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Bristol Motor Speedway
March 21, 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 500 | 190 | 0 | Running | |
| 2 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 0 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 500 | 175 | 0 | Running | |
| 4 | 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | U.S. Census Ford | 500 | 165 | 0 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 500 | 155 | 0 | Running | |
| 6 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Ford | 500 | 150 | 0 | Running | |
| 7 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 500 | 146 | 0 | Running | |
| 8 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet | 500 | 142 | 0 | Running | |
| 9 | 38 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 500 | 138 | 0 | Running | |
| 10 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 500 | 139 | 0 | Running | |
| 11 | 33 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 500 | 130 | 0 | Running | |
| 12 | 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Toyota | 500 | 127 | 0 | Running | |
| 13 | 36 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing Dodge | 500 | 129 | 0 | Running | |
| 14 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 500 | 121 | 0 | Running | |
| 15 | 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 500 | 118 | 0 | Running | |
| 16 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 500 | 115 | 0 | Running | |
| 17 | 23 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia/Best Buy Ford | 500 | 112 | 0 | Running | |
| 18 | 12 | 98 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford | 500 | 109 | 0 | Running | |
| 19 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 500 | 106 | 0 | Running | |
| 20 | 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 500 | 103 | 0 | Running | |
| 21 | 43 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer Chevrolet | 500 | 100 | 0 | Running | |
| 22 | 32 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville/Blake Shelton Toyota | 499 | 97 | 0 | Running | |
| 23 | 16 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 499 | 94 | 0 | Running | |
| 24 | 31 | 26 | David Stremme | Air National Guard Ford | 498 | 91 | 0 | Running | |
| 25 | 41 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 498 | 88 | 0 | Running | |
| 26 | 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 498 | 90 | 0 | Running | |
| 27 | 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 495 | 87 | 0 | Running | |
| 28 | 42 | 37 | Kevin Conway | Extenze Ford | 492 | 79 | 0 | Running | |
| 29 | 30 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 483 | 76 | 0 | Running | |
| 30 | 34 | 90 | Casey Mears | Juice Air Fresheners/SmellMyCar Chevrolet | 483 | 73 | 0 | Running | |
| 31 | 29 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 480 | 70 | 0 | Running | |
| 32 | 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Mobil 1 Dodge | 477 | 67 | 0 | Running | |
| 33 | 9 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Toyota | 448 | 64 | 0 | Running | |
| 34 | 24 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 432 | 61 | 0 | Running | |
| 35 | 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 408 | 58 | 0 | Running | |
| 36 | 20 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 329 | 55 | 0 | Accident | |
| 37 | 40 | 46 | Terry Cook | Whitney Motorsports Dodge | 285 | 52 | 0 | Brakes | |
| 38 | 10 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 113 | 49 | 0 | Engine | |
| 39 | 27 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Construction/Graceway Pharm. Chevrolet | 59 | 46 | 0 | Brakes | |
| 40 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 56 | 43 | 0 | Engine | |
| 41 | 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 46 | 40 | 0 | Suspension | |
| 42 | 3 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 40 | 37 | 0 | Accident | |
| 43 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | ComputerWorks Toyota | 30 | 34 | 0 | Rear Gear |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 20 Minutes 50 Seconds
Average Speed .:79.618
Margin of Victory .: 0.894 Second
Fast Time .: Joey Logano- 14.443 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Kurt Busch 1, Joey Logano 2, Kurt Busch 3 - 5, Jimmie Johnson 6 - 33, Kurt Busch 34 - 42, Joey Logano 43, Brad Keselowski 44 - 47, Jimmie Johnson 48 - 96, Kurt Busch 97 - 116, Juan Pablo Montoya 117, Kurt Busch 118 - 123, Greg Biffle 124 - 177, Juan Pablo Montoya 178 - 195, Greg Biffle 196 - 205, Juan Pablo Montoya 206 - 214, Greg Biffle 215 - 217, Kurt Busch 218, Greg Biffle 219 - 221, Kurt Busch 222 - 264, Juan Pablo Montoya 265, Kurt Busch 266 - 324, Jeff Burton 325, Kurt Busch 326 - 391, Brad Keselowski 392 - 413, Kurt Busch 414 - 483, Jeff Burton 484, Greg Biffle 485 - 492, Tony Stewart 493, Jimmie Johnson 494 - 500
.: 28 lead changes among 8 drivers.
Cautions .: 42-46 (#66 Stopped Turn 3), 57-63 (fluid On Track), 117-123 (#11 Accident Turn 2), 128-147 (rain), 205-210 (#9 Stopped Backstretch), 265-271 (#18 Accident Turn 2), 324-331 (#78 Accident Turn 2), 343-358 (#5,6,16,20,24,29,37,39,42,47,56,83,99 Accident Turn 3), 392-411 (rain), 484-490 (debris Turn 2)
.: 10 caution periods for 103 laps.