SAM'S TOWN 300 - LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #3 of 35 for the 2010 season
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Race Results
NASCAR NATIONWIDE
SERIES RACE No. 3
Sam’s Town 300
Las Vegas Motor
Speedway
Las
Vegas, NV – February 27, 2010
1.5
Mi Paved
300 M, 200 L – Purse: $1,479,944
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Fin. Str. Car NNS Bonus Driver
Pos Pos No. Driver Team Laps Points Points Rating Winnings Status
1 2 33 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet 200 195 10 144.2 $94,795 Running
2 4 20 Denny Hamlin Interstate Batteries Toyota 200 175 5 122.3 $59,125 Running
3 3 60 Carl Edwards Copart Ford 200 170 5 117.1 $46,125 Running
4 1 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Dodge 200 165 5 109.5 $45,443 Running
5 10 32 Brian Vickers Dollar General Toyota 200 160 5 114.7 $31,225 Running
6 18 99 Trevor Bayne Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 200 150 94.1 $35,343 Running
7 13 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge 200 146 104.7 $33,193 Running
8 6 98 Paul Menard Richmond / Menards Ford 200 142 94.7 $25,275 Running
9 9 27 Greg Biffle Redman Moist Snuff Ford 200 143 5 100.8 $24,935 Running
10 15 66 Steve Wallace 5 Hour Energy Toyota 200 134 93.0 $30,943 Running
11 34 01 Mike Wallace Monster Diesel Chevrolet 200 130 77.0 $29,543 Running
12 31 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 200 127 82.5 $28,993 Running
13 26 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota 200 129 5 83.6 $28,443 Running
14 20 09 Scott Riggs RAB Racing Ford 200 126 5 77.2 $28,333 Running
15 14 21 John Wes Townley Zaxby's Chevrolet 200 123 5 78.4 $28,523 Running
16 5 18 Kyle Busch Z-Line
Designs Toyota 200 120 5 112.8 $21,995 Running
17 32 43 Scott Lagasse Jr. Dr. Gadget / everybodygets1.com Ford 200 112 68.5 $27,278 Running
18 22 87 Joe Nemechek FrontRowJoe.com Chevrolet 200 109 68.0 $27,143 Running
19 39 61 Josh Wise Stratosphere
Ford 199 106 51.7 $29,433 Running
20 19 70 Shelby Howard ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevrolet 199 103 62.2 $20,755 Running
21 36 24 Eric McClure Hefty Ford 199 100 48.5 $27,663 Running
22 40 34 Tony Raines Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Chevrolet 198 97 43.7 $26,678 Running
23 27 07 Danny Efland Shred 360 / M&W Towing Chevrolet 198 94 50.9 $20,475 Running
24 29 31 Stanton Barrett Fuel-doctor.com Chevrolet 197 91 50.1 $19,965 Running
25 25 05 Willie Allen 31W Insulation / Certainteed Chevrolet 195 88 50.4 $26,733 Running
26 41 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 194 85 44.1 $26,163 Running
27 28 40 Mike Bliss Buck
Commander / Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet 192 82 57.4 $26,028 Running
28 11 16 Colin Braun # Roush Fenway Ford 170 79 75.0 $26,883 Accident
29 16 1 James Buescher # Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 163 76 74.1 $26,133 Accident
30 7 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Roush Fenway Ford 152 73 59.5 $25,923 Running
31 8 11 Brian Scott # StopRepairBills.com Toyota 144 70 84.9 $19,045 Accident
32 42 26 Brian Keselowski Stratosphere Dodge 132 67 38.0 $25,403 Running
33 23 15 Michael Annett Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 108 64 74.2 $25,293 Transmission
34 38 28 Kenny Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 96 61 31.9 $18,715 Engine
35 21 42 Parker Kligerman # Smith Ironworks Dodge 92 58 58.3 $18,605 Transmission
36 37 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 82 55 54.4 $25,038 Accident
37 24 56 Kevin Lepage Start Natural Energy Drink Chevrolet 32 52 42.5 $18,525 Vibration
38 30 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. D'Houdt Humphrey Mtrspts Chevrolet 18 49 36.1 $18,490 Electrical
39 33 81 Michael McDowell Monte Carlo Resort & Casino Dodge 18 46 39.8 $24,883 Accident
40 35 10 Chad Blount Braun Racing Toyota 15 43 32.5 $18,380 Overheating
41 43 49 Mark Green Jay
Robinson Racing Chevrolet 14 40 31.8 $18,320 Rearend
42 12 88 Kelly Bires Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 5 37 35.9 $24,743 Accident
43 17 96 Dennis Setzer Stratosphere Dodge 2 34 29.9 $18,230 Vibration
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
FAILED TO QUALIFY: (8) #35
Jason Keller, #92 Johnny Chapman, #73 Derrike Cope, #04 Jeremy Clements, #91
Stephen Leicht, #83 John Borneman III, #02 Andy Ponstein, #89 Morgan Shepherd.
RACE COMMENTS: Before an estimated crowd of
45,000, Kevin Harvick won the Sam's Town 150, his 35th NASCAR Nationwide Series
victory. To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field
for the reasons indicated: None.
TIME
OF RACE: 2 Hrs, 27 Mins, 38 Secs. AVERAGE SPEED: 121.924
MPH MARGIN OF
VICTORY: 1.361 Seconds
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Brad Keselowski, #22
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE
RACE AWARD: #33 KHI Team
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Josh Wise, #61 (18 Places)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE AWARD: Brad
Keselowski, #22
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Colin Braun, #16
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kevin Harvick, #33
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kevin Harvick, #33 (82 Laps)
CAUTION
FLAGS: 8 cautions for 39 laps: 7-13
(#88 Accident Turn 2 [49]); 18-21 (#81 Accident Turn 1 [49]); 86-92 (#7, 81 Accident
Turn 1 [16]); 105-108 (Weather [98]); 119-122 (#6 Accident Frontstretch [09]);
146-150 (#11 Accident Turn 4 [01]); 167-170 (#1 Accident Turn 4 [43]); 172-175
(#16, 34 Accident Turn 2 [61]).
LAP LEADERS: 14 lead changes among 10 drivers: Brad Keselowski 0; Kevin Harvick 1-57; Kyle Busch 58; Greg Biffle 59; Brad Keselowski
60; Carl Edwards 61-64; Scott Riggs 65; John Wes Townley 66-75; K. Busch 76-85;
Brian Vickers 86; K. Busch 87-118; Brendan Gaughan 119-122; C. Edwards 123-146;
Denny Hamlin 147-175; K. Harvick 176-200.
NASCAR
NATIONWIDE SERIES TOP 10
Points Wins
1 – Carl Edwards 505 0
2 – Brad Keselowski 464 0
3 – Brian Vickers 457 0
4 – Justin Allgaier 449 0
5 – Kyle Busch 424 1
6 – Steve Wallace 423 0
7 – Kevin Harvick 414 1
8 – Greg Biffle 408 0
9 – Paul Menard 398 0
10 – Scott Riggs 359 0
Driver Points
James
Buescher 34
Brian
Scott 30
Colin
Braun 29
Ricky
Stenhouse Jr. 24
Parker Kligerman 15
Car # Points
Brad Keselowski 22 2
Justin Allgaier 12 1
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVERAWARD
Car # Points
Eric McClure 24 1
Trevor Bayne 99 1
Josh Wise 61 1
COORS
LIGHT POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Points
Joey Logano 1
Brad Keselowski 1
BILL
FRANCE PERFORMANCE AWARD
Points Wins
Chevrolet 21 2
Toyota 18 1
Ford 16 0
Dodge 3 0
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE
AWARD
Car # Points
JGR 20 47
Roush 60 43
KHI 33 38
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Points
Tony Stewart 4 1
Kyle Busch 18 1
Kevin Harvick 33 1
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD
Points
Tony Stewart 1
Kyle Busch 1
Kevin
Harvick 1
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS that were posted the day of the race
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted sometime on Monday following the race, ABOVE
Source: NASCAR Statistics
Harvick wins at Las Vegas: #33-Kevin Harvick won the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It his is second victory at Las Vegas and the 35th of his Nationwide Series career. #20-Denny Hamlin was second. The rest of the top 10: #60-Carl Edwards, #22-Brad Keselowski, #32-Brian Vickers, #99-Trevor Bayne, #12-Justin Allgaier, #98-Paul Menard, #27-Greg Biffle, and #66-Steve Wallace. #7-Danica Patrick wrecked with #81-Michael McDowell just before the halfway point of the race and finished 36th. The race started 90 minutes late after rain moved through the track just before the scheduled start and the race was yellow flagged a couple times for light rain. There were 8 cautions for 39 laps and 14 lead changes among 10 leaders.(2-27-2010)
Las Vegas Race Fast Facts:
Kevin Harvick won the Sam's Town 300, his 35th victory in 239 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2010.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in ten races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His last victory here came in 2004.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his second top-10 finish in five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2010.
Carl Edwards (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Colin Braun (28th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Carl Edwards leads the point standings by 41 points over Brad Keselowski.
(NASCAR Statistics)(2-27-2010)- Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and their finish
Caution 1: #49-Green, 41st
Caution 2: #49-Green, 41st
Caution 3: #16-Stenhouse, Jr., 30th
Caution 4: #98-Menard, 8th
Caution 5: #09-Riggs, 14th
Caution 6: #01-Wallace, 11th
Caution 7: #43-Lagasse, 17th
Caution 8: #61-Wise, 19th
(NASCAR PR)(2-27-2010)
Unofficial Race Results for the Sam's Town 300 - Saturday, February 27, 2010
Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $1,479,944
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Driver Rating | Winnings | Status | Tms | Laps |
| 1 | 2 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevy | 200 | 195 | 10 | 144.2 | $94,795 | Running | 2 | 82 |
| 2 | 4 | 20 | Denny Hamlin | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 200 | 175 | 5 | 122.3 | $59,125 | Running | 1 | 29 |
| 3 | 3 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Copart Ford | 200 | 170 | 5 | 117.1 | $46,125 | Running | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Dodge | 200 | 165 | 5 | 109.5 | $45,443 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 10 | 32 | Brian Vickers | Dollar General Toyota | 200 | 160 | 5 | 114.7 | $31,225 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 18 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 200 | 150 | 94.1 | $35,343 | Running | |||
| 7 | 13 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 200 | 146 | 104.7 | $33,193 | Running | |||
| 8 | 6 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond / Menards Ford | 200 | 142 | 94.7 | $25,275 | Running | |||
| 9 | 9 | 27 | Greg Biffle | Redman Moist Snuff Ford | 200 | 143 | 5 | 100.8 | $24,935 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 15 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5 Hour Energy Toyota | 200 | 134 | 93.0 | $30,943 | Running | |||
| 11 | 34 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Monster Diesel Chevy | 200 | 130 | 77.0 | $29,543 | Running | |||
| 12 | 31 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 200 | 127 | 82.5 | $28,993 | Running | |||
| 13 | 26 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota | 200 | 129 | 5 | 83.6 | $28,443 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 20 | 09 | Scott Riggs | RAB Racing Ford | 200 | 126 | 5 | 77.2 | $28,333 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 14 | 21 | John Wes Townley | Zaxby's Chevy | 200 | 123 | 5 | 78.4 | $28,523 | Running | 1 | 10 |
| 16 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 200 | 120 | 5 | 112.8 | $21,995 | Running | 3 | 43 |
| 17 | 32 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Dr. Gadget / everybodygets1.com Ford | 200 | 112 | 68.5 | $27,278 | Running | |||
| 18 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Chevy | 200 | 109 | 68.0 | $27,143 | Running | |||
| 19 | 39 | 61 | Josh Wise | Stratosphere Ford | 199 | 106 | 51.7 | $29,433 | Running | |||
| 20 | 19 | 70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy | 199 | 103 | 62.2 | $20,755 | Running | |||
| 21 | 36 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Ford | 199 | 100 | 48.5 | $27,663 | Running | |||
| 22 | 40 | 34 | Tony Raines | Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Chevy | 198 | 97 | 43.7 | $26,678 | Running | |||
| 23 | 27 | 07 | Danny Efland | Shred 360 / M&W Towing Chevy | 198 | 94 | 50.9 | $20,475 | Running | |||
| 24 | 29 | 31 | Stanton Barrett | Fuel-doctor.com Chevy | 197 | 91 | 50.1 | $19,965 | Running | |||
| 25 | 25 | 05 | Willie Allen | 31W Insulation / Certainteed Chevy | 195 | 88 | 50.4 | $26,733 | Running | |||
| 26 | 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports Chevy | 194 | 85 | 44.1 | $26,163 | Running | |||
| 27 | 28 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Buck Commander / Bad Boy Buggies Chevy | 192 | 82 | 57.4 | $26,028 | Running | |||
| 28 | 11 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Roush Fenway Ford | 170 | 79 | 75.0 | $26,883 | Accident | |||
| 29 | 16 | 1 | James Buescher # | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 163 | 76 | 74.1 | $26,133 | Accident | |||
| 30 | 7 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | Roush Fenway Ford | 152 | 73 | 59.5 | $25,923 | Running | |||
| 31 | 8 | 11 | Brian Scott # | StopRepairBills.com Toyota | 144 | 70 | 84.9 | $19,045 | Accident | |||
| 32 | 42 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | Stratosphere Dodge | 132 | 67 | 38.0 | $25,403 | Running | |||
| 33 | 23 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers Toyota | 108 | 64 | 74.2 | $25,293 | Transmission | |||
| 34 | 38 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Federated Auto Parts Chevy | 96 | 61 | 31.9 | $18,715 | Engine | |||
| 35 | 21 | 42 | Parker Kligerman # | Smith Ironworks Dodge | 92 | 58 | 58.3 | $18,605 | Transmission | |||
| 36 | 37 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 82 | 55 | 54.4 | $25,038 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 24 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | Start Natural Energy Drink Chevy | 32 | 52 | 42.5 | $18,525 | Vibration | |||
| 38 | 30 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | D'Houdt Humphrey Mtrspts Chevy | 18 | 49 | 36.1 | $18,490 | Electrical | |||
| 39 | 33 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Monte Carlo Resort & Casino Dodge | 18 | 46 | 39.8 | $24,883 | Accident | |||
| 40 | 35 | 10 | Chad Blount | Braun Racing Toyota | 15 | 43 | 32.5 | $18,380 | Overheating | |||
| 41 | 43 | 49 | Mark Green | Jay Robinson Racing Chevy | 14 | 40 | 31.8 | $18,320 | Rearend | |||
| 42 | 12 | 88 | Kelly Bires | Hendrickcars.com Chevy | 5 | 37 | 35.9 | $24,743 | Accident | |||
| 43 | 17 | 96 | Dennis Setzer | Stratosphere Dodge | 2 | 34 | 29.9 | $18,230 | Vibration |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 45,000,Kevin Harvick won the Sam's Town 150, his 35th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated:None. Failed to Qualify: (8) #35-Jason Keller, #92-Johnny Chapman, #73-Derrike Cope, #04-Jeremy Clements, #91-Stephen Leicht, #83-John Borneman III, #02-Andy Ponstein, #89-Morgan Shepherd.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 27 Mins, 38 Secs.
Average Speed: 121.924 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.361 Seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 39 laps: Laps: 7-13 (#88 accident Turn 2 [49]); 18-21 (#81 accident Turn 1 [49]); 86-92 (#7, 81 accident Turn 1 [16]); 105-108 (Weather [98]); 119-122 (#6 accident frontstretch [09]); 146-150 (#11 accident Turn 4 [01]); 167-170 (#1 accident Turn 4 [43]); 172-175 (#16, 34 accident Turn 2 [61]).
Lead Changes: 14 among 10 drivers: Brad Keselowski 0; K. Harvick 1-57; K. Busch 58; G. Biffle 59; Brad Keselowski 60; C. Edwards 61-64; S. Riggs 65; J. Townley 66-75; K. Busch 76-85; B. Vickers 86; K. Busch 87-118; B. Gaughan 119-122; C. Edwards 123-146; D. Hamlin 147-175; K. Harvick 176-200.
Coors Light Pole Award : Brad Keselowski, #22 185.427 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Josh Wise, #61 18 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #33
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Brad Keselowski, #22
Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Colin Braun, #16
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Kevin Harvick, #33
WIX Filters Lap Leader : Kevin Harvick, #33 82 Laps
