2010 NASCAR RCA Cup Series (Johnsonverse)

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The 2010 NASCAR RCA Cup Series was the 62nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 39th modern-era cup series, and the first Cup season of the 2010s, the 21st century's second decade. Beginning at Daytona International Speedway, the season included 43 races and two exhibition races. The season concluded with the 2010 Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway. During the 2009 offseason, NASCAR announced a few calendar changes, including the standardized start time. Joe Gibbs won the Owners' Championship, while Kelly Watkins won the Drivers' Championship. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 261 points.

Teams, drivers, and manufacturers

Company	Marquee	Model	Status
General Motors	Chevrolet	Camaro	NEW GENERATION, full factory support
		Impala	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company	Ford	Fusion	Full factory support
		Mustang GT	Full factory support
		Shelby Mustang	Full factory support
		Roush Mustang	In-house variant
Chrysler Corporation	Dodge	Charger	Full factory support
		Challenger	Full factory support
		Avenger	Full factory support
Toyota Motor Corporation	Toyota	Camry	Full factory support
		Avalon	Full factory support

Manufacturer notes

The Horsepower Wars escalated in 2010 when Chevrolet finally bit the bullet and revived the Camaro, now with retro styling like the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger. 2010 also saw Ford introduce the high-performance Shelby variant of the Mustang as an option; only Wood Brothers Racing used it.

Complete schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Race driver	Crew chief	Model	Primary Sponsor
Chevrolet	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	01	Brad Keselowski (R)		2010 Impala	U.S. Army
		3	Renee Walters			Wrangler
		8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.			National Guard
		38	Kelley Earnhardt			Pennzoil
		81	Martin Truex Jr.			Bass Pro Shops
	Furniture Row Racing	78	Regan Smith (R)	Ryan Coniam Pete Rondeau	2010 Impala	Furniture Row
	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Ricky Hendrick	Alan Gustafson	2010 Camaro	GoDaddy.com
		24	Jeff Gordon	Steve Letarte		DuPont
		25	Shane Hmiel			Lowe's
		52	Casey Atwood	Chad Knaus		M&M's
	SFS Racing	4	Kevin Harvick		2010 Impala	Budweiser
		10	Kyle Busch	Tony Gibson		Valvoline
		14	Tony Stewart	Greg Zipadelli		Home Depot
	Tommy Baldwin Racing	36	Landon Cassill (R)		2009 Impala	Wave Energy Drink
	TRG Motorsports	72	Andy Lally		2008 Malibu	TaxSlayer.com
	Whitney Motorsports	06	Terry Cook (R)	Jeremy Lafaver	2008 Malibu	unsponsored
Dodge					2010 Charger
	AK Racing	7	David Gilliland		2010 Avenger	Walmart
		11	Jamie McMurray			Microsoft
		71	Clint Bowyer			Jack Daniel's
	Bill Davis Racing	22	Jeff Burton		2010 Charger	Caterpillar
		23	Scott Wimmer			New Holland Tractors
	Chip Ganassi Racing	1	Jimmie Johnson		2010 Charger	UAW-Delphi
		41	Emily Senn			Target
		46	Bryan Clauson (R)			Tums
	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	9	Kasey Kahne		2010 Charger	Coors Light
		13	Jerry Nadeau			Nickelodeon
		94	Casey Elliott			Dodge Dealers
	Moroso-Rudd Racing	82	Rob Moroso		2010 Avenger	Mountain Dew
		83	Michelle Basone			Tide
		84	Kenny Irwin Jr.			RCA
	Penske Championship Racing	02	Ryan Newman		2010 Avenger	Verizon
		2	Kurt Busch			Miller Lite
		12	Joey Logano (R)			Mobil 1
	Petty Enterprises	43	Adam Petty	Mike Shiplett	2010 Challenger	STP
		44	Chad McCumbee	Kevin Buskirk		McDonald's
	Robby Gordon Motorsports	70	Robby Gordon	Ian Watt Samuel Stanley Gene Nead Steve Lane	2010 Charger	Monster Energy
	Team SABCO	40	Shawna Robinson		2010 Charger	Kmart
		42	Blaise Alexander			Juicy Fruit
		45	Alana Houston			Barbie
Ford	Allison-Yates Racing	28	Jeremy Mayfield	Jimmy Fennig	2010 Fusion	Texaco/Havoline
		88	Stephen Leicht			Citi Financial
	Front Row Motorsports	34	Kevin Conway (R)		2010 Mustang	Extenze
		37	Travis Kvapil			Window World Cares
	Roush Racing	6	David Ragan	Drew Blickensderfer	2010 Roush Mustang	UPS
		16	Greg Biffle	Donnie Wingo		3M
		99	Carl Edwards	Bob Osborne		Office Depot
	Steele-Favre Racing	15	Tim Steele		2010 Fusion	Nike/Sony
		90	Katrina Goode			Folgers
	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Aric Almirola (R)	David Hyder	2010 Shelby Mustang	Motorcraft
Toyota	Germain Racing	30	Max Papis	Bootie Barker	2010 Avalon	GEICO
	Joe Gibbs Racing *	18	Matt Kenseth	Mike Ford	2010 Camry	DeWalt Tools
		19	Kelly Watson			Circuit City
		20	Denny Hamlin	Steve Addington		FedEx
		80	Michael McDowell	Darian Grubb		Rheem
	JTG Daugherty Racing Michael Waltrip Racing	47	Marcos Ambrose	Frank Kerr	2010 Avalon	Kroger
	Michael Waltrip Racing *	00	David Reutimann	Rodney Childers	2010 Camry	Aaron's Dream Machine
		17	Elliott Sadler			NAPA Auto Parts
	Prism Motorsports	66	Dave Blaney		2009 Camry	unsponsored
			Michael McDowell
			Scott Riggs
			Johnny Sauter
			Ted Musgrave
			Jason Leffler
			Mike Bliss
	NEMCO Motorsports	87	Joe Nemechek	Phillipe Lopez	2010 Camry	England Stove/FrontRowJoe.com
	Red Bull Racing Team	85	Brian Vickers	Jimmy Elledge	2010 Avalon	Red Bull
		86	Scott Speed	Ryan Pemberton		Red Bull

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Race driver	Model
Chevrolet	Keyed Up Motorsports	190	Casey Mears	2009 Impala SS
			Scott Riggs
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	4	Kevin Lepage	2010 Impala
	Norm Benning Racing	57	Norm Benning	2007 Monte Carlo SS
	Stavola Labonte Racing	10	Terry Labonte	2010 Camaro
			Bobby Labonte
	Tommy Baldwin Racing	35	Johnny Sauter	2009 Impala
	Tri-Star Motorsports		Tony Ave	2010 Camaro
Dodge	Ash Motorsports	02	Brandon Ash	2007 Avenger
	BAM Motorsports	49	David Gilliland	2009 Charger
	K-Automotive Motorsports	92	Mike Wallace	2008 Challenger
			Brian Keselowski
	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	27	Todd Bodine	2008 Challenger
	Whitney Motorsports	81	J.J. Yeley	2007 Charger
			Scott Riggs
			Terry Labonte
Ford	Gunselman Motorsports	64	Tony Raines	2009 Fusion
			Todd Bodine
			Josh Wise
			Jeff Green
Toyota	Braun Racing	132	Reed Sorenson	2009 Avalon
			Mike Bliss
			Jacques Villeneuve
			Jason Leffler
	Michael Waltrip Racing	15	Michael Waltrip	2010 Camry
		55		2010 Camry
	Prism Motorsports		Michael Waltrip	2009 Camry
			Michael McDowell
			Dave Blaney
			Mike Bliss
			Terry Labonte
			Terry Cook (R)

Schedule

No.	Race title	Track	Date	TV
1	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway, Sonoma	January 31	WBC
	Budweiser Shootout	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 6	WBC
	Gatorade 125's		February 11	WBC
2	Daytona 500		February 14	WBC
3	Subway 400	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham	February 21	WBC
4	Shelby American	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas	February 28	ESPN
5	Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta)	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	March 7	ESPN
6	San Jose 500	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy	March 14	WBC
7	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	March 21	TNN
8	Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	March 29	TNN
9	Diet Coke 500	Denver International Speedway, Denver	April 4	WBC
10	TranSouth Financial 400	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	April 11	ESPN
11	Texas 400	Texas World Speedway, College Station	April 18	WBC
12	Aaron's 499	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln	April 25	WBC
13	Crown Royal presents the Heath Calhoun 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	May 1	TNN
14	Auto Club 500	Auto Club Speedway, Fontana	May 9	WBC
15	Bud Light 400	Dover International Speedway, Dover	May 16	TNN
	RCA Open	Thompson International Speedway, Thompson	May 22	TNN
	RCA All-Star Challenge XXVI			WBC
16	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 30	WBC
17	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis	June 6	ESPN
18	Motorcraft 400	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth	June 13	WBC
19	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	June 20	WBC
20	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	June 27	WBC
21	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 3	WBC
22	LifeLock.com 400	Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero	July 11	ESPN
23	Music City USA 420	Music City Motorplex, Nashville	July 18	TNN
24	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	July 25	WBC
25	Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	August 1	ESPN
26	Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 8	ESPN
27	Carfax 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	August 15	TNN
28	Irwin Tools Night Race	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	August 21	TNN
29	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 5	WBC
30	Air Guard 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 11	TNN
31	Tyson Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	September 19	WBC
32	AAA 400	Dover International Speedway, Dover	September 26	TNN
33	Price Chopper 400	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	October 3	ESPN
34	Emory Healthcare 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	October 10	ESPN
35	Bank of America 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 16	WBC
36	TUMS Fast Relief 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	October 24	WBC
37	AMP Energy Juice 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln	October 31	WBC
38	ACDelco 400	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham	November 7	TNN
39	Kobalt Tools 500 (Phoenix)	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale	November 14	TNN
40	Ford 400	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	November 21	WBC
41	iPad 500	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy	November 28	WBC
42	Sprite 500	Denver International Speedway, Denver	December 5	WBC
43	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario	December 12	WBC

Calendar Changes

• For the 2010 season, all races adopted standardized start times; east coast day races began at 1:00 p.m. ET, west coast day races began at 12:00 p.m. PT (3:00 p.m. ET), and most night races began at 7:30 p.m. ET; race times were chosen with the west coast in mind, as many fans complained about having to wake up before the sun was up for east coast races. These changes were intended to alleviate fan confusion over the inconsistent scheduling practices of previous seasons, allow teams a "shorter" race day due to the earlier start times, and to provide more "flexibility" in the event of rain delays. The Coca-Cola 600 maintained its traditional early-evening start time, while the Coke Zero 400 was delayed due to weather.
• The Best Buy 400 was moved before the RCA All-Star Challenge XXVI and the Coca-Cola 600.
• The TranSouth Financial 400 and Texas 400 switched their dates.

Rule changes

It was announced in January as part of the annual preseason media tour in Charlotte that, after years of restrictions, drivers would be let loose as it were, popularly referred to as "Boys, Have At It". Rules were altered to allow for "bump drafting", especially at Daytona and Talladega. Starting with the Shelby American, NASCAR extended its post-race inspections to include the first car out of the race that was not involved in a wreck; in other words, the first start and park.

Results

No.	Race	Pole Position	Most Laps Led	Winner	Make/Model
1	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon	Mark Martin	Chevrolet Camaro
	Budweiser Shootout	Carl Edwards	Greg Biffle	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet Camaro
	Gatorade 125's	Mark Martin	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Camaro
		Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Tony Stewart	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Charger
2	Daytona 500	Mark Martin	Kevin Harvick	Adam Petty	Dodge Challenger
3	Subway 400	Jamie McMurray	Jimmie Johnson	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro
4	Shelby American	Kurt Busch	Jeff Gordon	Mark Martin	Chevrolet Camaro
5	Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kasey Kahne	Kurt Busch	Dodge Charger
6	San Jose 500	Adam Petty	Adam Petty	Adam Petty	Dodge Challenger
7	Food City 500	Joey Logano	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Camaro
8	Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	Kevin Harvick	Denny Hamlin	Denny Hamlin	Toyota Camry
9	Diet Coke 500	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Tony Stewart	Casey Elliott	Dodge Charger
10	TranSouth Financial 400	A.J. Allmendinger	Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet Camaro
11	Texas 400	Tony Stewart	Jeff Gordon	Denny Hamlin	Toyota Camry
12	Aaron's 499	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Burton	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro
13	Crown Royal presents the Heath Calhoun 400	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch	Toyota Camry
14	Auto Club 500	Jamie McMurray	Jeff Gordon	Denny Hamlin	Toyota Camry
15	Bud Light 400	Martin Truex Jr.	Jimmie Johnson	John Andretti	Dodge Challenger
	RCA Open	David Ragan	David Ragan	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro
	RCA All-Star Challenge XXVI	Kurt Busch	Jimmie Johnson	Kurt Busch	Dodge Charger
16	Coca-Cola 600	Ryan Newman	Kurt Busch	Kurt Busch	Dodge Charger
17	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400	Kyle Busch	Denny Hamlin	Denny Hamlin	Toyota Camry
18	Motorcraft 400	Kurt Busch	Denny Hamlin	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro
19	Budweiser 400	Kasey Kahne	Jimmie Johnson	Adam Petty	Dodge Challenger
20	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	Juan Pablo Montoya	Kasey Kahne	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Camaro
21	Coke Zero 400	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet Camaro
22	LifeLock.com 400	Jame McMurray	Jimmie Johnson	David Reutimann	Toyota Camry
23	Music City USA 420	Kasey Kahne	Mark Martin	Mark Martin	Chevrolet Camaro
24	Brickyard 400	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Jamie McMurray	Dodge Challenger
25	Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	Tony Stewart	Jimmie Johnson	Greg Biffle	Roush Mustang
26	Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen	Carl Edwards	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Dodge Challenger
27	Carfax 400	Kasey Kahne	Greg Biffle	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro
28	Irwin Tools Night Race	Jimmie Johnson	Adam Petty	Adam Petty	Dodge Challenger
29	Southern 500	Denny Hamlin	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet Camaro
30	Air Guard 400	Carl Edwards	Denny Hamlin	Denny Hamlin	Toyota Camry
31	Tyson Holly Farms 400	Brad Keselowski	Clint Bowyer	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet Camaro
32	AAA 400	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Camaro
33	Price Chopper 400	Kasey Kahne	Tony Stewart	Greg Biffle	Roush Mustang
34	Emory Healthcare 500	Jamie McMurray	Mark Martin	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet Camaro
35	Bank of America 500	Jeff Gordon	Kyle Busch	Jamie McMurray	Dodge Challenger
36	TUMS Fast Relief 500	Denny Hamlin	Jeff Burton	Mark Martin	Chevrolet Camaro
37	AMP Energy Juice 500	Juan Pablo Montoya	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro
38	ACDelco 400	Elliott Sadler	Greg Biffle	Denny Hamlin	Toyota Camry
39	Kobalt Tools 500 (Phoenix)	Carl Edwards	Denny Hamlin	Carl Edwards	Roush Mustang
40	Ford 400	Kasey Kahne	Carl Edwards	Carl Edwards	Roush Mustang
41	iPad 500	Mark Martin	Tony Stewart	Rob Moroso	Dodge Avenger
42	Sprite 500	Jeff Gordon	Jamie McMurray	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet Camaro
43	Los Angeles Times 500	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhart Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro

Cars Used in 2010

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