2010 Samsung Mobile 500

February 2025 NAS Samsung Mobile 500 http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/04/19/cup-hamlin-rebounds-texas/ Denny Hamlin Wins 19 April 2010 19 April 2010 Fox News.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100423161135/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/04/19/cup-hamlin-rebounds-texas/ 23 April 2010 dead dmy-allhttps://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2010-04-16-samsung-texas-qualifying_N.htm Stewart Wins Pole 16 April 2010 Tony Gutierrez 17 April 2010 USA Today 2010 04 19 2010 8 36 2010_Samsung_Mobile_500_program_cover.png 200px The 2010 Samsung Mobile 500 program cover, with artwork by former NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called “Gimme Back My Bullets!” Samsung Mobile 500 Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas 1.5 2.4 334 501 806.3 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph. 146.23 mi/h Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing 28.224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 124 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2010 Samsung Mobile 500 was the eighth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. It was scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. EST on April 18, 2010, but because of poor weather conditions it was delayed until noon EDT on April 19 on Fox, and was broadcast on PRN radio at 2:00 pm EDT.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/ NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Schedule and Time Nascar.com 12 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100317041043/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/ 17 March 2010 live This was the first race on a mile and a half track that cars had the new rear spoilers installed, which altered their aerodynamic features.http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/13/1577994/texas-the-first-big-test-for-new.html 2010 Samsung Mobile 500 Is The First Mile and a Half Race With Spoiler 13 April 2010 Sports Network 15 April 2010 Miami Herald October 2010 H3llBot The race had 12 different leaders, 31 lead changes, seven caution flags and one red flag.http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100419032&state=RACE Race Information 19 April 2010 19 April 2010 FoxSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100422190539/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100419032&state=RACE 22 April 2010 live Denny Hamlin won the race, and would go on to also win the fall race.http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/36650456/ns/sports-motor_sports/ Denny Wins At Texas 19 April 2010 Stephen Hawkins 19 April 2010 NBC Sports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100430072534/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/36650456/ns/sports-motor_sports/ 30 April 2010 dead thumb|The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the event was held. Background Entry list CarDriverTeamMake00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsToyota9Kasey KahneRichard Petty MotorsportsFord09Mike BlissPhoenix 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 RacingToyota21Bill ElliottWood Brothers RacingFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26David StremmeLatitude 43 MotorsportsFord29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Reed SorensonBraun RacingToyota33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet34Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord36Johnny SauterTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet37David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord38Kevin ConwayFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord46Terry CookWhitney MotorsportsDodge47Marcos AmbroseJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Dave BlaneyPrism MotorsportsToyota56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota66Michael McDowellPrism MotorsportsToyota71Bobby LabonteTRG MotorsportsChevrolet77Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingDodge78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet82Scott SpeedRed Bull Racing TeamToyota83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet98Paul MenardRichard Petty MotorsportsFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord Race report Practices and qualifying thumb|left|200 px|Pole-sitter Tony Stewart in 2007. During the first practice on April 16 the fastest drivers were Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Reutimann, David Gilliland, and Bobby Labonte.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/8/data/practice1_speeds.html First Practice Results 16 April 2010 16 April 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100419140226/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/8/data/practice1_speeds.html 19 April 2010 live In qualifying, the top-five fastest were Tony Stewart, Sam Hornish Jr., Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne, while David Stremme, Terry Cook, and Johnny Sauter did not qualify.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/8/data/lineup.html Qualifying Results 16 April 2010 17 April 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100419013119/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/8/data/lineup.html 19 April 2010 live On April 17, both scheduled practices were canceled because of rain showers in the area.http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/04/17/happy.hour.rained.out.spoiler/index.html Practice Cancellations 17 April 2010 Raygan Swan 17 April 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100420180130/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/04/17/happy.hour.rained.out.spoiler/index.html 20 April 2010 live Pos.No.DriverTeamMakeTimeAvg. Speed114Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.224191.327277Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingDodge28.238191.232316Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord28.287190.900448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.290190.88059Kasey KahneRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.315190.712631Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.383190.255718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.384190.248833Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.393190.188988Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.403190.1211039Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.421190.000112Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge28.436189.900 1224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.446189.833136David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord28.458189.7531456Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota28.465189.707151Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.503189.4541600David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.514189.3811743A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.567189.0291820Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.585188.9101929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.591188.871 2099Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord28.592188.8642142Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.600188.8112287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota28.605188.778 2382Scott SpeedRed Bull Racing TeamToyota28.606188.7722455Dave BlaneyPrism MotorsportsToyota28.610188.7452598Paul MenardRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.617188.6992678Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet28.618188.6922713Max PapisGermain RacingToyota28.626188.6402817Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord28.627188.6332911Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.637188.567305Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.675188.3173137David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord28.709188.0943247Marcos AmbroseJTG Daugherty RacingToyota28.710188.0883366Michael McDowellPrism MotorsportsToyota28.724187.9963409Mike BlissPhoenix RacingChevrolet28.732187.9443534Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord28.745187.8593621Bill ElliottWood Brothers RacingFord28.748187.8393712Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge28.750187.826387Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsToyota28.773187.6763919Elliott SadlerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.851187.1694038Kevin ConwayFront Row MotorsportsFord28.911186.7804171Bobby LabonteTRG MotorsportsChevrolet28.932186.6454283Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota29.131185.3704332Reed SorensonBraun RacingToyota28.866187.071Failed to qualify4426David StremmeLatitude 43 MotorsportsFord28.946186.5544546Terry CookWhitney MotorsportsDodge29.029186.0214636Johnny SauterTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet29.672181.990WD90Scott RiggsKeyed-Up Motorsports0.0000.000Source:2010 Samsung Mobile 500 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2010-08/W/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210428080723/https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2010-08/W/ 2021-04-28 Racing-Reference Race summary The race was scheduled to start on Sunday, April 18, 2010, but rain delayed the event until noon EDT on Monday, April 19.http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/04/18/texas.race.postponed/index.html Rain Postpones Race 18 April 2010 Track Release 18 April 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100420121827/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/04/18/texas.race.postponed/index.html 20 April 2010 live At 12:01 EDT, pre race events began with Dr. Roger Marsh from TXARM-Texas Alliance Raceway Ministries giving the invocation; then Country legend Charley Pride performed the national anthem. Tammy King, who was a contest winner, gave the command: "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!" Also, because of the rain delay, NASCAR decided to schedule a competition caution on lap 25.http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/04/18/lap.by.lap.texas/index.html Race Summary 20 April 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100420121832/http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/04/18/lap.by.lap.texas/index.html 20 April 2010 live The race began at 12:19 p.m. EDT with Tony Stewart the leader in pole position. Stewart led until lap 16 when he was passed by Greg Biffle. By lap 20 Stewart had fallen to third. Five laps later, the competition caution came out. Tony Stewart was first off pit road and had the lead. The green flag waved on lap 32 while Stewart was still the leader. Stewart led until lap 48 when Jimmie Johnson passed him. Johnson led the race until lap 76 at which point Dale Earnhardt Jr. passed him. One lap later, the second caution, caused by Brian Vickers colliding with the wall, came out. On the restart, Stewart led them to the green flag start on lap 83. The race stayed green until the third caution came out on lap 100. The caution was caused by the spin of Brian Vickers' car in turn three. After all cars had pitted, Earnhardt Jr. became the leader on the lap 104 restart. Shortly after the restart, on lap 111, the fourth caution waved because Sam Hornish Jr. spun in turn four. The restart was on lap 116 with Earnhardt Jr. the leader, but a lap later, on lap 117, Jamie McMurray passed him for the lead. thumb|right|200px|Race winner Denny Hamlin in 2007. Subsequently, McMurray was in front until lap 127 when Earnhardt Jr. passed him. Earnhardt Jr. led until lap 137 at which point Jeff Gordon passed him. The race experienced a long run from lap 116 to lap 235. Gordon led until lap 166 when he came to pit road for a green flag pit stop; Juan Pablo Montoya passed him. Montoya then pitted leaving the lead for Earnhardt Jr. Gordon passed Earnhardt Jr. on lap 182 for the lead in turn two. Jeff Gordon, around lap 205, entered heavy traffic that slowed him down and caused him to be passed by Jimmie Johnson. Once out of the heavy traffic Gordon took away the lead from Johnson. For the next ten laps green flag pit stops occurred. The top-five after the pit stops was Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, and David Reutimann. Then, on lap 227, Gordon passed Johnson for the lead. The fifth caution came out on lap 232 because Montoya collided with the wall. All lead lap cars pitted; the leader on the lap 236 restart was Tony Stewart. Stewart led until lap 253 because Jeff Gordon passed him. From lap 271 to 291 the race had green flag pit stops; after they were finished Gordon was the leader. Seventeen laps later, on lap 310 the sixth caution came out because of engine problems with David Reutimann's car. On restart, on lap 316, Jeff Burton led them to the green flag. A lap afterwards, the race was red flagged for a large crash exiting the quad-oval. The accident was caused by Tony Stewart getting clipped by Carl Edwards as a group of cars tried to go four-wide. The cars involved were Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, A. J. Allmendinger, Jamie McMurray, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer. The race was red-flagged for 19 minutes to allow for cleanup to proceed. The restart with Jeff Burton the leader happened on lap 322. On lap 323, Denny Hamlin passed Burton for the lead. On lap 333, the white flag was waved for Hamlin. Jimmie Johnson, who started sixth on the last restart, was catching Hamlin, but Johnson did not have enough time. The race was Hamlin's second win of the season, and his tenth of his career.http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100419/NASCAR/100419846 Denny wins the 2010 Samsung Mobile 500 20 April 2010 Al Pearce 20 April 2010 Autoweek.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100421080537/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100419/NASCAR/100419846 21 April 2010 dead Race results Pos Car Driver Team Make 111 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs RacingToyota 42 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 59 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 65 Mark Martin Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet 729 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 888 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet 956 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 1016 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway RacingFord 1139 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 1231 Jeff Burton Richard Childress RacingChevrolet 1343 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty MotorsportsFord 1412 Brad Keselowski Penske RacingDodge 156 David Ragan Roush Fenway RacingFord 1682 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 1747 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 1819 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty MotorsportsFord 1977 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske RacingDodge 2017 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway RacingFord 2178 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 2213 Max Papis Germain Racing Toyota 2371 Bobby Labonte TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 2434 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 2521 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 2738 Kevin Conway Front Row MotorsportsFord 2820 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs RacingToyota 2937 David Gilliland Front Row MotorsportsFord 301 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3124 Jeff Gordon Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet 3214 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 3399 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway RacingFord 3442 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet 3598 Paul Menard Richard Petty MotorsportsFord 3633 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress RacingChevrolet 3700 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip RacingToyota 3883 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing TeamToyota 3932 Reed Sorenson Braun Racing Toyota 4087 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 4166 Michael McDowell Prism Motorsports Toyota 4209 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 4355 Dave Blaney Prism MotorsportsToyotaSource:http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/8/data/results_official.html Race Results 23 April 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100423020931/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/8/data/results_official.html 23 April 2010 live References Sprint Cup Series 2010 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 2010 Aaron's 499 collapsed Samsung Mobile 500 Samsung Mobile 500 Category:2010s in Fort Worth, Texas Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway