2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

29th iteration of the NASCAR All-Star Race February 2025 September 2025 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Race detailshttps://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN 2013-05-19Date 2013 05 18Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North CarolinaCourse Permanent racing facility1.5 mi (2.4 km)Distance Showdown:40 laps, 60 mi (96.56 km)All-Star Race:90 laps, 135 mi (217.26 km)Avg Speed Showdown:138.196 mi/hAll-Star Race:90.672 mi/h Sprint ShowdownPole position Martin Truex Jr. (Michael Waltrip Racing)27.918 secondsWinner Jamie McMurray (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Sprint All-Star RacePole position Carl Edwards (Roush Fenway Racing)111.297 secondsShowdown transfersJamie McMurray (Showdown winner)Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Showdown runner-up)Danica Patrick (Fan vote)Most laps ledKurt Busch (Furniture Row Racing)/Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing)29 lapsWinnerJimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) TelevisionNetwork SpeedAnnouncers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds thumb|Logo for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. thumb|The 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass. "Saddle Up, Race Fans!" The 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 18, 2013, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 90 laps, the it was the second exhibition race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports took his record fourth All-Star Race victory,https://sports.yahoo.com/news/jimmie-johnson-races-record-4th-035533465--nascar.html Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win Yahoo! Sports 2013-05-18 2013-05-18 Fryer Jenna dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130608115149/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jimmie-johnson-races-record-4th-035533465--nascar.html 2013-06-08 while Joey Logano finished second. Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five. Report Background thumb|200px|left|Charlotte Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held. The track, Charlotte Motor Speedway, is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 mi km long.Charlotte Motor Speedway Track Facts http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ Charlotte Motor Speedway 2013-05-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110428214510/http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ 2011-04-28 The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also had a five degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 134,000 spectators. A total of 23 drivers were entered for the Sprint Showdown, while 19 different drivers were eligible to participate in the All-Star Race,http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-All-Star-Race#entry NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Entry List ESPN Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site 2013-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20130526040200/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-All-Star-Race#entry 2013-05-26 dead including race winners from last season through the 2013 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and previous All-Star race winners from the past 10 years.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/02/26/nascar-sprint-all-star-race-format-changes-bonus.html DO THE MATH: SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE GETS NEW WRINKLE NASCAR 2013-02-26 2013-05-19 The drivers who finished first and second in the Sprint Showdown, a 40-lap preliminary race, were also eligible to compete in the race, as well as the Sprint fan vote winner. The race was 90 laps long, separated into five segments: four segments of 20 laps and a final segment of 10 laps. Following the fourth segment, drivers were repositioned by their average finish in the previous four segments to determine what position they would enter pit road. A mandatory four-tire pit stop was between the final two segments, while pitting between the 20 lap segments was optional. Practice and qualifying Sprint Showdown Martin Truex Jr. started on pole, but Jamie McMurray passed him in turn two on the first lap. McMurray led all 20 laps to win the first segment after holding off a mid-segment charge by Truex. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished the segment in third, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya and Paul Menard. During the competition caution between segments, Casey Mears stayed out as the rest of the field came to pit road. McMurray took two tires and restarted second. He quickly re-took the lead and pulled away from the field as Stenhouse and Truex (who took four tires) tried to catch up. Stenhouse slightly closed in on McMurray over the next few laps while Truex and Jeff Burton battled for third. McMurray once again led all 20 laps to win segment two and advance into the All-Star Race. Stenhouse finished in second to advance as well. Burton, Menard, Truex, and Montoya rounded out the top six.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/05/18/nascar-sprint-showdown-results-2013-all-star-race/2322421/ NASCAR Sprint Showdown results: McMurray, Stenhouse advance 2013-05-18 2013-05-18 Gluck Jeff USA Today Danica Patrick, who finished ninth, won the fan vote to advance to the All-Star Race.Reed Steve https://sports.yahoo.com/news/fans-vote-patrick-sprint-star-005717917--nascar.html Fans vote Patrick into Sprint All-Star race Yahoo! Sports 2013-05-18 2013-05-18 2013-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608150344/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/fans-vote-patrick-sprint-star-005717917--nascar.html dead NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Carl Edwards started on pole and choose the outside lane, with Kurt Busch starting second. Busch took the lead from Edwards in turn three on lap one as Brad Keselowski had transmission failure at the end of lap two. The first caution flag waved on lap eight for a rain shower and 11 of the remaining 21 cars (including Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, and Jimmie Johnson) made pit stops. The field ran under caution for five laps, until the red flag came out on lap 13 and the jet dryers were called onto the track. After a 41-minute red flag, the field took the restart on lap 16. Kurt Busch continued to lead and won the first 20-lap segment. He was followed by Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, and Kasey Kahne. Following the caution, Kurt Busch took the green flag with Kyle Busch on his outside. Kyle quickly moved around Kurt in turn two, but Kurt came back alongside Kyle in turn three. This allowed Clint Bowyer to pass them both and pull away with the lead, while Kyle and Kurt settled in second and third, respectively. On lap 25, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. bounced off the frontstretch wall and into Mark Martin, who was sent spinning into the infield, to bring out the third caution. On the restart, Kyle Busch passed Bowyer for the lead in turn three. Busch led the next 12 laps to win the second segment, followed by Bowyer, Edwards, Kurt Busch, and Jimmie Johnson. During the caution, all drivers came down pit road, with the exception of Bowyer, Edwards, and Martin. On the restart, Bowyer continued to lead over Edwards and Kyle Busch. Edwards then quickly faded, leaving Busch in second and Johnson in third place. On lap 44, Kyle Busch passed Bowyer for the lead and pulled away, leaving Kurt Busch, Bowyer, Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. to battle for the second position. Bowyer then fell back, leaving Kurt Busch in second, Johnson in third, and Earnhardt in fourth. Kyle Busch would lead the last 17 laps of the third 20-lap segment to win the segment (his second segment win). He was followed by Kurt Busch, Johnson, Earnhardt, and Joey Logano. The whole field came onto pit road during the caution (with some taking two tires and others taking four) and Kasey Kahne rolled off of pit road first, followed by Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Busch. At the start of the fourth 20-lap segment, Harvick nosed ahead of Kahne, but Kahne was able to stay in front of Harvick and pull away. As a result of everyone shuffling on the restart, Kyle Busch fell back several positions but regained to sixth. The fifth caution waved on lap 65 for debris resulting from contact between Biffle and Earnhardt. Kahne led on the restart (lap 71), followed by Kurt Busch, Harvick, and Johnson. Busch passed Kahne for the lead on lap 72 and started to pull away as Kahne and Johnson battled for second. Busch led the last nine laps of segment four to win the segment (his second segment win), followed by Kahne, Johnson, Kyle Busch, and Matt Kenseth. Due to a new stipulation, the field was shuffled in order of their average finishes in the first four segments before the mandatory pit stop. This put Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Kahne, Johnson, and Logano as the first five onto pit road. Kahne came out first, followed by Johnson, Kyle Busch, Logano, and Kurt Busch. On the restart, Kahne and Johnson ran side-by-side for two laps until Johnson finally cleared Kahne and moved away. Johnson sped away over the last eight laps to win his second All-Star Race in a row (becoming the only driver to win four All-Star races). Logano finished second, followed by Kyle Busch, Kahne, and Kurt Busch. Hamlin, Earnhardt, Jamie McMurray, Matt Kenseth, and Edwards rounded out the top ten. Results Showdown qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH1 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.918 193.424 2 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.023 192.699 3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.075 192.342 4 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.084 192.280 5 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 28.290 190.880 6 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.398 190.154 7 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.412 190.061 8 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.442 189.860 9 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.504 189.447 10 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 28.577 188.963 11 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 28.599 188.818 12 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.612 188.732 13 44 Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Motorsports Ford 28.635 188.580 14 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.695 188.186 15 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 28.770 187.696 16 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 28.810 187.435 17 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 28.830 187.305 18 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 28.875 187.013 19 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.924 186.696 20 32 Timmy Hill FAS Lane Racing Ford 29.054 185.861 21 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 29.346 184.011 22 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 29.385 183.767 23 52 Brian Keselowski Brian Keselowski Motorsports Toyota 29.759 181.458 Source: September 2025 Showdown results Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run 11 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 40 217 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 40 331 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40 427 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40 556 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 40 642 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 40 743 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 40 893 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 40 910 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 40 1013 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 40 1183 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 40 1247 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 40 1338 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 1495 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 40 1530 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 40 1633 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 40 1719 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 40 1887 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 40 1952 Brian Keselowski Brian Keselowski Motorsports Toyota 36 2036 J. 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Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 27 217 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 24 2244 Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Motorsports Ford 15 2332 Timmy Hill FAS Lane Racing Ford 6Source: September 2025Key Transferred to All-Star Race All-Star Race qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:11.297 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.190 3 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 1:12.447 4 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:12.706 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:12.754 6 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 1:12.991 7 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 1:13.595 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:13.719 9 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 1:14.001 10 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.032 11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.336 12 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 1:14.716 13 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 1:14.989 14 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:15.051 15 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 1:15.379 16 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:15.778 17 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 1:17.055 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.462 19 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:22.903 Source: September 2025 All-Star Race results Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run 148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 222 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 90 318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 45 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 578 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 90 611 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 788 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 81 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 90 920 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 1099 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 90 1129 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 1224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 1339 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 90 1414 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 90 1516 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 90 1617 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 90 179 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 90 1815 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 90 1934 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 90 2010 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 90 2155 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 87 222 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 2Source: September 2025 References collapsed collapsed NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:NASCAR All-Star Race