2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

American motorsport season November 2023 June 2020 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2010 Champions | Seasons thumb|Jimmie Johnson, the 2010 Sprint Cup Series champion. This was the fifth of his five consecutive titles. thumb|Denny Hamlin came in second behind Johnson by 39 points. thumb|Kevin Harvick came in third behind Johnson by 41 points. thumb|Kevin Conway, Rookie of the Year. thumb|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. Teams and drivers Complete schedule There were 43 full-time teams in 2010. ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberDriverCrew 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 1–12 Pete Rondeau 24 13–36 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 1–7 Marc Reno 25 1–25 Nick Harrison 11 26–36 Mike Bliss 7 8–13, 17 Terry Cook (R) 1 14 Landon Cassill 6 15, 21, 23, 25, 31, 34 Jan Magnussen 1 16 Bobby Labonte 14 18–20, 22, 24, 26–30, 32–33, 35–36 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 1–7 Johnny Sauter 5 8–9, 12–13, 15 Casey Mears 7 10–11, 17, 19–21, 23 Geoff Bodine 1 14 Brian Simo 1 16 Steve Park 1 18 Ron Fellows 1 22 Dave Blaney 7 24, 26–28, 32–33, 35 J. J. Yeley 6 25, 29–31, 34, 36 TRG Motorsports 71 Bobby Labonte 19 1–16, 21, 23, 25 Doug Randolph 14 1–14 Paul Clapprood 5 15–21 Dan Stillman 17 22–36 Andy Lally 7 17, 22, 27, 30–31, 34, 36 Mike Bliss 1 18 Landon Cassill 5 19–20, 24, 26, 28 Tony Raines 1 29 Hermie Sadler 1 32 Chad McCumbee 1 33 Brendan Gaughan 1 35 Whitney Motorsports 46 Michael McDowell 12 25–36 Jeremy Lafaver Dodge Terry Cook (R) 10 1–10 J. J. Yeley 14 11–24 Penske Championship Racing 2 Kurt Busch Steve Addington 12 Brad Keselowski Jay Guy 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Travis Geisler Ford Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing 34 John Andretti 1 1 Travis Kvapil 19 2–12, 24–25, 28–31, 34, 36 Kevin Conway (R) 10 13–22 Tony Raines 5 23, 26–27, 32, 35 Robert Richardson Jr. 1 33 37 Travis Kvapil 4 1, 16, 20, 22 Kevin Conway (R) 6 2–5, 11–12 David Gilliland 19 6–8, 10, 13–15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25–27, 29, 32–33, 35–36 Robert Richardson Jr. 2 9, 18 Tony Raines 2 24, 28 Dave Blaney 3 30–31, 34 38 Robert Richardson Jr. 1 1 David Gilliland 14 2–5, 11–12, 16, 20, 22, 24, 28, 30–31, 34 Kevin Conway (R) 5 6–10 Travis Kvapil 13 13–15, 17–19, 21, 23, 26–27, 32–33, 35 Dave Blaney 3 25, 29, 36 Latitude 43 Motorsports 26 Boris Said 5 1–4, 16 Frank Stoddard David Stremme 16 5–15, 17–21 Patrick Carpentier 8 22–23, 25, 29–31, 34, 36 Jeff Green 4 24, 26–28 Ken Schrader 1 32 Bill Elliott 1 33 J. J. Yeley 1 35 Richard Petty Motorsports 9 Kasey Kahne 31 1–31 Kenny Francis Aric Almirola 5 32–36 19 Elliott Sadler Wally Rogers 18 1–18 Todd Parrott 18 19–36 43 A. J. Allmendinger Mike Shiplett 98 Paul Menard Slugger Labbe Roush Fenway Racing 6 David Ragan Donnie Wingo 29 1–29 Drew Blickensderfer 7 30–36 16 Greg Biffle Greg Erwin 17 Matt Kenseth Todd Parrott 16 1–16 Jimmy Fennig 20 17–36 99 Carl Edwards Bob Osborne Toyota Germain Racing 13 Max Papis 23 1–23 Bootie Barker Casey Mears 13 24–36 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Denny Hamlin Mike Ford 18 Kyle Busch Dave Rogers 20 Joey Logano Greg Zipadelli JTG Daugherty RacingMichael 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 1–6, 9–22 Michael McDowell 2 7–8 Scott Riggs 4 23–26 Johnny Sauter 3 27, 32–33 Ted Musgrave 1 28 Jason Leffler 4 29–31, 35 Mike Bliss 2 34, 36 NEMCO Motorsports 87 Joe Nemechek Phillipe Lopez Red Bull Racing Team 82 Scott Speed Jimmy Elledge 13 1–13 Ryan Pemberton 23 14–36 83 Brian Vickers 11 1–11 Ryan Pemberton 13 1–13 Jimmy Elledge 23 14–36 Casey Mears 4 12–15 Mattias Ekström 2 16, 26 Reed Sorenson 13 17–21, 23–25, 27–31 Boris Said 1 22 Kasey Kahne 5 32–36 Robby Gordon Motorsports 7 Robby Gordon 25 1–13, 15–16, 18–20, 22, 27, 31–35Ian Watt 6 1–6 Samuel Stanley 18 7–13, 24–34 Gene Nead 8 14–23 Steve Lane 2 35–36 Ted Musgrave 1 14 Bobby Labonte 1 17 P. J. Jones 2 21, 23 Kevin Conway (R) 7 24–26, 28–30, 36 Limited schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberDriverRounds Chevrolet Keyed-Up Motorsports 90 Casey Mears6 1–6 Scott Riggs 1 7 Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Kevin Lepage 1 24 Norm Benning Racing 57 Norm Benning1 1 Stavola Labonte Racing 10 Terry Labonte 1 26 Bobby Labonte 2 31, 34 Tommy Baldwin Racing35 Johnny Sauter3 2, 6–7 Aric Almirola 1 9 Tri-Star Motorsports Tony Ave 1 22Dodge Ash Racing 02 Brandon Ash2 7, 16 K-Automotive Motorsports 92 Mike Wallace 1 1 Brian Keselowski3 24, 26, 34 Stratus Racing Group 75 Derrike Cope1 1 Whitney Motorsports 81 J. J. Yeley 2 28, 32 Scott Riggs1 34 Terry Labonte1 35 Ford Wood Brothers Racing 21 Bill Elliott12 1, 4, 8, 13, 15, 19–20, 23, 25, 29, 31, 36 Trevor Bayne1 34 Toyota BAM Racing 49 David Gilliland1 1 Braun Racing 32 Reed Sorenson5 1, 8, 10–11, 13 Mike Bliss3 19, 23–24 Jacques Villeneuve1 20 Jason Leffler2 25–26 Gunselman Motorsports 64 Tony Raines 1 10 Todd Bodine12 11–13, 15, 17–21, 24–26 Chad McCumbee1 14 Landon Cassill7 27, 29–30, 32–33, 35–36 Josh Wise1 28 Jeff Green2 31, 34 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 27 Todd Bodine 1 1 Michael Waltrip Racing 51 Michael Waltrip1 1 551 33 Prism Motorsports4 5, 9, 15–16 Michael McDowell18 1–4, 6, 10–14, 17–24 Dave Blaney2 7–8 Mike Bliss7 25, 27–31, 35 Terry Labonte1 26 Terry Cook (R)1 32 NEMCO Motorsports 97 Jeff Fuller 2 1, 33 R3 Motorsports 23 Johnny Sauter 1 31 Josh Wise1 34 Robby Gordon Motorsports 07 P. J. Jones2 16, 22 Robby Gordon3 23–24, 32 Kevin Conway (R)1 31 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 Racing's No. 1 car to drive for Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 56 in 2010, replacing Michael Waltrip, who ran a partial schedule with the team's No. 51 and Prism Motorsports No. 55. Truex Jr. signed a multi-year agreement, with options for further years.Truex Jr. will make move to MWR for 2010 season http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/07/07/mwaltrip.mtruexjr.move.to.mwr/index.html August 23, 2010 NASCAR July 7, 2009 Jamie McMurray moved from Roush Fenway Racing to replace Truex Jr. in the No. 1 for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.Pearce Al McMurray poised to replace Truex Jr. at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090912/nascar/909139998 August 23, 2010 Autoweek September 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629021145/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090912/nascar/909139998 June 29, 2011 dead 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, 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 NASCAR Hall of Fame 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 The total scheduled distance of the season was 14461.9 mi 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. right|250px|The logo for the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup No. Race title Track Date Budweiser ShootoutDaytona 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 21Note: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:2010 Schedule http://jayski.com/pages/2010cup_sched.htm August 22, 2010 www.jayski.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100819093855/http://jayski.com/pages/2010cup_sched.htm August 19, 2010 live Calendar changes 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.After Falling Asleep At Wheel, Changes Coming http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-02-09/sports/1002090015_1_nascar-president-mike-helton-events-week-in-and-week-out-season-previewing/2 https://web.archive.org/web/20160222190428/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-02-09/sports/1002090015_1_nascar-president-mike-helton-events-week-in-and-week-out-season-previewing/2 dead February 22, 2016 Orlando Sentinel February 15, 2016Races will start at consistent times https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4539808 ESPN.com October 7, 2009 February 15, 2016 The Coca-Cola 600 maintained its traditional early-evening start time, while the Coke Zero 400 was delayed due to weather.Race Summary http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/07/03/lap.by.lap.daytona.2/index.html#viewSingle99708061 NASCAR.com July 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100704214054/http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/07/03/lap.by.lap.daytona.2/index.html July 4, 2010 dead 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 United States Fox Sports, their corporate sibling Speed, TNT, and ESPN/ABC are in the fourth year of an eight-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.https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4823190 Nine of 10 Chase races on ESPN ESPN.com ESPN January 13, 2010 2010-01-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119035746/http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4823190 January 19, 2010 live 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.http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3i2a2383a07ad64ff8b3e7c8fd44cc74cc ABC Affiliates Decry Migration of Sports to ESPN 2013-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100211113502/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3i2a2383a07ad64ff8b3e7c8fd44cc74cc 2010-02-11 dead 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: 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 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.http://www.huewen.com/index.php?news&nid=69 No more NASCAR huewen.com Keith Huewen January 9, 2010 2010-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100203021511/http://www.huewen.com/index.php?news&nid=69 February 3, 2010 live 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.http://www.huewen.com/index.php?news&nid=75 Daytona 500 live in UK huewen.com Keith Huewen February 5, 2010 2010-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100209093746/http://www.huewen.com/index.php?news&nid=75 February 9, 2010 live The remainder of the season, starting with the Shelby American, were shown on Open Access 3.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81692 NASCAR gets new UK TV deal autosport.com Haymarket Publications February 25, 2010 2010-02-25 Top 35 owner's points 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 35th327Robby Gordon2587+363337Doug Yates2579+303434Bob Jenkins2564+153571Kevin Buckler25493638Doug Yates2454−95 Results and standings Races 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 ReportGatorade 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 JohnsonKyle 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 JohnsonKurt BuschDodge 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 HamlinToyota 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 List of NASCAR points scoring systems (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. (R) – Competing for Rookie of the Year Pos. Position 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 1Jimmie 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 2Denny 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 3Kevin 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 4Carl 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 5Matt 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 6Greg 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 7Tony 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 8Kyle 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 9Jeff 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 10Clint 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 11Kurt 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 12Jeff 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. Position 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 13Mark 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 14Jamie 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 15Ryan 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 16Joey 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 17Juan 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 18David 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 19A. 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 20Kasey 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 21Dale 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 22Martin 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 23Paul 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 24David 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 25Brad 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 26Marcos 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 27Elliott 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 28Regan 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 29Sam 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 30Scott 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 31Bobby 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 32David 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 33Travis 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 34Robby 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 35Kevin 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 36Casey 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 37Dave 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 38Joe 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 39Reed Sorenson DNQ 39 41 43 DNQ 24 8 27 35 32 26 15 14 27 16 30 27 18 1355 40Brian Vickers 15 12 31 7 15 6 37 38 29 20 10 1158 41Bill Elliott 27 16 25 27 29 37 18 22 23 25 35 40 15 1107 42Mike 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 43Max 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 44J. 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 45Michael 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 46David Stremme 24 37 DNQ DNQ 27 29 24 27 DNQ 24 30 31 37 36 DNQ DNQ 825 47Landon Cassill 38 39 39 41 38 37 DNQ 33 42 38 43 40 42 42 DNQ 40 40 40 717 48Aric Almirola DNQ 43 43 DNQ 39 41 DNQ DNQ 21 20 21 27 4 704 49Tony Raines 42 31 28 38 34 31 39 32 36 534 50Patrick Carpentier 21 29 28 27 DNQ 37 31 DNQ 474 51Andy Lally 37 18 37 36 34 34 29 471 52Boris Said 25 38 40 32 8 38 448 53Todd Bodine DNQ 39 DNQ 40 42 40 DNQ DNQ 37 37 41 DNQ DNQ 313 54Robert Richardson Jr. 31 26 23 37 301 55Michael Waltrip 18 41 39 DNQ DNQ 28 284 56P. J. Jones 41 35 41 37 190 57Jeff Green 24 36 DNQ DNQ 41 DNQ 186 58Mattias Ekström 21 31 175 59Terry Cook (R) DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 37 DNQ 34 DNQ DNQ 39 DNQ DNQ 164 60Johnny Sauter DNQ DNQ 41 DNQ 41 43 41 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 154 61Chad McCumbee 42 22 134 62Steve Park 13 129 63Jan Magnussen 12 127 64Scott Riggs 28 DNQ 42 DNQ DNQ DNQ 116 65Ken Schrader 18 114 66Trevor Bayne 17 112 67Hermie Sadler 26 85 68Terry Labonte 40 41 83 69Jacques Villeneuve 29 76 70Jason Leffler DNQ 43 DNQ 43 DNQ DNQ 68 71John Andretti 38 49 72Ron Fellows 40 43 73Geoff Bodine 41 40 74Jeff Fuller DNQ 43 34 75Brendan Gaughan 43 34 76Brandon Ash DNQ DNQ 0 77Brian Simo DNQ 0 78Josh Wise DNQ DNQ 0 79Ted Musgrave DNQ DNQ 0 80Kevin Lepage DNQ 0 81Tony Ave DNQ 0 82Brian Keselowski DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 83Derrike Cope DNQ 0 84Mike Wallace DNQ 0 85Norm Benning DNQ 0 Pos. Position 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 Pos Manufacturer Wins Points 1 Chevrolet 18 261 2 Toyota 12 217 3 Ford 4 176 4 Dodge 2 138Source:Maunfactuer Standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm September 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100813071907/http://jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm August 13, 2010 dead Rookie entries 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 Sports 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2010 ARCA Racing Series 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2010 NASCAR Corona Series 2010 NASCAR Mini Stock Series References 30em External links 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at ESPN NASCAR.com NASCAR 2010 schedule released RacingOne https://web.archive.org/web/20210420094143/https://www.racingone.com/ April 20, 2021 Jayski's Silly Season Site Speed Channel ThatsRacin.com 2010 Sprint Cup Series schedule 2010 Sprint Cup drivers standings Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons