Race details | |
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7th round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season | |
Date | June 5, 2010 |
Official name | Firestone 550 |
Location | Texas Motor Speedway |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi / 2.4 km |
Distance | 228 laps 342 mi / 550 km |
Weather | 93 °F (34 °C), clear skies |
Pole position | |
Driver | Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske) |
Time | 1:37.3275 (4 laps) |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Ryan Hunter-Reay[1] (Andretti Autosport) |
Time | 24.2854 (on lap 116 of 228) |
Podium | |
First | Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske) |
Second | Danica Patrick (Andretti Autosport) |
Third | Marco Andretti (Andretti Autosport) |
The 2010 Firestone 550 was the twenty-first running of the Firestone 550 and the seventh round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 5, 2010. The race was contested over 228 laps at the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and was telecasted by Versus in the United States.
The winner of the Firestone 550 was Ryan Briscoe, who was also the pole-sitter running a time of 1:37.3275. Danica Patrick who led 1 lap finished in second with Marco Andretti finishing in third for the second consecutive week.[2][3]