2010 Brickyard 400

February 2025 NAS Brickyard 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule?seriesId=2 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN 11 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619004423/http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/schedule?seriesId=2 19 June 2010 liveJuan Pablo Montoya wins NASCAR pole at the Brickyard http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100724/NASCAR/100729935 Autoweek Al Pearce 28 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100728090009/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100724/NASCAR/100729935 28 July 2010 deadRace Information http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100725012&state=RACE 28 July 2010 Fox Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20100728084721/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100725012&state=RACE 28 July 2010 liveJamie McMurray wins Brickyard 400, giving Chip Ganassi an unprecedented triple https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jul-25-la-sp-nascar-brickyard-20100726-story.html Los Angeles Times 28 July 2010 25 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100727111537/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/25/sports/la-sp-nascar-brickyard-20100726 27 July 2010 live 2010 7 25 2010 20 36 2010_Brickyard_400_program_cover.png 2010 Brickyard 400 program cover Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 2.500 4.023 160 400 643.73 Temperatures up to 93 F C; wind speeds up to 16.9 mph km/h2010 Brickyard 400 weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IN/Indianapolis/2010-07-25 30 July 2013 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 49.375 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 86 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing ESPN Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree The 2010 Brickyard 400, the 17th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on July 25, 2010, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps, it was the twentieth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The race was won by Jamie McMurray, for the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team. Kevin Harvick finished second, and Greg Biffle, who started seventh, clinched third. There were seven cautions and fourteen lead changes among ten different drivers throughout the course of the race, McMurray's second win of the season and his first ever at Indianapolis. The result moved him up two spots to sixteenth in the Drivers' Championship, 625 points behind of leader Kevin Harvick and five ahead of Kasey Kahne. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, twenty points ahead of Toyota and fifty-three ahead of Ford, with twenty races remaining in the season. Report Background thumb|180px|left|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held. Prior to the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Kevin Harvick led the Drivers' Championship with 2,745 points, and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was second with 2,642 points. Behind them in the Drivers' Championship, Jimmie Johnson was third with 2,557 points, and Denny Hamlin was fourth with 2,542 points. Kurt Busch was fifth with 2,524 points.Driver's Championship Classification http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/19/data/standings_official.html NASCAR.com 18 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100723144354/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/19/data/standings_official.html 23 July 2010 live In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 134 points, fifteen points ahead of their rival Toyota. In the battle for third place, Dodge had 84 points, three ahead of Ford.Manufactures' Championship Classification http://www.jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site 18 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100813071907/http://jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm 13 August 2010 dead Practice and qualifying Four practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—two on Friday and two on Saturday.Event Schedule http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/brickyard400/eventinfo/35524-Schedule/ 24 July 2010 indianapolismotorspeedway.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100722044354/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/brickyard400/eventinfo/35524-Schedule/ 22 July 2010 dead dmy-all The practice sessions each lasted 60 minutes. In the first practice session, Juan Pablo Montoya was quickest, ahead of Jimmie Johnson, Max Papis, and Robby Gordon.Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/practice1_speeds.html 26 July 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100726064837/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/practice1_speeds.html 26 July 2010 live Bill Elliott was fifth quickest. In the Friday evening practice session, Montoya remained quickest, ahead of Jamie McMurray and Mark Martin in second and third.Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/practice2_speeds.html 26 July 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100726064842/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/practice2_speeds.html 26 July 2010 live Clint Bowyer was fourth fastest as Johnson was fifth. In the third practice session, Jeff Burton was quickest, ahead of his teammate Bowyer in second.Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/practice3_speeds.html 26 July 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100727165354/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/practice3_speeds.html 27 July 2010 live Kevin Harvick was third quickest, and Kasey Kahne was scored fourth. Matt Kenseth rounded out the top five with a time of 51.425. During the fourth and final practice session for the race, Martin Truex Jr. was quickest, ahead of Burton and Bowyer in the second and third positions.Practice 4 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/practice4_speeds.html 26 July 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100727165359/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/practice4_speeds.html 27 July 2010 live Carl Edwards and Martin followed to round out the top five quickest drivers. thumb|right|200px|Juan Montoya won the pole position with a time of 49.375. During qualifying, forty-seven drivers were entered, but only the fastest forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.Qualifying Order http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/qual_order.html NASCAR.com 25 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100726064847/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/qual_order.html 26 July 2010 live Montoya clinched the pole position, with a time of 49.375.Qualifying Results (Race Lineup) http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/lineup.html NASCAR.com 25 