| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 The 2010 Coke Zero 400 program cover, featuring Tony Stewart. | |||
| Date | July 3–4, 2010 | ||
| Official name | Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
| Distance | 166 / 160 laps, 415 / 400 mi (668 / 643.7 km) | ||
| Weather | Scattered T-storms with a high around 86; wind out of the ENE at 10 mph. There is a 40% chance of precipitation. | ||
| Average speed | 130.814 miles per hour (210.525 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 28 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Turner Network Television | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty | ||
The 2010 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola, the 52nd running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on July 3, 2010, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the 18th race – and official halfway point – of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. It was scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. US EDT, but began at 9:24 US EDT due to a rain delay the race began. It was telecast on TNT and Motor Racing Network (terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite) by radio at 6:30 p.m. EDT.[1]
That was first plate race without the 2002 winner Michael Waltrip and he was rumored to run the No. 15 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota with his 2001 Daytona 500 winning throwback, but however he did not enter the race.
Kevin Harvick won the race, while Kasey Kahne finished second and Jeff Gordon finished third. There were a total of nine cautions, one red flag, and 47 lead changes among 18 different drivers.
This was also the final race at Daytona on the pavement surface used since 1979. Re-paving the track was moved up two years due to pothole problems in the 2010 Daytona 500. Several preventive repairs were made between practice and qualifying sessions, but there were no delays at any time through the weekend because of potholes. Repaving began almost immediately after the race.
- ^ a b "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". NASCAR. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
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