2010 Bucyrus 200

The 2010 Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held on June 19, 2010, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The race was the 15th race of the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series. The race was also the inaugural iteration of the event. It was also the first NASCAR race to be run at Road America since the then Grand National Series in 1956. Carl Edwards dominated the race by winning the pole, leading the most laps, and winning the race.[2]

2010 Bucyrus 200
Race details[1]
Map of Speedway
Map of Speedway
Date June 19, 2010 (2010-06-19)
Official name 2010 Bucyrus 200 Presented by Menards
Location Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Course Road Course
4.048 mi (6.515 km)
Distance 50 laps, 202 mi (325.087 km)
Weather Sunny
Average speed 68.501 mph (110.242 km/h)
Attendance 50,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Fenway Racing
Time 2:14.838
Most laps led
Driver Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing
Laps 35
Winner
No. 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN2
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree

Background

Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IndyCar Series, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.

Entry List

  • (R) denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make
01Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet
04Kevin LepageJD MotorsportsChevrolet
05Victor Gonzalez Jr.Day Enterprise RacingChevrolet
6Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord
7J. R. FitzpatrickJR MotorsportsChevrolet
09Robb BrentRAB RacingFord
10Tayler MalsamBraun RacingToyota
11Brian Scott (R)Braun RacingToyota
12Justin AllgaierPenske RacingDodge
15Michael AnnettGermain RacingToyota
16Colin Braun (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Brad ColemanJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Matt DiBenedettoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Tim George Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
22Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge
23Alex KennedyR3 MotorsportsChevrolet
24Eric McClureTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord
26Brian KeselowskiK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge
27Owen KellyBaker Curb RacingFord
28Kenny WallaceJay Robinson RacingChevrolet
31Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingChevrolet
32Jacques VilleneuveBraun RacingToyota
33Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet
34Tony RainesTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet
35Tony AveTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet
38Jason LefflerBraun RacingToyota
40Mike BlissKey MotorsportsChevrolet
43Kevin O'ConnellBaker Curb RacingChevrolet
56Joey ScaralloMac Hill MotorsportsFord
59Kyle KelleyTeam Kelley RacingChevrolet
60Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord
61Josh WiseSpecialty RacingFord
62Brendan GaughanRusty Wallace RacingToyota
66Steve WallaceRusty Wallace RacingToyota
70Mark GreenML MotorsportsChevrolet
81Michael McDowellMacDonald MotorsportsDodge
87Antonio PérezNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
88Ron FellowsJR MotorsportsChevrolet
89Morgan ShepherdFaith MotorsportsChevrolet
90Patrick LongD'Hondt Humphrey MotorsportsToyota
92Andy PonsteinK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge
98Paul MenardRoush Fenway RacingFord
99Trevor BayneDiamond-Waltrip RacingToyota
Official Entry List

Qualifying

Carl Edwards won the pole with a time of 2:14.838 and a speed of 108.076.[3]

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
160Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord2:14.838108.076
232Jacques VilleneuveBraun RacingToyota2:15.265107.735
316Colin Braun (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord2:15.518107.534
418Brad ColemanJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:15.763107.340
581Michael McDowellMacDonald MotorsportsDodge2:15.824107.292
662Brendan GaughanRusty Wallace RacingToyota2:15.838107.281
790Patrick LongD'Hondt Humphrey MotorsportsToyota2:15.894107.237
898Paul MenardRoush Fenway RacingFord2:16.062107.104
927Owen KellyBaker Curb RacingFord2:16.064107.103
1035Tony AveTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet2:16.492106.767
1133Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet2:16.513106.750
1288Ron FellowsJR MotorsportsChevrolet2:16.519106.746
1322Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge2:16.951106.409
1420Matt DiBenedettoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2:16.958106.403
1523Alex KennedyR3 MotorsportsChevrolet2:16.969106.395
166Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord2:17.065106.320
1766Steve WallaceRusty Wallace RacingToyota2:17.217106.203
1812Justin AllgaierPenske RacingDodge2:17.263106.167
1938Jason LefflerBraun RacingToyota2:17.449106.023
2099Trevor BayneDiamond-Waltrip RacingToyota2:17.732105.805
2111Brian Scott (R)Braun RacingToyota2:17.912105.667
2215Michael Annett*Germain RacingToyota2:17.957105.633
237J. R. FitzpatrickJR MotorsportsChevrolet2:17.972105.621
2487Antonio PérezNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet2:18.088105.533
2509Robb BrentRAB RacingFord2:18.273105.392
2640Mike BlissKey MotorsportsChevrolet2:18.518105.205
2734Tony RainesTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet2:18.568105.167
2810Tayler MalsamBraun RacingToyota2:18.797104.994
2921Tim George Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2:19.007104.835
3031Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingChevrolet2:19.098104.766
3105Victor Gonzalez Jr.Day Enterprise RacingChevrolet2:19.246104.655
3243Kevin O'ConnellBaker Curb RacingChevrolet2:19.800104.240
3301Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet2:20.616103.635
3459Kyle KelleyTeam Kelley RacingChevrolet2:22.493102.270
3589Morgan ShepherdFaith MotorsportsChevrolet2:23.749101.377
3628Kenny WallaceJay Robinson RacingChevrolet2:25.480100.170
3756Joey ScaralloMac Hill MotorsportsFord2:25.633100.065
3870Mark GreenML MotorsportsChevrolet2:26.23699.653
3926Brian KeselowskiK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge2:26.87799.218
4024Eric McClureTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord2:27.35598.896
4161Josh WiseSpecialty RacingFord2:30.99096.515
4292Andy PonsteinK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge2:31.60196.126
4304Kevin LepageJD MotorsportsChevrolet2:35.02194.005
Official Starting Grid

* – Michael Annett was sent to the rear of the field for improper impound adjustments.

Race

Pole sitter Carl Edwards led the first lap of the race. The first caution did not take long as it flew on lap 2 when Justin Allgaier's car stalled in turn 5 after the driveshaft broke after his car went onto the rumble strips. During the caution, Eric McClure was taken out of his car and replaced by Chris Cook, who has been a veteran at Road Courses, after McClure had surgery earlier in the week. The race restarted on lap 5 with Edwards remaining as the leader. On the same lap in turn 6, Brendan Gaughan's car spun and kept his car rolling so no caution was thrown. On lap 6, Tim George Jr's car spun in turn 3. No caution was thrown as he got his car going. On lap 12, the second caution flew when Antonio Pérez's engine blew and laid fluid on the track which caused Chris Cook to spin in turn 14. Carl Edwards won the race off of pit road but Jason Leffler, Mike Bliss, and Morgan Shepherd did not pit, but Shepherd went to pit before the green flag dropped, while Brendan Gaughan had already pitted when the caution flew and Leffler led the field to the restart on lap 15. On the restart, Carl Edwards immeadietly challenged Jason Leffler for the lead and took the lead in turn 5. On lap 22, J. R. Fitzpatrick spun in turn 1 after what appeared to be contact with Jason Leffler. Fitzpatrick got his car rolling and no caution was thrown but he had damage to the right rear of his car.

Final laps

With 24 laps to go, the third caution flew when Colin Braun spun in turn 1. Edwards won the race off of pit road but Patrick Long, Steve Wallace, and Victor Gonzalez Jr. did not pit and Long led the field to the restart with 21 laps to go. On the restart, a big wreck would occur in turn 6 taking out 9 cars. It started when Brian Scott got turned by Brendan Gaughan and cause a stack up that collected Stanton Barrett, Kyle Kelley, Mike Bliss, Colin Braun, Tony Raines, Robb Brent, Alex Kennedy, and Jason Leffler. During the caution, Patrick Long went onto pit road and gave the lead to Carl Edwards. A red flag occurred for the pile up in turn 6. The red flag lasted for about 30 minutes before it was lifted. As the red flag was lifted, some cars like Edwards went onto pit road while others like Brad Coleman stayed out and Coleman was the new leader. Coleman was looking for his first NASCAR win of his career in his 54th Nationwide Series start. The race restarted with 17 laps to go. With 16 laps to go, Michael McDowell's engine let go. No fluid was laid onto the track. With 14 to go, the 5th caution flew when Ron Hornaday and Tim George Jr. crashed in turn 3. The race would restart with 12 laps to go. But on the restart, Brad Keselowski bumped Brad Coleman in turn 1 and it sent Coleman up the track. Coleman would lose the lead and many positions as he fell back to the outside of the top 10. Keselowski and Brendan Gaughan fought for the lead. Gaughan took the lead but pushed himself up the track in turn 5 and Jacques Villeneuve took the lead. Villeneuve was also looking for his first NASCAR win. But the 6th caution would fly during the same lap when Alex Kennedy and Mike Bliss crashed in turn 12. The race would restart with 9 laps to go. On the restart, Carl Edwards took the lead from Jacques Villeneuve. In turn 12 on the same lap, Patrick Long spun after contact with J. R. Fitzpatrick and Brad Keselowski. He got his car rolling and no caution was thrown. With 8 to go, two cars spun in different turns. Victor Gonzalez Jr. and Brian Scott spun in turns 5 and 8 after Gonzalez had contact with Paul Menard and Scott spun after he had contact with Colin Braun. No caution was thrown as they got going again. With 6 to go, the 7th and final caution flew when Stanton Barrett spun in turn 6. The race restarted with 3 laps to go. On the same lap, Mike Wallace and Victor Gonzalez Jr. spun in turns 6 and 12 but no caution was thrown. On the final lap, Tony Ave spun in turn 5. No caution flew. Carl Edwards held off everybody as Villeneuve fell back and Edwards was the first Nationwide Series winner at Road America. This would be Edwards' first of four wins in 2010 but was not enough to win the Championship as he finished 2nd to Brad Keselowski. Ron Fellows, Brendan Gaughan, Brad Keselowski, and Owen Kelly rounded out the top 5 while Brad Coleman, J. R. Fitzpatrick, Jason Leffler, Steve Wallace, and Trevor Bayne rounded out the top 10.[4]

Race results

Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points
160Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord5035running195
288Ron FellowsJR MotorsportsChevrolet500running170
362Brendan GaughanRusty Wallace RacingToyota500running165
422Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge500running160
527Owen KellyBaker Curb RacingFord500running155
618Brad ColemanJoe Gibbs RacingToyota507running155
77J. R. FitzpatrickJR MotorsportsChevrolet500running146
838Jason LefflerBraun RacingToyota503running147
966Steve WallaceRusty Wallace RacingToyota500running138
1099Trevor BayneDiamond-Waltrip RacingToyota500running134
1116Colin Braun (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord500running130
1233Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet500running127
1311Brian Scott (R)Braun RacingToyota500running124
1490Patrick LongD'Hondt Humphrey MotorsportsToyota502running126
1510Tayler MalsamBraun RacingToyota500running118
1698Paul MenardRoush Fenway RacingFord500running115
1731Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingChevrolet500running112
1801Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet500running109
1989Morgan ShepherdFaith MotorsportsChevrolet500running106
2035Tony AveTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet500running103
2128Kenny WallaceJay Robinson RacingChevrolet500running100
2270Mark GreenML MotorsportsChevrolet500running97
2305Victor Gonzalez Jr.Day Enterprise RacingChevrolet500running94
2415Michael AnnettGermain RacingToyota500running91
2532Jacques VilleneuveBraun RacingToyota490running93
266Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord490running85
2724Eric McClureTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord460running82
2823Alex KennedyR3 MotorsportsChevrolet460running79
2920Matt DiBenedettoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota440running76
3009Robb BrentRAB RacingFord430running73
3140Mike BlissKey MotorsportsChevrolet380crash70
3221Tim George Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet360crash67
3381Michael McDowellMacDonald MotorsportsDodge340engine64
3443Kevin O'ConnellBaker Curb RacingChevrolet340engine61
3512Justin AllgaierPenske RacingDodge300running58
3634Tony RainesTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet290engine55
3759Kyle KelleyTeam Kelley RacingChevrolet290crash52
3887Antonio PérezNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet100engine49
3956Joey ScaralloMac Hill MotorsportsFord80brakes46
4026Brian KeselowskiK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge30transmission43
4161Josh WiseSpecialty RacingFord10brakes40
4292Andy PonsteinK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge10suspension37
4304Kevin LepageJD MotorsportsChevrolet10rear end34
Official Race results

References

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