Race Lineup
The official 2010 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Food City 500
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 79.618
- Cautions: 10 for 103 laps
- Lead Changes: 29
- Green Flag Passes: 2,427 (6.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 124.630 | 15.396 | 0.000 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 123.857 | 15.492 | 0.096 | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 3 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 123.850 | 15.493 | 0.097 | Prism Motorsports | Phil Parsons |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 123.817 | 15.497 | 0.101 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 123.698 | 15.512 | 0.116 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 123.626 | 15.521 | 0.125 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 123.499 | 15.537 | 0.141 | Crown Royal | John Henry |
| 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 123.403 | 15.549 | 0.153 | Scotts | Jack Roush |
| 9 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 123.308 | 15.561 | 0.165 | Little Debbie | Tad Geschickter |
| 10 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 123.269 | 15.566 | 0.170 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 123.245 | 15.569 | 0.173 | Office Depot / Old Spice | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 12 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 123.166 | 15.579 | 0.183 | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | Evernham Motorsports |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 123.103 | 15.587 | 0.191 | GoDaddy.com | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 122.929 | 15.609 | 0.213 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 122.906 | 15.612 | 0.216 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 122.898 | 15.613 | 0.217 | Taco Bell | Yates Racing |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 122.890 | 15.614 | 0.218 | National Guard / Amp Energy | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 122.890 | 15.614 | 0.218 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 122.803 | 15.625 | 0.229 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 20 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 122.787 | 15.627 | 0.231 | Furniture Row Companies | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 122.701 | 15.638 | 0.242 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 122.631 | 15.647 | 0.251 | Mobil 1 | Team Penske |
| 23 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Ford | 122.537 | 15.659 | 0.263 | Insignia / Best Buy | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 24 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 122.411 | 15.675 | 0.279 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 122.388 | 15.678 | 0.282 | U.S. Census | Jack Roush |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 122.341 | 15.684 | 0.288 | BB&T | Richard Childress Racing |
| 27 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | 122.232 | 15.698 | 0.302 | Phoenix Racing | Phoenix Racing |
| 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 122.209 | 15.701 | 0.305 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 29 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 122.131 | 15.711 | 0.315 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 121.960 | 15.733 | 0.337 | UPS | John Henry |
| 31 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 121.574 | 15.783 | 0.387 | Latitude 43 Motorsports | Bill Jenkins |
| 32 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 121.551 | 15.786 | 0.390 | Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shel… | Robby Gordon |
| 33 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 121.505 | 15.792 | 0.396 | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 34 | 190 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 121.267 | 15.823 | 0.427 | Keyed-Up Motorsports | Raymond Key |
| 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 121.190 | 15.833 | 0.437 | FrontRowJoe.com | Andrea Nemechek |
| 36 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 121.129 | 15.841 | 0.445 | Penske Racing | Team Penske |
| 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 121.106 | 15.844 | 0.448 | Stanley | Evernham Motorsports |
| 38 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 121.098 | 15.845 | 0.449 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 121.075 | 15.848 | 0.452 | Prism Motorsports | Randy Humphrey |
| 40 | 46 | Terry Cook | Dodge | 121.060 | 15.850 | 0.454 | Whitney Motorsports | Dusty Whitney |
| 41 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 120.923 | 15.868 | 0.472 | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports |
| 42 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 120.452 | 15.930 | 0.534 | Wave Energy Drink | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 43 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 119.820 | 16.014 | 0.618 | GEICO | Germain Racing |