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2013 Camping World RV Sales 500
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32nd race of 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup series
May 2018
February 2025
NAS Camping World RV Sales 500 2013 10 20 2013 32 36 Talladega Superspeedway 2024.svg Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 2.66 4.256 188 500.08 800.128 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports 47.406 seconds Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 47 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing NASCAR on ESPN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
The 2013 Camping World RV Sales 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 20, 2013, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile superspeedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship, and the sixth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Jamie McMurray of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing won the race, breaking a 108 race winless streak, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Paul Menard, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five. The race had two caution flags, 20 leaders, and 52 lead changes, both of them season highs. This was the second straight Chase race to be won by a non-Chaser.
Report
Background
thumb|left|Talladega Superspeedway, the race 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 2013-05-01 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. Matt Kenseth was the defending race winner after winning the event during the 2012 race.http://racing-reference.info/race/2012_Good_Sam_Roadside_Assistance_500/W 2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 USA Today Sports Media Group Racing-Reference.info 2013-10-18
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 RacingToyota12Sam Hornish Jr. (i)Penske RacingFord13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord14Austin Dillon (i)Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Trevor Bayne (i)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Cole Whitt (i)Swan RacingToyota31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Terry LabonteFAS Lane RacingFord33Landon Cassill (i)Circle SportChevrolet34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord35Josh Wise (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet40Tony Raines (i)Circle SportChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51Justin Allgaier (i)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet55Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota87Joe Nemechek (i)NEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice and qualifying
Rain cancelled qualifying and Aric Almirola was awarded the pole based on his practice speed. Sam Hornish Jr. did not qualify due to lack of attempts.
Race summary
Jamie McMurray passed Jimmie Johnson with 15 laps to go. For the final 15 laps McMurray stumped runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. holding Earnhardt off for the rest of the race. Austin Dillon spent most of the final 50 laps in third place. On the final lap Dillon got tapped from behind by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dillon cart-wheeled over Casey Mears. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a pass on Jamie McMurray, but McMurray took the win as Earnhardt had completed his pass after the caution came out. Officials confirmed 30 minutes after the race was over that McMurray was leader at the moment of caution.
Results
Qualifying
Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Practice time in seconds Speed Practice speed in MPH 1 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47.406 202.000 2 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.409 201.987 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47.345 201.876 4 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 47.440 201.855 5 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.499 201.604 6 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.561 201.341 7 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.602 201.168 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47.620 201.092 9 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47.625 201.071 10 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 47.663 200.911 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47.856 200.100 12 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.002 199.492 13 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 48.006 199.475 14 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 48.020 199.417 15 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.038 199.342 16 14 Austin Dillon Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.039 199.338 17 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.075 199.198 18 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 48.081 199.164 19 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.100 199.085 20 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 48.113 199.031 21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.157 198.580 22 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 48.173 198.784 23 10 Danica Patrick (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.239 198.512 24 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 48.283 198.331 25 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 48.294 198.286 26 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.310 198.220 27 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.429 197.733 28 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.456 197.623 29 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 48.462 197.598 30 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 48.479 197.529 31 30 Cole Whitt Swan Racing Company Toyota 48.484 197.508 32 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48.556 197.216 33 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.639 196.879 34 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.842 196.061 35 51 Justin Allgaier Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 50.112 191.092 36 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 50.631 189.133 37 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 50.723 188.790 38 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 50.804 188.489 39 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 50.912 188.089 40 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 51.096 187.412 41 40 Tony Raines Circle Sport Chevrolet 51.223 186.947 42 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 51.407 186.278 43 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 51.904 184.494 Failed to Qualify 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 48.079 199.172Sources:http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/32tss2013prac1.pdf NSCS Practice 1: Talladega Superspeedway: 45th Annual Camping World RV Sales 500 NASCAR Statistics via Jayski.com (ESPN) 2013-10-18 2013-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022140643/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/32tss2013prac1.pdf 2013-10-22 dead http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=6055&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42 2013 Camping World RV Sales Starting Lineup Motor Racing Network 2013-10-19 2013-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082551/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=6055&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42 2016-03-04 dead
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 1 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 188 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 3 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 188 4 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 188 6 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 188 7 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 188 8 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 188 9 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 188 10 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 188 11 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 188 12 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 13 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 14 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 15 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 188 16 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 188 17 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 188 18 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 188 19 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 188 20 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 188 21 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 22 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 188 23 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 24 51 Justin Allgaier Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 188 25 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 188 26 14 Austin Dillon Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 187 27 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 187 28 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 187 29 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 187 30 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 187 31 30 Cole Whitt Swan Racing Company Toyota 187 32 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 187 33 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 187 34 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 187 35 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 187 36 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 186 37 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 183 38 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 142 39 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 134 40 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 119 41 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 78 42 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 60 43 40 Tony Raines Circle Sport Chevrolet 2
Standings after the race
September 2025
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 10px
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points 10px
References
Sprint Cup Series 2013 2013 Bank of America 500 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500
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