The 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on November 14, 2010, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

The result kept Edwards in fourth in the Drivers' Championship, 264 points behind Denny Hamlin and 47 ahead of Matt Kenseth.

[10] During the first practice session, Edwards, for the Roush Fenway Racing team, was quickest ahead of Regan Smith in second and Stewart in the third position.

[11] Juan Pablo Montoya, Kurt Busch, A. J. Allmendinger, Ryan Newman, and Harvick rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.

[12] Edwards clinched his seventh pole position during his career, with a time of 26.395, which made a new track record.

[13] Kurt Busch qualified third, Biffle took fourth, and Jamie McMurray started fifth.

[13] Hamlin, one of the drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, qualified seventeenth, while Johnson was scored twenty-first.

[13] The three drivers that failed to qualify for the race were Joe Nemechek, Michael McDowell, and Jason Leffler.

[13] Once the qualifying session completed, Edwards commented, "The first thing that we’re going to have an advantage Sunday is with our pit stall, that’s going to help us a lot.

"[3] On the next evening, Edwards remained quickest, ahead of Kurt Busch and Gordon in second and third.

[14] Montoya, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano, Biffle, and Harvick followed in the top-ten.

[15] Johnson was scored seventh, Mark Martin took eighth, David Reutimann was ninth, and Biffle took tenth.

[15] The race, the thirty-fifth out of a total of thirty-six in the season, began at 3:00 p.m. EST and was televised live in the United States on ESPN.

[16] Ken Bowers, chaplain of the race track, began pre-race ceremonies with the invocation.

Dr. Jesse McGuire performed the national anthem on his trumpet, and Steve Schultz, regional vice-president of Lowe's, gave the command for drivers to start their engines.

On the second lap, Brendan Gaughan collided into the wall, prompting the first caution to be given.

The next lap, Kyle Busch, Kurt's younger brother, hit the wall, but sustained minor damages.

Three laps later, the second caution was given, after Keselowski developed a flat tire and crashed into the wall.

[16] On lap 80, McMurray scraped the wall, sustaining damage to the rear spoiler, which came loose from the rest of the car.

During the pit stops, three drivers were able to lead the race, Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Kenseth.

At lap 210, Stewart passed Johnson for the fifth position as Jeff Burton moved up to the seventh.

Three laps later, Robby Gordon spun sideways, prompting the fourth caution to be given.

All the front runners made pit stops during the caution, and Kyle Busch became the leader.

At the lap 228 restart, Kyle Busch was first ahead of Hamlin, Edwards, Johnson, and Burton.

Six laps later, Hamlin made a pit stop for fuel and two new tires, which caused him to fall to nineteenth.

Logano passed Johnson for fourth as Burton made a pit stop on lap 303.

We needed it as a payoff for all the hard work the guys have put in at the shop, the engine department.

"[19] Hamlin, who led the most laps, described his frustration: "The strategy and what-not at the end just didn't work our way.

"[20] Afterward, Newman, who finished second, commented, "We were saving fuel the whole time.

[20] In the Drivers' Championship, Hamlin remained first with 6,462 points, 15 ahead of Johnson in second.