2013 Pure Michigan 400

January 2025 NAS Pure Michigan 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN August 15, 2013 2013 08 18 2013 23 36 2013_Pure_Michigan_400_program_cover.png 2013 Pure Michigan 400 program cover Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan 2.0 3.2 200 400 640 Temperatures up to 81 F C; wind speeds up to 4.1 mph km/h2013 Pure Michigan 400 weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/MI/Brooklyn/2013-08-18 The Old Farmers' Almanac October 9, 2013 144.593 mph km/h on Joey Logano Penske Racing 35.303 seconds Joey Logano Penske Racing 52 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing ESPN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree 3.0 (4.585 million viewers) The 2013 Pure Michigan 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 18, 2013, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.0 mi km on superspeedway, it was the twenty-third race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Joey Logano of Penske Racing won the race, his first of the season. Kevin Harvick finished second while Kurt Busch, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five. Report Background thumb|left|Michigan International Speedway's front stretch and infield. Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 mi km long.http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/michigan/michigan-international-speedway Michigan International Speedway CBS Sports August 15, 2013 Opened in 1960, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees. The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long. Michigan International Speedway has a grandstand seating capacity of 84,000 people. Greg Biffle was the defending race winner after winning the race in 2012.http://racing-reference.info/race/2012_Pure_Michigan_400/W 2012 Pure Michigan 400 Racing-Reference USA Today Sports Media Group August 15, 2013 Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 808 points, while Clint Bowyer stood in second with 733 points.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/22wgi2013racereport.pdf 2013 Cheez-It 355 at the Glen Report ESPN Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site 2 August 11, 2013 August 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130818082224/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/22wgi2013racereport.pdf August 18, 2013 dead Carl Edwards followed in the third with 728, twenty-one points ahead of Kevin Harvick and thirty-five ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and fifth. Dale Earnhardt Jr., with 670, was in sixth; eleven ahead of Matt Kenseth, who was scored seventh. Eighth-placed Brad Keselowski was seven points ahead of Biffle and nine ahead of Martin Truex Jr. in ninth and tenth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 156 points, twelve points ahead of Toyota.http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Manufacturer-Standings Manufacturer's Championship Classification ESPN Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site August 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130416153525/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Manufacturer-Standings April 16, 2013 dead Ford was third with 111 points. 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 RacingFord14Austin Dillon (i)Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Scott RiggsHumphrey Smith RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Trevor Bayne (i)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Timmy Hill (R)FAS 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 MotorsportsFord47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51Brendan Gaughan (i)Phoenix RacingChevrolet55Mark MartinMichael 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 RacingFord98Johnny Sauter (i)Phil Parsons RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice and qualifying Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, scheduled on August 16, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third, held a day later on August 17, 2013, were each 55 minutes long.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/23-Michigan-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac Pure Michigan 400 Practice/Qualifying Times ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site August 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130814113614/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/23-Michigan-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac August 14, 2013 dead The qualifying for the event was the final ever broadcast for Speed, when Fox NASCAR play-by-play announcer Mike Joy said the final moments of Speed Channel and Fox NFL Sunday host Curt Menefee introduced Fox Sports 1 the following day. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 35.303203.949 2 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 35.347203.695 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.386203.470 4 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 35.430203.218 5 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35.448203.114 6 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 35.470202.998 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.500202.817 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.503202.800 9 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 35.516202.726 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.576202.384 11 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 35.590202.304 12 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.603202.230 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.623202.117 14 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 35.679201.799 15 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35.707201.641 16 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35.716201.590 17 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 35.716201.590 18 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 35.761201.337 19 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35.815201.033 20 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35.868200.736 21 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.890200.613 22 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35.890200.613 23 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35.907200.518 24 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 35.953200.261 25 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 35.968200.178 26 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 36.001199.994 27 14 Austin Dillon Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 36.003199.983 28 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 36.056199.989 29 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 36.087199.518 30 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 36.212198.829 31 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36.381197.906 32 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 36.418197.704 33 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 36.424197.672 34 32 Timmy Hill FAS Lane Racing Ford 36.543197.028 35 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 36.546197.012 36 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 36.552196.980 37 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 36.582196.818 38 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 36.707196.148 39 51 Brendan Gaughan Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 36.795195.679 40 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 36.808195.610 41 98 Johnny Sauter Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 36.889195.180 42 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 37.010194.542 43 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 37.378192.627Source:September 20, 2025 2013 Pure Michigan 400 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2013-23/W September 20, 2025 Racing reference Race results thumb|Joey Logano won the race from the pole position. Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Pointsrace1 1 1 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 200 5148 2 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 042 3 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 2004342 4 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 040 5 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 200 039 6 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 139 7 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 037 8 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 036 9 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 2836 10 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 034 11 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 033 12 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 200 1733 13 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 200 031 14 14 Austin Dillon Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 200 00inelligible 2 a 15 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 029 16 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 200 028 17 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 027 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 026 19 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 025 20 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 925 21 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 10inelligible 2 b 22 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 022 23 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 200 021 24 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 200 121 25 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 200 220 26 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 200 018 27 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 199 2318 28 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 198 016 29 32 Timmy Hill FAS Lane Racing Ford 198 015 30 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 197 014 31 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 197 013 32 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 197 00inelligible 2 c 33 51 Brendan Gaughan Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 196 00inelligible 2 d 34 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 192 00inelligible 2 e 35 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 186 09 36 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 171 209 37 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 165 18 38 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 153 06 39 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 56 00inelligible 2 f 40 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 54 35 41 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 35 03 42 98 Johnny Sauter Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 34 00inelligible 2 g 43 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 12 01Source: 2013 Pure Michigan 400 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2013_Pure_Michigan_400/W September 20, 2025 Racing-Reference en-US Notes race1 1 Points include 3 Chase for the Sprint Cup points for winning, 1 point for leading a lap, and 1 point for most laps led. inelligible ainelligible binelligible cinelligible d Ineligible for driver's championship points. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points10px 1 Jimmie Johnson 81310px 2 Clint Bowyer 772 (-41) 10px 3 Carl Edwards 762 (-51) 10px 4 Kevin Harvick 749 (-64) 10px 5 Kyle Busch 706 (-107) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points10px 1 Chevrolet16210px 2Toyota148 (-14)10px 3Ford120 (-42) Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings. References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2013 2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen 2013 Irwin Tools Night Race collapsed Pure Michigan 400 Pure Michigan 400 Pure Michigan 400 Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway