2013 Kobalt Tools 400

May 2018 February 2025 NAS Kobalt Tools 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN March 5, 2013 2013 03 10 2013 3 36 Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas logo.jpg Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 644.542 Temperatures reaching up to 68 F C; wind speeds up to 12 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NV/Las%20Vegas/2013-03-10 2013 Las Vegas weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2014-11-13 146.287 mph km/h on Brad Keselowski Penske Racing 2012 Owner's Points Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports 114 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds 4.4/10http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Televison-Ratings-2013 2013 NASCAR Television Ratings ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site March 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130606055835/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Televison-Ratings-2013 June 6, 2013 dead The 2013 Kobalt Tools 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 10, 2013, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the third race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his first of the season. Kasey Kahne finished second while Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five. The win was Kenseth's first win driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also became the third driver to win a Sprint Cup race on his birthday. Report Background thumb|left|220px|Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a four-turn, 1.5 mi D-shaped oval track that has sanctioned NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events since 1996.http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/lasvegas/las-vegas-motor-speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway CBS Broadcasting Inc. CBS Sports March 6, 2013 March 6, 2013 After being reconfigured in 2007, the track has a 20° banking in each of the turns, while the rounded front stretch and the back straightaway has a 9° banking. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 2,275 ft long, 703 ft longer than the back straightaway. Las Vegas Motor Speedway also has a grandstand seating capacity of 138,000 people. The defending winner of the 267 lap, 400.5 mile (644.5 km) race was Tony Stewart, who won the race in 2012.2012 Kobalt Tools 400 http://racing-reference.info/race/2012_Kobalt_Tools_400/W Racing-reference.info USA Today Sports Media Group March 6, 2013 Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 90 points, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski stood in second and third with 82 points each. Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer followed in fourth and fifth with 72 points each, and was six ahead of Greg Biffle in sixth. Mark Martin with 65 was five points ahead of Jeff Gordon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Aric Almirola, as Carl Edwards with 59 points was seven ahead of Marcos Ambrose.http://nascar.speedtv.com/sprint-cup/standings/?sc_id=5364&cl_id=2 Pre-race Drivers' Championship Standings Fox Sports SPEED March 6, 2013 March 7, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307003842/http://nascar.speedtv.com/sprint-cup/standings/?cl_id=2&sc_id=5364 dead In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet and Ford were leading with fourteen points, four points ahead of their rival Toyota.March 2013 Entry list (R) - Denotes rookie driver (i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series points No. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturer1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord10Danica Patrick (R)Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Mike Bliss (i)Humphrey Smith RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Trevor Bayne (i)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord33Landon Cassill (i)Circle SportChevrolet34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord35Josh Wise (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51Austin Dillon (i)Phoenix RacingChevrolet55Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota87Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota95Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordSeptember 2025 Practice and qualifying As a result of Friday afternoon rain, qualifying was canceled for the first time in track history. With the field being set by the previous year's points standings, Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole position. Mike Bliss was the only driver not to qualify.http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/08/3274989/las-vegas-qualifying-rained-out.html Las Vegas qualifying rained out, Keselowski on pole March 8, 2013 The Miami Herald 2013-03-10 Miami, FL Race May 2018 The Race was held on March 10, 2013. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 2 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7 17 1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 8 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 11 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 18 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 20 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 22 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 23 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 24 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 26 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 27 51 Austin Dillon Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 28 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 29 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 30 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 31 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 32 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 33 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 34 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 35 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 36 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 37 10 1 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 38 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Company Toyota 39 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 40 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 41 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 42 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 43 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford Failed to Qualify 44 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota1 –Rookie of the Year candidate Source:March 8, 2013 Starting Line Up by Row – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – 16th Annual Kobalt Tools 400 http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/03lvms2013lineup.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130319121824/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/03lvms2013lineup.pdf March 19, 2013 2013-03-10 NASCAR via Jayski.com ESPN Race results thumb|Matt Kenseth won the race, his first with Joe Gibbs Racing. Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 47 2 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 43 3 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 267 42 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 41 5 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 39 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 39 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 37 8 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 36 9 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 35 10 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 34 11 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 33 12 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 267 32 13 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 32 14 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 30 15 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 30 16 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 28 17 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 27 18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 27 19 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 25 20 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 266 24 21 51 Austin Dillon Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 266 – 22 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 266 22 23 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 266 – 24 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 266 20 25 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 19 26 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 18 27 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 265 17 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 265 16 29 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 265 15 3047 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 263 14 3134 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 13 3230 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 261 12 3310 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 261 11 3483 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 261 10 3535 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 260 – 3636 J. 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Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 259 8 3732 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 258 7 3839 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 234 6 3993 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 217 5 4087 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 216 – 4195 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 143 3 4233 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 66 2 4398 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 21 1Source:March 10, 2013 2013 Kobalt Tools 400 – Results http://sportsdirect.usatoday.com/motorsports/nascar/nascar-races.aspx?page=/data/nascar/results/2013/race990.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130314190942/http://sportsdirect.usatoday.com/motorsports/nascar/nascar-races.aspx?page=%2Fdata%2Fnascar%2Fresults%2F2013%2Frace990.html March 14, 2013 March 10, 2013 USA Today mdy-all Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Jimmie Johnson 129 10px 1 2 Brad Keselowski 124 (−5) 10px 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 119 (−10) 10px 4 Denny Hamlin 102 (−27) 10px 6 5 Carl Edwards 98 (−31) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 20 10px 1 2 Toyota 19 (−1) 10px 1 3 Ford 18 (−2) Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings. 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