2010 Firestone 550

2010 Firestone 550
Race details
7th round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season
Date June 5, 2010
Official name Firestone 550
Location Texas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance 228 laps
342 mi / 550 km
Weather 93 °F (34 °C), clear skies
Pole position
Driver Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske)
Time 1:37.3275 (4 laps)
Fastest lap
Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay[1] (Andretti Autosport)
Time 24.2854 (on lap 116 of 228)
Podium
First Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske)
Second Danica Patrick (Andretti Autosport)
Third Marco Andretti (Andretti Autosport)

The 2010 Firestone 550 was the twenty-first running of the Firestone 550 and the seventh round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 5, 2010. The race was contested over 228 laps at the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and was telecasted by Versus in the United States.

The winner of the Firestone 550 was Ryan Briscoe, who was also the pole-sitter running a time of 1:37.3275. Danica Patrick who led 1 lap finished in second with Marco Andretti finishing in third for the second consecutive week.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Team Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4 Total
1 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 24.3034 24.3155 24.3486 24.3600 1:37.3275
2 10 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 24.2917 24.3214 24.3597 24.3604 1:37.3332
3 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske 24.3226 24.3375 24.3480 24.3716 1:37.3797
4 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 24.3371 24.3274 24.3406 24.3771 1:37.3822
5 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 24.4442 24.3982 24.4249 24.4514 1:37.7187
6 19 United Kingdom Alex Lloyd (R) Dale Coyne Racing 24.4313 24.4257 24.4337 24.4297 1:37.7204
7 06 Japan Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas Racing 24.4527 24.4287 24.4207 24.4311 1:37.7332
8 7 United States Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 24.4924 24.4581 24.4558 24.4556 1:37.8619
9 32 Brazil Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 24.5309 24.4968 24.4948 24.4757 1:37.9982
10 26 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 24.5060 24.5040 24.4959 24.4993 1:38.0052
11 5 Japan Takuma Sato (R) KV Racing Technology 24.5357 24.5175 24.4864 24.5080 1:38.0476
12 22 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 24.5145 24.5125 24.5352 24.5267 1:38.0889
13 11 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 24.5469 24.5504 24.5518 24.5577 1:38.2068
14 8 Venezuela E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology 24.5963 24.5572 24.5215 24.5362 1:38.2112
15 4 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 24.4960 24.5221 24.5896 24.6127 1:38.2204
16 67 United States Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher Racing 24.5480 24.5636 24.5655 24.5708 1:38.2479
17 18 Venezuela Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 24.5684 24.5482 24.5762 24.5710 1:38.2638
18 24 South Africa Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 24.6096 24.5896 24.6091 24.6021 1:38.4104
19 14 Brazil Vitor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 24.6284 24.5868 24.6058 24.6353 1:38.4563
20 77 Canada Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 24.6377 24.6120 24.6393 24.6968 1:38.5858
21 66 United Kingdom Jay Howard (R) Sarah Fisher Racing 24.6493 24.6384 24.6636 24.6704 1:38.6217
22 36 Belgium Bertrand Baguette (R) Conquest Racing 24.6682 24.6524 24.6726 24.6744 1:38.6676
23 2 Brazil Raphael Matos De Ferran Dragon Racing 24.6848 24.6737 24.6591 24.6605 1:38.6781
24 37 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 24.6688 24.6873 24.6660 24.6695 1:38.6916
25 34 Brazil Mario Romancini (R) Conquest Racing 24.6728 24.6464 24.7202 24.7435 1:38.7829
26 78 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro (R) HVM Racing 24.8188 24.7809 24.7848 24.7782 1:39.1627
OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS REPORT

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points
1 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 228 2:04:47.1555 1 102 53
2 7 United States Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 228 + 1.4628 8 1 40
3 26 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 228 + 2.3162 10 0 35
4 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 228 + 3.0770 4 0 32
5 10 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 228 + 7.5882 2 86 30
6 11 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 228 + 8.0664 13 0 28
7 37 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 228 + 13.9390 24 0 26
8 19 United Kingdom Alex Lloyd (R) Dale Coyne Racing 228 + 14.3084 6 0 24
9 4 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 228 + 15.0859 15 1 22
10 14 Brazil Vitor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 228 + 15.8250 19 0 20
11 8 Venezuela E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology 228 + 18.8687 14 0 19
12 06 Japan Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas Racing 228 + 23.0449 7 1 18
13 24 South Africa Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 227 + 1 Lap 18 0 17
14 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske 227 + 1 Lap 3 4 16
15 67 United States Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher Racing 227 + 1 Lap 16 0 15
16 2 Brazil Raphael Matos De Ferran Dragon Racing 226 + 2 Laps 23 0 14
17 34 Brazil Mario Romancini (R) Conquest Racing 226 + 2 Laps 25 0 13
18 77 Canada Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 225 + 3 Laps 20 33 12
19 22 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 225 + 3 Laps 12 0 12
20 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 129 Contact 5 0 12
21 32 Brazil Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 129 Contact 9 0 12
22 36 Belgium Bertrand Baguette (R) Conquest Racing 129 Contact 22 0 12
23 18 Venezuela Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 116 Mechanical 17 0 12
24 78 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro (R) HVM Racing 97 Contact 26 0 12
25 5 Japan Takuma Sato (R) KV Racing Technology 56 Contact 11 0 10
26 66 United Kingdom Jay Howard (R) Sarah Fisher Racing 37 Mechanical 21 0 10
OFFICIAL RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti 246
2 Australia Will Power 243
3 New Zealand Scott Dixon 235
4 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 211
5 Australia Ryan Briscoe 208

References

  1. "Top Section Times of Race" (PDF). IndyCar.com. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
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