. Jones 2
Robby Gordon 3
Kevin Conway (R) 1

Team changes[edit]

Driver changes[edit]

Rule changes[edit]

It was announced in January as part of the annual preseason media tour in Charlotte that, after years of restrictions, drivers would be let loose as it were, popularly referred to as "Boys, Have At It". Rules were altered to allow for "bump drafting", especially at Daytona and Talladega. On February 10, the green-white-checker finish rule was altered in all three major series (including the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series) to allow for up to three attempts for said finish. Starting with the Shelby American, NASCAR extended its post-race inspections to include the first car out of the race that was not involved in a wreck; in other words, the first start and park.

At Martinsville, spoilers returned to the Car of Tomorrow after the finish of the 2009 Aaron's 499 that saw Carl Edwards' car becoming airborne and flying into the catch fencing after colliding with eventual winner Brad Keselowski on the last turn.

All teams were capped at four full-time teams starting in 2010, the only casualty of this was Roush Fenway Racing's No. 26 Ford, Which was closed following 2009. However, teams were able to have a part time fifth car for lower division rookie drivers. In 2016, NASCAR banned any form of a fifth car.

Hall of Fame opens[edit]

On May 11, the NASCAR Hall of Fame was officially opened in Charlotte, North Carolina. The three-story building houses historic artifacts, interactive displays and the shrine for inductees. The Charter Class of 2010 — made up of seven-time champions Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., his son and owner/driver Junior Johnson — were inducted on May 23.

Schedule[edit]

The total scheduled distance of the season was 14,461.9 miles (23,274.2 km), but race distances could be shorter or longer depending on weather and green-white-checker finishes. The final schedule was released on September 15, 2009.

The logo for the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup
The logo for the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup
No. Race title Track Date
Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 6
Gatorade Duels February 11
1 Daytona 500 February 14
2 Auto Club 500 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana February 21
3 Shelby American Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas February 28
4 Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta) Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton March 7
5 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 21
6 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville March 29
7 Subway Fresh Fit 600 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale April 10
8 Samsung Mobile 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 19
9 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega April 25
10 Crown Royal presents the Heath Calhoun 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond May 1
11 Showtime Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington May 8
12 Autism Speaks 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover May 16
Sprint Showdown Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 22
Sprint All-Star Race
13 Coca-Cola 600 May 30
14 Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 6
15 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 13
16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway, Sonoma June 20
17 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon June 27
18 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 3
19 LifeLock.com 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet July 10
20 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway July 25
21 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond August 1
22 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 8
23 Carfax 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 15
24 Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 21
25 Emory Healthcare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton September 5
26 Air Guard 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 11
Chase for the Sprint Cup
27 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 19
28 AAA 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover September 26
29 Price Chopper 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 3
30 Pepsi Max 400 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana October 10
31 Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 16
32 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville October 24
33 AMP Energy Juice 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega October 31
34 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 7
35 Kobalt Tools 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 14
36 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 21
Note:All times are when the race begins, not when the pre-race shows begin. Delays of the races are not shown on this list.
Source:[3]

Calendar changes[edit]

  • For the 2010 season, all races adopted standardized start times; east coast day races began at 1:00 pm. ET, west coast day races began at 12:00 pm. PT (3:00 pm. ET), and most night races began at 7:30 pm. ET. These changes were intended to alleviate fan confusion over the inconsistent scheduling practices of previous seasons, allow teams a "shorter" race day due to the earlier start times, and to provide more "flexibility" in the event of rain delays.[4][5] The Coca-Cola 600 maintained its traditional early-evening start time, while the Coke Zero 400 was delayed due to weather.[4][6]
  • The Autism Speaks 400 was moved before the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600.
  • The Subway Fresh Fit 600 and Samsung Mobile 500 switched their dates.

Broadcasting[edit]

United States[edit]

Fox Sports, their corporate sibling Speed, TNT, and ESPN/ABC are in the fourth year of a seven-year television contract scheduled to expire after the 2014 season. Showtime is going to show a highlights show for the first time.

Fox

Fox Sports broadcast the first 13 races, including the Budweiser Shootout, the 52nd Daytona 500, and the Coca-Cola 600. With Dover moving to mid-May, Fox ended their coverage with the 51st Coca-Cola 600. The Sprint All-Star Race XXVI along with the Gatorade Duels, practice sessions, and all qualifying and practice sessions (except for Daytona qualifying, which aired on Fox) were all broadcast on Speed. The network's Gopher Cam mascot, Digger, returned for on-screen displays.

TNT

Time Warner's Turner Sports division (through TNT) broadcast the next six races, including the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona in its limited commercial interruption wide open coverage format. That race will also be telecast in 3-D on both NASCAR.com and DirecTV. TNT's coverage will begin with the June Pocono race and end with Chicagoland. Qualifying and practice sessions will remain on Speed. Adam Alexander will be the new lead announcer, with Lindsay Czarniak hosting pre-and-post-race shows, replacing Bill Weber and Marc Fein respectively.

ESPN/ABC

ESPN carried the remaining races, beginning with the Brickyard 400. ABC, which formerly carried the last 11 races of the season, will carry the Saturday night races in Bristol, Richmond, and Charlotte.[7] Although previously races could not be moved from ABC to ESPN, early start times and ABC's plans to expand its Sunday morning political shows meant that NASCAR had to allow most Chase races to move to ESPN. This was met from criticism from most of ABC's southern-based affiliates, who had originally counted on NASCAR on those Sundays for ratings gains against the NFL.[8]

Most qualifying sessions will air on ESPN2, practice sessions and some qualifying will be shared by SPEED and ESPN2. Qualifying for the Pep Boys Auto 500 and AMP Energy 500 air on Speed because they are Saturday afternoon sessions during the college football season. Additionally, Jerry Punch was replaced in the play-by-play position by Marty Reid; Punch will return to the pits where he worked at ESPN until 2000.

Showtime

CBS-owned pay cable premium service Showtime carried a weekly one-hour highlight show titled Inside NASCAR every Wednesday at 10 pm ET/PT, with the series premiere on February 10. Chris Myers, who also hosts FOX's NASCAR coverage, will serve as host, joined by SPEED's Randy Pemberton & Michael Waltrip, and ESPN's Brad Daugherty, with the shows taping at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Studio 43. 38 episodes are planned, covering the season.

Radio

On radio, Sirius XM Radio carried all races in the series. Terrestrial radio rights are being handled as follows:

Other North American channels[edit]

In Canada, TSN and TSN 2 will have full coverage for the 2010 season.

International[edit]

In Australia, Fox Sports showed all Sprint Cup races live across their networks. Network Ten also showed races on its digital sports multichannel, ONE.

In Portugal, all races from the 2010 season were telecast on SportTv 3, while in Sweden, Viasat Motor televised the races.

In nearby Finland, Nelonen Sport Pro telecasted the season's events.

In Spain, Teledeporte telecasted six races of the season.

In Latin America, Speed Channel broadcast all Sprint Cup races and Nationwide races live.

In France, ABMoteurs broadcast all Sprint Cup races live.

In the United Kingdom, it was originally thought that Sky Sports had not secured the rights to the series for 2010.[9] However, this changed in early February as Sky announced that they will show live coverage of the Daytona 500, with an hour-long highlights package for the rest of the races, on the Monday following each race.[10] The remainder of the season, starting with the Shelby American, were shown on Open Access 3.[11]

Top 35 owner's points[edit]

Beginning at Martinsville, NASCAR used the 2010 owner's points standings. Teams in the top 35 positions were guaranteed entry into the race; those below had to qualify on time.

  • Changes after Phoenix race: No. 7 team moves into the Top 35, replacing the No. 34 team.
  • Texas: The No. 34 entry moves up to 34th, No. 37 falls to 35th, No. 7 is 36th, one point out of safety (Fifteen points separate 33rd (No. 38 team) and 36th).
  • Talladega: No. 34 team moves up to 33rd, No. 7 is 34th, No. 38 team is 35th, No. 37 team is two points out of safety.
  • Richmond: Front Row Motorsports cars are 34th (No. 34), 35th (No. 37), and 36th (No. 38).
  • Darlington: No change in and out initially. No. 7 entry penalized 25 points for violating NASCAR rules and slips to 35th.
  • Dover: No. 7 and No. 38 tied, No. 37 is two points out of safety
  • Charlotte: Front Row Motorsports cars (No. 34, No. 37, No. 38 in order) are in Top 35, No. 7 is 15 points out
  • Pocono: After a 150-point penalty, the No. 38 team falls out of the Top 35, while the No. 7 moves in.
Pos Number Owner Points Difference from 35th
32 7 Robby Gordon 2587 +36
33 37 Doug Yates 2579 +30
34 34 Bob Jenkins 2564 +15
35 71 Kevin Buckler 2549
36 38 Doug Yates 2454 −95

Results and standings[edit]

Races[edit]

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Winning manufacturer Report
Budweiser Shootout Carl Edwards Greg Biffle Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Report
Gatorade Duel No. 1 Mark Martin Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Report
Gatorade Duel No. 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tony Stewart Kasey Kahne Ford Report
1 Daytona 500 Mark Martin Kevin Harvick Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Report
2 Auto Club 500 Jamie McMurray Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Report
3 Shelby American Kurt Busch Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Report
4 Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kasey Kahne Kurt Busch Dodge Report
5 Food City 500 Joey Logano Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Report
6 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 Kevin Harvick Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
7 Subway Fresh Fit 600 A. J. Allmendinger Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch
Ryan Newman Chevrolet Report
8 Samsung Mobile 500 Tony Stewart Jeff Gordon Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
9 Aaron's 499 Jimmie Johnson Jeff Burton Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Report
10 Crown Royal 400 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota Report
11 Showtime Southern 500 Jamie McMurray Jeff Gordon Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
12 Autism Speaks 400 Martin Truex Jr. Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch Toyota Report
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Kurt Busch Jimmie Johnson Kurt Busch Dodge Report
13 Coca-Cola 600 Ryan Newman Kurt Busch Report
14 Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 Kyle Busch Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
15 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Kurt Busch Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Kasey Kahne Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Report
17 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Juan Pablo Montoya Kasey Kahne Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Report
18 Coke Zero 400 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Report
19 LifeLock.com 400 Jamie McMurray Jimmie Johnson David Reutimann Toyota Report
20 Brickyard 400 Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Report
21 Pennsylvania 500 Tony Stewart Jimmie Johnson Greg Biffle Ford Report
22 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Carl Edwards Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet Report
23 Carfax 400 Kasey Kahne Greg Biffle Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Report
24 Irwin Tools Night Race Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota Report
25 Emory Healthcare 500 Denny Hamlin Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Chevrolet Report
26 Air Guard 400 Carl Edwards Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
Chase for the Sprint Cup
27 Sylvania 300 Brad Keselowski Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Report
28 AAA 400 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Report
29 Price Chopper 400 Kasey Kahne Tony Stewart Greg Biffle Ford Report
30 Pepsi Max 400 Jamie McMurray Mark Martin Tony Stewart Chevrolet Report
31 Bank of America 500 Jeff Gordon Kyle Busch Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Report
32 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Denny Hamlin Jeff Burton Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
33 AMP Energy Juice 500 Juan Pablo Montoya Dale Earnhardt Jr. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Report
34 AAA Texas 500 Elliott Sadler Greg Biffle Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
35 Kobalt Tools 500 Carl Edwards Denny Hamlin Carl Edwards Ford Report
36 Ford 400 Kasey Kahne Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Ford Report

Drivers[edit]

(keyBold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results. * – Most laps led. Bold italics – Drivers currently in "wild card" qualifying positions for the Chase. (R) – Competing for Rookie of the Year

Pos. Driver DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM Points
1 Jimmie Johnson 35 1* 1 12 1 9 3* 2 31 10 36 16* 37 5 6 1* 1 31 25* 22 10* 28 12 35 3 3 25 1* 2 3 3 5 7 9 5 2 6622
2 Denny Hamlin 17 29 19 21 19 1* 30 1 4 11 1 4 18 1* 1* 34 14 24 8 15 5 37 2 34 43 1* 2 9 12 8 4 1 9 1 12* 14 6583
3 Kevin Harvick 7* 2 2 9 11 35 13 7 1 3 6 7 11 4 19 3 5 1* 34 2 4 11 1 14 33 9 5 15 3 7 8 3 2 6 6 3 6581
4 Carl Edwards 9 13 12 39 6 8 7 33 11 5 15 8 16 12 12 29 25 6 2 7 3 5 3 12 2 10 11 5 6 34 12 8 17 19 1 1* 6393
5 Matt Kenseth 8 7 5 2 5 18 6 20 28 13 13 3 10 17 14 30 17 15 13 12 18 13 5 10 11 14 23 18 7 30 6 15 16 2 7 9 6294
6 Greg Biffle 3 10 10 8 4 10 22 10 17 22 22 6 32 28 9 7 16 20 35 3 1 24 4* 8 36 32 17 19 1 41 5 33 19 5* 4 10 6247
7 Tony Stewart 22 9 7 13 2 26 23 32 16 23 23 9 15 3 5 9 2 25 9 5 2 7 6 27 1* 16 24 21 4* 1 21 24 31 11 17 8 6221
8 Kyle Busch 14 14 15 25 9 22 8 3 9 1* 7 1 3 2 20 39 11 40 17 8 23 8 18 1* 5 2 9 6 21 35 2* 4 25 32 13 32 6182
9 Jeff Gordon 26 20 3* 18 14 3 2 31* 22 2 4* 11 6 32 4 5 4 3 3 23 6 10 27 11 13 12 6 11 5 9 23 20 8 37 11 37 6176
10 Clint Bowyer 4 8 8 23 40 7 9 36 7 12 32 17 7 9 22 31 7 17 4 4 15 32 13 4 7 6 1* 25 15 2 17 38 1 7 21 12 6155
11 Kurt Busch 23 6 35 1 3* 23 35 4 8 18 3 19 1* 6 3 32 3 7 26 10 33 2 40 9 6 18 13 4 13 21 30 16 30 24 9 18 6142
12 Jeff Burton 11 3 11 20 10 20 25 12 32* 4 8 2 25 7 8 27 12 5 7 6 8 9 24 16 4 13 15 2 18 23 20 9* 41 36 19 31 6033
Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off
Pos. Driver DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM Points
13 Mark Martin 12 4 4 33 35 21 4 6 5 25 16 15 4 29 16 14 21 28 15 11 7 19 28 23 21 20 29 12 14 6* 14 2 11 3 8 16 4364
14 Jamie McMurray 1 17 34 29 8 30 24 30 2 19 2 32 2 36 24 15 18 39 5 1 22 6 20 3 15 17 3 13 11 17 1 11 36 16 10 21 4325
15 Ryan Newman 34 36 18 17 16 4 1 11 35 8 9 13 9 14 32 16 6 26 22 17 12 12 23 6 8 11 8 8 9 5 36 30 23 20 2 7 4302
16 Joey Logano 20 5 6 35 27 2 10 28 36 16 27 10 13 13 10 33 9 29 19 9 25 33 10 18 27 4 35 3 17 11 7 6 5 4 3 39 4185
17 Juan Pablo Montoya 10 37 37 3 26 36 5 34 3 6 5 35 38 8 13 10 34 27 16 32* 16 1* 7 7 9 7 16 14 29 14 11 19 3 28 16 35 4118
18 David Reutimann 5 15 13 40 38 28 20 37 14 15 11 5 5 15 18 20 15 11 1 28 17 23 16 2 16 19 7 35 35 10 9 27 4 15 26 38 4024
19 A. J. Allmendinger 32 25 25 6 17 38 15 13 19 17 37 14 14 10 11 13 10 36 14 16 24 4 17 31 18 8 12 10 10 19 25 12 32 14 18 5 3998
20 Kasey Kahne 30 34 9 4* 34 17 39 5 21 21 20 20 12 27 2 4 36* 2 6 13 19 17 14 5 32 29 14 28 37 4 38 14 26 13 30 6 3961
21 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2 32 16 15 7 15 12 8 13 32 18 30 22 19 7 11 8 4 23 27 27 26 19 13 22 34 4 23 22 16 29 7 39* 25 14 27 3953
22 Martin Truex Jr. 6 39 20 27 12 5 17 9 12 7 19 12 23 25 17 42 22 35 11 26 9 15 8 17 12 22 20 34 20 18 15 29 6 38 15 11 3916
23 Paul Menard 13 18 17 5 18 14 29 35 25 27 30 21 8 16 25 22 28 18 10 14 13 16 35 21 35 26 28 7 8 22 24 13 13 10 29 19 3776
24 David Ragan 16 23 23 37 29 16 19 15 6 24 14 26 24 26 34 25 20 38 12 20 14 25 11 32 19 23 22 24 16 32 10 17 21 8 25 20 3599
25 Brad Keselowski 36 21 26 36 13 12 16 14 34 14 12 18 20 21 27 35 26 30 18 19 20 20 34 19 25 15 18 22 23 26 27 10 10 33 42 13 3485
26 Marcos Ambrose 41 35 14 11 33 11 11 17 37 9 25 36 36 30 15 6 13 32 28 21 39 3 15 20 10 5 30 20 34 33 16 34 34 12 22 26 3422
27 Elliott Sadler 24 24 27 19 20 24 31 18 33 38 21 28 21 31 21 17 19 22 21 38 34 29 9 29 41 27 21 17 28 13 26 28 14 23 28 28 3234
28 Regan Smith 39 19 21 14 36 32 26 21 38 30 17 24 19 18 23 38 33 33 20 33 21 34 21 30 17 25 19 26 26 12 13 31 12 22 23 17 3229
29 Sam Hornish Jr. 37 16 28 28 32 13 18 19 24 36 31 34 17 11 26 36 23 21 24 30 11 14 32 25 30 28 10 36 36 15 40 25 15 18 32 24 3214
30 Scott Speed 19 11 22 10 31 33 21 16 15 35 28 23 30 20 28 18 27 10 30 25 26 43 25 33 34 24 36 32 19 24 19 23 29 27 35 23 3178
31 Bobby Labonte 21 27 38 22 21 29 27 23 23 33 34 39 31 38 41 23 30 16 29 31 28 35 33 38 31 39 39 27 41 38 22 43 38 30 20 22 2583
32 David Gilliland DNQ 26 30 26 23 19 32 29 31 35 25 26 33 35 19 35 32 DNQ 30 27 36 26 20 37 33 30 32 20 28 37 33 29 38 25 2445
33 Travis Kvapil 29 30 24 30 25 27 36 24 18 34 26 29 28 22 31 24 DNQ 34 31 24 29 30 30 22 29 35 32 33 33 28 31 35 DNQ 41 34 34 2426
34 Robby Gordon 28 33 32 43 22 34 14 26 20 28 38 31 33 33 2 12 38 36 36 39 40 26 33 22 18 35 33 2028
35 Kevin Conway (R) 31 36 31 28 31 33 27 30 37 33 33 35 35 40 28 32 14 33 34 31 31 36 37 41 37 38 31 DNQ QL 30 1830
36 Casey Mears DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 30 DNQ 26 DNQ 22 29 23 36 29 40 DNQ 36 DNQ 39 26 21 38 29 24 25 DNQ 40 24 26 24 33 1573
37 Dave Blaney DNQ 41 29 41 42 42 42 43 43 DNQ 42 41 43 40 DNQ 37 42 43 DNQ 41 42 DNQ DNQ 24 30 31 43 31 29 32 36 42 42 37 36 1416
38 Joe Nemechek 43 40 41 38 43 39 38 40 42 43 DNQ 38 39 43 37 40 39 41 43 40 40 39 43 DNQ 38 42 40 41 DNQ 37 DNQ 41 27 43 DNQ 41 1361
39 Reed Sorenson DNQ 39 41 43 DNQ 24 8 27 35 32 26 15 14 27 16 30 27 18 1355
40 Brian Vickers 15 12 31 7 15 6 37 38 29 20 10 1158
41 Bill Elliott 27 16 25 27 29 37 18 22 23 25 35 40 15 1107
42 Mike Bliss 42 22 39 24 DNQ 25 DNQ 42 10 40 DNQ 40 DNQ DNQ 9 41 DNQ DNQ 42 QL 41 40 DNQ DNQ DNQ 39 39 43 1050
43 Max Papis 40 28 33 34 DNQ 40 40 22 40 DNQ 29 DNQ DNQ 34 43 43 43 42 42 43 DNQ 22 41 907
44 J. J. Yeley 41 37 34 37 39 26 38 19 DNQ DNQ 38 DNQ DNQ DNQ 40 42 42 42 43 39 DNQ 31 42 891
45 Michael McDowell 33 42 42 42 43 43 41 DNQ 40 42 42 39 41 DNQ DNQ 42 43 42 42 43 39 DNQ 43 39 40 39 39 DNQ 35 DNQ DNQ DNQ 879
46 David Stremme 24 37 DNQ DNQ 27 29 24 27 DNQ 24 30 31 37 36 DNQ DNQ 825
47 Landon Cassill 38 39 39 41 38 37 DNQ 33 42 38 43 40 42 42 DNQ 40 40 40 717
48 Aric Almirola DNQ 43 43 DNQ 39 41 DNQ DNQ 21 20 21 27 4 704
49 Tony Raines 42 31 28 38 34 31 39 32 36 534
