2013 Pure Michigan 400

The 2013 Pure Michigan 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 18, 2013, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.0-mile (3.2 km) superspeedway, it was the twenty-third race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Joey Logano of Penske Racing won the race, his first of the season. Kevin Harvick finished second while Kurt Busch, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.

2013 Pure Michigan 400
Race details[1]
Race 23 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2013 Pure Michigan 400 program cover
2013 Pure Michigan 400 program cover
Date August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18)
Location Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Weather Temperatures up to 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds up to 4.1 miles per hour (6.6 km/h)[2]
Average speed 144.593 mph (232.700 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Penske Racing
Time 35.303 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Joey Logano Penske Racing
Laps 52
Winner
No. 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
Nielsen Ratings 3.0 (4.585 million viewers)

Report

Background
Michigan International Speedway's front stretch and infield.

Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[3] Opened in 1960, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees.[3] The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long.[3] Michigan International Speedway has a grandstand seating capacity of 84,000 people.[3] Greg Biffle was the defending race winner after winning the race in 2012.[4]

Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 808 points, while Clint Bowyer stood in second with 733 points.[5] Carl Edwards followed in the third with 728, twenty-one points ahead of Kevin Harvick and thirty-five ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and fifth.[5] Dale Earnhardt Jr., with 670, was in sixth; eleven ahead of Matt Kenseth, who was scored seventh.[5] Eighth-placed Brad Keselowski was seven points ahead of Biffle and nine ahead of Martin Truex Jr. in ninth and tenth.[5] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 156 points, twelve points ahead of Toyota.[6] Ford was third with 111 points.[6]

Practice and qualifying

Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, scheduled on August 16, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third, held a day later on August 17, 2013, were each 55 minutes long.[7] The qualifying for the event was the final ever broadcast for Speed, when Fox NASCAR play-by-play announcer Mike Joy said the final moments of Speed Channel and Fox NFL Sunday host Curt Menefee introduced Fox Sports 1 the following day.

Results

Qualifying
Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord35.303203.949
2 78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet35.347203.695
3 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet35.386203.470
4 55Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota35.430203.218
5 31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet35.448203.114
6 42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet35.470202.998
7 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet35.500202.817
8 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.503202.800
9 2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord35.516202.726
10 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.576202.384
11 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota35.590202.304
12 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.603202.230
13 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet35.623202.117
14 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord35.679201.799
15 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet35.707201.641
16 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord35.716201.590
17 56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota35.716201.590
18 21Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord35.761201.337
19 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord35.815201.033
20 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet35.868200.736
21 39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet35.890200.613
22 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord35.890200.613
23 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord35.907200.518
24 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord35.953200.261
25 83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota35.968200.178
26 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord36.001199.994
27 14Austin DillonStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet36.003199.983
28 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet36.056199.989
29 1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet36.087199.518
30 47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota36.212198.829
31 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.381197.906
32 95Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord36.418197.704
33 13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord36.424197.672
34 32Timmy HillFAS Lane RacingFord36.543197.028
35 36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet36.546197.012
36 30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota36.552196.980
37 87Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota36.582196.818
38 93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota36.707196.148
39 51Brendan GaughanPhoenix RacingChevrolet36.795195.679
40 35Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord36.808195.610
41 98Johnny SauterPhil Parsons RacingChevrolet36.889195.180
42 7Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet37.010194.542
43 33Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet37.378192.627
Source:"http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2013/pure-michigan-400.html

Race results
Joey Logano won the race from the pole position.
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points1
1 122Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord2005148
2 1529Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200042
3 278Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet2004342
4 2027Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200040
5 1115Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota200039
6 269Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord200139
7 315Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200037
8 531Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200036
9 1616Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord2002836
10 1999Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord200034
11 642Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet200033
12 92Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord2001733
13 2139Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet200031
14 2714Austin DillonStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet20000[2]
15 1220Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200029
16 1756Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota200028
17 1324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200027
18 1443Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord200026
19 2217Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord200025
20 811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200925
21 1821Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord20010[2]
22 291Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet200022
23 2810Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet200021
24 2434David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord200121
25 3313Casey MearsGermain RacingFord200220
26 3630David StremmeSwan RacingToyota200018
27 455Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1992318
28 3893Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota198016
29 3432Timmy HillFAS Lane RacingFord198015
30 427Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet197014
31 1018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota197013
32 4333Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet19700[2]
33 3951Brendan GaughanPhoenix RacingChevrolet19600[2]
34 3787Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota19200[2]
35 3047Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota18609
36 788Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet171209
37 2338David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord16518
38 2583David ReutimannBK RacingToyota15306
39 4035Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord5600[2]
40 348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5435
41 3295Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord3503
42 4198Johnny SauterPhil Parsons RacingChevrolet3400[2]
43 3536J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1201
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 Ineligible for driver's championship points.

Standings after the race

References
  1. "2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  2. "2013 Pure Michigan 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  3. "Michigan International Speedway". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  4. "2012 Pure Michigan 400". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  5. "2013 Cheez-It 355 at the Glen Report" (PDF). Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. ESPN. August 11, 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  6. "Manufacturer's Championship Classification". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  7. "Pure Michigan 400 Practice/Qualifying Times". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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