The 2010 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on June 27, 2010, at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway; contested over 301 laps, it was the seventeenth race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season.

Chevrolet driver Tony Stewart finished second, and Kurt Busch, was third driving a Dodge.

The race was Johnson's fifth win of the season, his third at New Hampshire, and the result meant that he would be second in the Drivers' Championship, 105 points behind of Kevin Harvick and six ahead of Kyle Busch.

[2] During the first session of practice, Juan Montoya was quickest, ahead of Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch in second and third.

[11] David Reutimann, Joe Nemechek, Sam Hornish Jr., Clint Bowyer and Johnson rounded off the top ten.

Steve Keller from Motor Racing Outreach began the pre-race ceremonies by giving the invocation.

Afterward, Foghat Records recording artists Foghat performed the United States National Anthem then he & Dingeman family, representing Lenox Extra Mile Hero Pete Dingeman, gave the command to start engines.

On the pace laps, Bobby Labonte had to go to the rear of the grid because of changing to a back-up car from an accident in first practice.

[12] Juan Pablo Montoya led the field to the start, and he held the lead going through the first corner, as Kurt Busch passed Kasey Kahne for the second position.

Over the following laps, Start and park drivers, including Todd Bodine, Michael McDowell and Dave Blaney, went to the garage.

Johnson moved into third after passing Mark Martin, Joey Logano, and Kyle Busch, as Gilliland made an unexpected pit stop.

By lap 72, Kahne had a 1.8 second lead over Montoya, as Tony Stewart moved into eighth after passing Mark Martin.

On the next lap green flag pit stops began, as Stewart came in early because of not filling the car with fuel completely.

Johnson had a slow pit stop, and moved him back into the ninth position as Kahne became the leader with Kyle Busch in second after he passed Stewart.

On lap 171, the second green flag pit stops began, as Kahne was catching Kyle Busch.

Jeff Burton passed Kahne seven laps later, as Kyle Busch led with a 1.9 second lead.

Jeff Burton had a great start, retaining his position, as Kyle Busch maintained second.