2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500

February 2025 NAS Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 2010 8 1 2010 21 36 2010_Sunoco_Red_Cross_Pennsylvania_500_program_cover.jpg The 2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 program cover. Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania 2.500 4.023 200 500 804.67 Temperatures reaching up to 77.0 F C; average wind speeds of 7.0 mph km/h http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/PA/Long%20Pond/2010-08-01 2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-09 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing 52.511 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 96 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing ESPN Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree The 2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on August 1, 2010 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 200 laps, it was the twenty-first race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Greg Biffle, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, won the race2010 Official Race Results : Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/results_official.html NASCAR.com 22 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823021803/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/results_official.html 23 August 2010 live while Tony Stewart finished second, and Carl Edwards, who started twenty-fifth, clinched third. Biffle dedicated the win to Jack Roush, his team owner, who was in the hospital recovering from injuries suffered in an airplane crash. This race gained popularity due to Elliott Sadler's unseen, yet terrifying crash. Race report thumb|The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Background Prior to the race, Kevin Harvick led the Drivers' Championship with 2,920 points, and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was second with 2,736 points. Behind them in the Drivers' Championship, Denny Hamlin was third with 2,660 points, and Jimmie Johnson was fourth with 2,659 points. Kurt Busch was fifth with 2,658 points.Driver's Championship Classification http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/standings_official.html NASCAR.com 29 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100729203621/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/standings_official.html 29 July 2010 live In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 143 points, twenty points ahead of their rival Toyota. In the battle for third place, Ford had 90 points, six ahead of Dodge.Manufactures' Championship Classification http://www.jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm Jaski.com 29 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100813071907/http://jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm 13 August 2010 dead No.DriverTeamMake00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord7P. J. JonesRobby Gordon MotorsportsToyota9Kasey KahneRichard Petty MotorsportsFord09Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge13Max PapisGermain RacingToyota14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Elliott SadlerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26David StremmeLatitude 43 MotorsportsFord29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet34Kevin ConwayFront Row MotorsportsFord36Casey MearsTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet37David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord38Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord46J. J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsDodge47Marcos AmbroseJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Michael McDowellPrism MotorsportsToyota56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota64Todd BodineGunselman MotorsportsToyota66Dave BlaneyPrism MotorsportsToyota71Bobby LabonteTRG MotorsportsChevrolet77Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingDodge78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet82Scott SpeedRed Bull Racing TeamToyota83Reed SorensonRed Bull Racing TeamToyota87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet98Paul MenardRichard Petty MotorsportsFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordSource: 2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2010_Sunoco_Red_Cross_Pennsylvania_500 2021-08-11 www.thethirdturn.com en Practice and qualifying Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race, one on Friday and two on Saturday.Event Schedule http://www.poconoraceway.com/tickets_schedule_pa_500.asp 30 July 2010 poconoraceway.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100617043714/http://www.poconoraceway.com/tickets_schedule_pa_500.asp 17 June 2010 dead dmy-all The first practice session will last 90 minutes, while the Saturday morning will last 50 minutes. The third and final practice session will last 60 minutes. During the first practice session, Jimmie Johnson was quickest, ahead of Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman in second and third.First Practice Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/practice1_speeds.html 31 July 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100801210253/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/practice1_speeds.html 1 August 2010 live Kyle Busch followed in the fourth position, while Tony Stewart was scored fifth. During the first Saturday practice session, Jeff Gordon was scored first fastest, ahead of his teammate Johnson and Kevin Harvick in second and third.Second Practice Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/practice2_speeds.html 31 July 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100803113949/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/practice2_speeds.html 3 August 2010 live Jeff Burton followed in the fourth position, ahead of Greg Biffle in fifth. In the third and final practice session, Burton was quickest with a speed of 166.936 mi/h.Third Practice Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/practice3_speeds.html 31 July 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100803113955/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/practice3_speeds.html 3 August 2010 live Joey Logano and Johnson followed in the second and third positions. Reed Sorenson scored fourth, ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in fifth. During qualifying, forty-five drivers were entered, but only the fastest forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.Qualifying Order http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/qual_order.html NASCAR.com 30 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100802044702/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/qual_order.html 2 August 2010 live Stewart clinched the pole position, with a time of 52.511.Qualifying Results (Race Lineup) http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/lineup.html NASCAR.com 30 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100801210213/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/21/data/lineup.html 1 August 2010 live He will be joined on the front row of the grid by Juan Pablo Montoya. Hamlin only managed to qualify third, and Gordon qualified fourth. Newman qualified fifth with a time of 52.961. Johnson, A. J. Allmendinger, Burton, Jamie McMurray and Mark Martin rounded off the top ten. The two drivers that did not qualify were David Stremme and Max Papis. Race summary The start of the race was delayed by rain to 1:54 PM.Race Summary http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/08/01/lap.by.lap.pocono2/index.html NASCAR September 9, 2012 At the drop of the green flag, Tony Stewart got a good start, and led for three laps before Jeff Gordon overtook him on the Long Pond straightaway. Over the first fifteen laps, there was a significant amount of shuffling further back in the field as Gordon led. On lap 15, a preplanned competition caution was thrown. Gordon continued to lead at the green flag on lap 19, but was passed a lap later by Greg Biffle. Biffle led for two laps before being overtaken by Jimmie Johnson. Biffle was shuffled back to fourth as Gordon and Jeff Burton passed him. By lap 28, Johnson was leading by 1.5 seconds over Gordon. On lap 34, Dale Earnhardt Jr. got loose in turn 2 but saved his car, and the green flag stayed out. From lap 45 to lap 50, the field cycled through green flag pit stops. When the cycle was completed, Johnson was still leading, and put David Gilliland one lap down. Elliott Sadler was also penalized for speeding with a pass-through penalty. A second cycle of green flag pit stops began on lap 75. Jimmie Johnson was still leading until he pitted on lap 78, giving Jeff Gordon the lead. Gordon led for one lap, as did Carl Edwards, during this cycle of stops. Their leads were brief, as Johnson reclaimed the lead at the conclusion of the cycle. He continued to lead until Gordon overtook him on lap 120. One lap later, the second caution was thrown for debris. Earnhardt Jr. received the free pass under this caution, having just been put a lap down by Johnson. A two tire stop during caution flag pit stops allowed Greg Biffle to assume the lead. Rain could be seen approaching the track. Biffle led the field to the green flag on lap 126. He led for two laps. On lap 128, Jeff Gordon overtook Biffle in turn 2, then on the Short Chute was overtaken by Denny Hamlin. Hamlin continued to lead until lap 145, when debris in turn one brought out the third caution. Regan Smith received the free pass. Juan Pablo Montoya stayed out and assumed the lead when the field restarted on lap 150. Over the next three laps, the lead would change several times between Gordon and Montoya, until Gordon obtained a solid lead on lap 153. On lap 155, a NASCAR official reported that it was sprinkling in turn 3. On lap 158, the fourth caution was waved after Dale Earnhardt Jr. spun in turn 1. Sam Hornish Jr. received the free pass, and Gordon continued to lead when the race restarted on lap 162. Three laps after the restart, the fifth caution was waved because of a large crash in the Long Pond straightaway, which holds the record for hardest recorded impact in NASCAR history. It started when Kurt Busch spun after contact from Jimmie Johnson, got together with Clint Bowyer and then Busch spun into the wall. Elliott Sadler was spun by A. J. Allmendinger, and took a very extreme ride: his car went face-first into the inside wall (effectively the same as hitting the side of a building) at 160 miles per hour, at a nearly perpendicular angle. The entire front part of the car was torn apart. The engine was ripped from the car and parts from it scattered all across the track. The estimated G-forces were the highest seen in any car accident, and Sadler's car went from racing speed of 160 mph to about 20 mph in a braking distance of three feet. Amazingly, Sadler got out of the car and walked away under his own power, though he needed to lie down to get his breath again afterwards before taking the mandatory ambulance ride to the infield care center. Debris from both crashes required a 30-minute red flag for cleanup. Memorable about the crash was the lack of camera angles for Sadler's crash: the crash occurred in a blind spot on the track. Although almost every camera had a good view of Kurt Busch's car, only one camera actually saw Sadler's impact, and even then, it was on the side of the screen and partially out of frame.YouTube video of ESPN's race coverage of Sadler's crash Due to rain that started to fall during the red flag, NASCAR decided to run the field under yellow for several laps to allow the track to dry. Most of the field pitted on lap 170, and Sam Hornish Jr. received the lead. Seven laps later, the field was still running under yellow and the race was re-red flagged for 18 minutes. Hornish led the cars to the green flag on lap 179, and was overtaken a lap later by Greg Biffle. Biffle got a strong lead, and led the last twenty laps to win the race and snap a 64 race winless streak. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Speed Speed in MPH Time Time in seconds 1 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 171.393 52.511 2 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 171.096 52.602 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 170.371 52.826 4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 170.222 52.872 5 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 169.936 52.961 6 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 169.901 52.972 7 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 169.879 52.979 8 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 169.770 53.013 9 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 169.696 53.036 10 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 169.613 53.062 11 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 169.543 53.084 12 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 169.447 53.114 13 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 169.440 53.116 14 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 169.163 53.203 15 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 169.122 53.216 16 9 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 169.100 53.223 17 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 169.024 53.247 18 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 168.995 53.256 19 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 168.700 53.349 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 168.672 53.358 21 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 168.669 53.359 22 71 Bobby Labonte TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 168.602 53.380 23 98 Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 168.413 53.440 24 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 168.366 53.455 25 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 168.347 53.461 26 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 168.294 53.478 27 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 168.083 53.545 28 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 167.951 53.587 29 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 167.813 53.631 30 46 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Dodge 167.629 53.690 31 83 Reed Sorenson Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 167.370 53.773 32 38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 167.330 53.786 33 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 167.156 53.842 34 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 166.988 53.896 35 09 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 166.988 53.896 36 55 Michael McDowell Prism Motorsports Toyota 166.979 53.899 37 37 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 166.457 54.068 38 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 166.392 54.089 39 36 Casey Mears Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 166.322 54.112 40 64 Todd Bodine Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 166.276 54.127 41 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 165.511 54.377 42 7 P. J. Jones Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 0 0 43 34 Kevin Conway Front Row Motorsports Ford 164.165 54.823Did not qualify 26 David Stremme Latitude 43 Motorsports Ford 165.386 54.418 13 Max Papis Germain Racing Toyota 165.026 54.537Source: Race results Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points 1 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 28 190 2 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 200 2 175 3 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 1 170 4 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 160 5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 19 160 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 39 155 7 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 146 8 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 142 9 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 200 0 138 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 96 144 11 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 200 9 135 12 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 200 0 127 13 98 Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 0 124 14 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 121 15 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 118 16 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 5 120 17 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 200 0 112 18 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 109 19 9 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 0 106 20 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 200 0 103 21 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 200 0 100 22 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 97 23 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 94 24 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 0 91 25 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 88 26 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 200 0 85 27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 82 28 71 Bobby Labonte TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 79 29 38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 199 0 76 30 37 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 198 0 73 31 34 Kevin Conway Front Row Motorsports Ford 198 0 70 32 83 Reed Sorenson Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 171 0 67 33 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 164 0 64 34 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 163 0 61 35 7 P. J. Jones Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 63 0 58 36 36 Casey Mears Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 62 0 55 37 64 Todd Bodine Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 49 0 52 38 46 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Dodge 48 1 54 39 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 46 0 46 40 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 42 0 43 41 09 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 32 0 40 42 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 24 0 37 43 55 Michael McDowell Prism Motorsports Toyota 23 0 34Source: References Jimmie Johnson's Consistency Sprint Cup Series 2010 2010 Brickyard 400 2010 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen collapsed Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway