The 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 was a

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motor race held on April 10, 2010 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. It was the seventh 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

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and its U.S. radio coverage was broadcast on

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starting at 6:30 p.m. EDT. It was also the longest race held there since 1988. The race, contested over 378 laps, was won by Ryan Newman from

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, after starting fourteenth to polesitter

A. J. Allmendinger Anthony James "A. J." Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing. Allmendinger's professi ...

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finished second for Hendrick Motorsports, while his teammate

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finished the race in third. The race had a total of nine cautions and twenty lead changes among thirteen different drivers.

Race report

Practices and qualifying

During the first practice, the fastest cars were

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, Michael McDowell,

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, Kurt Busch, and

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; near the end of the practice session

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lost control of his car. The second practice began with several spins by drivers such as

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, and

. The fastest drivers in the session were

, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, and

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. During qualifying, Allmendinger won the pole position, while

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, Aric Almirola,

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, and

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failed to qualify for the race.

Race summary

The pre-race ceremonies began with a moment of silence honoring the fallen coal miners in

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; then Phoenix International Raceway's chaplain Ken Bowers gave the invocation. The

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, played on the trumpet, was performed by Dr. Jesse McGuire. Following this, professional boxer and grand marshal

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delivered the command to start engines. At 7:46 p.m EST, Allmendinger led the field to the

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to start the race. After 14 laps, the first caution came out because

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and Kurt Busch made contact. On lap 22, Ryan Newman restarted in the lead, but the second caution came out one lap later because

spun out. On the ensuing restart on lap 29,

led the drivers to the green flag. Stewart led until

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passed him on lap 38. Then on lap 58,

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spun and slammed the outside

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bringing out the third caution. Montoya led the race on the next restart on lap 63. The race proceeded to go caution-free for 72 laps. During the long run,

passed Montoya on lap 130 as green flag

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s were under way. Montoya regained the lead after the pit stops, but a lap later the fourth caution came out because of debris. The green flag was given on lap 148, with Montoya the leader. On lap 149, Johnson passed Montoya for the lead. After the lead change, the race underwent a green flag run until lap 190 when the fifth caution came out as a result of oil on the track in turn two. Every driver on the lead lap made a pit stop; Johnson kept the lead coming off pit road. Shortly after the restart on lap 196, the sixth caution came out because

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slammed into the wall. The restart happened on lap 201 with Johnson the leader. After the restart, the race had a run of green flag laps which ended because of the seventh caution on lap 256, caused by

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spinning out. On the restart immediately following the seventh caution, Jimmie Johnson led the field back to the green flag on lap 262, but was quickly passed by

. After the restart, the race had a 52 lap green flag run which ended because of the eighth caution due to

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's engine problems. The restart occurred on lap 321, with Kyle Busch in the lead. Busch led until lap 372 when the ninth caution came out because

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had tire problems. All the leaders pitted, but while the top six replaced two tires, the rest changed all four. On the restart,

led the field to the green flag with two laps to go. Newman passed Gordon before taking the

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. Newman won his first race of the 2010 season, which was also his first victory since the

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Race results

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