2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was the 62nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States. 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 off season, NASCAR announced a few calendar changes, including a standardized start time. Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, while Jimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship with a second finish at the final race of the season. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 261 points.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Team changes
- Roush Fenway Racing removed one of their cars because of the five to four car maximum rule.
- Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing merged to form one team. Richard Petty Motorsports switched from Dodges after the merger to Yates Racing with Fords.
- Richard Childress Racing removed one of their cars to form a three car team.
Driver changes
- Martin Truex, Jr. left Earnhardt Ganassi Racings' 1 car to drive for Michael Waltrip Racing's 56 car in 2010, replacing Michael Waltrip who ran a parsual schedule with the team's 51 and Prism Motorsports 55 car. Truex, Jr. signed a multi-year agreement, with options for further years.[1]
- Jamie McMurray moved from Roush Fenway Racing to Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.[2]
2010 calendar
The total scheduled distance of the season will be 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.
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date | Time | U.S. Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | UTC | |||||||
| Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | 6 February | 20:10 | 01:10 | Fox | |||
| Gatorade Duels | 11 February | 14:00 | 19:00 | Speed | ||||
| 1 | Daytona 500 | 14 February | 13:00 | 18:00 | Fox | |||
| 2 | Auto Club 500 | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana | 21 February | 15:00 | 20:00 | Fox | ||
| 3 | Shelby American at Las Vegas | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | 28 February | 15:00 | 20:00 | Fox | ||
| 4 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton | 7 March | 13:00 | 18:00 | Fox | ||
| 5 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | 21 March | 13:00 | 17:00 | Fox | ||
| 6 | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | 29 March | 12:00 | 16:00 | Fox | ||
| 7 | Subway Fresh Fit 600 | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale | 10 April | 19:30 | 23:30 | Fox | ||
| 8 | Samsung Mobile 500 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | 19 April | 12:00 | 16:00 | Fox | ||
| 9 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega | 25 April | 13:00 | 17:00 | Fox | ||
| 10 | Heath Calhoun 400 | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond | 1 May | 19:30 | 23:30 | Fox | ||
| 11 | Showtime Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway, Darlington | 8 May | 19:30 | 23:30 | Fox | ||
| 12 | Autism Speaks 400 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | 16 May | 13:00 | 17:00 | Fox | ||
| Sprint All-Star Race | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | 22 May | 19:30 | 23:30 | Speed | |||
| 13 | Coca-Cola 600 | 30 May | 17:45 | 21:45 | Fox | |||
| 14 | Gillete Fusion ProGlide 500 | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | 6 June | 15:00 | 19:00 | TNT | ||
| 15 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | 13 June | 13:00 | 17:00 | TNT | ||
| 16 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway, Sonoma | 20 June | 15:00 | 19:00 | TNT | ||
| 17 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | 27 June | 13:00 | 17:00 | TNT | ||
| 18 | Coke Zero 400 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | 3 July | 21:24 | 01:24 | TNT | ||
| 19 | Lifelock.com 400 | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet | 10 July | 19:30 | 23:30 | TNT | ||
| 20 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway | 25 July | 13:00 | 17:00 | ESPN | ||
| 21 | Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | 1 August | 13:00 | 17:00 | ESPN | ||
| 22 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | 8 August | 13:00 | 17:00 | ESPN | ||
| 23 | Carfax 400 | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | 15 August | 13:00 | 17:00 | ESPN | ||
| 24 | Irwin Tools Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | 21 August | 19:30 | 23:30 | ABC | ||
| 25 | Emory Healthcare 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton | 5 September | 19:30 | 23:30 | ESPN | ||
| 26 | Air Guard 400 | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond | 11 September | 19:30 | 23:30 | ABC | ||
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| 27 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | 19 September | 13:00 | 17:00 | ESPN | ||
| 28 | AAA 400 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | 26 September | 13:00 | 17:00 | ESPN | ||
| 29 | Price Chopper 400 | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City | 3 October | 13:00 | 17:00 | ESPN | ||
| 30 | Pepsi Max 400 | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana | 10 October | 15:00 | 19:00 | ESPN | ||
| 31 | Bank of America 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | 16 October | 19:30 | 23:30 | ABC | ||
| 32 | TUMS Fast Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | 24 October | 13:00 | 17:00 | ESPN | ||
| 33 | AMP Energy Juice 500 | Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega | 31 October | 13:00 | 17:00 | ESPN | ||
| 34 | AAA Texas 500 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | 7 November | 15:00 | 20:00 | ESPN | ||
| 35 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale | 14 November | 15:00 | 20:00 | ESPN | ||
| 36 | Ford 400 | Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead | 21 November | 13:00 | 18:00 | ESPN | ||
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. | ||||||||
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Calendar changes
- 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.
- All races have standardized start times.
