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Pocono Raceway
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500
August 1, 2010
Biffle wins at Pocono: #16-Greg Biffle won the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway for his 1st win of 2010, ending a 64 race winless streak, Ford's first win of 2010 [Talladega in Nov 2009 was the last win] and 15th of his career. Pole sitter #14-Stewart finished second followed by: #99-Edwards, #29-Harvick, #11-Hamlin, #24-Gordon, #5-Martin, #31-Burton, #56-Truex Jr. and #48-Johnson. #29-Harvick increased his lead to 189 points over #24-Jeff Gordon. The race started about 25 minutes late due to a rain shower. There was a red flag on lap 164 when #48-Johnson got in to #2-Busch, sending Busch into an unprotected [No SAFER] guardrail, and even worse was #19-Sadler went head on into another unprotected area, which tore the engine out of the car. Sadler was shook up but was released from the infield care center and says he is ok, just sore. Then the race was red flagged a tad longer for rain, but was able to restart and finish the race. There were 19 lead changes among 9 drivers and 5 cautions for 31 yellow flag laps. The attendance was reported at 100,000, up from last year which was 80,000 on a Monday after the race was rained out on Sunday last August, which had 105,000 in attendance,
See race results, awards, laps led and more on Jayski's Pocono Race Results/Awards page.(8-1-2010)
Race Fast Facts - Pocono:
#16-Greg Biffle won the The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 (37th Running), his 15th victory in 279 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2010. Biffle breaks a 64-race winless streak. His last victory came on Sept. 21, 2008 at Dover International Speedway.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 16 races at Pocono Raceway. His only top-five finish here, a fourth, came in August 2004.
#14-Tony Stewart (second) posted his 18th top-10 finish in 24 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2010.
#99-Carl Edwards (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 12 races at Pocono Raceway.
#34-Kevin Conway (31st) was the highest finishing rookie.
#29-Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 189 points over #24-Jeff Gordon.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-1-2010)
2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Watkins Glen, race 21 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 3080
2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2891, -189
3) #11-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 2820, -260
4) #48Jimmie Johnson [5 wins], 2803, -277
5) #31-Jeff Burton, 2757, -323
6) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 2724, -356
7) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 2722, -358
8) #14-Tony Stewart, 2719, -361
9) #17-Matt Kenseth, 2682, -398
10) #99-Carl Edwards, 2666, -414
11) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 2652, -428
12) #33-Clint Bowyer, 2564, -516
Chase for the Sprint Cup - Contenders:
13) #5-Mark Martin, 2530, -550, 34 points out of the chase
14) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2435, -645, -129
15) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 2426, -654, -138
16) #9-Kasey Kahne, 2396, -684, -168
2009 Chase Drivers not in top 16
21) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2241, -839, -323
36) #83-Brian Vickers, 1158 [out season with illness]
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(8-1-2010)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Watkins Glen:
No one moved in to or out of the top-35. The #26 team falls to 37th and #38 up to 36th. The points spread from 35th to 36th is well over a race now, at 199
33) #37-Kvapil/Front Row: 1583, +213
34) #34-Conway/Front Row: 1579, +209
35) #71-TBA/TRG, 1569, 199 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed:
36) #38-Gilliland/Front Row: 1370, 199 points out of the top 35
37) #26-Stremme/Latitude43: 1367, -202
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.(8-1-2010)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 21
THE SUNOCO RED CROSS PENNSYLVANIA "500" (37TH RUNNING)
POCONO RACEWAY
Long Pond, PA - August 1, 2010
2.5-Mile Triangular Paved
200 Laps - 500 Miles Purse: $4,945,083
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 200 | 190 | 5 | 111.7 | $205,850 | Running | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevy | 200 | 175 | 5 | 114 | $216,848 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 200 | 170 | 5 | 99.2 | $162,373 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 200 | 160 | 0 | 105.3 | $151,476 | Running | ||
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 200 | 160 | 5 | 120.7 | $122,400 | Running | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 200 | 155 | 5 | 128.3 | $136,301 | Running | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrickcars.com / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 200 | 146 | 0 | 103.6 | $101,225 | Running | ||
| 8 | 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 200 | 142 | 0 | 112.3 | $117,865 | Running | ||
| 9 | 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 200 | 138 | 0 | 83.3 | $85,050 | Running | ||
| 10 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 200 | 144 | 10 | 129.4 | $130,203 | Running | 3 | 96 |
| 11 | 15 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | PPG / Olympic Dodge | 200 | 135 | 5 | 70.6 | $85,900 | Running | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 200 | 127 | 0 | 88 | $110,129 | Running | ||
| 13 | 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed / Menards Ford | 200 | 124 | 0 | 69.7 | $83,525 | Running | ||
| 14 | 18 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 200 | 121 | 0 | 73 | $81,825 | Running | ||
| 15 | 40 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | The Hartford Chevy | 200 | 118 | 0 | 83.2 | $86,225 | Running | ||
| 16 | 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 200 | 120 | 5 | 97.5 | $106,981 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 24 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 200 | 112 | 0 | 78.2 | $101,681 | Running | ||
| 18 | 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 200 | 109 | 0 | 73.1 | $115,176 | Running | ||
| 19 | 16 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 200 | 106 | 0 | 82.1 | $109,715 | Running | ||
| 20 | 11 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 200 | 103 | 0 | 63.3 | $97,610 | Running | ||
| 21 | 34 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 200 | 100 | 0 | 63.2 | $78,150 | Running | ||
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | AXE Twist Chevy | 200 | 97 | 0 | 69.4 | $105,879 | Running | ||
| 23 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 200 | 94 | 0 | 79.8 | $115,256 | Running | ||
| 24 | 7 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV Ford | 200 | 91 | 0 | 74 | $106,776 | Running | ||
| 25 | 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 200 | 88 | 0 | 63.2 | $105,840 | Running | ||
| 26 | 27 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 200 | 85 | 0 | 54.2 | $87,148 | Running | ||
| 27 | 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 199 | 82 | 0 | 64.8 | $76,600 | Running | ||
| 28 | 22 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 199 | 79 | 0 | 46.5 | $69,175 | Running | ||
| 29 | 32 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 199 | 76 | 0 | 47 | $86,285 | Running | ||
| 30 | 37 | 37 | David Gilliland | Gander Mountain Ford | 198 | 73 | 0 | 40.4 | $82,948 | Running | ||
| 31 | 41 | 34 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 198 | 70 | 0 | 37.1 | $66,725 | Running | ||
| 32 | 31 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Red Bull Toyota | 171 | 67 | 0 | 43.3 | $106,273 | Overheating | ||
| 33 | 13 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite / Vortex Dodge | 164 | 64 | 0 | 80.4 | $110,198 | Accident | ||
| 34 | 29 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | U.S. Air Force Ford | 163 | 61 | 0 | 52.1 | $73,375 | Accident | ||
| 35 | 42 | 7 | P.J. Jones | SpeedFactory.TV Toyota | 63 | 58 | 0 | 29.3 | $78,573 | Too Slow | ||
| 36 | 39 | 36 | Casey Mears | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 62 | 55 | 0 | 34.2 | $63,775 | Brakes | ||
| 37 | 43 | 64 | Todd Bodine | FRED's Hometown Discount Store Toyota | 49 | 52 | 0 | 30.1 | $63,600 | Electrical | ||
| 38 | 30 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Cash America Dodge | 48 | 54 | 5 | 32.4 | $63,475 | Vibration | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | 19 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 46 | 46 | 0 | 46.4 | $83,698 | Engine | ||
| 40 | 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 42 | 43 | 0 | 38.7 | $63,200 | Brakes | ||
| 41 | 35 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 32 | 40 | 0 | 33 | $63,045 | Vibration | ||
| 42 | 38 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 24 | 37 | 0 | 29.4 | $62,890 | Transmission | ||
| 43 | 36 | 55 | Michael McDowell | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 23 | 34 | 0 | 31.5 | $63,276 | Vibration |
Failed to qualify: (2) #26 David Stremme; #13 Max Papis
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 100,000, Greg Biffle won The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field: No. 7 (no qualifying time) and No. 82 (backup car).
TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 46 minutes, 51 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:132.246 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:3.598 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Tony Stewart (171.393 mph. 52.511 secs.)
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart (crew chief Darian Grubb)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Tony Stewart (167.663 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE: Martin Truex Jr
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Greg Biffle (crew chief Greg Erwin, 0.428 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $40,000 at next event
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Clint Bowyer (25 places)
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Kevin Conway
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE : Greg Biffle
TISSOT PIT ROAD PRECISION: Greg Biffle (266.914 seconds)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER: Denny Hamlin (19 Laps)
Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 31 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 17 - 19 (Competition Caution [None]); 122 - 126 (Debris [88]); 146 - 150 (Debris [78]); 159 - 162 (Car #88 Spin Turn 1 [77]); 166 - 179 (Car #2,19,33,48 Accident Backstretch {Red Flag Lap 166 28:46, Lap 177 17:20} [83]).
Lap Leaders: 19 lead changes among 9 drivers. Stewart 1 - 2, J. Gordon 3 - 17, Yeley 18, J. Gordon 19, Biffle 20 - 21, Johnson 22 - 77, J. Gordon 78, Edwards 79, Johnson 80 - 107, J. Gordon 108, Johnson 109 - 120, J. Gordon 121 - 122, Biffle 123 - 127, Hamlin 128 - 146, Montoya 147 - 150, J. Gordon 151, Montoya 152, J. Gordon 153 - 170, Hornish Jr 171 - 179, Biffle 180 - 200.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race
from NASCAR Statistics
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted ABOVE sometime Monday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 21
Unofficial Race Results for the The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500
(37Th Running) - Sunday, August 1, 2010
Pocono Raceway - Long Pond, PA - 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 500 Miles - Purse: $4,945,083
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 200 | 190 | 5 | 111.7 | $205,850 | Running | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevy | 200 | 175 | 5 | 114 | $216,848 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 200 | 170 | 5 | 99.2 | $162,373 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 200 | 160 | 105.3 | $151,476 | Running | |||
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 200 | 160 | 5 | 120.7 | $122,400 | Running | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 200 | 155 | 5 | 128.3 | $136,301 | Running | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrickcars.com / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 200 | 146 | 103.6 | $101,225 | Running | |||
| 8 | 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 200 | 142 | 112.3 | $117,865 | Running | |||
| 9 | 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 200 | 138 | 83.3 | $85,050 | Running | |||
| 10 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 200 | 144 | 10 | 129.4 | $130,203 | Running | 3 | 96 |
| 11 | 15 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | PPG / Olympic Dodge | 200 | 135 | 5 | 70.6 | $85,900 | Running | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S.Army Chevy | 200 | 127 | 88 | $110,129 | Running | |||
| 13 | 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed / Menards Ford | 200 | 124 | 69.7 | $83,525 | Running | |||
| 14 | 18 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 200 | 121 | 73 | $81,825 | Running | |||
| 15 | 40 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | The Hartford Chevy | 200 | 118 | 83.2 | $86,225 | Running | |||
| 16 | 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 200 | 120 | 5 | 97.5 | $106,981 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 24 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 200 | 112 | 78.2 | $101,681 | Running | |||
| 18 | 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 200 | 109 | 73.1 | $115,176 | Running | |||
| 19 | 16 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 200 | 106 | 82.1 | $109,715 | Running | |||
| 20 | 11 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 200 | 103 | 63.3 | $97,610 | Running | |||
| 21 | 34 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 200 | 100 | 63.2 | $78,150 | Running | |||
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | AXE Twist Chevy | 200 | 97 | 69.4 | $105,879 | Running | |||
| 23 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 200 | 94 | 79.8 | $115,256 | Running | |||
| 24 | 7 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV Ford | 200 | 91 | 74 | $106,776 | Running | |||
| 25 | 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 200 | 88 | 63.2 | $105,840 | Running | |||
| 26 | 27 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 200 | 85 | 54.2 | $87,148 | Running | |||
| 27 | 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 199 | 82 | 64.8 | $76,600 | Running | |||
| 28 | 22 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 199 | 79 | 46.5 | $69,175 | Running | |||
| 29 | 32 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 199 | 76 | 47 | $86,285 | Running | |||
| 30 | 37 | 37 | David Gilliland | Gander Mountain Ford | 198 | 73 | 40.4 | $82,948 | Running | |||
| 31 | 41 | 34 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 198 | 70 | 37.1 | $66,725 | Running | |||
| 32 | 31 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Red Bull Toyota | 171 | 67 | 43.3 | $106,273 | Overheating | |||
| 33 | 13 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite / Vortex Dodge | 164 | 64 | 80.4 | $110,198 | Accident | |||
| 34 | 29 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Air Force Ford | 163 | 61 | 52.1 | $73,375 | Accident | |||
| 35 | 42 | 7 | P J Jones | SpeedFactory.TV Toyota | 63 | 58 | 29.3 | $78,573 | Too Slow | |||
| 36 | 39 | 36 | Casey Mears | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 62 | 55 | 34.2 | $63,775 | Brakes | |||
| 37 | 43 | 64 | Todd Bodine | FRED's Hometown Discount Store Toyota | 49 | 52 | 30.1 | $63,600 | Electrical | |||
| 38 | 30 | 46 | J J Yeley | Cash America Dodge | 48 | 54 | 5 | 32.4 | $63,475 | Vibration | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | 19 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 46 | 46 | 46.4 | $83,698 | Engine | |||
| 40 | 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 42 | 43 | 38.7 | $63,200 | Brakes | |||
| 41 | 35 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 32 | 40 | 33 | $63,045 | Vibration | |||
| 42 | 38 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 24 | 37 | 29.4 | $62,890 | Transmission | |||
| 43 | 36 | 55 | Michael McDowell | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 23 | 34 | 31.5 | $63,276 | Vibration |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 100,000,Greg Biffle won the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field: Nos. 7 (no qualifying time) and 82 (backup car).
Failed to Qualify: (2) 26 David Stremme, 13 Max Papis.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 46 Mins, 51 Secs.
Average Speed: 132.246 MPH
Margin of Victory: 3.598 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 31 laps: Laps: 17-19 (Competition caution [None]); 122-126 (Debris [88]); 146-150 (Debris [78]); 159-162 (#88 spin Turn 1 [77]); 166-179 (#2,19,33,48 accident backstretch{red flag lap 166 28M46S, lap 177 17M20S} [83]).
Lead Changes: 19 among 9 drivers: T. Stewart 1-2; J. Gordon 3-17; J. Yeley 18; J. Gordon 19; G. Biffle 20-21; J. Johnson 22-77; J. Gordon 78; C. Edwards 79; J. Johnson 80-107; J. Gordon 108; J. Johnson 109-120; J. Gordon 121-122; G. Biffle 123-127; D. Hamlin 128-146; J. Montoya 147-150; J. Gordon 151; J. Montoya 152; J. Gordon 153-170; S. Hornish Jr. 171-179; G. Biffle 180-200.
Coors Light Pole Award : Tony Stewart, #14 171.393 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14 crew chief Darian Grubb
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Tony Stewart, #14 167.663 mph, Lap 2
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Martin Truex Jr, #56
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Greg Biffle, #16 cc Greg Erwin, 0.428 scs
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Clint Bowyer, #33 25 places
Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Kevin Conway, #34
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Greg Biffle, #16
Tissot Pit Road Precision : Greg Biffle, #16 1339.092 seconds
WIX Filters Lap Leader : Denny Hamlin, #11 19 Laps
NASCAR PR used with permission
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