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The 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on October 27, 2013, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526-mile (0.847 km) oval, it was the thirty-third race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the seventh race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his first and only win of the season, breaking a 33-race winless streak, while Matt Kenseth finished second and Clint Bowyer finished third.http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-10-27/jeff-gordon-wins-at-martinsville-matt-kenseth-finishes-second-for-atop-chase-standings Jeff Gordon wins at Martinsville; Matt Kenseth finishes second for tie atop Chase standings Owens Jeff October 27, 2013 Sporting News 2013-10-30 October 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131030080925/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-10-27/jeff-gordon-wins-at-martinsville-matt-kenseth-finishes-second-for-atop-chase-standings dead
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Background
Coming into the race, Jimmie Johnson was the chosen by the pundits to be the favorite along with Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne and Matt Kenseth. Ten drivers were depicted as the underdogs for this race including Danica Patrick, Juan Pablo Montoya, Marcos Ambrose and Paul Menard. http://www.thespread.com/nascar-articles/102213-2013-nascar-goodys-headache-relief-shot-500-odds-johnson-favored 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 pundit information The Spread 2015-01-28
Johnson had the advantage in the Sprint Cup Series championship points while Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon were within easy striking distance of taking the championship lead away from him.
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 RacingChevrolet32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord33Tony Raines (i)Circle SportChevrolet34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord35Josh Wise (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet40Landon Cassill (i)Circle SportChevrolet41Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51Kyle Larson (i)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet55Elliott Sadler (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
Qualifying results
Pos
No.
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Time 1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
19.013 2
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
19.061 3
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
19.061 4
20
Matt Kenseth
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
19.092 5
15
Clint Bowyer
Michael Waltrip Racing
Toyota
19.096 6
22
Joey Logano
Penske Racing
Ford
19.111 7
1
Jamie McMurray
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
19.126 8
34
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
19.163 9
24
Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
19.168 10
29
Kevin Harvick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
19.171 11
2
Brad Keselowski
Penske Racing
Ford
19.176 12
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
19.183 13
42
Juan Pablo Montoya
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
19.185 14
99
Carl Edwards
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
19.194 15
56
Martin Truex Jr.
Michael Waltrip Racing
Toyota
19.214 16
9
Marcos Ambrose
Richard Petty Motorsports
Ford
19.214 17
39
Ryan Newman
Stewart–Haas Racing
Chevrolet
19.219 18
41
Aric Almirola
Richard Petty Motorsports
Ford
19.242 19
78
Kurt Busch
Team Penske
Ford
19.244 20
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
19.245 21
14
Mark Martin
Stewart–Haas Racing
Chevrolet
19.248 22
31
Jeff Burton
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
19.258 23
27
Paul Menard
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
19.297 24
40
Landon Cassill
Circle Sport Racing
Chevrolet
19.312 25
5
Kasey Kahne
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
19.313 26
51
Kyle Larson
HScott Motorsports
Chevrolet
19.328 27
38
David Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
19.351 28
13
Casey Mears
Germain Racing
Ford
19.356 29
7
Dave Blaney
Tommy Baldwin Racing
Chevrolet
19.366 30
30
Cole Whitt
Swan Racing Company
Toyota
19.366 31
35
Josh Wise
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
19.387 32
93
Travis Kvapil
BK Racing
Toyota
19.398 33
16
Greg Biffle
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
19.408 34
47
Bobby Labonte
JTG Daugherty Racing
Toyota
19.422 35
55
Elliott Sadler
Michael Waltrip Racing
Toyota
19.427 36
98
Michael McDowell
Phil Parsons Racing
Ford
19.432 37
36
J. J. Yeley
Tommy Baldwin Racing
Chevrolet
19.446 38
32
Ken Schrader
FAS Lane Racing
Ford
19.501 39
33
Tony Raines
Circle Sport Racing
Chevrolet
19.504 40
87
Joe Nemechek
NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing
Toyota
19.511 41
10
Danica Patrick
Stewart–Haas Racing
Chevrolet
19.571 42
95
Reed Sorenson
Leavine Family Racing
Ford
19.757 43
83
David Reutimann
BK Racing
Toyota
19.976
Race
David Ragan blew his engine on lap 109, with Kyle Larson having a similar incident on lap 160. Tony Raines developed problems with his brakes on lap 220 while Dave Blaney was involved in a terminal crash on lap 357. The final DNF of the race came from David Reutimann, who had troubles with his rear gear on lap 451 and had to leave the race prematurely. http://racing-reference.info/race/2013_Goodys_Headache_Relief_Shot_500/W 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 racing results Racing References 2015-01-28
Approximately 22% of the race was held under a caution flag while the average green flag run was nearly 22 laps. Most of the yellow flags in this race were caused by accidents, debris and cars spinning dangerously out of control.
Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson had the fastest pit crews in the race, with the average time on pit road being 41 seconds.
There were seven total penalties during the course of the race. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was penalized twice for too many men over the wall. Ken Schrader, and Kasey Kahne were also penalized for too many men over the wall. Ryan Newman was penalized for Lug nut(s) not installed, and Ken Schrader and David Reutimann were both penalized for too fast entering pits.
Results
Pos No Car Number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 472 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 443 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 500 424 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 500 405 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 506 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 387 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 388 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 369 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 500 3510 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 500 3411 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 3412 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 500 3213 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 500 3114 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 500 3015 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 3016 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 500 2817 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 499 2718 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 499 2619 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 499 2520 41 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 499 2421 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 499 2322 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 2223 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 499 2124 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 499 2025 55 Elliott Sadler Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 499 026 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 498 1827 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497 1728 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 496 1629 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 495 030 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 495 1431 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 495 1332 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 494 1233 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 493 034 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 490 035 30 Cole Whitt Swan Racing Company Toyota 459 036 14 Mark Martin Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 455 837 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 451 738 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 432 639 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 357 540 95 Reed Sorenson Leavine Family Racing Ford 275 041 33 Tony Raines Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 220 042 51 Kyle Larson HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 160 043 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 109 1Official race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2013_Goodys_Headache_Relief_Shot_500/W Race Results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Matt Kenseth 2294 10px 1 1 Jimmie Johnson -0 10px 2 3 Jeff Gordon -27 10px 1 4 Kevin Harvick -28 10px 2 5 Kyle Busch -36 10px 2 6 Clint Bowyer -55 10px 1 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. -56 10px 1 8 Greg Biffle -58 10px 9 Kurt Busch -75 10px 10 Carl Edwards -76 10px 1 11 Joey Logano -85 10px 1 12 Ryan Newman -106 10px 13 Kasey Kahne -124
Note: Only the first thirteen positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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