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Michigan International Speedway
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400
June 13, 2010
Denny Hamlin wins Michigan: #11-Denny Hamlin won the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway for his 5th win of 2010 [leads in wins], 1st at Michigan, 2nd in a row and 13th win of his career. #9-Kahne finished 2nd, followed by #2-Busch, #24-Gordon. #14-Stewart, #48-Johnson [still has not won a race at MIS], #88-Earnhardt Jr., #31-Burton, #16-Biffle and #20-Logano. Points leader #29-Harvick finished 19th and maintains the points lead over #18-Busch, now up to a 22 point lead. #18-Busch, who had to start at the rear after an engine change, finished 20th.
There were 18 lead changes among 9 drivers and only 4 cautions for 14 yellow flag laps. The attendence was reported at 95,000, up from 90,000 last year
See race results, awards, laps led and more on Jayski's Michigan Race Results/Awards page.(6-13-2010)
2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Michigan, race 15 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #29-Kevin Harvick [1 win], 2169
2) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 2147, -22
3) #11-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 2122, -47
4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 2051, -118
5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 2019, -150
6) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 1999, -170
7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1987, -182
8) #31-Jeff Burton, 1945, -224
9) #16-Greg Biffle, 1865, -304
10) #99-Carl Edwards, 1856, -313
11) #14-Tony Stewart, 1840, -329
12) #5-Mark Martin, 1826, -343, +43 ahead of 13th
Chase for the Sprint Cup - Contenders:
13) #33-Clint Bowyer, 1783, 43 points out of the chase
14) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr, 1745, -81
15) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 1735, -91
16) #56-Martin Truex Jr., 1733, -93
2009 Chase Drivers not in top 16
20) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 1637, -189
21) #9-Kasey Kahne, 1621, -205
31) #83-Brian Vickers, 1158 [out season with illness]
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(6-13-2010)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Infineon:
No changes, #38-Kvapil gains a point on #7-Gordon bur is still out of the top 35.
32) #34-Conway/Front Row: 1112, +117
33) #37-Gilliland/Front Row: 1109, +114
34) #71-Labonte/TRG: 1109, +114
35) #7-Gordon/RGM: 1060, 65 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed:
36) #38-Kvapil/Front Row: 995, 65 points out of the top 35
37) #26-Stremme/Latitude43: 982, -78
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
For the owner points standings, see my Owners Points Standings page.(6-13-2010)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 15
HELUVA GOOD! SOUR CREAM DIPS "400"
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Brooklyn, MI - June 13, 2010
2-Mile Oval
200 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,129,955
| Finish Pos | Start Pos | Cae# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points | Driver Rating | Winnings | Status | Times Led | Laps Lead |
| 1 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 200 | 195 | 10 | 145.5 | $188,350 | Running | 4 | 123 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 200 | 175 | 5 | 122.9 | 163,065 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 200 | 170 | 5 | 129.3 | 163,298 | Running | 6 | 60 |
| 4 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / National Guard Job Skills Chevy | 200 | 160 | 0 | 114.2 | 147,201 | Running | ||
| 5 | 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot Chevy | 200 | 155 | 0 | 103.2 | 132,798 | Running | ||
| 6 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 200 | 150 | 0 | 107.5 | 139,653 | Running | ||
| 7 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 200 | 146 | 0 | 94.1 | 95,475 | Running | ||
| 8 | 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 200 | 142 | 0 | 106.2 | 124,515 | Running | ||
| 9 | 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 200 | 138 | 0 | 95.8 | 93,275 | Running | ||
| 10 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 200 | 134 | 0 | 88.8 | 121,415 | Running | ||
| 11 | 26 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV / Best Buy Ford | 200 | 130 | 0 | 85.6 | 120,026 | Running | ||
| 12 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 200 | 127 | 0 | 98.7 | 118,423 | Running | ||
| 13 | 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 200 | 124 | 0 | 96.9 | 117,606 | Running | ||
| 14 | 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 200 | 126 | 5 | 82.8 | 129,551 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 24 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 200 | 118 | 0 | 72.4 | 109,023 | Running | ||
| 16 | 21 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 200 | 115 | 0 | 71.6 | 95,750 | Running | ||
| 17 | 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 200 | 112 | 0 | 70.9 | 79,250 | Running | ||
| 18 | 9 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 200 | 109 | 0 | 80.4 | 109,256 | Running | ||
| 19 | 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 200 | 106 | 0 | 72.3 | 115,801 | Running | ||
| 20 | 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel Toyota | 200 | 103 | 0 | 72.5 | 124,331 | Running | ||
| 21 | 11 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 200 | 100 | 0 | 57.5 | 85,725 | Running | ||
| 22 | 25 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 200 | 97 | 0 | 63.3 | 85,400 | Running | ||
| 23 | 23 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 199 | 94 | 0 | 58.6 | 85,050 | Running | ||
