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Two practice sessions will be held before the Saturday race—both on Friday. The first session lasted 120 minutes, while the second session will last 45 minutes.<ref name="eventsch">{{cite web|title=Event Schedule|url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/article.aspx?artnum=57453&seriesID=1&subID=1|accessdate=9 September 2010 |location=[[Motor Racing Network]].com}}</ref> During the first practice session, [[Clint Bowyer]] was quickest with a time of 22.007 seconds.<ref name="prac1">{{cite web|title=Practice One Timing an Scoring|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/practice1_speeds.html|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=10 September 2010}}</ref> [[Ryan Newman]] followed ahead of [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], [[Carl Edwards]], and [[David Reutimann]] in the third, fourth and fifth positions.<ref name=prac1 /> |
Two practice sessions will be held before the Saturday race—both on Friday. The first session lasted 120 minutes, while the second session will last 45 minutes.<ref name="eventsch">{{cite web|title=Event Schedule|url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/article.aspx?artnum=57453&seriesID=1&subID=1|accessdate=9 September 2010 |location=[[Motor Racing Network]].com}}</ref> During the first practice session, [[Clint Bowyer]] was quickest with a time of 22.007 seconds.<ref name="prac1">{{cite web|title=Practice One Timing an Scoring|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/practice1_speeds.html|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=10 September 2010}}</ref> [[Ryan Newman]] followed ahead of [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], [[Carl Edwards]], and [[David Reutimann]] in the third, fourth and fifth positions.<ref name=prac1 /> In the second and final practice session, Edwards was quickest ahead of [[Paul Menard]] and Montoya in second and third.<ref name="prac2">{{cite web|title=Practice Two Timing an Scoring|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/26/data/practice2_speeds.html|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=10 September 2010}}</ref> [[Greg Biffle was scored fourth ahead of [[Kasey Kahne]] in fifth.<ref name=prac2 /> |
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Revision as of 23:16, 10 September 2010
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| Race 26 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | September 11, 2010 | ||
| Location | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.21 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (483 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 21.133 | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2010 Air Guard 400 is a future NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race that will be held on September 11, 2010 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. It will be the twenty-sixth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and the final race before that season's Chase for the Sprint Cup. The event is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. EDT on ABC. It will also be broadcast on the radio station Motor Racing Network at 6:30 p.m. EDT.[1] The race will consist of 400 laps, 300 miles (483 km).
Report
Background
The track, Richmond International Raceway, is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races, the others being Bristol Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway.[2] The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eight degrees while the back stretch has two degrees of banking.[3] The racetrack has seats for 97,912 spectators.[3]
Before the race, Kevin Harvick led the Drivers' Championship with 3,585 points, and Jeff Gordon stood in second with 3,366 points. Kyle Busch was third in the Drivers' Championship with 3,325 points, Tony Stewart was fourth with 3,302 points, and Carl Edwards was in fifth with 3,288 points.[4] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 182 points, thirty-two points ahead of their rival Toyota. Ford, with 116 points, was fourteen points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[5] Denny Hamlin is the race's defending champion.[6]
Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions will be held before the Saturday race—both on Friday. The first session lasted 120 minutes, while the second session will last 45 minutes.[7] During the first practice session, Clint Bowyer was quickest with a time of 22.007 seconds.[8] Ryan Newman followed ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya, Carl Edwards, and David Reutimann in the third, fourth and fifth positions.[8] In the second and final practice session, Edwards was quickest ahead of Paul Menard and Montoya in second and third.[9] [[Greg Biffle was scored fourth ahead of Kasey Kahne in fifth.[9]
References
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". NASCAR. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "NASCAR Tracks—The Richmond International Raceway". Richmond International Raceway. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jayski.com. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Chevy Rock & Roll 400". racing-reference.com. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Event Schedule". Motor Racing Network.com. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Practice One Timing an Scoring". NASCAR. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Practice Two Timing an Scoring". NASCAR. Retrieved 10 September 2010.