2010 Aaron's 312

Race 8 of 35

Talladega
120 laps
Time of race: 2:01:30
Average speed of winner: 157.630 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 33 among 14 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 16 laps
Lap leaders: Harvick 1-7, Edwards 8, Harvick 9-11, Edwards 12, McMurray 13-24, Bri. Keselowski 25, Harvick 26-28, Busch 29, Harvick 30, McMurray 31-34, Busch 35, McMurray 36-38, Bra. Keselowski 39-40, Logano 41-43, McMurray 44, Bra. Keselowski 45-47, Gaughan 48, McClure 49-50, Sheltra 51-53, Scott 54, Bra. Keselowski 55-57, Harvick 58, McMurray 59, Busch 60-69, Menard 70-71, Busch 72-75, Bra. Keselowski 76-77, Menard 78-80, Harvick 81-92, Gaughan 93, Richardson 94, Wimmer 95, Harvick 96-119, Bra. Keselowski 120

Race notes: Brad Keselowski took the points lead from Kyle Busch.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	23	Brad Keselowski	22	Discount Tire	Dodge			183.652	120	5	11	running	40445	140
2	15	Joey Logano	20	GameStop	Toyota			184.225	120	1	3	running	41850	175
3	1	Kevin Harvick	33	Rheem	Chevrolet			187.375	120	7	51	running	43250	175
4	30	Jason Keller	35	Tri-Star Motorsports	Chevrolet			183.146	120	0	0	running	33575	160
5	31	John Borneman III	83	Red Line Oil	Dodge			183.014	120	0	0	running	27775	155
6	14	Clint Bowyer	21	Zaxby's	Chevrolet			184.264	120	0	0	running	24050	150
7	37	Tony Raines	34	Long John Silver's	Chevrolet			182.122	120	0	0	running	29318	146
8	8	Paul Menard	98	Tide/Menards	Ford			184.704	120	2	5	running	22600	147
9	25	Brian Vickers	32	Dollar General	Toyota			183.441	120	0	0	running	21575	138
10	17	Brian Scott	11	AccuDoc Solutions	Toyota			184.154	120	1	1	running	29768	139
11	38	Kenny Wallace	28	Anderson's Maple Syrup	Chevrolet			181.718	120	0	0	running	27793	130
12	34	Scott Wimmer	27	Redman Moist Snuff	Ford			182.658	120	1	1	running	27668	132
13	39	Trevor Bayne	99	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota			181.076	120	0	0	running	27893	124
14	26	Jamie McMurray	88	Hellmann's	Chevrolet			183.350	119	5	21	accident	20900	126
15	19	Justin Allgaier	12	Verizon Wireless	Dodge			183.949	119	0	0	accident	27443	118
16	42	Jeff Green	40	Bad Boy Buggies/Wildgame Innovations	Chevrolet			180.091	119	0	0	accident	27218	115
17	21	Dennis Setzer	92	K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge			183.758	119	0	0	accident	23475	112
18	22	Patrick Sheltra	09	RAB Racing	Ford			183.709	119	1	3	accident	26843	114
19	5	Shelby Howard	70	Foretravel Motorcoach	Chevrolet			185.115	119	0	0	running	26943	106
20	41	Robert Richardson, Jr.	23	R3 Motorsports	Chevrolet			180.102	119	1	1	running	27743	108
21	20	Scott Lagasse, Jr.	43	Autism Awareness/O'Reilly Auto Parts	Ford			183.860	119	0	0	running	26418	100
22	40	Eric McClure	24	Hefty	Ford			180.932	119	1	2	running	26268	102
23	32	Michael McDowell	81	Mobile-Shop	Dodge			182.975	119	0	0	running	26518	94
24	18	Chrissy Wallace	0	JDavisMotorsports.com	Chevrolet			184.154	119	0	0	running	19525	91
25	16	Bobby Gerhart	75	Lucas Oil	Chevrolet			184.210	118	0	0	accident	19825	88
26	4	Steve Arpin	7	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet			185.140	118	0	0	accident	25943	85
27	36	Brendan Gaughan	62	South Point Casino & Hotel	Toyota			182.407	118	2	2	accident	25568	87
28	43	Mark Green	49	Jay Robinson, Inc.	Chevrolet			183.003	118	0	0	running	18975	79
29	3	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	6	CitiFinancial	Ford			185.176	118	0	0	running	25668	76
30	28	Morgan Shepherd	89	DealTaker.com	Chevrolet			183.213	118	0	0	running	18925	73
31	9	Parker Kligerman	42	Smith Ironworks	Dodge			184.697	113	0	0	accident	18975	70
32	13	Colin Braun	16	Con-way Freight	Ford			184.278	113	0	0	accident	24968	67
33	10	Brian Keselowski	26	Stubb's BBQ	Dodge			184.665	113	1	1	running	24928	69
34	11	Kyle Busch	18	Z-Line Designs	Toyota			184.505	111	4	16	accident	19425	66
35	2	Carl Edwards	60	Fastenal	Ford			185.754	110	2	2	running	18940	63
36	35	Joe Nemechek	87	Southern Pride	Chevrolet			182.598	74	0	0	overheating	24798	55
37	12	James Buescher	1	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet			184.288	45	0	0	accident	24763	52
38	24	Donnie Neuenberger	52	IHOP	Chevrolet			183.603	42	0	0	engine	18260	49
39	33	Steve Wallace	66	5-hour Energy	Toyota			182.846	23	0	0	accident	24693	46
40	6	Reed Sorenson	10	Braun Racing	Toyota			184.990	20	0	0	accident	24758	43
41	7	Jason Leffler	38	Great Clips	Toyota			184.826	20	0	0	accident	24548	40
42	27	Mike Wallace	01	Choctaw Casino Resort	Chevrolet			183.266	20	0	0	accident	24513	37
43	29	Michael Annett	15	Pilot Travel Centers	Toyota			183171	20	0	0	accident	24443	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Brad Keselowski	1274	8	2	1	7	7
2	Kevin Harvick	1264	8	1	2	7	7
3	Kyle Busch	1220	8	0	3	5	5
4	Justin Allgaier	1171	8	0	1	3	5
5	Carl Edwards	1111	8	1	0	4	6
6	Paul Menard	1085	8	0	0	0	5
7	Joey Logano	1078	7	3	0	3	6
8	Brian Scott	876	8	0	0	0	2
9	Greg Biffle	864	6	0	0	2	5
10	Scott Lagasse, Jr.	854	8	0	0	0	1
11	Tony Raines	849	8	0	0	0	1
12	Brendan Gaughan	838	8	0	0	1	2
13	Trevor Bayne	832	8	0	0	0	1
14	Steve Wallace	784	8	0	0	0	4
15	Jason Leffler	779	8	0	0	0	1
16	Mike Wallace	773	8	0	0	0	0
17	Michael Annett	762	8	0	0	0	1
18	Kenny Wallace	758	8	0	0	0	0
19	Joe Nemechek	718	8	0	0	0	0
20	James Buescher	706	8	0	0	0	1
21	Eric McClure	705	8	0	0	0	0
22	Michael McDowell	686	8	0	0	0	0
23	Reed Sorenson	651	5	0	0	2	3
24	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	627	8	0	0	0	1
25	Colin Braun	626	8	0	0	0	0