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May 4, 2010 - 1:14 PM

May 8, 2010
Darlington Raceway
Darlington, South Carolina
Race 11 of 36 in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Laps: 367
Track length: 1.366 miles
Race length: 501.322 miles

2009 Top 10
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 1. Mark Martin, Chevrolet
 2. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
 3. Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
 4. Ryan Newman, Chevrolet
 5. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
 6. Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet
 7. Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet
 8. Greg Biffle, Ford
 9. Joey Logano, Toyota
10. Matt Kenseth, Ford

Recent Past Champions
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2009 Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 119.687 mph
2008 Kyle Busch, Toyota, 140.350 mph
2007 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 124.372 mph
2006 Greg Biffle, Ford, 135.127 mph
2005 Greg Biffle, Ford, 123.031 mph
2004 Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 114.001 mph
2003 Ricky Craven, Pontiac, 126.214 mph
2002 Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 126.070 mph
2001 Dale Jarrett, Ford, 126.557 mph
2000 Ward Burton, Pontiac, 128.076 mph
1999 Jeff Burton, Ford, 121.294 mph
1998 Dale Jarrett, Ford, 127.962 mph
1997 Dale Jarrett, Ford, 121.162 mph
1996 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 124.792 mph
1995 Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 111.392 mph
1994 Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 132.432 mph
1993 Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 139.958 mph
1992 Bill Elliott, Ford, 139.364 mph
1991 Ricky Rudd, Chevrolet, 135.594 mph
1990 Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 124.073 mph
1989 Harry Gant, Oldsmobile, 115.475 mph
1988 Lake Speed, Oldsmobile, 131.284 mph
1987 Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 122.540 mph
1986 Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 128.994 mph
1985 Bill Elliott, Ford, 126.295 mph
1984 Darrell Waltrip, Chevrolet, 119.925 mph
1983 Harry Gant, Buick, 130.406 mph
1982 Dale Earnhardt, Ford, 123.554 mph
1981 Darrell Waltrip, Buick, 126.703 mph
1980 David Pearson, Chevrolet, 112.397 mph
1979 Darrell Waltrip, Chevrolet, 121.721 mph
1978 Benny Parsons, Chevrolet, 127.544 mph
1977 Darrell Waltrip, Chevrolet, 128.817 mph
1976 David Pearson, Mercury, 122.973 mph
1975 Bobby Allison, Matador, 117.597 mph