2013 Pocono IndyCar 400

February 2025 USA Pocono IndyCar 400 2013PoconoLogo.jpg July 7 2013 IndyCar Series Pocono IndyCar 400 Fueled by Sunoco 11th Long Pond, Pennsylvania Permanent racing facility 2.5 4.023 160 400 643.737 Temperatures up to 91 F C; wind speeds up to 11.1 mph km/h2013 Pocono IndyCar 400 weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/PA/Long%20Pond/2013-07-07 The Old Farmers' Almanac October 10, 2013 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 40.6547 USA Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Racing 41.2239 56 JAP Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing NZ Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing USA Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing SCO 160 400 643.737 1989 2014 The 2013 Pocono IndyCar 400 Fueled by Sunoco was the 11th round of the 2013 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on July 7, 2013, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway. The race was contested of 160 laps. Scott Dixon won the race. Charlie Kimball finished 2nd, and Dario Franchitti finished 3rd. Will Power and Josef Newgarden rounded out the top five, and Simon Pagenaud, Justin Wilson, Hélio Castroneves, Ed Carpenter, and Marco Andretti rounded out the top ten. Background Pocono Raceway held an IndyCar race from 1971–1989, though as a 500-mile race, with the event ending after Pocono owner Joseph Mattioli chose not to return, citing the rivalry between the USAC and CART as a factor.Gelston Dan http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/racing/wires/07/04/3010.ap.car.indycar.pocono.1st.ld.writethru.1204/index.html https://archive.today/20130731180225/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/racing/wires/07/04/3010.ap.car.indycar.pocono.1st.ld.writethru.1204/index.html dead July 31, 2013 IndyCar drivers set for 1st Pocono race since 1989 Sports Illustrated 2013-07-04 2013-07-31 The final race at the track was won by Danny Sullivan.http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1989_Pocono_500/R 1989 Pocono 500 Racing-Reference 2013-07-31 thumb|right|Brandon Igdalsky, Dr. Rose Mattioli, Randy Bernard, Mario Andretti, and Ed Carpenter announce IndyCar's return to Pocono On October 1, 2012, IndyCar announced that the Pocono race will make a return for 2013. However, the race was shortened by 100 miles to 400, as a request by ABC to fit the time window.Groller Keith https://www.mcall.com/2012/10/02/abc-only-wanted-400-miles-of-indycar-at-pocono/ ABC only wanted 400 miles of IndyCar at Pocono The Morning Call 2012-10-02 2013-07-31 The race became a part of the IndyCar Triple Crown of Motorsport, in which if a driver wins the Indianapolis 500, the Pocono IndyCar 400, and the season-ending MAVTV 500, they will win $1 million.http://www.poconoraceway.com/indycar-returns-pocono-2013.html IndyCar Returns to Pocono in 2013 Pocono Raceway 2012-10-01 2013-07-31 The first ten races of the 2013 season were split by Andretti Autosport and other teams, with Andretti drivers James Hinchcliffe winning three racesHamilton Andy https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/indycar/2013/06/23/iowa-corn-indy-250-james-hinchcliffe/2450493/ Hinchcliffe cruises at Iowa, gets third IndyCar win USA Today 2013-06-23 2013-07-31 and teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay winning two.Associated Press http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130615/ryan-hunter-reay-milwaukee-mile.ap/ https://archive.today/20130731180153/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130615/ryan-hunter-reay-milwaukee-mile.ap/ dead July 31, 2013 Ryan Hunter-Reay wins at Milwaukee Mile again Sports Illustrated 2013-06-23 2013-07-31 The other five races were won by Takuma Sato (A. J. Foyt Enterprises),Associated Press http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130421/takuma-sato-long-beach.ap/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130425053134/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130421/takuma-sato-long-beach.ap/ dead April 25, 2013 Takuma Sato becomes first Japanese driver to win IndyCar race Sports Illustrated 2013-04-21 2013-07-31 Tony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology),Associated Press https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tony-kanaan-wins-indy-500/ Tony Kanaan Wins Indy 500 Fox News Channel 2013-05-26 2013-07-31 Mike Conway (Dale Coyne Racing),Associated Press http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130602/mike-conway-detroit-grand-prix.ap/ https://archive.today/20130731180153/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130602/mike-conway-detroit-grand-prix.ap/ dead July 31, 2013 Mike Conway wins 1st of two races at Detroit Grand Prix Sports Illustrated 2013-06-02 2013-07-31 Simon Pagenaud (Sam Schmidt Motorsports)Lage Larry https://news.yahoo.com/pagenaud-wins-crash-filled-detroit-grand-prix-215918417.html Pagenaud wins crash-filled Detroit Grand Prix Yahoo! News 2013-06-02 2013-07-31 and Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske).Associated Press https://www.espn.com/dallas/story/_/id/9356903/helio-castroneves-cruises-texas-season-first-win Helio Castroneves cruises at Texas ESPN 2013-06-10 2013-07-31 Entrants 2013 IndyCar Series#Confirmed entries KeyMeaningorange R darkgrayRookiegold