tools night race tools night race stock car race held august bristol tennessee contested laps fourth race sprint cup series season won race finished second clinched pole position driver maintained lead lap begin race started second position grid remained afterward leader eventually lead race high laps lap early race leader johnson collided returned track seventy seven laps leader led final pit stops ahead seventy laps remaining passed remained leader history winning divisions single track seven seventeen lead changes different drivers course race win season nineteenth career result moved spots drivers championship points leader seven ahead chevrolet maintained lead manufacturers championship seven ahead toyota ahead ford seventy ahead dodge races remaining season total people attended race million watched television report background short tracks hold nascar races dover international richmond international standard track turn short track oval miles long track turns banked thirty degrees stretch location finish line banked degrees stretch banking degrees race led drivers championship points stood second points drivers championship points fourth fifth manufacturers championship chevrolet leading points thirty points ahead rival toyota ford points points ahead dodge battle practice qualifying practice sessions held saturday race friday session lasted minutes second session lasted minutes practice session fastest ahead second respectively scored fourth placed fifth spun sideways twice session second final practice session scored quickest followed second positions scored fourth position teammate followed fifth cars entered qualifying nascar qualifying procedure race johnson clinched fourth career pole position time seconds joined row grid edwards qualified took fourth started fifth drivers qualify team second car withdrew qualifying qualifying spun sideways flattened tires changing tires qualified sixth race summary race fourth total thirty season began televised live united_states abc race year dream cruise broadcast owned michigan race conditions light rain showers temperature daughter began pre race ceremonies giving invocation children drivers pit crews motor racing outreach performed national anthem ultimate challenge winner gave command drivers start engines held lead going corner starting fourth passed edwards second position fourth position filled lap lap seventeen johnson stewart ahead edwards seconds lap moved tenth position passing moved sixth position lap laps driven garage start parks laps later moved ninth position lap moved fifth position passing starting twentieth moved twelfth position lap seven laps later caution came collided wall drivers finished pit stops johnson led green flag stewart moved position lap later couldn maintain second consecutive lap lap received drive penalty driving fast pit lane laps later moved eighth position brother kurt followed afterward moved sixth position lap johnson second lead stewart laps later passed tenth position lap passed sixth stewart gaining ground johnson laps later edwards caught stewart second position laps johnson second lead stewart lap spun sideways prompted second caution come accident collided stewart race car following caution johnson led green flag lap lap later caution given collided wall lap johnson led drivers green flag starting moved eleventh position lap lap said don know leave air frustrated crew fix car handling lap cars lead lap lap laps later emerged position passing johnson lap second lead johnson lap tires prompting fourth caution johnson leader pit stops led drivers green flag lap reclaimed lead passed johnson second laps later stewart collided wall able continue racing lap johnson reclaimed second passing laps later passed ninth position lap second lead johnson lap fifth caution came collided wall lap led drivers green flag lap later johnson spun sideways collided wall making contact johnson drove garage caution repairs led drivers restart lap lap second lead laps later returned track second lead second position lap gordon passed tenth position laps later passed seventh position lap moved position laps later passed second maintained lead running eighth drove pit lane tire issues lap moved sixth position laps later closed lap claimed laps led laps later came pit lane flat tire lap leader passing lap green flag pit stops began came pit lane fuel tires leader lap later passed lap leader given drive penalty speeding pit lane laps later seventh caution came debris track led restart lap laps later reclaimed sixth position caught lap leader moved fourth position passing laps later lap second lead laps later passed tenth position laps fourteen cars lap leader lap second lead rest drivers crossed finish line history win major nascar divisions weekend camping world truck series nationwide series sprint cup series followed second ahead fourth fifth race total seven seventeen lead changes different drivers post race appeared victory lane victory lap start celebrating making history win season crowd people earned race great knew run looking forward getting jumped bubble spot chase said leading near end passed seventy laps remaining finished said balance tight end good night know fans don like remarkable able weekend subsequent press conference stated team good job second half practice work different drivers credit goes team point thought going car beat end didn speed needed added johnson involved accident lap said thought left room outside lane little bit sudden got hooked force like thought fine went following race add car awesome today great race car second time run year race result left leading driver championship points finished eleventh second points assured position chase sprint cup seventy points ahead race winner ahead edwards fifth points chevrolet maintained lead manufacturers championship points toyota placed second points ford followed points ahead dodge fourth million people watched race television race took hours minutes seconds complete margin victory seconds results qualifying race results standings race
2010 Irwin Tools Night Race