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2010 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Race Results
Timing & Scoring
Busch, who led the most laps with 251 laps of the 400 that were run, received his 2nd series win of the 2010 season, his 22nd series career win and his first series win at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Following Busch and McMurray to the drop of the green flag were Kyle Busch finishing third, Mark Martin fourth, David Reutimann fifth, Jeff Gordon sixth, Clint Bowyer seventh, Paul Menard eighth, pole sitter Ryan Newman ninth and Matt Kenseth rounding out the top-ten finishers.
Kevin Harvick, who finished 11th, now leads Kyle Busch by 29 points in the points standings.
RACE NOTES:
Average Speed: 144.966 MPH
Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 08 Mins, 20 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.737 Seconds
Lead Changes: 33 among 17 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 34 laps
Attendance: 140,000
Unofficial Top-12 in the Points Standings: 1. Kevin Harvick – 1898; 2. Kyle Busch – 1869 (-29 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Matt Kenseth – 1781 (-117) 4. Jeff Gordon – 1760 (-138) 5. Denny Hamlin – 1732 (-166) 6. Kurt Busch – 1726 (-172) 7. Jimmie Johnson – 1694 (-204) 8. Jeff Burton – 1657 (-241) 9. Greg Biffle – 1648 (-250) 10. Mark Martin – 1635 (-263) 11. Carl Edwards – 1602 (-296) 12. Ryan Newman – 1547 (-351).
On the Outside Looking In to Make the “Chase:” 13. Clint Bowyer – 1543 (-355 Points Behind the Leader) (-4 Points Behind 12th-Place) 14. Martin Truex Jr. – 1533 (-365) (-14) 15. Jamie McMurray – 1521 (-377) (-12) 16. Tony Stewart – 1520 (-378) (-27) 17. Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 1493 (-405) (-27)
NEXT UP:
The Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, June 6th at 1:00 PM (EST) on TNT.
2010 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Race Results
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Lap | Pts | BPts | Status | TLd | LLd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite / Vortex Dodge | 400 | 195 | 10 | Running | 12 | 252 |
| 2 | 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 400 | 175 | 5 | Running | 4 | 29 |
| 3 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel Toyota | 400 | 170 | 5 | Running | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | 11 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST Auto Parts / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 400 | 160 | Running | |||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's / Armed Forces Foundation Toyota | 400 | 160 | 5 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Stars & Stripes Chevrolet | 400 | 155 | 5 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 400 | 151 | 5 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 33 | 98 | Paul Menard | Serta / Menards Ford | 400 | 142 | Running | |||
| 9 | 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S Army Chevrolet | 400 | 143 | 5 | Running | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Jeremiah Weed Ford | 400 | 139 | 5 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 400 | 130 | Running | |||
| 12 | 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser / Armed Forces Tribute Ford | 400 | 127 | Running | |||
| 13 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 400 | 129 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 18 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Credit Card Ford | 400 | 121 | Running | |||
| 15 | 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet | 400 | 123 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 31 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts GrubEx Ford | 400 | 115 | Running | |||
| 17 | 14 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 400 | 112 | Running | |||
| 18 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 400 | 114 | 5 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 32 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 400 | 106 | Running | |||
| 20 | 37 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 400 | 108 | 5 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 39 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Air Force Ford | 400 | 100 | Running | |||
| 22 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard Honoring Our Soldiers / AMP Energy | 400 | 102 | 5 | Running | 1 | 10 |
| 23 | 3 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Batteries Toyota | 400 | 99 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 35 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 400 | 96 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 399 | 88 | Running | |||
| 26 | 28 | 37 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 398 | 90 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | 25 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Ford | 397 | 82 | Running | |||
| 28 | 41 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's / Baja Fish Taco Ford | 397 | 79 | Running | |||
| 29 | 13 | 83 | Casey Mears | Red Bull Toyota | 396 | 76 | Running | |||
| 30 | 21 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 395 | 73 | Running | |||
| 31 | 38 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 395 | 70 | Running | |||
| 32 | 40 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Nexcare Products Ford | 394 | 67 | Running | |||
| 33 | 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota | 394 | 64 | Running | |||
| 34 | 43 | 46 | J J Yeley | Jake Owen Raborn Foundation Dodge | 393 | 61 | Running | |||
| 35 | 42 | 34 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 393 | 58 | Running | |||
| 36 | 34 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford / Bush's Beans Toyota | 375 | 55 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Memorial Day Tribute Chevrolet | 364 | 57 | 5 | Running | 2 | 36 |
| 38 | 20 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 306 | 49 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 19 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 46 | 46 | Overheating | |||
| 40 | 29 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Little Joe's Auto Sales Toyota | 41 | 43 | Transmission | |||
| 41 | 22 | 36 | Johnny Sauter | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 37 | 40 | Transmission | |||
| 42 | 30 | 55 | Michael McDowell | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 34 | 37 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 17 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 25 | 34 | Transmission |
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