
Bowyer fastest in opening practice: #21-Clint Bowyer was was the fastest in the only practice session for Saturday's Helluva Good! 200. #18-Kyle Busch was second, followed by #27-Greg Biffle, #22-Brad Keselowski, #20-Denny Hamlin, #60-Carl Edwards, #99-Trevor Bayne, #11-Brian Scott, #38-Kasey Kahne, and #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. The only accident was by #52-Donnie Neuenberger.(5-14-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | # Laps |
| 1 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Zaxby's Chevy | 23.377 | 153.998 | 43 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Combos Toyota | 23.430 | 153.649 | 54 |
| 3 | 27 | Greg Biffle | Red Man Moist Snuff Ford | 23.440 | 153.584 | 51 |
| 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Ruby Tuesday Dodge | 23.446 | 153.544 | 64 |
| 5 | 20 | Denny Hamlin | Food Lion Toyota | 23.472 | 153.374 | 45 |
| 6 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 23.493 | 153.237 | 36 |
| 7 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Diamond Waltrip Racing Toyota | 23.521 | 153.055 | 53 |
| 8 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Solutions Toyota | 23.564 | 152.775 | 46 |
| 9 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips Toyota | 23.591 | 152.601 | 35 |
| 10 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 23.617 | 152.433 | 48 |
| 11 | 91 | David Gilliland | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 23.621 | 152.407 | 3 |
| 12 | 1 | Ryan Newman | Ryan Newman Foundation Chevy | 23.664 | 152.130 | 38 |
| 13 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Stores Toyota | 23.670 | 152.091 | 47 |
| 14 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 23.679 | 152.033 | 41 |
| 15 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond/Menards Ford | 23.692 | 151.950 | 38 |
| 16 | 10 | Jason Leffler | ABF U-Pack Moving Toyota | 23.721 | 151.764 | 60 |
| 17 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Chevy | 23.755 | 151.547 | 51 |
| 18 | 7 | Landon Cassill | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 23.756 | 151.541 | 47 |
| 19 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 23.813 | 151.178 | 46 |
| 20 | 35 | Jason Keller | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 23.865 | 150.849 | 26 |
| 21 | 88 | Jamie McMurray | K'Nex Chevy | 23.878 | 150.766 | 39 |
| 22 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Nashville Red Cross Ford | 23.894 | 150.665 | 42 |
| 23 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Ford | 23.896 | 150.653 | 58 |
| 24 | 09 | Chad McCumbee | RAB Racing Ford | 23.911 | 150.558 | 37 |
| 25 | 90 | Chase Miller | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 23.915 | 150.533 | 9 |
| 26 | 34 | Tony Raines | Continental Fire & Safety Chevy | 23.933 | 150.420 | 32 |
| 27 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Strutmasters.com Chevy | 24.007 | 149.956 | 30 |
| 28 | 15 | Michael Annett | Germain.com Toyota | 24.021 | 149.869 | 41 |
| 29 | 05 | Willie Allen | 31-W Insulation Chevy | 24.031 | 149.806 | 42 |
| 30 | 39 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | Ironclad Energy Hydration Ford | 24.087 | 149.458 | 23 |
| 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevy | 24.094 | 149.415 | 40 |
| 32 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Casino and Hotel Toyota | 24.099 | 149.384 | 43 |
| 33 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 24.166 | 148.970 | 8 |
| 34 | 01 | Mike Wallace | One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating Chevy | 24.216 | 148.662 | 26 |
| 35 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com Chevy | 24.219 | 148.644 | 11 |
| 36 | 61 | Josh Wise | Specialty Racing Ford | 24.277 | 148.289 | 15 |
| 37 | 73 | Johnny Chapman | Charter/Courtesy Rx Dodge | 24.323 | 148.008 | 10 |
| 38 | 70 | Mark Green | Cartridge World/Matthew R. Horowitz CPA | 24.378 | 147.674 | 11 |
| 39 | 81 | Michael McDowell | MOBILE-Shop Dodge | 24.390 | 147.601 | 30 |
| 40 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Blue Ox Chevy | 24.416 | 147.444 | 8 |
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory In Jesus Chevy | 24.457 | 147.197 | 11 |
| 42 | 52 | Kevin Hamlin | Harrington Raceway & Casino Chevy | 24.466 | 147.143 | 15 |
| 43 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports Chevy | 24.512 | 146.867 | 55 |
| 44 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Ford | 24.512 | 146.867 | 50 |
| 45 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 24.554 | 146.616 | 33 |
| 46 | 31 | Donnie Neuenberger | Plan B Technologies/EZ Slider Chevy | 25.355 | 141.984 | 5 |
