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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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the <a href="/wiki/2010_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_Aaron%27s_499_program_cover.png" class="mw-file-description" title="2010 Aaron's 499 program cover. "This is more than a race. This is Talladega Superspeedway.""><img alt="2010 Aaron's 499 program cover. "This is more than a race. This is Talladega Superspeedway."" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/2010_Aaron%27s_499_program_cover.png/220px-2010_Aaron%27s_499_program_cover.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8f/2010_Aaron%27s_499_program_cover.png 1.5x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="360" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">2010 Aaron's 499 program cover. "This is more than a race. This is <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a>."</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> April 25, 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-April-25</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Official name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Aaron's 499</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talladega,_Alabama" title="Talladega, Alabama">Talladega, Alabama</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />2.66 mi (4.28 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 200 laps, 532 mi (856.171 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Partly sunny with temperatures reaching up to 78.8 °F (26.0 °C); wind speeds up to 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 150.59 miles per hour (242.35 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 28</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 29</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Richard Childress Racing</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Joy" title="Mike Joy">Mike Joy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Larry_McReynolds" title="Larry McReynolds">Larry McReynolds</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Talladega_Superspeedway.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Talladega_Superspeedway.png/220px-Talladega_Superspeedway.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Talladega_Superspeedway.png/330px-Talladega_Superspeedway.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Talladega_Superspeedway.png/440px-Talladega_Superspeedway.png 2x" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="391" /></a><figcaption>The layout of <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a>, the venue where the race was held.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>2010 Aaron's 499</b> was the 9th race of the <a href="/wiki/2010_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2010</a> <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprint Cup Series">Sprint Cup Series</a> season, and the first of two Sprint Cup races held at <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Talladega,_Alabama" title="Talladega, Alabama">Talladega, Alabama</a>. It started at 1 p.m. EDT on April 25, 2010. The race was televised on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> and was also broadcast on <a href="/wiki/MRN_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="MRN Radio">MRN Radio</a> at 12 p.m.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> previous crash, officials decided that they would change from the rear wing to the rear spoiler which debuted in the <a href="/wiki/2010_Goody%27s_Fast_Pain_Relief_500" title="2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500">2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The race, which was extended by 12 laps, shattered numerous NASCAR records: it marked the first time under the modified <a href="/wiki/Green-white-checkered_finish" class="mw-redirect" title="Green-white-checkered finish">green-white-checkered finish</a> rules that a race had gone to the maximum three attempts allowed. There were eight caution flags, a record-setting 29 different leaders and a record-setting 88 lead changes.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a> won the race, his first win of the season and his first since the <a href="/wiki/2007_Daytona_500" title="2007 Daytona 500">2007 Daytona 500</a>, while the Earnhardt-Ganassi teammates of <a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a> and <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a> finished second and third.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_report">Race report</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Race report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Practices_and_qualifying">Practices and qualifying</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Practices and qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jimmie_Johnson_2008_Lowes_Chevy_Impala.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Jimmie_Johnson_2008_Lowes_Chevy_Impala.jpg/200px-Jimmie_Johnson_2008_Lowes_Chevy_Impala.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Jimmie_Johnson_2008_Lowes_Chevy_Impala.jpg/300px-Jimmie_Johnson_2008_Lowes_Chevy_Impala.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Jimmie_Johnson_2008_Lowes_Chevy_Impala.jpg/400px-Jimmie_Johnson_2008_Lowes_Chevy_Impala.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2496" data-file-height="1664" /></a><figcaption>Polesitter <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>On April 23, there were two practice sessions that began, with <a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a>, <a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a> posting the fastest times.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fastest in the final practice were Jeff Burton, <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bliss" title="Mike Bliss">Mike Bliss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the final practice there were two caution flags – one after <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> spun on the back stretch after being tapped by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a> and received major damage to his car, the other being when spotters noticed a small, black <a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">bird</a> near the <a href="/wiki/SAFER_barrier" title="SAFER barrier">SAFER barrier</a>, which a member of the safety team was able to grab.