2010 Autism Speaks 400

February 2025 NAS Autism Speaks 400 presented by Hershey's Milk & Milkshakes http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/05/14/mtruexjr.dover.pole/index.html Truex Wins Pole 14 May 2010 NASCAR 14 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518044357/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/05/14/mtruexjr.dover.pole/index.html 18 May 2010 live 2010 05 16 2010 12 36 Dover International Speedway.PNG Layout of Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway Dover, Delaware Autism Speaks 400 1.0 1.61 400 400 643.74 Partly cloudy with a high of 75; wind out of the NE at 8 mph. 126 mi/h Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing 22.884 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 225 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2010 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Hershey's Milk & Milkshakes was the twelfth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season held at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. The race started at 1 p.m. EST on May 16, 2010, and was broadcast on Fox and MRN radio starting at 12 p.m.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/ Sprint Cup Series Schedule NASCAR 27 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328091316/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/ 28 March 2010 live Martin Truex Jr. started in the pole position.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/2010-05-14-2018783357_x.htm Truex Wins The Pole At Dover 14 May 2010 Dan Gelston 15 May 2010 USA Today The race had eight different leaders, twenty lead changes, and five cautions.http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100516004&state=RACE Race Information 16 May 2010 Fox Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20100519104159/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100516004&state=RACE 19 May 2010 live The winner of the race was Kyle Busch,Kyle Busch Wins Dover http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/racing/05/16/nascar.dover.ap/index.html 16 May 2010 Sports Illustrated 16 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100519134858/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/racing/05/16/nascar.dover.ap/index.html 19 May 2010 dead while Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth finished second and third respectively. Race report Practices and qualifying thumb|left|220px|Polesitter Martin Truex Jr. in 2007. In first practice, the quickest drivers were Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Busch.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/practice1_speeds.html Practice 1 Results 14 May 2010 NASCAR 14 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100517125128/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/practice1_speeds.html 17 May 2010 live During qualifying, Martin Truex Jr. won the pole position, while Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch, and Jimmie Johnson started in the two rows behind him.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/lineup.html Qualifying Results 14 May 2010 NASCAR 14 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100517125123/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/lineup.html 17 May 2010 live Also, two drivers failed to qualify for the race; they were Todd Bodine and Max Papis. In second practice, the quickest drivers were Jimmie Johnson, David Ragan, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, and Kasey Kahne.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/practice2_speeds.html Practice 2 Results 15 May 2010 NASCAR 15 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518044437/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/practice2_speeds.html 18 May 2010 live In the final practice the quickest drivers were Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, A. J. Allmendinger, and Clint Bowyer.Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/practice3_speeds.html 16 May 2010 NASCAR 15 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518044442/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/practice3_speeds.html 18 May 2010 live Race summary The pre-race ceremonies began with Reverend Jonathan Falwell of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia ., delivered the invocation. Then, country music artist, Joe Nichols performed the national anthem. To start the engines, Richard Petty, part of the inaugural class at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, gave the command, "Gentlemen, start your engines!"Race Summary http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/05/16/lap.by.lap.dover/index.html 16 May 2010 NASCAR 16 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100519104009/http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/05/16/lap.by.lap.dover/index.html 19 May 2010 live At 1:17 p.m. EDT, the green flag waved with Martin Truex Jr. the leader. On the same lap, though, Kasey Kahne, who started second, passed Truex Jr. to lead the first lap. On lap 26, Jimmie Johnson, who started in the fifth position, passed Kahne for the lead. As Johnson led, Johnny Sauter, on lap 40, went to the garage because of electrical problems. Fourteen laps later, the caution flag waved as Sam Hornish Jr. collided with the wall because of a flat tire. All the lead-lap driver came onto pit road for their first pit stops . After finishing the pit stops, Johnson led the field to the green flag on lap 59. One lap later, Kyle Busch passed Johnson for the lead. thumb|220px|right|Race winner Kyle Busch in 2007 Kyle Busch kept the lead until lap 85 when Jimmie Johnson passed him. On laps 125 through 137, green flag pit stops were occurring. The leaders during the pit stops were Kurt Busch and Jeff Burton. Johnson, then regained the lead from Burton on lap 137; the rest of the top five were Kyle Busch, A. J. Allmendinger, Joey Logano, and Tony Stewart. As Johnson led on lap 157, J. J. Yeley went to the garage due to engine problems. On lap 165, the second caution flag waved because Marcos Ambrose collided with the wall. All lead lap cars made pit stops; Johnson remained the leader. On lap 170, Johnson led the field to the green flag, but one lap later, Kyle Busch passed Johnson for the lead. Kyle Busch led until Johnson passed him on lap 176. The green flag stayed out until lap 255, when Marcos Ambrose collided with the wall to bring out the third caution. On the restart, on lap 231, Johnson led the field to the green flag. On lap 234, Kyle Busch passed Johnson, but two laps later, he reclaimed the lead. On lap 245, Sam Hornish Jr. collided with the wall, which brought out the fourth caution. All lead lap cars pit, most getting fuel and two tires, but Matt Kenseth stayed out. From staying off pit road, Kenseth led the field to green on lap 250. On lap 261, Johnson reclaimed the lead from Matt Kenseth. Marcos Ambrose, who collided with the wall twice, announced that he was out of the race on lap 279. On lap 287, the fifth caution came out because Kurt Busch collided with the wall in turn four. All the leaders made pit stops, most getting four tires and fuel. On lap 291, Jimmie Johnson led the field to the green flag. One lap later, Kyle Busch passed Johnson for the lead. Kyle Busch led until lap 353, when Johnson passed him, but for the next two laps Johnson and Busch switched the lead until Johnson claimed it. On lap 364, David Reutimann became the leader, as Johnson and Kyle Busch made their green flag pit stops. On lap 365, Martin Truex Jr. passed Reutimann for the lead. One lap later, it was announced that Jimmie Johnson, who led the most laps, received a penalty for speeding on pit road. On lap 367, Johnson came to pit road to serve his penalty and Kyle Busch reclaimed the lead. He kept the lead to win his second race of 2010 and his eighteenth win in his Sprint Cup Series career. Results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 14 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 217 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 321 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 414 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 513 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 624 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 730 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 89 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 916 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 1018 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1115 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 121 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 136 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 148 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 153 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 165 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 177 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1820 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 1912 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 202 9 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 2123 98 Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 2239 83 Casey Mears Team Red Bull Toyota 2329 82 Scott Speed Team Red Bull Toyota 2437 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 2540 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 2622 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2731 26 David Stremme Latitude 43 Motorsports Ford 2819 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 2938 34 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 3027 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3142 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 3211 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3341 37 Kevin ConwayFront Row Mototsports Ford 3410 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 3528 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3626 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 3725 46 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Dodge 3836 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 3933 71 Bobby Labonte TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 4032 09 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 4135 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 4234 55 Michael McDowell Prism Motorsports Toyota 4343 36 Johnny Sauter Tommy Baldwin Racing ChevroletSource:Official Race Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/results_official.html NASCAR 31 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100529235143/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/12/data/results_official.html 29 May 2010 live References 50em Sprint Cup Series 2010 2010 Showtime Southern 500 2010 Coca-Cola 600 collapsed Autism Speaks 400 Autism Speaks 400 Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:May 2010 sports events in the United States