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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 9 of 36
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:31:58
Average speed: 150.59 mph
Pole speed: no time trials
Cautions: 8 for 32 laps
Margin of victory: .011 sec
Attendance: 123500
Lead changes: 88
Green flag passes: 12,773 (76.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2010 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 429   Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet200344501running2190
2211   Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet200245879running27175
32442   Juan Pablo Montoya Tums   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet200205356running3170
41111   Denny Hamlin FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota200154425running17165
5105   Mark Martin GoDaddy.com   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet200138975running1160
6266   David Ragan UPS   (Jack Roush)Ford200130650running8155
71433   Clint Bowyer BB&T   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet200118675running0146
8 92   Kurt Busch Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge200148398running8147
9 618   Kyle Busch Pedigree   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota200146781running22143
103709   Mike Bliss Phoenix Construction/Graceway Pharmaceuticals   (James Finch)Chevrolet200102500running0134
111599   Carl Edwards Aflac   (Jack Roush)Ford200134123running0130
121756   Martin Truex Jr NAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota20096450running0127
13 788   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. National Guard / AMP Energy   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet200104350running8129
143000   David Reutimann Alabama National Champions / Aaron's   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota200129681running5126
152082   Scott Speed Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota200111823running0118
161314   Tony Stewart Old Spice Matterhorn / Office Depot   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet200129873running1120
17 316   Greg Biffle 3M   (Jack Roush)Ford20099450running3117
183434   Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's   (Bob Jenkins)Ford20090600running1114
192343   A.J. Allmendinger Insignia HDTV / Best Buy   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford200126801running5111
20387   Robby Gordon Monster Energy   (Robby Gordon)Toyota200106973running2108
21229   Kasey Kahne Budweiser   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford200127165running6105
22 524   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet200131401running4102
233271   Bobby Labonte TaxSlayer.com   (Kevin Buckler)Chevrolet20087600running094
242977   Sam Hornish, Jr. Penske Truck Rental / AAA   (Roger Penske)Dodge20093925running196
251898   Paul Menard Turtle Wax / Menards   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford19893225running193
263537   Robert Richardson, Jr. Mahindra Tractors USA   (Bob Jenkins)Ford19899723running085
273626   David Stremme Air National Guard   (Bill Jenkins)Ford19792600running082
28 217   Matt Kenseth Valvoline   (Jack Roush)Ford196127901running184
291983   Brian Vickers Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota195121798crash1381
303338   Kevin Conway Extenze   (Bob Jenkins)Ford195102410running073
31 148   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet194134553crash975
32 831   Jeff Burton Caterpillar   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet191126140running2877
332719   Elliott Sadler Stanley / Bostitch   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford18888675crash469
342512   Brad Keselowski Penske Racing   (Roger Penske)Dodge188106360crash366
351639   Ryan Newman Haas Automation / Office Depot   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet188117079crash163
361220   Joey Logano The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota188115540crash960
372847   Marcos Ambrose Bush's Best Baked Beans / Kingsford   (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Toyota18899198crash052
383178   Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing   (Barney Visser)Chevrolet10086775engine354
394355   Michael Waltrip Aaron's 55th Anniversary   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota8478575crash451
404013   Max Papis GEICO   (Germain Racing)Toyota8378325crash043
413936   Johnny Sauter Baldwin Automotive   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)Chevrolet8378075crash040
424187   Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports   (Joe Nemechek)Toyota4777905ignition037
434266   Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports   (Phil Parsons)Toyota3378230rear gear034
* Race extended to 200 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
44Terry Cook46Whitney Motorsports / Autism SpeaksDusty WhitneyDodge
45Aric Almirola35Mohawk NortheastTommy Baldwin, Jr.Chevrolet

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
12121  
22243   competition#37
257652  
77793   #11 spun tri-oval#26
80834  
84885   #2,13,17,18,19,26,36,55,77,98 accident tri-oval#12
8910113  
1021054   fluid on track#47
10617671  
1771793   #00,71 accident backstretch#9
1801823  
1831886   #09,9,24,31,82 accident tri-oval#2
1891891  
1901945   #9,12,19,20,39,47,71,77,83 accident turn 4#7
1951951  
1961983   #16,48 accident backstretch#24
1992002  
  Percent of race run under caution: 16.0%             Average green flag run: 18.7 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Kyle Busch122
  Joey Logano331
  Matt Kenseth441
  Kevin Harvick551
  Denny Hamlin672
  Tony Stewart881
  Elliott Sadler991
  David Ragan10123
  Kurt Busch13131
  Joey Logano14185
  Jeff Burton19202
  Robby Gordon21222
  Kurt Busch23253
  Brian Vickers26283
  Denny Hamlin29291
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.30301
  Michael Waltrip31333
  A.J. Allmendinger34341
  David Ragan35351
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.36372
  Jimmie Johnson38381
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.39413
  Jeff Burton42421
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.43431
  Kyle Busch44441
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.45451
  Kurt Busch46472
  Brad Keselowski48492
  David Ragan50501
  Brad Keselowski51511
  Jeff Burton52587
  Sam Hornish, Jr.59591
  Kyle Busch60612
  Brian Vickers62621
  Jimmie Johnson63642
  Jeff Burton65651
  Denny Hamlin66661
  Jimmie Johnson67671
  Jeff Gordon68681
  Jimmie Johnson69691
  Michael Waltrip70701
  Joey Logano71711
  Regan Smith72721
  Jimmie Johnson73731
  Kyle Busch74741
  Elliott Sadler75762
  Paul Menard77771
  Kurt Busch78792
  Kyle Busch80801
  Jeff Gordon81811
  Elliott Sadler82821
  David Reutimann83842
  Ryan Newman85851
  Travis Kvapil86861
  Jimmie Johnson87882
  David Reutimann89891
  Jeff Gordon90901
  Kyle Busch91922
  Kasey Kahne93942
  Regan Smith95962
  Kasey Kahne971004
  Denny Hamlin1011011
  Mark Martin1021021
  Greg Biffle1031053
  Denny Hamlin1061072
  Joey Logano1081092
  Brian Vickers1101101
  Kyle Busch1111144
  A.J. Allmendinger1151151
  Jimmie Johnson1161161
  A.J. Allmendinger1171193
  Brian Vickers1201278
  Denny Hamlin1281303
  Kyle Busch1311399
  Denny Hamlin1401423
  David Ragan1431431
  Denny Hamlin1441463
  Jamie McMurray1471471
  Juan Pablo Montoya1481503
  Denny Hamlin1511511
  David Ragan1521532
  David Reutimann1541552
  Jamie McMurray1561572
  Jeff Gordon1581581
  Jamie McMurray1591591
  Jeff Burton16017617
  Jamie McMurray17719923
  Kevin Harvick2002001

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Jimmie Johnson 1323    
2   Kevin Harvick 1297   -26  
3   Greg Biffle 1237   -86  
4   Matt Kenseth 1224   -99  
5   Kyle Busch 1163   -160  
6   Mark Martin 1154   -169  
7   Kurt Busch 1146   -177  
8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1142   -181  
9   Denny Hamlin 1138   -185  
10   Jeff Gordon 1130   -193  
11   Clint Bowyer 1086   -237  
12   Jeff Burton 1082   -241  
13   Carl Edwards 1067   -256  
14   Tony Stewart 1061   -262  
15   Martin Truex Jr 1045   -278  
16   Joey Logano 1001   -322  
17   Jamie McMurray 998   -325  
18   Ryan Newman 995   -328  
19   Paul Menard 962   -361  
20   Juan Pablo Montoya 959   -364  
21   Scott Speed 949   -374