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 24, qualifying was canceled because of severe weather in the area (which also rained out the <a href="/wiki/Aaron%27s_312" class="mw-redirect" title="Aaron's 312">Nationwide Series</a> race of the weekend, causing that race to be rescheduled to April 25, right after the Sprint Cup race); <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a>, as he was first in the standings, started on the pole.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The drivers that failed to qualify were <a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cook_(racing_driver)" title="Terry Cook (racing driver)">Terry Cook</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_summary">Race summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Race summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To begin pre-race events, Reverend Mark Stokes of Alabama Raceway Ministries gave the invocation. Then, recording artist Brittini Black performed the <a href="/wiki/U.S._National_Anthem" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. National Anthem">national anthem</a>. To start the engines, Mal Moore, director of athletics at the University of Alabama, gave the starting command. </p><p>Before the race, <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> decided to have a competition caution on lap 20, due to rains in the area the day before that had rained out the <a href="/wiki/Sparks_Energy_300" class="mw-redirect" title="Sparks Energy 300">Nationwide Series race</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lap_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lap-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> began the race with a good start, but <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> passed Johnson after receiving assistance from <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> . <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a>, Kyle Busch's teammate, became the leader after passing Busch, but on lap 4, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> passed him. Kenseth led only one lap until <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> claimed the lead. Harvick's vacated first position was filled by <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a> after he fell to second. On lap 8, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> became the leader, but was passed by <a href="/wiki/Elliott_Sadler" title="Elliott Sadler">Elliott Sadler</a> on the ninth lap. <a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> became the leader after Sadler fell to the second position.<sup id="cite_ref-lap_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lap-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After leading three laps, Ragan was passed by <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a>. Two laps later, Joey Logano passed Kurt Busch for the lead. Logano led until lap 19, when Jeff Burton passed him. A lap later, the aforementioned competition caution was thrown. <a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a> stayed out of <a href="/wiki/Pit_stop" title="Pit stop">pit road</a> to receive the lead, but two laps later Kurt Busch passed him when he was going to pit road. </p><p>At the restart on lap 24, Kurt Busch led the field to the green flag. <a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a> passed Kurt Busch for the lead on lap 26. Vickers led for three laps, until lap 29, when Hamlin passed him for the lead. One lap later, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> passed Hamlin. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> passed Earnhardt and claimed the lead a lap later on lap 31. Two laps later, on lap 33, <a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a> passed Waltrip, but on the next lap, Waltrip reclaimed the lead. On lap 38, Jimmie Johnson passed Waltrip for the lead, but on lap 39, with a push from Vickers, Earnhardt passed Johnson. On lap 42, Jeff Burton passed Earnhardt, but Earnhardt repassed him on the next lap. On the next lap, Kyle Busch passed Earnhardt Jr. for the lead, but Busch led only one lap until Earnhardt passed him. On lap 46, Kurt Busch passed Earnhardt for the lead. Two laps later, <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> passed Busch for the lead. On lap 50, David Ragan passed Keselowski for the lead, but he led only one lap until Jeff Burton passed him.<sup id="cite_ref-lap_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lap-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ragan led eight laps until <a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a> passed him. On lap 60, Kyle Busch passed Hornish Jr. for the lead. Two laps later Brian Vickers passed Busch to lead. On lap 64, Jimmie Johnson passed Vickers to lead his first lap of the day. A lap later, Burton passed Johnson for the lead. Laps 65 and 66 saw the field cycle through green flag pit stops. On lap 66, Denny Hamlin moved into the lead. One lap later, Johnson retook the lead. On lap 68, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> passed Johnson for the lead, but a lap later Johnson reclaimed the lead. On lap 70, Michael Waltrip repassed Johnson. One lap later, Logano passed Waltrip to lead. Regan Smith, on lap 71, passed Logano for the lead. On lap 72, Kyle Busch passed Smith to lead. On lap 75, Elliott Sadler passed Busch for the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-lap_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lap-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On lap 77, the second caution happened when Hamlin spun in the tri-oval. He did not receive any serious damage.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On lap 79, <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> claimed the lead coming off pit road. On the lap 80 restart, he led the field back to the green flag. A lap later, Kurt was passed by Kyle Busch. On lap 82, Jeff Gordon repassed both Busches. A lap later, Gordon was passed by <a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a>. On lap 84, the third caution was thrown for <a href="/wiki/The_Big_One_(NASCAR)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Big One (NASCAR)">a large crash</a> in the tri-oval exit. It started when Kyle Busch, on the highside, turned <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sauter" title="Johnny Sauter">Johnny Sauter</a> into the side of Kurt Busch, starting a chain reaction as several cars bounced off each other. The other cars with damage were <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a>, <a href="/wiki/Max_Papis" title="Max Papis">Max Papis</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a>, Sam Hornish Jr., and Elliott Sadler.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the cars involved in the crash, Sauter was the only car that was unable to drive back to the pits. Papis, Sauter and Waltrip were the only three drivers who were unable to continue. Under the caution <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a> stayed out to lead a lap, but they ended up pitting anyway.<sup id="cite_ref-lap_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lap-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kevin_Harvick_2008_Shell_Pennzoil_Chevy_Impala.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kevin_Harvick_2008_Shell_Pennzoil_Chevy_Impala.jpg/200px-Kevin_Harvick_2008_Shell_Pennzoil_Chevy_Impala.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kevin_Harvick_2008_Shell_Pennzoil_Chevy_Impala.jpg/300px-Kevin_Harvick_2008_Shell_Pennzoil_Chevy_Impala.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kevin_Harvick_2008_Shell_Pennzoil_Chevy_Impala.jpg/400px-Kevin_Harvick_2008_Shell_Pennzoil_Chevy_Impala.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2496" data-file-height="1664" /></a><figcaption>Race winner <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>On the restart, on lap 89, Jimmie Johnson led the field to the green flag. On the following lap, David Reutimann, with assistance from Jeff Gordon, passed Johnson, but Reutimann, on lap 91, was passed by Gordon. Gordon led until lap 92 when Kyle Busch repassed him. On lap 94, <a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a> passed Busch to become the 25th leader in the race, but two laps later <a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a> passed him for the lead. Kahne regained the lead one lap later. On lap 100, the fourth caution came out when Regan Smith's engine blew up. </p><p>There were 3 lead changes under caution; the drivers who led were Denny Hamlin, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a>. At the restart on lap 105, Biffle led the field to the green flag. A lead change happened on lap 106 with Hamlin passing Biffle. Two laps later, Joey Logano passed Hamlin, but on lap 111, he was passed by Brian Vickers. On the next lap, Logano reclaimed the lead from Vickers. On lap 113, Kyle Busch passed Logano, but after a lap of leading, he was passed by A.J. Allmendinger. Then, on lap 117, Johnson passed Allmendinger for the lead, but on the next lap Allmendinger reclaimed the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-lap_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lap-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Four laps later, on lap 122, Allmendinger was passed by Vickers for the lead. Vickers led until lap 130 when Hamlin passed him. On the next lap, Kyle Busch claimed the lead from Hamlin. Kyle Busch led nine laps until giving up the lead back to Hamlin. On lap 144, David Ragan claimed the lead from Hamlin, but Hamlin re-passed him one lap later, which broke the official record for lead changes. On lap 146, another cycle of green flag pit stops began as several drivers pitted. Robby Gordon and Kurt Busch were penalized for speeding during their stops. The motorsports record of 28 leaders was broken on lap 147 after <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a> claimed the lead following pit stops. On lap 152, Denny Hamlin reclaimed the lead, but David Reutimann passed him on the following lap. On lap 157, Jamie McMurray passed Reutimann for the lead. Two laps later, Jeff Gordon passed McMurray, but on lap 160, McMurray reclaimed the lead from him. On lap 161, Jeff Burton passed McMurray for the lead. On lap 176, the fifth caution came out when David Reutimann spun <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a> out on the back straightaway.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jeff Burton pitted, giving the lead to McMurray on the restart.<sup id="cite_ref-lap_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lap-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On lap 181, McMurray was leading a single-file line of cars on the outside lanes, duelling with the drafting pair of <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> On lap 182, the sixth caution came out for a three car crash in the tri-oval. It started when Jimmie Johnson blocked Jeff Gordon in turn 3, forcing Gordon onto the apron, which bunched up a number of cars, causing Jeff Burton to slow down, at which point Burton was pushed into the <a href="/wiki/SAFER_barrier" title="SAFER barrier">SAFER barrier</a> in the tri-oval by <a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a>, taking Gordon and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a> with him as his car came back across the track.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the green-white-checkered restart, on lap 189, McMurray led the cars to the green flag. One lap later, the seventh caution and second attempt at a green-white-checkered finish began when a large crash happened in turn 3. It started when Joey Logano turned Ryan Newman loose, which spun him out and collected a group of cars including Bobby Labonte, Elliott Sadler, Brian Vickers, Kasey Kahne, <a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a>, Sam Hornish Jr., and Brad Keselowski.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The accident caused a second green-white-checker which began with McMurray still leading. On lap 196, an eighth caution flag and third attempt was carried out, as Jimmie Johnson moved up, was clipped by Greg Biffle, and then smashed into the inside wall on the back straightaway.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The race was then set up for the third green-white-checkered with McMurray still the leader on lap 198. At the white flag Harvick was pushing McMurray to the tri-oval. Once they were in the middle of the tri-oval on the last lap, Harvick got McMurray just loose enough to turn left to get below under his car, but unlike the previous year, McMurray gave Harvick adequate room. Harvick pulled ahead and beat McMurray to the line by 11 one-thousandths (0.011) of a second over McMurray,<sup id="cite_ref-officialresults_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officialresults-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> snapping Harvick's 115 race winless streak.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-race">Post-race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the race, <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> remained the point leader; <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a>, who was in second place before, dropped to fourth while <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> moved up to 26 points back in the second position. <a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a> maintained third in the point standings after finishing seventeenth in the race. <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> moved up from sixth to fifth while <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a> moved four positions from tenth to sixth.<sup id="cite_ref-standings_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standings-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_results">Race results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Grid </th> <th>Car </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Make </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>21</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earnhardt_Ganassi_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Earnhardt Ganassi Racing">Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>24</td> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a></td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>26</td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>14</td> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Racing">Penske Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>37</td> <td>09</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Bliss" title="Mike Bliss">Mike Bliss</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Racing_(NASCAR_team)" title="Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)">Phoenix Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>15</td> <td>99</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>17</td> <td>56</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>30</td> <td>00</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a></td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>20</td> <td>82</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a></td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>13</td> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>3</td> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>34</td> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>23</td> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>38</td> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon_Motorsports" title="Robby Gordon Motorsports">Robby Gordon Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>22</td> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>5</td> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>32</td> <td>71</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Racer%27s_Group" title="The Racer's Group">The Racer's Group</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>29</td> <td>77</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a></td> <td>Penske Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>18</td> <td>98</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>35</td> <td>37</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Richardson_Jr._(racing_driver)" title="Robert Richardson Jr. (racing driver)">Robert Richardson Jr.</a></td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>36</td> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Latitude_43_Motorsports" title="Latitude 43 Motorsports">Latitude 43 Motorsports</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>2</td> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>19</td> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>33</td> <td>38</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Conway_(racing_driver)" title="Kevin Conway (racing driver)">Kevin Conway</a></td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>1</td> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td>8</td> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td>27</td> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Sadler" title="Elliott Sadler">Elliott Sadler</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td>25</td> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td>Penske Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>35</td> <td>16</td> <td>39</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></td> <td>Stewart Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>36</td> <td>12</td> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>37</td> <td>28</td> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>38</td> <td>31</td> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>39</td> <td>43</td> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prism_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Prism Motorsports">Prism Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>40</td> <td>40</td> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Max_Papis" title="Max Papis">Max Papis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germain_Racing" title="Germain Racing">Germain Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>41</td> <td>39</td> <td>36</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sauter" title="Johnny Sauter">Johnny Sauter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Baldwin_Racing" title="Tommy Baldwin Racing">Tommy Baldwin Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>42</td> <td>41</td> <td>87</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NEMCO_Motorsports" title="NEMCO Motorsports">NEMCO Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>43</td> <td>42</td> <td>66</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Blaney" title="Dave Blaney">Dave Blaney</a></td> <td>Prism Motorsports</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td 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NASCAR.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100428011007/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/9/data/results_official.html">Archived</a> from the original on 28 April 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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