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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:41:24 Average speed: 99.071 mph Pole speed: 123.475 mph	Cautions: 7 for 39 laps Margin of victory: .677 sec Attendance: 155000 Lead changes: 15
Green flag passes: 1,906 (4.1 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	19	18	Kyle Busch	Doublemint (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	331731	running	283	195
2	5	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	500	246256	running	25	175
3	7	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	500	196754	running	11	170
4	24	33	Clint Bowyer	Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	155375	running	1	165
5	11	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	500	158465	running	0	155
6	6	39	Ryan Newman	Wix Filters (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	500	146204	running	0	150
7	8	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	500	145331	running	0	146
8	21	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	118025	running	0	142
9	20	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite / Vortex (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	147273	running	0	138
10	14	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal Black (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	148526	running	0	134
11	26	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	144626	running	2	135
12	2	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	137548	running	0	127
13	27	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	108875	running	0	124
14	28	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	499	136476	running	0	121
15	18	83	Reed Sorenson	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	499	135823	running	0	118
16	16	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	499	133890	running	0	115
17	9	56	Martin Truex Jr	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	499	96900	running	0	112
18	3	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	499	132765	running	0	109
19	15	12	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	499	122710	running	0	106
20	22	47	Marcos Ambrose	Bush's / Kingsford (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	499	123273	running	0	103
21	12	98	Paul Menard	CertainTeed / Menards (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	499	102200	running	0	100
22	33	34	Travis Kvapil	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	498	93900	running	1	102
23	13	5	Mark Martin	Carquest Auto Parts / GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	498	110625	running	1	99
24	31	26	Jeff Green	Air National Guard (Bill Jenkins)	Ford	497	100300	running	0	91
25	25	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	497	99675	running	0	88
26	34	38	David Gilliland	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	495	109910	running	0	85
27	4	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	494	127153	running	1	87
28	39	37	Tony Raines	A&W All American Food (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	492	106193	running	0	79
29	41	19	Elliott Sadler	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	491	97010	running	0	76
30	29	78	Regan Smith	FarmAmerican.com (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	489	94375	running	0	73
31	10	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Valvoline (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	488	124116	running	0	70
32	38	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	486	94155	running	0	67
33	23	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	486	100618	running	0	64
34	17	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	473	107685	running	0	61
35	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	415	151753	running	175	63
36	40	7	Kevin Conway	SpeedFactory.tv / Extenze (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	212	99763	vibration	0	55
37	42	71	Landon Cassill	TaxSlayer.com (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	129	86555	ignition	0	52
38	30	09	Bobby Labonte	Phoenix Construction (James Finch)	Chevrolet	118	85445	crash	0	49
39	43	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	58	85335	electrical	0	46
40	37	07	Robby Gordon	SpeedFactory.tv (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	50	85225	electrical	0	43
41	36	64	Todd Bodine	Little Joe's Autos (Larry Gunselman)	Toyota	47	85000	rear gear	0	40
42	32	66	Scott Riggs	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	32	84885	transmission	0	37
43	35	55	Michael McDowell	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	16	85203	engine	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Dave Blaney	36	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.	Chevrolet
45	Joe Nemechek	87	FrontRowJoe.com	Joe Nemechek	Toyota
46	Kevin Lepage	4	Alpha Natural Resources/Joy Mining Machinery	Jerry McClure	Chevrolet
47	J.J. Yeley	46	Cash America	Dusty Whitney	Dodge
48	Brian Keselowski	92	K-Automotive Motorsports	Bob Keselowski	Dodge
49	Mike Bliss	32	Braun Racing	Todd Braun	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	57	57
	58	61	4	#38 accident turn 3	#34
	62	126	65
	127	131	5	#6,14,34,43,78 accident turn 1	#26
	132	135	4
	136	140	5	#78 accident turn 2	none
	141	193	53
	194	199	6	#82 accident backstretch	#34
	200	253	54
	254	261	8	#09 accident turn 2	#77
	262	262	1
	263	268	6	#42,48 accident backstretch	#14
	269	409	141
	410	414	5	debris backstretch	#99
	415	500	86
Percent of race run under caution: 7.8% Average green flag run: 57.6 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jimmie Johnson	1	61	61
Tony Stewart	62	62	1
Jimmie Johnson	63	128	66
Travis Kvapil	129	129	1
Jimmie Johnson	130	171	42
Kyle Busch	172	194	23
Jimmie Johnson	195	199	5
Kyle Busch	200	254	55
Jimmie Johnson	255	255	1
Kyle Busch	256	388	133
Jamie McMurray	389	399	11
Clint Bowyer	400	400	1
Jeff Gordon	401	402	2
Mark Martin	403	403	1
David Reutimann	404	428	25
Kyle Busch	429	500	72

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
17	6	Matt Kenseth	500	238.293Matt Kenseth	39.716
16	6	Greg Biffle	500	239.719Greg Biffle	39.953
24	5	Jeff Gordon	500	204.369Jeff Gordon	40.874
39	5	Ryan Newman	500	204.525Ryan Newman	40.905
42	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	500	249.242Juan Pablo Montoya	41.540
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	3521
2	Jeff Gordon	3242	-279
3	Kyle Busch	3170	-351
4	Carl Edwards	3113	-408
5	Denny Hamlin	3108	-413
6	Tony Stewart	3107	-414
7	Jeff Burton	3101	-420
8	Matt Kenseth	3095	-426
9	Jimmie Johnson	3077	-444
10	Kurt Busch	3073	-448
11	Greg Biffle	3055	-466
12	Clint Bowyer	2920	-601
13	Jamie McMurray	2820	-701
14	Mark Martin	2819	-702
15	Ryan Newman	2802	-719
16	Kasey Kahne	2784	-737
17	David Reutimann	2765	-756
18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2750	-771
19	Juan Pablo Montoya	2728	-793
20	Martin Truex Jr	2660	-861
21	Joey Logano	2636	-885