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2010 Auto Club 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 2 of 36
Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 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: 72000 Lead changes: 26
Green flag passes: 3,849 (17.5 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2010 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	7	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	333103	running	101	195
2	6	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	248651	running	27	175
3	14	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	213265	running	46	170
4	10	5	Mark Martin	GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	151475	running	5	165
5	19	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	158315	running	0	155
6	12	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	161973	running	1	155
7	20	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	152201	running	0	146
8	3	33	Clint Bowyer	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	113650	running	2	147
9	16	14	Tony Stewart	Old Spice / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	250	138673	running	0	138
10	35	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	116175	running	0	134
11	13	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	250	117023	running	3	135
12	23	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	250	134973	running	5	132
13	31	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac "You Don't Know Quack" (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	134148	running	0	124
14	9	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	139531	running	11	126
15	11	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	250	125781	running	0	118
16	8	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Auto Club (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	102325	running	0	115
17	1	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	250	138654	running	0	112
18	36	98	Paul Menard	Energizer / Menards (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	250	101025	running	0	109
19	22	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Companies (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	250	99975	running	0	106
20	28	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	141226	running	11	108
21	21	12	Brad Keselowski	AAA Insurance (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	117435	running	0	100
22	17	36	Mike Bliss	Wave Energy Drink (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	250	86300	running	0	97
23	15	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	98975	running	0	94
24	37	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	249	96650	running	0	91
25	29	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	249	125776	running	0	88
26	41	38	David Gilliland	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	249	105710	running	0	85
27	33	71	Bobby Labonte	TaxSlayer.com (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	249	87250	running	0	82
28	43	13	Max Papis	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	249	82650	running	0	79
29	25	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	248	102525	running	6	81
30	39	34	Travis Kvapil	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	248	86700	running	0	73
31	38	37	Kevin Conway	Extenze (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	247	103073	running	0	70
32	27	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy Juice / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	238	90075	running	0	67
33	40	7	Robby Gordon	Warner Music Nashville / Whitney Duncan (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	230	97098	overheating	0	64
34	4	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser / Team USA (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	221	124140	running	0	61
35	26	47	Marcos Ambrose	Armor All (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	170	101498	overheating	0	58
36	18	39	Ryan Newman	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	148	108904	engine	0	55
37	2	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	140	122156	engine	29	57
38	42	26	Boris Said	Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking (Bill Jenkins)	Ford	67	80525	rear gear	0	49
39	34	56	Martin Truex Jr	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	64	80405	engine	0	46
40	32	87	Joe Nemechek	FrontRowJoe.com (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	48	80250	rear gear	0	43
41	5	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	43	80080	engine	3	45
42	30	55	Michael McDowell	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	40	79990	engine	0	37
43	24	09	Aric Almirola	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	34	80347	engine	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Denny Hamlin	11	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Casey Mears	90	Keyed-Up Motorsports	Raymond Key	Chevrolet
45	Johnny Sauter	35	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.	Chevrolet
46	Terry Cook	46	Whitney Motorsports	Dusty Whitney	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	58	58
	59	61	3	debris turns 1/2	#43
	62	93	32
	94	97	4	#9 spun turn 4	#47
	98	140	43
	141	145	5	fluid on track	#6
	146	148	3
	149	153	5	fluid on track	#71
	154	193	40
	194	200	7	rain	#12
	201	224	24
	225	230	6	#12 spun frontstretch	#33
	231	250	20
Percent of race run under caution: 12.0% Average green flag run: 31.4 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Juan Pablo Montoya	1	29	29
Jimmie Johnson	30	37	8
Brian Vickers	38	39	2
Dave Blaney	40	42	3
Jimmie Johnson	43	55	13
Kevin Harvick	56	59	4
Jimmie Johnson	60	61	2
Kevin Harvick	62	81	20
Jimmie Johnson	82	86	5
Kevin Harvick	87	89	3
Jimmie Johnson	90	97	8
Mark Martin	98	100	3
Jimmie Johnson	101	134	34
Kurt Busch	135	135	1
Jimmie Johnson	136	142	7
Jeff Gordon	143	153	11
Jeff Burton	154	154	1
Kyle Busch	155	165	11
Jeff Burton	166	181	16
Clint Bowyer	182	183	2
Mark Martin	184	185	2
Brian Vickers	186	188	3
Denny Hamlin	189	194	6
Scott Speed	195	197	3
Jeff Burton	198	226	29
Jimmie Johnson	227	250	24

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
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
21	Denny Hamlin	198	-133