2013 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta)

February 2025 NAS AdvoCare 500 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013 2013 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN August 31, 2013 2013 09 01 2013 25 36 Atlanta Motor Speedway.svg Atlanta Motor Speedway track layout Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, Georgia, United States 1.54 2.48 325 500.5 805.476 Temperatures up to 90 F C; wind speeds up to 14 mph km/h2013 AdvoCare 500 weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/GA/Hampton/2013-09-01 The Old Farmers' Almanac October 9, 2013 135.128 mph km/h on Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing 29.227 seconds Joey Logano Penske Racing 77 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing ESPN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree 3.2 (5.323 million viewers) The 2013 AdvoCare 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 1, 2013, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, United States. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54 mi km on quad-oval, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his fourth win of the season, while Joey Logano finished second. Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, and Ryan Newman rounded out the top five. Report Background Atlanta Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.54 mi km long.Atlanta Motor Speedway Track Facts http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ Atlanta Motor Speedway August 31, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721061215/http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ July 21, 2011 The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the 2,332 ft on front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the 1,800 ft on back stretch are banked at five. The track's racing surface width varies from 55 feet to 60 feet. Denny Hamlin was the race's defending winner after winning the event in 2012.http://racing-reference.info/race/2012_AdvoCare_500/W 2012 AdvoCare 500 Racing-reference.info USA Today Sports Media Group August 31, 2013 Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 821 points, while Clint Bowyer stood in second with 803 points.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/24bms2013racereport.pdf 2013 Irwin Tools Night Race Report ESPN Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site 2 August 24, 2013 August 31, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130903071349/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/24bms2013racereport.pdf September 3, 2013 dead Carl Edwards followed in the third with 768, eight points ahead of Kevin Harvick and twenty-nine ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth, with 730, was in sixth; twenty-two ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was scored seventh. Eighth-placed Kasey Kahne was three points ahead of Greg Biffle and sixteen ahead of Joey Logano in ninth and tenth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 168 points, eleven 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 31, 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 124 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 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 RacingChevrolet30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Timmy Hill (R)FAS Lane RacingFord33Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord35Josh Wise (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet40Landon Cassill (i)Circle SportChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51Mike Bliss (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 thumb|200px|right|Ricky Stenhouse Jr. started first on the grid after winning the pole position. Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, scheduled on August 30, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third, held a day later on August 31, 2013, were 55 and 50 minutes long.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/25-Atlanta-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac AdvoCare 500 Practice/Qualifying Times ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site August 31, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130901034443/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/25-Atlanta-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac September 1, 2013 dead In the first practice session, Brad Keselowski was the quickest with a best lap time of 29.168 seconds.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/08/AdvoCare-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx AdvoCare 500 1st Practice Speeds Motor Racing Network August 31, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130904095854/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/08/AdvoCare-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 4, 2013 dead Edwards followed in second, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kurt Busch in third and fourth. Bowyer was scored fifth-quickest with a best lap time of 29.491, more than three-tenths slower than Keselowski. Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Mark Martin, Biffle, and Kenseth completed the top-ten. During the qualifying session, Rookie of the Year contender, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. recorded his first Sprint Cup Series career pole positionhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/08/30/ricky-stenhouse-jr-advocare-500-atlanta-danica-patrick/2750043/ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins first career Cup pole USA Today August 30, 2013 August 31, 2013 Ryan, Nate with a lap time of 29.227 seconds and a speed of 189.688 mph km/h on.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6050&StatType=Qualifying 2013 AdvoCare 500 Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network August 31, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130904100207/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6050&StatType=Qualifying September 4, 2013 dead Edwards, who completed his lap in 29.330 seconds, will start alongside Stenhouse on the grid, in front of Montoya, Hamlin, and Jeff Gordon. Kenseth, with a lap time of 29.492 seconds, was scored sixth ahead of Truex and Earnhardt in seventh and eighth. Kyle Busch and Johnson completed the first ten grid positions with lap times of 29.570 and 29.572 seconds. In the first Saturday session, Edwards was quickest with a fastest lap time of 30.224 seconds, six-thousandths of a second faster than Kahne in second. Keselowski managed to be third-quickest with a fastest lap time of 30.290. Bowyer and Kenseth followed in the fourth and fifth positions.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/08/AdvoCare-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx https://archive.today/20130901022406/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/08/AdvoCare-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx dead September 1, 2013 AdvoCare 500 2nd Practice Speeds Motor Racing Network August 31, 2013 August 31, 2013 Johnson, Kyle Busch, Montoya, Harvick, and Biffle completed the first ten positions. In the final practice session, Johnson was quickest with a time of 29.735 seconds and a best speed of 186.447 mph km/h on.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/08/AdvoCare-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx https://archive.today/20130901022414/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/08/AdvoCare-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx dead September 1, 2013 AdvoCare 500 Final Practice Speeds Motor Racing Network August 31, 2013 August 31, 2013 Bowyer followed in second, ahead of Edwards and Montoya in third and fourth. Kahne, who was second-quickest in second practice, managed fifth. In the second session, Harvick had the quickest ten consecutive lap average with a speed of 176.789 mph km/h, while Edwards had the best average in the final session with a speed of 179.527 mph km/h. Race Start The race went underway at 7:30 p.m. EDT, with Juan Pablo Montoya leading the field to the green flag, A couple of laps later, the first caution came out on lap 25, this was a scheduled competition caution, the race restarted on lap 30 and the second caution came out for a one car wreck in the entrance of pit road by Kasey Kahne, the race restarted on lap 39, with Carl Edwards, the race leader. Second half Debris on the track brought out the third caution on lap 58, the race restarted on lap 63 with Jeff Gordon the race leader, A couple of laps later, the fourth caution came out on lap 193 when Clint Bowyer blew an engine, the race restarted on lap 198, The fifth caution came out on lap 206 when Denny Hamlin spun out in the back straightaway, the race restarted on lap 212 with Joey Logano the race leader, the sixth caution came out with 42 laps to go when Jimmie Johnson spun out, the race restarted with 33 laps to go, the seventh caution came out when Brian Vickers caught the grass, with 31 laps to go, the race restarted with 28 laps to go, the eighth caution came out for a two-car wreck involving Jeff Burton and Austin Dillon, the race restarted with 22 laps to go with Martin Truex Jr. the race leader, Kyle Busch won his race at Atlanta. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.227 189.688 2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.330 189.021 3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.405 188.539 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.406 188.533 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.481 188.053 6 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.492 187.983 7 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.499 187.939 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.565 187.519 9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.570 187.487 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.572 187.475 11 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 29.580 187.424 12 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.616 187.196 13 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 29.646 187.007 14 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.658 186.931 15 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.689 186.736 16 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.699 186.673 17 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.714 186.579 18 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.719 186.547 19 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 29.731 186.472 20 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.760 186.290 21 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.789 186.109 22 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.829 185.859 23 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 29.851 185.722 24 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.872 185.592 25 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 29.903 185.399 26 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.914 185.331 27 14 Mark Martin Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.929 185.238 28 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.957 185.065 29 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.986 184.886 30 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.011 184.732 31 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.045 184.523 32 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 30.049 184.499 33 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.072 184.358 34 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 30.175 183.728 35 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 30.337 182.747 36 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 30.392 182.416 37 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 30.426 182.213 38 51 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 30.473 181.932 39 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 30.550 181.473 40 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 30.593 181.218 41 32 Timmy Hill FAS Lane Racing Ford 30.863 179.633 42 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 30.994 178.873 43 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford – –Qualifying Results Race results Pos PositionNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerLapsLedPointsrace1 1118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3253647222Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord3257844356Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota325041478Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet325040539Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet325340624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3251739742Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet3253838888Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet325036929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3250351055Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota32500111Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet3250331220Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota325032139Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord3250311447A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingToyota3250301516Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord3250291617Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord3250281738David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord3250271899Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord32468271933Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet324002043Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord3230242110Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet3230232213Casey MearsGermain RacingFord3231232334David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord3231222427Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3220202514Mark MartinStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet322019267Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet3220182793Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota3220172848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3210162930David StremmeSwan RacingToyota3210153036J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet3212153132Timmy HillFAS Lane RacingFord3210133283David ReutimannBK RacingToyota3200123351Mike BlissPhoenix RacingChevrolet319003431Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet319010352Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord3073110365Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet292083740Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet249103811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota231063915Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1924864087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota114004135Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord94004298Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord92134395Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord2201Race Results 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. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points10px 1 Jimmie Johnson 83710px 2 Clint Bowyer 809 (-28)10px 1 3 Kevin Harvick 795 (-42)10px 1 4 Carl Edwards 795 (-42)10px 5 Kyle Busch 786 (-51)10px 6 Matt Kenseth 768 (-69)10px 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 750 (-87)10px 2 8 Joey Logano 729 (-108)10px 9 Greg Biffle 727 (-110)10px 2 10 Kurt Busch 719 (-118) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points10px 1 Chevrolet17210px 2Toyota166 (-6)10px 3Ford130 (-42) Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2013 2013 Irwin Tools Night Race 2013 Federated Auto Parts 400 collapsed AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta) AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta) AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta) Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway