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 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 Group 2 Top 12 Fast 6 1 12 Will Power Team Penske 1:30.5901 1:29.5910 1:29.3164 23 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 55 Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology 1:30.7170 1:30.0428 1:30.1410 622 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 826 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 1:30.5383 1:30.2042 9 32 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 1:30.8948 1:30.2644 1027 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 1224 Paul Tracy Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:30.9108 1:30.8414 1311 Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 1:31.1934 1406 Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:31.1723 1578 Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing 1:31.3268 16 37 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 1:31.4333 1714 Vítor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:31.4088 1834 Mario Romancini Conquest Racing 1:31.5797 1977 Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 1:31.5218 20 4 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 1:31.5988 217 Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 1:31.5329 22 19 Alex Lloyd (R) Dale Coyne Racing 1:33.9832 2336 Bertrand Baguette Conquest Racing 1:32.1888 2418 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 93 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 60 +12.9834 2 0 22 1022 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 1206 Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 60 +20.2279 14 0 18 1326 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 60 +26.6965 8 0 17 1424 Paul Tracy Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 60 +27.7310 12 0 16 155 Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology 60 +28.8774 5 0 15 1627 Adam Carroll Andretti Autosport 60 +29.3624 10 0 14 1777 Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 60 +35.3753 19 0 13 1836 Bertrand Baguette Conquest Racing 60 +36.5350 23 0 12 1914 Vítor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 60 +36.9869 17 0 12 207 Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 60 +38.2675 21 0 12 2111 Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 60 +38.6700 13 0 12 2234 Mario Romancini Conquest Racing 59 +1 lap 18 0 12 2318 Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 57 +3 laps 24 0 12 2478 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.
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