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| 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 | 
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| Held on March 7, 2010 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 341 L, 525.14 M, 844.998 KM - Extended by Green-White-Checkered |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Dodge | 341 | 129 | running | 190 |
| 2 | 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Valvoline | Ford | 341 | 0 | running | 170 |
| 3 | 3 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Chevy | 341 | 3 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Ford | 341 | 144 | running | 170 |
| 5 | 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed, Menards | Ford | 341 | 1 | running | 160 |
| 6 | 25 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV, Best Buy | Ford | 341 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Toyota | 341 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | U.S. Census | Ford | 341 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 25 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell, Pennzoil | Chevy | 341 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 32 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull | Toyota | 341 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 12 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Lance Snacks, Tom's Snacks | Toyota | 341 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's, Kobalt Tools | Chevy | 341 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot | Chevy | 341 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 38 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row | Chevy | 341 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy, National Guard | Chevy | 341 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 34 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft, Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Ford | 341 | 1 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados | Chevy | 341 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont, National Guard | Chevy | 341 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 8 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Ford | 341 | 1 | running | 111 |
| 20 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Chevy | 341 | 1 | running | 108 |
| 21 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Toyota | 341 | 32 | running | 105 |
| 22 | 21 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com | Chevy | 341 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 18 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T | Chevy | 341 | 4 | running | 99 |
| 24 | 30 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink | Chevy | 341 | 1 | running | 96 |
| 25 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Toyota | 341 | 22 | running | 93 |
| 26 | 37 | 38 | David Gilliland | Charter Air Transport, Taco Bell | Ford | 341 | 1 | running | 90 |
| 27 | 19 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | 341 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Mobil 1 | Dodge | 340 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats | Chevy | 340 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 40 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's | Ford | 339 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 41 | 37 | Kevin Conway | Extenze | Ford | 334 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 42 | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power, Southern Pride Trucking | Ford | 333 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | HendrickCars.com, GoDaddy.com | Chevy | 331 | 0 | accident | 64 |
| 34 | 31 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO | Toyota | 329 | 0 | running | 61 |
| 35 | 29 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Toyota | 323 | 0 | running | 58 |
| 36 | 28 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Mopar, FLO TV | Dodge | 322 | 0 | accident | 55 |
| 37 | 17 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS | Ford | 211 | 0 | running | 52 |
| 38 | 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com | Toyota | 175 | 1 | clutch | 54 |
| 39 | 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts | Ford | 170 | 0 | parked | 46 |
| 40 | 9 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | 167 | 0 | overheating | 43 |
| 41 | 27 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports | Toyota | 48 | 0 | brakes | 40 |
| 42 | 43 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Prism Motorsports | Toyota | 37 | 0 | transmission | 37 |
| 43 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville, Blake Shelton | Toyota | 3 | 0 | accident | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 90 | Casey Mears | Juice Air Fresheners, SmellMyCar.com | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 46 | Terry Cook | Whitney Motorsports | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:59:59 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 28.761 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.482 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 131.294 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 11 for 53 laps - 5-8 (#7 accident (turn 1)); 36-39 (debris); 41-43 (#12,20,99 accident (turn 1)); 80-83 (debris); 116-119 (#5 spun (frontstretch)); 159-164 (#20 accident (turn 2)); 226-229 (debris); 289-292 (debris); 294-298 (#13,19 accident (frontstretch)); 324-331 (#12,99 accident (frontstretch)); 333-339 (#1,5,11,18,33,38,56 accident (turn 4)) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 31 among 13 drivers - Kyle Busch 1-13; Kasey Kahne 14-35; Kyle Busch 36; Joe Nemechek 37; Kasey Kahne 38-39; Kyle Busch 40-47; Kasey Kahne 48-79; Denny Hamlin 80; Elliott Sadler 81; Kurt Busch 82-116; David Gilliland 117; Kurt Busch 118-147; Denny Hamlin 148-159; Mike Bliss 160; Denny Hamlin 161-171; Juan Pablo Montoya 172-174; Kasey Kahne 175-211; Denny Hamlin 212-213; Jeff Burton (VA) 214; Bill Elliott (GA) 215; Kasey Kahne 216-225; Kurt Busch 226; Kasey Kahne 227-229; Kurt Busch 230-243; Kasey Kahne 244-276; Paul Menard 277; Denny Hamlin 278-283; Kasey Kahne 284-288; Kurt Busch 289-327; Clint Bowyer 328-331; Kurt Busch 332-341 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
