2013 Aaron's 499

February 2025 NAS Aaron's 499 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN May 1, 2013http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/43184/229/the-aarons-499 The Aaron's 499 NBC Sports Rotoworld.com May 1, 2013 May 1, 2013 Brown, Brian https://web.archive.org/web/20130502234432/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/43184/229/the-aarons-499 May 2, 2013 dead 2013 05 05 2013 10 36 Talladega Superspeedway 2024.svg Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama, U.S. 2.66 4.281 192 510.72 821.924 188 500.08 804.801 Variable clouds/scattered showers and thunderstorms with 60 F; wind out of the NNW at 7 mi/h. 148.729 mph km/h on Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing 47.958 seconds Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 142 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds 4.6/107.3 (45 million viewers) The 2013 Aaron's 499 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on May 5, 2013, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, United States. Contested over 192 laps on the 2.66 mi off on tri-oval, it was the tenth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. David Ragan of Front Row Motorsports won the race, his second career Sprint Cup win. Teammate David Gilliland finished second, while Carl Edwards, Michael Waltrip, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the Top 5. The race weekend was marred by rain, with qualifying being rained out. During the race, the event was stopped for three hours due to the weather at the track. Edwards, Johnson and Matt Kenseth battled for the win, but on the green–white–checker finish, Ragan and Gilliland claimed the lead during the final lap. Report Background thumb|left|Talladega Superspeedway, the track where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway is a four turn tri-oval track that is 2.66 mi long.http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/talladega/talladega-superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway CBS Sports May 1, 2013 The track's turns are banked at 33 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 18 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only two degrees. The racetrack has a seating capacity for 109,000 spectators. Brad Keselowski was the defending race winner after winning the event during the 2012 race.http://racing-reference.info/race/2012_Aarons_499/W 2012 Aaron's 499 Racing-Reference May 1, 2013 Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 343 points, while Carl Edwards stood in second with 300 points. Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr. followed in the third and fourth position with 297 points each, seven ahead of Clint Bowyer in fifth. Keselowski, with 284, was in sixth; six points ahead of Kyle Busch. Eighth-placed Greg Biffle was one point ahead of Kevin Harvick and Paul Menard in ninth and tenth, and fourteen ahead of Aric Almirola in eleventh. Jamie McMurray completed the first twelve positions with 245 points.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/09rir2013points.pdf Pre-race Driver's Championship Classification Jayski's Silly Season Site 2013-04-27 May 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130512142256/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/09rir2013points.pdf May 12, 2013 dead In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 64 points, five points ahead of Toyota. Ford was third after recording only 43 points during the first nine races.http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Manufacturer-Standings Manufacturer's Championship Classification Jayski's Silly Season Site May 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130416153525/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Manufacturer-Standings April 16, 2013 dead There were 45 cars on the initial entry list, though it was reduced to 44 after Mike Bliss withdrew. All but four teams had entered the first nine races of the season; Elliott Sadler was attempting his second race of the season, Trevor Bayne was attempting his third, while Scott Speed (six) and Michael McDowell (eight) were also part-timers attempting the race. Sadler had to qualify for the race on speed due to being too low in owners points.http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/10-Talladega-2013-Entry-List Talladega Entry List Jayski's Silly Season Site October 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905083901/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/10-Talladega-2013-Entry-List September 5, 2015 dead Entry list (R) - Denotes rookie driver. (i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver 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 RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Terry LabonteFAS Lane RacingFord33Landon CassillCircle 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 MotorsportsChevrolet51Regan Smith (i)Phoenix RacingChevrolet55Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet81Elliott Sadler (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota87Joe Nemechek (i)NEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota95Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice and qualifying thumb|Carl Edwards (pictured in 2012) was rewarded the pole position after rain showers cancelled qualifying. Two practice sessions were held in preparation for the race; both on Friday, May 3. The first session lasted for 45 minutes, while second session was 60 minutes long.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/10-Talladega-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac 2013 Aaron's 499 Race Information Jayski's Silly Season Site May 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501095130/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/10-Talladega-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac May 1, 2013 dead During the first practice session, Edwards, for the Roush Fenway Racing team, was quickest ahead of Truex Jr. in second and Marcos Ambrose in third.Aaron's 499 1st Practice Speeds http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/Aarons-499-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx Motor Racing Network May 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130506023710/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/Aarons-499-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 6, 2013 dead Joey Logano was scored fourth, and Ryan Newman managed fifth. Matt Kenseth was sixth, while Denny Hamlin and his relief driver Brian Vickers were scored seventh. Johnson. Jeff Gordon, and Kahne rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session. Keselowski was quickest in the second and final practice session, ahead of David Stremme in second and Kahne in third.Aaron's 499 Final Practice Speeds http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/Aarons-499-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Motor Racing Network May 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130507132129/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/Aarons-499-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 7, 2013 dead Almirola was fourth quickest, and Travis Kvapil took fifth. Tony Stewart, Gordon, McMurray, Bobby Labonte, and Edwards followed in the top ten. Qualifying was affected by wet weather soaking the track, therefore canceling the session and making first practice times determine the qualifying grid.