2010 Food City 500

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2010 Food City 500
Race details [1] [2]
Race 5 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2010 Food City 500 program cover.jpeg
2010 Food City 500 program cover
Date March 21, 2010 (2010-March-21)
Official name Food City 500
Location Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.857 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (430 km)
Weather Isolated thunderstorms with a high around 57; wind out of the NE at 7 mph. Chance of precipitation 20%.
Average speed 79.618 miles per hour (128.133 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 15.396
Most laps led
Driver Kurt Busch Penske Racing
Laps 278
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
Nielsen Ratings 4.4 [3]

The 2010 Food City 500 was held on March 21, 2010, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee as the fifth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. This race marked the last appearance of the rear wing on the Car of Tomorrow, with the spoiler returning the following race. [4]

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This race also was the first of three in Carl Edwards' probation following his altercation with Brad Keselowski at the previous race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, in which Keselowski went airborne, subsequently crashing on his side door. [5] The race had 39 lead changes among 13 different leaders and 10 cautions. [6] [7] [8]

The race attendance of 138,000 marked the end of a long streak of sellout seats at the track, which has a capacity of 158,000. [9] The race had been a sellout since 1982. [10] Draconian regulations kept intact since the 1970s along with rising ticket prices and unexciting restrictor plate races at Talladega and Daytona helped to contribute to the empty seats at NASCAR races in addition to declining TV ratings. [11]

Race report

Practices and qualifying

Joey Logano won the pole for the race. Joey Logano Richmond 2010.jpg
Joey Logano won the pole for the race.

In the first practice, the fastest were Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne; the practice also had three red flags because Kyle Busch, Bobby Labonte, and Jimmie Johnson spun on the frontstretch. [12] [13] During qualifying, Joey Logano won his first Sprint Cup Series pole position while Kurt Busch, Dave Blaney, Jimmie Johnson, and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top-five. [14] There were only two drivers who failed to qualify: Mike Bliss and Max Papis, both suffering their first DNQs of the season. By contrast both Casey Mears (driving for Keyed-Up Motorsports) and rookie Terry Cook (driving for Whitney Motorsports) made their first starts of the season. [14] In the second practice, the fastest were Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Joey Logano. [15] During final practice, the fastest were Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, and Joey Logano. [16]

Qualifying results

RANKDRIVERNBRCARTIMESPEED
1 Joey Logano20Toyota15.396  124.630  
2 Kurt Busch2Dodge15.492  123.857  
3 Dave Blaney66Toyota15.493  123.849  *
4 Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet15.497  123.818  
5 Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet15.512  123.698  
6 Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet15.521  123.626  
7 Matt Kenseth17Ford15.537  123.499  
8 Carl Edwards99Ford15.549  123.403  
9 Marcos Ambrose47Toyota15.561  123.308  
10 David Reutimann00Toyota15.566  123.269  
11 Tony Stewart14Chevrolet15.569  123.245  
12 Paul Menard98Ford15.579  123.166  
13 Mark Martin5Chevrolet15.587  123.103  
14 Jeff Burton31Chevrolet15.609  122.929  
15 Denny Hamlin11Toyota15.612  122.905  
16 David Gilliland38Ford15.613  122.898  
17 Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet15.614  122.890  
18 Dale Earnhardt Jr.88Chevrolet15.614  122.890  
19 Martin Truex Jr.56Toyota15.625  122.803  
20 Regan Smith78Chevrolet15.627  122.787  
21 Ryan Newman39Chevrolet15.638  122.701  
22 Sam Hornish Jr.77Dodge15.647  122.631  
23 A.J. Allmendinger43Ford15.659  122.537  
24 Kasey Kahne9Ford15.675  122.411  
25 Greg Biffle16Ford15.678  122.388  
26 Clint Bowyer33Chevrolet15.684  122.341  
27 Aric Almirola09Chevrolet15.698  122.232  *
28 Brian Vickers83Toyota15.701  122.209  
29 Scott Speed82Toyota15.711  122.131  *
30 David Ragan6Ford15.733  121.960  
31 David Stremme26Ford15.783  121.574  
32 Robby Gordon7Toyota15.786  121.551  
33 Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet15.792  121.505  
34 Casey Mears90Chevrolet15.823  121.267  *
35 Joe Nemechek87Toyota15.833  121.190  *
36 Brad Keselowski12Dodge15.841  121.129  
37 Elliott Sadler19Ford15.844  121.106  
38 Kyle Busch18Toyota15.845  121.098  
39 Michael Waltrip55Toyota15.848  121.075  *
40 Terry Cook46Dodge15.850  121.060  *
41 Travis Kvapil34Ford15.868  120.923  
42 Mike Bliss36Chevrolet15.930  120.452  *
43 Max Papis13Toyota16.014  119.820  *
44 Bobby Labonte71Chevrolet16.193  118.496  PC
45 Kevin Conway37Ford16.268  117.949  OP

OP: qualified via owners points

PC: qualified as past champion

PR: provisional

QR: via qualifying race

* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Mike Bliss (#36), Max Papis (#13)

