2010 NSCS Ford 400 Race Results

Nov 21, 2010

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2010 NSCS Ford 400 Race Results

Timing & Scoring

November 21, 2010 – 6:36 pm | Print |

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Carl Edwards celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, ending a 70-race winless streak. Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR

Last weekend’s NSCS Kobalt Tools 500k race winner,Carl Edwards, dominated this weekend’s Ford 400 to win the final race of the season. But, it was Jimmie Johnson finishing in second making NASCAR history with his fifth consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship.

Edwards, who lead 190 laps of the 267 that were run, received his 18th series career win, his 2nd series win of the 2010 season, and his 2nd series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Denny Hamlin (who came into the race with a 15-point lead over Jimmie Johnson) began his day in the back of the field in the 37th starting position, and things didn’t get better as on lap 24 when Hamlin and Greg Biffle got together. Hamlin suffered right front damage and struggled his way to get back up to where he was prior to his incident with Biffle, while Jimmie Johnson was running in the top-5 and ahead in the points. Hamlin was able to get back in the lead at one point, but a missed pit stop and a caution put Hamlin into a position he couldn’t recover from.

Hamlin ended the day finishing in the 14th position, with a 39 point deficit behind the newly crowned 2010 NSCS champion, Jimmie Johnson (who also gave Rick Hendrick/Hendrick Motorsports their 10th NSCS championship as an owner – the most in the series), and finish in second with a 2 point lead over Kevin Harvick (who finished third in both the points – 41 behind Johnson – and in the race).

Following Edwards, Johnson and Harvick to the drop of the checkered flag were: Aric Almirola finishing in fourth, A J Allmendinger finishing fifth, Kasey Kahne sixth, Ryan Newman seventh, Tony Stewart eighth, Matt Kenseth ninth and Greg Biffle rounding out the top-ten finishers.

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 126.585 MPH
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 09 Mins, 50 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 1.608 Seconds
Lead Changes: 22 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 41 laps
Attendance: 67,000

Unofficial Final Top-12 in the Point Standings: 1. Jimmie Johnson – 6622; 2. Denny Hamlin – 6583 (-39 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Kevin Harvick – 6581 (-41) 4. Carl Edwards – 6393 (-229) 5. Matt Kenseth – 6294 (-328) 6. Greg Biffle – 6247 (-375) 7. Tony Stewart – 6221 (-401) 8. Kyle Busch – 6182 (-440) 9. Jeff Gordon – 6176 (-446) 10. Clint Bowyer – 6155 (-467) 11. Kurt Busch – 6142 (-480) 12. Jeff Burton – 6033 (-589).

Next Up: The beginning of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season with The Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 20th.