- A new policy, entitled Have at it, boys, permits NASCAR drivers to enhance their contact with their opposing drivers while making official penalties more lax.[4]
Top 35 owner's points
Beginning at Martinsville, NASCAR used the 2010 Owner's Points Standings. Teams in the top 35 positions are guaranteed entry into the race; those below must 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 (#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 (#34), 35th (#37), and 36th (#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 (#34, No. 37, #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 |
Rule changes
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. 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.
Broadcasting
United States
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 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 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.
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:
- Motor Racing Network carried races at tracks owned by their corporate sibling, International Speedway Corporation as well as the races at Dover and Pocono and the All-Star Race at Charlotte;
- Speedway Motorsports, Inc.-owned Performance Racing Network carried events from those SMI tracks, and will jointly produced the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.
Other North American Channels
In Canada, TSN and TSN 2 will have full coverage for the 2010 season.
International
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.[7] 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.[8] The remainder of the season, starting with the Shelby American, were shown on Open Access 3.[9]
Hall of Fame opens
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. and his son and owner/driver Junior Johnson — were inducted on May 23.
Results and standings
Races
Drivers
(key) Bold – 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.
| Pos | Driver | DAY | CAL | LSV | ATL | BRI | MAR | PHO | TEX | TAL | RIC | DAR | DOV | CHA | POC | MIC | INF | NHA | DY2 | CHI | IND | PO2 | GLN | MI2 | BR2 | AT2 | RI2 | NH2 | DV2 | KAN | CA2 | CH2 | MA2 | TL2 | TX2 | PH2 | 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 | 6,622 |
| 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 | 6,583 |
| 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 | 6,581 |
| 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* | 6,393 |
| 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 | 6,294 |
| 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 | 6,247 |
| 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 | 6,221 |
| 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 | 6,182 |
| 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 | 6,176 |
| 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 | 6,155 |
| 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 | 6,142 |
| 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 | 6,033 |
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| 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 | 4,364 |
| 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 | 4,325 |
| 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 | 4,302 |
| 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 | 4,185 |
| 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 | 4,118 |
| 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 | 4,024 |
| 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 | 3,998 |
| 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 | 3,961 |
| 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 | 3,953 |
| 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 | 3,916 |
| 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 | 3,776 |
| 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 | 3,599 |
| 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 | 3,485 |
| 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 | 3,422 |
| 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 | 3,234 |
| 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 | 3,229 |
| 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 | 3,214 |
| 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 | 3,178 |
| 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 | 2,583 |
| 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 | 2,445 | ||
| 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 | 2,426 |
| 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 | 2,028 | |||||||||
| 35 | Kevin Conway | 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 | DNS | 30 | 1,830 | ||||||
| 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 | 1,573 | ||||||
| 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 | 1,416 | |
| 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 | 1,361 |
| 39 | Reed Sorenson | DNQ | 39 | 41 | 43 | DNQ | 24 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 1,355 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Brian Vickers | 15 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 1,158 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Bill Elliott | 27 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 1,107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Mike Bliss | 42 | 22 | 39 | 24 | DNQ | 25 | DNQ | 42 | 10 | 40 | DNQ | 40 | DNQ | DNQ | 9 | 41 | DNQ | DNQ | 42 | DNS | 41 | 40 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 39 | 39 | 43 | 1,050 | ||||||||
| 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 | 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 | LSV | ATL | BRI | MAR | PHO | TEX | TAL | RIC | DAR | DOV | CHA | POC | MIC | INF | NHA | DY2 | CHI | IND | PO2 | GLN | MI2 | BR2 | AT2 | RI2 | NH2 | DV2 | KAN | CA2 | CH2 | MA2 | TL2 | TX2 | PH2 | HOM | Points |
Note:This list does not include exhibition races.
Manufacturer
| Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 18 | 261 |
| 2 | Toyota | 12 | 217 |
| 3 | Ford | 4 | 176 |
| 4 | Dodge | 2 | 138 |
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Rookie entries
The easy favorite for Rookie of the Year was Kevin Conway. Conway ran 28 races with a best finish of 14th. The ony other competitor, Terry Cook, managed to run only 3 races.
References
- ↑ "Truex Jr. will make move to MWR for 2010 season". NASCAR. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ Pearce, Al (16 September 2009). "McMurray poised to replace Truex Jr. at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing". Autoweek. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Schedule". www.jayski.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ↑ Have at it, boys information at NASCAR Speed TV
- ↑ "Nine of 10 Chase races on ESPN". ESPN.com (ESPN). 2010-01-13. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ↑
- ↑ "No more NASCAR". huewen.com (Keith Huewen). 2010-01-09. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ↑ "Daytona 500 live in UK". huewen.com (Keith Huewen). 2010-02-05. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ↑ "NASCAR gets new UK TV deal". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ↑ "Maunfactuer Standings". Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
External links
- 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at ESPN
- NASCAR.com
- NASCAR 2010 Schedule Released
- RacingOne
- Jayski's Silly Season Site
- Speed Channel
- ThatsRacin.com
- 2010 Sprint Cup Series schedule
- Racing-Reference.info
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