2010 Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen explained

The 2010 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix was the eighth running of the Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix and the ninth round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, July 4, 2010. The race was contested over 60 laps at the 3.4miles Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, and was televised by ABC in the United States. Will Power, driving for Team Penske, took the pole and the win. Ryan Briscoe was second and Dario Franchitti third.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Group 1^[1]	Group 2^[2]	Top 12^[3]	Fast 6^[4]
1	12	Will Power	Team Penske		1:30.5901	1:29.5910	1:29.3164
2	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	1:30.4680		1:29.6068	1:29.4609
3	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	1:30.5957		1:29.9022	1:29.9346
4	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing		1:30.0390	1:29.7274	1:29.9601
5	5	Takuma Sato	KV Racing Technology		1:30.7170	1:30.0428	1:30.1410
6	22	Justin Wilson	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	1:30.7007		1:29.9652	1:30.2667
7	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing		1:30.4902	1:30.1389
8	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	1:30.5383		1:30.2042
9	32	Mario Moraes	KV Racing Technology	1:30.8948		1:30.2644
10	27	Adam Carroll	Andretti Autosport	1:30.7475		1:30.4886
11	2	Raphael Matos	Luczo Dragon Racing de Ferran Motorsports		1:30.9383	1:30.5276
12	24	Paul Tracy	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing		1:30.9108	1:30.8414
13	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Autosport	1:31.1934
14	06	Hideki Mutoh	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing		1:31.1723
15	78	Simona de Silvestro	HVM Racing	1:31.3268
16	37	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport		1:31.4333
17	14	Vítor Meira	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	1:31.4088
18	34	Mario Romancini	Conquest Racing		1:31.5797
19	77	Alex Tagliani	FAZZT Race Team	1:31.5218
20	4	Dan Wheldon	Panther Racing		1:31.5988
21	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Autosport	1:31.5329
22	19	Alex Lloyd (R)	Dale Coyne Racing		1:33.9832
23	36	Bertrand Baguette	Conquest Racing	1:32.1888
24	18	Milka Duno	Dale Coyne Racing		1:40.4911
25	8	E. J. Viso	KV Racing Technology		No Time

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	12	Will Power	Team Penske	60	1:40:27.4391	1	45	53
2	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	60	+1.2181	3	4	40
3	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	60	+2.6754	4	1	35
4	2	Raphael Matos	Luczo Dragon Racing de Ferran Motorsports	60	+8.0208	11	0	32
5	32	Mario Moraes	KV Racing Technology	60	+9.3229	9	0	30
6	4	Dan Wheldon	Panther Racing	60	+9.7523	20	0	28
7	37	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	60	+10.5003	16	0	26
8	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	60	+12.0546	7	10	24
9	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	60	+12.9834	2	0	22
10	22	Justin Wilson	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	60	+13.5635	6	0	20
11	8	E. J. Viso	KV Racing Technology	60	+18.7591	25	0	19
12	06	Hideki Mutoh	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	60	+20.2279	14	0	18
13	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	60	+26.6965	8	0	17
14	24	Paul Tracy	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	60	+27.7310	12	0	16
15	5	Takuma Sato	KV Racing Technology	60	+28.8774	5	0	15
16	27	Adam Carroll	Andretti Autosport	60	+29.3624	10	0	14
17	77	Alex Tagliani	FAZZT Race Team	60	+35.3753	19	0	13
18	36	Bertrand Baguette	Conquest Racing	60	+36.5350	23	0	12
19	14	Vítor Meira	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	60	+36.9869	17	0	12
20	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Autosport	60	+38.2675	21	0	12
21	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Autosport	60	+38.6700	13	0	12
22	34	Mario Romancini	Conquest Racing	59	+1 lap	18	0	12
23	18	Milka Duno	Dale Coyne Racing	57	+3 laps	24	0	12
24	78	Simona de Silvestro	HVM Racing	38	Contact	15	0	12
25	19	Alex Lloyd (R)	Dale Coyne Racing	22	Mechanical	22	0	10
OFFICIAL RACE REPORT

Notes

• – Includes two points for pole position and one point for fastest lap.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Will Power	326
2	Dario Franchitti	295
3	Scott Dixon	287
4	Ryan Briscoe	280
5	Hélio Castroneves	273

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Session Results: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen: Qualifications - Round 1 - Group 1. IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. 2010-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20101218060147/http://indycar.com/schedule/raceresults/55-izod-indycar-series/108/1807-camping-world-grand-prix-at-the-glen/1260-qualifications-round-1-group-1/. 2010-12-18. dead.
2. Web site: 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Session Results: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen: Qualifications - Round 1 - Group 2. IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. 2010-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20101218060506/http://indycar.com/schedule/raceresults/55-izod-indycar-series/108/1807-camping-world-grand-prix-at-the-glen/1261-qualifications-round-1-group-2/. 2010-12-18. dead.
3. Web site: 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Session Results: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen: Qualifications - Round 2. IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. 2010-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20101218060308/http://indycar.com/schedule/raceresults/55-izod-indycar-series/108/1807-camping-world-grand-prix-at-the-glen/1262-qualifications-round-2/. 2010-12-18. dead.
4. Web site: 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Session Results: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen: Qualifications - Round 3. IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. 2010-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20101218060743/http://indycar.com/schedule/raceresults/55-izod-indycar-series/108/1807-camping-world-grand-prix-at-the-glen/1263-qualifications-round-3/. 2010-12-18. dead.