2013 Firestone 550

March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 USA Firestone 550 TexasMotorSpeedway.svg June 8 2013 Firestone 550 8th IndyCar Series Texas Motor Speedway Permanent racing facility 1.5 2.4 228 342 550 Temperatures reaching up to 90 F C; wind speeds up to 14 mph km/hWeather information for the 2013 Firestone 550 http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Fort%20Worth/2013-06-08 https://archive.today/20150125233334/http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Fort%20Worth/2013-06-08 dead January 25, 2015 The Old Farmers' Almanac January 25, 2015 Will Power Team Penske 0:47.7960 AUS Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology 24.2769 51 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske BRA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport USA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology BRA The 2013 Firestone 550 was twenty-third running of the Firestone 550 and the eighth round of the 2013 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 8. The race was contested over 228 laps at the 1.5 mi km on Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and was televised by ABC in the United States. Report Background Before coming to Texas Motor Speedway, IndyCar completed the first doubleheader of the season at Belle Isle in the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit, where Mike Conway earned his first victory of the season in the first race, while Simon Pagenaud won his first IndyCar series race in the second part of the doubleheader. Entering the Firestone 550, both Marco Andretti and Hélio Castroneves were tied atop the IndyCar drivers point championship, each with 206 point, though both did not have any victories on the season. Justin Wilson entered the race as the defending champion having won the previous year's race. Report Classification Starting grid RowInsideOutside 112 AUS Will Power25 USA Marco Andretti 21 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay10 GBR Dario Franchitti 35 VEN E. J. Viso3 BRA Hélio Castroneves 4 67 USA Josef Newgarden83 USA Charlie Kimball 5 20 USA Ed Carpenter 16 GBR James Jakes 69 NZL Scott Dixon 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe 711 BRA Tony Kanaan 98 CAN Alex Tagliani 87 FRA Sébastien Bourdais4 ESP Oriol Servia 915 USA Graham Rahal6 COL Sebastián Saavedra 1018 GBR Pippa Mann19 GBR Justin Wilson 11 14 JPN Takuma Sato 78 SWI Simona de Silvestro † 12 77 FRA Simon Pagenaud † 55 FRA Tristan Vautier (R) †† de Silvestro, Pagenaud and Vautier penalised 10 places for changing engine Sources:http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-7-Qualification-Results-Texas Qualification Results for the Firestone 550 IndyCar.com June 7, 2013 June 8, 2013 Race results Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pointsrace1 113 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet2281:52:17.4594361325321 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet228+ 4.6919433541311 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet228+ 11.608841335420 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet228+ 17.69304932525 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet228+ 19.5078425731610 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda227+ 1 lap3428712 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet227+ 1 lap31428867 USA Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda227+ 1 lap4724927 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet227+ 1 lap41222105 VEN E. J. Viso Andretti Autosport Chevrolet227+ 1 lap45201114 JPN Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda227+ 1 lap421191216 GBR James Jakes Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda227+ 1 lap410181377 FRA Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda226+ 2 laps52317146 COL Sebastián Saavedra Dragon Racing Chevrolet226+ 2 laps518161519 GBR Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda226+ 2 laps3201516 78 SWI Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology Chevrolet226+ 2 laps422141783 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda226+ 2 laps48131855 FRA Tristan Vautier Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda225+ 3 laps32412194 ESP Oriol Servià Panther Racing Chevrolet 225 + 3 laps 4 16 11207 FRA Sebastian Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet224+ 4 laps515102115 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda223+ 5 laps62392298 CAN Alex Tagliani Barracuda Racing Honda223+ 5 laps6148239 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda61Mechanical211724 18 UK Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda 2 Mechanical 0 19 6 Notes race1 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position. References External links Firestone 550 2013 2013 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix 2013 Milwaukee IndyFest 2012 Firestone 550 2014 Firestone 600 Firestone 550 Category:Firestone 600 Firestone 550 Firestone 550