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The2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 62nd season ofprofessionalstock 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 atDaytona International Speedway, the season included 36 races and two exhibition races. The season concluded with the2010 Ford 400 atHomestead-Miami Speedway. During the 2009 offseason,NASCAR announced a few calendar changes, including the standardized start time.Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, whileJimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship with a second-place finish at thefinal 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.
There were 43 full-time teams in 2010.
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, thegreen-white-checker finish rule was altered in all three major series (including theNationwide andCamping World Truck Series) to allow for up to three attempts for said finish. Starting with theShelby 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 firststart and park.
AtMartinsville, spoilers returned to theCar of Tomorrow after the finish of the2009 Aaron's 499 that sawCarl Edwards' car becoming airborne and flying into the catch fencing after colliding with eventual winnerBrad Keselowski on the last turn.
All teams were capped at four full-time teams starting in 2010, the only casualty of this wasRoush 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.
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 championsRichard Petty andDale Earnhardt, NASCAR founderBill France Sr.,his son and owner/driverJunior Johnson — were inducted on May 23.
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 andgreen-white-checker finishes. The final schedule was released on September 15, 2009.

Fox Sports, their corporate siblingSpeed,TNT, andESPN/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 Sports broadcast the first 13 races, including theBudweiser Shootout, the 52ndDaytona 500, and theCoca-Cola 600. With Dover moving to mid-May, Fox ended their coverage with the 51stCoca-Cola 600. TheSprint All-Star Race XXVI along with theGatorade 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.
Time Warner'sTurner Sports division (through TNT) broadcast the next six races, including theCoke Zero 400 at Daytona in its limited commercial interruption wide open coverage format. That race will also be telecast in3-D on bothNASCAR.com andDirecTV. 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, withLindsay Czarniak hosting pre-and-post-race shows, replacingBill Weber andMarc Fein respectively.
ESPN carried the remaining races, beginning with theBrickyard 400. ABC, which formerly carried the last 11 races of the season, will carry the Saturday night races in Bristol, Richmond, and Charlotte.[7] 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.[8]
Most qualifying sessions will air onESPN2, practice sessions and some qualifying will be shared by SPEED and ESPN2. Qualifying for thePep Boys Auto 500 andAMP 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 byMarty Reid; Punch will return to the pits where he worked at ESPN until 2000.
CBS-owned pay cable premium serviceShowtime carried a weekly one-hour highlight show titledInside 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'sBrad Daugherty, with the shows taping at theNASCAR Hall of Fame Studio 43. 38 episodes are planned, covering the season.
On radio,Sirius XM Radio carried all races in the series. Terrestrial radio rights are being handled as follows:
In Canada,TSN andTSN 2 will have full coverage for the 2010 season.
In Australia,Fox Sports showed all Sprint Cup races live across their networks.Network Ten also showed races on its digital sports multichannel,ONE.
InPortugal, all races from the 2010 season were telecast onSportTv 3, while in Sweden,Viasat Motor televised the races.
In nearbyFinland,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 thatSky Sports had not secured the rights to the series for 2010.[9] 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.[10] The remainder of the season, starting with theShelby American, were shown on Open Access 3.[11]
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.
| 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 |
(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 byJ. 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.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 18 | 261 |
| 2 | Toyota | 12 | 217 |
| 3 | Ford | 4 | 176 |
| 4 | Dodge | 2 | 138 |
Source:[12] | |||
The Rookie of the Year Award winner wasKevin Conway. Conway ran 28 races with a best finish of 14th. The only other competitor,Terry Cook, managed to run only three races.