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The race, the twenty-fourth out of a total of thirty-six in the [[2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|season]], will begin at 7:30 p.m. [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] and will be televised live in the United States on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref name=fx /> |
The race, the twenty-fourth out of a total of thirty-six in the [[2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|season]], will begin at 7:30 p.m. [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] and will be televised live in the United States on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref name=fx /> Before the race. conditions were with light rain and temperature of {{convert|75|°F|°C}}.<ref name="summary">{{cite web|title=Race Summary|url=http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/08/21/lap.by.lap.bristol.2/index.html|location=NASCAR.com|accessdate=August 21, 2010}}</ref> |
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===Post-race=== |
===Post-race=== |
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| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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| Race 24 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
| File:2010 Irwin Tools Night Race logo.jpg | |||
| Date | August 21, 2010 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.5 mi (0.8 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 267 mi (429 km) | ||
| Weather | Isolated thunderstorms with a high around 86; wind out of the SW at 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 30%. | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 15.540 | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | American Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2010 Irwin Tools Night Race is a future NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that will be held on August 21, 2010 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps, it will be the twenty-fourth race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season.
Report
Background
The track, Bristol Motor Speedway, is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races, the others being Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway.[5] The standard track at Bristol Motor Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.533 miles (0.858 km) long.[6] The track's turns are banked from tenty-four to thirty degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked from six to ten degrees. The back stretch also has banking from six to ten degrees.[6]
Before the race, Kevin Harvick led the Drivers' Championship with 3,400 points, and Jeff Gordon stood in second with 3,107 points. Denny Hamlin was third in the Drivers' Championship with 3,047 points in a Chevrolet, Tony Stewart was fourth with 3,020 points, and Jimmie Johnson was in fifth with 3,014 points.[7] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 167 points, thirty points ahead of their rival Toyota. Ford, with 106 points, was ten points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[8]
Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions will be held before the Saturday race—both on Friday. The first session will last 120 minutes, while the second session is scheduled to last 45 minutes.[9] During the first practice session, David Gilliland was quickest, ahead of Robby Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in second and third.[10] Jeff Gordon was scored fourth quickest, while A. J. Allmendinger was scored fifth, even though he had spun sideways twice in the session.[10][11] In the second and final practice session, Ryan Newman was scored quickest, as Carl Edwards and Gilliland followed in the second and third positions.[12] Jimmie Johnson was scored in the fourth position, while his teammate Jeff Gordon followed in fifth.[12]
During qualifying, fifty cars were entered, but only forty-three will be able to race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.[13] Johnson clinched his twenty-fourth career pole position, with a time of 15.540.[14] He will be joined on the front row of the grid by Edwards.[14] Joey Logano qualified third, Tony Stewart took fourth, and David Reutimann will start fifth..[14] Ony six drivers did not qualify because one team withdrew from qualifying. They were Dave Blaney, Joe Nemechek, Kevin Lepage, J. J. Yeley, Brian Keselowski, and Mike Bliss.[15] Also during qualifying, Jeff Gordon spun sideways and flatened his tires, but after changing tires, he qualified twenty-sixth.[15]
Race summary
The race, the twenty-fourth out of a total of thirty-six in the season, will begin at 7:30 p.m. EDT and will be televised live in the United States on ABC.[1] Before the race. conditions were with light rain and temperature of 75 °F (24 °C).[16]
Post-race
Results
Qualifying
Race Results
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Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- * – This driver clinched a position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
- ^ – This driver in in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
References
- ^ a b "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "The Night Race at Bristol". rotoworld.com. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Jimmie Johnson wins pole for Bristol night race". USA Today. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Race Information". msn.foxsports.com. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". nascar.com. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "NASCAR Tracks—The Bristol Motor Speedway". Bristol Motor Speedway. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ "Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR.com. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jaski.com. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ "Event Schedule". Motor Racing Network.com. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ a b "First Practice Timing and Scoring". www.nascar.com. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Double trouble for A.J." www.nascar.com/video. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ a b "IRWIN Tools 500 Final Practice Speeds". www.motorracingnetwork.com. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Qualifying Order". NASCAR.com. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Qualifying Results". msn.foxsports.com. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ a b "More Qualifying Information". jayski.com. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Race Summary". NASCAR.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ "Race Lineup (NASCAR.com)". www.nascar.com. Retrieved 21 August 2010.