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/05/04/sprint-cup-pole-qualifying-talladega-superspeedway.html Rain washes out Talladega qualifying NASCAR May 4, 2013 May 5, 2013 Edwards, after finishing the first practice in first, was rewarded the pole position. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Truex Jr. Ambrose was third, Logano took fourth, and Newman started fifth. Kenseth, Hamlin, Johnson, Gordon and Kahne rounded out the first ten positions. The only driver who failed to qualify for the race was Elliott Sadler. Race summary The green flag flew at 12:10 PM CDT (1:10 PM EST). Martin Truex Jr. led the first five laps, but Matt Kenseth took the lead on lap 6 to begin his domination of the race. The first caution flew for fluid on the track on lap 23http://racing-reference.info/race/2013_Aarons_499/W 2013 Aaron's 499 Racing-Reference October 16, 2015 after Trevor Bayne had blown an engine. During pit stops, Denny Hamlin climbed out of his car to surrender the rest of his day to Brian Vickers. Under NASCAR rules, Hamlin started the race and was credited with any results earned.Associated Press Associated Press https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/9244280/denny-hamlin-starts-talladega-climbs-caution Denny Hamlin starts at Talladega ESPN May 5, 2013 October 16, 2015 The second caution flew on lap 43 for the Big One: which occurred when Kyle Busch touched Kasey Kahne entering turn 1, and collected an additional twelve cars, including Truex, Vickers, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle, Marcos Ambrose, Jeff Burton, David Stremme, Kurt Busch, David Reutimann, Casey Mears, Scott Speed, Clint Bowyer, and Jeff Gordon. After the crash, Kyle Busch stated, "I was trying to go to the outside of him, but he just moved up in front of me and I wasn't expecting it. I tried to go to the outside of him and before I could get to the outside of him, I got in the back of him."Gluck Jeff https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/05/05/talladega-aarons-499-big-one-crash/2136839/ 'Big one' hits early at Talladega with 16-car pileup USA Today May 5, 2013 October 16, 2015 Matt Kenseth continued to lead most of this stretch, with Jimmie Johnson close behind in second. On lap 124, the third caution flew for rain. Just before the caution, Kenseth and Johnson had been shuffled back by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and his teammate Carl Edwards. Edwards made a move for the lead and beat Stenhouse by one-half-an-inch for the lead when the third yellow came out. As the rain quickly intensified over the speedway, the red flag flew for 3 hours and 36 minutes as the track was dried.Associated Press Associated Press https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/Ragan-steals-last-lap-Talladega-win-4490382.php Ragan steals last-lap Talladega win San Antonio Express-News May 5, 2013 May 5, 2013 The initial shower was brief, but just as the track was almost dried, a heavier thunderstorm soaked the speedway. thumb|200px|left|David Ragan won the race for Front Row Motorsports. Hours later after the track was dried, the restart began and Kenseth regained the lead. The race ran green through a round of green-flag pit stops. Johnson took the lead after pit stops, hoping to become the first driver since himself in 2006 to win the Daytona 500 and the spring Talladega race in the same year. Kenseth, who had the best car, was in the mix as well, along with Edwards, Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip, and Bowyer in a six-car breakaway. The fourth caution then came out on lap 175 when Michael McDowell hit the wall in turn 2. With 10 laps left in the race, darkness was creeping in. On lap 182, the fifth caution of the race came out for a large crash on the backstretch. It started when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. tried to squeeze between the outside wall and J. J. Yeley. Yeley got loose, shot across the track, turned across the front of Marcos Ambrose and into the right-rear of Kurt Busch, collecting another ten cars, including Ryan Newman, Danica Patrick, Terry Labonte, Clint Bowyer, McMurray, Bobby Labonte, Waltrip, David Stremme, Truex, and Gordon. Busch took the worst hit as his car turned sideways, flipped over once and landed on top of Newman, then was struck by Bobby Labonte and Bowyer after landing back on the ground. It marked the first time the Gen-6 car had rolled over. When interviewed Newman angrily said to reporters that NASCAR should not have ordered them to race in the dark conditions by saying that if they could not finish the race in daylight, they should call it official.Associated Press Associated Press https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/9245428/david-ragan-steals-win-talladega-last-lap-charge David Ragan steals win at Talladega ESPN May 6, 2013 October 16, 2015 With two laps to go and with darkness imminent, NASCAR cancelled the three green-white-checker rule for the race and announced a decision to only have one attempt to finish under green, which it had also done the night before in the Nationwide race. On the restart, Kenseth, Johnson, and Edwards battled for the lead and their struggle allowed Front Row Motorsports drivers David Ragan and David Gilliland to slip by on the final lap. Ragan cleared the leaders in turn 3 and held off both Johnson, Gilliland, Edwards, and Michael Waltrip to take his second career win, his first since winning the 2011 Coke Zero 400. It was the first win in NASCAR for FRM. With Ragan's teammate Gilliland finishing 2nd, Front Row Motorsports earned a surprising 1–2 finish. There were five cautions for 31 laps and 30 lead changes between 17 different drivers throughout the course of the race. The race took seven hours to complete. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Practice time in seconds Speed Practice speed in MPH 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.958 199.675 2 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 47.964 199.650 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47.974 199.608 4 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 47.977 199.596 5 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 47.990 199.542 6 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.008 199.467 7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.044 199.317 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.067 199.222 9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.188 198.722 10 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.202 198.664 11 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 48.216 198.606 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.227 198.561 13 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.242 198.499 14 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 48.267 198.396 15 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.273 198.372 16 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.289 198.306 17 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.324 198.612 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 48.373 197.962 19 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 48.455 197.627 20 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 48.459 197.610 21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.474 197.549 22 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 48.500 197.443 23 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.501 197.439 24 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.533 197.309 25 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.616 196.972 26 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 48.731 196.507 27 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 48.772 196.342 28 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48.778 196.318 29 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.861 195.985 30 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48.892 195.860 31 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 48.900 195.828 32 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 49.012 195.381 33 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 49.083 195.098 34 51 Regan Smith Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 49.280 194.318 35 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 49.328 194.129 36 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 50.447 189.823 37 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 50.639 189.103 38 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 50.655 189.044 39 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 50.776 188.593 40 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 51.174 187.126 41 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 51.295 186.685 42 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 52.585 182.105 43 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 53.864 177.781 Failed to Qualify 81 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.302 190.370Sources:May 4, 2013 2013 Aaron's 499 Starting Lineup http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6040&StatType=Starting+Lineup dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130507114416/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6040&StatType=Starting+Lineup May 7, 2013 May 4, 2013 Motor Racing Network Qualifying was canceled because of rain showers, prompting the grid to be set by first practice lap times. Race results Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 1 34 David Ragan Front Row MotorsportsFord192 47 2 38 David Gilliland Front Row MotorsportsFord 19242 3 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway RacingFord 19242 4 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19240 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19240 6 51 Regan Smith Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 192– 7 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19238 8 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19238 9 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family RacingFord 19236 10 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty MotorsportsFord 19235 11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19234 12 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 19232 13 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway RacingFord 19232 14 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty MotorsportsFord 19230 15 2 Brad Keselowski Penske RacingFord 19230 16 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 19228 17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19227 18 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19226 19 35 Josh Wise Front Row MotorsportsFord 192– 20 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 19225 21 98Michael McDowell Phil Parsons RacingFord 19123 22 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 19122 23 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19122 24 13 Casey Mears Germain RacingFord 18920 25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 18919 26 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 18819 27 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 18717 28 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 18717 29 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane RacingFord 18515 30 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 18215 31 36 J. 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Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 18213 32 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 18213 33 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 18211 34 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14810 35 22 Joey Logano Penske RacingFord 1439 36 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway RacingFord 1418 37 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1387 38 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 1286 39 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 53– 40 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 475 41 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 433 42 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet42 2 43 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers RacingFord22 –Source: 2013 Aaron's 499 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2013_Aarons_499/W 2025-09-17 Racing-Reference en-US Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Jimmie Johnson 383 10px 2 Carl Edwards 342 (–41) 10px 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 324 (–59) 10px 3 4 Matt Kenseth 317 (–66) 10px 5 Clint Bowyer 316 (–67) thumb|Jimmie Johnson (pictured in 2015) led the points standings after the race. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 68 10px 2 Toyota 63 (–5) 10px 3 Ford 52 (–16) Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2013 2013 Toyota Owners 400 2013 Bojangles' Southern 500 collapsed Aaron's 499 Aaron's 499 Aaron's 499 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway