NASCAR Sprint Cup 2010

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The NASCAR Sprint Cup 2010 began on February 6, 2010 with the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway followed by the 52nd Daytona 500 on February 15, 2010. The Chase for the Sprint Cup began on September 19, 2010 with the Sylvania 300 on the New Hampshire Motor Speedway . The season ended on November 21, 2010 with the Ford 400 as part of the Ford Championship Weekend . Jimmie Johnson won the 2010 Sprint Cup.

Attendees

Each Sprint Cup race in the 2010 season had a maximum field of 43 cars. The first 35 Owner Points (score of the respective owners of a racing car) in 2009 were guaranteed a starting place in the first five races of the 2010 season. If a driver switched from a team to a new team within the first 35 of the Owner Points, the team no longer had a guaranteed starting place unless it was also placed in the Top 35 of the Owner Points. However, if a former champion was not in the top 35 and did not manage to qualify for the race, he could fall back on a so-called Past Champion Provisional, which guaranteed him a starting place. However, since the 2007 season, the Past Champion Provisionals have been limited to a number of six races per season.

number	driver	sponsor	Car brand	team
00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine / Best Western / Tums (5 races)	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing
1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops (20 races)	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske Racing
5	Mark Martin	GoDaddy.com (20 races) / Carquest (8 races) / Delphi (2 races)	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports
6th	David Ragan	UPS	ford	Roush Fenway Racing
7th	Robby Gordon	Monster Energy / Menards / POLARIS / Warner Music	Toyota	Robby Gordon Motorsports
9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser	ford	Richard Petty Motorsports
09	Aric Almirola	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	-	Phoenix Racing
11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing
12	Brad Keselowski	Verizon Wireless	Dodge	Penske Racing
13	Max Papis	Geico	Toyota	Germain Racing
14th	Tony Stewart	Office Depot (22 races) / Old Spice (14 races) / Burger King (2 races)	Chevrolet	Stewart Haas Racing
16	Greg Biffle	3M / Post-It / Red Cross	ford	Roush Fenway Racing
17th	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal (18 races) / Valvoline (3 races)	ford	Roush Fenway Racing
18th	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (6 races) / M & Ms (23 races) / Pedigree (3 races) / Snickers (2 races) / Doublemint (2 races)	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing
19th	Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools	ford	Richard Petty Motorsports
20th	Joey Logano	Home Depot	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing
24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi / National Guard (8 races)	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports
26th	David Stremme	Air National Guard	ford	Latitude 43 Motorsports
29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Reeses	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing
31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar / Prilosec / Lenox Industrial Tools	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing
33	Clint Bowyer	General Mills / BB&T / The Hartford / Prilosec	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing
34	Travis Kvapil	Taco Bell / Long John Silvers	ford	Front Row Motorsports
36	Mike Bliss	Wave Energy Drink (14 races)	Toyota	Tommy Baldwin Racing
37	Kevin Conway	Extenze	ford	Front Row Motorsports
39	Ryan Newman	US Army / Haas Automation / Tornadoes	Chevrolet	Stewart Haas Racing
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
43	AJ Allmendinger	Best Buy	ford	Richard Petty Motorsports
46	Terry Cook	-	Dodge	Whitney Motorsports
47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie / Clorox / Kingsford Charcoal / Bush's Baked Beans / Lance Snacks / Kleenex (5 races)	Toyota	JTG Daugherty Racing
48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports
55	Michael McDowell	-	Toyota	Prism Motorsports
56	Martin Truex junior	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing
66	Dave Blaney	-	Toyota	Prism Motorsports
71	Bobby Labonte	Taxslayer.com (12 races)	-	TRG Motorsports
77	Sam Hornish Junior	Mobil 1 / Penske Truck Rental / AAA / Auto Club	Dodge	Penske Racing
78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing
82	Scott Speed	Red Bull	Toyota	Team Red Bull
83	Brian Vickers Casey Mears	Red Bull	Toyota	Team Red Bull
87	Joe Nemechek	-	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports
88	Dale Earnhardt junior	AMP Energy / National Guard	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports
98	Paul Menard	Menards	ford	Richard Petty Motorsports
99	Carl Edwards	Aflac / Subway / Scotts (6 races) / Kelloggs & Cheez-it (2 races)	ford	Roush Fenway Racing

Racing calendar

date	run	Racetrack	Pole position	winner
02/06/2010	Budweiser Shootout *	Daytona International Speedway	Carl Edwards	Kevin Harvick
02/11/2010	Gatorade Duel 1 *	Daytona International Speedway	Mark Martin	Jimmie Johnson
02/11/2010	Gatorade Duel 2 *	Daytona International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt junior	Kasey Kahne
02/14/2010	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Mark Martin	Jamie McMurray
02/21/2010	Auto Club 500	Auto Club Speedway	Jamie McMurray	Jimmie Johnson
02/28/2010	Shelby American	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Kurt Busch	Jimmie Johnson
03/07/2010	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt junior	Kurt Busch
03/21/2010	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Joey Logano	Jimmie Johnson
03/28/2010	Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	Martinsville Speedway	Kevin Harvick	Denny Hamlin
04/04/2010	Subway Fresh Fit 600	Phoenix International Raceway	AJ Allmendinger	Ryan Newman
04/18/2010	Samsung Mobile 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Tony Stewart	Denny Hamlin
04/25/2010	Aaron's 499	Talladega Superspeedway	Jimmie Johnson	Kevin Harvick
05/02/2010	Crown Royal 400	Richmond International Raceway	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch
05/08/2010	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Jamie McMurray	Denny Hamlin
05/16/2010	Autism Speaks 400	Dover International Speedway	Martin Truex junior	Kyle Busch
05/22/2010	Sprint Showdown *	Charlotte Motor Speedway	David Ragan	Martin Truex junior
05/22/2010	Sprint All-Star Race XXVI *	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Kurt Busch	Kurt Busch
05/30/2010	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Ryan Newman	Kurt Busch
06/06/2010	Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500	Pocono Raceway	Kyle Busch	Denny Hamlin
06/13/2010	Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400	Michigan International Speedway	Kurt Busch	Denny Hamlin
06/20/2010	Toyota / Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway	Kasey Kahne	Jimmie Johnson
06/27/2010	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Juan Pablo Montoya	Jimmie Johnson
07/03/2010	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick
07/10/2010	LifeLock.com 400	Chicagoland Speedway	Jamie McMurray	David Reutimann
July 25, 2010	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Juan Pablo Montoya	Jamie McMurray
08/01/2010	Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway	Tony Stewart	Greg Biffle
08/08/2010	Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen	Watkins Glen International	Carl Edwards	Juan Pablo Montoya
08/15/2010	Carfax 400	Michigan International Speedway	Kasey Kahne	Kevin Harvick
08/21/2010	Irwin Tools Night Race	Bristol Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Kyle Busch
05.09.2010	Emory Healthcare 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Denny Hamlin	Tony Stewart
09/11/2010	Air Guard 400	Richmond International Raceway	Carl Edwards	Denny Hamlin
The " Chase for the Sprint Cup " begins here
09/19/2010	Sylvania 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Brad Keselowski	Clint Bowyer
09/26/2010	AAA 400	Dover International Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson
03/10/2010	Price Chopper 400	Kansas Speedway	Kasey Kahne	Greg Biffle
10/10/2010	Pepsi Max 400	Auto Club Speedway	Jamie McMurray	Tony Stewart
10/16/2010	Bank of America 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Jamie McMurray
October 24, 2010	Tums Fast Relief 500	Martinsville Speedway	Denny Hamlin	Denny Hamlin
10/31/2010	Amp Energy 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Juan Pablo Montoya	Clint Bowyer
07/11/2010	AAA Texas 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Elliott Sadler	Denny Hamlin
11/14/2010	Cobalt Tools 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Carl Edwards	Carl Edwards
11/21/2010	Ford 400	Homestead Miami Speedway	Kasey Kahne	Carl Edwards

* = Races in which no points are awarded

Overall rating

Driver ranking

after race 36 of 36

Item driver Points 1.  Jimmie Johnson 6622 2.  Denny Hamlin 6583 3.  Kevin Harvick 6581 4th  Carl Edwards 6393 5.  Matt Kenseth 6294 6th  Greg Biffle 6247 7th  Tony Stewart 6221 8th.  Kyle Busch 6182 9.  Jeff Gordon 6167 10.  Clint Bowyer 6155 11.  Kurt Busch 6142 12.  Jeff Burton 6033 ...

Manufacturer rating

Status: After 36 of 36 races

Item	Manufacturer	Victories	Points
1.	Chevrolet	18th	261
2.	Toyota	12	217
3.	ford	7th	176
4th	Dodge	2	138

Web links

Commons : 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

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