2010 Scotts Turf Builder 300

The 2010 Scotts Turf Builder 300 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee on March 20, 2010. The race was 28th iteration of the event and the 4th race of the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series. The event was dominated by Penske Racing as Brad Keselowski won the pole and led the most laps. But it was Justin Allgaier who would hold off Cup Series regulars like Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, and Greg Biffle to win his first career Nationwide Series race in his 43rd Nationwide Series start.

Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry List

 * (R) denotes rookie driver

Qualifying
Brad Keselowski won the pole for the race with a time of 15.405 and a speed of 124.557.

* - Made the field via owners points.

Race
Outside pole sitter Joey Logano took the lead from pole sitter Brad Keselowski and Logano led the first lap of the race. At around lap 10, James Buescher hit the wall on the frontstretch after he came across the nose of Trevor Bayne but no caution was thrown. On lap 21, Kyle Busch attempted to take the lead from his teammate and made a great pass by splitting the lapped car in Derrike Cope three wide and Busch took the lead on lap 22. On lap 30, the first caution flew when Brian Keselowski crashed in turn 3 after he got turned by James Buescher. The race would restart on lap 36. On lap 53, the second caution flew for debris on the frontstretch. The race would restart on lap 60. On lap 80, Kasey Kahne took the lead from Busch. On lap 90, the third caution flew for a big four car accident in turn 1. It started when rookie Brian Scott got turned by Scott Wimmer in turn 1 and Scott spun up the track where he collected another rookie in Colin Braun when Steve Wallace came flying in without knowing there was a wreck and Wallace hit Braun from behind and ended up underneath Braun's car. All drivers were okay. The race was red flagged for about 10 minutes to clean up the accident. Kyle Busch won the race off of pit road but Scott Wimmer, Kelly Bires, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Coleman Pressley did not pit and Wimmer led the field to the restart on lap 96. On lap 114, Kasey Kahne took the lead from Wimmer. On lap 123, Carl Edwards took the lead. On lap 124, the 4th caution flew when James Buescher retaliated for the earlier incident and spun Trevor Bayne and himself in turn 2 while Coleman Pressley spun after he got turned by another car afterwards trying to avoid the accident. The race would restart on lap 133. On lap 146, the 5th caution flew when Kelly Bires crashed in turn four after he got turned by Kyle Busch. Some drivers pitted like Carl Edwards while others stayed out including Greg Biffle and Biffle led the field to the restart on lap 151. On lap 187, the 6th caution flew for a 6 car crash in turns 1 and 2. It started when Tony Raines got loose on the frontstretch and came back up in turn 1 and turned Shelby Howard around in front of the leaders. Howard slid down and collected Brendan Gaughan and Kasey Kahne in the process while it also collected Kenny Wallace and Trevor Bayne.

Final laps
Rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the new leader and Stenhouse led the field to the restart on lap 197. On the restart, Jason Leffler took the lead. On lap 199, the 7th caution flew for debris on the frontstretch. The race would restart on lap 203. On the restart, Brad Keselowski took the lead from Leffler. On lap 207, the 8th caution would fly when Joe Nemechek crashed in turn 4 after he got spun by Derrike Cope after Cope got loose. The race would restart on lap 212. On lap 227, the 9th caution would fly when Coleman Pressley crashed on the frontstretch after contact with Mike Bliss. The race would restart on lap 233. With 50 laps to go, the 10th caution would fly when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. crashed on the frontstretch after contact with Michael Annett. The race would restart with 44 laps to go. With 34 to go, the 11th and final caution would fly for a five car crash in turn two. It started when John Wes Townley got turned by Jason Keller and both crashed into the outside wall while Tony Raines, Josh Wise, and Eric McClure all crashed behind them trying to avoid the wreck. The race would restart with 27 laps to go. On the restart, Justin Allgaier took the lead from Keselowski. Keselowski tried to take it back but couldn't and Justin Allgaier held off many Cup Series regulars behind him to win his first ever Nationwide Series race in his 43rd start and Keselowski finished in 2nd. Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top 5 while Greg Biffle, Reed Sorenson, Mike Bliss, Jason Leffler, and Scott Wimmer rounded out the top 10.