2013 Irwin Tools Night Race

The 2013 Irwin Tools Night Race was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 24, 2013, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps, it was the twenty-fourth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his fifth victory of the season, while Kasey Kahne finished second. Juan Pablo Montoya, Brian Vickers, and Joey Logano rounded out the top five.

2013 Irwin Tools Night Race
Race details
Race 24 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2013 Irwin Tools Night Race program cover created by Sam Bass, showing Tony Stewart throwing his helmet at Matt Kenseth's car from last year's race. The painting is called "Bristol Battles!"
2013 Irwin Tools Night Race program cover created by Sam Bass, showing Tony Stewart throwing his helmet at Matt Kenseth's car from last year's race. The painting is called "Bristol Battles!"
Date August 24, 2013 (2013-August-24)
Location Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching as low as 63 °F (17 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)[1]
Average speed 90.279 mph (145.290 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 14.878 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 149
Winner
No. 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN on ABC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree
Nielsen Ratings 3.9 (6.322 million viewers)

Report

Denny Hamlin took the pole and led the first 22 laps. After being passed by Kurt Busch, Hamlin would fall back to mid-field. Busch would lead most of the laps until lap 81, when he came down pit road for a loose wheel and was given a pass-through for speeding. Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared the lead during the next two stints, before Clint Bowyer passed Earnhardt for the lead on lap 126. Bowyer led until getting spun on lap 176, causing the fourth caution. Edwards retook the lead, showing the way until being passed by Matt Kenseth on lap 236. After a lap 259 debris caution, Kenseth was caught speeding on pit road and relegated to the back, while Paul Menard stayed out to take the lead. Edwards once again claimed the lead on lap 322.

Kevin Harvick took the lead after the seventh caution on lap 335, but he was quickly passed by Edwards on lap 344. Edwards held the lead through two more cautions, but dropped a cylinder on lap 380 and blew his engine on lap 389. Kenseth held the lead through most of the final 120 laps and held off a final 10-lap charge by Kasey Kahne to score his fifth victory of the season. Juan Pablo Montoya finished third, and Brian Vickers and Joey Logano rounded out the top five. Eleven caution flags waved during the race, three of which were for debris. Drivers involved in seven, mostly minor, crashes included Ryan Truex, Josh Wise, Clint Bowyer, Tony Raines, Jimmie Johnson, David Reutimann, Aric Almirola, and Jeff Burton. The eleventh caution on lap 448, as Hamlin blew a tire and ran into Ryan Newman, causing a large crash also involving Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Terry Labonte, David Stremme, Casey Mears, David Ragan and Kevin Harvick. After the crash, Harvick stopped for a few moments in Hamlin's pitbox preventing the #11 to access his box. Truex Jr. suffered a broken wrist after the accident.

Qualifying
Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Speed Time
1 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota128.96914.878
2 78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet128.77014.901
3 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord128.69214.910
4 55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota128.68414.911
5 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota128.58014.923
6 22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord128.52014.930
7 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet128.34814.950
8 39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet128.23614.963
9 56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota128.15914.972
10 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord128.13414.975
11 14Mark MartinStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet127.85215.008
12 2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord127.74115.021
13 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet127.66515.030
14 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord127.62215.035
15 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet127.58815.039
16 42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet127.54615.044
17 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord127.52915.046
18 51Ryan TruexPhoenix RacingChevrolet127.39315.062
19 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet127.04815.103
20 1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet126.81315.131
21 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet126.78715.134
22 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet126.58715.158
23 47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota126.57815.159
24 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota126.49515.169
25 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord126.47015.172
26 98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord126.36215.185
27 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord126.27815.195
28 35Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord126.24515.199
29 16Greg BiffleRoush-Fenway RacingFord126.19515.205
30 13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord125.79815.253
31 83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota125.75715.258
32 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet125.74915.259
33 40Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet125.33815.309
34 36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet125.03615.346
35 32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord125.01115.349
36 7Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet124.99515.351
37 87Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota124.92215.360
38 30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota124.67815.390
39 93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota124.51715.410
40 33Tony RainesCircle SportChevrolet124.16215.454
41 31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet124.09015.463
42 95Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord123.57015.528
43 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota58.68832.695
Failed to Qualify
DNQ 19Mike BlissHumphrey-Smith RacingToyota124.86515.367
Source:[2]

Race results
Matt Kenseth won the race.
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Race Status Led Points
1 520Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota500Running14948
2 75Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500Running042
3 1642Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet500Running041
4 455Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota500Running00[2]
5 622Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord500Running039
6 2127Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500Running6439
7 3224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500Running037
8 149Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord500Running036
9 2916Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord500Running035
10 1988Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500Running3235
11 4318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota500Running033
12 1734David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord500Running032
13 4131Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500Running031
14 2415Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota500Running5031
15 1043Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord499Running029
16 3993Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota499Running028
17 3830David StremmeSwan RacingToyota498Running027
18 2717Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord497Running026
19 201Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet497Running025
20 1114Mark MartinStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet497Running024
21 839Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet497Running023
22 367Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet497Running022
23 3340Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet497Running00[2]
24 3436J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet496Running020
25 2538David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord495Running019
26 2210Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet493Running018
27 3532Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord491Running017
28 111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota487Running2317
29 3183David ReutimannBK RacingToyota483Running015
30 122Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord478Running014
31 278Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet476Running5414
32 4033Tony RainesCircle SportChevrolet475Running00[2]
33 3013Casey MearsGermain RacingFord467Running011
34 1529Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet449Running711
35 956Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota446Crash210
36 1348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet440Running08
37 2835Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord418Running00[2]
38 2347Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota394Running06
39 399Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord387Engine1196
40 4295Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord223Brakes04
41 2698Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord175Engine03
42 1851Ryan TruexPhoenix RacingChevrolet39Crash00[2]
43 3787Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota1Engine00[2]
Source:[3]
Lap leaders
Leader First Lap Last Lap Number Of Laps
Denny Hamlin12222
Kurt Busch237654
Carl Edwards779216
Martin Truex Jr.93931
Dale Earnhardt Jr.9412532
Clint Bowyer12617550
Carl Edwards1761783
Martin Truex Jr.1791791
Carl Edwards18023556
Matt Kenseth23625823
Denny Hamlin2592591
Paul Menard26032263
Carl Edwards32333513
Paul Menard3363361
Kevin Harvick3373437
Carl Edwards34437431
Matt Kenseth375500126
Source:[3]
Notes
  1. ^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.
  2. a b c d e f Ineligible for driver's championship points.

Standings after the race

References
  1. "2013 Irwin Tools Night Race weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  2. "Bristol Irwin Tools Night Race Qualifying and Starting Lineup". ESPN. Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  3. "Bristol Irwin Tools Night Race Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2013.[]
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