Race summary

For pre-race concerts, the musical group 4TROOPS, a military band, and Lee Greenwood performed for the fans. Afterward, 4TROOPS performed the National Anthem, and Rev. Mike Rife, of Vansant Church of Christ, gave the Invocation. Steve Austin gave the command "Gentlemen, start your engines!". [17] Before the race, Terry Cook moved to the back of the field because he missed driver introductions. [18] For the first time in his young career, Joey Logano led the field for the green flag. [19] Immediately after the start, Kurt Busch passed him for the lead. On lap 6, Jimmie Johnson passed Busch for the lead. While Logano fell back, Johnson continued to lead until lap 30; Busch passed him in heavy traffic. Busch kept the lead until lap 40, at the first caution. The caution came out when Dave Blaney had a flat tire. Brad Keselowski stayed out while other drivers came in to change tires and add gasoline which resulted him getting the lead. On lap 46, the green flag came out again. Keselowski kept the lead until lap 53 when Jimmie Johnson passed him. Five laps later, the second caution came out because Clint Bowyer slammed into the wall from a blown engine. Few drivers went to change tires and add gasoline on this caution; Johnson led the field to the green flag on lap 62. Johnson kept the lead until lap 99 when Busch passed him in traffic. [17] After Kurt Busch led for seventeen laps, the third caution came out because Denny Hamlin hit the wall in turn two. Most drivers went to pit road to change their tires, but Busch was first off pit road and led them to the green flag on lap 123. Busch's lead would not continue for long as Greg Biffle passed him on lap 124. Three laps later, the fourth caution came out because of rain. With the few rain drops at the track, NASCAR decided to keep the cars on the track to help make sure the track would stay dry. After a sixteen lap caution period, the race resumed on lap 143 with Biffle as the leader. On lap 158, Jimmie Johnson attempted to get the lead but Biffle remained the leader. On lap 191 he was passed by Juan Pablo Montoya for the lead, but four laps later Biffle retook it. [17]

Race winner Jimmie Johnson in 2015. Jimmie Johnson cropped.JPG
Race winner Jimmie Johnson in 2015.

Nine laps later, on lap 204, Biffle was still the leader, but the fifth caution flag came out because Kasey Kahne hit the wall. On lap 210 the green flag came out with Juan Pablo Montoya the leader. After some switching positions on lap 223 Kurt Busch took the lead. Soon after the lead change, there was a green flag run until lap 263 when the sixth yellow came out because Kyle Busch slammed the outside wall. The race resumed on lap 271 with Kurt Busch the leader. [17]

At lap 300, the top three drivers were Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, and Jimmie Johnson. Then on lap 323 the seventh caution flag waved because Regan Smith had tire troubles. Kurt Busch won the race out of pit road to lead the field to the green flag on lap 331. Ten laps later, on lap 342, the eighth caution came out because of a large wreck. The wreck started with Mark Martin and Greg Biffle colliding; thirteen more cars were involved. [20] On lap 358, the green flag came out with Kurt Busch the leader. By lap 370, the top three positions were occupied by Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, and Jamie McMurray. Rain brought out the ninth caution twenty laps later. [17]

On lap 411, the green flag came back out with Brad Keselowski the leader; Kurt Busch passed him three laps later. By lap 433, Jimmie Johnson caught Kurt Busch. Johnson tried to pass Busch on lap 444, but did not get the lead. During the longest green flag run of the race, Joey Logano hit the turn two wall on lap 479; there was no caution. Three laps later, the tenth caution came out because of debris on the track. During pit stops, Greg Biffle beat everyone out of pit road to lead the field to the green flag on lap 490. Busch and Johnson were fifth and sixth. On lap 492, Tony Stewart took the lead from Biffle; Johnson passed him on the outside a lap later. Jimmie Johnson kept the lead to earn his first career win at Bristol. [21] It was his fiftieth win in his Sprint Cup Series career, and his third win of 2010. [17] [21] [22]

Race results

PosGridCarDriverTeamMake
1448 Jimmie Johnson [23] [24] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
21114 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
322 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge
42516 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford
5717 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway RacingFord
6899 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway RacingFord
71888 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
8171 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
93818 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
101431 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
113329 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
121956 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
133612 Brad Keselowski Penske RacingDodge
14524 Jeff Gordon Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
152883 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota
162139 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
172343 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
181298 Paul Menard Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
191511 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
203719 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
214371 Bobby Labonte TRG Motorsports Chevrolet
22327 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota
231638 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
243126 David Stremme Latitude 43 Motorsports Ford
254134 Travis Kvapil Front Row MotorsportsFord
26642 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
27120 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
284237 Kevin Conway Front Row MotorsportsFord
29306 David Ragan Roush Fenway RacingFord
303490 Casey Mears Keyed Up Motorsports Chevrolet
312982 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing TeamToyota
322277 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske RacingDodge
33947 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota
34249 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
35135 Mark Martin Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
362078 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
374046 Terry Cook Whitney Motorsports Dodge
381000 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
392709 Aric Almirola Phoenix Racing Chevrolet
402633 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
413955 Michael Waltrip Prism Motorsports Toyota
42366 Dave Blaney Prism MotorsportsToyota
433587 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota

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