2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500
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| Race 6 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway
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| Date | March 29, 2010 | ||
| Official name | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.85 km) |
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| Distance | 508 laps, 267 mi (430 km) | ||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy with a high around 59; wind out of the ESE at 6 mph. | ||
| Average speed | 73.180 miles per hour (117.772 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing |
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| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 171 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia was the sixth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. It was scheduled to start at 1 p.m. EDT on March 28, 2010, but due to rain it ran on March 29, 2010 at 12 noon EDT. The 2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 was televised on Fox and was broadcast on MRN radio. This race was the first race that the spoiler replaced the wing on the Car of Tomorrow. The race had eight leaders, 26 lead changes, and 13 cautions.
During the first practice on March 26, 2010 the fastest were Ryan Newman, Mark Martin, Marcos Ambrose, Jeff Gordon, and Denny Hamlin. There was no major contact during first practice except for between Tony Stewart and Travis Kvapil. Qualifying for the Martinsville race was canceled because of rain showers in the area which caused them to line-up by points. The pole-sitter was Kevin Harvick, and Casey Mears, Terry Cook, and Johnny Sauter did not qualify. During the second practice on March 27, 2010 the fastest were Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Brian Vickers, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jeff Gordon; there was no major contact in the practice. The faster cars in Happy Hour (the final practice) on March 27, 2010 were Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon, and Denny Hamlin.
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