2010 Bank of America 500

February 2025 NAS Bank of America 500 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2010 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures May 13, 2017The Bank of America 500 http://www.rotoworld.com/content/features/column.aspx?sport=NAS&columnid=229&&articleid=36479 Rotoworld NBC Sports October 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101015091957/http://www.rotoworld.com/content/features/column.aspx?sport=NAS&columnid=229&&articleid=36479 October 15, 2010Gordon Shakes Off Drought At CMS http://www.inracingnews.com/nascar-news/nascar/gordon-shakes-off-drought-at-cms/ October 16, 2010 In Racing News October 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120723081228/http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/gordon-shakes-off-drought-at-cms July 23, 2012Race Information http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20101016021&state=RACE October 16, 2010 Fox Sports MSN https://web.archive.org/web/20101017222536/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20101016021&state=RACE October 17, 2010 2010 10 16 2010 31 36 Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 334 501 806.281 Sunny with a high around 71 F C; wind out of the NNW at 7 mph km/h. 140.391 mi/h Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 28.192 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 218 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing ABC 5.345 millionhttp://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2010.htm 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup TV Ratings Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures May 28, 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101201140154/http://jayski.com/pages/tvratings2010.htm December 1, 2010 Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree The 2010 Bank of America 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 16, 2010, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 334 laps, it was the thirty-first race during the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and the fifth race in the season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup. The race was won by Jamie McMurray, for the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team. Kyle Busch finished second, and Jimmie Johnson, who started tenth, clinched third. Pole position driver Jeff Gordon maintained his lead on the first lap to begin the race, as Carl Edwards, who started in the second position on the grid, remained behind him. Soon after, Busch became the leader of the race and would maintain a total of 218 laps in first place. After the final caution, Busch led on the restart, but McMurray passed him. McMurray held the lead through the end of the race, becoming the first driver not in the 2010 Chase to win a race during the Chase. There were nine cautions and 27 lead changes among 19 different drivers throughout the course of the race. It was McMurray's third win in the 2010 season, and the sixth of his career. The result moved him up to 13th in the Drivers' Championship, 75 points ahead Ryan Newman in 14th. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 45 ahead of Toyota and 85 ahead of Ford, with five races remaining in the season. A total of 103,000 people attended the race, while 5.345 million watched it on television. Report Background thumb|200px|left|Charlotte Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ October 14, 2010 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20101012082703/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ October 12, 2010 The standard track at Charlotte Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 mi km long.Track Facts http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ Charlotte Motor Speedway October 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100928052912/http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ September 28, 2010 The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch also has a five degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 140,000 spectators. Before the race, Jimmie Johnson led the Drivers' Championship with 5,673 points, and Denny Hamlin stood in second with 5,637 points. Kevin Harvick followed in third with 5,619 points, thirty-one ahead of Jeff Gordon and fifty-one ahead of Tony Stewart in fourth and fifth respectively. With 5,533 points, Kurt Busch was in sixth, twenty-two points ahead of Carl Edwards, as Jeff Burton with 5,496 points, was thirteen ahead of Kyle Busch, and forty-one in front of Greg Biffle who rounded out the top ten.2010 Official Driver Standings: Pepsi Max 400 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/30/data/standings_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101019173057/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/30/data/standings_official.html October 19, 2010 Matt Kenseth and Clint Bowyer were eleventh and twelfth with 5,432 and 5,426 respective points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 220 points, forty-one points ahead of their rival Toyota. Ford, with 141 points, was twenty-two 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 October 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101013204500/http://jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm October 13, 2010 Johnson was the race's defending champion.2009 NASCAR Banking 500 Only From Bank of America http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2009_NASCAR_Banking_500_Only_From_Bank_of_America/W Racing-Reference October 14, 2010 Practice and qualifying thumb|right|Jeff Gordon won the pole position, qualifying with a fastest time of 28.192. Three practice sessions were held before the Saturday race—one on Thursday, and two on Friday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, while the second session lasted 45 minutes. The final session lasted 65 minutes.The Race: Bank of America 500 http://jayski.com/next/2010/31cms2010.htm#prac October 14, 2010 Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures https://web.archive.org/web/20101017135906/http://jayski.com/next/2010/31cms2010.htm October 17, 2010 During the first practice session, Stewart–Haas Racing's Ryan Newman was fastest ahead of Joey Logano and Kyle Busch in second and third respectively.Practice One Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/practice1_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101017124934/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/practice1_speeds.html October 17, 2010 Mark Martin placed fourth, and David Reutimann finished fifth. Stewart, Reed Sorenson, Scott Speed, David Ragan, and Juan Pablo Montoya rounded out the top ten fastest drivers in the session. Forty-nine cars were entered for qualifying,Qualifying Order http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/qual_order.html October 14, 2010 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20101017124948/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/qual_order.html October 17, 2010 but only forty-three were allowed to race due to NASCAR's qualifying procedure. Gordon clinched his 69th career pole position with a time of 28.192 seconds.Race Lineup: Charlotte http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/lineup.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101018044757/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/lineup.html October 18, 2010 He was joined on the front row of the grid by Edwards. A. J. Allmendinger qualified third, Martin took fourth, and Paul Menard started fifth. The six drivers that failed to qualify for the race were Joe Nemechek, Casey Mears, Mike Bliss, Jason Leffler, Kevin Conway and Johnny Sauter. Once the qualifying session completed, Gordon commented, "We used to qualify so well here, but competition and cars and different things changing over the years, we just sort of lost our way here, and I'll be honest, [Thursday], the way it was going, I didn't think we had any shot at this pole."Gordon a little faster than Edwards for CMS pole http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/14/jgordon-wins-pole-charlotte2/index.html October 16, 2010 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 14, 2010 Sporting News Wire Service https://web.archive.org/web/20101018044731/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/14/jgordon-wins-pole-charlotte2/index.html October 18, 2010 On the next evening, Kasey Kahne was quickest in the second practice session, ahead of Reutimann and Biffle in second and third.Practice Two Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/practice3_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101018045402/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/practice3_speeds.html October 18, 2010 Kurt Busch was fourth quickest, and Martin Truex Jr. took fifth. Brad Keselowski, Allmendinger, Newman, Logano, and Ragan followed in the top-ten. Other drivers in the chase, such as Johnson, was fifteenth, and Harvick, who was twentieth. During the final practice session, Edwards was fastest with a time of 29.031.Practice Three Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/practice3_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101018045402/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/practice3_speeds.html October 18, 2010 Sorenson and Kurt Busch followed in second and third with times of 29.133 and 29.135 seconds. Kahne managed to be fourth fastest, ahead of Jamie McMurray and Kyle Busch. Speed was scored seventh, Menard took eighth, Truex was ninth, and Biffle took tenth. Race The race, the thirty-first out of a total of thirty-six in the season, began at 7:30 p.m. EDT and was televised live in the United States on ABC. Prior to the race, weather conditions were sunny with the air temperature around 71 °F °C.Lap-by-Lap: Charlotte http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/10/16/lap.by.lap.charlotte2/index.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101019120033/http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/10/16/lap.by.lap.charlotte2/index.html October 19, 2010 Car owner Joe Gibbs began pre-race ceremonies by giving the invocation. Next, Big Machine Records recording artist Danielle Peck performed the national anthem, and NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees gave the command for drivers to start their engines. Gordon accelerated faster than Edwards off the line, getting ahead of him down the front straightaway. On the following lap, Newman spun sideways and collided into the wall, prompting the first caution to be given. Gordon initially maintained the lead on the restart, though Edwards passed him at the end of the eighth lap. Kyle Busch and Gordon both passed Edwards one lap later. On lap 11, Menard moved to third, as Newman drove to the garage for repairs. Four laps later, Menard took over second, after passing Gordon. After starting tenth, Johnson was scored in fifteenth on the nineteenth lap. On lap 24, the second caution was given because Kurt Busch spun sideways. All the front runners made pit stops during the caution. Gordon was the leader during the restart, as Joey Logano moved to second. On the following lap, Kyle Busch moved into the first position. The third caution came out on lap 33, after Johnson spun sideways. On the restart, Kyle Busch was first, ahead of Gordon and Logano. After being involved in the first caution, Newman remained in the garage forty laps later. Hamlin, who started twenty-third on the grid, had moved to eleventh by lap 45. By lap 48, Kyle Busch had a 1.9 second lead over Gordon. Harvick had moved nineteen positions to fifth, after 55 laps. On the following lap, Johnson took over twenty-eighth, after spinning on lap 33, as Hamlin claimed the ninth position. On lap 61, Jeff Burton moved to seventh while Travis Kvapil went a lap down to the front runners. Afterward, Burton moved to fifth after passing Menard. The second round of pit stops began on lap 75, when Stewart and Harvick made pit stops. Gordon and Kyle Busch made pit stops two laps later, resulting in Juan Pablo Montoya receiving the lead. Once Montoya made his pit stop, Kenseth became the leader, but after one lap he chose to make a pit stop, giving the lead to Patrick Carpentier. Carpentier made a pit stop on lap 84, which resulted in Kyle Busch reclaiming the lead. Kyle Busch had a 3.6 second lead by lap 87. Five laps later, Menard took over the seventh position, after passing Harvick. Then, on lap 95, Kyle Busch reported his throttle was sticking. To fix this problem, Busch used the cut-off switch (a switch on the back of the steering wheel to slow the car). Four laps later, Menard fell to the eighth position. On the following lap, Regan Smith was passed by Kyle Busch, putting him a lap behind. Busch reported to his crew that his throttle was improving on lap 105. On the following lap, debris caused the fourth caution. All the front runners made pit stops during the caution, and Johnson reported to his crew that he and Bowyer had collided on pit road. Kyle Busch led the drivers on the restart, ahead of Gordon, Montoya, Biffle, and Logano. One lap later, Biffle moved to second, as Hamlin claimed fifth. On lap 119, Speed went a lap down after being passed by Busch. The fifth caution was given four laps later because Kahne spun sideways and collided into Sam Hornish Jr., which resulted in the two colliding with the wall. Some front runners made pit stops during the caution. On the restart, Martin was the leader, ahead Truex, McMurray, Montoya, and Johnson. On the following lap, McMurray took over second, as Johnson and Kyle Busch moved past Montoya. Afterward, Hamlin passed Gordon for the eighth position, as McMurray became the leader. By lap 144, McMurray had a 1.25 second lead over Martin. After 146 laps, Newman remained in the garage for repairs. Six laps later, Johnson claimed third, as Hamlin took over the fifth position. On lap 168, Johnson, McMurray, and Martin made their pit stops, seven laps ahead of Kyle Busch. thumb|right|Jamie McMurray won the race after passing Kyle Busch in the final stages of the race. Once pit stops concluded, Jamie McMurray was the leader. Johnson took over the second position on lap 180. After passing Gordon two laps later, Allmendinger moved to the tenth position. Johnson became the leader on lap 189 after passing McMurray. On the following lap, Gordon's car lost power, which resulted in him making unscheduled pit stop. By the 195th lap, Johnson had a 1.36 second lead over the other drivers, though Kyle Busch began to catch Johnson shortly thereafter. On lap 203, the sixth caution was given because Marcos Ambrose spun near pit road. All the front runners made pit stops during the caution. During the pit stops, Kyle Busch became the leader, after passing Johnson on pit road. On the restart, Busch was first, while Johnson fell to fifth. Hamlin took over the fifth position from Johnson. Afterward, Gordon reported that he had alternator problems on lap 211. Four laps later, Johnson moved to fifth, as McMurray maintained the second position. By lap 221, Kyle Busch had a 1.30 second lead over McMurray. Hamlin moved to third five laps later. On lap 239, Robby Gordon spun sideways, prompting the seventh caution to be given. During the caution, the front runners made pit stops, which resulted in Busch maintaining the lead ahead of Hamlin, McMurray, Johnson, and Biffle on the restart. On the following lap, Johnson moved to second. On lap 246, Burton spun sideways, after colliding with Bowyer. Burton was the only one to pit during the caution. Afterward, Kyle Busch led Johnson on lap 250. Five laps later, Harvick passed Truex for the seventh position. On lap 261, Logano passed Martin for tenth, as Kenseth moved into eighth. By lap 262, Busch had a 0.74 second lead over Johnson. Six laps later, Speed moved into twelfth, after passing Edwards. Busch expanded his lead to 2.01 seconds by lap 278. Six laps later, McMurray took over the second position from Johnson. Once Kahne's race car was repaired, J. J. Yeley was put in his car to finish the race for the team, after Kahne became ill.http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/17/kkahne-frustrated-rpm/index.html Kahne sick to his stomach, and of his car NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Associated Press October 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101020002608/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/17/kkahne-frustrated-rpm/index.html October 20, 2010 On lap 289, the final pit stop set began. Busch and Johnson made pit stops on lap 294, one lap earlier than McMurray. During the pit stop cycle, Montoya, Sorenson, and Allmendinger briefly held the lead. While on pit road, Gordon received a pass-through penalty for speeding. On lap 299, Kyle Busch became the leader, as pit stops concluded. Three laps later, his lead shrunk to 1.3 seconds. On lap 308, the caution was given because of debris on the track. On the restart Busch led ahead of McMurray, Johnson, and Hamlin. On the following lap, McMurray became the leader. By lap 320, McMurray had a 1.02 second lead over Busch, as a battle for second place began between Busch and Johnson. McMurray crossed the finish line on lap 334 to take his third win of the season, two seconds ahead of Busch, who led the most laps (218).https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/news/story?id=5694923 Jamie McMurray wins in Charlotte Associated Press ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures October 17, 2010 May 28, 2017 Johnson was third, ahead of Hamlin, Biffle, Kenseth, Logano, Harvick, Reutimann, and Ragan, who rounded out the top ten. Post-race "You just drive your heart out, and if you have the car, then you are able to make those passes, and if you don't, you don't make the passes." McMurray speaking after the race.Sporting News Wire Service McMurray pulls away late for third victory of 2010 http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/16/jmcmurray-chase-cup-win-charlotte/index.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 18, 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 McMurray appeared in victory lane to celebrate his sixth win of the season in front of 103,000 people who attended the race.2010 Bank of America 500 http://racing-reference.info/race/2010_Bank_of_America_500/W May 28, 2017 Racing-Reference McMurray also earned $266,129 in race winnings, and later stated that his car performed best towards the end of the race: "We had a better car than Kyle at the end. He was better at certain stages during the race but at the end of the race, we had the best car." Busch was rather disappointed with his second-place run: "Jamie got a good restart. I don't know if he got pushed from Jimmie or not, but he had a good run, good momentum getting into Turn 1. Then I got there and my car pushed up the race track ... and he was already gone. There was nothing I could do. I couldn't even stay to his outside. His car turned better than mine. Mine plowed right up the race track and he went right by me. ... It's very, very frustrating. I gave it all I had, but McMurray was better than me."http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/17/kybusch-disappointed-second-charlotte-chase/story_single.html Busch more than disappointed with second place NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Menzer Joe October 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101022183243/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/17/kybusch-disappointed-second-charlotte-chase/story_single.html October 22, 2010 After finishing fourth, Hamlin remained optimistic about his chances in his championship battle with Johnson: "He's a champion, and I'm not. ... He's figured this stuff out, and he's got a great team, as well as we do, but I haven't hit the 'go' button yet, and I feel like there's still more left with our team. I'm minimizing my risk right now, and I feel like, if I'm going to have a shot to win this thing when we get to Homestead [the season finale], I've got to minimize those risks."http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/18/dhamlin-chase-preparation/index.html Hamlin stays close to Johnson, stays out of trouble NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Sporting News Wire Service October 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101020141949/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/18/dhamlin-chase-preparation/index.html October 20, 2010 The race result left Johnson leading the Drivers' Championship with 5,843 points. He was followed by Hamlin, who remained 41 points behind Johnson, though 36 and 115 points ahead of Harvick and Jeff Gordon respectively. Kyle Busch and Stewart were tied for fifth with 5,666 points, followed by Edwards, Biffle, Kurt Busch, and Burton in seventh through tenth. Kenseth and Bowyer were scored 11th and 12th with 5,587 and 5,543 points respectively. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet maintained the lead with 230 points. Toyota held second with 185 points, 40 ahead of Ford and 63 ahead of Dodge. 5.345 million people watched the race on television. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.192 191.544 2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.205 191.455 3 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.284 190.921 4 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.285 190.914 5 98 Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.320 190.678 6 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.325 190.644 7 83 Reed Sorenson Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 28.360 190.409 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.364 190.382 9 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.364 190.382 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.370 190.342 11 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 28.373 190.322 12 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.380 190.275 13 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.380 190.275 14 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 28.403 190.121 15 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 28.406 190.101 16 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.411 190.067 17 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.420 190.007 18 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.449 189.813 19 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 28.452 189.793 20 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.458 189.753 21 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 28.465 189.707 22 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.480 189.607 23 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.492 189.527 24 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.493 189.520 25 9 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.497 189.494 26 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.521 189.334 27 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.531 189.268 28 09 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 28.533 189.255 29 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.546 189.168 30 10 Bobby Labonte Stavola Labonte Racing Chevrolet 28.568 189.023 31 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 28.570 189.010 32 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.588 188.890 33 46 Michael McDowell Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 28.591 188.871 34 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.593 188.857 35 26 Patrick Carpentier Latitude 43 Motorsports Ford 28.601 188.805 36 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.614 188.719 37 21 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.688 188.232 38 71 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 28.774 187.669 39 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 28.795 187.533 40 36 J. 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Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.821 187.363 41 37 Dave Blaney Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.113 185.484 42 34 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.113 185.484 43 64 Jeff Green Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 28.830 187.305Failed to qualify 44 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 28.844 187.214 45 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 28.887 186.935 46 55 Mike Bliss Prism Motorsports Toyota 28.939 186.599 47 66 Jason Leffler Prism Motorsports Toyota 29.062 185.810 48 07 Kevin Conway Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 29.065 185.790 49 23 Johnny Sauter R3 MotorsportsToyota 29.418 183.561Source:MRN Race Lineup http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=1189&StatType=Qualifying Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation October 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723064528/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=1189&StatType=Qualifying July 23, 2011Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Starting Grid http://jayski.com/stats/2010/grids/31cms2010grid.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures October 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101015045333/http://jayski.com/stats/2010/grids/31cms2010grid.htm October 15, 2010 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 334 190 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 180 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 170 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 165 5 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 160 6 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 155 7 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 151 8 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 147 9 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 334 138 10 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 134 11 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 334 135 12 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 132 13 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 334 124 14 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 126 15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 334 118 16 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 334 115 17 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 117 18 83 Reed Sorenson Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 334 114 19 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 334 106 20 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 108 21 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 100 22 10 Bobby Labonte Stavola Labonte Racing Chevrolet 333 97 23 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 333 99 24 98 Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 333 91 25 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 333 93 26 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 332 85 27 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 332 82 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 332 84 29 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 331 76 30 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 331 73 31 34 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 331 70 32 37 Dave Blaney Front Row Motorsports Ford 331 67 33 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 327 64 34 71 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 315 61 35 21 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford 305 58 36 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 272 55 37 26 Patrick Carpentier Latitude 43 Motorsports Ford 217 57 38 9 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 214 49 39 46 Michael McDowell Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 127 51 40 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 122 43 41 64 Jeff Green Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 91 40 42 09 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 89 37 43 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 73 34Source:http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/results_official.html 2010 Official Race Results: Bank of America 500 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 16, 2010 October 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101020045856/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/results_official.html October 20, 2010http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=1189&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=2 Bank of America 500 Race Results Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation October 16, 2010 October 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126190106/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=1189&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=2 November 26, 2010 Standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings Rank Driver Points 1 Jimmie Johnson 5,843 2 Denny Hamlin 5,802 3 Kevin Harvick 5,766 4 Jeff Gordon 5,687 5 Kyle Busch 5,666 6 Tony Stewart 5,666 7 Carl Edwards 5,643 8 Greg Biffle 5,618 9 Kurt Busch 5,606 10 Jeff Burton 5,604 11 Matt Kenseth 5,587 12 Clint Bowyer 5,543Source:http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/standings_official.html 2010 Official Driver Standings: Bank of America 500 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505064631/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/31/data/standings_official.html May 5, 2012 thumb|right|200px|Jimmie Johnson remained the points leader after finishing third in the race. + Manufacturers' Championship standings Rank Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 230 2 Toyota 185 3 Ford 145 4 Dodge 122Source: Note: Only the top twelve positions are included for the driver standings. These drivers qualified for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. References 30em NASCAR: Jamie McMurray wins 2010 Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series 2010 2010 Pepsi Max 400 2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500 collapsed Bank of America 500 Bank of America 500 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway