2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series

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Brad Keselowski, the 2010 Series Champion, driving for Penske Racing.

Carl Edwards came in second behind Keselowski by 445 points

Kyle Busch finished third in the championship

The 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season was the twenty-ninth season of semi-professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at Daytona International Speedway, the season included thirty-five races, which ended with the Ford 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway. During the 2009 off season, NASCAR announced few calendar changes, including moving the Memphis Motorsports Park race to Road America because a closure of Memphis. Joe Gibbs won the Owners' Championship, while Brad Keselowski won the Drivers' Championship during the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, two races before the final. Toyota won the Manufacturers' Championship with 240 points.

Schedule

Schedule Changes: Phoenix and Nashville moved ahead of Texas in April. The spring race at Dover preceded the Charlotte weekends due to the extra week in May before Memorial Day. Because of the closure of the Memphis track, Gateway International Raceway in Madison, IL, also hosted a second race in October. Milwaukee was dropped from the schedule due to issues with the promoters, as the Wisconsin State Fair was attempting to hire a new promoter following the previous promoter's sanctioning fee nonpayment. That date went to Road America.

NOTE: All race dates, names, distances, television and radio stations and start times are subject to change.

The total distance of the season will be 8,599.6 miles (13,839.7 km).
♣ – This race will be run using the new Nationwide Series Car of Tomorrow.

Teams

Team	Make	#	Driver	Sponsor	Crew Chief	Rounds
JD Motorsports Davis Motorsports	Chevrolet	0	Jeremy Clements	Boudreaux's Butt Paste	1
			Chrissy Wallace	Sponsor Davis	8
			Brad Teague	Roadrunner Markets Green Acres Lawn Care	24
		01	Mike Wallace	Monster Diesel / Smoky Mountain Cheese / Choctaw Casino Resort / One Hour Heating and Cooling / Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions / G&K Services / Gerber Collision / Bandana's BBQ / Indiana Live! Casino / Hy-Vee / TireBuyer.com / Suncore Industries	Patrick Magee	1–30
		04	Brad Teague	Greg's Pizza Green Acres Lawn Care	1, 4
			Kevin Lepage		15
Jeremy Clements Racing			Jeremy Clements	Boudreaux's Butt Paste	2–3, 5, 7–8, 12–14, 17–19, 21, 23–24, 26–29
Diamond-Waltrip Racing	Toyota	00	Ryan Truex	NAPA Auto Parts	19, 23, 27
			Patrick Carpentier		25
			Martin Truex, Jr.	Out Pet Care	29
		99	Trevor Bayne	Aaron's Out Pet Care	1–28
			Ryan Truex		29
			Martin Truex, Jr.		30
Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	1	James Buescher (R)		1–10
			Ryan Newman		11–12, 17–18, 22–24, 26–28, 30
Corrie Stott Racing	Chevrolet	02	Danny Efland	Car Locate	1
			Andy Ponstein	Car Locate Team Winter	2–5
Harr Racing	Chevrolet		Daryl Harr	WestWorld Computers	21, 29
Richard Childress Racing Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Wrangler	17
		21	John Wes Townley	Zaxby's	1–5
			Clint Bowyer		6–12, 17, 24, 26–27
			Scott Riggs		13–14
			Tim George, Jr.	Sargento Foods	15
			Austin Dillon	Bass Pro Shops Tracker[disambiguation needed ]	16
			Morgan Shepherd	Victory In Jesus	18–23, 25, 28–30
Kevin Harvick Incorporated	Chevrolet	4	Tony Stewart	Oreo Ritz	1
		33	Kevin Harvick	Rheem Jimmy John's Armour Meats	1–12, 16–19, 21–23, 26–30
			Mike Bliss		13–14
			Ron Hornaday		15, 20
			Elliott Sadler		24
			Max Papis		25
Day Enterprise Racing	Chevrolet	05	Jeff Green	31-W Insulation / Goodall Homes / CashAmerica	Newt Moore	1
			Willie Allen			2–5, 8–14, 16, 18–19, 23–24, 26–30
			Victor Gonzalez, Jr.			6, 15, 22, 25
			David Starr			7, 17, 20
			Blake Koch			21
Bob Schacht Motorsport	Chevrolet	5	Bobby Gerhart	Lucas Oil	1
		75			8
Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	6	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (R)	CitiFinancial / Blackwell Angus Beef	Rick Viers	1–13, 15–21, 23–30
			Brian Ickler			14
			Billy Johnson			22
		16	Colin Braun (R)	Con-Way Freight / Coupons.com / World Financial Group / 3M		1–8, 11, 14–16, 18–23, 25, 29–30
			Matt Kenseth			9–10, 26
			Brian Ickler			12–13, 17, 24
			Erik Darnell			27–28, 33
			Trevor Bayne			32
		17	Trevor Bayne		29–30
		60	Carl Edwards	Copart Fastenal Valvoline	1–30
		98	Paul Menard	Menards Tide Richmond Water Heaters	1–30
Danny Efland Racing	Chevrolet	07	Danny Efland		2–3, 7, 10, 12, 17, 23, 27, 30
Robby Gordon Motorsports	Toyota		Robby Gordon	Mapei Menards	25
JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	7	Danica Patrick	Go Daddy / Lifetime "Army Wives" / Shick Canada / WOW! Foods / HowDoYou?.com / Tissot	Tony Eury, Jr. Jim Long	1–3, 16, 18, 23, 28, 30–35
			Scott Wimmer			4–5
			Landon Cassill			6–7, 11
			Steve Arpin			8–10, 12, 17
			Josh Wise			13–14, 19–21, 24, 26, 29
			J. R. Fitzpatrick			15, 22, 25
			Aric Almirola			27
		88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Hellmann's Suave Grand Touring Vodka Realtree Outfitters	1, 24
			Kelly Bires		2–6
			Jamie McMurray		7–12, 18, 26
			Coleman Pressley		13–14
			Ron Fellows	AER Manufacturing	15, 22, 25
			Elliott Sadler	Realtree Outfitters	16, 23, 27–28
			Greg Sacks	Grand Touring Vodka	17
			Steve Arpin	Blue Harbor Bank Realtree Outfitters	19, 21
			Aric Almirola	Grand Touring Vodka	20, 29–30
RAB Racing	Ford Toyota	09	Scott Riggs	GPS Store / TNA Wrestling	TBA	1–5
			Jason Bowles			6
			Chad McCumbee			7, 10–12
			Patrick Sheltra			8
			Hermie Sadler			9
			Sean Caisse			13–14, 16
			Robb Brent			15
			Ken Schrader			17
			Landon Cassill			18–19, 27
			Kevin Hamlin			20
			John Wes Townley			21, 23–24, 26
			Boris Said			22, 25
			Kelly Bires			28
			Brian Scott (R)			29–30
Turner Motorsports Braun Racing	Toyota	10	Jason Leffler	ABF / Fraternal Order of Eagles / Beringer Vineyards / Iron Horse Jeans	Todd lohse Stewart Cooper	1, 4, 10–12, 24, 26
			David Reutimann			2, 7, 18
			Chad Blount			3
			Mikey Kile			5
			Casey Mears			6
			Reed Sorenson			8
			Kelly Bires			9
			Tayler Malsam			13–17, 19, 21–23, 25, 27
			Derrick Griffin			20
			Josh Wise			28
			Ricky Carmichael			29–30
		11	Brian Scott (R)	AccuDoc Solutions / BigSpot.com / StopRepairBills.com / Rexall	Jeff Stankiewicz	1–28
			James Buescher (R)			29–30, 34
			Brad Sweet			32
		32	Brian Vickers	Dollar General		1–3, 8, 10
			Reed Sorenson		4–7, 9, 11–14, 16–21, 23–24, 26–30
			Jacques Villeneuve		15, 22, 25
		38	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips	1, 4, 10–12, 24, 26
			Jason Leffler		2–3, 5–9, 13–23, 25, 27–30
Penske Racing	Dodge	12	Justin Allgaier	Verizon Wireless	Chad Walter	1–30
		22	Brad Keselowski	Discount Tire (26 races) Ruby Tuesday (6 races)	1–30
Cobb Racing Team	Ford	13	Jennifer Jo Cobb	The Driver Boutique Mark One Electric	18, 29
Germain Racing	Toyota	15	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers / HYPE Energy Drink / Valvoline	Ryan Fugle	1–30
Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	18	Kyle Busch	NOS Energy Drink / Z-Line Designs / Combos (3 races) / Fleet Locate / Shore Lodge	Jason Ratcliff	1–12, 16–18, 20–24, 26–30
			Brad Coleman	SafeWay Driving Centers		13–15, 19, 25
		20	Joey Logano	GameStop / Interstate Batteries / Z-Line Designs / Sport Clips / Pizza Ranch / Food Lion / Muscle Milk / Bosch	1–2, 4–9, 12, 14, 16–18, 22–26, 28–30
			Denny Hamlin		3, 10–11, 27
			Matt DiBenedetto		13, 15, 19–21
R3 Motorsports	Chevrolet	23	Robert Richardson, Jr.	Mahindra Tractors	1–3, 5, 7–8, 11–14, 16–18, 20–21, 23–24, 26, 29–30
			Coleman Pressley		4, 9–10, 27
			Johnny Sauter		6
			Alex Kennedy	HelpTruckers.com Media Master	15, 19, 22, 25
			Marc Davis	WHUR Radio	28
Team Rensi Motorsports	Ford	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Kroger	1–24, 26–30
			D. J. Kennington	Del Monte	25
		25	Kelly Bires	Raybestos	27
Sellers Racing	Chevrolet		Peyton Sellers	Skills USA	16
K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge	26	Brian Keselowski		1–8, 10–16, 18–23, 26, 28–30
			Johnny Chapman		9
			Parker Kligerman	Discount Tire	17, 25, 27
			Dennis Setzer		24
		92	Dennis Setzer		1–14, 18–21, 26, 28, 30
			Andy Ponstein		15, 29
			Dan Brode		22
		96	Johnny Chapman		1–4, 9–10
Baker Curb Racing	Ford	27	Greg Biffle	Red Man Moist Snuff	1–4, 6–7, 9–12
			Johnny Sauter		5, 20
			Scott Wimmer		8, 13–14
			Owen Kelly	K1 Speed	15
			Justin Lofton	WeekendWarriorsTV.com	16, 18
			Jennifer Jo Cobb	DriverBoutique.com	17
			Kelly Bires		19
			Drew Herring	GetLoaded.com	21, 28–29
			Nelson Piquet, Jr.	ArcSight Qualcomm G2 Gemini Custom Apparel	22
			Josh Wise		23
			Danny O'Quinn, Jr.	Heil Trailer International	24
	Dodge		Andrew Ranger	Quebec Dodge Dealers	25
	Ford		Brad Baker		26, 30
			Hermie Sadler	Virginia Commonwealth University	27
		37	Kevin Swindell		16, 19
			Josh Wise		18
		43	Scott Lagasse, Jr.	[http;//www.drgmall.com/ DrGmall.com]	1–14
			Kevin O'Connell	Taleo Grill	15
			Brad Baker		16, 18–19, 21
			Johnny Chapman		17
			Kevin Swindell		20
			Chase Austin		23
			Drew Herring		24
			Justin Marks		25
			Kevin Hamlin		26
Jay Robinson Racing	Chevrolet	28	Kenny Wallace	Federated Auto Parts/Blue Ox/Chloe Duyck Foundation	1–30
		49	Mark Green	Blue Ox Sons of Anarchy	1, 3–5, 7–9, 13–14, 17–21, 23–24, 27, 29
Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	31	Stanton Barrett	FuelDoctor	1, 3, 15
			J. C. Stout		20
			Kevin O'Connell	Toleo Grill	25
		41	Chrissy Wallace	FuelDoctor	1
			Stanton Barrett	Kids Embrace Car Seats	10, 25
Tri-Star Motorsports Front Row Motorsports	Chevrolet	34	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's	1–30
		35	Jason Keller		1–14, 16–21, 23–24, 26–30
			Tony Ave		15, 22, 25
		36	Kevin Hamlin		18, 22
			Johnny Sauter		19
			Jeff Green	Long John Silver's	20–21, 24–26, 28–30
Go Green Racing	Ford	39	Jason Bowles	Blow Bros.	5
			Danny O'Quinn, Jr.		11
			Charles Lewandoski		16
			Sean Caisse	Rimz	24
			Alan Tardiff	Bestway Disposal	28
Key Motorsports	Chevrolet	40	Mike Bliss	Westerman Companies	1–7, 9–12, 15–30
			Jeff Green		8, 13–14
Team 42 Racing	Dodge	42	Parker Kligerman	Smith Iron Works Pelletier Brothers American Loggers Bandit Industries	1–4, 8, 12, 18, 24, 29
McCurley Racing	Chevrolet	51	Stephan McCurley		28–29
Means Racing	Ford Chevrolet	52	Donnie Neuenberger		1, 8, 28
			Chris Lawson		4, 13, 16, 20, 25
			Tim Schendel		5, 21
			Kevin Hamlin	Harrington Raceway & Casino	11
			Kenny Hendrick		14
			Joey Scarallo	Cobblestone Inn & Suites My 3 Sons Vending	22, 25
			Kevin Lepage	My 3 Sons Vending	26, 29–30
Mac Hill Motorsports	Toyota	56	Kevin Lepage	RaceDaySponsor.com	1–14, 17–19, 21, 23–24, 27–28
			Joey Scarallo		15
Xxxtreme Motorsports	Chevrolet	58	Chase Austin	Macy's / Cavi Clothing	1
Bob Kelley	Chevrolet	59	Kyle Kelley	UPR.com-Apel-Jamison	15, 22, 25
Specialty Racing	Ford	61	Josh Wise		1–12, 15–16
			Matt Carter		13–14
			Chase Miller		22
			J. J. Yeley		24
			Pierre Bourque		25
Rusty Wallace Racing	Toyota	62	Brendan Gaughan	South Point LoanMax U.S. Fidelis Snap-on	1–30
		66	Steve Wallace	5-Hour Energy	1–30
Fleur-de-lis Motorsports	Chevrolet	68	Carl Long	Fleur-de-lis Construction	17, 23, 27
ML Motorsports	Chevrolet	70	Shelby Howard	Foretravel Motorcoach	1, 3–5, 7–9, 13–14, 17–21, 23–24, 29
			Mark Green	Roth Maple Syrup Angel Wings Transport	2, 6, 10–12, 15–16, 22, 25–26, 28, 30
Lofton Racing	Toyota	71	Justin Lofton		7
Stratus Racing Group, Inc.	Dodge	73	Derrike Cope	Asset Protect RagingBid.com	1–10, 12–14, 17, 19, 23–24, 27–28
			Johnny Chapman		11
Herd Racing	Chevrolet	75	Brett Rowe	DuVita	1, 5
			Johnny Chapman	Racing With Jesus	16
Ray Hackett Racing	Ford	76	Ryan Hackett	J and R Supply	25
Second Chance Race Parts	Ford	79	Tim Andrews		28–29,32–35
MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	81	Michael McDowell	D. H. Griffin Companies Camrett Logistics The Drive Reply App Red Line Oil	1–30
		82	Matt Carter		22, 28
			Tomy Drissi	Wall Street Movie	25
			Chase Miller		30
Kevin Cram	Dodge	83	John Borneman III	Red Line Oil	1–3, 6, 8
	Ford				21, 30
NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	87	Joe Nemechek	FrontRowJoe.com AMFM Energy HeatRedefined.com HostGator PetSmart	1–12, 16–24, 26–30
			Jarit Johnson	FrontRowJoe.com	13–14
			Antonio Pérez		15
			Paulie Harraka		25
		97	Jeff Fuller		1
			Joe Nemechek	HostGator	25
Faith Motorsports	Chevrolet	89	Morgan Shepherd	Racing with Jesus	1–17, 24, 27
			Johnny Chapman		18–23, 26, 28–30
			Brett Rowe		25
D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports	Chevrolet	90	Danny O'Quinn		2–7, 9–10, 12–14, 16, 18–21, 26, 28–30
			Chase Miller		11, 24
			Patrick Long	System High Corporation	15
		91	Stephen Leicht		2–3
			David Gilliland		4, 6–7, 9–12, 16, 18, 24, 28–30
			Chase Miller		5, 13–14, 19–21, 26

Nationwide Car of Tomorrow

NASCAR announced in October 2009 that the Nationwide Series' Car of Tomorrow will make its debut in 2010 in four races. Those races was the July race at Daytona International Speedway, the August race at Michigan International Speedway, the September race at Richmond International Raceway, and the October race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

The new cars featured the new safety improvements of the Sprint Cup Car of Tomorrow including a larger greenhouse area, however they included a molded front splitter and a classic style spoiler (instead of the Sprint Cup's wing). The new cars also are designed to look more like their street counter-parts than the Sprint Cup Car of Tomorrow. Chevrolet continued to run the Impala and Toyota continued to run the Camry nameplates, however Dodge ran the Challenger and Ford will run the Mustang.

TV and Radio

USA

ESPN held the broadcast rights for Nationwide Series races. Most events was broadcast on ESPN or ESPN 2 in the United States. Practice and qualifying sessions was broadcast on SPEED or ESPN2 depending on their agreements.

International

The Nationwide Series was broadcast in Australia on Network Ten's Digital sports channel, ONE, in Standard and High Definition. Broadcasts included both full races, typically on a Sunday morning, local time, and 1-hour highlights packages several times during the week. Live flag-to-flag coverage of the races in shown on SPEED for Latin America.

2010 season races

See List of 2010 NASCAR races for a complete list and schedule of the 2010 season races.

Ford 300

Final Standings

1. Brad Keselowski
2. Carl Edwards
3. Kyle Busch
4. Justin Allgaier
5. Paul Menard
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Trevor Bayne
8. Joey Logano
9. Jason Leffler
10. Steve Wallace

More: Official Standings