| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Atlanta_Motor_Speedway.svg) Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | March 7, 2010 | ||
| Official name | Kobalt Tools 500 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
| Distance | 341 laps, 525.14 mi (845.13 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 62.1 °F (16.7 °C); wind speeds around 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h).[4] | ||
| Average speed | 131.297 miles per hour (211.302 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 28.761 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kasey Kahne | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| Laps | 143 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia on March 7, 2010. The race had 13 different leaders, 33 lead changes, and 10 cautions.[5] During the race, Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski collided, sending Keselowski airborne, subsequently crashing on his side door. Following his collision with Keselowski, Edwards was put under a three-race probation beginning in the 2010 Food City 500. Kurt Busch won the race, finishing ahead of Matt Kenseth and Juan Pablo Montoya, who finished second and third respectively.
- ^ "Dale Earnhardt Wins Pole". USA Today. Gannett Company. March 5, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- ^ Associated Press (March 7, 2010). "Kurt Busch Wins 2010 Kobalt Tools 500". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on March 26, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "2010 Kobalt Tools 500". Racing-reference. Yardbarker. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Weather information for the 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta)". The Old Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "Race Information". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.