| 24 | 2 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | GE Reveal Chevy | 199 | 96 | 5 | 72 | 113,129 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 22 | 98 | Paul Menard | Sylvania / Menards Ford | 199 | 88 | 0 | 60.4 | 84,875 | Running | ||
| 26 | 18 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Mobil 1 Dodge | 199 | 90 | 5 | 66 | 84,525 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | 33 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 199 | 82 | 0 | 54.7 | 102,635 | Running | ||
| 28 | 29 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 199 | 79 | 0 | 47.4 | 92,298 | Running | ||
| 29 | 28 | 21 | Bill Elliott | FordParts.com Ford | 199 | 76 | 0 | 43.3 | 73,025 | Running | ||
| 30 | 43 | 26 | David Stremme | Air Guard Ford | 199 | 78 | 5 | 43.4 | 85,450 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 34 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's / Ice Flow Lemonade Ford | 199 | 70 | 0 | 40.2 | 91,060 | Running | ||
| 32 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 199 | 67 | 0 | 72.5 | 109,829 | Running | ||
| 33 | 20 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SpeedFactory.TV Toyota | 199 | 69 | 5 | 44.5 | 87,648 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 198 | 61 | 0 | 65 | 80,025 | Running | ||
| 35 | 36 | 37 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 197 | 58 | 0 | 34.6 | 83,948 | Running | ||
| 36 | 32 | 83 | Casey Mears | Red Bull Toyota | 149 | 55 | 0 | 44.7 | 113,273 | Accident | ||
| 37 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 66 | 57 | 5 | 41.7 | 71,775 | Electrical | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 35 | 9 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 51 | 49 | 0 | 29.4 | 71,690 | Rear Gear | ||
| 39 | 40 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Promise Village Dodge | 47 | 46 | 0 | 30.3 | 71,640 | Overheating | ||
| 40 | 42 | 34 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 38 | 43 | 0 | 29 | 73,600 | Engine | ||
| 41 | 30 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TRG Motorsports Chevy | 31 | 40 | 0 | 35.5 | 71,560 | Overheating | ||
| 42 | 41 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Little Joe's Autos Toyota | 20 | 37 | 0 | 29.6 | 71,515 | Rear Gear | ||
| 43 | 38 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 8 | 34 | 0 | 27.4 | 71,112 | Overheating | ||
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.
Failed to qualify: (3) #66 Dave Blaney; #55 Michael Waltrip; #36 Johnny Sauter
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 95,000, Denny Hamlin won the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, his 13th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 18 (engine change); No. 33 (backup car); No. 34 (transmission change).
TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 33 minutes, 28 seconds AVERAGE SPEED:156.386 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY:1.246 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Kurt Busch (189.984 mph. 37.898 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Kasey Kahne (crew chief Kenny Francis) GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Denny Hamlin (183.351 mph, Lap 188) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Denny Hamlin MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kurt Busch MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart (crew chief Darian Grubb, -0.037 sec) NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $160,000 at next event ++ O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Matt Kenseth (25 places) RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Kevin Conway SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE : Denny Hamlin TISSOT PIT ROAD PRECISION: Kurt Busch (210.809 seconds) WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER: Denny Hamlin (123 Laps)
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
Caution Flags: 4 cautions for 14 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 20 - 22 (Car #47, 78 Accident Frontstretch [None]); 49 - 51 (Debris [47]); 100 - 103 (Car #82, 83 Accident Turn 1 [38]); 183 - 186 (Debris [19]).
Lap Leaders: 18 lead changes among 9 drivers. Ku. Busch-pole, J. McMurray 1, Ku. Busch 2-19, D. Stremme 20, J. Nemechek 21, Ku. Busch 22-48, R. Gordon 49, Ku. Busch 50-51, D. Hamlin 52-91, Ku. Busch 92-95, K. Kahne 96-99, Ku. Busch 100, S. Hornish Jr 101-105, Ku. Busch 106-113, D. Hamlin 114-140, M. Kenseth 141-142, D. Hamlin 143-176, K. Kahne 177-178, D. Hamlin 179-200.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race
from NASCAR Statistics
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted ABOVE sometime Monday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 15
Unofficial Race Results for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 - Sunday, June 13, 2010
Michigan International Speedway - Brooklyn, MI - 2 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 400 Miles - Purse: $5,129,955
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 200 | 195 | 10 | 145.5 | $188,350 | Running | 4 | 123 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 200 | 175 | 5 | 122.9 | $163,065 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 200 | 170 | 5 | 129.3 | $163,298 | Running | 6 | 60 |
| 4 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / National Guard Job Skills Chevy | 200 | 160 | 114.2 | $147,201 | Running | |||
| 5 | 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot Chevy | 200 | 155 | 103.2 | $132,798 | Running | |||
| 6 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 200 | 150 | 107.5 | $139,653 | Running | |||
| 7 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 200 | 146 | 94.1 | $95,475 | Running | |||
| 8 | 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 200 | 142 | 106.2 | $124,515 | Running | |||
| 9 | 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 200 | 138 | 95.8 | $93,275 | Running | |||
| 10 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 200 | 134 | 88.8 | $121,415 | Running | |||
| 11 | 26 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV / Best Buy Ford | 200 | 130 | 85.6 | $120,026 | Running | |||
| 12 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 200 | 127 | 98.7 | $118,423 | Running | |||
| 13 | 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 200 | 124 | 96.9 | $117,606 | Running | |||
| 14 | 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 200 | 126 | 5 | 82.8 | $129,551 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 24 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 200 | 118 | 72.4 | $109,023 | Running | |||
| 16 | 21 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 200 | 115 | 71.6 | $95,750 | Running | |||
| 17 | 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 200 | 112 | 70.9 | $79,250 | Running | |||
| 18 | 9 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 200 | 109 | 80.4 | $109,256 | Running | |||
| 19 | 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 200 | 106 | 72.3 | $115,801 | Running | |||
| 20 | 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel Toyota | 200 | 103 | 72.5 | $124,331 | Running | |||
| 21 | 11 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 200 | 100 | 57.5 | $85,725 | Running | |||
| 22 | 25 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 200 | 97 | 63.3 | $85,400 | Running | |||
| 23 | 23 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 199 | 94 | 58.6 | $85,050 | Running | |||
| 24 | 2 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | GE Reveal Chevy | 199 | 96 | 5 | 72 | $113,129 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 22 | 98 | Paul Menard | Sylvania / Menards Ford | 199 | 88 | 60.4 | $84,875 | Running | |||
| 26 | 18 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 199 | 90 | 5 | 66 | $84,525 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | 33 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 199 | 82 | 54.7 | $102,635 | Running | |||
| 28 | 29 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 199 | 79 | 47.4 | $92,298 | Running | |||
| 29 | 28 | 21 | Bill Elliott | FordParts.com Ford | 199 | 76 | 43.3 | $73,025 | Running | |||
| 30 | 43 | 26 | David Stremme | Air Guard Ford | 199 | 78 | 5 | 43.4 | $85,450 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 34 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's / Ice Flow Lemonade Ford | 199 | 70 | 40.2 | $91,060 | Running | |||
| 32 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 199 | 67 | 72.5 | $109,829 | Running | |||
| 33 | 20 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SpeedFactory.TV Toyota | 199 | 69 | 5 | 44.5 | $87,648 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 198 | 61 | 65 | $80,025 | Running | |||
| 35 | 36 | 37 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 197 | 58 | 34.6 | $83,948 | Running | |||
| 36 | 32 | 83 | Casey Mears | Red Bull Toyota | 149 | 55 | 44.7 | $113,273 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 66 | 57 | 5 | 41.7 | $71,775 | Electrical | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 35 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 51 | 49 | 29.4 | $71,690 | Rear Gear | |||
| 39 | 40 | 46 | J J Yeley | Promise Village Dodge | 47 | 46 | 30.3 | $71,640 | Overheating | |||
| 40 | 42 | 34 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 38 | 43 | 29 | $73,600 | Engine | |||
| 41 | 30 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TRG Motorsports Chevy | 31 | 40 | 35.5 | $71,560 | Overheating | |||
| 42 | 41 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Little Joe's Autos Toyota | 20 | 37 | 29.6 | $71,515 | Rear Gear | |||
| 43 | 38 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 8 | 34 | 27.4 | $71,112 | Overheating |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 95,000, Denny Hamlin won the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, his 13th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #18 (engine change); #33 (backup car); #34 (transmission change).
Failed to Qualify: (3) 66 Dave Blaney, 55 Michael Waltrip, 36 Johnny Sauter.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 33 Mins, 28 Secs.
Average Speed: 156.386 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.246 Seconds
Caution Flags: 4 for 14 laps: Laps: 20-22 (#47, 78 accident frontstretch [None]); 49-51 (Debris [47]); 100-103 (#82, 83 accident turn 1 [38]); 183-186 (Debris [19]).
Lead Changes: 18 among 9 drivers: Kurt Busch 0; J. McMurray 1; Kurt Busch 2-19; D. Stremme 20; J. Nemechek 21; Kurt Busch 22-48; R. Gordon 49; Kurt Busch 50-51; D. Hamlin 52-91; Kurt Busch 92-95; K. Kahne 96-99; Kurt Busch 100; S. Hornish Jr. 101-105; Kurt Busch 106-113; D. Hamlin 114-140; M. Kenseth 141-142; D. Hamlin 143-176; K. Kahne 177-178; D. Hamlin 179-200.
Coors Light Pole Award : Kurt Busch, #2 189.984 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Kasey Kahne, #9 crew chief K. Francis
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Denny Hamlin, #11 183.351 mph, Lap 188
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Denny Hamlin, #11
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Kurt Busch, #2
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14 D. Grubb, -0.037 sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Matt Kenseth, #17 25 places
Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Kevin Conway, #34
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Denny Hamlin, #11
Tissot Pit Road Precision : Kurt Busch, #2 210.809 seconds
WIX Filters Lap Leader : Denny Hamlin, #11 123 Laps
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