2010 Bank of America 500
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The 2010 Bank of America 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 16, 2010, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 334 laps, it was the thirty-first race during the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and the fifth race in the season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup. The race was won by Jamie McMurray, for the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team. Kyle Busch finished second, and Jimmie Johnson, who started tenth, clinched third.
Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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Race 31 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | October 16, 2010 (2010-10-16) | ||
Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Weather | Sunny with a high around 71 °F (22 °C); wind out of the NNW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h). | ||
Average speed | 140.391 miles per hour (225.937 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 28.192 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 218 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers | Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
Nielsen Ratings | 5.345 million[5] |
Pole position driver Jeff Gordon maintained his lead on the first lap to begin the race, as Carl Edwards, who started in the second position on the grid, remained behind him. Soon after, Busch became the leader of the race and would maintain a total of 218 laps in first place. After the final caution, Busch led on the restart, but McMurray passed him. McMurray held the lead through the end of the race, becoming the first driver not in the 2010 Chase to win a race during the Chase.
There were nine cautions and 27 lead changes among 19 different drivers throughout the course of the race. It was McMurray's third win in the 2010 season, and the sixth of his career. The result moved him up to 13th in the Drivers' Championship, 75 points ahead Ryan Newman in 14th. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 45 ahead of Toyota and 85 ahead of Ford, with five races remaining in the season. A total of 103,000 people attended the race, while 5.345 million watched it on television.