The 2010 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois on July 17, 2010. The race was the 14th iteration of the event and the 19th race of the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Trevor Bayne won the pole while Brad Keselowski led the most laps at 136. But it was Carl Edwards who took the win after Edwards caused a massive crash on the final lap when Edwards spun Keselowski that furthered their rivalry and also involved Brad's father.
Background World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.25-mile (2 kilometer) oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a infield road course used by the SCCA, Porsche Club of America, and various car clubs, and a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Midwest Nationals event.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver #DriverTeamMake 00 Ryan Truex Diamond-Waltrip Racing Toyota 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 04 Jeremy Clements JD Motorsports Chevrolet 05 Willie Allen Day Enterprise Racing Chevrolet 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Josh Wise JR Motorsports Chevrolet 09 Landon Cassill RAB Racing Ford 10 Tayler Malsam Braun Racing Toyota 11 Brian Scott (R) Braun Racing Toyota 12 Justin Allgaier Penske Racing Dodge 15 Michael Annett Germain Racing Toyota 16 Colin Braun (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Brad Coleman Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt DiBenedetto Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 23 Alex Kennedy R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 24 Eric McClure Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 27 Kelly Bires Baker Curb Racing Ford 28 Kenny Wallace Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 32 Reed Sorenson Braun Racing Toyota 33 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 34 Tony Raines TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 35 Jason Keller TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 36 Johnny Sauter Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 37 Kevin Swindell Baker Curb Racing Ford 38 Jason Leffler Braun Racing Toyota 40 Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet 43 Brad Baker Baker Curb Racing Ford 49 Mark Green Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 52 Chris Lawson Means Racing Chevrolet 56 Kevin Lepage Mac Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 Brendan Gaughan Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 70 Shelby Howard ML Motorsports Chevrolet 73 Derrike Cope Stratus Racing Group Dodge 81 Michael McDowell MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Steve Arpin JR Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Johnny Chapman Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 91 Chase Miller D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 92 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 98 Paul Menard Roush Fenway Racing Ford 99 Trevor Bayne Diamond-Waltrip Racing ToyotaOfficial Entry list
Qualifying Trevor Bayne won the pole with a time of 33.691 and a speed of 133.567. Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 99 Trevor Bayne Diamond-Waltrip Racing Toyota 33.691 133.567 2 16 Colin Braun (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33.746 133.349 3 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 33.769 133.258 4 62 Brendan Gaughan Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 33.811 133.093 5 98 Paul Menard Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33.814 133.081 6 11 Brian Scott (R) Braun Racing Toyota 33.817 133.069 7 18 Brad Coleman Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33.930 132.626 8 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33.938 132.595 9 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 33.971 132.466 10 33 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 33.977 132.443 11 91 Chase Miller D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 34.000 132.353 12 70 Shelby Howard ML Motorsports Chevrolet 34.008 132.322 13 32 Reed Sorenson Braun Racing Toyota 34.027 132.248 14 37 Kevin Swindell Baker Curb Racing Ford 34.043 132.186 15 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 34.076 132.058 16 12 Justin Allgaier Penske Racing Dodge 34.091 132.000 17 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 34.102 131.957 18 20 Matt DiBenedetto Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 34.150 131.772 19 00 Ryan Truex Diamond-Waltrip Racing Toyota 34.183 131.644 20 10 Tayler Malsam Braun Racing Toyota 34.259 131.352 21 05 Willie Allen Day Enterprise Racing Chevrolet 34.263 131.337 22 34 Tony Raines TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 34.292 131.226 23 35 Jason Keller TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 34.296 131.211 24 38 Jason Leffler Braun Racing Toyota 34.301 131.192 25 36 Johnny Sauter Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 34.331 131.077 26 88 Steve Arpin JR Motorsports Chevrolet 34.357 130.978 27 26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 34.362 130.959 28 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 34.366 130.943 29 27 Kelly Bires Baker Curb Racing Ford 34.369 130.932 30 49 Mark Green Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 34.376 130.905 31 56 Kevin Lepage Mac Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 34.392 130.844 32 28 Kenny Wallace Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 34.406 130.791 33 15 Michael Annett Germain Racing Toyota 34.430 130.700 34 7 Josh Wise JR Motorsports Chevrolet 34.433 130.689 35 89 Johnny Chapman Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 34.438 130.670 36 92 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 34.451 130.620 37 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 34.470 130.548 38 09 Landon Cassill RAB Racing Ford 34.487 130.484 39 40 Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet 34.548 130.254 40 43 Brad Baker* Baker Curb Racing Ford 34.684 129.743 41 21 Morgan Shepherd* Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 34.691 129.717 42 23 Alex Kennedy* R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 34.735 129.552 43 24 Eric McClure Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 34.485 130.492Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes 44 52 Chris Lawson Means Racing Chevrolet 34.544 130.269 45 73 Derrike Cope Stratus Racing Group Dodge 34.619 129.986 46 04 Jeremy Clements JD Motorsports Chevrolet 34.926 128.844 47 81 Michael McDowell MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 34.975 128.663Official Starting grid
* - Made the field via owner's points.
Race Pole sitter Trevor Bayne led the first lap of the race. On lap 3, Brad Keselowski took the lead and held on to it. The first caution would fly on lap 45 for debris. During the caution, the right rear tire of Jason Keller's car blew and completely shredded the whole right rear side of his car. Trevor Bayne won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart on lap 52. On the restart, Brad Keselowski took the lead from Bayne. Eventually, green flag pitstops would begin around lap 115. On lap 120, Carl Edwards took the lead from Keselowski. On lap 121, both Edwards and Keselowski went to pit but Keselowski tried to pass Edwards in the pit road entry lane but pushed the car too fast and ended up going up to the grass and spinning out. No caution flew as Keselowski was able to get it out of harms way and get back going again. After everything cycled through, Kevin Harvick was the new leader. On lap 128, Carl Edwards took the lead.
Final laps and post-race feud On lap 142, Brad Keselowski took the lead from Edwards. On lap 143, the second caution would fly for debris. Brad Keselowski won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart on lap 148. On the restart, Carl Edwards took the lead. With 50 laps to go, the third caution would fly for a strange crash that involved teammates. On the previous lap, Matt DiBenedetto hit the backstretch wall with the right rear and ended up cutting a tire. DiBenedetto tried to nurse it around another lap and make it to pit road but his car got loose in turns 1 and 2 and he ended up sliding down across the track and right in front of his teammate Brad Coleman who t-boned DiBenedetto ending both of their races. The race would restart with 40 laps to go with Edwards leading. Brad Keselowski attempted to take the lead from Edwards for multiple laps since with 38 to go before he finally passed him with 32 to go and took the lead. With 22 to go, the 4th caution would fly when Ryan Truex crashed in turns 1 and 2. Brad Keselowski won the race off of pit road but Trevor Bayne, Reed Sorenson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Shelby Howard, and Brian Scott did not pit and Bayne led the field to the restart with 17 laps to go. With 13 laps to go, the 5th caution would fly when Kevin Harvick got loose off of turn 2 and hit the outside wall. The race would restart with 8 laps to go. On the restart, Brad Keselowski took the lead from Bayne. Keselowski was looking for his 4th win of the season. But with 6 laps to go, the 6th and final caution would fly when Justin Allgaier hit the backstretch wall and ended up cutting a tire that slowed him down in the middle of the pack before he was rear ended by Tayler Malsam and both spun in turn 4 and collected Joe Nemechek. The race was red flagged for a short bit for the wreck. The wreck would set up a two lap shootout without a green-white-checkered to extend the race. On the restart, Keselowski took the lead but Edwards was not going to give up and fought back on Keselowski's outside. Edwards took the lead and took the white flag. On the last lap, Keselowski got to the inside of Edwards but entered to corner too fast and drifted up into Edwards getting Edwards loose. The two raced side by side and down the backstretch and looked like was going to be a close finish. Keselowski just got out in front of Edwards off of turn 4 and looked like Keselowski was gonna win. Unfortunately, Edwards turned down and wrecked Keselowski turning Keselowski into the outside wall. Edwards caused a 8 car wreck down the frontstretch in a very hard wreck. After Keselowski hit the outside wall, Keselowski spun down the track into the inside wall where he clipped Colin Braun. Keselowski hit the inside wall, turned around 180 degrees short of the finish line, and got blasted in the right front and left rear by Shelby Howard and Steve Arpin that made Keselowski's car spin around 3 times and totaled his car but got his car across the start-finish line in 14th place. The wreck collected Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Colin Braun, Shelby Howard, Steve Arpin, Jason Leffler, Tayler Malsam, and Alex Kennedy.