2010 Air Guard 400

March 2012 NAS Air Guard 400 http://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2010 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures September 11, 2010Air Guard 400 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/features/column.aspx?sport=nas&columnid=229&article=36110 Rotoworld NBC Sports September 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100918153359/http://www.rotoworld.com/content/features/column.aspx?sport=NAS&columnid=229&article=36110 September 18, 2010Livingstone Seth http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2010-09-10-richmond-qualifying-notes-edwards_N.htm Carl Edwards claims pole for 'no pressure' race at Richmond USA Today Gannett Company September 10, 2010 January 3, 2017Air Guard 400 http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100911018&state=RACE Fox Sports September 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100915033622/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100911018&state=RACE September 15, 2010 2010 9 11 2010 26 36 Air Guard 400 logo.jpg Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 0.75 1.21 400 300 483 Mostly sunny with temperatures up to 82 F C; wind out of the NE approaching 5 mph.http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Richmond/2010-09-11 Weather information for Richmond, Virginia Old Farmer's Almanac Yankee Publishing January 24, 2017 104.096 mi/h Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing 21.133 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 251 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing ABC Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree 3.1/5 (Final) 2.8/5 (Overnight) (5.288 million) The 2010 Air Guard 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 11, 2010, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps, it was the twenty-sixth and final race leading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup in the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin won the race for the Joe Gibbs Racing team; his teammate, Kyle Busch, finished second while Jimmie Johnson clinched third. Carl Edwards won the pole position, holding the lead until lap 51 when Johnson passed him. Hamlin, however, was the dominant driver for most of the race, taking the lead on lap 110 and leading the most laps throughout the race (251). There were three cautions and fourteen lead changes among six different drivers throughout the course of the race. It was Hamlin's sixth win of the season and the fifteenth of his career. The result of having six wins moved him into first in the Drivers' Championship, ten points ahead of Johnson and thirty ahead of Kevin Harvick to begin the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, twenty-nine ahead of Toyota and sixty-eight ahead of Ford, with ten races remaining in the season. A total of 95,000 people attended the race, while 5.288 million watched it live on television. Report Background thumb|left|Richmond International Raceway, the race track where the race was held. Richmond International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Bristol Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway.Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ September 2, 2010 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20100912133620/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ September 12, 2010 The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 0.75 mi km long.Track Facts http://www.rir.com/About-The-Track/Track-Facts.aspx Richmond International Raceway September 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120805011402/http://www.rir.com/About-The-Track/Track-Facts.aspx August 5, 2012 The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees; the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eight degrees while the back stretch has two degrees of banking. Before the race, Kevin Harvick led the Drivers' Championship with 3,585 points, and Jeff Gordon followed in second with 3,366 points. Kyle Busch was third in the Drivers' Championship with 3,325 points, Tony Stewart was fourth with 3,302 points, and Carl Edwards was fifth with 3,288 points. Five additional drivers had clinched spots in the Chase—in order of placement, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, and Denny Hamlin.2010 Official Driver Standings: Emory Healthcare 500 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/25/data/standings_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100909132540/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/25/data/standings_official.html September 9, 2010 Greg Biffle, who was 11th in the standings with 3,110 points, needed only a finish of 42nd place in the race to secure his spot in the Chase. Clint Bowyer, in the final Chase spot of 12th in the standings with 3,066 points, clinched his spot with a race finish of 28th or better.http://www.espn.com/rpm/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=newton_david&id=5552534 Jeremy Mayfield recounts Chase miracle David Newton ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures September 10, 2010 September 11, 2010 In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 182 points, thirty-two points ahead of their rival Toyota. Ford, with 116 points, was fourteen points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.2010 Manufactures Championship http://www.jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures August 31, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110517161900/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm May 17, 2011 Hamlin was the race's defending champion.2009 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2009_Chevy_Rock_And_Roll_400/W Racing-Reference September 9, 2010 This race was sponsored by the Air National Guard. Going into the race, Col. Mary Salcido, director of recruiting and retention for the Air National Guard, expressed his belief that the sponsorship would allow the organization to achieve its recruitment goals; saying that "with NASCAR having one of the largest fan bases next to the NFL, the marketing and number of people that an event like this reaches are in the millions."https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/115646/air-guard-400-race-to-determine-nascars-top-12/ Air Guard 400 race to determine NASCAR's top 12 U.S. Air Force Krenke Lt. Col. Ellen September 10, 2010 January 3, 2017 Practice and qualifying thumb|right|Carl Edwards (pictured in 2011) won pole position with the fastest time, 21.133. Two practice sessions was held before the Saturday race—both on Friday. The first session lasted 120 minutes, while the second session lasted 45 minutes.The Race: Air Guard 400 http://jayski.com/next/2010/26rir2010.htm#prac September 19, 2010 Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures https://web.archive.org/web/20100911082207/http://jayski.com/next/2010/26rir2010.htm September 11, 2010 During the first practice session, Bowyer was quickest with a time of 22.007 seconds.Practice One Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/practice1_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100912174633/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/practice1_speeds.html September 12, 2010 Ryan Newman placed second, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya, Edwards, and David Reutimann in the third, fourth and fifth positions respectively. In the second and final practice session, Edwards was quickest ahead of Paul Menard and Montoya in second and third.Practice Two Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/practice2_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100912175109/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/practice2_speeds.html September 12, 2010 Biffle was scored fourth ahead of Kasey Kahne in fifth. During qualifying, forty-eight cars were entered, but only forty-three were able to race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.Qualifying Order http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/qual_order.html September 4, 2010 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20100912174638/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/qual_order.html September 12, 2010 Edwards clinched his sixth career pole position, with a time of 21.133 seconds.Race Lineup: Richmond http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/lineup.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100912174628/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/lineup.html September 12, 2010 He was joined on the front row of the grid by Montoya. A. J. Allmendinger qualified third, Bowyer took fourth, and Reutimann started fifth. The five drivers who failed to qualify for the race were Terry Labonte, Michael McDowell, Todd Bodine, Scott Riggs, and Brian Keselowski. Labonte, however, replaced Mike Bliss during the race.http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Terry_Labonte_to_drive_for_Prism_Motorsports_at_Richmond.html Terry Labonte to drive for Prism Motorsports at Richmond SceneDaily.com Sporting News Pockrass Bob September 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120129104530/http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Terry_Labonte_to_drive_for_Prism_Motorsports_at_Richmond.html January 29, 2012 dead Following the qualifying session, Edwards stated, "There's really no pressure. It's just go out and have fun, try not to run into Clint Bowyer or any of those guys that have a lot on the line. I think the key for us is to just go out and win a race. While the pressure's off, you can go out and you can take risks and race harder and sometimes you get a chance to perform really well. That's just what we need to start the Chase." After qualifying fourth, Bowyer predicted that teams would utilize several different strategies as the race went on: "Some teams can afford to take gambles — fuel mileage-wise, tire-wise, strategy-wise. That separates the race out. It really shakes things up. At the end of the races you are going to see guys keeping track position and doing whatever it takes to be up front to have that opportunity to win." Race The race, the twenty-sixth out of a total of thirty-six in the season, began at 7:30 pm EDT and was televised live in the United States on ABC. Before the race, conditions were sunny with a temperature of 82 °F °C.Lap-by-Lap: Richmond http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/09/11/lap-by-lap-richmond2/index.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100913195648/http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/09/11/lap-by-lap-richmond2/index.html September 13, 2010 Chaplain Rick Jenkins began pre-race ceremonies by giving the invocation. Next, Synthia Seymour performed the national anthem, and Lieutenant General Harry Wyatt III gave the command for drivers to start their engines. On the pace laps, Mattias Ekström moved to the rear on the grid, after changing his engine. As part of the procedure for replacing Bliss for the race, Labonte also had to concede his original starting position to the rear. Edwards retained his pole position lead into the first corner, followed by Montoya in the second position. After two laps of racing, Brad Keselowski had moved up two positions into sixth on the grid. Two laps later, Allmendinger passed Montoya to claim the second position, but on lap seven, Montoya regained the position. Johnson, after nine laps, had moved from his starting position of eleventh to seventh. By lap 12, Edwards had a 1.31 second lead over Montoya. Two laps later, Johnson moved into the fifth position, as he passed Reutimann. After starting twelfth, Kenseth had moved into the tenth position by lap 21. Four laps later, Kyle Busch, who started thirtieth, had moved up to twenty-fifth. On lap 27, Jamie McMurray moved into nineteenth, passing Mark Martin, as Montoya was catching Edwards. Stewart moved into the ninth position, after passing Menard. After starting twenty-first, Kurt Busch had moved to eleventh by lap 35. Nine laps later, Bowyer passed Allmendinger, as Johnson passed moved into the third position. On lap 50, Johnson passed Montoya for second. Then, one lap later, he claimed the first position after passing Edwards. On lap 55, Reutimann had a flat tire, which prompted the first caution to be given. All the drivers on the lead lap made their pit stops, as Edwards reclaimed the lead on pit road. On the lap 62 restart, Edwards and Johnson were first and second respectively. Two laps later, Bowyer claimed second away from Johnson, as Stewart moved into the fourth position. Stewart then moved into the third position, as Johnson fell to fourth. Kurt Busch had moved into the seventh position by lap 76. Fifteen laps after the restart, Edwards had a 1.11 second lead over Bowyer. On lap 80, Johnson reclaimed third, from Stewart, as McMurray moved into thirteenth, after passing Menard. Ten laps later, Hamlin moved into the fifth position. After starting twenty-fifth, Burton had moved to twelfth by lap 95. On lap 100, Bowyer passed Edwards to become the new leader. Hamlin, then moved into the second position, after passing Johnson and Edwards, by lap 107. Three laps later, Hamlin passed Bowyer to become the new leader. On lap 119, Kurt Busch moved into the ninth position. Eleven laps after Hamlin claimed the lead, he had a lead of 2.1 seconds over Bowyer. On lap 125, Johnson reclaimed the third position. Two laps later, Burton moved into eleventh. On lap 135, Hamlin managed a lead of 3.3 seconds. After starting thirty-third, Kyle Busch had moved into the tenth position by lap 137. Eight laps later, the second caution was given because of the debris from Terry Labonte's collision with the wall. Hamlin remained the leader during pit stops. Hamlin led going in the first corner on the restart, but Johnson, who restarted third, emerged in the first position two laps later. Hamlin, then reclaimed the lead a lap later. On lap 158, Allmendinger fell to fourth, as Bowyer passed him. Five laps later, Bowyer claimed second away from Johnson. On lap 172, Kyle Busch moved into the seventh position, as Bowyer passed Hamlin for the lead. Six laps later, Kyle Busch passed Montoya to move to the sixth position. Afterwards, Hamlin reclaimed the lead from Bowyer. On lap 180, Kyle Busch moved into the fifth position. Hamlin, on lap 181, fell to second, as Bowyer and him battle for the lead. Nineteen laps later, Hamlin battled Bowyer to become the leader. On lap 203, Johnson moved into the second position, after passing Bowyer. Ten laps later, Hamlin had a lead of 1.2 seconds over Johnson. On lap 216, Harvick moved to the eighth position, as Newman moved into ninth. On lap 226, light rain showers arrived, prompting NASCAR officials to give the third caution. All the leaders, except Jeff Burton made pit stops on lap 228. Ten laps later, he gave up the lead to Hamlin because of him making a pit stop. Hamlin led during the restart, as Bowyer moved into second. On lap 249, Newman passed Stewart for the eighth position. Nine laps later, Kyle Busch moved into the fourth position. On lap 270, Allmendinger fell to the sixth position, as Joey Logano passed Marcos Ambrose for twelfth. On lap 273, Kenseth reported to his crew that he was having car handling problems. Eight laps later, Logano moved into ninth, after passing Stewart. By lap 285, Newman had caught Allmendinger for sixth. Fifteen laps later, Logano moved into the seventh position. On lap 306, Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was four laps behind the leader, came to pit road. By lap 309, Hamlin had a 1.3 second lead over Bowyer. Hamlin had increased his lead from 1.3 seconds to 2.21 in only eight laps. On lap 320, Montoya came to pit road, as green flag pit stops began. On lap 328, Montoya passed Hamlin for the first position after the latter came to pit road. Four laps later, Hamlin reclaimed the lead, ahead of Montoya, Bowyer, Johnson and Kyle Busch in the top five positions. On lap 336, Kyle Busch overtook Montoya for second. On lap 345, Logano moved into the sixth position. On lap 350, Bowyer overtook Montoya for third. After 359 laps, there were only eighteen cars on the same lap as the leader. On lap 366, Logano had caught Montoya (who had since fallen to fifth), but he would not pass him until four laps later. On lap 380, Johnson was in third, 2.5 seconds behind Hamlin. With twenty laps remaining, Hamlin had a lead of 1.2 seconds over Kyle Busch. Hamlin maintained this lead, crossing the line to win the race ahead of Busch, who followed in second. Johnson maintained third while Logano and Ambrose finished fourth and fifth.2010 Official Race Results: Air Guard 400 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/results_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100914130339/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/results_official.html September 14, 2010 Post-race "At this point, I think we can win at all of 'em." Hamlin speaking after the race.Sporting News Wire Service Hamlin wins at Richmond, takes top seed in Chase http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/09/11/dhamlin-wins-richmond/index.html? NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100916191926/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/09/11/dhamlin-wins-richmond/index.html September 16, 2010 dead 37% left Hamlin appeared in victory lane to celebrate his sixth win of the season in front of 95,000 people who attended the race.2010 Air Guard 400 http://racing-reference.info/race/2010_Air_Guard_400/W September 15, 2010 Racing-Reference Hamlin also earned $219,975 in race winnings, and he later expressed his confidence heading into the Chase: "It's been an up-and-down year, but there's been a lot of ups, and obviously we're going to enter this Chase No. 1. It means a lot to this whole race team. A lot of people bashed this race team about 'can't finish this, and can't finish that.' But we've got the most wins, and hopefully that's going to carry us for the 10 weeks in the Chase." After finishing second, Kyle Busch was asked if he thought he had a car capable of contending for wins on a regular basis. He replied, "Not right now. Every single week, we're always a tenth-and-a-half (of a second), two-tenths off."http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/features/09/14/chase-overview/index.html Chase is on NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Sporting News Wire Service September 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100922044308/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/features/09/14/chase-overview/index.html September 22, 2010 Bowyer, who finished sixth, clinched the final Chase spot and explained, "I was trying to make a statement -- I wanted to win. And I thought we had a shot at winning, but we just got behind and never could get it back, and that's when you need to start thinking, 'I need to take care of business -- I don't need to go out here and make a mistake and take a shot at getting ourselves knocked out of this deal.' So we did what we had to do."http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/09/12/cbowyer-rcr-chase-richmond/index.html Bowyer sought to make a statement at Richmond NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Rodman Dave September 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100915033712/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/09/12/cbowyer-rcr-chase-richmond/index.html September 15, 2010 bot: unknown Johnson, meanwhile, was pleased with his third-place finish and was also optimistic about his championship chances: "I know the tracks on the schedule, and we all know how good they are for me, and they all give me a lot of hope and excitement moving forward. I don't think that I'm any different this year than last year. Stats may show that maybe this year I'm in better shape than I was last year. ... Either way, I know we've got great tracks coming up, I know we respond well to pressure, and I'm excited for it. I feel good about things." The race result left Hamlin leading the Drivers' Championship with 5,060 points after the standings were reset for the Chase.2010 Official Driver Standings: Air Guard 400 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/standings_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100920152652/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/standings_official.html September 20, 2010 Johnson was second on 5,050, twenty points ahead of Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Kurt Busch. Stewart and Biffle followed in a tie for sixth, ten points ahead of Jeff Gordon, Edwards, and Burton. Kenseth and Bowyer rounded out the top twelve in points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet maintained their lead with 188 points. Toyota remained second with 159 points, having gained three points on their rival. Ford followed with 120 points, fifteen points ahead of Dodge in fourth. 5.288 million people watched the race live on television.2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup TV Ratings http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2010.htm September 15, 2010 Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures https://web.archive.org/web/20101201140154/http://jayski.com/pages/tvratings2010.htm December 1, 2010 dead mdy-all Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.133 127.762 2 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.184 127.455 3 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.243 127.101 4 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.247 127.077 5 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 21.257 127.017 6 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.264 126.975 7 98 Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.268 126.951 8 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 21.270 126.939 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.296 126.784 10 9 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.299 126.767 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.318 126.654 12 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.343 126.505 13 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 21.343 126.505 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.349 126.470 15 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 21.354 126.440 16 26 Jeff Green Latitude 43 Motorsports Ford 21.357 126.422 17 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 21.359 126.410 18 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 21.366 126.369 19 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.370 126.345 20 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.393 126.210 21 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 21.406 126.133 22 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.422 126.039 23 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.422 126.039 24 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.424 126.027 25 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.440 125.933 26 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.455 125.845 27 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 21.458 125.827 28 71 Landon Cassill TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 21.461 125.810 29 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 21.472 125.745 30 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 21.477 125.716 31 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 21.482 125.687 32 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.503 125.564 33 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 21.510 125.523 34 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.520 125.465 35 32 Jason Leffler Braun Racing Toyota 21.543 125.331 36 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.551 125.284 37 55 Mike Bliss Prism Motorsports Toyota 21.560 125.232 38 38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.578 125.127 39 37 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.598 125.012 40 34 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.636 124.792 41 7 Kevin Conway Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 21.792 123.899 42 83 Mattias Ekström Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 21.824 123.717 43 09 Bobby Labonte Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Champion's ProvisionalFailed to qualify 44 10 Terry Labonte Stavola Labonte Racing Chevrolet 21.605 124.971 45 46 Michael McDowell Whitney Motorsports Dodge 21.712 124.355 46 64 Todd Bodine Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 21.723 124.292 47 66 Scott Riggs Prism Motorsports Toyota 21.767 124.041 48 92 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 21.967 122.912Source: Race results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 1952 2 32 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 170 3 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 1701 4 6 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 160 5 13 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 400 155 6 4 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 1551 7 2 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 400 1511 8 3 43 A. 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Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 400 142 9 20 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 138 10 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 1391 11 23 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 400 130 12 22 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 127 13 25 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 1291 14 12 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 121 15 8 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 399 118 16 15 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 399 115 17 34 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 399 112 18 21 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 399 109 19 5 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 398 106 20 19 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 398 103 21 18 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 398 100 22 29 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 398 97 23 26 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 398 94 24 31 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 398 91 25 17 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 398 88 26 7 98 Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 397 85 27 36 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 397 82 28 33 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 397 79 29 10 9 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 396 76 30 27 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 396 73 31 42 83 Mattias Ekström Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 396 70 32 24 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 395 67 33 28 71 Landon Cassill TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 395 64 34 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 394 61 35 38 38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 393 58 36 16 26 Jeff Green Latitude 43 Motorsports Ford 393 55 37 39 37 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 393 52 38 40 34 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 392 49 39 43 09 Bobby Labonte Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 324 46 40 37 55 Terry Labonte3 Prism Motorsports Toyota 143 43 41 41 7 Kevin Conway Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 118 40 42 30 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 61 37 43 35 32 Jason Leffler Braun Racing Toyota 30 34Source:MRN Race Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=1184&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=2 Motor Racing Network September 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20170104170205/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=1184&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=2 January 4, 2017 dead1 Includes five bonus points for leading a lap2 Includes ten bonus points for leading the most laps3 Replaced Bliss for the race Standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Pointsbefore reset Pointsafter reset 1 Denny Hamlin 3,342 5,060 2 Jimmie Johnson 3,417 5,050 3 Kevin Harvick 3,723 5,030 4 Kyle Busch 3,495 5,030 5 Kurt Busch 3,337 5,030 6 Tony Stewart 3,417 5,010 7 Greg Biffle 3,177 5,010 8 Jeff Gordon 3,493 5,000 9 Carl Edwards 3,427 5,000 10 Jeff Burton 3,390 5,000 11 Matt Kenseth 3,346 5,000 12 Clint Bowyer 3,221 5,000Source:2010 Unofficial Driver Standings: Air Guard 400 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/data/standings_unofficial.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100912090248/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/data/standings_unofficial.html September 12, 2010 alt=Denny Hamlin at Bristol Motor Speedway in August 2007|thumb|right|Despite being 9th before the reset, Denny Hamlin (pictured in 2007) assumed the points lead by virtue of earning the most wins throughout the regular season. + Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet188 2 Toyota159 3 Ford120 4 Dodge105Source: Note: Only the top twelve positions are included for the driver standings. These drivers qualified for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Note: Drivers are arranged in order of points after the Chase reset, although their point totals before the Chase are also included. All drivers qualifying for the Chase have their point totals reset to 5,000, with a 10-point bonus for each race won during the season before the Chase. Ties are broken on a countback system, with the first tiebreaker being top-5 finishes, followed by top-10s, races finished, and pole positions.NASCAR Points system and Chase http://www.nascar.com/guides/about/points/index.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100914102257/http://www.nascar.com/guides/about/points/index.html September 14, 2010 References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2010 2010 Emory Healthcare 500 2010 Sylvania 300 collapsed Category:2010 in sports in Virginia Category:2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2010 Air Guard 400 Category:September 2010 sports events in the United States