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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 1 of 36
Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 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: 175000
Lead changes: 52
Green flag passes: 9,450 (56.3 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2010 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Mark Martin5Chevrolet47.074   191.188  
2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet47.142   190.913  
3   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet47.225   190.577  
4   Bill Elliott21Ford47.226   190.573   *
5   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet47.267   190.408  
6   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet47.279   190.359  
7   Kurt Busch2Dodge47.279   190.359  
8   Clint Bowyer33Chevrolet47.339   190.118  
9   Kyle Busch18Toyota47.355   190.054  
10   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet47.356   190.050  
11   Matt Kenseth17Ford47.356   190.050  
12   Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge47.356   190.050  
13   Scott Speed82Toyota47.379   189.958   *
14   Marcos Ambrose47Toyota47.429   189.757  
15   Brad Keselowski12Dodge47.434   189.737  
16   Joe Nemechek87Toyota47.441   189.709   *
17   Joey Logano20Toyota47.445   189.693  
18   Bobby Labonte71Chevrolet47.452   189.665   *
19   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet47.470   189.593  
20   Michael Waltrip51Toyota47.505   189.454   *
21   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet47.525   189.374  
22   David Reutimann00Toyota47.540   189.314  
23   Paul Menard98Ford47.545   189.294  
24   David Ragan6Ford47.548   189.282  
25   A.J. Allmendinger43Ford47.555   189.255  
26   Carl Edwards99Ford47.570   189.195  
27   Denny Hamlin11Toyota47.601   189.072  
28   Kasey Kahne9Ford47.605   189.056  
29   Mike Bliss36Chevrolet47.606   189.052   *
30   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet47.620   188.996  
31   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet47.653   188.865  
32   Robby Gordon7Toyota47.686   188.735  
33   Martin Truex Jr56Toyota47.688   188.727  
34   Regan Smith78Chevrolet47.695   188.699  
35   Brian Vickers83Toyota47.713   188.628  
36   Elliott Sadler19Ford47.737   188.533  
37   Greg Biffle16Ford47.768   188.411  
38   Reed Sorenson32Toyota47.773   188.391   *
39   Casey Mears90Chevrolet47.796   188.300   *
40   Max Papis13Toyota47.822   188.198   *
41   David Gilliland49Toyota47.932   187.766   *
42   John Andretti34Ford47.997   187.512  
43   Jeff Fuller97Toyota48.035   187.363   *
44   Robert Richardson, Jr.38Ford48.054   187.289  
45   Travis Kvapil37Ford48.055   187.285  
46   Aric Almirola09Chevrolet48.057   187.278   *
47   Terry Cook46Dodge48.114   187.056   *
48   Boris Said26Ford48.152   186.908  
49   Dave Blaney66Toyota48.321   186.254   *
50   Michael McDowell55Toyota48.407   185.924   *
51   Derrike Cope75Dodge48.638   185.041   *
52   Kirk Shelmerdine27Toyota48.805   184.407   *
53   Mike Wallace92Dodge49.267   182.678   *
54   Norm Benning57Chevrolet49.832   180.607   *

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   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)