aaa aaa stock car race held september dover international dover delaware lap race eighth nascar sprint cup series second race race chase ends season race won team finished second started nineteenth clinched pole position driver maintained lead lap begin race started second position grid remained fourteen laps later leader race chase participants race closing laps suffered spins problems afterward johnson leader race pit stop loose wheel johnson maintained position lead laps win sixth race season eighteen lead changes different drivers course race sixth win season career result moved johnson second drivers championship thirty points ahead chevrolet maintained lead manufacturers championship thirty ahead toyota eighty ahead ford races remaining season total people attended race million watched television report background dover international short tracks hold nascar races richmond international nascar race makes use track standard configuration turn short track oval mile long track turns banked degrees stretch location finish line banked degrees seats spectators race led drivers championship points stood second drivers championship thirteen ahead ahead fourth fifth points ahead points ahead sixteen eleventh twelfth points manufacturers championship chevrolet leading points thirty points ahead rival toyota ford points fourteen points ahead dodge battle race defending champion practice qualifying practice sessions held sunday race friday saturday session lasted minutes second session lasted minutes final session lasted minutes practice session stewart racing team quickest ahead second position scored fourth managed fifth rounded quickest drivers session cars entered qualifying race nascar qualifying procedure clinched fifth pole position sprint cup series time seconds joined row grid qualified took fourth started fifth drivers chase qualified sixth scored thirty fourth drivers failed qualify race qualifying session ended johnson said certainly step right direction momentum weekend ran better finished finished originally qualified started second having time right rear shock exceeded maximum gas pressure morning quickest second practice session ahead second fourth quickest took fifth followed drivers chase twentieth sixth final practice session fastest time quickest followed second times seconds managed fourth fastest ahead scored seventh took eighth ninth practice session collided drove garage talking anger comments penalty new_hampshire argument ended stated lot said logical said teams owner commented talking comments win match things learned thing don throw stones live glass house afterward commented collision saying got practice fine practice like race race eighth total thirty season began televised live united_states espn prior race weather conditions partly cloudy air temperature pastor new_jersey began pre race ceremonies giving invocation mercury recording performed national anthem senior vice president gave command drivers start engines retained pole position lead corner followed second position started fourth fallen fifth second lap lap later moved fourth emerged twelfth seventh lap johnson remained moved thirteenth emerged passing johnson lap gained positions eighteenth lap lap remained leader ahead johnson began putting drivers lap lap consecutive laps green flag second ahead johnson second position lap lap followed laps later lead seconds reduced pace car track caution given cover caution light cover drivers pit stops remained leader johnson lost positions falling fifth team change tires resulted grid race resumed losing positions quickly gordon started fifteenth gained seven positions eighth lap second caution followed laps later collided wall contact newman car sustained minor damages went pit road caution afterward rear tire fell hurt wrist led restart ahead second lap moved position passing johnson followed passing lap later fourth sixth lap led laps race far previous starts starting nineteenth moved twelfth lap laps later fell eighth position stewart chose tire changes pit stop fallen twentieth eighty laps lap second lead afterward lap moved fifth spot lap johnson emerged second passing laps later went lap passed laps rounded positions laps later began green flag pit stops new leader followed lap reclaimed position extended lead seconds lap edwards moved ninth remained second maintained seventh position edwards passed laps running sixth tenth lap lead second place collided wall laps later sustained damage lap johnson claimed second position laps later johnson reclaimed lead fell 27th making pit stop lap caution given gathered damage flat tire missing entrance pit road johnson maintained position pit stops ahead lap later gordon moved fell sixth lap reclaimed away gordon loose wheel pit stops resulting coming pit road pit stop completed rear axle broke edwards passed gordon fifth moved fourth lap gordon fallen sixth teammate led laps point race laps nineteen drivers lap johnson laps later edwards passed fourth afterward passed tenth position lap johnson second lead ahead collided wall lap later lap set green flag pit stops began afterward johnson led seconds lap debris prompted fourth caution race passed johnson pit stops lead restart laps later passed johnson second position lap second lead second place laps later moved seventh position challenged fourth johnson moved second passing lap laps later complained crew car handling problems pit stop earlier race moved tenth lap seven laps later johnson reclaimed position afterward moved position burton passed second seven laps later lap johnson second lead burton pit stop lap green flag pit stops began gordon pit stops laps later johnson pit stop giving lead edwards subsequently pit stop returning lead johnson lap moved eleventh car ignited pit road johnson lead seconds burton pit stops ended maintained lead win sixth race season finished second ahead fourth clinched fifth position starting tenth post race appeared victory lane victory lap start celebrating sixth win season crowd people afterward crew chief said hands weekend continued came qualifying trim car wasn reacting way anticipated pretty significant changes came time qualify setup hadn felt race practice weren needed honestly adjust car different things couldn car better difference today definitely driver mediocre day hate didn run better got close wanted leaving dover frustrating grasp race track didn run spring told taking point lead dover said ninth place finisher finished second said thought good car coming race today took struggled little bit rear grip worked day grip level right halfway run car got happy took proud getting car right right time laps run cleared got fast little quicker today maintained drivers championship lead points johnson stood second thirty points ahead finishing fourth race remained fourth position points fifth burton followed positions final positions available chase occupied eleventh twelfth manufacturers championship chevrolet maintained lead points toyota remained second points ford followed points thirteen points ahead dodge fourth million people watched race television race took hours minutes seven seconds complete margin victory seconds results qualifying race results standings race
2010 AAA 400