May 8, 2010
- Denny Hamlin wins at Darlington: #11-Denny Hamlin won the Showtime Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway for his 3rd race of 2010 and 11th of his career. He also won the Nationwide race Friday night. It was his first weekend sweep in Nationwide and Cup. Pole sitter #1-Jamie McMurray finished 2nd, followed by #2-Busch, #24-Gordon, #42-Montoya, #29-Harvick, #18-Busch, #31-Burton, #39-Newman, and #83-Vickers. Harvick extended his points lead to 110 over #48-Johnson, who was involved in a wreck with #43-Allmendinger midway through the race and finished 36th. There were 20 lead changes among 11 drivers and 11 cautions for 56 yellow flag laps.
See race results, awards, laps led and more on Jayski’s Darlington Race Results/Awards page.(5-8-2010) - Race Fast Facts – Darlington:
Denny Hamlin won the SHOWTIME Southern 500 (61st Running), his 11th victory in 162 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2010.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in five races at Darlington Raceway.
Hamlin completed the weekend sweep, also winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series event this weekend. It is his first career NSCS/NNS sweep.
The last NSCS/NNS sweep was at Richmond in May of 2009 by Kyle Busch. The last NSCS/NNS sweep at Darlington was September of 1993 by Mark Martin.
Jamie McMurray (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in ten races at Darlington Raceway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2010.
Kurt Busch (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 14 races at Darlington Raceway.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-8-2010) - 2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Darlington, race 11 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #29-Kevin Harvick [1 win], 1622
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 1512, -110
3) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win],1509, -113
4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1475, -147
5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1472, -150
6) #11-Denny Hamlin [3 wins], 1458, -164
7) #16-Greg Biffle, 1431, -191
8) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 1420, -202
9) #31-Jeff Burton, 1394, -228
10) #5-Mark Martin, 1357, -265
11) #99-Carl Edwards, 1345, -277
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1318, -304
Chase for the Sprint Cup – Contenders:
13) #56-Martin Truex Jr., 1302, 16 points out of the chase
14) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 1280, -38
15) #33-Clint Bowyer, 1280, -38
16) #1-Jamie McMurray [1 win], 1279, -39
17) #42-Juan Montoya, 1264, -54
18) #14-Tony Stewart, 1259, -59
2009 Chase Drivers not in top 18
20) #83-Brian Vickers, 1158, -160
22) #9-Kasey Kahne, 1129, -190
See standings on Jayski’s Drivers Points Standings page.
(5-8-2010) - Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Dover:
There were no changes in the top 30. The #37 team is now 22 points ahead of the #38 team.
32) #71-Labonte/TRG: 899, +88
33) #34-Kvapil/Front Row: 877, +66
34) #7-Gordon/RGM/BAM: 854, +43
35) #37-Conway/Front Row: 833, 22 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed:
36) #38-Gilliland/Front Row: 811, 22 points out of 35th
37) #26-Stremme/Latitude43: 706, -127
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.(5-8-2010) - Penalty Report – Darlington:
Car#, Lap, Reason, Penalty
#18, Pre-Race, Back-Up Car, to the rear
#38, 48, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Tail End
#20, 54, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#71, 54, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#38, 55, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#13, 64, Excessive speed EXITING the pits, Tail End
#48, 84, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#56, 84, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#71, 143, Commitment Line Violation, Pass Thru
#71, 172, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#13, 173, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#77, 173, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#37, 180, Pitting before pit road is open,Also Rolling a Tire and Commitment Line Violation, Tail End
#77, 201, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#47, 201, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#71, 228, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#47, 229, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#77, 233, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#82, 266, Commitment Line Violation, Pass Thru
#98, 283, Pitting before pit road is open, Tail End
#31, 344,Running over/under equipment, Stop and Go and Tail End
(NASCAR Statistics)(5-8-2010) - Lucky Dogs – Who got a lap back on each caution at Darlington: (and their finish)
Caution 1: #99-Edwards, 15th
Caution 2: #82-Speed, 28th
Caution 3: #26-Stremme, 24th
Caution 4: #71-Labonte, 34th
Caution 5: #48-Johnson, 36th
Caution 6: #16-Biffle, 22nd
Caution 7: #99-Edwards (2), 15th
Caution 8: #6-Ragan, 14th
Caution 9: #26-Stremme (2), 24th
Caution 10: #9-Kahne, 20th
Caution 11: #99-Edwards (3), 15th
(5-8-2010) - Start and Parks? Which teams parked their cars early in the race at Darlington (or seemed to)?
42nd: #64-Bodine, 21 laps run
41st: #66-Blaney, 35 laps run
40th: #46-Yeley, 42 laps run
with NASCAR’s new rule of the first non-crashed car out of the race to be inspected, it would be the #64 this week
(only count a team with a history of start and park, not a wreck or engine blow and only if 25% or less of race completed)(5-1-2010) - Jeff Gordon talks about Letarte’s contract:HAS THERE BEEN ANY PROGRESS ON (CREW CHIEF) STEVE LETARTE’S CONTRACT YET?“Oh, would you guys (the media) settle down! It was a week ago that Chad (Knaus) and Alan (Gustafson) signed and nobody was asking any questions about Stevie. And now all of a sudden it’s like they are signed so why isn’t Steve signed? He’s going to be signed. Everything is going really good. He and I are getting along and doing better than we ever have and his commitment to this team is showing every weekend just how good he is and that’s not going to change. So, if I was trying to get him signed he would have been signed already. It’s a process that goes on at Hendrick Motorsports and I’m not really involved with it.”(Chevy PR)(5-8-2010)
- Ford looking for new racing engineer: Ford Racing is searching for a new manager of North American Racing Operations. Doug Hervey, who has been in the post since April 2007, will move on to the product development end of the Ford Motor Company. He will be under Brian Wolfe, former director of North American Motorsports. Hervey directed the engineering of all of Ford’s North American Racing initiatives with an emphasis on NASCAR and NHRA. He also oversaw Grand-AM and USAC. Ford Racing has been winless in NASCAR’s Cup Series since Jamie McMurray took the checkers at Talladega on Nov. 1, 2009. Its last Nationwide Series win came when Carl Edwards was victorious at Phoenix two weeks later. Ford pulled its manufacturing support from the Camping World Truck Series two years ago but still offers technical and contingency support.(Fox Sports)(5-8-2010)
- North Carolina Governor Proclaims May Motorsports Month: With Race Weeks in Charlotte fast approaching, and thousands of fans from around the globe coming to North Carolina to vacation and enjoy great racing, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has proclaimed May Motorsports Month in the Tar Heel State. The proclamation was read at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday during a May race kick-off event with Marcus Smith, president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, and four area mayors: Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, Concord Mayor Scott Padgett, Mooresville Mayor Chris Montgomery and Kannapolis Mayor Robert Misenheimer. Gov. Perdue’s proclamation recognizes the many motorsports events taking place in North Carolina in May, and in particular those at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including the N.C. Education Lottery 200 on May 21, the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on May 22, the TECH-NET Auto Service 300 Powered by CARQUEST Auto Parts on May 29, and the Coca-Cola 600 on May 30. Tickets for all May races at Charlotte Motor Speedway can be purchased online at www.charlottemotorspeedway.com or by calling the speedway ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS. Friends and family four-pack tickets start at just $39.75 per person for the Coca-Cola 600 and at $35 per person for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on May 22.(CMS PR)(5-8-2010)
- Kahne’s shock fails inspection: #38-Kasey Kahne and his Braun Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series team faces possible penalties after the left-front shock absorber from Kahne’s #38 Toyota failed post-race inspection Friday night at Darlington Raceway. Kahne finished fourth in the Royal Purple 200. For the Nationwide Series, NASCAR compresses the shock in post-race inspection and then gives it 90 seconds to rebound to its proper position. Kahne’s shock apparently didn’t rebound in the required time. “We will take a front left shock back to the R&D center to look at it further and discuss it further in our Tuesday meeting,” NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said late Friday. “Any penalties that would be coming would be announced probably Tuesday afternoon.” The incident appears similar to what happened to Brad Keselowski after he won at Talladega two races ago. The right-front shock on Keselowski’s car didn’t rebound in the allotted time, and NASCAR fined Keselowski and the team 25 points and crew chief Paul Wolfe $10,000.(NNS Racing)(5-8-2010)
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