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100727165349/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/lineup.html 27 July 2010 live He was joined on the front row of the grid by Johnson. Mark Martin only managed to qualify third, and McMurray qualified fourth. Ryan Newman qualified fifth with a time of 49.521. Bowyer, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Harvick and Burton rounded off the top ten. The four drivers that did not qualify were David Gilliland, Casey Mears, David Stremme, and J. J. Yeley. Race The race, twentieth out of a total of thirty-six in the season, began at 1 p.m. EDT and was televised live in the United States on ESPN. Howard Brammer, of Traders Point Christian Church, began pre-race ceremonies by delivering the invocation.Race Summary http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/07/25/lap.by.lap.indianapolis/index.html 28 July 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100728084605/http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/07/25/lap.by.lap.indianapolis/index.html 28 July 2010 live Afterward, Sparrow Records recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman sang the United States National Anthem and Indianapolis Motor Speedway chairman Mari Hulman George gave the command to start engines. Then, Joey Logano and Todd Bodine moved to the rear of the grid during the pace laps because of engine changes. Herb Branham, a NASCAR spokesperson, announced that there would be a competition caution on lap 15. Juan Pablo Montoya held the lead through the first corner, as Jimmie Johnson followed in the second position. Later on the same lap, a multiple car accident brought out the first caution.Big wreck on Lap 1 at Indy http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2010/post_race/highlights/07/25/cup_ind_high_one.nascar/index.html?MostPopular 28 July 2010 NASCAR.com While under caution, Elliott Sadler, who was involved in the accident, drove his race car to the garage for repairs, and Sam Hornish Jr. received a stop and go penalty for speeding on pit road. On lap 8, Montoya led the grid to the green flag. Two laps later, Ryan Newman went to pit road because of a flat tire.Things heat up at Indy http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2010/post_race/highlights/07/25/cup_ind_high_two.nascar/index.html 28 July 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100728021026/http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2010/post_race/highlights/07/25/cup_ind_high_two.nascar/index.html 28 July 2010 live On lap 12, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, A. J. Allmendinger, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. came to pit lane because of engine overheating issues. Also on the same lap, Newman returned to pit lane because another tire was flat. thumb|left|160px|Race winner Jamie McMurray On lap 16, the second caution came out because Robby Gordon had a tire explode and Max Papis's car was engulfed in flames. On lap 18, Landon Cassill was scored the leader, but before the restart he drove to pit lane for a pit stop. Afterward, Kevin Conway became the leader before giving it to Johnson for the restart because of beating Montoya off pit lane. On lap 22, Montoya became the leader after passing Johnson. Five laps later, Mark Martin passed Johnson for the second position. On lap 31, Greg Biffle moved into the fourth position, after passing his teammate Matt Kenseth. Six laps later, Biffle passed Johnson for the third position. One lap later, because of a loose wheel, Montoya came to pit lane and gave Martin the lead. On lap 47, Johnson fell to fifth, after being passed by Jamie McMurray and Clint Bowyer. One lap later, Johnson lost the fifth position to Kevin Harvick. On lap 49, Biffle became the leader, as Martin began green flag pit stops. One lap later, Tony Stewart move into the first position after Biffle came to pit lane. After the pit stops ended, Montoya retained the first position. On lap 62, Biffle moved into the lead, after passing Montoya. Four laps later, the third caution came out because of debris on the race surface. Four laps later, the green flag waved with Biffle in the lead. On lap 78, Johnson and Scott Speed collided, all with minor damage except Speed had a tire go flat because of the contact. Ten laps later, Stewart moved into the eleventh position after passing Jeff Gordon. By lap 95, Biffle had a six tenths of a second lead over Montoya. Three laps later, green flag pit stops began. On lap 99, Carl Edwards passed Biffle and Montoya, as they drove to pit road. One lap later, Montoya became the leader. By laps 108, Montoya had a one and a half second lead over the second position. On lap 117, debris caused the fourth caution flag to be waved. All drivers drove to pit road to receive new tires and fuel, but Johnson and his crew were changing shocks. Montoya led the drivers to the restart on lap 122. After seven laps, Montoya had a two-second lead over his teammate McMurray. Montoya's two-second lead reduced to nothing on lap 138 when the safety car was brought on the track because of the fifth caution. During the pit stops, McMurray's team chose to change two tires, while his teammate Montoya chose to change four tires. On the restart, McMurray led the drivers to the green flag, while Montoya was in the sixth position. Three laps later, on lap 146, the sixth caution came out because Montoya collided with the wall, drove toward pit road, as Dale Earnhardt Jr., collided with him. Also on the same lap, Harvick passed McMurray for the lead. On lap 150, Harvick led the drivers to the green flag, but one lap later McMurray passed him. McMurray continued to lead, and crossed the finish line first to win his second race of the season. Harvick finished second, ahead of Biffle and Bowyer in third and fourth. Stewart clinched the fifth position. McMurray's win gave his owner Chip Ganassi the trifecta, or winning the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. Post-race The race result left Kevin Harvick leading the Driver's Championship with 2,920 points.Post Race Point Standings 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 Jeff Gordon was second with 2,736, seventy-six points ahead of Denny Hamlin and seventy-seven ahead of Jimmie Johnson. Kurt Busch was fifth with 2,658 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet maintained their lead with 143 points. Toyota remained second with 1123 points. Ford followed with 90 points, six ahead of Dodge in fourth. Classification Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 142Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet49.375182.253 248Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.412 182.142 35Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.504 181.803 41Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 49.519 181.748 539Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 49.521 181.741 633Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.582 181.517 716Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.627 181.335 824Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.655 181.251 929Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.666 181.210 1031Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.681 181.156 1112Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 49.756 180.883 1256Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 49.798 180.730 1317Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.842 180.571 142Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 49.882 180.426 1514Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 49.894 180.382 1643A. 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Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 49.901 180.357 1788Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.928 180.260 1811Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.931 180.249 1999Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.939 180.220 2071Landon Cassill TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 49.941 180.213 217Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 49.957 180.155 2278Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 49.987 180.047 2318Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.043 179.845 249Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 50.058 179.791 2577Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 50.114 179.591 2698Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 50.140 179.497 2719 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 50.290 178.962 286 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 50.303 178.916 2900 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 50.310 178.891 3082 Scott Speed Team Red Bull Toyota 50.312 178.884 3121 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford 50.323 178.845 3283 Reed Sorenson Team Red Bull Toyota 50.325 178.838 3387 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 50.326 178.834 3420 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.341 178.781 3513 Max Papis Germain Racing Toyota 50.386 178.621 3609 Bobby Labonte Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 50.455 178.377 3755 Michael McDowellPrism Motorsports Toyota 50.465 178.341 3837Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord50.558178.013 3964 Todd Bodine Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 50.593 177.890 4066 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 50.682 175.333 4132 Jacques Villeneuve Braun Racing Toyota 50.714 175.490 4247 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 51.264 175.562 4334 Kevin ConwayFront Row MotorsportsFord51.376 175.179Did not qualify 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.910 176.783 36 Casey Mears Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 50.955 176.626 26 David Stremme Latitude 43 Motorsports Ford 51.068 176.236 46 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Dodge 123.739 72.734Source: Race results Pos Position Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points 14 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 160 16 190 29 29Kevin Harvick (W) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet160 5 175 3716Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford160 38 170 4633Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet160 0 160 51514Tony Stewart (W) Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet160 0 155 61031Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet160 0 150 71999Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford160 1 151 82318Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota160 0 142 93420 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota160 0 138 10142Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge160 0 134 1135Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet160 10 135 121317Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 160 0 127 13249Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 0 124 142698Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 0 121 151811Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 0 118 161643A. 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Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 0 115 17539Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 160 0 112 183121 Bill Elliott (W) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 160 0 109 191112Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 160 0 106 20286 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 160 0 103 214147 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 160 0 100 22248Jimmie Johnson (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 1 102 23824Jeff Gordon (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 0 94 243837Travis KvapilFront Row Motorsports with Yates RacingFord160 0 91 253082 Scott Speed Team Red Bull Toyota 160 0 88 261256Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota159 0 85 271788Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 158 0 82 282900 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 157 0 79 294332 Jacques Villeneuve Braun Racing Toyota 157 0 76 302577Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 157 0 73 313609 Bobby Labonte (W) Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 150 0 70 32142Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet145 86 77 332278Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 135 0 64 344334 Kevin Conway (R) Front Row Motorsports with Yates RacingFord124 1 66 353283 Reed Sorenson Team Red Bull Toyota 89 0 58 36217Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 68 0 55 373964 Todd Bodine Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 59 0 52 382719 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 55 0 49 392071Landon Cassill TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 52 1 51 403387 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 33 1 48 414066 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 20 0 40 423755 Michael McDowellPrism Motorsports Toyota 19 0 37 433513 Max Papis Germain Racing Toyota 15 0 34Source:Official Race Results http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/article/2010-07-25/brickyard-400-results Sporting News 27 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100727203828/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/article/2010-07-25/brickyard-400-results 27 July 2010 deadResults (2) http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/results_official.html NASCAR.com 27 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100729030252/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/20/data/results_official.html 29 July 2010 live References Sprint Cup Series 2010 2010 LifeLock.com 400 2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 collapsed Brickyard 400 Brickyard 400 Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Category:July 2010 sports events in the United States