2013 Brickyard 400

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2013 Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard
Race details[1]
Race 20 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Indianapolis Motor Speedway track layout
Indianapolis Motor Speedway track layout
Date July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28)
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana, United States
Course 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather Temperatures up to 78.1 °F (25.6 °C); wind speeds up to 17.1 miles per hour (27.5 km/h)[2]
Average speed 153.485 mph (247.010 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 47.992 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 73
Winner
No. 39 Ryan Newman
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Nielsen Ratings
3.6 (5.460 million viewers)

The 2013 Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard, the 20th running of the

Stewart-Haas Racing won the race, his first of the season, while Jimmie Johnson finished second. Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, and Matt Kenseth
rounded out the top five.

Report

Background

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.023 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking.[3] The track's front and back straightaway are both 3,300 ft (1,000 m), while the short straightaways between turn one and two, as well as between turn three and four are 660 feet (200 m) long.[3] The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.[4]

Before the race,

Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 134 points, nine points ahead of Toyota.[6] Ford was third with 95 points.[6]

Entry list

(R) - Denotes rookie driver.

(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor
1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Cessna
2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford Miller Lite
5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips
7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing
9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford DeWalt / Stanley Tools
10 Danica Patrick (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet GoDaddy.com
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Express
13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford GEICO
14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops
15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota RK Motors Charlotte
16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3M Satety
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota M&M's Red, White, Blue
19 Mike Bliss (i) Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota Plinker Tactical / Value Place
20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dollar General
21 Trevor Bayne (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford Shell / Pennzoil
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Pepsi Max
27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Duracell / Menards
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jimmy John's
30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota Widow Wax / Lean1
31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar
32 Timmy Hill (R) FAS Lane Racing Ford OXY Water
33 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Mycogen Seeds
34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford CSX "Play It Safe"
35 Josh Wise (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford MDS Transport
36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing
38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Long John Silver's
39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet Quicken Loans / The Smurfs
40 Landon Cassill (i) Circle Sport Chevrolet Interstate Moving Services
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Target
43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Eckrich
47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota Scott Products
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools
51 A. J. Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Phoenix Construction
55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
Aaron's Dream Machine
56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row / Beautyrest
83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper
87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet National Guard
93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper
95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford Leavine Family Racing
98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford K-Love / Curb Records
99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fastenal
Official entry list

Practice and qualifying

Ryan Newman won the pole position, his fiftieth of his career

Two practice sessions are scheduled to be held in preparation for the race.[7] The first session, held on July 26, 2013, was 85 minutes long, while second session was held on the following day and was 120 minutes long.[7]

During the first practice session,

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team, was quickest ahead of Kurt Busch in second and Austin Dillon in third.[8] Paul Menard was scored fourth, and Kahne managed fifth.[8] Joey Logano, Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Kenseth, and Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.[8] In the final practice session for the race, Kurt Busch was the quickest of the forty-five drivers who participated.[9] Kahne followed in second, ahead of Montoya and Johnson in third and fourth.[9] Marcos Ambrose, who was twenty-second quickest in second practice,[8] managed fifth.[9] Kahne had the best ten–lap consecutive average with a speed of 182.419 miles per hour (293.575 km/h).[9]

During qualifying, forty-five cars were entered, meaning two cars were bumped from the race because of NASCAR's

grid by Johnson.[12] Edwards qualified third, Denny Hamlin took fourth, and Tony Stewart started fifth.[12] Kurt Busch, Kahne, Montoya, Jeff Gordon, and Ambrose completed the first ten positions on the grid.[12] The two drivers who failed to qualify for the race were Mike Bliss and Scott Speed.[12]

Race

Results

Qualifying

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 39 Ryan Newman
Stewart-Haas Racing
Chevrolet 47.992 187.531
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.016 187.438
3 99 Carl Edwards
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford 48.088 187.157
4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.097 187.122
5 14 Tony Stewart
Stewart-Haas Racing
Chevrolet 48.173 186.827
6 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 48.200 186.722
7 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.223 186.633
8 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet 48.248 186.536
9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.264 186.474
10 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 48.314 186.281
11 22 Joey Logano
Penske Racing
Ford 48.399 185.954
12 2 Brad Keselowski
Penske Racing
Ford 48.408 185.920
13 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.442 185.789
14 51 A. J. Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 48.477 185.655
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.486 185.621
16 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.531 185.448
17 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 48.534 185.437
18 1 Jamie McMurray
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet 48.601 185.181
19 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.622 185.101
20 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.659 184.961
21 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 48.703 184.794
22 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 48.734 184.676
23 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.742 184.646
24 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.756 184.593
25 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford 48.771 184.536
26 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 48.832 184.305
27 16 Greg Biffle
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford 48.901 184.045
28 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.938 183.906
29 40 Landon Cassill
Circle Sport
Chevrolet 48.962 183.816
30 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 48.979 183.752
31 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 49.092 183.329
32 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.168 183.046
33 10 Danica Patrick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Chevrolet 49.197 182.938
34 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 49.227 182.826
35 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 49.229 182.819
36 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.329 182.448
37 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 49.539 181.675
38 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 49.577 181.536
39 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 49.658 181.240
40 87 Joe Nemechek
NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing
Toyota 49.772 180.825
41 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 50.034 179.878
42 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.126 179.548
43 32 Timmy Hill
FAS Lane Racing
Ford 50.344 178.770
Failed to Qualify
19 Mike Bliss
Humphrey Smith Racing
Toyota 49.483 181.881
95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 50.780 177.235
Source:[13][14]

Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points1
1 1 39 Ryan Newman
Stewart-Haas Racing
Chevrolet 160 45 47
2 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 73 44
3 7 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 0 41
4 5 14 Tony Stewart
Stewart-Haas Racing
Chevrolet 160 0 40
5 13 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 0 39
6 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 0 38
7 9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 11 38
8 11 22 Joey Logano
Penske Racing
Ford 160 11 37
9 8 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet 160 1 36
10 19 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 0 34
11 38 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 160 0 33
12 23 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 1 33
13 3 99 Carl Edwards
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford 160 1 32
14 6 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 160 0 30
15 18 1 Jamie McMurray
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet 160 5 30
16 10 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 0 28
17 21 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 0 27
18 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 4 27
19 24 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 2 26
20 17 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 160 1 25
21 12 2 Brad Keselowski
Penske Racing
Ford 160 5 24
22 14 51 A. J. Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 160 0 22
23 26 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 160 0 21
24 27 16 Greg Biffle
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford 159 0 20
25 25 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford 159 0 19
26 20 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 159 0 0[2]
27 30 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 159 0 17
28 28 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 159 0 0[2]
29 31 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 158 0 15
30 33 10 Danica Patrick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Chevrolet 158 0 14
31 22 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 158 0 13
32 35 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 157 0 12
33 29 40 Landon Cassill
Circle Sport
Chevrolet 157 0 0[2]
34 36 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 157 0 10
35 42 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 157 0 9
36 34 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 157 0 8
37 41 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 156 0 7
38 32 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 156 0 0[2]
39 39 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 156 0 5
40 37 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 151 0 4
41 40 87 Joe Nemechek
NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing
Toyota 146 0 0[2]
42 43 32 Timmy Hill
FAS Lane Racing
Ford 121 0 2
43 16 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 0 1
Source:[15]
Notes
  1. Chase for the Sprint Cup
    points for winning, 1 point for leading a lap, and 1 point for most laps led.
  2. a b c d e Ineligible for driver's championship points.

Standings after the race

References

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  9. ^ a b c d "Crown Royal Presents The Samuel Deeds 400 Final Practice Speeds". Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  10. ^ "Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard Entry List". Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  11. ^ a b Spencer, Lee (July 27, 2013). "Newman wins pole for Brickyard 400". Fox Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  12. ^ a b c d "2013 Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Qualifying Results". Motor Racing Network. July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Time Trial Results: Indianapolis Motor Speedway" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
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