2013 AAA 400

February 2025 NAS AAA 400 2013 09 29 2013 29 36 AAA 400 130929-F-FC119-150.jpg Jimmie Johnson won the race Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware 1 1.6 400 400 643.737 Partly cloudy with a high of 71 F C, NE winds up to 12 mph km/hSeptember 29, 2013 weather for Dover, DE http://www.wunderground.com/history/zipcode/19901/2013/9/29/DailyHistory.html?cm_ven=TWC&cm_ite=History Weather Underground September 30, 2013 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports 22.243 seconds Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 243 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports ESPN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree The 2013 AAA 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on September 29, 2013, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, United States. Contested over 400 laps on the 1–mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 29th race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship, and the third race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his fifth win of the season and record eighth win at Dover, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second. Joey Logano, Jeff Gordon, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/09/29/3240776/jimmie-johnson-wins-aaa-400-for.html Jimmie Johnson wins AAA 400 for record eighth win at Dover Utter Jim September 29, 2013 The News & Observer 2013-10-01 Raleigh, NC Report Background Dover International Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mi km long.The Dover International Speedway http://www.doverspeedway.com/track-specs/ Dover International Speedway May 27, 2013 July 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180729143054/http://www.doverspeedway.com/track-specs/ dead The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at nine degrees with the backstretch. The racetrack has seats for 113,000 spectators. Brad Keselowski was the defending race winner after winning the event in the 2012 race.NASCAR Dover Results 2012: Brad Keselowski Saves Fuel To Win AAA 400 SB Nation September 30, 2012 https://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2012/9/30/3434430/nascar-dover-results-2012-today-sprint-cup-series-chase September 30, 2013 Before the race, Matt Kenseth was leading the Drivers' Championship with 2,111 points, while Kyle Busch stood in second with 2,097 points. Jimmie Johnson followed in third with 2,093, 18 ahead of Carl Edwards in fourth, and 20 ahead of Greg Biffle in fifth. Kevin Harvick, with 2,072, was in sixth; one ahead of Kurt Busch, who was scored seventh. Eighth-placed Jeff Gordon was five points ahead of Ryan Newman and six ahead of Clint Bowyer in ninth and tenth. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was eleventh with 2,049, seven points ahead of Joey Logano in twelfth. Kasey Kahne completed the first thirteen positions with 2,040 points.Unofficial Race Results for the 17th Annual Sylvania 300 NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/28nhms2013racereport.pdf September 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131008125513/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/28nhms2013racereport.pdf October 8, 2013 dead In the Manufacturers' Championship, Toyota and Chevrolet were tied for the lead with 188 points. Ford was third with 149 points before the race.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 September 30, 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 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 RacingFord14Mark MartinStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Cole Whitt (i)Swan 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 RacingChevrolet40Tony Raines (i)Circle SportChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51Ryan Truex (i)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet55Brian 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 RacingToyota95Reed Sorenson (i)Leavine Family RacingFord98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice and qualifying thumb|left|Final practice Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, held on September 27, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third, held a day later on September 28, 2013, were 55 and 50 minutes long.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/29-Dover-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info AAA 400 Practice/Qualifying Times Jayski September 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130928231006/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/29-Dover-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info September 28, 2013 dead During the first practice session, Kenseth was quickest with a time of 22.556, ahead of Martin Truex Jr. and Logano in second and third. Kurt Busch followed in the fourth position, ahead of Kyle Busch in fifth.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/29dov2013prac1.pdf NSCS Practice 1 Dover International Speedway 44th AAA 400 Jayski September 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131008061826/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/29dov2013prac1.pdf October 8, 2013 dead During qualifying, forty-three cars were entered. Earnhardt Jr. clinched his second pole position of the season, with a lap time of 22.243 seconds, setting a new track record. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kenseth. Newman qualified third, Edwards took fourth, and Aric Almirola started fifth. Keselowski, Jamie McMurray, Johnson, Kurt Busch, and Truex Jr. completed the first ten positions on the grid.Docer Qualifying and Starting Lineup Jayski http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/29-Dover-2013-Qualifying-Lineup September 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130930152454/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/29-Dover-2013-Qualifying-Lineup September 30, 2013 dead In the Saturday morning session, Kahne was quickest, ahead of Earnhardt Jr. and Gordon in second and third. Kurt Busch and Kenseth followed in the fourth and fifth positions. Johnson, Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Truex Jr. rounded out ten quickest drivers in the session.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/29dov2013prac2.pdf NSCS Practice 2 Dover International Speedway 44th AAA 400 Jayski September 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130930152741/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/29dov2013prac2.pdf September 30, 2013 dead In the final practice session for the race, Keselowski was quickest with a time of 23.027 seconds. Johnson followed in second, ahead of Kenseth and Newman in third and fourth. Earnhardt Jr. managed fifth in the session.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/29dov2013prac3.pdf NSCS Final Practice Dover International Speedway 44th AAA 400 Jayski September 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131008064457/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/29dov2013prac3.pdf October 8, 2013 dead Race thumb|right|Kyle Busch leads the pack through turn 3 following the first caution due to debris Following the green flag, Earnhardt Jr. gained a large lead over the rest of the pack. His lead narrowed as he caught up to the slower cars toward the back of the pack.Babbington William http://beyondtheflag.com/2013/09/30/nascar-dover-aaa-400-race-recap/ NASCAR: Dover AAA 400 Race Recap Beyond the Flag September 30, 2013 September 30, 2013 Kenseth took the lead from Earnhardt Jr. on lap 26. Earnhardt Jr. regained the lead on lap 31 as Kenseth struggled to get around slower cars. The first caution of the race occurred for debris in turn 3 on lap 38. During this caution, Kyle Busch took over the race lead after the leaders made pit stops. Kyle Busch continued to lead the race following the restart, gaining a large lead over the rest of the field. Kyle Busch's lead eventually shrunk and on lap 71, Newman passed him for the lead. Earnhardt Jr. took back the race lead on lap 76.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/29dov2013racereport.pdf Unofficial Race Results for the 44th Annual AAA 400 NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications September 29, 2013 September 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131008231201/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/29dov2013racereport.pdf October 8, 2013 dead During a round of green-flag pit stops, Earnhardt Jr. missed the commitment line attempting to make his stop and was forced to do another lap before pitting.Mazique Brian https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1791865-aaa-400-2013-results-leaders-updated-sprint-cup-standings-and-reaction AAA 400 2013 Results: Leaders, Updated Sprint Cup Standings and Reaction Bleacher Report September 29, 2013 September 30, 2013 This cost him the race lead, which was taken over by Johnson on lap 120. Johnson continued to lead the race after the round of pit stops. Kurt Busch was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop because of a loose rear wheel. The second caution of the race came out on lap 166 due to debris in turn 1. The leaders came to pit road under this caution and Kenseth won the battle off pit road. Kenseth maintained the race lead following this caution. Kenseth led for multiple laps until he was held up by slower traffic. Johnson regained the lead from Kenseth on lap 198. Johnson held the lead heading into the second half of the race. Keselowski had to come to pit road after fluid was coming from his car. On lap 229, the third caution was brought out from the fluid dropped by Keselowski. Johnson maintained the lead following this caution. He continued to lead following a cycle of green-flag pit stops. At this point, the lead lap cars did not have enough fuel to make it to the finish except for Bowyer. On lap 371, the fourth and final caution of the race occurred for debris in turn 3. During this caution, the leaders came to pit road, with Johnson winning the battle off pit road by taking two tires ahead of Earnhardt Jr. who took four tires. Johnson maintained the lead after the restart and continued on to win the race. This was Johnson's fifth win in 2013 and eighth career win at Dover, setting the track record for most wins by breaking a tie with Richard Petty and Bobby Allison.Jimmie Johnson wins the 2013 AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway SB Nation September 29, 2013 https://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2013/9/29/4784394/nascar-dover-international-speedway-400-winner-jimmie-johnson September 30, 2013 Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.243 161.849 2 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.249 161.805 3 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 22.258 161.740 4 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.276 161.609 5 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 22.276 161.609 6 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 22.278 161.594 7 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.292 161.493 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.313 161.341 9 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 22.315 161.326 10 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 22.332 161.204 11 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 22.357 161.023 12 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.388 160.800 13 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.397 160.736 14 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.399 160.721 15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.400 160.714 16 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.407 160.664 17 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 22.409 160.650 18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.422 160.557 19 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.424 160.542 20 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.448 160.371 21 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.465 160.249 22 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 22.486 160.100 23 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 22.521 159.851 24 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 22.550 159.645 25 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.673 158.779 26 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 22.697 158.611 27 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.720 158.451 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.747 158.263 29 14 Mark Martin Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 22.786 157.992 30 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 22.795 157.929 31 10 Danica Patrick (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 22.848 157.563 32 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 22.850 157.549 33 30 Cole Whitt Swan Racing Company Toyota 22.881 157.336 34 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 22.947 156.883 35 95 Reed SorensonLeavine Family Racing Ford 22.975 156.692 36 51 Ryan Truex Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 22.982 156.644 37 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 23.004 156.495 38 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.047 156.203 39 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 23.137 155.595 40 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 23.151 155.501 41 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 23.251 154.832 42 32 Timmy Hill (R) FAS Lane Racing Ford 23.297 154.526 43 40 Tony Raines Circle Sport Chevrolet 23.445 153.551(R) Rookie of the Year candidateSource: Race results Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Led Laps led Pointsrace1 1 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 243 48 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 80 43 3 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 400 0 41 4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 3 41 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 30 40 6 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 0 38 7 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 36 38 8 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 400 6 37 9 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 0 35 10 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 400 1 35 11 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 400 0 33 12 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 400 0 0 13 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 31 14 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 0 30 15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 399 0 29 16 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 398 0 28 17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 398 0 27 18 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 0 26 19 14 Mark Martin Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 397 0 25 20 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 397 0 24 21 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 397 0 23 22 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 397 0 22 23 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 397 0 21 24 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 395 0 20 25 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 395 0 19 26 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 395 0 18 27 30 Cole Whitt Swan Racing Company Toyota 394 0 0 28 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 394 0 16 29 10 Danica Patrick (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 394 0 15 30 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 393 1 15 31 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 392 0 13 32 51 Ryan Truex Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 392 0 0 33 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 391 0 11 34 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 390 0 10 35 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 385 0 9 36 32 Timmy Hill (R) FAS Lane Racing Ford 381 0 8 37 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 355 0 7 38 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 275 0 0 39 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 168 0 0 40 40 Tony Raines Circle Sport Chevrolet 154 0 0 41 95 Reed Sorenson Leavine Family Racing Ford 139 0 0 42 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 128 0 0 43 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 107 0 1(R) Rookie of the Year candidateSource: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. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Matt Kenseth2149 10px 1 2 Jimmie Johnson2141 (-8) 10px 1 3 Kyle Busch2137 (-12) 10px 2 4 Kevin Harvick2110 (-39) 10px 3 5 Jeff Gordon2110 (-39) 10px 1 6 Greg Biffle2108 (-41) 10px 2 7 Ryan Newman2101 (-48) 10px 2 8 Clint Bowyer2098 (-51) 10px 2 9 Kurt Busch2094 (-55) 10px 1 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr.2092 (-57) 10px 7 11 Carl Edwards2084 (-65) 10px 12 Joey Logano2083 (-66) 10px 13 Kasey Kahne2071 (-78) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 1 Chevrolet197 10px 1 2 Toyota192 (-5) 10px 3 Ford155 (-42) Note: Only the first thirteen positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2013 2013 Sylvania 300 2013 Hollywood Casino 400 collapsed AAA 400 AAA 400 AAA 400 Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway