2010 Showtime Southern 500

May 2014 NAS Showtime Southern 500 http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100508030&state=RACE Race Information May 8, 2010 May 11, 2010 Fox Sports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100512120101/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100508030&state=RACE May 12, 2010 livehttp://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/lineup.html Qualifying Results May 7, 2010 May 7, 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100510054416/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/lineup.html May 10, 2010 livehttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-08-la-sp-nascar-20100509-story.html Hamlin wins at Darlington May 8, 2010 May 11, 2010 Los Angeles Times 2010 05 8 2010 11 36 Showtime southern 500 logo.jpg Showtime Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 1.366 2.198 367 501.322 806.800 Sunny and warm with temperatures approaching 78 F C; wind out of the NNW at 10 mph km/h Chance of precipitation was zero percent. 126.605 mi/h Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 27.264 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 111 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2010 Showtime Southern 500, the 61st running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race that was held on May 8, 2010, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. It was the eleventh race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The event began at 7:30 p.m. EDT.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/ NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Schedule and Time NASCAR.com April 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100407005810/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/ April 7, 2010 live It was televised live in the United States on Fox and its U.S. radio coverage was broadcast on Motor Racing Network starting at 6 p.m. EDT. The 367-lap race was won by Denny Hamlin for Joe Gibbs Racing after starting seven positions behind polesitter Jamie McMurray.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2010-05-09-denny-hamlin-sprint-darlington-showtime-500_N.htm Denny Hamlin wins 2010 Southern 500 May 9, 2010 Nate Ryan May 11, 2010 USA Today McMurray finished second in a Chevrolet, and Kurt Busch finished third in a Dodge. The race had a total of 11 cautions and 22 lead changes among 11 different drivers. Kevin Harvick remained the points leader after finishing the race in the sixth position.Kevin Harvick Remains Point Leader http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/standings_official.html NASCAR.com June 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613214003/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/standings_official.html June 13, 2010 live Background Coming into the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Kevin Harvick led the Drivers' Championship with 1,467 points, with Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson trailing by ten points for second.Driver's Championship Classification http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/standings_official.html NASCAR.com June 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613214003/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/standings_official.html June 13, 2010 live Behind them in the Drivers' Championship, Kyle Busch was third with 1,358 points, and Matt Kenseth was fourth with 1,348 points. Greg Biffle rounded out the top five drivers fourteen points behind Kenseth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 76 points, eighteen points ahead of their rival Toyota. In the battle for third place, Dodge had 4 points, one ahead of Ford.Manufactures' Championship Classification http://www.jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm Jaski.com June 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613122728/http://jayski.com/stats/2010/manu2010.htm June 13, 2010 dead Practices and qualifying thumb|150px|left|Pole position winner Jamie McMurray There were two practice sessions the day before the race. In the first practice, A. J. Allmendinger, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss, Michael McDowell, and Denny Hamlin were the fastest drivers.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/practice1_speeds.html Practice 1 Results May 7, 2010 May 7, 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100510054421/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/practice1_speeds.html May 10, 2010 live In the second session, Jamie McMurray, Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Juan Montoya were the top five in speed.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/practice2_speeds.html Practice 2 Results May 7, 2010 May 7, 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100510054426/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/practice2_speeds.html May 10, 2010 live During qualifying, McMurray won his second pole position in 2010 and set a new track record, while Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers, David Reutimann, and Mark Martin also qualified to start in the first five positions, respectively.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2011811804_auto08.html McMurray Sets Record May 7, 2010 Pete Iacobelli May 8, 2010 Seattle Times There were three drivers who entered but did not qualify for the race: Joe Nemechek, Casey Mears, and Mike Bliss. Race summary To begin the pre-race ceremonies, Ken Sandifer, a pastor at First Baptist Church of Darlington, delivered the invocation. John Norman and Kenneth Shelton, from Pope Air Force Base, then sang the national anthem. Next, Michael Waltrip introduced the mothers of the drivers, who commanded, "Sons and gentlemen, start your engines!"http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/05/08/lap.by.lap.darlington/index.html#viewSingle96841449 Race Summary May 8, 2010 May 9, 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100512113109/http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/05/08/lap.by.lap.darlington/index.html May 12, 2010 live Jamie McMurray led the drivers to the start of the race, but Jeff Gordon passed him before the first lap ended. Gordon maintained the lead until Brian Vickers overtook him on lap 38. On the same lap, Dave Blaney went to the garage because of transmission problems. Seven laps later, the first caution was flown when Michael McDowell crashed into the wall in turn 2. During the pit stops throughout the caution, McMurray made a pit stop quickly, leaving pit road first and leading at the subsequent restart. On lap 53, Bobby Labonte and Joey Logano both spun sideways, bringing out the second caution. Most drivers did not pit; McMurray led the drivers to the third green flag of the day. The third caution came out on lap 62 when Paul Menard turned sideways on the back straightaway. thumb|left|150px|Race winner Denny Hamlin in 2007. The first 10 drivers did pit under this caution, so McMurray held onto his lead position on the restart. On lap 83, a multiple car collision brought out the fourth caution. Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr., and Jimmie Johnson were involved, but all received only minor damage to their cars. After the drivers made pit stops, Tony Stewart took the lead. Three laps later, Gordon reclaimed the lead and led up to the green flag pit stops on laps 121–154. During the pit stops, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, and Scott Speed led, with Hamlin ultimately emerging in the front. On lap 171, debris in the second turn, which is situated before the backstretch, brought out the fifth caution. During subsequent pit stops, McMurray came off pit road first, which gave him the lead on the restart. thumb|200px|right|Jimmie Johnson and A. J. Allmendinger causes caution Two laps later, Kevin Conway collided with the wall, bringing out the sixth caution. On the same lap, A. J. Allmendinger's brakes failed, allowing him to decide to go down on the track apron;Johnson Wrecks http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2010/post_race/highlights/05/08/cup_dar_high_four.nascar/index.html NASCAR.com June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100701003537/http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2010/post_race/highlights/05/08/cup_dar_high_four.nascar/index.html July 1, 2010 live his car turned sideways, went backwards, and collided into the driver's door of Johnson's Impala. Both were uninjured, but the crash put them out of the race. On lap 190, McMurray brought the drivers to the green flag. 10 laps later, Stewart spun on the backstretch and brought out the seventh caution. McMurray led the restart on lap 204. 2 laps later, Kyle Busch passed McMurray to lead for the first time. On lap 227, the eighth caution came out when Labonte crashed into the wall after blowing a tire on the backstretch. All the lead lap cars made pit stops, and David Reutimann was the first off pit road, leading to the green flag on lap 223. Debris from Truex Jr.'s car allowed David Ragan to collide with the wall, bringing out the ninth caution on the next lap. On lap 237, Jeff Burton led to the green flag but Gordon passed him on lap 261. 20 laps later, Labonte and Gilliland collided, bringing out the tenth caution. On lap 283 during pit stops, Kyle Busch left pit road in the first position and led on the restart. On lap 189, Hamlin passed teammate Kyle Busch and successfully battled Burton for the lead, which he took on lap 341. The eleventh and final caution came out on the same lap when Logano spun coming out of pit road. After the drivers made pit stops, Hamlin led the restart on lap 347, maintaining the lead to win both the Nationwide Series and the Sprint Cup Series races for the weekend.Darlington Sweep https://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-darlington https://web.archive.org/web/20110510144757/http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-darlington dead May 10, 2011 Jenna Fryer June 18, 2010 Yahoo Sports.com May 9, 2010 Post race Denny Hamlin appeared in victory lane after his victory lap to start celebrating his fourth win. In the subsequent press conference, Hamlin said, "I can't tell you how excited I am about us winning right now, because I know what our team is capable of by the time we hit Chase time." Jamie McMurray, who finished second, said that his season "has actually been really good, winning the [Daytona] 500, almost winning at Talladega, running second again tonight." He continued to say that he and his team have "been able to put ourselves in position to win three races this year. I don't know that in my career I've been able to do that, much less in the first eight or ten races."Hamlin has a sweeping weekend at Darlington http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/09/474927/darlington-win-demonstrates-teams.html#storylink=misearch News Observer.com September 20, 2010 May 9, 2010 The race results left Kevin Harvick leading the Driver's Championship with 1,622 points.Point Standing http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/standings_official.html NASCAR.com June 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613214003/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/standings_official.html June 13, 2010 live Johnson, who failed to finish the race, was second with 1,512, three points ahead of Kyle Busch and thirty-seven ahead of Jeff Gordon. Matt Kenseth was fifth with 1,472 points. On May 12, Michael McDowell and Robby Gordon were penalized 25 owner's and drivers' points and $25,000 each for violations, specifically unapproved rear gear and for unapproved door braces, after the race's final inspection.http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/05/12/darlington.penalty.cup.rgordon.mmcdowell/index.html Race Penalties May 13, 2010 NASCAR.com May 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100515114807/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/05/12/darlington.penalty.cup.rgordon.mmcdowell/index.html May 15, 2010 live Results Jamie McMurray started the race on the pole position, and Denny Hamlin won. During the race there were 11 different leaders, 22 lead changes, and 11 cautions. Jeff Gordon led the most laps, with 111. Hamlin, McMurray, Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart, David Reutimann, Scott Speed, and Robby Gordon also led laps. Pos Grid No. Driver Team Make 18 11 Denny Hamlinhttp://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/results_official.html Race Results May 9, 2010 NASCAR.com May 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513080553/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/11/data/results_official.html May 13, 2010 live Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 314 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 42 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 515 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 635 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 739 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 811 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 96 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 103 83 Brian Vickers Team Red Bull Toyota 114 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 129 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 1329 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1421 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1541 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 165 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1732 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 1819 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1933 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 2010 9 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 2138 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 2217 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2324 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 2431 26 David Stremme Latitude 43 Motorsports Ford 257 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 2640 34 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 2713 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2816 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Toyota 2943 13 Max Papis Germain Racing Toyota 3020 98 Paul Menard Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 3125 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 3227 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3342 37 Kevin ConwayFront Row Motorsports Ford 3423 71 Bobby Labonte TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 3534 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 3622 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3712 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 3826 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 3937 64 Todd Bodine Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 4018 55 Michael McDowell Prism Motorsports Toyota 4130 46 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Dodge 4228 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 4336 32 Reed Sorenson Braun Racing Toyota References 50em Sprint Cup Series 2010 2010 Heath Calhoun 400 2010 Autism Speaks 400 collapsed Showtime Southern 500 Showtime Southern 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway