2013 Ford EcoBoost 400
The 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on November 17, 2013, at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps, it was the thirty-sixth and final race in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the final race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Denny Hamlin won the race. Matt Kenseth finished second while Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five. Jimmie Johnson finished ninth to take his sixth Sprint Cup title.
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 36 of 36 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Map of Homestead-Miami Speedway. Gray dashed lines are other courses. Grey solid line is another pit road option. | |||
| Date | November 17, 2013 | ||
| Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 30.934 seconds (177.667 mph) | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 144 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
This race marked Mark Martin's, Ken Schrader's and Tony Raines' final career start.
Results
Qualifying
Race
| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Race Status | Lead | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 72 | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 144 | 44 |
| 3 | 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 28 | 42 |
| 4 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | 25 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 8 | 35 |
| 11 | 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | 10 | 55 | Elliott Sadler | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 51 | Kyle Larson | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 26 |
| 19 | 22 | 14 | Mark Martin | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | 24 | 10 | Danica Patrick (R) | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | 2 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 4 | 24 |
| 22 | 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | 30 | 30 | Parker Kligerman | Swan Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | running | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 266 | running | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | 29 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | running | 1 | 16 |
| 30 | 28 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | running | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 32 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 265 | running | 0 | 13 |
| 32 | 37 | 36 | J.J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | running | 0 | 12 |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 264 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 263 | running | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 263 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 257 | running | 0 | 8 |
| 37 | 33 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 248 | running | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | 38 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 242 | running | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 12 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 229 | crash | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | 17 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 223 | engine | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 35 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 119 | rear gear | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 40 | Tony Raines | Circle Sport / Hillman Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | vibration | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 34 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 63 | brakes | 0 | 1 |
Statistics after the race
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Note: Only the first five positions are included for the driver standings. |
References
- "2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- Weather information for the 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- "Homestead Qualifying and Starting Lineup". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. ESPN. November 15, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- "Home".
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