2010 Showtime Southern 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 36 in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
| Date | May 8, 2010 | ||
| Official name | Showtime Southern 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.366 miles (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) | ||
| Weather |
Sunny and warm with temperatures approaching 78 °F (26 °C); wind out of the NNW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) Chance of precipitation was zero percent. | ||
| Average speed | 126.605 miles per hour (203.751 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | ||
| Time | 27.264 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 111 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2010 Showtime Southern 500, the 61st running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race that was held on May 8, 2010, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. It was the eleventh race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The event began at 7:30 p.m. EDT. It was televised live in the United States on Fox and its U.S. radio coverage was broadcast on Motor Racing Network starting at 6 p.m. EDT.
The 367-lap race was won by Jamie McMurray for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing after starting at pole. Denny Hamlin finished second in a Toyota, and Kurt Busch finished third in a Dodge. The race had a total of 11 cautions and 22 lead changes among 11 different drivers. Kevin Harvick remained the points leader after finishing the race in the sixth position.