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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 5 of 36
Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:20:50
Average speed: 79.618 mph
Pole speed: 124.63 mph		Cautions: 10 for 103 laps
Margin of victory: .894 sec
Attendance: 138000
Lead changes: 29
Green flag passes: 2,427 (6.1 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2010 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Joey Logano20Toyota15.396   124.630  
2   Kurt Busch2Dodge15.492   123.857  
3   Dave Blaney66Toyota15.493   123.849   *
4   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet15.497   123.818  
5   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet15.512   123.698  
6   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet15.521   123.626  
7   Matt Kenseth17Ford15.537   123.499  
8   Carl Edwards99Ford15.549   123.403  
9   Marcos Ambrose47Toyota15.561   123.308  
10   David Reutimann00Toyota15.566   123.269  
11   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet15.569   123.245  
12   Paul Menard98Ford15.579   123.166  
13   Mark Martin5Chevrolet15.587   123.103  
14   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet15.609   122.929  
15   Denny Hamlin11Toyota15.612   122.905  
16   David Gilliland38Ford15.613   122.898  
17   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet15.614   122.890  
18   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet15.614   122.890  
19   Martin Truex Jr56Toyota15.625   122.803  
20   Regan Smith78Chevrolet15.627   122.787  
21   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet15.638   122.701  
22   Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge15.647   122.631  
23   A.J. Allmendinger43Ford15.659   122.537  
24   Kasey Kahne9Ford15.675   122.411  
25   Greg Biffle16Ford15.678   122.388  
26   Clint Bowyer33Chevrolet15.684   122.341  
27   Aric Almirola09Chevrolet15.698   122.232   *
28   Brian Vickers83Toyota15.701   122.209  
29   Scott Speed82Toyota15.711   122.131   *
30   David Ragan6Ford15.733   121.960  
31   David Stremme26Ford15.783   121.574  
32   Robby Gordon7Toyota15.786   121.551  
33   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet15.792   121.505  
34   Casey Mears90Chevrolet15.823   121.267   *
35   Joe Nemechek87Toyota15.833   121.190   *
36   Brad Keselowski12Dodge15.841   121.129  
37   Elliott Sadler19Ford15.844   121.106  
38   Kyle Busch18Toyota15.845   121.098  
39   Michael Waltrip55Toyota15.848   121.075   *
40   Terry Cook46Dodge15.850   121.060   *
41   Travis Kvapil34Ford15.868   120.923  
42   Mike Bliss36Chevrolet15.930   120.452   *
43   Max Papis13Toyota16.014   119.820   *
44   Bobby Labonte71Chevrolet16.193   118.496   PC
45   Kevin Conway37Ford16.268   117.949   OP

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:   Mike Bliss (#36), Max Papis (#13)