| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 20 of the 2010 ARCA Racing Series | |||
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| Date | February 6, 2010 | ||
| Official name | 49th Annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 80 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Weather | Mainly clear skies, with temperatures reaching up to about 70 °F (21 °C), and wind gusts of up to about 35 miles per hour (56 km/h)[3] | ||
| Average speed | 109.706 mph (176.555 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Phoenix Racing | ||
| Time | 49.575 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | |
| Laps | 51 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Speed | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2010 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 was the 1st stock car race of the 2010 ARCA Racing Series season, and the 49th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 6, 2010, in Daytona Beach, Florida at the Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 80 laps to complete. At race's end, Bobby Gerhart, driving for his own team, Bobby Gerhart Racing, would take home the victory, after dominating a majority of the race, leading 51 laps. This was Gerhart's 7th career ARCA Racing Series win, his sixth at Daytona, and his first of the season.[4] To fill out the podium, Mark Thompson and John Wes Townley, both driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This race was mostly known as the stock car debut for Danica Patrick, as she was making her transition from IndyCar to NASCAR. With Patrick entered into the race, it became the most viewed ARCA event in series history, with 2.4 million viewers tuning into the Speed Network.[5] Along with Patrick, Nelson Piquet Jr., the former Formula 1 driver, would also make his debut into stock cars.
The race would also make more history, as six total female drivers were entered into the race (Alli Owens, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Jill George, Danica Patrick, Leilani Munter, and Milka Duno), the most in a single ARCA race.[6]
- ^ "Buescher Earns Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell for Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200". ARCA. February 5, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "2010 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 – Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Weather information for the "2010 Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Bobby Gerhart Adds to the Record Books with Historic sixth Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 Daytona Victory". ARCA. February 6, 2010. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Demmons, Doug (February 10, 2010). "Danica's ARCA race drew a record audience for Speed TV". AL.com. Alabama Live LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Elliott, Cathy (February 6, 2010). "Danica Patrick not the only woman in the spotlight". The Final Lap. Retrieved September 9, 2022.