The 2010

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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

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, and was telecasted by Versus in the

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. The winner of the Firestone 550 was

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, 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 Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987) is an American auto racing driver who drives the No. 98 car for Andretti Herta Autosport part-time in the IndyCar Series. He is the third generation of the famous Andretti racing family. He is the 20 ...

finishing in third for the second consecutive week. __TOC__

Classification

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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, Next_race_in_season = 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250 , Previous_year's_race = 2009 Bombardier Learjet 550 , Next_year's_race =

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