DOLLAR GENERAL 300 - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #31 of 35 for the 2010 season
Charlotte Race Page
Race Results
NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 31
DOLLAR GENERAL "300"
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Concord, NC - October 15, 2010
1.5-Mile Oval
200 Laps - 300 Miles Purse: $1,166,050
Fin |
Str |
Car |
Series |
Bonus |
Driver |
Leader |
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Pos |
Pos |
No |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Points |
Points |
Rating |
Winnings |
Status |
tms |
Laps |
1 |
3 |
22 |
Brad Keselowski |
Discount Tire Dodge |
200 |
190 |
5 |
128.4 |
$57,400 |
Running |
3 |
46 |
2 |
5 |
00 |
Martin Truex Jr |
Out! Pet Care Toyota |
200 |
175 |
5 |
114.2 |
55,025 |
Running |
2 |
20 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
Justin Allgaier |
Verizon Wireless Dodge |
200 |
165 |
0 |
112.5 |
43,743 |
Running |
||
4 |
4 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
GameStop / Guitar Hero Toyota |
200 |
165 |
5 |
117.1 |
34,850 |
Running |
1 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
21 |
Clint Bowyer |
Zaxby's Chevy |
200 |
160 |
5 |
123.1 |
37,925 |
Running |
2 |
29 |
6 |
10 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Z-Line Designs Toyota |
200 |
160 |
10 |
135.9 |
25,650 |
Running |
5 |
84 |
7 |
7 |
32 |
Reed Sorenson |
Dollar General Toyota |
200 |
146 |
0 |
95.2 |
27,203 |
Running |
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8 |
15 |
88 |
Aric Almirola |
Hellmann's Chevy |
200 |
147 |
5 |
89.7 |
25,763 |
Running |
1 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
Ryan Newman |
Phoenix Construction Chevy |
200 |
138 |
0 |
98.9 |
18,900 |
Running |
||
10 |
14 |
33 |
Kevin Harvick |
Rheem Tankless Water Heaters Chevy |
200 |
139 |
5 |
96.9 |
18,075 |
Running |
1 |
2 |
11 |
21 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota |
200 |
130 |
0 |
85 |
22,918 |
Running |
||
12 |
19 |
11 |
David Reutimann |
Rexall / Dollar General Toyota |
200 |
127 |
0 |
89.6 |
15,850 |
Running |
||
13 |
11 |
60 |
Carl Edwards |
Copart.com Ford |
200 |
124 |
0 |
97.1 |
15,700 |
Running |
||
14 |
13 |
6 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr # |
CitiFinancial Ford |
200 |
121 |
0 |
74.4 |
22,393 |
Running |
||
15 |
24 |
38 |
Jason Leffler |
Great Clips Toyota |
200 |
118 |
0 |
82.2 |
24,193 |
Running |
||
16 |
30 |
10 |
James Buescher # |
AccuDoc Solutions Toyota |
200 |
120 |
5 |
75.3 |
20,943 |
Running |
1 |
8 |
17 |
25 |
17 |
Trevor Bayne |
Roush Fenway Ford |
200 |
112 |
0 |
80.8 |
14,475 |
Running |
||
18 |
39 |
43 |
Josh Wise |
OTWcrew.com / Ingersoll Rand Dodge |
200 |
109 |
0 |
62.5 |
14,075 |
Running |
||
19 |
12 |
16 |
Colin Braun # |
Con-way Freight Ford |
199 |
106 |
0 |
76.4 |
20,368 |
Running |
||
20 |
34 |
34 |
Tony Raines |
Long John Silvers Chevy |
198 |
103 |
0 |
64.8 |
21,368 |
Running |
||
21 |
18 |
7 |
Danica Patrick |
GoDaddy.com Chevy |
198 |
100 |
0 |
66.4 |
20,068 |
Running |
||
22 |
23 |
25 |
Kelly Bires |
Raybestos Ford |
198 |
97 |
0 |
58.1 |
13,500 |
Running |
||
23 |
43 |
24 |
Eric McClure |
Hefty Odor Block Ford |
198 |
94 |
0 |
49.4 |
20,268 |
Running |
||
24 |
27 |
05 |
David Starr |
Cash America Chevy |
197 |
91 |
0 |
49.2 |
19,768 |
Running |
||
25 |
35 |
01 |
Mike Wallace |
TireBuyer.com Chevy |
197 |
88 |
0 |
51 |
20,118 |
Running |
||
26 |
31 |
81 |
Michael McDowell |
DeWafelbakkers/Red Line Oil Dodge |
196 |
85 |
0 |
55.1 |
19,593 |
Running |
||
27 |
42 |
28 |
Kenny Wallace |
Kengor Metals Chevy |
195 |
82 |
0 |
38 |
19,468 |
Running |
||
28 |
22 |
09 |
Brian Scott # |
Shore Lodge Ford |
192 |
79 |
0 |
56.9 |
19,393 |
Running |
||
29 |
16 |
66 |
Steve Wallace |
5-hour Energy Toyota |
188 |
76 |
0 |
70.1 |
19,343 |
Accident |
||
30 |
38 |
27 |
Hermie Sadler |
CruiseOne / enMotion Ford |
188 |
73 |
0 |
46.9 |
19,993 |
Running |
||
31 |
40 |
40 |
Mike Bliss |
Westerman Companies Chevy |
176 |
70 |
0 |
42.8 |
19,238 |
Running |
||
32 |
37 |
35 |
Jason Keller |
TriStar Motorsports Chevy |
170 |
67 |
0 |
39.6 |
19,153 |
Running |
||
33 |
41 |
23 |
Robert Richardson |
Pink and Blue for Two Chevy |
130 |
64 |
0 |
37.6 |
19,093 |
Accident |
||
34 |
20 |
04 |
Jeremy Clements |
Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevy |
118 |
61 |
0 |
58.7 |
12,590 |
Rear Gear |
||
35 |
6 |
98 |
Paul Menard |
Goof Off/ Menards Ford |
117 |
63 |
5 |
86.5 |
12,610 |
Engine |
1 |
2 |
36 |
32 |
15 |
Michael Annett |
Valvoline Toyota |
73 |
55 |
0 |
34.2 |
18,993 |
Accident |
||
37 |
17 |
99 |
Ryan Truex |
Out! Pet Care Toyota |
72 |
52 |
0 |
61 |
18,958 |
Accident |
||
38 |
28 |
56 |
Kevin Lepage |
RaceDaySponsor.com Toyota |
25 |
49 |
0 |
39 |
12,435 |
Vibration |
||
39 |
29 |
70 |
Shelby Howard |
K21 Cancer Care Fund / ForeTravel Chevy |
19 |
46 |
0 |
36 |
18,863 |
Accident |
||
40 |
26 |
49 |
Mark Green |
FrontlineWraps.com Chevy |
12 |
43 |
0 |
32.9 |
12,365 |
Electrical |
||
41 |
36 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
HostGator.com Chevy |
10 |
40 |
0 |
34.7 |
18,803 |
Accident |
||
42 |
33 |
36 |
Jeff Green |
TriStar Motorsports Chevy |
4 |
37 |
0 |
29.8 |
12,290 |
Ignition |
||
43 |
8 |
26 |
Parker Kligerman |
DODGE Dodge |
3 |
34 |
0 |
30.4 |
12,291 |
Accident |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.
Failed to qualify: (2) #68 Carl Long; #89 Morgan Shepherd
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 47,000, Brad Keselowski won the Dollar General 300, his fifth career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field: #09, 28, 81 (adjustments after impound).
TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 23 minutes, 16 seconds AVERAGE SPEED:125.64 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY:1.137 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Clint Bowyer (182.174 mph. 29.642 secs.)
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER: Jason Leffler (22 Places)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Penske Engines (#22)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE: Justin Allgaier
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Ricky Stenhouse Jr
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE: Brad Keselowski
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER: Kyle Busch (84 Laps)
Caution Flags: 8 cautions for 36 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 3 - 5 (Car #26 Accident Turn 4 [None]); 11 - 15 (Car #15, 70, 87 Accident Turn 2 [None]); 65 - 70 (Car #09 Accident Turn 4 [24]); 73 - 77 (Car #23, 99 Accident Turn 2 [62]); 82 - 85 (Debris [6]); 156 - 160 (Competition [66]); 183 - 186 (Car #09 Accident Frontstretch [6]); 189 - 192 (Car #17, 66 Accident Backstretch [43]).
Lap Leaders: 16 lead changes among 9 drivers. Bowyer 1-22, K. Busch 23-54, Menard 55-56, Almirola 57, Buescher 58-65, K. Busch 66-85, Logano 86-93, K. Busch 94-112, Bowyer 113-119, K. Busch 120-121, Truex Jr 122-139, Keselowski 140-143, Harvick 144-145, K. Busch 146-156, Keselowski 157-163, Truex Jr 164-165, Keselowski 166-200.
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
Keselowski wins at Charlotte: #22-Brad Keselowski won the Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his 5th win of the season and his second in the new Nationwide car. #00-Martin Truex, Jr. finished second. The rest of the top 10: #12-Justin Allgaier, #20-Joey Logano, #18-Kyle Busch, #21-Clint Bowyer, #18-Kyle Busch, #32-Reed Sorenson, #88-Aric Almirola, #1-Ryan Newman, and #33-Kevin Harvick. There were 8 cautions for 36 laps and 16 lead changes among 9 leaders. The attendance was reported at 47,000.(10-15-2010)
Charlotte Race Fast Facts:
Brad Keselowski won the Dollar General 300, his 11th victory in 135 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his career-high fifth victory and 25th top-10 finish in 2010. He has won two of the four new car races this year (first was Michigan).
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2010.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his second top-10 finish in five races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (14th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Brad Keselowski leads the point standings by 450 points over Carl Edwards.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-15-2010)Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Charlotte and their finish
Caution 1: none, no one on track a lap or more down
Caution 2: none, no one on track a lap or more down
Caution 3: #24-McClure, 23rd
Caution 4: #62-Gaughan, 11th
Caution 5: #6-Stenhouse, 14th
Caution 6: #66-Wallace, 29th
Caution 7: #6-Stenhouse (2), 14th
Caution 8: #43-Wise, 18th
(NASCAR PR)(10-15-2010)
Unofficial Race Results for the Dollar General 300 - Friday, October 15, 2010
Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $1,166,050
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Driver Rating | Winnings | Status | Tms | Laps |
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Dodge | 200 | 190 | 5 | 128.4 | $57,400 | Running | 3 | 46 |
| 2 | 5 | 00 | Martin Truex Jr. | Out! Pet Care Toyota | 200 | 175 | 5 | 114.2 | $55,025 | Running | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 9 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 200 | 165 | 112.5 | $43,743 | Running | |||
| 4 | 4 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop / Guitar Hero Toyota | 200 | 165 | 5 | 117.1 | $34,850 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Zaxby's Chevy | 200 | 160 | 5 | 123.1 | $37,925 | Running | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 200 | 160 | 10 | 135.9 | $25,650 | Running | 5 | 84 |
| 7 | 7 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Toyota | 200 | 146 | 95.2 | $27,203 | Running | |||
| 8 | 15 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Hellmann's Chevy | 200 | 147 | 5 | 89.7 | $25,763 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Ryan Newman | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 200 | 138 | 98.9 | $18,900 | Running | |||
| 10 | 14 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Tankless Water Heaters Chevy | 200 | 139 | 5 | 96.9 | $18,075 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 21 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota | 200 | 130 | 85.0 | $22,918 | Running | |||
| 12 | 19 | 11 | David Reutimann | Rexall / Dollar General Toyota | 200 | 127 | 89.6 | $15,850 | Running | |||
| 13 | 11 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Copart.com Ford | 200 | 124 | 97.1 | $15,700 | Running | |||
| 14 | 13 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 200 | 121 | 74.4 | $22,393 | Running | |||
| 15 | 24 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 200 | 118 | 82.2 | $24,193 | Running | |||
| 16 | 30 | 10 | James Buescher # | AccuDoc Solutions Toyota | 200 | 120 | 5 | 75.3 | $20,943 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Ford | 200 | 112 | 80.8 | $14,475 | Running | |||
| 18 | 39 | 43 | Josh Wise | OTWcrew.com / Ingersoll Rand Dodge | 200 | 109 | 62.5 | $14,075 | Running | |||
| 19 | 12 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Freight Ford | 199 | 106 | 76.4 | $20,368 | Running | |||
| 20 | 34 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silvers Chevy | 198 | 103 | 64.8 | $21,368 | Running | |||
| 21 | 18 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 198 | 100 | 66.4 | $20,068 | Running | |||
| 22 | 23 | 25 | Kelly Bires | Raybestos Ford | 198 | 97 | 58.1 | $13,500 | Running | |||
| 23 | 43 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Odor Block Ford | 198 | 94 | 49.4 | $20,268 | Running | |||
| 24 | 27 | 05 | David Starr | Cash America Chevy | 197 | 91 | 49.2 | $19,768 | Running | |||
| 25 | 35 | 01 | Mike Wallace | TireBuyer.com Chevy | 197 | 88 | 51.0 | $20,118 | Running | |||
| 26 | 31 | 81 | Michael McDowell | DeWafelbakkers/Red Line Oil Dodge | 196 | 85 | 55.1 | $19,593 | Running | |||
| 27 | 42 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Kengor Metals Chevy | 195 | 82 | 38.0 | $19,468 | Running | |||
| 28 | 22 | 09 | Brian Scott # | Shore Lodge Ford | 192 | 79 | 56.9 | $19,393 | Running | |||
| 29 | 16 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 188 | 76 | 70.1 | $19,343 | Accident | |||
| 30 | 38 | 27 | Hermie Sadler | CruiseOne / enMotion Ford | 188 | 73 | 46.9 | $19,993 | Running | |||
| 31 | 40 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Westerman Companies Chevy | 176 | 70 | 42.8 | $19,238 | Running | |||
| 32 | 37 | 35 | Jason Keller | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 170 | 67 | 39.6 | $19,153 | Running | |||
| 33 | 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Pink and Blue for Two Chevy | 130 | 64 | 37.6 | $19,093 | Accident | |||
| 34 | 20 | 04 | Jeremy Clements | Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevy | 118 | 61 | 58.7 | $12,590 | Rear Gear | |||
| 35 | 6 | 98 | Paul Menard | Goof Off/ Menards Ford | 117 | 63 | 5 | 86.5 | $12,610 | Engine | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | 32 | 15 | Michael Annett | Valvoline Toyota | 73 | 55 | 34.2 | $18,993 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 17 | 99 | Ryan Truex | Out! Pet Care Toyota | 72 | 52 | 61.0 | $18,958 | Accident | |||
| 38 | 28 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com Toyota | 25 | 49 | 39.0 | $12,435 | Vibration | |||
| 39 | 29 | 70 | Shelby Howard | K21 Cancer Care Fund / ForeTravel Chevy | 19 | 46 | 36.0 | $18,863 | Accident | |||
| 40 | 26 | 49 | Mark Green | FrontlineWraps.com Chevy | 12 | 43 | 32.9 | $12,365 | Electrical | |||
| 41 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | HostGator.com Chevy | 10 | 40 | 34.7 | $18,803 | Accident | |||
| 42 | 33 | 36 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 4 | 37 | 29.8 | $12,290 | Ignition | |||
| 43 | 8 | 26 | Parker Kligerman | DODGE Dodge | 3 | 34 | 30.4 | $12,291 | Accident |
Failed to Qualify: (2) 68 Carl Long, 89 Morgan Shepherd.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 23 Mins, 16 Secs.
Average Speed: 125.640 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.137 Seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 36 laps: Laps: 3-5 (#26 accident turn 4 [None]); 11-15 (#15, 70, 87 accident turn 2 [None]); 65-70 (#09 accident turn 4 [24]); 73-77 (#23, 99 accident turn 2 [62]); 82-85 (Debris [6]); 156-160 (Competition [66]); 183-186 (#09 accident frontstretch [6]); 189-192 (#17, 66 accident backstretch [43]).
Lead Changes: 16 among 9 drivers: C. Bowyer 1-22; K. Busch 23-54; P. Menard 55-56; A. Almirola 57; J. Buescher # 58-65; K. Busch 66-85; J. Logano 86-93; K. Busch 94-112; C. Bowyer 113-119; K. Busch 120-121; M. Truex Jr. 122-139; B. Keselowski 140-143; K. Harvick 144-145; K. Busch 146-156; B. Keselowski 157-163; M. Truex Jr. 164-165; B. Keselowski 166-200.
Coors Light Pole Award : Clint Bowyer, #21 182.174 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Jason Leffler, #38 22 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Penske Engines, #22
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Justin Allgaier, #12
Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #6
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Brad Keselowski, #22
WIX Filters Lap Leader : Kyle Busch, #18 84 Laps
