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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 4 of 36
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
325 laps* on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:59:59
Average Speed: 131.294 mph
Pole Speed: 192.761 mph

Cautions: 11 for 53 laps
Margin of Victory: .482 sec
Attendance: 85,000
Lead changes: 31

Glossary 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2010 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
41	27	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	48	69,115	brakes	0	40
38	33	87	Joe Nemechek	FrontRowJoe.com (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	175	69,235	clutch	1	54
33	4	5	Mark Martin	HendrickCars.com / GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	331	90,650	crash	0	64
36	28	12	Brad Keselowski	Mopar / FLO TV (Roger Penske)	Dodge	322	96,065	crash	0	55
43	39	7	Robby Gordon	Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	3	80,702	crash	0	34
40	9	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	167	99,566	overheating	0	43
39	10	99	Carl Edwards	Scotts (Jack Roush)	Ford	170	105,023	parked	0	46
1	11	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	341	176,498	running	129	190
2	14	17	Matt Kenseth	Valvoline (Jack Roush)	Ford	341	170,151	running	0	170
3	3	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	341	149,306	running	3	170
4	6	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	341	146,890	running	144	170
5	23	98	Paul Menard	CertainTeed / Menards (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	341	100,750	running	1	160
6	25	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy / Insignia (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	341	120,926	running	0	150
7	26	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	341	117,623	running	0	146
8	13	16	Greg Biffle	U.S. Census (Jack Roush)	Ford	341	88,525	running	0	142
9	35	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	341	127,776	running	0	138
10	32	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	341	97,398	running	0	134
11	12	47	Marcos Ambrose	Lance Snacks / Tom's Snacks (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	341	106,973	running	0	130
12	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	341	128,178	running	0	127
13	15	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	341	114,198	running	0	124
14	38	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	341	84,925	running	0	121
15	1	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	341	92,425	running	0	118
16	34	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	341	73,575	running	1	120
17	7	39	Ryan Newman	Tornados (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	341	103,604	running	0	112
18	5	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	341	119,426	running	0	109
19	8	19	Elliott Sadler	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	341	83,450	running	1	111
20	22	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	341	111,815	running	1	108
21	20	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	341	91,200	running	32	105
22	21	71	Bobby Labonte	TaxSlayer.com (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	341	74,575	running	0	97
23	18	33	Clint Bowyer	BB&T (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	341	83,225	running	4	99
24	30	36	Mike Bliss	Wave Energy Drink (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	341	70,775	running	1	96
25	2	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	341	125,556	running	22	93
26	37	38	David Gilliland	Charter Air Transport / Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	341	92,710	running	1	90
27	19	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	341	79,275	running	0	82
28	36	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	340	81,025	running	0	79
29	24	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	340	107,479	running	0	76
30	40	34	Travis Kvapil	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	339	74,200	running	0	73
31	41	37	Kevin Conway	Extenze (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	334	88,698	running	0	70
32	42	26	Boris Said	Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking (Bill Jenkins)	Ford	333	77,525	running	0	67
34	31	13	Max Papis	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	329	69,375	running	0	61
35	29	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	323	105,580	running	0	58
37	17	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	211	77,270	running	0	52
42	43	55	Michael McDowell	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	37	69,065	transmission	0	37

* Race extended to 341 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Aric Almirola (#09), Casey Mears (#90), Terry Cook (#46)

To the back: Ryan Newman (#39) engine change, Tony Stewart (#14) engine change, Greg Biffle (#16) backup car

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	8	4	#7 accident turn 1	none
	9	35	27
	36	39	4	debris	#13
	40	40	1
	41	43	3	#12,20,99 accident turn 1	#33
	44	79	36
	80	83	4	debris	#33
	84	115	32
	116	119	4	#5 spun frontstretch	#71
	120	158	39
	159	164	6	#20 accident turn 2	#78
	165	225	61
	226	229	4	debris	#1
	230	288	59
	289	292	4	debris	#38
	293	293	1
	294	298	5	#13,19 accident frontstretch	#5
	299	323	25
	324	331	8	#12,99 accident frontstretch	#11
	332	332	1
	333	339	7	#1,5,11,18,33,38,56 accident turn 4	#39
	340	341	2
Percent of race run under caution: 15.5% Average green flag run: 24.0 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kyle Busch	1	13	13
Kasey Kahne	14	35	22
Kyle Busch	36	36	1
Joe Nemechek	37	37	1
Kasey Kahne	38	39	2
Kyle Busch	40	47	8
Kasey Kahne	48	79	32
Denny Hamlin	80	80	1
Elliott Sadler	81	81	1
Kurt Busch	82	116	35
David Gilliland	117	117	1
Kurt Busch	118	147	30
Denny Hamlin	148	159	12
Mike Bliss	160	160	1
Denny Hamlin	161	171	11
Juan Pablo Montoya	172	174	3
Kasey Kahne	175	211	37
Denny Hamlin	212	213	2
Jeff Burton	214	214	1
Bill Elliott	215	215	1
Kasey Kahne	216	225	10
Kurt Busch	226	226	1
Kasey Kahne	227	229	3
Kurt Busch	230	243	14
Kasey Kahne	244	276	33
Paul Menard	277	277	1
Denny Hamlin	278	283	6
Kasey Kahne	284	288	5
Kurt Busch	289	327	39
Clint Bowyer	328	331	4
Kurt Busch	332	341	10

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	644
2	Matt Kenseth	618	-26
3	Greg Biffle	585	-59
4	Jimmie Johnson	570	-74
5	Clint Bowyer	558	-86
6	Jeff Burton	538	-106
7	Mark Martin	521	-123
8	Tony Stewart	510	-134
9	Paul Menard	505	-139
10	Kurt Busch	502	-142
11	Scott Speed	482	-162
12	Jeff Gordon	482	-162
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	475	-169
14	Joey Logano	471	-173
15	Kyle Busch	468	-176
16	Brian Vickers	466	-178
17	Kasey Kahne	447	-197
18	David Reutimann	440	-204
19	Jamie McMurray	439	-205
20	Carl Edwards	435	-209

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