2013 Food City 500
Race details[1][2][3] | ||||||
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Race 4 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | ||||||
Date | March 17, 2013 | |||||
Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | |||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) | |||||
Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | |||||
Weather | Rain with a temperature around 66 °F (19 °C); wind out of the SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) | |||||
Average speed | 92.206 mph (148.391 km/h) | |||||
Pole position | ||||||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | |||||
Time | 14.813 seconds | |||||
Most laps led | ||||||
Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
Laps | 117 | |||||
Winner | ||||||
No. 5 | Kasey Kahne |
Network | Fox | |||
Announcers |
Nielsen Ratings |
4.6/11 (7.519 million viewers) |
The 2013 Food City 500 was a
Report
Background
Bristol Motor Speedway, is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.533 miles (0.858 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked from twenty-four to thirty degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked from six to ten degrees. The back stretch also has banking from six to ten degrees.[4] The track has a seating capacity of 160,000 people.[4] The race consists of 500 laps, which is equivalent to a race distance of 266.5 miles (428.9 km).[4]
Before the race,
Entry list
(R) - Denotes rookie driver.
(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, held on March 15, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third were held on March 16, and were both 60 minutes long.[7] During the first practice session, Keselowski was quickest with a time of 14.869, ahead of Kenseth and Kyle Busch in second and third. Bowyer followed in the fourth position, ahead of Hamlin in fifth.[8]
In the Saturday morning session, Busch was quickest, ahead of Kenseth and Hamlin in second and third. Jeff Burton and Kahne followed in the fourth and fifth positions.[9] Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Kurt Busch, and Johnson rounded out the first ten positions.[9] Busch and Keselowski were quickest during ten consecutive laps with an average speed of 124.874 miles per hour (200.965 km/h) and 124.702 miles per hour (200.688 km/h), respectively.[9] In the final practice session for the race, Busch remained quickest with a time of 15.372 seconds.[10] Kahne followed in second, ahead of David Gilliland and Kenseth in third and fourth.[10] Hamlin, who was third quickest in second practice,[9] only managed fifth.[10]
During qualifying, forty-four cars were entered, but only forty-three were able to start because of NASCAR's
Results
Qualifying
Race results
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ Brown, Brian (March 13, 2013). "The Food City 500". Rotoworld.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Livingstone, Seth (March 15, 2013). "Busch breaks Bristol qualifying record". NASCAR. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Bristol Motor Speedway Track Facts". Bristol Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "Pre-race Drivers' Championship Standings". SPEED. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Food City 500". Racing-reference.info. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "Food City 500 Practice/Qualifying Times". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "2013 NSCS Food City 500 First Practice Session Speeds". Catchfence. Citizen Journalist Media Corps. March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Food City 500 2nd Practice Speeds". Motor Racing Network. March 16, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Food City 500 Final Practice Speeds". Motor Racing Network. March 16, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Entry List: Food City 500" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Food City 500 Starting Grid". Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.