AARON'S 312 - TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #8 of 35 for the 2010 season
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Race Results
NASCAR NATIONWIDE
SERIES RACE No. 8
Aaron's 312
Talladega
Superspeedway
Talladega,
AL – April 25, 2010
2.66
Mi Paved
311.22 M, 117 L – Purse: $1,366,933.00
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Fin. Str. Car NNS Bonus Driver
Pos Pos No. Driver Team Laps Points Points Rating Winnings Status
1 23 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Dodge 120 190 5 116.4 $40,445 Running
2 15 20 Joey Logano GameStop Toyota 120 175 5 111.7 $41,850 Running
3 1 33 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet 120 175 10 127.1 $43,250 Running
4 30 35 Jason Keller TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 120 160 73.7 $33,575 Running
5 31 83 John Borneman III Red Line Oil Dodge 120 155 78.0 $27,775 Running
6 14 21 Clint Bowyer Zaxby's Chevrolet 120 150 85.2 $24,050 Running
7 37 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Chevrolet 120 146 72.0 $29,318 Running
8 8 98 Paul Menard Tide / Menards Ford 120 147 5 104.1 $22,600 Running
9 25 32 Brian Vickers Dollar General Toyota 120 138 94.9 $21,575 Running
10 17 11 Brian Scott # AccuDoc Solutions Toyota 120 139 5 89.3 $29,768 Running
11 38 28 Kenny Wallace Anderson's Maple Syrup Chevrolet 120 130 57.1 $27,793 Running
12 34 27 Scott Wimmer Redman Moist Snuff Ford 120 132 5 83.0 $27,668 Running
13 39 99 Trevor Bayne Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 120 124 83.4 $27,893 Running
14 26 88 Jamie McMurray Hellmann's Chevrolet 119 126 5 109.2 $20,900 Accident
15 19 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge 119 118 82.7 $27,443 Accident
16 42 40 Jeff Green Bad
Boy Buggies / Wildgame Innovation Chevrolet 119 115 66.0 $27,218 Accident
17 21 92 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 119 112 60.9 $23,475 Accident
18 22 09 Patrick Sheltra RAB Racing Ford 119 114 5 68.4 $26,843 Accident
19 5 70 Shelby Howard ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevrolet 119 106 81.4 $26,943 Running
20 41 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 119 108 5 43.0 $27,743 Running
21 20 43 Scott Lagasse Jr. Autism Awareness / O'Reilly Auto Parts Ford 119 100 42.4 $26,418 Running
22 40 24 Eric McClure Hefty Ford 119 102 5 41.4 $26,268 Running
23 32 81 Michael McDowell MOBILE-Shop Dodge 119 94 47.7 $26,518 Running
24 18 0 Chrissy Wallace JDavisMotorsports.com Chevrolet 119 91 44.8 $19,525 Running
25 16 75 Bobby Gerhart Lucas Oil Chevrolet 118 88 49.8 $19,825 Accident
26 4 7 Steve Arpin JR Motorsports Chevrolet 118 85 73.4 $25,943 Accident
27 36 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota 118 87 5 61.1 $25,568 Accident
28 43 49 Mark Green Jay
Robinson Inc. Chevrolet 118 79 33.4 $18,975 Running
29 3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # CitiFinancial Ford 118 76 58.1 $25,668 Running
30 28 89 Morgan Shepherd DealTaker.com Chevrolet 118 73 47.6 $18,925 Running
31 9 42 Parker Kligerman # Smith Ironmworks Dodge 113 70 78.7 $18,975 Accident
32 13 16 Colin Braun # Con-way Freight Ford 113 67 72.0 $24,968 Accident
33 10 26 Brian Keselowski Stubb's BBQ Dodge 113 69 5 36.5 $24,928 Running
34 11 18 Kyle Busch Z-Line
Designs Toyota 111 66 5 76.8 $19,425 Accident
35 2 60 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 110 63 5 85.9 $18,940 Running
36 35 87 Joe Nemechek Southern-Pride Chevrolet 74 55 46.3 $24,798 Overheating
37 12 1 James Buescher # Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 45 52 47.4 $24,763 Accident
38 24 52 Donnie Neuenberger I-Hop Chevrolet 42 49 27.8 $18,260 Engine
39 33 66 Steve Wallace 5-Hour Energy Toyota 23 46 56.5 $24,693 Accident
40 6 10 Reed Sorenson Braun Racing Toyota 20 43 59.0 $24,758 Accident
41 7 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 20 40 90.7 $24,548 Accident
42 27 01 Mike Wallace Choctaw Casino - Resort Chevrolet 20 37 65.6 $24,513 Accident
43 29 15 Michael Annett Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 20 34 63.1 $24,443 Accident
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
FAILED TO QUALIFY: (5) #56
Kevin Lepage, #05 Willie Allen, #04 Jeremy Clements, #61 Josh Wise, #73 Derrike
Cope.
RACE COMMENTS: Before
an estimated crowd of 71,500, Brad Keselowski won the Aaron's 312, his seventh
NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. To start the race, the following car dropped
to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 40 (engine change). The event was
originally scheduled for Saturday, April 24.
TIME
OF RACE: 2 Hrs, 01 Mins,
30 Secs. AVERAGE SPEED: 157.630 MPH MARGIN OF VICTORY: Caution
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Kevin Harvick, #33 (187.375 mph, 51.106
sec)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE
RACE AWARD: #33, DEI/RCR
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Dennis Setzer, #92 (26 Places)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE AWARD: Jason
Keller, #35
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Brian Scott, #11
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Brad Keselowski, #22
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kevin Harvick, #33 (51 Laps)
CAUTION
FLAGS: 5 cautions for 16 laps:
21-28 (#01, 09, 1, 6, 10, 15, 16, 21, 38, 49, 60, 62, 66 accident trivoal
[43]); 48-50 (#60 spun turn 2 [49]); 115-118 (#7, 16, 18, 42, 43, 70, 89
accident frontstretch [09]); 120-120 (#11, 12, 21, 27, 28, 32, 62, 88, 92, 98
accident turn 4 [None]); 121-120 ( [None]).
LAP LEADERS: 33 lead changes among 14 drivers: Kevin
Harvick 1-7; Carl Edwards 8; K. Harvick 9-11; C. Edwards 12; Jamie McMurray
13-24; Brian Keselowski 25; K. Harvick 26-28; Kyle Busch 29; K. Harvick 30; J.
McMurray 31-34; K. Busch 35; J. McMurray 36-38; Brad Keselowski 39-40; Joey
Logano 41-43; J. McMurray 44; Brad Keselowski 45-47; Brendan Gaughan 48; Eric
McClure 49-50; Patrick Sheltra 51-53; Brian Scott 54; Brad Keselowski 55-57; K.
Harvick 58; J. McMurray 59; K. Busch 60-69; Paul Menard 70-71; K. Busch 72-75;
Brad Keselowski 76-77; P. Menard 78-80; K. Harvick 81-92; B. Gaughan 93; Robert
Richardson Jr. 94; Scott Wimmer 95; K. Harvick 96-119; Brad Keselowski 120.
NASCAR
NATIONWIDE SERIES TOP 10
Points Wins
1 – Brad Keselowski 1,324 1
2 – Kevin Harvick 1,264 2
3 – Kyle Busch 1,220 3
4 – Justin Allgaier 1,171 1
5 – Carl Edwards 1,111 0
6 – Paul Menard 1,085 0
7 – Joey Logano 1,078 0
8 – Brian Scott 876 0
9 – Greg Biffle 864 0
10 – Scott Lagasse Jr. 854 0
RAYBESTOS
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Driver Points
Brian
Scott 83
James
Buescher 76
Ricky
Stenhouse Jr. 75
Colin
Braun 74
Parker
Kligerman 25
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD
Car # Points
Justin Allgaier 12 3
Brad Keselowski 22 2
Brendan Gaughan 62 1
Reed Sorenson 32 1
Jason Keller 35 1
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER
AWARD
Car # Points
Eric
McClure 24 1
Trevor
Bayne 99 1
Josh
Wise 61 1
Kelly
Bires 88 1
Ricky
Stenhouse Jr. 6 1
Steve
Wallace 66 1
Brendan
Gaughan 62 1
Dennis
Setzer 92 1
COORS
LIGHT POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Points
Joey Logano 3
Brad Keselowski 2
Carl Edwards 1
Kevin Harvick 1
BILL
FRANCE PERFORMANCE AWARD
Points Wins
Toyota 54 3
Chevrolet 47 3
Dodge 43 2
Ford 32 0
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE
AWARD
Car # Points
DEI/RCR 33 119
JGR 20 117
JGR 18 97
Roush/Yates 60 90
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Points
Kyle Busch 18 3
Joey Logano 20 2
Kevin Harvick 33 2
Tony Stewart 4 1
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD
Points
Kyle
Busch 3
Kevin
Harvick 2
Tony
Stewart 1
Justin
Allgaier 1
Brad
Keselowski 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
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Keselowski wins at Talladega: #22-Brad Keselowski won the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, for his first win of 2010 and the seventh of his career. The race ended under caution after one green-white-checker attempt. The leaders had already taken the white flag and were going through turn 4 when #88-Jamie McMurray tried to sneak into line behind #33-Kevin Harvick but there wasn't enough room and #21-Bowyer caught him, setting off a accident that collected several calls. The #92 of Dennis Sezter was sent up into the catchfence and briefly caught fire, but he got out of the car unharmed. #20-Joey Logano finished second. The rest of the top 10: #33-Kevin Harvick, #35-Jason Keller, #83-Johnny Bornemann [career best finish], #21-Clint Bowyer, #34-Tony Raines, #98-Paul Menard, #32-Brian Vickers, and #11-Brian Scott. #18-Kyle Busch, who was the points leader coming into the race, finished 34th after being involved in an accident. There were 5 cautions for 16 laps and 33 lead changes among 14 leaders.(4-25-2010)
Talladega Race Fast Facts:
Brad Keselowski won the Aaron's 312, his seventh victory in 112 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2010.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Joey Logano (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2010.
Kevin Harvick (third) posted his third top-10 finish in six races at Talladega Superspeedway.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-25-2010)Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Talladega and their finish
Caution 1: #43-Lagasse, 21st
Caution 2: #49-Green, 28th
Caution 3: #09-Sheltra, 18
(NASCAR PR)(4-25-2010)
Unofficial Race Results for the Aaron's 312 - Sunday, April 25, 2010
Talladega Superspeedway - Talladega, AL - 2.66 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 120 Laps - 319.2 Miles - Purse: $1,366,933
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Driver Rating | Winnings | Status | Tms | Laps |
| 1 | 23 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Dodge | 120 | 190 | 5 | 116.4 | $40,445 | Running | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 15 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop Toyota | 120 | 175 | 5 | 111.7 | $41,850 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevy | 120 | 175 | 10 | 127.1 | $43,250 | Running | 7 | 51 |
| 4 | 30 | 35 | Jason Keller | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 120 | 160 | 73.7 | $33,575 | Running | |||
| 5 | 31 | 83 | John Borneman III | Red Line Oil Dodge | 120 | 155 | 78.0 | $27,775 | Running | |||
| 6 | 14 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Zaxby's Chevy | 120 | 150 | 85.2 | $24,050 | Running | |||
| 7 | 37 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevy | 120 | 146 | 72.0 | $29,318 | Running | |||
| 8 | 8 | 98 | Paul Menard | Tide / Menards Ford | 120 | 147 | 5 | 104.1 | $22,600 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 25 | 32 | Brian Vickers | Dollar General Toyota | 120 | 138 | 94.9 | $21,575 | Running | |||
| 10 | 17 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Solutions Toyota | 120 | 139 | 5 | 89.3 | $29,768 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 38 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Anderson's Maple Syrup Chevy | 120 | 130 | 57.1 | $27,793 | Running | |||
| 12 | 34 | 27 | Scott Wimmer | Redman Moist Snuff Ford | 120 | 132 | 5 | 83.0 | $27,668 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 39 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 120 | 124 | 83.4 | $27,893 | Running | |||
| 14 | 26 | 88 | Jamie McMurray | Hellmann's Chevy | 119 | 126 | 5 | 109.2 | $20,900 | Accident | 5 | 21 |
| 15 | 19 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 119 | 118 | 82.7 | $27,443 | Accident | |||
| 16 | 42 | 40 | Jeff Green | Bad Boy Buggies / Wildgame Innovation Chevy | 119 | 115 | 66.0 | $27,218 | Accident | |||
| 17 | 21 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 119 | 112 | 60.9 | $23,475 | Accident | |||
| 18 | 22 | 09 | Patrick Sheltra | RAB Racing Ford | 119 | 114 | 5 | 68.4 | $26,843 | Accident | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 5 | 70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy | 119 | 106 | 81.4 | $26,943 | Running | |||
| 20 | 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports Chevy | 119 | 108 | 5 | 43.0 | $27,743 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 20 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Autism Awareness / O'Reilly Auto Parts Ford | 119 | 100 | 42.4 | $26,418 | Running | |||
| 22 | 40 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Ford | 119 | 102 | 5 | 41.4 | $26,268 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 32 | 81 | Michael McDowell | MOBILE-Shop Dodge | 119 | 94 | 47.7 | $26,518 | Running | |||
| 24 | 18 | 0 | Chrissy Wallace | JDavisMotorsports.com Chevy | 119 | 91 | 44.8 | $19,525 | Running | |||
| 25 | 16 | 75 | Bobby Gerhart | Lucas Oil Chevy | 118 | 88 | 49.8 | $19,825 | Accident | |||
| 26 | 4 | 7 | Steve Arpin | JR Motorsports Chevy | 118 | 85 | 73.4 | $25,943 | Accident | |||
| 27 | 36 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota | 118 | 87 | 5 | 61.1 | $25,568 | Accident | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | 43 | 49 | Mark Green | Jay Robinson Inc. Chevy | 118 | 79 | 33.4 | $18,975 | Running | |||
| 29 | 3 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 118 | 76 | 58.1 | $25,668 | Running | |||
| 30 | 28 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | DealTaker.com Chevy | 118 | 73 | 47.6 | $18,925 | Running | |||
| 31 | 9 | 42 | Parker Kligerman # | Smith Ironmworks Dodge | 113 | 70 | 78.7 | $18,975 | Accident | |||
| 32 | 13 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Freight Ford | 113 | 67 | 72.0 | $24,968 | Accident | |||
| 33 | 10 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | Stubb's BBQ Dodge | 113 | 69 | 5 | 36.5 | $24,928 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 111 | 66 | 5 | 76.8 | $19,425 | Accident | 4 | 16 |
| 35 | 2 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 110 | 63 | 5 | 85.9 | $18,940 | Running | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Southern-Pride Chevy | 74 | 55 | 46.3 | $24,798 | Overheating | |||
| 37 | 12 | 1 | James Buescher # | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 45 | 52 | 47.4 | $24,763 | Accident | |||
| 38 | 24 | 52 | Donnie Neuenberger | I-Hop Chevy | 42 | 49 | 27.8 | $18,260 | Engine | |||
| 39 | 33 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-Hour Energy Toyota | 23 | 46 | 56.5 | $24,693 | Accident | |||
| 40 | 6 | 10 | Reed Sorenson | Braun Racing Toyota | 20 | 43 | 59.0 | $24,758 | Accident | |||
| 41 | 7 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 20 | 40 | 90.7 | $24,548 | Accident | |||
| 42 | 27 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Choctaw Casino - Resort Chevy | 20 | 37 | 65.6 | $24,513 | Accident | |||
| 43 | 29 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers Toyota | 20 | 34 | 63.1 | $24,443 | Accident |
Failed to Qualify: (5) #56-Kevin Lepage, #05-Willie Allen, #04-Jeremy Clements, #61-Josh Wise, #73-Derrike Cope.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 01 Mins, 30 Secs.
Average Speed: 157.630 MPH
Margin of Victory: Caution
Caution Flags: 5 for 16 laps: Laps: 21-28 (#01, 09, 1, 6, 10, 15, 16, 21, 38, 49, 60, 62, 66 accident trivoal [43]); 48-50 (#60 spun turn 2 [49]); 115-118 (#7, 16, 18, 42, 43, 70, 89 accident frontstretch [09]); 120-120 (#11, 12, 21, 27, 28, 32, 62, 88, 92, 98 accident turn 4 [None]); 121-120 ( [None]).
Lead Changes: 33 among 14 drivers: K. Harvick 1-7; C. Edwards 8; K. Harvick 9-11; C. Edwards 12; J. McMurray 13-24; Brian Keselowski 25; K. Harvick 26-28; K. Busch 29; K. Harvick 30; J. McMurray 31-34; K. Busch 35; J. McMurray 36-38; Brad Keselowski 39-40; J. Logano 41-43; J. McMurray 44; Brad Keselowski 45-47; B. Gaughan 48; E. McClure 49-50; P. Sheltra 51-53; B. Scott # 54; Brad Keselowski 55-57; K. Harvick 58; J. McMurray 59; K. Busch 60-69; P. Menard 70-71; K. Busch 72-75; Brad Keselowski 76-77; P. Menard 78-80; K. Harvick 81-92; B. Gaughan 93; R. Richardson Jr. 94; S. Wimmer 95; K. Harvick 96-119; Brad Keselowski 120;
Coors Light Pole Award : Kevin Harvick, #33 187.375 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Dennis Setzer, #92 26 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #33
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Jason Keller, #35
Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Brian Scott, #11
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Brad Keselowski, #22
WIX Filters Lap Leader : Kevin Harvick, #33 51 Laps
