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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 11 of 36
Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 3:57:35
Average speed: 126.605 mph
Pole speed: 180.37 mph
Cautions: 11 for 56 laps
Margin of victory: 1.908 sec
Attendance: 67000
Lead changes: 20
Green flag passes: 1,538 (4.9 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2010 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet27.264   180.370  
2   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet27.271   180.323  
3   Brian Vickers83Toyota27.322   179.987  
4   David Reutimann00Toyota27.434   179.252  
5   Mark Martin5Chevrolet27.450   179.148  
6   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet27.464   179.056  
7   Marcos Ambrose47Toyota27.467   179.037  
8   Denny Hamlin11Toyota27.485   178.919  
9   Brad Keselowski12Dodge27.498   178.835  
10   Kasey Kahne9Ford27.503   178.802  
11   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet27.505   178.789  
12   A.J. Allmendinger43Ford27.539   178.569  
13   Joey Logano20Toyota27.542   178.549  
14   Kurt Busch2Dodge27.560   178.433  
15   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet27.584   178.277  
16   Scott Speed82Toyota27.590   178.238  
17   Greg Biffle16Ford27.620   178.045  
18   Michael McDowell55Toyota27.636   177.942   *
19   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet27.644   177.890  
20   Paul Menard98Ford27.649   177.858  
21   David Ragan6Ford27.691   177.588  
22   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet27.697   177.550  
23   Bobby Labonte71Chevrolet27.710   177.467  
24   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet27.720   177.403  
25   Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge27.722   177.390  
26   Robby Gordon7Toyota27.732   177.326  
27   Clint Bowyer33Chevrolet27.734   177.313  
28   Dave Blaney66Toyota27.757   177.166   *
29   Matt Kenseth17Ford27.834   176.676  
30   J.J. Yeley46Dodge27.852   176.562   *
31   David Stremme26Ford27.902   176.245   *
32   Regan Smith78Chevrolet27.926   176.094  
33   Martin Truex Jr56Toyota27.929   176.075  
34   David Gilliland38Ford27.936   176.031   *
35   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet27.941   175.999  
36   Reed Sorenson32Toyota27.943   175.987   *
37   Todd Bodine64Toyota27.944   175.981   *
38   Elliott Sadler19Ford27.979   175.760  
39   Kyle Busch18Toyota27.989   175.698  
40   Max Papis13Toyota28.023   175.484   *
41   Travis Kvapil34Ford28.043   175.359  
42   Joe Nemechek87Toyota28.111   174.935   *
43   Carl Edwards99Ford28.242   174.124   OP
44   Casey Mears36Chevrolet28.275   173.920   *
45   Mike Bliss09Chevrolet28.365   173.369   *
46   Kevin Conway37Ford28.529   172.372   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:   Joe Nemechek (#87), Casey Mears (#36), Mike Bliss (#09)