W darkgrayPast winner No. Car NumberDriverTeamEngine1USA Ryan Hunter-ReayTeam PenskeChevrolet3BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam PenskeChevrolet4AUS Ryan BriscoePanther RacingChevrolet5VEN E. J. VisoTeam Venezuela/Andretti Autosport/HVMChevrolet6COL Sebastián SaavedraDragon RacingChevrolet7FRA Sébastien BourdaisDragon RacingChevrolet9NZ Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda10UK Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi RacingHonda11BRA Tony KanaanKV Racing TechnologyChevrolet12AUS Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet14JAP Takuma SatoA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda15USA Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda16UK James JakesRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda18UK Pippa MannDale Coyne RacingHonda19UK Justin WilsonDale Coyne RacingHonda20USA Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet25USA Marco AndrettiAndretti AutosportChevrolet27CAN James HinchcliffeAndretti AutosportChevrolet55FRA Tristan Vautier orange R darkgraySchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda67USA Josef NewgardenSarah Fisher Hartman RacingHonda77FRA Simon PagenaudSchmidt Hamilton MotorsportsHonda78SWI Simona de SilvestroKV Racing TechnologyChevrolet83USA Charlie KimballChip Ganassi RacingHonda98CAN Alex TaglianiBarracuda RacingHonda Practice + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 25 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 40.5620 2 11 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 40.7573 3 83 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 40.7825First practice results Qualifying Marco Andretti of Andretti Autosport won the pole position after recording a lap speed of 221.273 mph km/h on, breaking the record set by Emerson Fittipaldi in 1989, who had a speed of 211.175 mph km/h on.Gelston Dan http://www.boston.com/sports/other-sports/auto-racing/2013/07/07/andretti-teams-from-worst-pocono/QNQdjdk3PaVnuhYM088hFJ/story.html Andretti teams go from 1st to worst at Pocono Boston.com 2013-07-07 2013-07-31May 2026 medicmedic Andretti's teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay (220.892 mph km/h on) and James Hinchcliffe (220.431 mph km/h on) started second and third, respectively. The last time a team swept the front row in qualifying was in the 1988 Indianapolis 500 with Penske Racing. Will Power (220.286 mph km/h on) started fourth, while Tony Kanaan (219.625 mph km/h on) and Hélio Castroneves (219.581 mph km/h on) started fifth and sixth, respectively. Scott Dixon (219.500 mph km/h on, Takuma Sato (219.124 mph km/h on), Simon Pagenaud (218.859 mph km/h on) and Simona de Silvestro (218.590 mph km/h on) rounded out the top ten. Meanwhile, the fourth Andretti driver, E. J. Viso, was in position to start in fourth until he hit the wall during qualifying; Alex Tagliani had also hit the wall while qualifying.Associated Press https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/9454826/marco-andretti-wins-pole-indycar-returns-pocono Marco Andretti wins Pocono pole ESPN 2013-07-06 2013-07-31 Viso and Tagliani started 22nd and 24th, respectively.Pruett Marshall http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-marco-leads-andretti-team-1-2-3-to-take-pocono-pole/ INDYCAR: Marco Leads Andretti Team 1-2-3 To Take Pocono Pole Speed 2013-07-06 2013-07-31 August 8, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130808195612/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-marco-leads-andretti-team-1-2-3-to-take-pocono-pole dead For Dixon, despite qualifying in seventh, was penalized ten spots due to conflicts between manufacturer Honda and IndyCar regarding the 2000 mi km engine change rule. Dixon was not the only driver penalized for unapproved engine changes; among those forced to move back were: Dario Franchitti, Pippa Mann, Justin Wilson, Viso and Tagliani.Creed Aaron https://www.sbnation.com/indycar/2013/7/7/4500972/revised-starting-grid-for-the-pocono-indycar-400-fueled-by-sunoco Revised Starting Grid for the Pocono IndyCar 400 fueled by Sunoco SB Nation 2013-07-07 2013-07-31 Qualifying classification Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Time Finalgrid Final starting grid position for raceLapsLap 1Lap 2125USA Marco AndrettiAndretti AutosportChevrolet40.692640.6547121USA Ryan Hunter-ReayTeam PenskeChevrolet40.730840.75692 3 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet40.8861 40.7722 3 4 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 40.711341.0005 4 5 11 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet41.0099 40.9478 5 6 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 40.952541.0217 6 7 9 NZ Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda41.0182 40.9862 7 8 14 JAP Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda41.0777 41.0676 8 9 77 FRA Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda41.1539 41.0909 9 10 78 SWI Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 41.156541.1893 10 11 55 FRA Tristan Vautier orange R silver Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda41.1808 41.1708 11 12 7 FRA Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet 41.162941.2106 12 13 83 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 41.202641.2357 13 14 16 UK James Jakes Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda41.2435 41.2345 14 15 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 41.176641.3544 15 16 67 USA Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda41.4925 41.1399 16 17 15 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda41.4483 41.3266 17 18 10 UK Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda41.5270 41.4044 18 19 18 UK Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda41.5280 41.4290 19 20 19 UK Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda 41.454741.5434 20 21 6 COL Sebastián Saavedra Dragon Racing Chevrolet41.9821 41.5176 21 22 5 VEN E. J. Viso Team Venezuela/Andretti Autosport/HVM Chevrolet40.9180 — 22 23 4 AUS Ryan Briscoe Panther Racing Chevrolet — — 23 24 98 CAN Alex Tagliani Barracuda Racing Honda — — 24Full qualifying results Practice (post-qualifying) Final practice + Top Practice Speeds Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 25 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 41.0734 2 14 JAP Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Racing Honda 41.1308 3 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 41.1412Final practice results Race thumb|Dixon talking to the press after winning the race. Singing the National Anthem was Christian Porter, a Pennsylvania-native and contestant on season 4 of The Voice. The command to start engines was given by Fuzzy Zoeller, winner of the 1979 Masters Tournament, whose company Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka was sponsoring IndyCar's Triple Crown Award. NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon was in attendance after racing in the 2013 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway the night before. When the green flag was waved, the front row got into single file formation by the end of the frontstretch. After starting third, James Hinchcliffe lost control in turn one and impacted the wall with the left side of the car. Hinchcliffe was checked by the medical crew and joined the ABC broadcast booth to call the rest of the race on television. When the race restarted, Andretti extended his lead. By leading the race and not conserving fuel, Andretti was forced to refuel earlier than other teams. He made his first pit stop on lap 29 and returned to lead when all other cars pitted by lap 35. On lap 61, Ryan Hunter-Reay was hit from behind by Takuma Sato while entering pit lane,Groller Keith https://www.mcall.com/2013/07/07/scott-dixon-wins-pocono-indycar-race-marco-andretti-finishes-a-disappointing-10th/ Scott Dixon wins Pocono IndyCar race; Marco Andretti finishes a disappointing 10th The Morning Call 2013-07-07 2013-07-31 suffering right front wheel and right wing damage, and was forced to go to the garage. It brought out the second and final caution of the day. Tony Kanaan took the lead by virtue of being on pit road at the moment the caution flag was displayed. He exited pit road before Andretti passed him on the race track. The lead was short-lived as Andretti passed Kanaan as soon as racing resumed. Andretti held the lead for the next 23 laps until making a green flag pit stop. During the cycle of pit stops, Kanaan passed Andretti for the lead. Scott Dixon took the lead after Kanaan pitted. Dixon entered pit road on lap 101 and returned to the track in the lead. Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan led portions of the race, but at lap 109 he clipped his front wing passing Scott Dixon for the lead. While Kanaan was able to continue, the team was forced to change the front wing under green flag conditions, ending any chance Kanaan had at winning the second leg of the Triple Crown. Kanaan finished a disappointing 13th. Marco Andretti, led a race high 88 laps, but was informed by his crew to begin saving fuel with 39 laps remaining. It was unclear if Andretti could make it to the finish with just one pit stop. He pitted for the final time with 33 laps remaining. He was forced to conserve fuel to make the finish but ran out of fuel as he took the checkered flag. Scott Dixon made his final pit stop with 29 laps remaining and did not need to save fuel to reach the finish. He was followed on track by his teammates Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti. Scott Dixon, who had led only one lap all season (at the Indianapolis 500),Associated Press http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130707/scott-dixon-pocono-indycar.ap/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130920182213/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20130707/scott-dixon-pocono-indycar.ap/ dead September 20, 2013 Scott Dixon leads podium sweep at Pocono Sports Illustrated 2013-07-07 2013-07-31 led 38 laps, including the final 28 laps,Associated Press https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/9456938/scott-dixon-wins-indycar-series-return-pocono Scott Dixon wins at Pocono ESPN 2013-07-07 2013-07-31 and won the race by less than half a second. It was the 100th win for Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda's 200th win in Indy car racing, and Dixon's 30th career victory.Woodcock Fred http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsport/8890219/Scott-Dixon-triumphs-at-Pocono-IndyCar-400 Scott Dixon triumphs at Pocono IndyCar 400 Stuff.co.nz 2013-07-08 2013-07-31 The win was Dixon's first since 2012 at Mid-Ohio. His teammates Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti finished second and third, marking the first time a team swept the podium since 2011, when Team Penske had Will Power, Hélio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe in the top three at Sonoma Raceway, and at a Triple Crown race since Bobby Unser, Rick Mears and Mario Andretti of Team Penske finished in the top three spots at Ontario Motor Speedway in the 1979 California 500.Pruett Marshall http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-dixon-leads-ganassi-1-2-3-to-win-pocono-4001/ INDYCAR: Dixon Leads Ganassi 1-2-3 To Win Pocono 400 Speed 2013-07-07 2013-07-31 August 11, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130811233844/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-dixon-leads-ganassi-1-2-3-to-win-pocono-4001 dead Power finished fourth, Josef Newgarden fifth, Simon Pagenaud sixth, Justin Wilson, Castroneves, Ed Carpenter, and Andretti closed out the top ten. Hunter-Reay finished 20th, and Hinchcliffe finished 24th.http://racing-reference.info/race/2013_Pocono_IndyCar_400/O 2013 Pocono IndyCar 400 Racing-Reference 2013-07-31 Race classification Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed Pts. Points 1 9 NZ Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 160 2:04:26.4178 4 17 38 51 2 83 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 160 +0.4572 4 12 4 41 3 10 UK Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 160 +1.1989 4 20 0 35 4 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 160 +5.6320 4 4 15 33 5 67 USA Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 160 +7.1949 5 15 0 30 6 77 FRA Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda 160 +9.4074 4 8 0 28 7 19 UK Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda 160 +13.3012 4 22 0 26 8 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 160 +13.9376 4 6 0 24 9 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 160 +15.5500 5 14 0 22 10 25 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Global Chevrolet 160 +18.4584 4 1 88 24 11 78 SWI Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 160 +32.0478 5 9 0 19 12 16 UK James Jakes Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 160 +36.2536 4 13 0 18 13 11 BRA Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 160 +41.5507 5 5 15 18 14 4 USA Ryan Briscoe Panther Racing Chevrolet 159 +1 Lap 5 19 0 16 15 18 UK Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda 159 +1 Lap 5 21 0 15 16 7 FRA Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet 159 +1 Lap 5 11 0 14 17 98 CAN Alex Tagliani Barracuda Racing Honda 158 +2 Laps 5 24 0 13 18 15 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 158 +2 Laps 4 16 0 12 19 55 FRA Tristan Vautier orange R silver Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 158 +2 Laps 6 10 0 11 20 1 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 121 Handling 5 2 0 10 21 5 VEN E. J. Viso Team Venezuela/Andretti Global/HVM Chevrolet 104 Handling 6 23 0 9 22 14 JAP Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Racing Honda 61 Contact 1 7 0 8 23 6 COL Sebastián Saavedra Dragon Racing Chevrolet 2 Mechanical 0 18 0 7 24 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Global Chevrolet 0 Contact 0 3 0 6Fastest lap: JAP Takuma Sato (A. J. Foyt Racing) – 41.2239 (lap 56) Official race results Broadcasting The race was broadcast by ABC with lead announcer, Marty Reid, and color commentators Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever Jr. Reporting from pit lane were Jamie Little and Vince Welch. After his crash on lap one, James Hinchcliffe joined the broadcast booth to call the conclusion of the race. In the United States, ABC's broadcast had a 1.1 overnight TV rating, tied with the June 8th race at Texas for most watched race outside of the Indianapolis 500.IBJTheScore 354333324002603009 IBJ's The Score - Overnight TV Ratings ABC Pocono The final rating was 0.9, with approximately 1.3 million viewers.https://www.ibj.com/the-score-2013-07-22-do-pocono-tv-ratings-show-that-indycar-needs-more-oval-races/PARAMS/post/42573 Do Pocono TV Ratings Show That IndyCar Needs More Oval Races? Indianapolis Business Journal Anthony Schoettle 2013-07-22 2023-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20130729021511/https://www.ibj.com/the-score-2013-07-22-do-pocono-tv-ratings-show-that-indycar-needs-more-oval-races/PARAMS/post/42573 29 July 2013 live This would ultimately be the final IndyCar race for ESPN color commentator Marty Reid after 31 years working with ESPN. Reid would later call his final race at the NASCAR Nationwide Series 2013 Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway, before retiring at the end of 2013. Championship standings after the race Pos. Position Driver Points10px|alt=Unchanged1 BRA Hélio Castroneves 35610px2 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 333 (–23)10px3 USA Marco Andretti 301 (–55)10px 34 NZ Scott Dixon 291 (–65)10px 15 CAN James Hinchcliffe 272 (–84) Note: Only the top five positions are included. References Pocono IndyCar 400 2013 2013 Iowa Corn Indy 250 2013 Honda Indy Toronto 1989 Pocono 500 2014 Pocono IndyCar 500 Pocono IndyCar 400 Pocono IndyCar 400 Pocono IndyCar 400 Category:Pocono 500 Category:Pocono Mountains