411 REFERENCE · Wikipedia
2013 Toyota Owners 400
Reference material by Wikipedia contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
February 2025
NAS Toyota Owners 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN April 22, 2013http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/43131/229/the-toyota-owners-400 https://web.archive.org/web/20130425233144/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/43131/229/the-toyota-owners-400 dead April 25, 2013 The Toyota Owners 400 NBC Sports Rotoworld.com April 24, 2013 April 27, 2013 Brown, Brian 2013 04 27 2013 9 36 2013 Toyota Owners 400 logo.png Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. 0.75 1.20 406 305 483 Overcast with a high around 73 F; wind out of the SE at 5 mph. 92.141 mph km/h on Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 20.716 seconds Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 140 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds 3.7/7(6.067 million viewers)
The 2013 Toyota Owners 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on April 27, 2013, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Contested over 406 laps—extended from 400 laps due to a Green-white-checker finish on the 0.75-mile (1.20 km) D-shaped oval, it was the ninth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race, his first win of the 2013 season, while Clint Bowyer finished second. Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jeff Burton rounded out the top five.
Report
Background
thumb|200px|left|Richmond International Raceway, the race track where the race was held.
Richmond International Raceway is a four-turn D-shaped oval track that is 0.75 mi km long.Track Facks— Richmond International Raceway http://www.rir.com/About-The-Track/Track-Facts.aspx Richmond International Raceway April 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716040802/http://www.rir.com/About-The-Track/Track-Facts.aspx July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is eight degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only two degrees. The racetrack has a seating capacity for 94,063 spectators. Kyle Busch was the defending race winner after winning the event four consecutive times, most recently in 2012.http://racing-reference.info/race/2012_Capital_City_400_Presented_by_Virginia_is_for_Lovers/W 2012 Capital City 400 Presented by Virginia is for Lovers USA Today Sports Media Group Racing-Reference.info April 22, 2013
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 311 points, while Kasey Kahne stood in second with 274 points. Brad Keselowski followed in the third position, nine points ahead of Greg Biffle and ten ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in fourth and fifth. Carl Edwards, with 262, was in sixth, five points ahead of Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer was seven points ahead of Paul Menard and twenty ahead of Jamie McMurray in ninth and tenth, and 23 ahead of Kevin Harvick in eleventh. Aric Almirola completed the first twelve positions with 222 points.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/08kan2013points.pdf Pre-race Drivers' Championship Standings ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site April 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130510100941/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/08kan2013points.pdf May 10, 2013 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 RacingChevrolet11Brian Vickers (i)Joe 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 RacingToyota22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Timmy Hill (R)FAS 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 MotorsportsChevrolet51A. J. AllmendingerPhoenix RacingChevrolet52Brian KeselowskiBrian Keselowski MotorsportsToyota55Mark MartinMichael 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
thumb|200px|right|Matt Kenseth (shown here in 2009) won his tenth career pole position
Two practice sessions were held in preparation for the race; both on Friday, April 26, 2013. The first session lasted for 120 minutes, while second session was 60 minutes long.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/09-Richmond-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac 2013Toyota Owners 400 Race Information ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site April 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130425235000/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/09-Richmond-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac April 25, 2013 dead During the first practice session, Mark Martin, for the Michael Waltrip Racing team, was quickest ahead of Keselowski in second and Kyle Busch in third.Toyota Owners 400 1st Practice Speeds http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/Toyota-Owners-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx Motor Racing Network April 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501011523/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/Toyota-Owners-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 1, 2013 dead Matt Kenseth was scored fourth, and Brian Vickers managed fifth. Harvick, Edwards, Kurt Busch, Bowyer, and Juan Pablo Montoya rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.
Jeff Gordon was quickest in the second and final practice session, ahead of Montoya in second and Vickers in third.Toyota Owners 400 Final Practice Speeds http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/Toyota-Owners-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Motor Racing Network April 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501011942/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/Toyota-Owners-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 1, 2013 dead Menard was fourth quickest, and McMurray took fifth. A. J. Allmendinger, Martin Truex Jr., Jeff Burton, Earnhardt Jr., and Edwards followed in the top ten.
During qualifying, forty-three cars were entered.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/~/media/5490167128374C07800F94C0ACE7BC7D.ashx https://archive.today/20130629051557/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/~/media/5490167128374C07800F94C0ACE7BC7D.ashx dead June 29, 2013 2013 Toyota Owners 400 Qualifying Order Motor Racing Network April 26, 2013 Kenseth clinched his second pole position of the season, with a time of 20.716 seconds.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6039&StatType=Qualifying Toyota Owners 400 Starting Grid Motor Racing Network April 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501071721/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6039&StatType=Qualifying May 1, 2013 dead After his qualifying run, Kenseth commented, “It feels great. It’s a great race track. I felt like we were off a little in practice today, and (crew chief) Jason Ratcliff and that whole group there did the things they do for me every week and just made great adjustments. I thought we hit it pretty good there in that lap, had great speed. Thanks to Dollar General, Husky, Home Depot (Kenseth’s sponsors) for sticking with us through all this stuff this week. We’ll get through this ... glad to be on the pole, and looking forward to tomorrow night.”http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/04/26/matt-kenseth-pole-richmond-sprint-cup-series.html Kenseth conquers adversity with pole run NASCAR April 26, 2013 April 26, 2013 Spencer, Reid He was joined on the front row of the grid by Vickers. Gordon qualified third, Kahne took fourth, and Bowyer started fifth. Montoya, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Truex Jr., and Mark Martin completed the first ten positions on the grid.
Race
September 2025
Results
Qualifying
Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.716 130.334 2 11 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.721 130.303 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.729 130.252 4 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.740 130.183 5 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 20.744 130.158 6 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 20.793 129.851 7 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 20.808 129.758 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.828 129.633 9 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 20.834 129.596 10 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 20.837 129.577 11 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 20.839 129.565 12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 20.841 129.552 13 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 20.844 129.534 14 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 20.862 129.422 15 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 20.868 129.385 16 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.870 129.372 17 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.871 129.366 18 7Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 20.883 129.292 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.900 129.187 20 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.904 129.162 21 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 20.912 129.112 22 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 20.912 129.112 23 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 20.925 129.032 24 51 A. J. Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 20.944 128.915 25 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 20.961 128.811 26 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.966 128.780 27 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.972 128.743 28 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 20.975 128.725 29 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.976 128.719 30 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 20.979 128.700 31 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 20.982 128.682 32 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 20.994 128.608 33 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.009 128.516 34 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.036 128.351 35 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 21.085 128.053 36 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 21.101 127.956 37 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.113 127.883 38 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Motorsports Toyota 21.179 127.485 39 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 21.336 126.547 40 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 21.360 126.404 41 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 21.448 125.886 42 32 Timmy Hill FAS Lane Racing Ford 21.481 125.692 43 52 Brian Keselowski Hamilton Means Racing Ford 21.818 123.751Source:
Race results
thumb|Kevin Harvick won the race.
Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 1 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40647 2 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 40643 3 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 40641 4 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 40641 5 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40640 6 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 40638 7 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40639 8 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 40636 9 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 40636 10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40634 11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40633 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40632 13 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40631 1451 A. J. Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 40630 15 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 40629 16 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 40628 17 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 40627 18 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 40626 19 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 40625 20 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 40624 21 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40623 22 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 40622 23 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 40621 24 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40621 25 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 40619 26 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 40618 27 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40517 28 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 404– 29 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 40215 30 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 40214 31 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 40213 32 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 40112 33 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 39811 3432 Timmy Hill FAS Lane Racing Ford 397 10 35 11 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 392– 36 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3918 37 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 3687 38 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 3496 39 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 245– 40 52 Brian Keselowski Hamilton Means Racing Ford186 4 41 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 1213 42 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 1092 43 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Motorsports Toyota 17–Source:Toyota Owners 400 Race Results http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6039&StatType=Race+Results dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130501003630/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6039&YearID=42&StatType=Race+Results May 1, 2013 May 1, 2013 Motor Racing Network
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standingshttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/09rir2013points.pdf Toyota Owners 400 Points Report ESPN Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site May 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130512142256/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/09rir2013points.pdf May 12, 2013 dead
Pos Driver Points10px 1 Jimmie Johnson 34310px 4 2 Carl Edwards 300 (–43)10px 1 3 Kasey Kahne 297 (–46)10px 1 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 297 (–46)10px 3 5 Clint Bowyer 290 (–53)
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points10px 1 Chevrolet 6410px 2 Toyota 59 (–5)10px 3 Ford 43 (–21)
Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings.
References
Sprint Cup Series 2013 2013 STP 400 2013 Aaron's 499
collapsed
Toyota Owners 400
Toyota Owners 400
Toyota Owners 400
Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway