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Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—one on Friday and two on Saturday. The first session is |
Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—one on Friday and two on Saturday. The first session is lasted 90 minutes. The Saturday morning session will last 45 minutes, and the final practice session will last 60 minutes.<ref name="eventsch">{{cite web|title=Event Schedule|url=http://www.mispeedway.com/Articles/2010/02/August-2010-Schedule-of-Events.aspx|accessdate=13 August 2010|location=misspeedway.com}}</ref> During the first practice session, [[Jeff Burton]] was quickest with a time of 38.479, ahead of [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] and [[Kevin Harvick]] in second and third. [[Carl Edwards]] followed in the fourth position, ahead of [[Greg Biffle]] in fifth.<ref name="prac1">{{cite web|title=Practice 1 Timing and Scoring|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/23/data/practice1_speeds.html|accessdate=13 August 2010|location=nascar.com}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:07, 13 August 2010
| Race details[1] | |||
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| Race 23 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | August 15, 2010 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.7 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2010 Carfax 400 is a future NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that will be held on August 15, 2010 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps, it will be the twenty-third race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season.
Race report
Background
Before the race, Kevin Harvick led the Drivers' Championship with 3,210 points, and Jeff Gordon stood in second with 3,025 points. Jeff Burton was third in the Drivers' Championship with 2,895 points in a Chevrolet, Kurt Busch was fourth with 2,892 points, and Jimmie Johnson was in fifth with 2,882 points.[2] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 158 points, twenty-seven points ahead of their rival Toyota. Ford, with 102 points, was nine points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[3]
Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—one on Friday and two on Saturday. The first session is lasted 90 minutes. The Saturday morning session will last 45 minutes, and the final practice session will last 60 minutes.[4] During the first practice session, Jeff Burton was quickest with a time of 38.479, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kevin Harvick in second and third. Carl Edwards followed in the fourth position, ahead of Greg Biffle in fifth.[5]
References
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". NASCAR. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR.com. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jaski.com. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- ^ "Event Schedule". misspeedway.com. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Practice 1 Timing and Scoring". nascar.com. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
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