2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series
| 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season | |||
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The 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season was the twenty-ninth season of semi-professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at Daytona International Speedway, the season included thirty-five races, which ended with the Ford 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway. During the 2009 off-season, NASCAR announced few calendar changes, including moving the Memphis Motorsports Park race to Road America because a closure of Memphis. Joe Gibbs won the owners' championship, while Brad Keselowski won the drivers' championship during the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, two races before the final. Toyota won the manufacturers' championship with 240 points.
Schedule
Schedule changes: Phoenix and Nashville moved ahead of Texas in April. The spring race at Dover preceded the Charlotte weekends due to the extra week in May before Memorial Day. Because of the closure of the Memphis track, Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois, also hosted a second race in October. Milwaukee was dropped from the schedule due to issues with the promoters, as the Wisconsin State Fair was attempting to hire a new promoter following the previous promoter's sanctioning fee nonpayment. That date went to Road America.
Note: all race dates, names, distances, television and radio stations and start times are subject to change.
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| Round | Date | Race | Distance | Site | TV | Radio | Time (US ET) |
Winner |
| 1 | February 13 | DRIVE4COPD 300 | 120 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Daytona International Speedway | ESPN2 | MRN | 1 PM | Tony Stewart |
| 2 | February 20 | Stater Bros. 300 | 150 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Auto Club Speedway | ESPN2 | MRN | 5 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 3 | February 27 | Sam's Town 300 | 200 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ESPN2 | PRN | 4 PM | Kevin Harvick |
| 4 | March 20 | Scotts Turf Builder 300 | 300 laps 159.9 miles (257.3 km) |
Bristol Motor Speedway | ABC | PRN | 2 PM | Justin Allgaier |
| 5 | April 3 | Nashville 300 | 225 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Nashville Superspeedway | ESPN | PRN | 3:30 PM | Kevin Harvick |
| 6 | April 9 | Bashas' Supermarkets 200 | 200 laps 200 miles (320 km) |
Phoenix International Raceway | ESPN2 | MRN | 9 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 7 | April 19 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 | 200 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Texas Motor Speedway | ESPN2 | MRN | 5 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 8 | April 25 | Aaron's 312 | 117 laps 310 miles (500 km) |
Talladega Superspeedway | ESPN2 | MRN | 5:30 PM | Brad Keselowski |
| 9 | April 30 | BUBBA Burger 250 | 250 laps 187.5 miles (301.8 km) |
Richmond International Raceway | ESPN2 | MRN | 7 PM | Brad Keselowski |
| 10 | May 7 | Royal Purple 200 presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts | 147 laps 200.8 miles (323.2 km) |
Darlington Raceway | ESPN2 | MRN | 7 PM | Denny Hamlin |
| 11 | May 15 | Heluva Good! 200 | 200 laps 200 miles (320 km) |
Dover International Speedway | ABC | MRN | 2 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 12 | May 29 | TECH-NET Auto Service 300 powered by Carquest | 200 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Charlotte Motor Speedway | ABC | PRN | 2 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 13 | June 5 | Federated Auto Parts 300 | 225 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Nashville Superspeedway | ESPN | MRN | 7:30 PM | Brad Keselowski |
| 14 | June 12 | Meijer 300 | 200 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Kentucky Speedway | ESPN | PRN | 8 PM | Joey Logano |
| 15 | June 19 | Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards | 50 laps 202.4 miles (325.7 km) |
Road America | ESPN2 | MRN | 3 PM | Carl Edwards |
| 16 | June 26 | New England 200 | 200 laps 211.6 miles (340.5 km) |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway | ESPN | PRN | 2:30 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 17 | July 2 | Subway Jalapeño 250 powered by Coca-Cola ♣ | 100 laps 250 miles (400 km) |
Daytona International Speedway | ESPN | MRN | 7:30 PM | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
| 18 | July 9 | Dollar General 300 | 200 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Chicagoland Speedway | ESPN | MRN | 7:30 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 19 | July 17 | Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 | 200 laps 250 miles (400 km) |
Gateway International Raceway | ESPN2 | MRN | 7:30 PM | Carl Edwards |
| 20 | July 24 | Kroger 200 | 200 laps 137.2 miles (220.8 km) |
O'Reilly Raceway Park | ESPN | MRN | 7:30 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 21 | July 31 | U.S. Cellular 250 | 250 laps 218.75 miles (352.04 km) |
Iowa Speedway | ESPN2 | MRN | 7 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 22 | August 7 | Zippo 200 at the Glen | 82 laps 200.9 miles (323.3 km) |
Watkins Glen International | ESPN | MRN | 1:30 PM | Marcos Ambrose |
| 23 | August 14 | Carfax 250 ♣ | 125 laps 250 miles (400 km) |
Michigan International Speedway | ESPN | MRN | 1 PM | Brad Keselowski |
| 24 | August 20 | Food City 250 | 250 laps 133.5 miles (214.8 km) |
Bristol Motor Speedway | ESPN | PRN | 7:30 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 25 | August 29 | NAPA Pieces d'Auto 200 presentee par Dodge | 74 laps 200 miles (320 km) |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | ESPN2 | MRN | 2 PM | Boris Said |
| 26 | September 4 | Degree V12 300♣ | 195 laps 300.3 miles (483.3 km) |
Atlanta Motor Speedway | ESPN2 | PRN | 6:30 PM | Jamie McMurray |
| 27 | September 10 | Virginia 529 College Savings 250 ♣ | 250 laps 187.5 miles (301.8 km) |
Richmond International Raceway | ESPN2 | MRN | 7 PM | Kevin Harvick |
| 28 | September 25 | Dover 200 | 200 laps 200 miles (320 km) |
Dover International Speedway | ESPN2 | MRN | 3 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 29 | October 2 | Kansas Lottery 300 | 200 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Kansas Speedway | ESPN2 | MRN | 3 PM | Joey Logano |
| 30 | October 9 | CampingWorld.com 300 | 150 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Auto Club Speedway | ESPN2 | MRN | 4 PM | Kyle Busch |
| 31 | October 15 | Dollar General 300 ♣ | 200 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Charlotte Motor Speedway | ESPN2 | PRN | 7:30 PM | Brad Keselowski |
| 32 | October 23 | 5-Hour Energy 250 | 200 laps 250 miles (400 km) |
Gateway International Raceway | ESPN2 | MRN | 3 PM | Brad Keselowski |
| 33 | November 6 | O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge | 200 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Texas Motor Speedway | ESPN2 | PRN | 12 PM | Carl Edwards |
| 34 | November 13 | Wypall 200 powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional | 200 laps 200 miles (320 km) |
Phoenix International Raceway | ESPN2 | MRN | 4 PM | Carl Edwards |
| 35 | November 20 | Ford 300 | 200 laps 300 miles (480 km) |
Homestead-Miami Speedway | ESPN2 | MRN | 4 PM | Kyle Busch |
The total distance of the season will be 8,599.6 miles (13,839.7 km).
♣ – This race will be run using the new Nationwide Series Car of Tomorrow.
Teams
Full schedule
Carl Edwards came in second behind Keselowski by 445 points.
Kyle Busch finished third in the championship.
Limited schedule
Nationwide Car of Tomorrow
NASCAR announced in October 2009 that the Nationwide Series' Car of Tomorrow will make its debut in 2010 in four races. Those races were the July race at Daytona International Speedway, the August race at Michigan International Speedway, the September race at Richmond International Raceway, and the October race at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The new cars featured the new safety improvements of the Sprint Cup Car of Tomorrow including a larger greenhouse area, however they included a molded front splitter and a classic style spoiler (instead of the Sprint Cup's wing). The new cars also are designed to look more like their street counterparts than the Sprint Cup Car of Tomorrow. Chevrolet continued to run the Impala and Toyota continued to run the Camry nameplates, however Dodge ran the Challenger and Ford will run the Mustang.
TV and radio
USA
ESPN held the broadcast rights for Nationwide Series races. Most events was broadcast on ESPN or ESPN 2 in the United States. Practice and qualifying sessions was broadcast on SPEED or ESPN2 depending on their agreements.
International
The Nationwide Series was broadcast in Australia on Network Ten's Digital sports channel, ONE, in Standard and High Definition. Broadcasts included both full races, typically on a Sunday morning, local time, and 1-hour highlights packages several times during the week. Live flag-to-flag coverage of the races in shown on SPEED for Latin America.
2010 season races
See List of 2010 NASCAR races for a complete list and schedule of the 2010 season races.
Sam's Town 300
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Scotts Turf Builder 300
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Nashville 300
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Bashas' Supermarkets 200
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O'Reilly 300
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Aaron's 312Brad Keselwoski suffered a 50-point penalty for infractions discovered during post race inspection
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BUBBA Burger 250
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Royal Purple 200 presented by O'Reilly Auto PartsKasey Kahne suffered a 25-point penalty for an illegal shock found on his car
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Heluva Good! 200
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TECH-NET Auto Service 300 powered by Carquest
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Federated Auto Parts 300Tayler Malsam, who finished 11th, and Jason Leffler, who finished 34th, were given a 25-point penalty for an "illegal transfer of tires."
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Meijer 300
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Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards
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New England 200
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Subway Jalapeño 250 presented by Coca-Cola
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Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola
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Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250Carl Edwards suffered a 60-point penalty after intentionally
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Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for ChildrenAric Almiorla suffered a 25-point penalty for unknown reasons
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U.S. Cellular 250
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Zippo 200 at the Glen
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Carfax 250
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Food City 250
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NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
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Great Clips 300
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Virginia 529 College Savings 250
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Dover 200
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Kansas Lottery 300
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CampingWorld.com 300
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Dollar General 300
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5-Hour Energy 250
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O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
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WYPALL 200 powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional
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Ford 300
| Top ten finishers | ||||
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| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Make | Team |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick Inc. |
| 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| 4 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 5 | 17 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 6 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 7 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 8 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Toyota | Rusty Wallace Racing |
| 9 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 10 | 10 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Turner Motorsports |
| Official race results | ||||
Final standings
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Carl Edwards
3. Kyle Busch
4. Justin Allgaier
5. Paul Menard
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Trevor Bayne
8. Joey Logano
9. Jason Leffler
10. Steve Wallace
More: Official standings
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