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2010 Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods
Race details
Race 29 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
	File:Price Chopper 400 race logo.png
Date	October 3, 2010
Location	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km)
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

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The 2010 Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods is a future NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race that will be held on October 3, 2010 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. It will be the twenty-ninth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. EDT on ESPN. It will also be broadcast on the radio station Motor Racing Network at 12:00 p.m. EDT.^[1] The race will consist of 267 laps, 400.5 miles (644.5 km).

The track, Kansas Speedway, is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races, the others being Atlanta Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead Miami Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway.^[2] The standard track at Kansas Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.^[3] The track's turns are banked at fifteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 10.4 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only five degrees.^[3] The racetrack has seats for 82,000 spectators.^[3]

Before the race, Denny Hamlin led the Drivers' Championship with 5,368 points, and Jimmie Johnson stood in second with 5,333 points. Kyle Busch was third in the Drivers' Championship with 5,323 points, fourteen ahead of Kurt Busch and twenty ahead of Kevin Harvick in fourth and fifth. Carl Edwards with 5,295 was seven points ahead of Jeff Burton, as Jeff Gordon with 5,285 points, was fifty-seven ahead of Greg Biffle, and seventy-nine in front of Tony Stewart.^[4] Matt Kenseth and Clint Bowyer was eleventh and twelfth with 5,203 and 5,130 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 206 points, thirty-five points ahead of their rival Toyota. Ford, with 126 points, was thirteen points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.^[5] Tony Stewart is the race's defending champion.^[6]

Three practice sessions will be held before the Sunday race—one on Friday, and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, while the second session will last 50 minutes. The third and final session will last 60 minutes.^[7] During the first practice session, Juan Pablo Montoya, for the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team, was quickest ahead of Ryan Newman in second and Jimmie Johnson in the third position.^[8] Paul Menard was scored fourth, and Jamie McMurray managed fifth.^[8] Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, and David Reutimann rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.^[8]

^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". NASCAR. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NASCAR Tracks—The Kansas Speedway". Kansas Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^ "Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^ "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jayski.com. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^ "2009 Price Chopper 400 Presented by Kraft Foods". racing-reference.com. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^ "Event Schedule". Jaski.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Practice One Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Retrieved 1 October 2010.

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 ===Practice and qualifying===
+Three practice sessions will be held before the Sunday race—one on Friday, and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, while the second session will last 50 minutes. The third and final session will last 60 minutes.<ref name="eventsch">{{Cite web|title=Event Schedule|url=http://jayski.com/next/2010/27nhms2010.htm#prac|accessdate=19 September 2010 |location=Jaski.com}}</ref> During the first practice session, [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], for the [[Earnhardt Ganassi Racing]] team, was quickest ahead of [[Ryan Newman]] in second and [[Jimmie Johnson]] in the third position.<ref name="prac1">{{cite web|title=Practice One Timing and Scoring|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/29/data/practice1_speeds.html|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref> [[Paul Menard]] was scored fourth, and [[Jamie McMurray]] managed fifth.<ref name=prac1 /> [[Carl Edwards]], [[Clint Bowyer]], [[Joey Logano]], [[Denny Hamlin]], and [[David Reutimann]] rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.<ref name=prac1 />
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