2010 Coca-Cola 600

2010 Coca-Cola 600
Race details
Race 13 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
	The 2010 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Let Freedom Race!"
Date	May 30, 2010
Official name	Coca-Cola 600
Location	Charlotte Motor Speedway; Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	400 laps, 600 mi (970 km)
Weather	Partly cloudy with a high around 84°; wind out of the ESE at 3 mph; 10% chance of precipitation.
Average speed	144.966 miles per hour (233.300 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Newman;
Time	28.793
Most laps led
Driver	Kurt Busch
Laps	252
Winner
No. 2	Kurt Busch
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds

The 2010 Coca-Cola 600, the 51st running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 30, 2010 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina as the 13th race of the 2010 Sprint Cup season^[2]^[4] It also was the longest race of the 2010 season, having consisted over 400 laps and 600 miles (970 km).

Kurt Busch, driving the No. 2 car for Penske Racing, won the race^[5] while Jamie McMurray for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing (whose team won the Indianapolis 500) finished second. The race had 17 different leaders, 34 lead changes, and eight cautions.^[6]

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