2010 Samsung Mobile 500
Race details[1][2] | |||||
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Race 8 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||||
Date | April 19, 2010 | ||||
Official name | Samsung Mobile 500 | ||||
Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.3 km) | ||||
Weather | Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph. | ||||
Average speed | 146.23 miles per hour (235.33 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Stewart Haas Racing | ||||
Time | 28.224 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |||
Laps | 124 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 11 | Denny Hamlin |
Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
The 2010 Samsung Mobile 500 was the eighth race of the 2010 NASCAR
Background
Entry list
Race report
Practices and qualifying
During the first practice on April 16 the fastest drivers were Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Reutimann, David Gilliland, and Bobby Labonte.[7] In qualifying, the top-five fastest were Tony Stewart, Sam Hornish Jr., Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne, while David Stremme, Terry Cook, and Johnny Sauter did not qualify.[8] On April 17, both scheduled practices were canceled because of rain showers in the area.[9]
Race summary
The race was scheduled to start on Sunday, April 18, 2010, but rain delayed the event until noon EDT on Monday, April 19.
The race began at 12:19 p.m. EDT with
Subsequently, McMurray was in front until lap 127 when Earnhardt Jr. passed him. Earnhardt Jr. led until lap 137 at which point Jeff Gordon passed him. The race experienced a long run from lap 116 to lap 235. Gordon led until lap 166 when he came to pit road for a green flag pit stop; Juan Pablo Montoya passed him. Montoya then pitted leaving the lead for Earnhardt Jr. Gordon passed Earnhardt Jr. on lap 182 for the lead in turn two. Jeff Gordon, around lap 205, entered heavy traffic that slowed him down and caused him to be passed by Jimmie Johnson. Once out of the heavy traffic Gordon took away the lead from Johnson. For the next ten laps green flag pit stops occurred. The top-five after the pit stops was Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, and David Reutimann. Then, on lap 227, Gordon passed Johnson for the lead. The fifth caution came out on lap 232 because Montoya collided with the wall. All lead lap cars pitted; the leader on the lap 236 restart was Tony Stewart.[12]
Stewart led until lap 253 because Jeff Gordon passed him. From lap 271 to 291 the race had green flag pit stops; after they were finished Gordon was the leader. Seventeen laps later, on lap 310 the sixth caution came out because of engine problems with David Reutimann's car. On restart, on lap 316, Jeff Burton led them to the green flag. A lap afterwards, the race was red flagged for a large crash exiting the quad-oval. The accident was caused by Tony Stewart getting clipped by Carl Edwards as a group of cars tried to go four-wide. The cars involved were Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, A. J. Allmendinger, Jamie McMurray, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer. The race was red-flagged for 19 minutes to allow for cleanup to proceed. The restart with Jeff Burton the leader happened on lap 322. On lap 323, Denny Hamlin passed Burton for the lead. On lap 333, the white flag was waved for Hamlin. Jimmie Johnson, who started sixth on the last restart, was catching Hamlin, but Johnson did not have enough time. The race was Hamlin's second win of the season, and his tenth of his career.[12][13]
Race results
References
- ^ "Denny Hamlin Wins". Fox News.com. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Stewart Wins Pole". USA Today: Tony Gutierrez. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Schedule and Time". Nascar.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "2010 Samsung Mobile 500 Is The First Mile and a Half Race With Spoiler". Miami Herald: Sports Network. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Race Information". FoxSports.com. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Denny Wins At Texas". NBC Sports.com: Stephen Hawkins. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "First Practice Results". NASCAR.com. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Practice Cancellations". NASCAR.com: Raygan Swan. 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "2010 Samsung Mobile 500 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Rain Postpones Race". NASCAR.com: Track Release. 18 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Race Summary". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Denny wins the 2010 Samsung Mobile 500". Autoweek.com: Al Pearce. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Race Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.