| Race details[1][2] | |||
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| Race 7 of 36 in the2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 The 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 program cover, featuringKyle Busch andJeff Gordon. | |||
| Date | April 10, 2010 (2010-04-10) | ||
| Official name | Subway Fresh Fit 600 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway inAvondale, Arizona | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 378 laps, 378 mi (608.332 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 375 laps, 375 mi (603.504 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with a high around 88; wind out of the SSE at 12 mph. | ||
| Average speed | 119 miles per hour (192 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty Motorsports | ||
| Time | 26.731 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson /Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports /Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 113 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart–Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy,Darrell Waltrip andLarry McReynolds | ||
The2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 was aNASCARSprint Cup Series motor race held on April 10, 2010 atPhoenix International Raceway inAvondale, Arizona. It was the seventh race of the2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The event began at 7:30 p.m.EDT. It was televised live in the United States onFox and its U.S. radio coverage was broadcast onMotor Racing Network starting at 6:30 p.m. EDT.[3] It was also the longest race held there since 1988.[4]
The race, contested over 378 laps, was won byRyan Newman fromStewart–Haas Racing, after starting fourteenth to polesitterA. J. Allmendinger.[1]Jeff Gordon finished second forHendrick Motorsports, while his teammateJimmie Johnson finished the race in third.[5] The race had a total of nine cautions and twenty lead changes among thirteen different drivers.[6]
During the first practice, the fastest cars wereDenny Hamlin,Michael McDowell,Jamie McMurray,Kurt Busch, andDale Earnhardt Jr.;[7] near the end of the practice sessionTony Stewart lost control of his car. The second practice began with several spins by drivers such asKyle Busch,Marcos Ambrose, andJimmie Johnson. The fastest drivers in the session wereJeff Gordon,A. J. Allmendinger,Ryan Newman,Greg Biffle, andJeff Burton.[8] During qualifying, Allmendinger won thepole position,[9] whileDavid Stremme,Aric Almirola,Mike Bliss, andBrandon Ash failed to qualify for the race.[10]
The pre-race ceremonies began with a moment of silence honoring the fallen coal miners inWest Virginia; then Phoenix International Raceway's chaplain Ken Bowers gave the invocation. Thenational anthem, played on the trumpet, was performed by Dr. Jesse McGuire. Following this, professional boxer and grand marshalLaila Ali delivered the command to start engines.[11] At 7:46 p.mEST, Allmendinger led the field to thegreen flag to start the race. After 14 laps, the firstcaution came out becauseKasey Kahne andKurt Busch made contact. On lap 22, Ryan Newmanrestarted in the lead, but the second caution came out one lap later becauseJamie McMurray spun out. On the ensuing restart on lap 29,Tony Stewart led the drivers to the green flag. Stewart led untilJuan Pablo Montoya passed him on lap 38. Then on lap 58,Brian Vickers spun and slammed the outsidewall bringing out the third caution. Montoya led the race on the next restart on lap 63. The race proceeded to go caution-free for 72 laps.[12]
During the long run,Jimmie Johnson passed Montoya on lap 130 as green flagpit stops were under way. Montoya regained the lead after the pit stops, but a lap later the fourth caution came out because of debris. The green flag was given on lap 148, with Montoya the leader. On lap 149, Johnson passed Montoya for the lead. After the lead change, the race underwent a green flag run until lap 190 when the fifth caution came out as a result of oil on the track in turn two. Every driver on the lead lap made a pit stop; Johnson kept the lead coming off pit road. Shortly after the restart on lap 196, the sixth caution came out becauseBrad Keselowski slammed into the wall. The restart happened on lap 201 with Johnson the leader. After the restart, the race had a run of green flag laps which ended because of the seventh caution on lap 256, caused byDavid Reutimann spinning out.[12]
On the restart immediately following the seventh caution, Jimmie Johnson led the field back to the green flag on lap 262, but was quickly passed byKyle Busch. After the restart, the race had a 52 lap green flag run which ended because of the eighth caution due toTravis Kvapil's engine problems. The restart occurred on lap 321, with Kyle Busch in the lead. Busch led until lap 372 when the ninth caution came out becauseScott Riggs had tire problems. All the leaders pitted, but while the top six replaced two tires, the rest changed all four. On the restart,Jeff Gordon led the field to the green flag with two laps to go. Newman passed Gordon before taking thewhite flag. Newman won his first race of the 2010 season, which was also his first victory since the2008 Daytona 500.[12]
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