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

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make
01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet
04 Kevin Lepage JD Motorsports Chevrolet
05 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Day Enterprise Racing Chevrolet
6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 J. R. Fitzpatrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet
09 Robb Brent RAB Racing Ford
10 Tayler Malsam Braun Racing Toyota
11 Brian Scott (R) Braun Racing Toyota
12 Justin Allgaier Penske Racing Dodge
15 Michael Annett Germain Racing Toyota
16 Colin Braun (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Brad Coleman Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Matt DiBenedetto Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Tim George Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge
23 Alex Kennedy R3 Motorsports Chevrolet
24 Eric McClure Team Rensi Motorsports Ford
26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge
27 Owen Kelly Baker Curb Racing Ford
28 Kenny Wallace Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet
31 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
32 Jacques Villeneuve Braun Racing Toyota
33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet
34 Tony Raines TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
35 Tony Ave TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
38 Jason Leffler Braun Racing Toyota
40 Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Kevin O'Connell Baker Curb Racing Chevrolet
56 Joey Scarallo Mac Hill Motorsports Ford
59 Kyle Kelley Team Kelley Racing Chevrolet
60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford
61 Josh Wise Specialty Racing Ford
62 Brendan Gaughan Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota
66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota
70 Mark Green ML Motorsports Chevrolet
81 Michael McDowell MacDonald Motorsports Dodge
87 Antonio Pérez NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Ron Fellows JR Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet
90 Patrick Long D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Toyota
92 Andy Ponstein K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge
98 Paul Menard Roush Fenway Racing Ford
99 Trevor Bayne Diamond-Waltrip Racing Toyota
Official Entry List

Qualifying

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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
1 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:14.838 108.076
2 32 Jacques Villeneuve Braun Racing Toyota 2:15.265 107.735
3 16 Colin Braun (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:15.518 107.534
4 18 Brad Coleman Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:15.763 107.340
5 81 Michael McDowell MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 2:15.824 107.292
6 62 Brendan Gaughan Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 2:15.838 107.281
7 90 Patrick Long D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Toyota 2:15.894 107.237
8 98 Paul Menard Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:16.062 107.104
9 27 Owen Kelly Baker Curb Racing Ford 2:16.064 107.103
10 35 Tony Ave TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.492 106.767
11 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 2:16.513 106.750
12 88 Ron Fellows JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.519 106.746
13 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 2:16.951 106.409
14 20 Matt DiBenedetto Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:16.958 106.403
15 23 Alex Kennedy R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.969 106.395
16 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:17.065 106.320
17 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 2:17.217 106.203
18 12 Justin Allgaier Penske Racing Dodge 2:17.263 106.167
19 38 Jason Leffler Braun Racing Toyota 2:17.449 106.023
20 99 Trevor Bayne Diamond-Waltrip Racing Toyota 2:17.732 105.805
21 11 Brian Scott (R) Braun Racing Toyota 2:17.912 105.667
22 15 Michael Annett* Germain Racing Toyota 2:17.957 105.633
23 7 J. R. Fitzpatrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:17.972 105.621
24 87 Antonio Pérez NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.088 105.533
25 09 Robb Brent RAB Racing Ford 2:18.273 105.392
26 40 Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.518 105.205
27 34 Tony Raines TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.568 105.167
28 10 Tayler Malsam Braun Racing Toyota 2:18.797 104.994
29 21 Tim George Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:19.007 104.835
30 31 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 2:19.098 104.766
31 05 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Day Enterprise Racing Chevrolet 2:19.246 104.655
32 43 Kevin O'Connell Baker Curb Racing Chevrolet 2:19.800 104.240
33 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2:20.616 103.635
34 59 Kyle Kelley Team Kelley Racing Chevrolet 2:22.493 102.270
35 89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 2:23.749 101.377
36 28 Kenny Wallace Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 2:25.480 100.170
37 56 Joey Scarallo Mac Hill Motorsports Ford 2:25.633 100.065
38 70 Mark Green ML Motorsports Chevrolet 2:26.236 99.653
39 26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 2:26.877 99.218
40 24 Eric McClure Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 2:27.355 98.896
41 61 Josh Wise Specialty Racing Ford 2:30.990 96.515
42 92 Andy Ponstein K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 2:31.601 96.126
43 04 Kevin Lepage JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2:35.021 94.005
Official Starting Grid

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

Race

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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

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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

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Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points
1 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 50 35 running 195
2 88 Ron Fellows JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 running 170
3 62 Brendan Gaughan Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 50 0 running 165
4 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 50 0 running 160
5 27 Owen Kelly Baker Curb Racing Ford 50 0 running 155
6 18 Brad Coleman Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50 7 running 155
7 7 J. R. Fitzpatrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 running 146
8 38 Jason Leffler Braun Racing Toyota 50 3 running 147
9 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 50 0 running 138
10 99 Trevor Bayne Diamond-Waltrip Racing Toyota 50 0 running 134
11 16 Colin Braun (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 50 0 running 130
12 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 50 0 running 127
13 11 Brian Scott (R) Braun Racing Toyota 50 0 running 124
14 90 Patrick Long D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Toyota 50 2 running 126
15 10 Tayler Malsam Braun Racing Toyota 50 0 running 118
16 98 Paul Menard Roush Fenway Racing Ford 50 0 running 115
17 31 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 50 0 running 112
18 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 running 109
19 89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 running 106
20 35 Tony Ave TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 running 103
21 28 Kenny Wallace Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 50 0 running 100
22 70 Mark Green ML Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 running 97
23 05 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Day Enterprise Racing Chevrolet 50 0 running 94
24 15 Michael Annett Germain Racing Toyota 50 0 running 91
25 32 Jacques Villeneuve Braun Racing Toyota 49 0 running 93
26 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49 0 running 85
27 24 Eric McClure Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 46 0 running 82
28 23 Alex Kennedy R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 running 79
29 20 Matt DiBenedetto Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 44 0 running 76
30 09 Robb Brent RAB Racing Ford 43 0 running 73
31 40 Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet 38 0 crash 70
32 21 Tim George Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 36 0 crash 67
33 81 Michael McDowell MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 34 0 engine 64
34 43 Kevin O'Connell Baker Curb Racing Chevrolet 34 0 engine 61
35 12 Justin Allgaier Penske Racing Dodge 30 0 running 58
36 34 Tony Raines TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 29 0 engine 55
37 59 Kyle Kelley Team Kelley Racing Chevrolet 29 0 crash 52
38 87 Antonio Pérez NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 engine 49
39 56 Joey Scarallo Mac Hill Motorsports Ford 8 0 brakes 46
40 26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 3 0 transmission 43
41 61 Josh Wise Specialty Racing Ford 1 0 brakes 40
42 92 Andy Ponstein K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 1 0 suspension 37
43 04 Kevin Lepage JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 0 rear end 34
Official Race results

References

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  1. ^ "2010 Bucyrus 200 Presented by Menards". Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "Carl Edwards Wins Bucyrus 200 at Road America". Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "Carl Edwards Wins Bucyrus 200 Pole At Road America". Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2010 Bucyrus 200 at Road America". Retrieved June 21, 2010.
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