# 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 62nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 39th modern-era cup series, and the first Cup season of the 2010s, the 21st century's second decade. Beginning at Daytona International Speedway, the season included 36 races and two exhibition races. The season concluded with the 2010 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. During the 2009 offseason, NASCAR announced a few calendar changes, including the standardized start time. Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, while Jimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship with a second-place finish at the final race of the season. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 261 points. Johnson extended his record of consecutive championships with the 5th title in a row. 2010 is the first season without drivers Jeremy Mayfield since 1992 and Sterling Marlin since 1975.

## Teams and drivers
### Complete schedule

There were 43 full-time teams in 2010.
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
| Chevrolet | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Kevin Manion |
| Chevrolet | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Brian Pattie |
| Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 78 | Regan Smith | Ryan Coniam 12 Pete Rondeau 24 |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | Mark Martin | Alan Gustafson |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Steve Letarte |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chad Knaus |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Lance McGrew |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Aric Almirola 7 | Marc Reno 25 Nick Harrison 11 |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Mike Bliss 7 | Marc Reno 25 Nick Harrison 11 |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Terry Cook (R) 1 | Marc Reno 25 Nick Harrison 11 |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Landon Cassill 6 | Marc Reno 25 Nick Harrison 11 |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Jan Magnussen 1 | Marc Reno 25 Nick Harrison 11 |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Bobby Labonte 14 | Marc Reno 25 Nick Harrison 11 |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Gil Martin |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 31 | Jeff Burton | Todd Berrier |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Shane Wilson |
| Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas Racing | 14 | Tony Stewart | Darian Grubb |
| Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas Racing | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tony Gibson |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Mike Bliss 7 | |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Johnny Sauter 5 | |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Casey Mears 7 | |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Geoff Bodine 1 | |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Brian Simo 1 | |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Steve Park 1 | |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Ron Fellows 1 | |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Dave Blaney 7 | |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | J. J. Yeley 6 | |
| Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 71 | Bobby Labonte 19 | Doug Randolph 14 Paul Clapprood 5 Dan Stillman 17 |
| Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 71 | Andy Lally 7 | Doug Randolph 14 Paul Clapprood 5 Dan Stillman 17 |
| Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 71 | Mike Bliss 1 | Doug Randolph 14 Paul Clapprood 5 Dan Stillman 17 |
| Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 71 | Landon Cassill 5 | Doug Randolph 14 Paul Clapprood 5 Dan Stillman 17 |
| Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 71 | Tony Raines 1 | Doug Randolph 14 Paul Clapprood 5 Dan Stillman 17 |
| Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 71 | Hermie Sadler 1 | Doug Randolph 14 Paul Clapprood 5 Dan Stillman 17 |
| Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 71 | Chad McCumbee 1 | Doug Randolph 14 Paul Clapprood 5 Dan Stillman 17 |
| Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 71 | Brendan Gaughan 1 | Doug Randolph 14 Paul Clapprood 5 Dan Stillman 17 |
| Chevrolet | Whitney Motorsports | 46 | Michael McDowell 12 | Jeremy Lafaver |
| Dodge | Whitney Motorsports | 46 | Terry Cook (R) 10 | Jeremy Lafaver |
| Dodge | Whitney Motorsports | 46 | J. J. Yeley 14 | Jeremy Lafaver |
| Dodge | Penske Championship Racing | 2 | Kurt Busch | Steve Addington |
| Dodge | Penske Championship Racing | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Jay Guy |
| Dodge | Penske Championship Racing | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Travis Geisler |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 34 | John Andretti 1 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 34 | Travis Kvapil 19 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 34 | Kevin Conway (R) 10 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 34 | Tony Raines 5 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 34 | Robert Richardson Jr. 1 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 37 | Travis Kvapil 4 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 37 | Kevin Conway (R) 6 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 37 | David Gilliland 19 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 37 | Robert Richardson Jr. 2 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 37 | Tony Raines 2 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 37 | Dave Blaney 3 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 38 | Robert Richardson Jr. 1 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 38 | David Gilliland 14 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 38 | Kevin Conway (R) 5 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 38 | Travis Kvapil 13 | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing | 38 | Dave Blaney 3 | |
| Ford | Latitude 43 Motorsports | 26 | Boris Said 5 | Frank Stoddard |
| Ford | Latitude 43 Motorsports | 26 | David Stremme 16 | Frank Stoddard |
| Ford | Latitude 43 Motorsports | 26 | Patrick Carpentier 8 | Frank Stoddard |
| Ford | Latitude 43 Motorsports | 26 | Jeff Green 4 | Frank Stoddard |
| Ford | Latitude 43 Motorsports | 26 | Ken Schrader 1 | Frank Stoddard |
| Ford | Latitude 43 Motorsports | 26 | Bill Elliott 1 | Frank Stoddard |
| Ford | Latitude 43 Motorsports | 26 | J. J. Yeley 1 | Frank Stoddard |
| Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports | 9 | Kasey Kahne 31 | Kenny Francis |
| Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports | 9 | Aric Almirola 5 | Kenny Francis |
| Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Wally Rogers 18 Todd Parrott 18 |
| Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports | 43 | A. J. Allmendinger | Mike Shiplett |
| Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports | 98 | Paul Menard | Slugger Labbe |
| Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | David Ragan | Donnie Wingo 29 Drew Blickensderfer 7 |
| Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | Greg Biffle | Greg Erwin |
| Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Todd Parrott 16 Jimmy Fennig 20 |
| Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 99 | Carl Edwards | Bob Osborne |
| Toyota | Germain Racing | 13 | Max Papis 23 | Bootie Barker |
| Toyota | Germain Racing | 13 | Casey Mears 13 | Bootie Barker |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Mike Ford |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Kyle Busch | Dave Rogers |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Joey Logano | Greg Zipadelli |
| Toyota | JTG Daugherty Racing Michael Waltrip Racing | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Frank Kerr |
| Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing | 00 | David Reutimann | Rodney Childers |
| Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Pat Tryson |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 66 | Dave Blaney 20 | |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 66 | Michael McDowell 2 | |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 66 | Scott Riggs 4 | |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 66 | Johnny Sauter 3 | |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 66 | Ted Musgrave 1 | |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 66 | Jason Leffler 4 | |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 66 | Mike Bliss 2 | |
| Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Phillipe Lopez |
| Toyota | Red Bull Racing Team | 82 | Scott Speed | Jimmy Elledge 13 Ryan Pemberton 23 |
| Toyota | Red Bull Racing Team | 83 | Brian Vickers 11 | Ryan Pemberton 13 Jimmy Elledge 23 |
| Toyota | Red Bull Racing Team | 83 | Casey Mears 4 | Ryan Pemberton 13 Jimmy Elledge 23 |
| Toyota | Red Bull Racing Team | 83 | Mattias Ekström 2 | Ryan Pemberton 13 Jimmy Elledge 23 |
| Toyota | Red Bull Racing Team | 83 | Reed Sorenson 13 | Ryan Pemberton 13 Jimmy Elledge 23 |
| Toyota | Red Bull Racing Team | 83 | Boris Said 1 | Ryan Pemberton 13 Jimmy Elledge 23 |
| Toyota | Red Bull Racing Team | 83 | Kasey Kahne 5 | Ryan Pemberton 13 Jimmy Elledge 23 |
| Toyota | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 7 | Robby Gordon 25 | Ian Watt 6 Samuel Stanley 18 Gene Nead 8 Steve Lane 2 |
| Toyota | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 7 | Ted Musgrave 1 | Ian Watt 6 Samuel Stanley 18 Gene Nead 8 Steve Lane 2 |
| Toyota | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 7 | Bobby Labonte 1 | Ian Watt 6 Samuel Stanley 18 Gene Nead 8 Steve Lane 2 |
| Toyota | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 7 | P. J. Jones 2 | Ian Watt 6 Samuel Stanley 18 Gene Nead 8 Steve Lane 2 |
| Toyota | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 7 | Kevin Conway (R) 7 | Ian Watt 6 Samuel Stanley 18 Gene Nead 8 Steve Lane 2 |

### Limited schedule

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Chevrolet | Keyed-Up Motorsports | 90 | Casey Mears | 6 |
| Chevrolet | Keyed-Up Motorsports | 90 | Scott Riggs | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 4 | Kevin Lepage | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing | 57 | Norm Benning | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Stavola Labonte Racing | 10 | Terry Labonte | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Stavola Labonte Racing | 10 | Bobby Labonte | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 35 | Johnny Sauter | 3 |
| Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 35 | Aric Almirola | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Tri-Star Motorsports | 35 | Tony Ave | 1 |
| Dodge | Ash Racing | 02 | Brandon Ash | 2 |
| Dodge | K-Automotive Motorsports | 92 | Mike Wallace | 1 |
| Dodge | K-Automotive Motorsports | 92 | Brian Keselowski | 3 |
| Dodge | Stratus Racing Group | 75 | Derrike Cope | 1 |
| Dodge | Whitney Motorsports | 81 | J. J. Yeley | 2 |
| Dodge | Whitney Motorsports | 81 | Scott Riggs | 1 |
| Dodge | Whitney Motorsports | 81 | Terry Labonte | 1 |
| Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Bill Elliott | 12 |
| Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Trevor Bayne | 1 |
| Toyota | BAM Racing | 49 | David Gilliland | 1 |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | 32 | Reed Sorenson | 5 |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | 32 | Mike Bliss | 3 |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | 32 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1 |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | 32 | Jason Leffler | 2 |
| Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | 64 | Tony Raines | 1 |
| Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | 64 | Todd Bodine | 12 |
| Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | 64 | Chad McCumbee | 1 |
| Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | 64 | Landon Cassill | 7 |
| Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | 64 | Josh Wise | 1 |
| Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | 64 | Jeff Green | 2 |
| Toyota | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | 27 | Todd Bodine | 1 |
| Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing | 51 | Michael Waltrip | 1 |
| Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing | 55 | Michael Waltrip | 1 |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 55 | Michael Waltrip | 4 |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 55 | Michael McDowell | 18 |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 55 | Dave Blaney | 2 |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 55 | Mike Bliss | 7 |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 55 | Terry Labonte | 1 |
| Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 55 | Terry Cook (R) | 1 |
| Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 97 | Jeff Fuller | 2 |
| Toyota | R3 Motorsports | 23 | Johnny Sauter | 1 |
| Toyota | R3 Motorsports | 23 | Josh Wise | 1 |
| Toyota | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 07 | P. J. Jones | 2 |
| Toyota | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 07 | Robby Gordon | 3 |
| Toyota | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 07 | Kevin Conway (R) | 1 |

### Team changes

* Roush Fenway Racing removed one of their cars because of the five to four car maximum rule.
* Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing merged to form one team. Richard Petty Motorsports switched from Dodges after the merger to Yates Racing with Fords.
* Richard Childress Racing removed one of their cars to form a three car team.

### Driver changes

* Martin Truex Jr. left Earnhardt Ganassi Racing's No. 1 car to drive for Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 56 in 2010, replacing Michael Waltrip, who ran a partial schedule with the team's No. 51 and Prism Motorsports No. 55. Truex Jr. signed a multi-year agreement, with options for further years.
* Jamie McMurray moved from Roush Fenway Racing to replace Truex Jr. in the No. 1 for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.

## Rule changes

It was announced in January as part of the annual preseason media tour in Charlotte that, after years of restrictions, drivers would be let loose as it were, popularly referred to as "Boys, Have At It". Rules were altered to allow for "bump drafting", especially at Daytona and Talladega. On February 10, the green-white-checker finish rule was altered in all three major series (including the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series) to allow for up to three attempts for said finish. Starting with the Shelby American, NASCAR extended its post-race inspections to include the first car out of the race that was not involved in a wreck; in other words, the first start and park.
At Martinsville, spoilers returned to the Car of Tomorrow after the finish of the 2009 Aaron's 499 that saw Carl Edwards' car becoming airborne and flying into the catch fencing after colliding with eventual winner Brad Keselowski on the last turn.
All teams were capped at four full-time teams starting in 2010, the only casualty of this was Roush Fenway Racing's No. 26 Ford, Which was closed following 2009. However, teams were able to have a part time fifth car for lower division rookie drivers. In 2016, NASCAR banned any form of a fifth car.

## Hall of Fame opens

On May 11, the NASCAR Hall of Fame was officially opened in Charlotte, North Carolina. The three-story building houses historic artifacts, interactive displays and the shrine for inductees. The Charter Class of 2010 — made up of seven-time champions Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., his son and owner/driver Junior Johnson — were inducted on May 23.

## Schedule

The total scheduled distance of the season was 14,461.9 miles (23,274.2 km), but race distances could be shorter or longer depending on weather and green-white-checker finishes. The final schedule was released on September 15, 2009.
| No. | Race title | Track | Date |
| | Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | February 6 |
| | Gatorade Duels | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | February 11 |
| 1 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | February 14 |
| 2 | Auto Club 500 | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana | February 21 |
| 3 | Shelby American | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | February 28 |
| 4 | Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta) | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton | March 7 |
| 5 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | March 21 |
| 6 | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | March 29 |
| 7 | Subway Fresh Fit 600 | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale | April 10 |
| 8 | Samsung Mobile 500 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | April 19 |
| 9 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega | April 25 |
| 10 | Crown Royal presents the Heath Calhoun 400 | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond | May 1 |
| 11 | Showtime Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway, Darlington | May 8 |
| 12 | Autism Speaks 400 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | May 16 |
| | Sprint Showdown | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | May 22 |
| | Sprint All-Star Race | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | May 22 |
| 13 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | May 30 |
| 14 | Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | June 6 |
| 15 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | June 13 |
| 16 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway, Sonoma | June 20 |
| 17 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | June 27 |
| 18 | Coke Zero 400 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | July 3 |
| 19 | LifeLock.com 400 | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet | July 10 |
| 20 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway | July 25 |
| 21 | Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | August 1 |
| 22 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 8 |
| 23 | Carfax 400 | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | August 15 |
| 24 | Irwin Tools Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 21 |
| 25 | Emory Healthcare 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton | September 5 |
| 26 | Air Guard 400 | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond | September 11 |
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| 27 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 19 |
| 28 | AAA 400 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | September 26 |
| 29 | Price Chopper 400 | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City | October 3 |
| 30 | Pepsi Max 400 | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana | October 10 |
| 31 | Bank of America 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | October 16 |
| 32 | TUMS Fast Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | October 24 |
| 33 | AMP Energy Juice 500 | Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega | October 31 |
| 34 | AAA Texas 500 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | November 7 |
| 35 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale | November 14 |
| 36 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead | November 21 |
| Note:All times are when the race begins, not when the pre-race shows begin. Delays of the races are not shown on this list. ||||
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### Calendar changes

* For the 2010 season, all races adopted standardized start times; east coast day races began at 1:00 pm. ET, west coast day races began at 12:00 pm. PT (3:00 pm. ET), and most night races began at 7:30 pm. ET. These changes were intended to alleviate fan confusion over the inconsistent scheduling practices of previous seasons, allow teams a "shorter" race day due to the earlier start times, and to provide more "flexibility" in the event of rain delays. The Coca-Cola 600 maintained its traditional early-evening start time, while the Coke Zero 400 was delayed due to weather.
* The Autism Speaks 400 was moved before the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600.
* The Subway Fresh Fit 600 and Samsung Mobile 500 switched their dates.

## Broadcasting
### United States

Fox Sports, their corporate sibling Speed, TNT, and ESPN/ABC are in the fourth year of an eight-year television contract scheduled to expire after the 2014 season. Showtime is going to show a highlights show for the first time.

#### Fox

Fox Sports broadcast the first 13 races, including the Budweiser Shootout, the 52nd Daytona 500, and the Coca-Cola 600. With Dover moving to mid-May, Fox ended their coverage with the 51st Coca-Cola 600. The Sprint All-Star Race XXVI along with the Gatorade Duels, practice sessions, and all qualifying and practice sessions (except for Daytona qualifying, which aired on Fox) were all broadcast on Speed. The network's Gopher Cam mascot, Digger, returned for on-screen displays.

#### TNT

Time Warner's Turner Sports division (through TNT) broadcast the next six races, including the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona in its limited commercial interruption wide open coverage format. That race will also be telecast in 3-D on both NASCAR.com and DirecTV. TNT's coverage will begin with the June Pocono race and end with Chicagoland. Qualifying and practice sessions will remain on Speed. Adam Alexander will be the new lead announcer, with Lindsay Czarniak hosting pre-and-post-race shows, replacing Bill Weber and Marc Fein respectively.

#### ESPN/ABC

ESPN carried the remaining races, beginning with the Brickyard 400. ABC, which formerly carried the last 11 races of the season, will carry the Saturday night races in Bristol, Richmond, and Charlotte. Although previously races could not be moved from ABC to ESPN, early start times and ABC's plans to expand its Sunday morning political shows meant that NASCAR had to allow most Chase races to move to ESPN. This was met from criticism from most of ABC's southern-based affiliates, who had originally counted on NASCAR on those Sundays for ratings gains against the NFL.
Most qualifying sessions will air on ESPN2, practice sessions and some qualifying will be shared by SPEED and ESPN2. Qualifying for the Pep Boys Auto 500 and AMP Energy 500 air on Speed because they are Saturday afternoon sessions during the college football season. Additionally, Jerry Punch was replaced in the play-by-play position by Marty Reid; Punch will return to the pits where he worked at ESPN until 2000.

#### Showtime

CBS-owned pay cable premium service Showtime carried a weekly one-hour highlight show titled Inside NASCAR every Wednesday at 10 pm ET/PT, with the series premiere on February 10. Chris Myers, who also hosts FOX's NASCAR coverage, will serve as host, joined by SPEED's Randy Pemberton & Michael Waltrip, and ESPN's Brad Daugherty, with the shows taping at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Studio 43. 38 episodes are planned, covering the season.

#### Radio

On radio, Sirius XM Radio carried all races in the series. Terrestrial radio rights are being handled as follows:
* Motor Racing Network carried races at tracks owned by their corporate sibling, International Speedway Corporation as well as the races at Dover and Pocono and the All-Star Race at Charlotte;
* Speedway Motorsports, Inc.-owned Performance Racing Network carried events from those SMI tracks, and jointly produced the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.

### Other North American channels

In Canada, TSN and TSN 2 will have full coverage for the 2010 season.

### International

In Australia, Fox Sports showed all Sprint Cup races live across their networks. Network Ten also showed races on its digital sports multichannel, ONE.
In Portugal, all races from the 2010 season were telecast on SportTv 3, while in Sweden, Viasat Motor televised the races.
In nearby Finland, Nelonen Sport Pro telecasted the season's events.
In Spain, Teledeporte telecasted six races of the season.
In Latin America, Speed Channel broadcast all Sprint Cup races and Nationwide races live.
In France, ABMoteurs broadcast all Sprint Cup races live.
In the United Kingdom, it was originally thought that Sky Sports had not secured the rights to the series for 2010. However, this changed in early February as Sky announced that they will show live coverage of the Daytona 500, with an hour-long highlights package for the rest of the races, on the Monday following each race. The remainder of the season, starting with the Shelby American, were shown on Open Access 3.

## Top 35 owner's points

Beginning at Martinsville, NASCAR used the 2010 owner's points standings. Teams in the top 35 positions were guaranteed entry into the race; those below had to qualify on time.
* Changes after Phoenix race: No. 7 team moves into the Top 35, replacing the No. 34 team.
* Texas: The No. 34 entry moves up to 34th, No. 37 falls to 35th, No. 7 is 36th, one point out of safety (Fifteen points separate 33rd (No. 38 team) and 36th).
* Talladega: No. 34 team moves up to 33rd, No. 7 is 34th, No. 38 team is 35th, No. 37 team is two points out of safety.
* Richmond: Front Row Motorsports cars are 34th (No. 34), 35th (No. 37), and 36th (No. 38).
* Darlington: No change in and out initially. No. 7 entry penalized 25 points for violating NASCAR rules and slips to 35th.
* Dover: No. 7 and No. 38 tied, No. 37 is two points out of safety
* Charlotte: Front Row Motorsports cars (No. 34, No. 37, No. 38 in order) are in Top 35, No. 7 is 15 points out
* Pocono: After a 150-point penalty, the No. 38 team falls out of the Top 35, while the No. 7 moves in.
| Pos | Number | Owner | Points | Difference from 35th |
| 32 | 7 | Robby Gordon | 2587 | +36 |
| 33 | 37 | Doug Yates | 2579 | +30 |
| 34 | 34 | Bob Jenkins | 2564 | +15 |
| 35 | 71 | Kevin Buckler | 2549 | |
| 36 | 38 | Doug Yates | 2454 | −95 |

## Results and standings
### Races

| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning manufacturer | Report |
| | Budweiser Shootout | Carl Edwards | Greg Biffle | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Report |
| | Gatorade Duel No. 1 | Mark Martin | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Report |
| | Gatorade Duel No. 2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Tony Stewart | Kasey Kahne | Ford | Report |
| 1 | Daytona 500 | Mark Martin | Kevin Harvick | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Report |
| 2 | Auto Club 500 | Jamie McMurray | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Report |
| 3 | Shelby American | Kurt Busch | Jeff Gordon | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Report |
| 4 | Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta) | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Kasey Kahne | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Report |
| 5 | Food City 500 | Joey Logano | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Report |
| 6 | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | Kevin Harvick | Denny Hamlin | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Report |
| 7 | Subway Fresh Fit 600 | A. J. Allmendinger | Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Report |
| 8 | Samsung Mobile 500 | Tony Stewart | Jeff Gordon | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Report |
| 9 | Aaron's 499 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Burton | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Report |
| 10 | Crown Royal 400 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Report |
| 11 | Showtime Southern 500 | Jamie McMurray | Jeff Gordon | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Report |
| 12 | Autism Speaks 400 | Martin Truex Jr. | Jimmie Johnson | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Report |
| | NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race | Kurt Busch | Jimmie Johnson | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Report |
| 13 | Coca-Cola 600 | Ryan Newman | Kurt Busch | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Report |
| 14 | Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 | Kyle Busch | Denny Hamlin | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Report |
| 15 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 | Kurt Busch | Denny Hamlin | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Report |
| 16 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Kasey Kahne | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Report |
| 17 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kasey Kahne | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Report |
| 18 | Coke Zero 400 | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Report |
| 19 | LifeLock.com 400 | Jamie McMurray | Jimmie Johnson | David Reutimann | Toyota | Report |
| 20 | Brickyard 400 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Juan Pablo Montoya | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Report |
| 21 | Pennsylvania 500 | Tony Stewart | Jimmie Johnson | Greg Biffle | Ford | Report |
| 22 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Carl Edwards | Juan Pablo Montoya | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Report |
| 23 | Carfax 400 | Kasey Kahne | Greg Biffle | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Report |
| 24 | Irwin Tools Night Race | Jimmie Johnson | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Report |
| 25 | Emory Healthcare 500 | Denny Hamlin | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Report |
| 26 | Air Guard 400 | Carl Edwards | Denny Hamlin | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Report |
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| 27 | Sylvania 300 | Brad Keselowski | Clint Bowyer | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Report |
| 28 | AAA 400 | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Report |
| 29 | Price Chopper 400 | Kasey Kahne | Tony Stewart | Greg Biffle | Ford | Report |
| 30 | Pepsi Max 400 | Jamie McMurray | Mark Martin | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Report |
| 31 | Bank of America 500 | Jeff Gordon | Kyle Busch | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Report |
| 32 | TUMS Fast Relief 500 | Denny Hamlin | Jeff Burton | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Report |
| 33 | AMP Energy Juice 500 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Report |
| 34 | AAA Texas 500 | Elliott Sadler | Greg Biffle | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Report |
| 35 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Carl Edwards | Denny Hamlin | Carl Edwards | Ford | Report |
| 36 | Ford 400 | Kasey Kahne | Carl Edwards | Carl Edwards | Ford | Report |

### Drivers

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results. * – Most laps led. Bold italics – Drivers currently in "wild card" qualifying positions for the Chase. (R) – Competing for Rookie of the Year
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | Points |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 | 1* | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 3* | 2 | 31 | 10 | 36 | 16* | 37 | 5 | 6 | 1* | 1 | 31 | 25* | 22 | 10* | 28 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1* | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6622 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 17 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 1* | 30 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1* | 1* | 34 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 34 | 43 | 1* | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12* | 14 | 6583 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 7* | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1* | 34 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6581 |
| 4 | Carl Edwards | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1* | 6393 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6294 |
| 6 | Greg Biffle | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 4* | 8 | 36 | 32 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 5* | 4 | 10 | 6247 |
| 7 | Tony Stewart | 22 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 1* | 16 | 24 | 21 | 4* | 1 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 6221 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1* | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 1* | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 2* | 4 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 32 | 6182 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 26 | 20 | 3* | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 31* | 22 | 2 | 4* | 11 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 11 | 37 | 6176 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1* | 25 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 6155 |
| 11 | Kurt Busch | 23 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 3* | 23 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 1* | 6 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 18 | 6142 |
| 12 | Jeff Burton | 11 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 32* | 4 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 9* | 41 | 36 | 19 | 31 | 6033 |
| Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | Points |
| 13 | Mark Martin | 12 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 6* | 14 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 4364 |
| 14 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | 17 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 4325 |
| 15 | Ryan Newman | 34 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 4302 |
| 16 | Joey Logano | 20 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 4185 |
| 17 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 10 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 32* | 16 | 1* | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 35 | 4118 |
| 18 | David Reutimann | 5 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 4024 |
| 19 | A. J. Allmendinger | 32 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3998 |
| 20 | Kasey Kahne | 30 | 34 | 9 | 4* | 34 | 17 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 36* | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 4 | 38$^†$ | 14 | 26 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 3961 |
| 21 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 39* | 25 | 14 | 27 | 3953 |
| 22 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 39 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 3916 |
| 23 | Paul Menard | 13 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 21 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 19 | 3776 |
| 24 | David Ragan | 16 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 3599 |
| 25 | Brad Keselowski | 36 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 3485 |
| 26 | Marcos Ambrose | 41 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 39 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 3422 |
| 27 | Elliott Sadler | 24 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 33 | 38 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 3234 |
| 28 | Regan Smith | 39 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 38 | 30 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 3229 |
| 29 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 37 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 3214 |
| 30 | Scott Speed | 19 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 43 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 36 | 32 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 3178 |
| 31 | Bobby Labonte | 21 | 27 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 31 | 38 | 41 | 23 | 30 | 16 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 22 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 2583 |
| 32 | David Gilliland | DNQ | 26 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 29 | | 31 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 35 | | 32 | DNQ | 30 | 27 | 36 | 26 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 38 | 25 | 2445 |
| 33 | Travis Kvapil | 29 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 24 | DNQ | 34 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 35 | DNQ | 41 | 34 | 34 | 2426 |
| 34 | Robby Gordon | 28 | 33 | 32 | 43 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 31 | 33 | | 33 | 2 | | 12 | 38 | 36 | | 36 | 39 | 40 | | | 26 | | | | 33 | 22 | 18 | 35 | 33 | | 2028 |
| 35 | Kevin Conway (R) | | 31 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | | 36 | 37 | 41 | | 37 | 38 | 31 | DNQ | QL | | | | 30 | 1830 |
| 36 | Casey Mears | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 30 | DNQ | | | | 26 | DNQ | 22 | 29 | 23 | 36 | | 29 | | 40 | DNQ | 36 | | DNQ | 39 | 26 | 21 | 38 | 29 | 24 | 25 | DNQ | 40 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 33 | 1573 |
| 37 | Dave Blaney | DNQ | 41 | 29 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | DNQ | 42 | 41 | 43 | 40 | DNQ | 37 | 42 | 43 | DNQ | 41 | 42 | DNQ | | DNQ | 24 | 30 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 1416 |
| 38 | Joe Nemechek | 43 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 43 | DNQ | 38 | 39 | 43 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 43 | DNQ | 38 | 42 | 40 | 41 | DNQ | 37 | DNQ | 41 | 27 | 43 | DNQ | 41 | 1361 |
| 39 | Reed Sorenson | DNQ | | | | | | | 39 | | 41 | 43 | | DNQ | | | | 24 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 32 | | 26 | 15 | 14 | | 27 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 18 | | | | | | 1355 |
| 40 | Brian Vickers | 15 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1158 |
| 41 | Bill Elliott | 27 | | | 16 | | | | 25 | | | | | 27 | | 29 | | | | 37 | 18 | | | 22 | | 23 | | | | 25 | | 35 | | 40 | | | 15 | 1107 |
| 42 | Mike Bliss | 42 | 22 | 39 | 24 | DNQ | 25 | DNQ | 42 | 10 | 40 | DNQ | 40 | DNQ | | | | DNQ | 9 | 41 | | | | DNQ | DNQ | 42 | QL | 41 | 40 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | 39 | 39 | 43 | 1050 |
| 43 | Max Papis | 40 | 28 | 33 | 34 | DNQ | 40 | 40 | 22 | 40 | DNQ | 29 | DNQ | DNQ | 34 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | DNQ | 22 | 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 907 |
| 44 | J. J. Yeley | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 26 | 38 | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | 38 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 40 | | | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 39 | | DNQ | 31 | 42 | 891 |
| 45 | Michael McDowell | 33 | 42 | 42 | 42 | | 43 | 43 | 41 | | DNQ | 40 | 42 | 42 | 39 | | | 41 | DNQ | DNQ | 42 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 39 | DNQ | 43 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 39 | DNQ | 35 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 879 |
| 46 | David Stremme | | | | | 24 | 37 | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | 29 | 24 | 27 | DNQ | 24 | 30 | | 31 | 37 | 36 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 825 |
| 47 | Landon Cassill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | | | | 39 | 39 | 41 | | 38 | 37 | DNQ | 33 | 42 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 42 | DNQ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 717 |
| 48 | Aric Almirola | DNQ | 43 | 43 | DNQ | 39 | 41 | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 704 |
| 49 | Tony Raines | | | | | | | | | | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 28 | | 38 | 34 | 31 | 39 | | | 32 | | | 36 | | 534 |
| 50 | Patrick Carpentier | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 29 | | 28 | | | | 27 | DNQ | 37 | | | 31 | | DNQ | 474 |
| 51 | Andy Lally | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 | | | | | 18 | | | | | 37 | | | 36 | 34 | | | 34 | | 29 | 471 |
| 52 | Boris Said | 25 | 38 | 40 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 448 |
| 53 | Todd Bodine | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 39 | DNQ | 40 | | 42 | | 40 | DNQ | DNQ | 37 | 37 | | | 41 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 313 |
| 54 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 31 | | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 | | | | 301 |
| 55 | Michael Waltrip | 18 | | | | 41 | | | | 39 | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | | | 284 |
| 56 | P. J. Jones | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | | | | | 35 | 41 | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 190 |
| 57 | Jeff Green | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | | 36 | DNQ | DNQ | | | 41 | | | DNQ | | | 186 |
| 58 | Mattias Ekström | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | 175 |
| 59 | Terry Cook (R) | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 37 | DNQ | 34 | DNQ | DNQ | 39 | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 164 |
| 60 | Johnny Sauter | | DNQ | | | | DNQ | 41 | DNQ | 41 | | | 43 | 41 | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | | 154 |
| 61 | Chad McCumbee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | 134 |
| 62 | Steve Park | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 129 |
| 63 | Jan Magnussen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 127 |
| 64 | Scott Riggs | | | | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 42 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | 116 |
| 65 | Ken Schrader | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | 114 |
| 66 | Trevor Bayne | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | 112 |
| 67 | Hermie Sadler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | 85 |
| 68 | Terry Labonte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | | | | 41 | | 83 |
| 69 | Jacques Villeneuve | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 76 |
| 70 | Jason Leffler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 43 | | | DNQ | 43 | DNQ | | | | DNQ | | 68 |
| 71 | John Andretti | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49 |
| 72 | Ron Fellows | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 73 | Geoff Bodine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 74 | Jeff Fuller | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 | | | | 34 |
| 75 | Brendan Gaughan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 | | 34 |
| 76 | Brandon Ash | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 77 | Brian Simo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 78 | Josh Wise | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | DNQ | | | 0 |
| 79 | Ted Musgrave | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 80 | Kevin Lepage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 81 | Tony Ave | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 82 | Brian Keselowski | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | 0 |
| 83 | Derrike Cope | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 84 | Mike Wallace | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 85 | Norm Benning | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | Points |
| $^†$ – Due to feeling sick, Kasey Kahne did not complete the race and during a caution, he was replaced by J. J. Yeley after he started and parked his normal No. 36 car. Since Kahne started the race, he is officially credited with the 38th-place finish. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note:This list does not include exhibition races.

### Manufacturer

| Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 18 | 261 |
| 2 | Toyota | 12 | 217 |
| 3 | Ford | 4 | 176 |
| 4 | Dodge | 2 | 138 |
| Source: ||||

## Rookie entries

The Rookie of the Year Award winner was Kevin Conway. Conway ran 28 races with a best finish of 14th. The only other competitor, Terry Cook, managed to run only three races.