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2010 Auto Club 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 2 of 24
February 21, 2010 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:31:24
Average Speed: 141.911 mph
Pole Speed: 183.744 mph Cautions: 6 for 30 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.523 sec
Attendance: 72,000

Glossary 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2010 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	7	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	333,103	running	101	195
2	6	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	248,651	running	27	175
3	14	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	213,265	running	46	170
4	10	5	Mark Martin	GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	151,475	running	5	165
5	19	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	158,315	running	0	155
6	12	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	161,973	running	1	155
7	20	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	152,201	running	0	146
8	3	33	Clint Bowyer	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	113,650	running	2	147
9	16	14	Tony Stewart	Old Spice / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	250	138,673	running	0	138
10	35	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	116,175	running	0	134
11	13	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	250	117,023	running	3	135
12	23	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	250	134,973	running	5	132
13	31	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac "You Don't Know Quack" (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	134,148	running	0	124
14	9	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	139,531	running	11	126
15	11	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	250	125,781	running	0	118
16	8	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Auto Club (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	102,325	running	0	115
17	1	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	250	138,654	running	0	112
18	36	98	Paul Menard	Energizer / Menards (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	250	101,025	running	0	109
19	22	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Companies (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	250	99,975	running	0	106
20	28	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	141,226	running	11	108
21	21	12	Brad Keselowski	AAA Insurance Dodge (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	117,435	running	0	100
22	17	36	Mike Bliss	Wave Energy Drink (Tommy Baldwin)	Chevrolet	250	86,300	running	0	97
23	15	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	98,975	running	0	94
24	37	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	249	96,650	running	0	91
25	29	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	249	125,776	running	0	88
26	41	38	David Gilliland	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	249	105,710	running	0	85
27	33	71	Bobby Labonte	TaxSlayer.com (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	249	87,250	running	0	82
28	43	13	Max Papis	GEICO (Bob Germain)	Toyota	249	82,650	running	0	79
29	25	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	248	102,525	running	6	81
30	39	34	Travis Kvapil	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	248	86,700	running	0	73
31	38	37	Kevin Conway	Extenze (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	247	103,073	running	0	70
32	27	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy Juice / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	238	90,075	running	0	67
33	40	7	Robby Gordon	Warner Music Nashville / Whitney Duncan (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	230	97,098	overheating	0	64
34	4	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser / Team USA (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	221	124,140	running	0	61
35	26	47	Marcos Ambrose	Armor All (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	170	101,498	overheating	0	58
36	18	39	Ryan Newman	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	148	108,904	engine	0	55
37	2	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	140	122,156	engine	29	57
38	42	26	Boris Said	Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking (Bill Jenkins)	Ford	67	80,525	rear gear	0	49
39	34	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	64	80,405	engine	0	46
40	32	87	Joe Nemechek	FrontRowJoe.com (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	48	80,250	rear gear	0	43
41	5	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	43	80,080	engine	3	45
42	30	55	Michael McDowell	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	40	79,990	engine	0	37
43	24	09	Aric Almirola	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	34	80,347	engine	0	34

Failed to qualify: Casey Mears (#90), Johnny Sauter (#35), Terry Cook (#46)

Qualifying results for this race:
(OP: qualified via owners points; PC: qualified as past champion; * - had to qualify on time)

 Rank         Driver          Nbr     Car      Time     Speed
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+
   1  Jamie McMurray            1 Chevrolet     39.185   183.744  
   2  Juan Pablo Montoya       42 Chevrolet     39.242   183.477  
   3  Clint Bowyer             33 Chevrolet     39.317   183.127  
   4  Kasey Kahne               9 Ford          39.363   182.913  
   5  Dave Blaney              66 Toyota        39.364   182.908  *
   6  Kevin Harvick            29 Chevrolet     39.366   182.899  
   7  Jimmie Johnson           48 Chevrolet     39.368   182.890  
   8  Sam Hornish, Jr.         77 Dodge         39.385   182.811  
   9  Kyle Busch               18 Toyota        39.390   182.788  
  10  Mark Martin               5 Chevrolet     39.400   182.741  
  11  David Reutimann          00 Toyota        39.431   182.597  
  12  Kurt Busch                2 Dodge         39.497   182.292  
  13  Scott Speed              82 Toyota        39.518   182.195  *
  14  Jeff Burton              31 Chevrolet     39.542   182.085  
  15  David Ragan               6 Ford          39.566   181.974  
  16  Tony Stewart             14 Chevrolet     39.586   181.882  
  17  Mike Bliss               36 Chevrolet     39.615   181.749  *
  18  Ryan Newman              39 Chevrolet     39.620   181.726  
  19  Joey Logano              20 Toyota        39.632   181.671  
  20  Matt Kenseth             17 Ford          39.669   181.502  
  21  Brad Keselowski          12 Dodge         39.706   181.333  
  22  Regan Smith              78 Chevrolet     39.708   181.324  
  23  Brian Vickers            83 Toyota        39.710   181.315  
  24  Aric Almirola            09 Chevrolet     39.710   181.315  *
  25  Denny Hamlin             11 Toyota        39.713   181.301  
  26  Marcos Ambrose           47 Toyota        39.729   181.228  
  27  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.      88 Chevrolet     39.755   181.109  
  28  Jeff Gordon              24 Chevrolet     39.767   181.055  
  29  A.J. Allmendinger        43 Ford          39.770   181.041  
  30  Michael McDowell         55 Toyota        39.802   180.895  *
  31  Carl Edwards             99 Ford          39.830   180.768  
  32  Joe Nemechek             87 Toyota        39.833   180.755  *
  33  Bobby Labonte            71 Chevrolet     39.870   180.587  *
  34  Martin Truex, Jr.        56 Toyota        39.884   180.524  
  35  Max Papis                13 Toyota        39.889   180.501  *
  36  Greg Biffle              16 Ford          39.928   180.325  
  37  Paul Menard              98 Ford          39.982   180.081  
  38  Elliott Sadler           19 Ford          40.018   179.919  
  39  Casey Mears              90 Chevrolet     40.019   179.915  *
  40  Kevin Conway             37 Ford          40.158   179.292  
  41  Travis Kvapil            34 Ford          40.229   178.975  
  42  Johnny Sauter            35 Chevrolet     40.237   178.940  *
  43  Terry Cook               46 Dodge         40.435   178.064  *
  44  Robby Gordon              7 Toyota        40.839   176.302  OP
  45  David Gilliland          38 Ford          40.861   176.207  OP
  46  Boris Said               26 Ford            .000      .000  OP
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+

To the back: Denny Hamlin (#11) engine change

Cautions: Laps: 59-61 (debris turns 1/2), 94-97 (#9 spun turn 4), 141-145 (fluid on track), 149-153 (fluid on track), 194-200 (rain), 225-230 (#12 spun frontstretch)

Lap leaders: J. Montoya 1-29, J. Johnson 30-37, B. Vickers 38-39, D. Blaney 40-42, J. Johnson 43-55, K. Harvick 56-59, J. Johnson 60-61, K. Harvick 62-81, J. Johnson 82-86, K. Harvick 87-89, J. Johnson 90-97, M. Martin 98-100, J. Johnson 101-134, Ku. Busch 135, J. Johnson 136-142, J. Gordon 143-153, J. Burton 154, Ky. Busch 155-165, J. Burton 166-181, C. Bowyer 182-183, M. Martin 184-185, B. Vickers 186-188, D. Hamlin 189-194, S. Speed 195-197, J. Burton 198-226, J. Johnson 227-250

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Kevin Harvick 331 2 Clint Bowyer 312 -19 3 Greg Biffle 304 -27 4 Jamie McMurray 302 -29 5 Jeff Burton 300 -31 6 Mark Martin 297 -34 7 Matt Kenseth 288 -43 8 David Reutimann 273 -58 9 Joey Logano 263 -68 10 Carl Edwards 262 -69 11 Kurt Busch 254 -77 12 Jimmie Johnson 253 -78 13 Kyle Busch 252 -79 14 Brian Vickers 250 -81 15 Scott Speed 246 -85 16 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 242 -89 17 Tony Stewart 235 -96 18 Paul Menard 233 -98 19 David Ragan 214 -117 20 Martin Truex, Jr. 201 -130 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+