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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 1 of 24
February 14, 2010 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:47:16
Average Speed: 137.284 mph
Pole Speed: 191.188 mph Cautions: 9 for 40 laps
Margin of Victory: .119 sec
Attendance: 175,000

Glossary 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2010 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	13	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	208	1,508,449	running	2	190
2	2	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	208	1,096,995	running	4	175
3	23	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	208	793,370	running	27	170
4	9	33	Clint Bowyer	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	208	648,545	running	37	165
5	20	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	208	533,726	running	0	155
6	14	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	208	403,545	running	3	155
7	5	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	208	421,796	running	41	156
8	24	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	208	375,521	running	0	142
9	27	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	208	355,143	running	0	138
10	8	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	208	362,676	running	2	139
11	39	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	208	335,160	running	0	130
12	1	5	Mark Martin	GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	208	318,220	running	11	132
13	32	98	Paul Menard	Peak / Menards (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	208	294,895	running	0	124
14	7	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	208	340,176	running	3	126
15	22	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	208	319,068	running	0	118
16	19	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	208	289,695	running	2	120
17	25	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	208	295,545	running	1	117
18	43	51	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	208	274,895	running	0	109
19	30	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	208	296,893	running	12	111
20	16	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	208	316,960	running	1	108
21	42	71	Bobby Labonte	TaxSlayer.com (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	208	277,220	running	0	100
22	6	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	208	329,918	running	0	97
23	10	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	208	325,268	running	33	99
24	12	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	208	288,820	running	9	96
25	38	26	Boris Said	Window World Cares (Bill Jenkins)	Ford	208	282,470	running	1	93
26	21	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	208	318,171	running	2	90
27	40	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	208	270,070	running	0	82
28	34	7	Robby Gordon	Monster Energy (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	207	288,593	running	1	84
29	35	37	Travis Kvapil	Extenze (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	205	286,993	running	1	81
30	4	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser / Team USA (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	202	348,395	crash	4	78
31	37	38	Robert Richardson	Mahindra USA Tractors (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	202	289,505	crash	0	70
32	15	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	198	305,546	running	11	72
33	29	55	Michael McDowell	Firefly Vodka (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	195	267,495	drive shaft	0	64
34	17	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	193	295,049	crash	0	61
35	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	185	351,858	rear axle	0	58
36	26	12	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	174	291,830	running	0	55
37	36	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	160	272,145	running	0	52
38	33	34	John Andretti	Window World Cares (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	117	263,970	crash	0	49
39	11	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	90	276,170	running	0	46
40	31	13	Max Papis	GEICO (Bob Germain)	Toyota	89	262,995	engine	0	43
41	18	47	Marcos Ambrose	Kroger Floral (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	79	282,743	engine	0	40
42	28	36	Mike Bliss	Wave Energy Drink (Tommy Baldwin)	Chevrolet	76	262,545	crash	0	37
43	41	87	Joe Nemechek	England Stove / FrontRowJoe.com (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	64	261,424	crash	0	34

* Race extended to 208 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Casey Mears (#90), Todd Bodine (#27), David Gilliland (#49), Terry Cook (#46), Derrike Cope (#75), Aric Almirola (#09), Dave Blaney (#66), Reed Sorenson (#32), Mike Wallace (#92), Norm Benning (#57), Jeff Fuller (#97)

Qualifying results for this race:
(OP: qualified via owners points; PC: qualified as past champion; * - had to qualify on time)
NOTE: The Daytona 500 uses a different qualification procedure than all other races.

 Rank         Driver          Nbr     Car      Time     Speed
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+
   1  Mark Martin               5 Chevrolet     47.074   191.188  
   2  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.      88 Chevrolet     47.142   190.913  
   3  Ryan Newman              39 Chevrolet     47.225   190.577  
   4  Bill Elliott             21 Ford          47.226   190.573  *
   5  Juan Pablo Montoya       42 Chevrolet     47.267   190.408  
   6  Jimmie Johnson           48 Chevrolet     47.279   190.359  
   7  Kurt Busch                2 Dodge         47.279   190.359  
   8  Clint Bowyer             33 Chevrolet     47.339   190.118  
   9  Kyle Busch               18 Toyota        47.355   190.054  
  10  Jeff Gordon              24 Chevrolet     47.356   190.050  
  11  Matt Kenseth             17 Ford          47.356   190.050  
  12  Sam Hornish, Jr.         77 Dodge         47.356   190.050  
  13  Scott Speed              82 Toyota        47.379   189.958  *
  14  Marcos Ambrose           47 Toyota        47.429   189.757  
  15  Brad Keselowski          12 Dodge         47.434   189.737  
  16  Joe Nemechek             87 Toyota        47.441   189.709  *
  17  Joey Logano              20 Toyota        47.445   189.693  
  18  Bobby Labonte            71 Chevrolet     47.452   189.665  *
  19  Jamie McMurray            1 Chevrolet     47.470   189.593  
  20  Michael Waltrip          51 Toyota        47.505   189.454  *
  21  Tony Stewart             14 Chevrolet     47.525   189.374  
  22  David Reutimann          00 Toyota        47.540   189.314  
  23  Paul Menard              98 Ford          47.545   189.294  
  24  David Ragan               6 Ford          47.548   189.282  
  25  A.J. Allmendinger        43 Ford          47.555   189.255  
  26  Carl Edwards             99 Ford          47.570   189.195  
  27  Denny Hamlin             11 Toyota        47.601   189.072  
  28  Kasey Kahne               9 Ford          47.605   189.056  
  29  Mike Bliss               36 Chevrolet     47.606   189.052  *
  30  Kevin Harvick            29 Chevrolet     47.620   188.996  
  31  Jeff Burton              31 Chevrolet     47.653   188.865  
  32  Robby Gordon              7 Toyota        47.686   188.735  
  33  Martin Truex, Jr.        56 Toyota        47.688   188.727  
  34  Regan Smith              78 Chevrolet     47.695   188.699  
  35  Brian Vickers            83 Toyota        47.713   188.628  
  36  Elliott Sadler           19 Ford          47.737   188.533  
  37  Greg Biffle              16 Ford          47.768   188.411  
  38  Reed Sorenson            32 Toyota        47.773   188.391  *
  39  Casey Mears              90 Chevrolet     47.796   188.300  *
  40  Max Papis                13 Toyota        47.822   188.198  *
  41  David Gilliland          49 Toyota        47.932   187.766  *
  42  John Andretti            34 Ford          47.997   187.512  
  43  Jeff Fuller              97 Toyota        48.035   187.363  *
  44  Robert Richardson        38 Ford          48.054   187.289  
  45  Travis Kvapil            37 Ford          48.055   187.285  
  46  Aric Almirola            09 Chevrolet     48.057   187.278  *
  47  Terry Cook               46 Dodge         48.114   187.056  *
  48  Boris Said               26 Ford          48.152   186.908  
  49  Dave Blaney              66 Toyota        48.321   186.254  *
  50  Michael McDowell         55 Toyota        48.407   185.924  *
  51  Derrike Cope             75 Dodge         48.638   185.041  *
  52  Kirk Shelmerdine         27 Toyota        48.805   184.407  *
  53  Mike Wallace             92 Dodge         49.267   182.678  *
  54  Norm Benning             57 Chevrolet     49.832   180.607  *
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+

To the back: Jeff Gordon (#24) backup car, Jeff Burton (#31) backup car, Michael Waltrip (#51) backup car, A.J. Allmendinger (#43) engine change, Carl Edwards (#99) engine change, Sam Hornish, Jr. (#77) pitting before green

Cautions: Laps: 9-12 (#12,13,26,36,77,78 accident turn 2), 67-70 (#87 accident turn 3), 79-81 (#36 accident backstretch), 118-125 (#34 accident turn 2), 144-146 (#43 spun backstretch), 161-168 (competition), 195-198 (#19,37,39 accident backstretch), 200-202 (#20,21,26 accident turn 3), 204-206 (#9,14,24,38 accident backstretch)

Lap leaders: M. Martin 1-4, K. Kahne 5, M. Martin 6-12, J. Montoya 13, D. Earnhardt Jr. 14-17, K. Harvick 18-21, E. Sadler 22, K. Harvick 23-34, Ku. Busch 35-44, A. Allmendinger 45-47, Ku. Busch 48-49, J. Logano 50, R. Gordon 51, Ku. Busch 52-70, A. Allmendinger 71, K. Harvick 72, A. Allmendinger 73-79, D. Hamlin 80, Ku. Busch 81, G. Biffle 82-83, Ku. Busch 84, G. Biffle 85-94, Ky. Busch 95-97, J. Gordon 98-99, C. Bowyer 100-106, G. Biffle 107, C. Bowyer 108-109, G. Biffle 110, C. Bowyer 111-112, D. Ragan 113-114, C. Bowyer 115-118, T. Kvapil 119, B. Said 120, C. Bowyer 121-126, K. Kahne 127-129, E. Sadler 130, C. Bowyer 131, E. Sadler 132-135, C. Bowyer 136-137, K. Harvick 138-144, E. Sadler 145-147, M. Truex Jr. 148-150, K. Harvick 151-153, J. Montoya 154, K. Harvick 155-164, S. Speed 165-168, G. Biffle 169-175, S. Speed 176-183, G. Biffle 184-185, C. Bowyer 186-198, G. Biffle 199-202, K. Harvick 203-206, J. McMurray 207-208

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Jamie McMurray 190 2 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 175 -15 3 Greg Biffle 170 -20 4 Clint Bowyer 165 -25 5 Kevin Harvick 156 -34 6 David Reutimann 155 -35 7 Martin Truex, Jr. 155 -35 8 Matt Kenseth 142 -48 9 Juan Pablo Montoya 139 -51 10 Carl Edwards 138 -52 11 Mark Martin 132 -58 12 Jeff Burton 130 -60 13 Kyle Busch 126 -64 14 Paul Menard 124 -66 15 David Ragan 120 -70 16 Brian Vickers 118 -72 17 Denny Hamlin 117 -73 18 Scott Speed 111 -79 19 Michael Waltrip 109 -81 20 Joey Logano 108 -82 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+