2013 STP Gas Booster 500

February 2025 NAS STP Gas Booster 500 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN April 1, 2013http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/42940/229/the-stp-gas-booster-500 The STP Gas Booster 500 NBC Sports Rotoworld.com April 3, 2013 April 5, 2013 Brown, Brian https://web.archive.org/web/20130405001454/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/42940/229/the-stp-gas-booster-500 April 5, 2013 dead http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/04/05/martinsville-qualifying-jimmie-johnson-pole.html Johnson Earns Third Martinsville Pole NASCAR April 5, 2013 April 5, 2013 Spencer, Reidhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/04/07/johnson-wins-martinsville-nascar.html Johnson Wins For Eighth Time At Martinsville NASCAR April 7, 2013 April 13, 2013 Spencer, Reid 2013 04 07 2013 6 36 Martinsville Speedway 2024.svg 200px A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia, U.S. 0.526 0.847 500 263 423.257 Overcast with a temperature around 71 F; wind out of the SSW at 6 mph. 72.066 mph km/h on Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 19.244 seconds Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 346 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds 4.4/10(6.924 million viewers) The 2013 STP Gas Booster 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 7, 2013, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, United States. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526-mile (0.847 km) oval, it was the sixth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his record eighth win at the track, and second win of the season, while Clint Bowyer finished second. Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five. This is the first NASCAR race since 2005 UAW Ford 500 without 4-time Martinsville winner Denny Hamlin. Report Background thumb|200px|left|Martinsville Speedway, the race track where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track that is 0.526 mi km long.http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/About-The-Track/About-The-Track.aspx About the Track April 1, 2013 October 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101007095733/http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/About-The-Track/About-The-Track.aspx dead The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has a zero-degree banking. Like the front stretch, the back straight away also doesn't have a banked surface. The race consists of 500 laps, which is equivalent to a race distance of 263 mi. Before the race, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was leading the Drivers' Championship with 199 points, while Brad Keselowski stood in second with 187 points. Jimmie Johnson followed in the third position, 19 points ahead of Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle in fourth and fifth. Kyle Busch, with 163, was four points ahead of Kasey Kahne and nine ahead of Paul Menard, as Joey Logano was one point ahead of Denny Hamlin and five ahead of Matt Kenseth in tenth and eleventh. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. completed the first twelve positions with 139 points.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/05acs2013points.pdf Pre-race Drivers' Championship Standings ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site April 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130418021024/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/05acs2013points.pdf April 18, 2013 dead The defending winner of the race was Ryan Newman, who won the race in 2012.2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500 http://racing-reference.info/race/2012_Goodys_Fast_Relief_500/W Racing-reference.info USA Today Sports Media Group April 1, 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 RacingChevrolet11Mark MartinJoe 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 RacingChevrolet32Ken SchraderFAS 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 MotorsportsFord44Scott RiggsXxxtreme MotorsportsFord47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51Regan Smith (i)Phoenix 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 200px|thumb|right|Jimmie Johnson won his 30th pole position during qualifying. Three practice sessions were scheduled before the race. The first session, held on April 5, was 90 minutes long. The second and third were scheduled on April 6, and were 45 and 60 minutes long.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/06-Martinsville-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac STP Gas Gooster 500 Practice/Qualifying Times ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site April 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130410130543/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/06-Martinsville-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac April 10, 2013 dead During the first practice session, Johnson was quickest with a time of 19.214 seconds, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Clint Bowyer in second and third. Jeff Gordon followed in the fourth position, ahead of Keselowski in fifth.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/STP-Gas-Booster-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx STP Gas Booster 500 1st Practice Speeds Motor Racing Network April 5, 2013 April 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011750/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/STP-Gas-Booster-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx April 20, 2013 dead In the Saturday morning session, Bowyer was quickest, ahead of Kyle Busch and Gordon in second and third. Brian Vickers and Newman followed in the fourth and fifth positions.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/STP-Gas-Booster-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx STP Gas Booster 500 2nd Practice Speeds Motor Racing Network April 6, 2013 April 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011810/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/STP-Gas-Booster-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx April 20, 2013 dead Jamie McMurray, Biffle, Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr., and Kevin Harvick rounded out the first ten positions. In the final practice session for the race, Bowyer was quickest with a time of 19.518 seconds.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/STP-Gas-Booster-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx STP Gas Booster 500 Final Practice Speeds Motor Racing Network April 6, 2013 April 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130409150546/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/STP-Gas-Booster-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx April 9, 2013 dead Johnson followed in second, ahead of Edwards and Biffle in third and fourth. Burton, who was eighth-quickest in second practice, managed fifth. During qualifying, forty-four cars were entered, meaning only one car was not able to start because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/06-Martinsville-2013-Entry-List Entry List: STP Gas Booster 500 ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site April 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130404010802/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/06-Martinsville-2013-Entry-List April 4, 2013 dead Johnson clinched his thirtieth career pole position, with a time of 19.244 seconds.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6012&StatType=Qualifying https://archive.today/20130629051632/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6012&StatType=Qualifying dead June 29, 2013 STP Gas Booster 500 Starting Grid Motor Racing Network April 5, 2013 After his qualifying run, Johnson commented, "In the first run out, we were in (qualifying) trim and made two or three laps, and I knew right away that we had a great shot at it today. At that point, I just needed to do my job and not mess up." He was joined on the front row of the grid by Marcos Ambrose. Vickers qualified third, Logano took fourth, and Kahne started fifth. Gordon, Keselowski., Kenseth, Newman, and Edwards completed the first ten positions on the grid. The driver who failed to qualify for the race was Mike Bliss. Race Start The race was started at 1:13 p.m. EST. as Marcos Ambrose led the field to the green flag. A couple of laps later, the first caution came out when Danica Patrick spun in Turn 3. The race restarted on lap 22 as Jimmie Johnson led on the first restart. The second caution came out on lap 70 for Scott Speed, who was stopped on the front stretch. Juan Pablo Montoya won the free pass under caution. The race restarted on lap 77, with Jimmie Johnson the race leader. Second Quarter On Lap 173, the third caution came out for debris on the track. The race restarted on lap 180 and immediately the fourth caution came out for a multi-car wreck on the back straightaway. Jamie McMurray, Marcos Ambrose, and others were involved. The race restarted on lap 197. On lap 246, the fifth caution came out for a crash. The race restarted on lap 248. A few laps later, the sixth caution came out with 244 laps to go. Carl Edwards spun out in Turn 4. The race restarted with 239 laps to go, with Matt Kenseth in the lead. Third quarter The seventh caution came out for Martin Truex Jr. who spun on the track with 219 laps to go. The race restarted with 213 laps to go. The eighth caution came out for the spin of Kurt Busch with 206 laps to go. The race restarted with 201 laps to go. Kyle Busch led the field to the green. The ninth caution came with Ryan Newman cutting a front tire. The race restarted with 131 laps to go. The tenth caution came out with 51 laps to go when Brian Vickers spun out on the back straightaway. Paul Menard won the free pass under caution. The race restarted with 41 laps to go. Fourth quarter The eleventh caution came out with 33 laps to go when Dale Earnhardt Jr. spun out in Turn 4. The race restarted with 27 laps to go. With 13 laps to go, the twelfth caution came out when Kurt Busch caught fire on the front straightaway. The race was red flagged for more than six minutes for clean up. The race restarted with 7 laps to go. Jimmie Johnson won his eighth race at Martinsville. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.244 98.400 2 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19. 251 98.364 3 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19.266 98.287 4 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 19.269 98.272 5 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.286 98.185 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.286 98.185 7 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 19.307 98.078 8 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.319 98.017 9 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.330 97.962 10 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.330 97.962 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.333 97.947 12 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19.334 97.941 13 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.352 97.850 14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.366 97.780 15 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19.378 97.719 16 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.393 97.643 17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.399 97.613 18 51 Regan Smith Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 19.419 97.513 19 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 19.430 97.458 20 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.433 97.442 21 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.435 97.432 22 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.438 97.417 23 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.445 97.382 24 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Ford 19.462 97.297 25 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 19.472 97.247 26 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.478 97.217 27 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Toyota 19.487 97.177 28 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 19.512 97.048 29 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.523 96.993 30 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.532 96.949 31 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 19.541 96.904 32 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.542 96.889* 33 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 19.546 96.879 34 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19.556 96.830 35 11 Mark Martin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.571 96.755 36 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 19.587 96.676 37 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 19.591 96.657 38 44 Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Motorsports Ford 19.603 96.597 39 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 19.625 96.489 40 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 19.628 96.474 41 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 19.642 96.406 42 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.672 96.259 43 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 19.824 95.521 Failed to Qualify 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 19.614 96.543Source: Race results right|thumb|Johnson's car during the race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 48 2 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 50042 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50041 4 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50040 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50040 6 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 50038 7 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 50037 8 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 50037 9 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 50035 10 11 Mark Martin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50034 11 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 500– 12 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet500 32 13 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50031 14 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50031 15 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 50029 16 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 50028 17 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 50027 18 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50026 19 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50025 20 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 50024 21 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 50023 22 51 Regan Smith Phoenix Racing Chevrolet500 – 23 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 49921 24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49820 25 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford498 19 26 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 49718 2736 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 497 17 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford496 16 29 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 49515 30 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford493 14 31 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet492 13 32 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 49212 33 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 49211 34 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 491– 35 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 488– 36 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 4858 37 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 4577 3883 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 457 6 3993 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 436 6 40 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota385 4 41 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford64 3 42 44 Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Motorsports Ford47 2 43 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford26 1Source:April 7, 2013 Sprint Cup Results: STP Gas Booster 500 http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2013/stp-gas-booster-500.html April 14, 2013 NASCAR Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standingshttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/06mar2013racereport.pdf NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Official Race Report No. 6 ESPN Jayski's Sill Season Site April 8, 2013 April 13, 2013 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20130418040406/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/06mar2013racereport.pdf April 18, 2013 dead Pos Driver Points10px 2 1 Jimmie Johnson 23110px 2 Brad Keselowski 225 (–6)10px 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 219 (–12)10px 2 4 Kyle Busch 203 (–28)10px 2 5 Kasey Kahne 199 (–32) Manufacturers' Championship standingshttp://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Manufacturer-Standings 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Manufacturer Standings ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site April 13, 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 Pos Manufacturer Points10px 1 Chevrolet 4510px 2 Toyota 40 (–5)10px 3 Ford 29 (–16) Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2013 2013 Auto Club 400 2013 NRA 500 collapsed MEAC Virginia STP Gas Booster 500 STP Gas Booster 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway