2013 Food City 500

February 2025 NAS Food City 500 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN March 13, 2013http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/42758/229/the-food-city-500 The Food City 500 NBC Sports Rotoworld.com March 13, 2013 March 15, 2013 Brown, Brian https://web.archive.org/web/20130315073457/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/42758/229/the-food-city-500 March 15, 2013 dead 2013 03 17 2013 4 36 Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee Bristol Motor Speedway map.png 0.533 0.858 500 266.5 428.89 Rain with a temperature around 66 F; wind out of the SW at 9 mph 92.206 mph km/h on Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 14.813 seconds Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 117 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds 4.6/11(7.519 million viewers) The 2013 Food City 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 17, 2013, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 mile (0.858 km) concrete oval, it was the fourth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, while Kyle Busch finished second. Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five. Report Background thumb|220px|left|Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Bristol Motor Speedway, is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.533 mi km long.Bristol Motor Speedway Track Facts http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/news_media/track_facts/ Bristol Motor Speedway March 13, 2013 August 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140806151630/http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/news_media/track_facts/ dead The track's turns are banked from twenty-four to thirty degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked from six to ten degrees. The back stretch also has banking from six to ten degrees. The track has a seating capacity of 160,000 people. The race consists of 500 laps, which is equivalent to a race distance of 266.5 mi. Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 129 points, while Brad Keselowski stood in second with 124 points. Dale Earnhardt Jr. followed in the third position, seventeen points ahead of Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards in fourth and fifth. Mark Martin, with 95, was two points ahead of Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle, as Clint Bowyer was one point ahead of Aric Almirola in tenth, and two points ahead of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Paul Menard completed the first twelve positions with 82 points.http://nascar.speedtv.com/sprint-cup/standings/?sc_id=5365&cl_id=2 Pre-race Drivers' Championship Standings Fox Sports SPEED March 13, 2013 March 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130315203445/http://nascar.speedtv.com/sprint-cup/standings/?cl_id=2&sc_id=5365 dead The defending winner of the race was Keselowski, who won the race in 2012.2012 Food City 500 http://racing-reference.info/race/2012_Food_City_500/W Racing-reference.info USA Today Sports Media Group March 13, 2013 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 RacingToyota19Mike Bliss (i)Humphrey Smith RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30David StremmeSwan 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 RacingChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Scott RiggsXxxtreme MotorsportsFord47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51A. J. AllmendingerPhoenix RacingChevrolet55Brian Vickers (i)Michael Waltrip RacingToyota56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet83David 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|200px|right|Kyle Busch won the pole position, the eleventh of his career Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, held on March 15, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third were held on March 16, and were both 60 minutes long.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/04-Bristol-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac Food City 500 Practice/Qualifying Times ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site March 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130314020906/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/04-Bristol-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac March 14, 2013 dead During the first practice session, Keselowski was quickest with a time of 14.869, ahead of Kenseth and Kyle Busch in second and third. Bowyer followed in the fourth position, ahead of Hamlin in fifth.http://www.catchfence.com/2013/sprintcup/03/15/2013-nscs-food-city-500-first-practice-session-speeds/ 2013 NSCS Food City 500 First Practice Session Speeds Citizen Journalist Media Corps Catchfence March 15, 2013 March 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906163857/http://www.catchfence.com/2013/sprintcup/03/15/2013-nscs-food-city-500-first-practice-session-speeds/ September 6, 2020 dead In the Saturday morning session, Busch was quickest, ahead of Kenseth and Hamlin in second and third. Jeff Burton and Kahne followed in the fourth and fifth positions.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/03/Food-City-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx https://archive.today/20130411094728/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/03/Food-City-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx dead April 11, 2013 Food City 500 2nd Practice Speeds Motor Racing Network March 16, 2013 March 16, 2013 Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Kurt Busch, and Johnson rounded out the first ten positions. Busch and Keselowski were quickest during ten consecutive laps with an average speed of 124.874 mph and 124.702 mph, respectively. In the final practice session for the race, Busch remained quickest with a time of 15.372 seconds.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/03/Food-City-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx https://archive.today/20130411100641/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/03/Food-City-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx dead April 11, 2013 Food City 500 Final Practice Speeds Motor Racing Network March 16, 2013 March 16, 2013 Kahne followed in second, ahead of David Gilliland and Kenseth in third and fourth. Hamlin, who was third quickest in second practice, only managed fifth. During qualifying, forty-four cars were entered, but only forty-three were able to start because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/04bms2013entry.pdf Entry List: Food City 500 ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site March 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907115926/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/04bms2013entry.pdf September 7, 2015 dead Busch clinched his eleventh career pole position, with a record-settinghttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/03/15/kyle-busch-record-bristol-qualifying-time.html Busch breaks Bristol qualifying record NASCAR March 15, 2013 March 15, 2013 Livingstone, Seth time of 14.813 seconds.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6037&StatType=Qualifying https://archive.today/20130411101059/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6037&StatType=Qualifying dead April 11, 2013 Food City 500 Starting Grid Motor Racing Network March 15, 2013 After his qualifying run, Busch commented, “The car felt great during that lap. We’ve never really worried too much about qualifying runs. We unloaded with a really good race car and we just kept fine-tuning to make it a little bit better – and we were able to get it where it was pretty quick in practice.” He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kahne. Hamlin qualified third, Brian Vickers took fourth, and Paul Menard started fifth, after being scored fifteenth in the final practice session. McMurray, Keselowski, Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., and Joey Logano completed the first ten positions on the grid. The driver that failed to qualify was Scott Riggs. Race Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.813 129.535 2 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.875 128.995 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.879 128.960 4 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 14.929 128.528 5 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress RacingChevrolet 14.949 128.356 6 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 14.957 128.288 7 2Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 14.966 128.211 8 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 14.990 128.005 9 56Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 14.997 127.946 10 22Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 15.005 127.877 11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.006 127.869 12 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.008 127.852 13 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.010 127.835 14 38David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.015 127.792 15 13Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 15.039 127.588 16 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.048 127.512 17 42Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15.053 127.470 18 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress RacingChevrolet 15.055 127.453 19 78Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 15.062 127.393 20 43Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 15.064 127.377 21 99Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15.066 127.360 22 9Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 15.066 127.360 23 15Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 15.073 127.300 24 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway Racing Ford 15.078 127.258 25 83David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 15.093 127.132 26 30David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 15.157 126.595 27 95Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 15.159 126.578 28 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15.165 126.528 29 51A. J. Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 15.178 126.420 30 34David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.180 126.403 31 39Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 15.200 126.237 32 88Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.235 125.947 337 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 15.247 125.848 34 98Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 15.260 125.740 35 36J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 15.261 125.732 36 19Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 15.264 125.708 37 93Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 15.333 125.142 38 87Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 15.363 124.897 39 47Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 15.382 124.743 40 35Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.386 124.711 41 10Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 15.395 124.638 42 33Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 15.427 124.379 43 32Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 15.560 123.316 Failed to Qualify 44 Scott RiggsXxxtreme Motorsport Ford 15.418 124.452Source: Race results thumb|Kasey Kahne won the race. Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 47 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 43 3 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 500 42 4 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 500 41 5 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 500 39 6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 38 7 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 500 37 855 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 500 – 9 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 35 10 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 500 34 1116 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 500 33 1256 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 500 32 1351 A. J. Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 500 31 1429 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 30 1513 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 500 29 1617 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 500 28 1722 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 500 28 1899 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 499 26 199 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 499 25 2030 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 498 24 2134 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 498 24 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498 22 23 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 498 21 2438 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 496 20 2532 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 496 19 2635 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 496 – 2736 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 495 17 2810 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 495 16 2987 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 490 – 3042 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 487 14 3114 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 464 13 3231 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 458 12 3333 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 410 11 3424 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 390 11 3520 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 390 10 367 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 321 8 3743 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 245 7 3893 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 234 6 3983 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 184 5 4095 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 184 4 4147 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 159 3 4298 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 26 2 4319 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 3 –Source: 2013 Food City 500 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2013_Food_City_500/W 2025-09-17 Racing-Reference en-US Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Brad Keselowski171 10px 1 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr.157 10px 2 3 Jimmie Johnson151 10px 5 4 Clint Bowyer 128 10px 3 5 Greg Biffle 126 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet29 10px 2 Toyota25 (-4) 10px 3 Ford22 (-7) Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings. 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