2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

26th iteration of the NASCAR All-Star RaceMay 2026 May 2026 May 2026 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star RaceLocation Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North CarolinaDate May 22, 2010Laps 100(one 50-lap segment, two 20 lap segments and ten green flag laps)Distance 150 mi km[segment 1: 75 mi km; segments 2 and 3: 30 mi km; final segment: 15 mi km – green flag laps only]Winner Kurt BuschShowdown Winners Martin Truex Jr.Greg BiffleFan Vote Carl EdwardsAverage speed 94.175 mi/hPolesitter Kurt Busch(due to rainout of qualifying)Most Laps LedJimmie Johnson (56 laps) TelevisionNetwork SpeedAnnouncers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race was the 26th running of NASCAR's special non-points race involving winners of the 2009 and 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races through the 2010 Autism Speaks 400 as well as Sprint All-Star Race 2000–2009 winners, when the event was known as "The Winston" and the "Nextel All-Star Challenge", and past Sprint Cup champions from the decade covering 2000 to 2009, including the "Winston Cup" (2000–2003) and "Nextel Cup" (2004–2007) eras. The event was run at the 1.5 mi km Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Charlotte, North Carolina suburb of Concord on May 22, 2010. Speed provided television coverage in the US while MRN (over-the-air/terrestrial) and SiriusXM (satellite) held radio rights. Kurt Busch won the race and the $1 million prize.https://www.statesboroherald.com/sports/nascar/kurt-busch-wins-1-million-all-star-race/ Kurt Busch wins $1 million All-Star race Jenna Fryer Statesboro Herald May 22, 2010 February 27, 2024 Race format The format of the race was follows: One fifty-lap segment with a mandatory four-tire green flag pit stop at or around Lap 25; Two twenty-lap segments with a ten-minute break following Segment Three; A ten-lap green flag segment. Pits were open following the end of the first two segments, where drivers could have opted to take a pit stop, but could have sacrificed their position on the track should they chose to do so. After the first pace lap following the break, teams were required to take a four-tire stop. The order they came out determined the starting order for the last segment. The qualifying session for eligible drivers was to have consisted of three laps instead of the standard two, including a pit stop after either of the first two laps, slowing to the speed limit of 45 mph entering pit road, but going full throttle as they exit. However, a rainstorm the night before (May 21) cancelled the event, and the first 19 positions were chosen by qualifying order; as a result, Kurt Busch and Joey Logano made up the front row. Eligible drivers The following drivers qualified for the race in these categories: Past Series Champion drivers The following six drivers were eligible in the Past Champions category: 48-Jimmie Johnson (four-time series champion, most recently 2009) 14-Tony Stewart (two-time series champion, most recently 2005; also defending race champion) 2-Kurt Busch (2004 series champion) 17-Matt Kenseth (2003 series champion) 24-Jeff Gordon (four-time series champion, most recently 2001) 71-Bobby Labonte (2000 series champion) Past All-Star race-winning drivers The following five drivers were eligible as a past winner of the event in the last decade: 9-Kasey Kahne (Sprint All-Star Race XXIV winner) (2008) 29-Kevin Harvick (Sprint All-Star Race XXIII winner) (2007) 5-Mark Martin (Sprint All-Star Race XXI winner) (2005) 39-Ryan Newman (Sprint All-Star Race XVIII winner)(2002) 88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Sprint All-Star Race XVI winner) (2000) 2009 or 2010 race winners The following eight drivers were eligible by winning a Sprint Cup points race in 2009 or 2010: 18-Kyle Busch (2009 Shelby 427) 12-Brad Keselowski (2009 Aaron's 499)§ 00-David Reutimann (2009 Coca-Cola 600) 20-Joey Logano (2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301) 11-Denny Hamlin (2009 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500) 83-Brian Vickers (2009 Carfax 400)† 1-Jamie McMurray (2009 AMP Energy 500)§ § – McMurray was the winning driver in the #26 Roush Fenway Racing Ford in the AMP Energy 500; that team would later be owned by Latitude 43 Motorsports, and McMurray became the driver of the #1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet for the 2010 season, also winning the 2010 Daytona 500. The #09 team for which Brad Keselowski drove to victory in the Aaron's 499, as well as the #26 team were not eligible unless: a) the team won a race prior to May 16; b) won one of the two top positions of the Sprint Showdown or c) Aric Almirola, who drove the #09 car or either David Stremme or Boris Said, the respective drivers of the new #26 car, were selected in the fan poll. In the end, neither Phoenix or Latitude 43 attempted even the Showdown. The full-time #66 of Prism Motorsports, driven by Dave Blaney, also did not attempt the Showdown. † – On May 13, Vickers was sidelined with blood clots in his legs and chest, and Casey Mears replaced him as the interim driver in the #83 Red Bull Racing Toyota. Mears would not have qualified for the event; NASCAR gave the team approval for the driver switch. For those not listed above, a special race, The Sprint Showdown, consisting of two halves of 20 laps [30 mi km] each was held prior to the main event. The top two finishers – Martin Truex Jr. and Greg Biffle – and a driver chosen by a fan poll – Carl Edwards – were promoted to the main event. Only winning drivers, not teams, were eligible to race in the All-Star Race. Entry lists Showdown #DriverTeamMake 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 13 Max Papis Germain Racing Toyota 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Reed Sorenson Braun Racing Toyota 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Tony Raines Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 37 Kevin Conway (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Dodge 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 55 Michael Waltrip Prism Motorsports Toyota 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 64 Todd Bodine Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 75 Derrike Cope Stratus Racing Group Dodge 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Championship Racing Dodge 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 92 Robert Richardson Jr. K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 98 Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford All-Star Race #DriverTeamMake 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Kurt Busch Penske Championship Racing Dodge 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Brad Keselowski (R) Penske Championship Racing Dodge 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 71 Bobby Labonte TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 83 Casey Mears Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Qualifying results Showdown Pos.#Driver 1 6 David Ragan 2 13 Max Papis 3 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 4 37 Kevin Conway (R) 5 16 Greg Biffle 6 32 Reed Sorenson 7 21 Bill Elliott 8 43 A.J. Allmendinger 9 33 Clint Bowyer 10 7 Robby Gordon 11 78 Regan Smith 12 98 Paul Menard 13 55 Michael Waltrip 14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 15 57 Norm Benning 16 19 Elliott Sadler 17 31 Jeff Burton 18 82 Scott Speed 19 47 Marcos Ambrose 20 56 Martin Truex Jr. 21 64 Todd Bodine 22 92 Robert Richardson Jr. 23 46 J. J. Yeley 24 34 Travis Kvapil 25 87 Joe Nemechek 26 99 Carl Edwards 27 36 Tony Raines 28 75 Derrike Cope 29 38 David Gilliland All-Star Race Pos.#Driver 1 2 Kurt Busch 2 20 Joey Logano 3 12 Brad Keselowski 4 1 Jamie McMurray 5 18 Kyle Busch 6 00 David Reutimann 7 48 Jimmie Johnson 8 24 Jeff Gordon 9 83 Casey Mears 10 39 Ryan Newman 11 14 Tony Stewart 12 11 Denny Hamlin 13 29 Kevin Harvick 14 17 Matt Kenseth 15 5 Mark Martin 16 9 Kasey Kahne 17 71 Bobby Labonte 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 19 56 Martin Truex Jr. 20 16 Greg Biffle 21 99 Carl Edwards Race results Showdown Pos.#DriverLapsLedStatus 1 56 Martin Truex Jr. 40 8 running 2 16 Greg Biffle 40 12 running 3 31 Jeff Burton 40 0 running 4 98 Paul Menard 40 0 running 5 47 Marcos Ambrose 40 0 running 6 6 David Ragan 40 20 running 7 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 40 0 running 8 43 A.J. Allmendinger 40 0 running 9 34 Travis Kvapil 40 0 running 10 99 Carl Edwards 40 0 running 11 19 Elliott Sadler 40 0 running 12 21 Bill Elliott 40 0 running 13 32 Reed Sorenson 40 0 running 14 82 Scott Speed 40 0 running 15 7 Robby Gordon 40 0 running 16 13 Max Papis 40 0 running 17 46 J.J. Yeley 40 0 running 18 37 Kevin Conway (R) 40 0 running 19 75 Derrike Cope 40 0 running 20 57 Norm Benning 40 0 running 21 92 Robert Richardson Jr. 39 0 running 22 55 Michael Waltrip 38 0 running 23 33 Clint Bowyer 34 0 crash 24 38 David Gilliland 21 0 crash 25 36 Tony Raines 18 0 suspension 26 78 Regan Smith 16 0 crash 27 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 16 0 crash 28 64 Todd Bodine 13 0 transmission 29 87 Joe Nemechek 7 0 electrical All-Star Race Pos.#DriverLapsLedStatus 1 2 Kurt Busch 100 19 running 2 56 Martin Truex Jr. 100 0 running 3 20 Joey Logano 100 0 running 4 11 Denny Hamlin 100 2 running 5 14 Tony Stewart 100 0 running 6 29 Kevin Harvick 100 0 running 7 12 Brad Keselowski (R) 100 0 running 8 17 Matt Kenseth 100 0 running 9 16 Greg Biffle 100 0 running 10 71 Bobby Labonte 100 0 running 11 39 Ryan Newman 100 0 running 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 100 0 running 13 48 Jimmie Johnson 100 56 running 14 18 Kyle Busch 98 23 crash 15 9 Kasey Kahne 98 0 crash 16 83 Casey Mears 95 0 crash 17 5 Mark Martin 90 0 crash 18 1 Jamie McMurray 90 0 crash 19 00 David Reutimann 90 0 crash 20 24 Jeff Gordon 90 0 crash 21 99 Carl Edwards 90 0 crash Other events Induction of the Charter Class to the NASCAR Hall of Fame On October 14, 2009, the Charter Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame were announced, consisting of Bill France Sr., the organization's founder, his son Bill France Jr., seven time series champions Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt and former driver-owner Junior Johnson. The formal inductions were held on Sunday, May 23 on the Ceremonial Plaza of the new building. Craftsman All-Star Pit Crew Challenge The annual Craftsman All-Star Pit Crew Challenge competition was held on the Wednesday prior to the event at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Denny Hamlin's #11 team dethroned Jeff Burton's #31 team as champions, and earned the right to be the first team to choose their pit stall for the race. Pennzoil Ultra Victory Challenge The third annual Pennzoil Ultra Victory Challenge – judged by former driver Jimmy Spencer, TNA wrestler Jeff Hardy, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith along with Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti from the rock group Creed – was held prior to the All-Star Race. Joey Logano won the event with 67 points. References collapsed NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Sprint All-Star Race Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway