phoenix stock car race held november phoenix international arizona contested laps thirty fifth ninth race chase nascar sprint cup series season race won racing team finished second clinched pole position driver edwards maintained lead lap begin race newman started second position grid remained seventh lap leader race points leader race led laps total lap pit stop lap didn return positions afterward edwards maintained lead win race lead changes different drivers course race edwards win season 18th career result kept edwards fourth drivers championship points ahead chevrolet maintained lead manufacturers championship points ahead toyota ahead ford race remaining season total people attended race million watched television report background short tracks hold nascar races richmond international dover international standard track phoenix international turn short track oval mile long track turns banked degrees stretch location finish line banked degrees stretch shape instead straight degrees banking seats spectators race led drivers championship points stood second points followed points ahead ahead fourth fifth points ahead points ahead thirty eleventh twelfth points manufacturers championship chevrolet leading points points ahead rival toyota ford points points ahead dodge battle johnson race defending champion practice qualifying practice sessions held sunday race friday saturday session lasted minutes second session lasted minutes final practice session lasted minutes practice session edwards racing team quickest ahead second stewart position scored fourth managed fifth rounded quickest drivers session afterward qualifying cars entered able race nascar qualifying procedure edwards clinched seventh pole position career time new track record joined row grid qualified took fourth started fifth drivers chase qualified seventeenth johnson scored drivers failed qualify race qualifying session completed edwards commented thing going advantage sunday pit stall going help lot think advantage title rivals little bit conservative guys like battling fourth points battling wins little aggressive maybe advantage evening edwards remained quickest ahead gordon second fourth quickest burton took fifth followed drivers chase fifteenth johnson seventeenth final practice session edwards fastest time quickest gordon followed second times seconds managed fourth fastest ahead johnson scored seventh took eighth ninth took tenth race race thirty fifth total thirty season began est televised live united_states espn prior race weather conditions dry air temperature chaplain race track began pre race ceremonies invocation performed national anthem trumpet regional vice president gave command drivers start engines edwards retained lead pole position beginning lap second lap collided wall prompting caution given lap restart edwards remained leader following lap passed edwards leader lap fallen positions overtook laps later johnson moved 13th position fourteenth lap moved positions beginning race continued forward maintained lead lap edwards claimed position 30th lap moved fifth grid passing lap kurt younger brother hit wall sustained minor damages lap moved edwards maintained second lead laps later passed claim second moved fourth passing lap laps stewart moved eighth johnson moved 12th laps later second caution given developed flat tire crashed wall runners pit stops caution asking tires adjustments lap restart edwards remained leader moved past following lap lap passed edwards moving lap passed fifth laps later johnson scored ninth 12th afterward fell eighth position lap stewart moved eighth position laps later lead seconds lap wall sustaining damage rear came loose rest car laps later team mate moved 14th position starting 35th lap johnson passed eighth position fell positions passed lap extended lead seconds ahead lap later gordon passed 12th position lap stewart moved fourth passing moved 13th following lap passing lap caution given debris lap later runners pit stops giving lead didn come lap lap restart edwards leader reclaimed position lap later lap moved eighth position laps johnson moved fifth overtaking newman lap lead tenths second ahead edwards laps later stewart passed team mate newman sixth position following lap second lead second placed edwards lap passed brother kurt second position passed eighth position laps later lap fell fifth johnson passed laps later kurt fell position sixth newman overtook lap passed ninth position passed laps later claim tenth position lap moved eighth overtaking lap second lead edwards second position laps later moved ninth moved second passing edwards lap green flag pit stops began pit stop following lap pit stop laps earlier pit stops drivers able lead race pit stops concluded scored leader lap moved second position passing edwards laps later passed 13th lap second lead team mate laps later overtook johnson claim fourth position lap stewart passed johnson fifth position moved seventh afterward stewart passed fourth position lap laps later spun sideways prompting fourth caution given runners pit stops caution leader lap restart ahead edwards johnson burton following lap passed position lap edwards passed second position making fall laps laps later fifth caution given spun sideways caution cars pit led restart ahead second lap moved ninth passing stewart laps later stewart fell 12th passed martin lap second lead second lap moved seventh position fourteen laps later edwards reclaimed lead lap moved fourth passing johnson lap edwards second lead second following lap newman passed johnson fifth moved twelfth edwards continued expand lead seconds lap lap johnson fell sixth passed burton laps later pit stop fuel new tires caused fall nineteenth lap moved lead lap passing edwards passed johnson fourth burton pit stop lap laps remaining johnson fell sixth moved seventh edwards maintained lead win race season newman finished second ahead fourth johnson clinched fifth position starting post race race winner appeared victory lane victory lap start celebrating win season crowd people winning race described happiness saying win important big accomplishment continued think needed confidence needed hard work guys shop engine department led laps described frustration strategy end didn work way ask better car guys unfortunately strategy bit going old fashioned way week try beat race track afterward newman finished second commented saving fuel time sense save fuel laps short thought needed fifth place finisher johnson described happiness saying going home going sure best engines simulation stuff sure car fast race good situation risk chance worked drivers championship remained points ahead johnson second followed points edwards rounded positions manufacturers championship chevrolet maintained place points ahead toyota ahead ford dodge remained fourth points million people watched race television race took hours minutes second complete margin victory seconds results qualifying race results standings race
2010 Kobalt Tools 500 (Phoenix)