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===Practice and qualifying===
===Practice and qualifying===


Three practice sessions was held before the Sunday race—one on Friday, and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, while the second session lasted 45 minutes. The third and final session will last 65 minutes.<ref name="eventsch">{{Cite web|title=Event Schedule|url=http://jayski.com/next/2010/30acs2010.htm#prac|accessdate=9 October 2010 |location=Jaski.com}}</ref> During the first practice session, [[Jamie McMurray]], for the [[Earnhardt Ganassi Racing]] team, was quickest ahead of [[A. J. Allmendinger]] in second and [[Greg Biffle]] in the third position.<ref name="prac1">{{cite web|title=Practice One Timing and Scoring|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/30/data/practice1_speeds.html|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref> [[Kyle Busch]] was scored fourth, and [[Mark Martin]] managed fifth.<ref name=prac1 /> [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], [[David Ragan]], [[Martin Truex, Jr.]], [[Jimmie Johnson]], and [[Elliott Sadler]] rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.<ref name=prac1 />
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[[File:JamieMcMurrayBristolAugust2007.jpg|thumb|150px|left|[[Jamie McMurray]] won the [[pole position]], after having the fastest time of 38.859.]]

Afterward, during qualifying, forty-five cars were entered, but only forty-three will be able because of NASCAR's [[NASCAR rules and regulations#Qualifying procedure|qualifying procedure]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Qualifying Order|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/30/data/qual_order.html|accessdate=9 October 2010|location=NASCAR}}</ref> [[Jamie McMurray]] clinched his second [[pole position]] during the 2010 season, with a time of 38.859.<ref name="lineup">{{Cite web|title=Race Lineup: California|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/30/data/lineup.html|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref> He was joined on the front row of the [[List of motorsport terminology#G|grid]] by Sadler.<ref name=lineup /> [[Matt Kenseth]] qualified third, Juan Pablo Montoya took fourth, and [[Kasey Kahne]] will start fifth.<ref name=lineup /> [[Kevin Harvick]], one of the drivers in the [[Chase for the Sprint Cup]], qualified twenty-first, while [[Denny Hamlin]] was scored thirty-fourth.<ref name=lineup /> The two drivers that failed to qualify for the race was [[Mike Bliss]] and [[Patrick Carpentier]].<ref name=lineup /> Once qualifying concluded, McMurray stated, "I think the ECR engines have a lot of power, and you're able to show that on Friday more than even in the race, because you're really able to put the power down in qualifying. A little bit is cars, a little bit is engines, a little bit is the team putting maybe a little more focus -- our guys work really hard, not necessarily on the qualifying setup, but everything that goes into qualifying, making the cars as light as you can and so many little tricks that you're able to do. Not all the teams do that to the fullest level."<ref name="mcmurple">{{cite news|title=McMurray takes the pole at Auto Club Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/08/jmcmurray-wins-pole-fontana/index.html|accessdate=9 October 2010|newspaper=NASCAR|date=8 October 2010|author=Sporting News Wire Service}}</ref>

On the next morning, Biffle was quickest in the second practice session, ahead of Kenseth and [[David Reutimann]] in second and third.<ref name="prac2">{{cite web|title=Practice Two Timing and Scoring|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/30/data/practice3_speeds.html|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref> McMurray was fourth quickest, and [[Jeff Gordon]] took fifth.<ref name=prac2 /> Hamin, Allmendinger, Martin, Kahne, and [[Tony Stewart]] followed in the top-ten.<ref name=prac2 /> Other drivers in the chase, such as Johnson, was twenty-third, and Kurt Busch, who was thirty-second.<ref name=prac2 /> <!-- During the third, and final practice session, [[Mark Martin]], with a fastest time of 31.574, was quickest.<ref name="prac3">{{cite web|title=Practice Three Timing and Scoring|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/29/data/practice3_speeds.html|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref> Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle followed in second and third with times of 31.596 and 31.609 seconds.<ref name=prac3 /> Joey Logano managed to be fourth fastest, ahead of Jeff Gordon and Paul Menard.<ref name=prac3 /> Carl Edwards was scored seventh, Jamie McMurray took eighth, Clint Bowyer was ninth, and David Ragan took tenth.<ref name=prac3 /> -->

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==Results==
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*<small>'''Note''': Only the top twelve positions are included for the driver standings. These drivers qualified for the [[Chase for the Sprint Cup]].</small>
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==References and notes==
==References and notes==

Revision as of 19:49, 9 October 2010

2010 Pepsi Max 400
Race details
Race 30 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)
Location Auto Club Speedway Fontana, California
Course Permanent racing facility
2.0 mi (3.23 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.7 km)
Pole position
Driver
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Time 38.859
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2010 Pepsi Max 400 is a future NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race that will be held on October 10, 2010 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. It will be the thirtieth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. EST on ESPN. It will also be broadcast on the radio station Motor Racing Network at 2 p.m. EDT.[1] The race will consist of 200 laps, 400 miles (643.7 km).


Report

Background

Auto Club Speedway, the race track where the race will bd held.

The track, Auto Club Speedway, is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Daytona International Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway.[2] The standard track at Auto Club Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. The back stretch has 3 degrees of banking.[3] The racetrack has seats for 92,100 spectators.[3]

Before the race, Jimmie Johnson led the Drivers' Championship with 5,503 points, and Denny Hamlin stood in second with 5,495 points. Kevin Harvick was third in the Drivers' Championship with 5,473 points, twenty-three ahead of Carl Edwards and twenty-eight ahead of Jeff Gordon in fourth and fifth. Kurt Busch with 5,433 was ten points ahead of Kyle Busch, as Greg Biffle with 5,418 points, was sixteen ahead of Jeff Burton, and forty-two in front of Tony Stewart.[4] Matt Kenseth and Clint Bowyer was eleventh and twelfth with 5,354 and 5,251 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 212 points, thirty-seven points ahead of their rival Toyota. Ford, with 135 points, was nineteen points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[5] Jimmie Johnson is the race's defending champion.[6]

Practice and qualifying

Three practice sessions was held before the Sunday race—one on Friday, and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, while the second session lasted 45 minutes. The third and final session will last 65 minutes.[7] During the first practice session, Jamie McMurray, for the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team, was quickest ahead of A. J. Allmendinger in second and Greg Biffle in the third position.[8] Kyle Busch was scored fourth, and Mark Martin managed fifth.[8] Juan Pablo Montoya, David Ragan, Martin Truex, Jr., Jimmie Johnson, and Elliott Sadler rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.[8]

Jamie McMurray won the pole position, after having the fastest time of 38.859.

Afterward, during qualifying, forty-five cars were entered, but only forty-three will be able because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.[9] Jamie McMurray clinched his second pole position during the 2010 season, with a time of 38.859.[10] He was joined on the front row of the grid by Sadler.[10] Matt Kenseth qualified third, Juan Pablo Montoya took fourth, and Kasey Kahne will start fifth.[10] Kevin Harvick, one of the drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, qualified twenty-first, while Denny Hamlin was scored thirty-fourth.[10] The two drivers that failed to qualify for the race was Mike Bliss and Patrick Carpentier.[10] Once qualifying concluded, McMurray stated, "I think the ECR engines have a lot of power, and you're able to show that on Friday more than even in the race, because you're really able to put the power down in qualifying. A little bit is cars, a little bit is engines, a little bit is the team putting maybe a little more focus -- our guys work really hard, not necessarily on the qualifying setup, but everything that goes into qualifying, making the cars as light as you can and so many little tricks that you're able to do. Not all the teams do that to the fullest level."[11]

On the next morning, Biffle was quickest in the second practice session, ahead of Kenseth and David Reutimann in second and third.[12] McMurray was fourth quickest, and Jeff Gordon took fifth.[12] Hamin, Allmendinger, Martin, Kahne, and Tony Stewart followed in the top-ten.[12] Other drivers in the chase, such as Johnson, was twenty-third, and Kurt Busch, who was thirty-second.[12]

Race

Results

Qualifying

No Driver Team Manufacturer Time (in seconds) Speed (in MPH) Grid
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
Source:

Race Results

Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
Source:

Standings after the race

References and notes

  1. ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". NASCAR. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". nascar.com. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "NASCAR Tracks—The Auto Club Speedway". Auto Club Speedway. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jayski.com. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  6. ^ "2009 Pepsi 500". racing-reference.com. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Event Schedule". Jaski.com. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  8. ^ a b c "Practice One Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  9. ^ "Qualifying Order". NASCAR. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Race Lineup: California". NASCAR. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  11. ^ Sporting News Wire Service (8 October 2010). "McMurray takes the pole at Auto Club Speedway". NASCAR. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  12. ^ a b c d "Practice Two Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Retrieved 9 October 2010.


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