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Texas Motor Speedway
AAA Texas 500
November 7, 2010
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 34
AAA TEXAS "500"
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Fort Worth, TX - November 7, 2010
1.5-Mile Oval
334 Laps - 501 Miles Purse: $6,998,905
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 334 | 190 | 5 | 119.3 | $453,575 | Running | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 334 | 175 | 5 | 105.0 | 370,876 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 334 | 170 | 5 | 121.7 | 234,350 | Running | 4 | 36 |
| 4 | 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 334 | 165 | 5 | 115.2 | 226,065 | Running | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | American Red Cross Ford | 334 | 165 | 10 | 142.5 | 189,600 | Running | 11 | 224 |
| 6 | 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 334 | 155 | 5 | 103.4 | 191,826 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 334 | 146 | 0 | 97.1 | 147,875 | Running | ||
| 8 | 5 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 334 | 142 | 0 | 86.2 | 136,275 | Running | ||
| 9 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 334 | 143 | 5 | 103.3 | 172,028 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 12 | 98 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Ford | 334 | 134 | 0 | 89.2 | 124,575 | Running | ||
| 11 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevy | 334 | 130 | 0 | 91.0 | 148,198 | Running | ||
| 12 | 32 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Tom Thumb Toyota | 334 | 127 | 0 | 84.2 | 139,948 | Running | ||
| 13 | 24 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 334 | 124 | 0 | 73.3 | 142,473 | Running | ||
| 14 | 10 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Valvoline Ford | 334 | 121 | 0 | 74.6 | 140,601 | Running | ||
| 15 | 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Outdoors Toyota | 334 | 118 | 0 | 110.0 | 131,831 | Running | ||
| 16 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat Chevy | 334 | 115 | 0 | 75.9 | 135,054 | Running | ||
| 17 | 28 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 334 | 112 | 0 | 65.9 | 96,625 | Running | ||
| 18 | 27 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | AAA Dodge | 334 | 109 | 0 | 50.1 | 107,775 | Running | ||
| 19 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 334 | 106 | 0 | 86.2 | 135,123 | Running | ||
| 20 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados Chevy | 334 | 103 | 0 | 78.1 | 134,479 | Running | ||
| 21 | 13 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Budweiser Ford | 334 | 100 | 0 | 56.2 | 137,365 | Running | ||
| 22 | 8 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 334 | 97 | 0 | 64.1 | 106,100 | Running | ||
| 23 | 1 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 333 | 94 | 0 | 69.9 | 121,450 | Running | ||
| 24 | 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Operation Home Front / Miller Lite Dodge | 333 | 91 | 0 | 56.6 | 139,773 | Running | ||
| 25 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 333 | 88 | 0 | 56.1 | 105,300 | Running | ||
| 26 | 35 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 333 | 90 | 5 | 42.7 | 97,500 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | 23 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 333 | 82 | 0 | 55.7 | 113,273 | Running | ||
| 28 | 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Lysol Chevy | 333 | 79 | 0 | 60.8 | 131,806 | Running | ||
| 29 | 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 333 | 81 | 5 | 40.4 | 114,960 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 31 | 10 | Bobby Labonte | Gander Mountain Outdoors Chevy | 333 | 73 | 0 | 46.6 | 94,500 | Running | ||
| 31 | 37 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Air Guard Ford | 333 | 75 | 5 | 37.5 | 104,300 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 332 | 67 | 0 | 89.3 | 140,631 | Running | ||
| 33 | 36 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 332 | 64 | 0 | 46.7 | 119,135 | Running | ||
| 34 | 40 | 71 | Andy Lally | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 331 | 66 | 5 | 33.0 | 93,125 | Running | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | MAPEI / Menards Toyota | 240 | 63 | 5 | 42.3 | 106,548 | Engine | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 192 | 55 | 0 | 61.4 | 126,740 | Accident | ||
| 37 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 190 | 52 | 0 | 68.2 | 138,901 | Accident | ||
| 38 | 21 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA/Susan G. Komen Signature Toyota | 188 | 49 | 0 | 57.4 | 91,350 | Accident | ||
| 39 | 38 | 66 | Mike Bliss | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 45 | 51 | 5 | 30.4 | 91,150 | Rear Gear | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | 43 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 35 | 43 | 0 | 29.8 | 90,950 | Vibration | ||
| 41 | 41 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 25 | 40 | 0 | 30.1 | 90,720 | Overheating | ||
| 42 | 42 | 37 | Dave Blaney | A&W All American Food Ford | 23 | 37 | 0 | 29.0 | 102,593 | Overheating | ||
| 43 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | HostGator.com Toyota | 12 | 34 | 0 | 25.9 | 90,816 | Engine |
Failed to qualify: (6) #36 J.J. Yeley; #81 Scott Riggs; #46 Michael McDowell; #64 Jeff Green; #23 Josh Wise; #92 Brian Keselowski
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 156,000, Denny Hamlin won the AAA Texas 500, his 16th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in 185 starts.
Prior to the green flag, the following car went to the rear for the reasons indicated: #21 (transmission change).
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 34 minutes, 1 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 140.456 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.488 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Elliott Sadler (195.397 mph. 27.636 secs.)
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Greg Biffle (crew chief Greg Erwin)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Greg Biffle (186.754 mph, Lap 202)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Tom Ghent (#16)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE: Marcos Ambrose
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Matt Kenseth (crew chief Jimmy Fennig, 0.185 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: Denny Hamlin ($80,000 ++)
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Denny Hamlin (29 places)
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE : Denny Hamlin
TISSOT PIT ROAD PRECISION: Mark Martin (305.658 seconds)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER: Denny Hamlin (31 Laps)
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
Caution Flags: 9 cautions for 40 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 13-16 (Fluid On Track [37]); 43-46 (Debris On Track [7]); 60-63 (Car #77 Accident Turn 3 [31]); 133-136 (Car #56 Accident Turn 4 [7]); 152-156 (Car #56 Accident Turn 2 [17]); 160-162 (Car #18 Spin Turn 1 [42]); 192-200 (Car #56 Accident Turn 3 [None]); 301-304 (Debris On Track [26]); 329-331 (Car #26 Spin Turn 2 [9]).
Lap Leaders: 33 lead changes among 13 drivers. Sadler-pole, Biffle 1-13, R. Gordon 14, Biffle 15-43, Gilliland 44, Bliss 45, Martin 46-48, Biffle 49-60, Carpentier 61, Biffle 62-96, Martin 97-103, Biffle 104-108, Johnson 109, Hamlin 110-111, Martin 112-133, Mears 134, Logano 135-137, Biffle 138-152, Lally 153, Logano 154-156, Biffle 157, Logano 158, Biffle 159-176, Logano 177-194, Lally 195-197, Logano 198-200, Biffle 201-244, Harvick 245, Kenseth 246-247, Biffle 248-286, Logano 287-288, Biffle 289-301, Martin 302-305, Hamlin 306-334.
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 34
Unofficial Race Results for the Aaa Texas 500 - Sunday, November 7, 2010
Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, TX - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 334 Laps - 501 Miles - Purse: $6,998,905
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 334 | 190 | 5 | 119.3 | $453,575 | Running | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 334 | 175 | 5 | 105.0 | $370,876 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 334 | 170 | 5 | 121.7 | $234,350 | Running | 4 | 36 |
| 4 | 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 334 | 165 | 5 | 115.2 | $226,065 | Running | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | American Red Cross Ford | 334 | 165 | 10 | 142.5 | $189,600 | Running | 11 | 224 |
| 6 | 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 334 | 155 | 5 | 103.4 | $191,826 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 334 | 146 | 97.1 | $147,875 | Running | |||
| 8 | 5 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 334 | 142 | 86.2 | $136,275 | Running | |||
| 9 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 334 | 143 | 5 | 103.3 | $172,028 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 12 | 98 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Ford | 334 | 134 | 89.2 | $124,575 | Running | |||
| 11 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevy | 334 | 130 | 91.0 | $148,198 | Running | |||
| 12 | 32 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Tom Thumb Toyota | 334 | 127 | 84.2 | $139,948 | Running | |||
| 13 | 24 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 334 | 124 | 73.3 | $142,473 | Running | |||
| 14 | 10 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Valvoline Ford | 334 | 121 | 74.6 | $140,601 | Running | |||
| 15 | 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Outdoors Toyota | 334 | 118 | 110.0 | $131,831 | Running | |||
| 16 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat Chevy | 334 | 115 | 75.9 | $135,054 | Running | |||
| 17 | 28 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 334 | 112 | 65.9 | $96,625 | Running | |||
| 18 | 27 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | AAA Dodge | 334 | 109 | 50.1 | $107,775 | Running | |||
| 19 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 334 | 106 | 86.2 | $135,123 | Running | |||
| 20 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados Chevy | 334 | 103 | 78.1 | $134,479 | Running | |||
| 21 | 13 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Budweiser Ford | 334 | 100 | 56.2 | $137,365 | Running | |||
| 22 | 8 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 334 | 97 | 64.1 | $106,100 | Running | |||
| 23 | 1 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 333 | 94 | 69.9 | $121,450 | Running | |||
| 24 | 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Operation Home Front / Miller Lite Dodge | 333 | 91 | 56.6 | $139,773 | Running | |||
| 25 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 333 | 88 | 56.1 | $105,300 | Running | |||
| 26 | 35 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 333 | 90 | 5 | 42.7 | $97,500 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | 23 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 333 | 82 | 55.7 | $113,273 | Running | |||
| 28 | 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Lysol Chevy | 333 | 79 | 60.8 | $131,806 | Running | |||
| 29 | 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 333 | 81 | 5 | 40.4 | $114,960 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 31 | 10 | Bobby Labonte | Gander Mountain Outdoors Chevy | 333 | 73 | 46.6 | $94,500 | Running | |||
| 31 | 37 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Air Guard Ford | 333 | 75 | 5 | 37.5 | $104,300 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 332 | 67 | 89.3 | $140,631 | Running | |||
| 33 | 36 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 332 | 64 | 46.7 | $119,135 | Running | |||
| 34 | 40 | 71 | Andy Lally | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 331 | 66 | 5 | 33.0 | $93,125 | Running | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | MAPEI / Menards Toyota | 240 | 63 | 5 | 42.3 | $106,548 | Engine | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 192 | 55 | 61.4 | $126,740 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 190 | 52 | 68.2 | $138,901 | Accident | |||
| 38 | 21 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts / Susan G. Komen Signature Toyota | 188 | 49 | 57.4 | $91,350 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 38 | 66 | Mike Bliss | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 45 | 51 | 5 | 30.4 | $91,150 | Rear Gear | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | 43 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 35 | 43 | 29.8 | $90,950 | Vibration | |||
| 41 | 41 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 25 | 40 | 30.1 | $90,720 | Overheating | |||
| 42 | 42 | 37 | Dave Blaney | A&W All American Food Ford | 23 | 37 | 29.0 | $102,593 | Overheating | |||
| 43 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | HostGator.com Toyota | 12 | 34 | 25.9 | $90,816 | Engine |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 156,000, Denny Hamlin won the AAA Texas 500, his 16th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in 185 starts.
Prior to the green flag, the following cars went to the rear for the reasons indicated: #21 transmission change).
Failed to Qualify: (6) 36 J J Yeley, 81 Scott Riggs, 46 Michael McDowell, 64 Jeff Green, 23 Josh Wise, 92 Brian Keselowski.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 34 Mins, 01 Secs.
Average Speed: 140.456 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.488 Seconds
Caution Flags: 9 for 40 laps: Laps: 13-16 (Fluid on track [37]); 43-46 (Debris on track [7]); 60-63 (#77 accident Turn 3 [31]); 133-136 (#56 accident Turn 4 [7]); 152-156 (#56 accident Turn 2 [17]); 160-162 (#18 spin Turn 1 [42]); 192-200 (#56 accident Turn 3 [None]); 301-304 (Debris on track [26]); 329-331 (#26 spin Turn 2 [9]).
Lead Changes: 33 among 13 drivers: 0; G. Biffle 1-13; R. Gordon 14; G. Biffle 15-43; D. Gilliland 44; M. Bliss 45; M. Martin 46-48; G. Biffle 49-60; P. Carpentier 61; G. Biffle 62-96; M. Martin 97-103; G. Biffle 104-108; J. Johnson 109; D. Hamlin 110-111; M. Martin 112-133; C. Mears 134; J. Logano 135-137; G. Biffle 138-152; A. Lally 153; J. Logano 154-156; G. Biffle 157; J. Logano 158; G. Biffle 159-176; J. Logano 177-194; A. Lally 195-197; J. Logano 198-200; G. Biffle 201-244; K. Harvick 245; M. Kenseth 246-247; G. Biffle 248-286; J. Logano 287-288; G. Biffle 289-301; M. Martin 302-305; D. Hamlin 306-334.
Coors Light Pole Award : Elliott Sadler, #19 195.397 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Greg Biffle, #16 crew chief Greg Erwin
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Greg Biffle, #16 186.754 mph, Lap 202
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Tom Ghent, #16
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Marcos Ambrose, #47
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Matt Kenseth, #17 cc J Fennig, 0.185 s
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Denny Hamlin, #11 29 places
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Denny Hamlin, #11
Tissot Pit Road Precision : Mark Martin, #5 305.658 seconds
WIX Filters Lap Leader : Denny Hamlin, #11 31 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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