50 Patrick Carpentier 21 29 28 27 DNQ 37 31 DNQ 474
51 Andy Lally 37 18 37 36 34 34 29 471
52 Boris Said 25 38 40 32 8 38 448
53 Todd Bodine DNQ 39 DNQ 40 42 40 DNQ DNQ 37 37 41 DNQ DNQ 313
54 Robert Richardson Jr. 31 26 23 37 301
55 Michael Waltrip 18 41 39 DNQ DNQ 28 284
56 P. J. Jones 41 35 41 37 190
57 Jeff Green 24 36 DNQ DNQ 41 DNQ 186
58 Mattias Ekström 21 31 175
59 Terry Cook DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 37 DNQ 34 DNQ DNQ 39 DNQ DNQ 164
60 Johnny Sauter DNQ DNQ 41 DNQ 41 43 41 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 154
61 Chad McCumbee 42 22 134
62 Steve Park 13 129
63 Jan Magnussen 12 127
64 Scott Riggs 28 DNQ 42 DNQ DNQ DNQ 116
65 Ken Schrader 18 114
66 Trevor Bayne 17 112
67 Hermie Sadler 26 85
68 Terry Labonte 40 41 83
69 Jacques Villeneuve 29 76
70 Jason Leffler DNQ 43 DNQ 43 DNQ DNQ 68
71 John Andretti 38 49
72 Ron Fellows 40 43
73 Geoff Bodine 41 40
74 Jeff Fuller DNQ 43 34
75 Brendan Gaughan 43 34
76 Brandon Ash DNQ DNQ 0
77 Brian Simo DNQ 0
78 Josh Wise DNQ DNQ 0
79 Ted Musgrave DNQ DNQ 0
80 Kevin Lepage DNQ 0
81 Tony Ave DNQ 0
82 Brian Keselowski DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
83 Derrike Cope DNQ 0
84 Mike Wallace DNQ 0
85 Norm Benning DNQ 0
Pos. Driver DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM Points
– Due to feeling sick, Kasey Kahne did not complete the race and during a caution, he was replaced by J. J. Yeley after he started and parked his normal No. 36 car. Since Kahne started the race, he is officially credited with the 38th-place finish.

Note:This list does not include exhibition races.

Manufacturer[edit]

Pos Manufacturer Wins Points
1 Chevrolet 18 261
2 Toyota 12 217
3 Ford 4 176
4 Dodge 2 138
Source:[12]

Rookie entries[edit]

The Rookie of the Year Award winner was Kevin Conway. Conway ran 28 races with a best finish of 14th. The only other competitor, Terry Cook, managed to run only three races.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ a b "After Falling Asleep At Wheel, Changes Coming". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Races will start at consistent times". ESPN.com. October 7, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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  7. ^ "Nine of 10 Chase races on ESPN". ESPN.com. ESPN. January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  8. ^ "ABC Affiliates Decry Migration of Sports to ESPN". Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
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  11. ^ "NASCAR gets new UK TV deal". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. February 25, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  12. ^ "Maunfactuer Standings". Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.

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