|
|

Talladega Superspeedway
Aaron's 499
April 25, 2010
Harvick wins wild race at Talladega: #29-Kevin Harvick won the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway taking the lead on the third Green-White-Checkered with a few feet to go over #1-Jamie McMurray, winning the race by .011 seconds, the 8th closest finish [since electronic scoring in 1993]. McMurray had led when the last caution came out before lap 188 [the end of the regular length of the race] and led at the start of each of the three green-white-checkered flags. It is Harvick's first win in 115 races [Daytona 500 in 2007], his fist win at Talladega, Richard Childress Racing 90th win and 1st win at Talladega since Dale Earnhardt won his 76th and final race in Oct. 2000. It is Harvick's 12th career win which puts him alone in 31st on the all-time win list. McMurray held on to 2nd place, followed by #42-Montoya, #11-Hamlin, #5-Martin, #6-Ragan, #33-Bowyer, #2-Busch, #18-Busch and #09-Bliss. #48-Johnson wrecked late and finished 31st out of the race. #24-Gordon got involved in a lte wreck, but finished 22nd. #7-Gordon finished 20th and is back in the top 35 in owners points in 34th. The #37 Front Row Motorsports team fell out of the top 35. There were a series and track record 29 leaders with a series and track record 88 lead changes. There were 8 cautions for 32 yellow flag laps.(4-25-2010)
2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:
[after Talladega, race 9 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 1323
2) #29-Kevin Harvick [1 win], 1297, -26
3) #16-Greg Biffle, 1237, -86
4) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1224, -99
5) #18-Kyle Busch, 1163, -160
6) #5-Mark Martin, 1154, -169
7) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 1146, -177
8) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1142, -181
9) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 1138, -185
10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1130, -193
11) #33-Clint Bowyer, 1086, -237
12) #31-Jeff Burton, 1082, -241
Chase for the Sprint Cup - Contenders:
13) #99-Carl Edwards, 1067, 15 points out of the chase
14) #14-Tony Stewart, 1061, -21
15) #56-Martin Truex Jr, 1045, -37
2009 Chase Drivers not in top 15
18) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 995, 87 points out of the chase
20) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 959, -126
23) #9-Kasey Kahne, 926, -156
25) #83-Brian Vickers, 916, -166
See standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(4-25-2010)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Richmond:
Changes: #7-Gordon finished 20th at Talladega and is 34th and has a guaranteed spot at Richmond, #37-Gilliland drops to 36th, 2 points behind 35th, now #38-Conway
32) #78-Smith/Furniture Row: 680, +67
33) #34-Kvapil/Front Row: 617, +4
34) #7-Gordon/RGM/BAM: 628, +15
35) #38-Conway/Front Row: 614, 1 point ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed:
36) #37-Gilliland/Front Row: 613, 1 point out of 35th
37) #26-Stremme/Latitude43: 457, -157
38) #36-TBA/Baldwin: 445, -169
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.(4-25-2010)
|
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 9 AARON’S 499 2.66-Mile Oval 500 M – 188 L – Purse: $5,982,252 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fin. Str. Car NSCS Bonus Driver Pos Pos No. Driver Team Laps Points Points Rating Winnings Status___ 1 4 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 200 190 *5 80.5 $344,501 Running 2 21 1 Jamie
McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker
Boats Chevrolet 200 175 *5 82.2 245,879 Running 3 24 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya TUMS Chevrolet 200 170 *5 74.2 205,356 Running 4 11 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Express 5 10 5 Mark
Martin GoDaddy.com
Chevrolet 200 160 *5 85.5 138,975 Running 6 26 6 David
Ragan UPS Ford 200 155 *5 96.6 130,650 Running 7 14 33 Clint
Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet 200 146 72.0 118,675 Running 8 9 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 200 147 *5 79.1 148,398 Running 9 6 18 Kyle
Busch Pedigree 10 37 09 Mike Bliss 11 15 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 200 130 64.7 134,123 Running 12 17 56 Martin Truex
Jr. 13 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 200 129 *5 104.3 104,350 Running 14 30 00 David Reutimann 15 20 82 Scott Speed Red Bull 16 13 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice 17 3 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 200 117 *5 74.2 99,450 Running 18 34 34 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's Ford 200 114 *5 53.8 90,600 Running 19 23 43 AJ Allmendinger Insignia/Best Buy Ford 200 111 *5 74.7 126,801 Running 20 38 7 Robby Gordon Monster Energy 21 22 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Ford 200 105 *5 69.3 127,165 Running 22 5 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 200 102 *5 75.5 131,401 Running 23 32 71 Bobby Labonte TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 200 94 81.1 87,600 Running 24 29 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Truck Rental/AAA Dodge 200 96 *5 72.5 93,925 Running 25 18 98 Paul Menard Turtle Wax/Menards Ford 198 93 *5 71.5 93,225 Running 26 35 37 Robert RichardsonJr. Mahindra Tractors 27 36 26 David Stremme Air National Guard Ford 197 82 37.6 92,600 Running 28 2 17 Matt Kenseth Valvoline
Ford 196 84 *5 51.8 127,901 Running 29 19 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull 30 33 38 Kevin Conway # Extenze Ford 195 73 33.4 102,410 Running 31 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 194 75 *5 92.3 134,553 Accident 32 8 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 191 77 **10 101.0 126,140 Running 33 27 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley/Bostitch Ford 188 69 *5 74.6 88,675 Accident 34 25 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge 188 66 *5 56.2 106,360 Accident 35 16 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation/Office Depot Chevrolet 188 63 *5 59.7 117,079 Accident 36 12 20 Joey Logano The Home
Depot 37 28 47 Marcos Ambrose Bush's Best Baked Beans/Kingsford 38 31 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 100 54 *5 79.1 86,775 Engine 39 43 55 Michael Waltrip Aaron's 55th Anniversary 40 40 13 Max Papis GEICO 41 39 36 Johnny Sauter 42 41 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports 43 42 66 Dave Blaney PRISM Motorsports # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (2) #46 Terry Cook;
#35 Aric Almirola. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 123,500, Harvick won the Aaron's 499, his
12th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. TIME
OF RACE:
3 hours, 31 minutes, 58 seconds
AVERAGE
SPEED: 150.590 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.011 seconds COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None, due to inclement weather - rain DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Gil Martin (crew chief for Kevin Harvick) GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST LAP
AWARD: Jeff Burton (197.069 mph, Lap 42) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE
RACE AWARD: Kevin Harvick MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Jamie McMurray MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Gil Martin (crew chief for Kevin Harvick) NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $100,000 at O’REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION
IMPROVEMENT AWARD: David Ragan (20
places) RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kevin Conway SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kevin Harvick TISSOT
“ WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Burton (28 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 32
laps. [Beneficiary] 22-24 (Competition [37]); 77-79 (#11-Spin Trioval [26]); 84-88 (#2, 13, 17, 18, 19, 26, 36, 55, 77,
98-Accident Trioval [12]); 102-105 (Fluid on Track
[47]); 177-179 (#00, 71-Accident Backstretch [9]); 183-188 (#09, 9, 24, 31,
82-Accident Trioval [2]); 190-194 (#9, 12, 19, 20,
39, 47, 71, 77, 83-Accident Turn 4 [7]); 196-198 (#16, 48-Accident Backstretch
[24]). LAP LEADERS: 88 lead changes
among 29 drivers. Johnson-pole, Ky. Busch 1-2, Logano
3, Kenseth 4, Harvick 5,
Hamlin 6-7, Stewart 8, Sadler 9, Ragan 10-12, Ku. Busch 13, Logano
14-18, ++Rollover
money awarded at year’s end, amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 1,323 (3) 2 –Kevin Harvick 1,297 (1) 3 –Greg Biffle 1,237 (0) 4 –Matt Kenseth 1,224 (0) 5 –Kyle Busch 1,163 (0) 6 –Mark Martin 1,154 (0) 7 –Kurt Busch 1,146 (1) 8 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1,142 (0) 9 –Denny Hamlin 1,138 (2) 10–Jeff Gordon 1,130 (0) 11–Clint Bowyer 1,086 (0) 12–Jeff O’REILLY AUTO PARTS
POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD Car # Pts. Kevin Harvick (#29) 2 Greg Biffle (#16) 1 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF RACE AWARD Car
# Pts. Gil Martin (#29) 1 Steve Addington (# 2) 1 Lance McGrew (#88) 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kevin Conway 88 Terry Cook 27 MOBIL 1 COMMAND
PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 4 Jamie McMurray (# 1) 2 Martin Truex Jr. (#56) 1 Pts Wins Chevrolet 70 6 Ford 42 0 Dodge 38 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Denny Hamlin (#11) 2 Kevin Harvick (#29) 1 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
BELTS FASTEST LAP
AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 1 Denny Hamlin (#11) 1 Jeff Gordon (#24) 1 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#48) 97 Earnhardt/Childress (#29) 82 Penske (# 2) 71 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Burton (#31) 2 Tony Stewart (#14) 2 Kevin Harvick (#29) 1 DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Gil Martin (#29) 3 Brian Pattie (#42) 2 Greg Erwin (#16) 1 TISSOT “ Car # Pts. Martin Truex Jr. (#56) 2 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 1 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD Mark Martin 1 Kurt Busch 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 Tony Stewart 1 Joey Logano 1 Jamie McMurray 1 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 9
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 123,500, Kevin Harvick won the Aaron's 499, his 12th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Failed to Qualify: (2) 46-Cook, 35-Almirola. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 31 Mins, 58 Secs. Caution Flags: 8 for 32 laps: Laps: 22-24 (Competition [37]); 77-79 (No. 11 spun trioval [26]); 84-88 (#2, 13, 17, 18, 19, 26, 36, 55, 77, 98 accident trioval [12]); 102-105 (Fluid on track [47]); 177-179 (#00, 71 accident backstretch [9]); 183-188 (#09, 9, 24, 31, 82 accident trioval [2]); 190-194 (#9, 12, 19, 20, 39, 47, 71, 77, 83 accident turn 4 [7]); 196-198 (#16, 48 accident backstretch [24]). Lead Changes: 88 among 29 drivers: J. Johnson 0; Kyle Busch 1-2; J. Logano 3; M. Kenseth 4; K. Harvick 5; D. Hamlin 6-7; T. Stewart 8; E. Sadler 9; D. Ragan 10-12; Kurt Busch 13; J. Logano 14-18; J. Burton 19-20; R. Gordon 21-22; Kurt Busch 23-25; B. Vickers 26-28; D. Hamlin 29; D. Earnhardt Jr. 30; M. Waltrip 31-33; A. Allmendinger 34; D. Ragan 35; D. Earnhardt Jr. 36-37; J. Johnson 38; D. Earnhardt Jr. 39-41; J. Burton 42; D. Earnhardt Jr. 43; Kyle Busch 44; D. Earnhardt Jr. 45; Kurt Busch 46-47; B. Keselowski 48-49; D. Ragan 50; B. Keselowski 51; J. Burton 52-58; S. Hornish Jr. 59; Kyle Busch 60-61; B. Vickers 62; J. Johnson 63-64; J. Burton 65; D. Hamlin 66; J. Johnson 67; J. Gordon 68; J. Johnson 69; M. Waltrip 70; J. Logano 71; R. Smith 72; J. Johnson 73; Kyle Busch 74; E. Sadler 75-76; P. Menard 77; Kurt Busch 78-79; Kyle Busch 80; J. Gordon 81; E. Sadler 82; D. Reutimann 83-84; R. Newman 85; T. Kvapil 86; J. Johnson 87-88; D. Reutimann 89; J. Gordon 90; Kyle Busch 91-92; K. Kahne 93-94; R. Smith 95-96; K. Kahne 97-100; D. Hamlin 101; M. Martin 102; G. Biffle 103-105; D. Hamlin 106-107; J. Logano 108-109; B. Vickers 110; Kyle Busch 111-114; A. Allmendinger 115; J. Johnson 116; A. Allmendinger 117-119; B. Vickers 120-127; D. Hamlin 128-130; Kyle Busch 131-139; D. Hamlin 140-142; D. Ragan 143; D. Hamlin 144-146; J. McMurray 147; J. Montoya 148-150; D. Hamlin 151; D. Ragan 152-153; D. Reutimann 154-155; J. McMurray 156-157; J. Gordon 158; J. McMurray 159; J. Burton 160-176; J. McMurray 177-199; K. Harvick 200; DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #29 crew chief Gil Martin NASCAR PR used with permission
|
2010 Sprint Cup Drivers Standings
2010 Sprint Cup Owners Standings
Race Info/Rundown Page
2010 Sprint Cup Results/Lineups
2010 Sprint Cup Schedule
2010 Team/Drivers Chart
Jayski's Silly Season Site NASCAR Sprint Cup News Page
Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Main Page
9) Talladega
8) Texas
7) Phoenix
6) Martinsville
5) Bristol
4) Atlanta
3) Las Vegas
2) Auto Club Speedway
1) Daytona
Gatorade Duels
Budweiser Shootout
36) Homestead
35) Phoenix
34) Texas
33) Talladega
32) Martinsville
31) Charlotte
30) Auto Club Speedway
29) Kansas
28) Dover
27) New Hampshire
26) Richmond
25) Atlanta
24) Bristol
23) Michigan
22) Watkins Glen
21) Pocono
20) Indianapolis
19) Chicago
18) Daytona
17) New Hampshire
16) Sonoma
15) Michigan
14) Pocono
13) Dover
12) Charlotte
All-Star Race
11) Darlington
10) Richmond
9) Talladega
8) Phoenix
7) Texas
6) Martinsville
5) Bristol
4) Atlanta
3) Las Vegas
2) California
1) Daytona
Gatorade Duel
the Jayski site is owned and served by:
