2010 Samsung Mobile 500

2010 Samsung Mobile 500

Race details[1][2]
Race 8 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout
Date	April 19, 2010
Official name	Samsung Mobile 500
Location	Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.3 km)
Weather	Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Average speed	146.23 miles per hour (235.33 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Tony Stewart	Stewart Haas Racing
Time	28.224
Most laps led
Driver	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	124
Winner
No. 11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2010 Samsung Mobile 500 was the eighth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. It was scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. EST on April 18, 2010, but because of poor weather conditions it was delayed until noon EDT on April 19 on Fox, and was broadcast on MRN radio at 2:00 pm EDT.^[3] This was the first race on a mile and a half track that cars had the new rear spoilers installed, which altered their aerodynamic features.^[4] The race had 12 different leaders, 31 lead changes, seven caution flags and one red flag.^[5] Denny Hamlin won the race, and would go on to also win the fall race.^[6]

Race report

Practices and qualifying

Pole-sitter Tony Stewart in 2007.

During the first practice on April 16 the fastest drivers were Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Reutimann, David Gilliland, and Bobby Labonte.^[7] In qualifying, the top-five fastest were Tony Stewart, Sam Hornish, Jr., Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne, while David Stremme, Terry Cook, and Johnny Sauter did not qualify.^[8] On April 17, both scheduled practices were canceled because of rain showers in the area.^[9]

Race summary

The race was scheduled to start on Sunday, April 18, 2010, but rain delayed the event until noon EDT on Monday, April 19.^[10] At 12:01 EDT, pre race events began with Dr. Roger Marsh from TXARM-Texas Alliance Raceway Ministries giving the invocation; then Country legend Charley Pride performed the national anthem. Tammy King, who was a contest winner, gave the command: "Gentlemen Start Your Engines!" Also, because of the rain delay, NASCAR decided to schedule a competition caution on lap 25.^[11]

The race began at 12:19 p.m. EDT with Tony Stewart the leader in pole position. Stewart led until lap 16 when he was passed by Greg Biffle. By lap 20 Stewart had fallen to third. Five laps later, the competition caution came out. Tony Stewart was first off pit road and had the lead. The green flag waved on lap 32 while Stewart was still the leader. Stewart led until lap 48 when Jimmie Johnson passed him. Johnson led the race until lap 76 at which point Dale Earnhardt, Jr. passed him. One lap later, the second caution, caused by Brian Vickers colliding with the wall, came out. On the restart, Stewart led them to the green flag start on lap 83. The race stayed green until the third caution came out on lap 100. The caution was caused by the spin of Brian Vickers' car in turn three. After all cars had pitted, Earnhardt, Jr. became the leader on the lap 104 restart. Shortly after the restart, on lap 111, the fourth caution waved because Sam Hornish, Jr. spun in turn four. The restart was on lap 116 with Earnhardt, Jr. the leader, but a lap later, on lap 117, Jamie McMurray passed him for the lead.^[11]

Race winner Denny Hamlin in 2007.

Subsequently, McMurray was in front until lap 127 when Earnhardt, Jr. passed him. Earnhardt, Jr. led until lap 137 at which point Jeff Gordon passed him. The race experienced a long run from lap 116 to lap 235. Gordon led until lap 166 when he came to pit road for a green flag pit stop; Juan Pablo Montoya passed him. Montoya then pitted leaving the lead for Earnhardt, Jr. Gordon passed Earnhardt, Jr. on lap 182 for the lead in turn two. Jeff Gordon, around lap 205, entered heavy traffic that slowed him down and caused him to be passed by Jimmie Johnson. Once out of the heavy traffic Gordon took away the lead from Johnson. For the next ten laps green flag pit stops occurred. The top-five after the pit stops was Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Denny Hamlin, and David Reutimann. Then, on lap 227, Gordon passed Johnson for the lead. The fifth caution came out on lap 232 because Montoya collided with the wall. All lead lap cars pitted; the leader on the lap 236 restart was Tony Stewart.^[11]

Stewart led until lap 253 because Jeff Gordon passed him. From lap 271 to 291 the race had green flag pit stops; after they were finished Gordon was the leader. Seventeen laps later, on lap 310 the sixth caution came out because of engine problems with David Reutimann's car. On restart, on lap 316, Jeff Burton led them to the green flag. A lap afterwards, the race was red flagged for a large crash exiting the quad-oval. The accident was caused by Tony Stewart getting clipped by Carl Edwards as a group of cars tried to go four-wide. The cars involved were Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, A. J. Allmendinger, Jamie McMurray, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer. The race was red-flagged for 19 minutes to allow for cleanup to proceed. The restart with Jeff Burton the leader happened on lap 322. On lap 323, Denny Hamlin passed Burton for the lead. On lap 333, the white flag was waved for Hamlin. Jimmie Johnson, who started sixth on the last restart, was catching Hamlin, but Johnson did not have enough time. The race was Hamlin's second win of the season, and his tenth of his career.^[11][12]

Race results

Pos	Grid	Car	Driver	Team	Make
1	29	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
2	4	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
3	7	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
4	11	2	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge
5	5	9	Kasey Kahne	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
6	30	5	Mark Martin	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
7	19	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
8	9	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
9	14	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota
10	3	16	Greg Biffle	Roush-Fenway Racing	Ford
11	10	39	Ryan Newman	Stewart Haas Racing	Chevrolet
12	6	31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
13	17	43	A. J. Allmendinger	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
14	37	12	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge
15	13	6	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
16	23	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull Racing Team	Toyota
17	32	47	Marcos Ambrose	JTG Daugherty Racing	Toyota
18	39	19	Elliott Sadler	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
19	2	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Penske Racing	Dodge
20	28	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
21	26	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet
22	27	13	Max Papis	Germain Racing	Toyota
23	41	71	Bobby Labonte	TRG Motorsports	Chevrolet
24	35	34	Travis Kvapil	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
25	36	21	Bill Elliott	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
26	38	7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Toyota
27	40	38	Kevin Conway	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
28	18	20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
29	31	37	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
30	15	1	Jamie McMurray	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
31	12	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
32	1	14	Tony Stewart	Stewart Haas Racing	Chevrolet
33	20	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fennway Racing	Ford
34	21	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
35	25	98	Paul Menard	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
36	8	33	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
37	16	00	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota
38	42	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Racing	Toyota
39	43	32	Reed Sorenson	Braun Racing	Toyota
40	22	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota
41	33	66	Michael McDowell	Prism Motorsports	Toyota
42	34	09	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet
43	24	55	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports	Toyota
Source:[13]

References

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