2010 Autism Speaks 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 12 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Layout of Dover International Speedway
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| Date | May 16, 2010 | ||
| Official name | Autism Speaks 400 | ||
| Location | Dover International Speedway Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.0 mi (1.61 km) |
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| Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.74 km) | ||
| Weather | Partly cloudy with a high of 75; wind out of the NE at 8 mph. | ||
| Average speed | 126 miles per hour (203 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||
| Time | 22.884 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 225 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2010 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Hershey's Milk & Milkshakes was the twelfth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. It started at 1 p.m. EST on May 16, 2010. The 2010 Autism Speaks 400 was televised on Fox and was broadcast on MRN radio at 12 p.m.Martin Truex, Jr. started in the pole position. The race had eight different leaders, twenty lead changes, and five cautions. The winner of the race was Kyle Busch, while Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth finished second and third respectively.
On May 14, 2010, the quickest drivers in first practice were Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex, Jr., and Kyle Busch. During qualifying, Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole position, while Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch, and Jimmie Johnson started in the two rows behind him. Also in qualifying, two drivers did not qualify; they were Todd Bodine and Max Papis. On May 15, 2010, the quickest in the second practice were Jimmie Johnson, David Ragan, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, and Kasey Kahne. In the final practice the quickest were Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, A. J. Allmendinger, and Clint Bowyer.
To begin the pre-race ceremonies, Reverend Jonathan Falwell of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va., delivered the invocation. Then, country music artist, Joe Nichols performed the national anthem. To start the engines, Richard Petty, part of the inaugural class at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, gave the command, "Gentlemen, start your engines!"
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