| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pepsi Max 400 | California Speedway | |||||||||
| October 10, 2010 | Race 25 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 131.953 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.466 | Time of Race: 03:01:53 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 23 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 41-45, 54-57, 59-61, 115-118, 137-141, 145-147, 156-159, 184-187, 195-198 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 190/5 | 200 | Running | $262,598 |
| 2 | 13 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | The Hartford | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $175,475 |
| 3 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $176,203 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | Budweiser | 160/0 | 200 | Running | $151,665 |
| 5 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Tornados | 155/0 | 200 | Running | $137,604 |
| 6 | 11 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / GoDaddy.com | 160/10 | 200 | Running | $109,050 |
| 7 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 146/0 | 200 | Running | $129,501 |
| 8 | 34 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 142/0 | 200 | Running | $108,525 |
| 9 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Pepsi Max / DuPont | 143/5 | 200 | Running | $129,951 |
| 10 | 23 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 134/0 | 200 | Running | $121,931 |
| 11 | 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 130/0 | 200 | Running | $122,415 |
| 12 | 19 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Farm American | 132/5 | 200 | Running | $91,850 |
| 13 | 2 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Reynolds | 124/0 | 200 | Running | $92,000 |
| 14 | 4 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 126/5 | 200 | Running | $117,656 |
| 15 | 37 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 118/0 | 200 | Running | $91,925 |
| 16 | 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | 120/5 | 200 | Running | $89,025 |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 117/5 | 200 | Running | $130,804 |
| 18 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 109/0 | 200 | Running | $78,750 |
| 19 | 30 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Valvoline | 106/0 | 200 | Running | $115,601 |
| 20 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 108/5 | 200 | Running | $98,935 |
| 21 | 38 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Operation Home Front / Miller Lite | 100/0 | 200 | Running | $119,873 |
| 22 | 24 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Vertis / Menards | 102/5 | 200 | Running | $84,475 |
| 23 | 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 94/0 | 200 | Running | $111,915 |
| 24 | 29 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 91/0 | 200 | Running | $93,798 |
| 25 | 12 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 88/0 | 200 | Running | $75,300 |
| 26 | 25 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Penske Racing | 85/0 | 200 | Running | $101,985 |
| 27 | 27 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Red Bull | 82/0 | 200 | Running | $112,973 |
| 28 | 40 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 84/5 | 200 | Running | $74,475 |
| 29 | 39 | 37 | Dave Blaney | Ford | A&W All American Food | 76/0 | 200 | Running | $90,448 |
| 30 | 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 78/5 | 200 | Running | $119,101 |
| 31 | 41 | 7 | Kevin Conway * | Toyota | Extenze | 70/0 | 197 | Running | $88,498 |
| 32 | 18 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS Freight | 67/0 | 193 | Accident | $79,125 |
| 33 | 26 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie | 64/0 | 193 | Running | $93,098 |
| 34 | 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 61/0 | 187 | Running | $106,848 |
| 35 | 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 63/5 | 155 | Engine | $119,031 |
| 36 | 42 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevrolet | The Media Barons | 55/0 | 76 | Electrical | $70,650 |
| 37 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | FrontRowJoe.com | 52/0 | 69 | Fuel Pump | $70,575 |
| 38 | 43 | 9 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction / GracewayPharmaceuticals | 49/0 | 56 | Transmission | $70,525 |
| 39 | 28 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | Whitney's Collision Centers | 46/0 | 55 | Rear Gear | $70,475 |
| 40 | 36 | 164 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | 43/0 | 43 | Transmission | $70,425 |
| 41 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 40/0 | 40 | Engine | $78,650 |
| 42 | 31 | 36 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 37/0 | 33 | Transmission | $70,315 |
| 43 | 33 | 66 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 34/0 | 23 | Electrical | $69,893 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||