2010 Showtime Southern 500
Race details[1][2][3] | |||||
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Race 11 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||||
Date | May 8, 2010 | ||||
Official name | Showtime Southern 500 | ||||
Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||||
Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) | ||||
Weather |
Sunny and warm with temperatures approaching 78 °F (26 °C); wind out of the NNW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) Chance of precipitation was zero percent. | ||||
Average speed | 126.605 miles per hour (203.751 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | ||||
Time | 27.264 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |||
Laps | 111 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 11 | Denny Hamlin |
Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
The 2010 Showtime Southern 500, the 54th running of the
The 367-lap race was won by
Background
Coming into the race,
Practices and qualifying
There were two practice sessions the day before the race. In the first practice, A. J. Allmendinger, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss, Michael McDowell, and Denny Hamlin were the fastest drivers.[9] In the second session, Jamie McMurray, Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Juan Montoya were the top five in speed.[10] During qualifying, McMurray won his second pole position in 2010 and set a new track record, while Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers, David Reutimann, and Mark Martin also qualified to start in the first five positions, respectively.[11] There were three drivers who entered but did not qualify for the race: Joe Nemechek, Casey Mears, and Mike Bliss.[2]
Race summary
To begin the pre-race ceremonies, Ken Sandifer, a pastor at First Baptist Church of Darlington, delivered the invocation. John Norman and Kenneth Shelton, from Pope Air Force Base, then sang the
The first 10 drivers did pit under this caution, so McMurray held onto his lead position on the restart. On lap 83, a multiple car collision brought out the fourth caution. Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr., and Jimmie Johnson were involved, but all received only minor damage to their cars. After the drivers made pit stops, Tony Stewart took the lead. Three laps later, Gordon reclaimed the lead and led up to the green flag pit stops on laps 121—154. During the pit stops, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, and Scott Speed led, with Hamlin ultimately emerging in the front. On lap 171, debris in the second turn, which is situated before the backstretch, brought out the fifth caution. During subsequent pit stops, McMurray came off pit road first, which gave him the lead on the restart.[12]
Two laps later,
2 laps later, Kyle Busch passed McMurray to lead for the first time. On lap 227, the eighth caution came out when Labonte crashed into the wall after blowing a tire on the backstretch. All the lead lap cars made pit stops, and David Reutimann was the first off pit road, leading to the green flag on lap 223. Debris from Truex Jr.'s car allowed David Ragan to collide with the wall, bringing out the ninth caution on the next lap. On lap 237, Jeff Burton led to the green flag but Gordon passed him on lap 261. 20 laps later, Labonte and Gilliland collided, bringing out the tenth caution. On lap 283 during pit stops, Kyle Busch left pit road in the first position and led on the restart.[12]
On lap 189, Hamlin passed teammate Kyle Busch and successfully battled Burton for the lead, which he took on lap 341. The eleventh and final caution came out on the same lap when Logano spun coming out of pit road. After the drivers made pit stops, Hamlin led the restart on lap 347, maintaining the lead to win both the
Post race
The race results left
Results
Jamie McMurray started the race on the pole position, and Denny Hamlin won.[5] During the race there were 11 different leaders, 22 lead changes, and 11 cautions.[1] Jeff Gordon led the most laps, with 111. Hamlin, McMurray, Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart, David Reutimann, Scott Speed, and Robby Gordon also led laps.[1]
References
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- ^ a b "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Hamlin wins at Darlington". Los Angeles Times. May 8, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Schedule and Time". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
- ^ a b "Denny Hamlin wins 2010 Southern 500". USA Today. Nate Ryan. May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ "Kevin Harvick Remains Point Leader". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ a b "Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jaski.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ "Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- Seattle Times. Pete Iacobelli. May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Race Summary". NASCAR.com. May 8, 2010. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
- ^ "Johnson Wrecks". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- Yahoo Sports.com: Jenna Fryer. May 9, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ "Hamlin has a sweeping weekend at Darlington". News Observer.com. May 9, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Point Standing". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
- ^ "Race Penalties". NASCAR.com. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ "Race Results". NASCAR.com. May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.