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Richmond International Raceway
Air Guard 400
Septmber 11, 2010
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 26
AIR GUARD "400"
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Richmond, VA - September 11, 2010
.75-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 300 Miles Purse: $5,052,458
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 400 | 195 | 10 | 141.5 | $219,975 | Running | 6 | 251 |
| 2 | 32 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 400 | 170 | 0 | 110.4 | 203,256 | Running | ||
| 3 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 400 | 170 | 5 | 120.9 | 179,828 | Running | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 400 | 160 | 0 | 100.1 | 147,040 | Running | ||
| 5 | 13 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford/Kroger Toyota | 400 | 155 | 0 | 100.1 | 139,798 | Running | ||
| 6 | 4 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 400 | 155 | 5 | 122.9 | 103,300 | Running | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 400 | 151 | 5 | 110.8 | 126,681 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV Ford | 400 | 142 | 0 | 108.9 | 120,176 | Running | ||
| 9 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 400 | 138 | 0 | 92.2 | 124,151 | Running | ||
| 10 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Kellogg's/Cheez-It Ford | 400 | 139 | 5 | 105.8 | 131,673 | Running | 2 | 95 |
| 11 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 400 | 130 | 0 | 88.2 | 111,729 | Running | ||
| 12 | 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/National Guard Military Intelligence Chevy |
400 | 127 | 0 | 78.7 | 120,251 | Running | ||
| 13 | 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 400 | 129 | 5 | 84.9 | 111,765 | Running | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | 12 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 400 | 121 | 0 | 95.8 | 124,176 | Running | ||
| 15 | 8 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 399 | 118 | 0 | 79.6 | 101,010 | Running | ||
| 16 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevy | 399 | 115 | 0 | 87.6 | 110,573 | Running | ||
| 17 | 34 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | 399 | 112 | 0 | 74 | 106,829 | Running | ||
| 18 | 21 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 399 | 109 | 0 | 79.2 | 115,173 | Running | ||
| 19 | 5 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 398 | 106 | 0 | 74.3 | 103,031 | Running | ||
| 20 | 19 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 398 | 103 | 0 | 66.1 | 89,900 | Running | ||
| 21 | 18 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 398 | 100 | 0 | 66.7 | 72,900 | Running | ||
| 22 | 29 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Brakes Toyota | 398 | 97 | 0 | 62.7 | 71,950 | Running | ||
| 23 | 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 398 | 94 | 0 | 59 | 80,975 | Running | ||
| 24 | 31 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 398 | 91 | 0 | 55.2 | 87,998 | Running | ||
| 25 | 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 398 | 88 | 0 | 67.5 | 79,175 | Running | ||
| 26 | 7 | 98 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford | 397 | 85 | 0 | 72.8 | 78,925 | Running | ||
| 27 | 36 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 397 | 82 | 0 | 47.7 | 79,200 | Running | ||
| 28 | 33 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Mobil 1 Dodge | 397 | 79 | 0 | 54.5 | 78,925 | Running | ||
| 29 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 396 | 76 | 0 | 57.9 | 109,940 | Running | ||
| 30 | 27 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Mohawk Northeast Chevy | 396 | 73 | 0 | 48.4 | 72,325 | Running | ||
| 31 | 42 | 83 | Mattias Ekstrom | Red Bull Toyota | 396 | 70 | 0 | 41.5 | 108,648 | Running | ||
| 32 | 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 395 | 67 | 0 | 53 | 75,050 | Running | ||
| 33 | 28 | 71 | Landon Cassill | Post 9/11 GI Bill Chevy | 395 | 64 | 0 | 43.5 | 67,875 | Running | ||
| 34 | 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 394 | 61 | 0 | 50.3 | 74,800 | Running | ||
| 35 | 38 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 393 | 58 | 0 | 35.1 | 85,410 | Running | ||
| 36 | 16 | 26 | Jeff Green | Air Guard Ford | 393 | 55 | 0 | 34 | 74,500 | Running | ||
| 37 | 39 | 37 | David Gilliland | Charter Air Transport Ford | 393 | 52 | 0 | 31.6 | 80,948 | Running | ||
| 38 | 40 | 34 | Tony Raines | A&W Ford | 392 | 49 | 0 | 33.8 | 66,250 | Running | ||
| 39 | 43 | 09 | Bobby Labonte | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 324 | 46 | 0 | 44.1 | 66,125 | Electrical | ||
| 40 | 37 | 55 | Terry Labonte | Gander Mountain Toyota | 143 | 43 | 0 | 27 | 66,000 | Accident | ||
| 41 | 41 | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Toyota | 118 | 40 | 0 | 27.9 | 79,918 | Brakes | ||
| 42 | 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Washington Music Center Toyota | 61 | 37 | 0 | 32.4 | 65,720 | Rear Gear | ||
| 43 | 35 | 32 | Jason Leffler | Braun Racing Toyota | 30 | 34 | 0 | 26.8 | 66,091 | Brakes |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.
Failed to qualify: (5) #10 ; #46 Michael McDowell; #64 Todd Bodine; #66 Scott Riggs; #92 Brian KeselowskiRace Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 95,000, Denny Hamlin won the Air Guard 400, his 14th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #83 (transmission change); #55 (driver change).
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 52 minutes, 55 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 104.096 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.537 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Carl Edwards (127.762 mph. 21.133 secs.)
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Juan Pablo Montoya (Brian Pattie)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Carl Edwards (124.344 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Mark Cronquist (#11)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE: Marcos Ambrose
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick (Gil Martin, -0.042 secs)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: Denny Hamlin ($30,000 ++)
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Kyle Busch (30 places)
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Kevin Conway
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE : Denny Hamlin
TISSOT PIT ROAD PRECISION: Matt Kenseth (157.637 seconds)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER: Denny Hamlin (251 Laps)
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
Caution Flags: 3 cautions for 28 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 57 - 62 (Car #00, 2 Accident Backstretch [19]); 147 - 153 (Car #55 Accident Turn 4 [20]); 227 - 241 (Precipitation [24]).
Lap Leaders: 14 lead changes among 6 drivers. Edwards 1 - 53, Johnson 54 - 58, Edwards 59 - 100, Bowyer 101 - 110, Hamlin 111 - 154, Johnson 155 - 156, Hamlin 157 - 173, Bowyer 174 - 178, Hamlin 179 - 181, Bowyer 182 - 199, Hamlin 200 - 228, Burton 229 - 239, Hamlin 240 - 328, Montoya 329 - 331, Hamlin 332 - 400.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race
from NASCAR Statistics
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted ABOVE sometime Monday
DRIVERS in GREEN are in the CHASE for the SPRINT CUP
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 26
Unofficial Race Results for the Air Guard 400 - Saturday, September 11, 2010
Richmond International Raceway - Richmond, VA - .75 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 400 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $5,052,458
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 400 | 195 | 10 | 141.5 | $219,975 | Running | 6 | 251 |
| 2 | 32 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 400 | 170 | 110.4 | $203,256 | Running | |||
| 3 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 400 | 170 | 5 | 120.9 | $179,828 | Running | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 400 | 160 | 100.1 | $147,040 | Running | |||
| 5 | 13 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford/Kroger Toyota | 400 | 155 | 100.1 | $139,798 | Running | |||
| 6 | 4 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 400 | 155 | 5 | 122.9 | $103,300 | Running | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 400 | 151 | 5 | $111 | $126,681 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV Ford | 400 | 142 | 108.9 | $120,176 | Running | |||
| 9 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 400 | 138 | 92.2 | $124,151 | Running | |||
| 10 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Kellogg's/Cheez-It Ford | 400 | 139 | 5 | $106 | $131,673 | Running | 2 | 95 |
| 11 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 400 | 130 | 88.2 | $111,729 | Running | |||
| 12 | 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/National Guard Military Intelligence Chevy | 400 | 127 | 78.7 | $120,251 | Running | |||
| 13 | 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 400 | 129 | 5 | 84.9 | $111,765 | Running | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | 12 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 400 | 121 | 95.8 | $124,176 | Running | |||
| 15 | 8 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge Dodge | 399 | 118 | 79.6 | $101,010 | Running | |||
| 16 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevy | 399 | 115 | 87.6 | $110,573 | Running | |||
| 17 | 34 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | 399 | 112 | 74 | $106,829 | Running | |||
| 18 | 21 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 399 | 109 | 79.2 | $115,173 | Running | |||
| 19 | 5 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 398 | 106 | 74.3 | $103,031 | Running | |||
| 20 | 19 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 398 | 103 | 66.1 | $89,900 | Running | |||
| 21 | 18 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 398 | 100 | 66.7 | $72,900 | Running | |||
| 22 | 29 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Brakes Toyota | 398 | 97 | 62.7 | $71,950 | Running | |||
| 23 | 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 398 | 94 | 59 | $80,975 | Running | |||
| 24 | 31 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 398 | 91 | 55.2 | $87,998 | Running | |||
| 25 | 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 398 | 88 | 67.5 | $79,175 | Running | |||
| 26 | 7 | 98 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford | 397 | 85 | 72.8 | $78,925 | Running | |||
| 27 | 36 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 397 | 82 | 47.7 | $79,200 | Running | |||
| 28 | 33 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 397 | 79 | 54.5 | $78,925 | Running | |||
| 29 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 396 | 76 | 57.9 | $109,940 | Running | |||
| 30 | 27 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Mohawk Northeast Chevy | 396 | 73 | 48.4 | $72,325 | Running | |||
| 31 | 42 | 83 | Mattias Ekstrom | Red Bull Toyota | 396 | 70 | 41.5 | $108,648 | Running | |||
| 32 | 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 395 | 67 | 53 | $75,050 | Running | |||
| 33 | 28 | 71 | Landon Cassill | Post 9/11 GI Bill Chevy | 395 | 64 | 43.5 | $67,875 | Running | |||
| 34 | 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 394 | 61 | 50.3 | $74,800 | Running | |||
| 35 | 38 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 393 | 58 | 35.1 | $85,410 | Running | |||
| 36 | 16 | 26 | Jeff Green | Air Guard Ford | 393 | 55 | 34 | $74,500 | Running | |||
| 37 | 39 | 37 | David Gilliland | Charter Air Transport Ford | 393 | 52 | 31.6 | $80,948 | Running | |||
| 38 | 40 | 34 | Tony Raines | A&W Ford | 392 | 49 | 33.8 | $66,250 | Running | |||
| 39 | 43 | 09 | Bobby Labonte | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 324 | 46 | 44.1 | $66,125 | Electrical | |||
| 40 | 37 | 55 | Terry Labonte | Gander Mountain Toyota | 143 | 43 | 27 | $66,000 | Accident | |||
| 41 | 41 | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Toyota | 118 | 40 | 27.9 | $79,918 | Brakes | |||
| 42 | 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Washington Music Center Toyota | 61 | 37 | 32.4 | $65,720 | Rear Gear | |||
| 43 | 35 | 32 | Jason Leffler | Braun Racing Toyota | 30 | 34 | 26.8 | $66,091 | Brakes |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 95,000, Denny Hamlin won the Air Guard 400, his 14th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #83 (transmission change); #55 (driver change).
Failed to Qualify: (5) 10 Terry Labonte, 46 Michael McDowell, 64 Todd Bodine, 66 Scott Riggs, 92 Brian Keselowski.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 52 Mins, 55 Secs.
Average Speed: 104.096 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.537 Seconds
Caution Flags: 3 for 28 laps: Laps: 57-62 (#00, 2 accident backstretch [19]); 147-153 (#55 accident turn 4 [20]); 227-241 (Precipitation [24]).
Lead Changes: 14 among 6 drivers: C. Edwards 1-53; J. Johnson 54-58; C. Edwards 59-100; C. Bowyer 101-110; D. Hamlin 111-154; J. Johnson 155-156; D. Hamlin 157-173; C. Bowyer 174-178; D. Hamlin 179-181; C. Bowyer 182-199; D. Hamlin 200-228; J. Burton 229-239; D. Hamlin 240-328; J. Montoya 329-331; D. Hamlin 332-400.
Coors Light Pole Award : Carl Edwards, #99 127.762 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 Brian Pattie
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Carl Edwards, #99 124.344 mph, Lap 2
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Mark Cronquist, #11
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Marcos Ambrose, #47
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #29 G. Martin, -0.042 secs
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Kyle Busch, #18 30 places
Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Kevin Conway, #7
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Denny Hamlin, #11
Tissot Pit Road Precision : Matt Kenseth, #17 157.637 seconds
WIX Filters Lap Leader : Denny Hamlin, #11 251 Laps
Driver Rating: Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race. Must have raced in 75% of scheduled point-paying races.
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