2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
LocationCharlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
DateMay 22, 2010
Laps100
(One 50-lap segment, two 20 lap segments and ten green flag laps)
Distance150 miles (240 km)
[Segment 1: 75 miles (121 km); Segments 2 and 3: 30 miles (48 km); Final segment: 15 miles (24 km) – Green Flag Laps only]
WinnerKurt Busch
Showdown WinnersMartin Truex Jr.
Greg Biffle
Fan VoteCarl Edwards
Average speed94.175 miles per hour (151.560 km/h)
PolesitterKurt Busch
(due to rainout of qualifying)
Most Laps LedJimmie Johnson (56 laps)
Television
NetworkSpeed
AnnouncersMike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race was the 26th running of NASCAR's special non-points race involving winners of the 2009 and 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races through the 2010 Autism Speaks 400 as well as Sprint All-Star Race 2000–2009 winners, when the event was known as "The Winston" and the "Nextel All-Star Challenge", and past Sprint Cup champions from the decade covering 2000 to 2009, including the "Winston Cup" (2000–2003) and "Nextel Cup" (2004–2007) eras. The event was run at the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Charlotte, North Carolina suburb of Concord on May 22, 2010. Speed provided television coverage in the US while MRN (over-the-air/terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite) held radio rights.

Race format

The format of the race was follows:

  • One fifty-lap segment with a mandatory four-tire green flag pit stop at or around Lap 25;
  • Two twenty-lap segments with a ten-minute break following Segment Three;
  • A ten-lap green flag segment.

Pits were open following the end of the first two segments, where drivers could have opted to take a pit stop, but could have sacrificed their position on the track should they chose to do so. After the first pace lap following the break, teams were required to take a four-tire stop. The order they come out determined the starting order for the last segment.

The qualifying session for eligible drivers was to have consisted of three laps instead of the standard two, including a pit stop after either of the first two laps, slowing to the speed limit of 45 mph entering pit road, but going full throttle as they exit. However, a rainstorm the night before (May 21) cancelled the event, and the first 19 positions were chosen by the luck of the draw for the cancelled qualifying; as a result, Kurt Busch and Joey Logano made up the front row.

Eligible drivers

The following drivers qualified for the race in these categories:

Past Series Champion drivers

The following six drivers were eligible in the Past Champions category:

Past All-Star race-winning drivers

The following five drivers were eligible as a past winner of the event in the last decade:

2009 or 2010 race winners

The following eight drivers were eligible by winning a Sprint Cup points race in 2009 or 2010:

§ – McMurray was the winning driver in the #26 Roush Fenway Racing Ford in the AMP Energy 500; that team would later be owned by Latitude 43 Motorsports, and McMurray became the driver of the #1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet for the 2010 season, also winning the 2010 Daytona 500. The #09 team for which Brad Keselowski drove to victory in the Aaron's 499, as well as the #26 team were not eligible unless:

a) the team won a race prior to May 16;
b) won one of the two top positions of the Sprint Showdown or
c) Aric Almirola, who drove the #09 car or either David Stremme or Boris Said, the respective drivers of the new #26 car, were selected in the fan poll.

 – On May 13, Vickers was sidelined with blood clots in his legs and chest, and Casey Mears replaced him as the interim driver in the #83 Red Bull Racing Toyota. Mears would not have qualified for the event; NASCAR gave the team approval for the driver switch.

For those not listed above, a special race, The Sprint Showdown, consisting of two halves of 20 laps [30 miles (48 km)] each was held prior to the main event. The top two finishers Martin Truex Jr. and Greg Biffle – and a driver chosen by a fan poll Carl Edwards – were promoted to the main event. Only winning drivers, not teams, are eligible to race in the All-Star Race.

Entry Lists

Showdown

# Driver Team Make
6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord
7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsToyota
13Max PapisGermain RacingToyota
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord
19Elliott SadlerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
21Bill ElliottWood Brothers RacingFord
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Reed SorensonBraun RacingToyota
33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
34Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Tony RainesTommy Baldwin RacingChevvrolet
37Kevin Conway (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
46J. J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsDodge
47Marcos AmbroseJTG Daugherty RacingToyota
55Michael WaltripPrism MotorsportsToyota
56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
57Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet
64Todd BodineGunselman MotorsportsToyota
75Derrike CopeStratus Racing GroupDodge
77Sam Hornish Jr.Penske Championship RacingDodge
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet
82Scott SpeedRed Bull Racing TeamToyota
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota
92Robert Richardson Jr.K-Automotive MotorsportsDodge
98Paul MenardRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord

All-Star Race

# Driver Team Make
00David ReutimannMiachael Waltrip RacingToyota
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Kurt BuschPenske Championship RacingDodge
5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
9Kasey KahneRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Brad Keselowski (R)Penske Championship RacingDodge
14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
71Bobby LabonteTRG MotorsportsChevrolet
83Casey MearsRed Bull Racing TeamToyota
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet

Qualifying results

Showdown

Pos. # Driver
16David Ragan
213Max Papis
377Sam Hornish Jr.
437Kevin Conway (R)
516Greg Biffle
632Reed Sorenson
721Bill Elliott
843A.J. Allmendinger
933Clint Bowyer
107Robby Gordon
1178Regan Smith
1298Paul Menard
1355Michael Waltrip
1442Juan Pablo Montoya
1557Norm Benning
1619Elliott Sadler
1731Jeff Burton
1882Scott Speed
1947Marcos Ambrose
2056Martin Truex Jr.
2164Todd Bodine
2292Robert Richardson Jr.
2346J. J. Yeley
2434Travis Kvapil
2587Joe Nemechek
2699Carl Edwards
2736Tony Raines
2875Derrike Cope
2938David Gilliland

All-Star Race

Pos. # Driver
12Kurt Busch
220Joey Logano
312Brad Keselowski
41Jamie McMurray
518Kyle Busch
600David Reutimann
748Jimmie Johnson
824Jeff Gordon
983Casey Mears
1039Ryan Newman
1114Tony Stewart
1211Denny Hamlin
1329Kevin Harvick
1417Matt Kenseth
155Mark Martin
169Kasey Kahne
1771Bobby Labonte
1888Dale Earnhardt Jr.
1956Martin Truex Jr.
2016Greg Biffle
2199Carl Edwards

Race results

Showdown

Pos. # Driver Laps Led Status
156Martin Truex Jr.408running
216Greg Biffle4012running
331Jeff Burton400running
498Paul Menard400running
547Marcos Ambrose400running
66David Ragan4020running
777Sam Hornish Jr.400running
843A.J. Allmendinger400running
934Travis Kvapil400running
1099Carl Edwards400running
1119Elliott Sadler400running
1221Bill Elliott400running
1332Reed Sorenson400running
1482Scott Speed400running
157Robby Gordon400running
1613Max Papis400running
1746J.J. Yeley400running
1837Kevin Conway (R)400running
1975Derrike Cope400running
2057Norm Benning400running
2192Robert Richardson Jr.390running
2255Michael Waltrip380running
2333Clint Bowyer340crash
2438David Gilliland210crash
2536Tony Raines180suspension
2678Regan Smith160crash
2742Juan Pablo Montoya160crash
2864Todd Bodine130transmission
2987Joe Nemechek70electrical

All-Star Race

Pos. # Driver Laps Led Status
12Kurt Busch10019running
256Martin Truex Jr.1000running
320Joey Logano1000running
411Denny Hamlin1002running
514Tony Stewart1000running
629Kevin Harvick1000running
712Brad Keselowski (R)1000running
817Matt Kenseth1000running
916Greg Biffle1000running
1071Bobby Labonte1000running
1139Ryan Newman1000running
1288Dale Earnhardt Jr.1000running
1348Jimmie Johnson10056running
1418Kyle Busch9823crash
159Kasey Kahne980crash
1683Casey Mears950crash
175Mark Martin900crash
181Jamie McMurray900crash
1900David Reutimann900crash
2024Jeff Gordon900crash
2199Carl Edwards900crash

Other events

Induction of the Charter Class to the NASCAR Hall of Fame

On October 14, 2009, the Charter Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame were announced, consisting of Bill France Sr., the organization's founder, his son Bill France Jr., seven time series champions Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt and former driver-owner Junior Johnson. The formal inductions were held on Sunday, May 23 on the Ceremonial Plaza of the new building.

Craftsman All-Star Pit Crew Challenge

The annual Craftsman All-Star Pit Crew Challenge competition was held on the Wednesday prior to the event at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Denny Hamlin's #11 team dethroned Jeff Burton's #31 team as champions, and earned the right to be the first team to choose their pit stall for the race.

Pennzoil Ultra Victory Challenge

The third annual Pennzoil Ultra Victory Challenge – judged by former driver Jimmy Spencer, TNA wrestler Jeff Hardy, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith along with Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti from the rock group Creed – was held prior to the All-Star Race. Joey Logano won the event with 67 points.

References

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