2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

The 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 18, 2013, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 90 laps, the it was the second exhibition race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports took his record fourth All-Star Race victory,[3] while Joey Logano finished second. Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five.

2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
Race details[1][2][3]
DateMay 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
LocationCharlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
DistanceShowdown:
40 laps, 60 mi (96.56 km)
All-Star Race:
90 laps, 135 mi (217.26 km)
Avg SpeedShowdown:
138.196 miles per hour (222.405 km/h)
All-Star Race:
90.672 miles per hour (145.922 km/h)
Sprint Showdown
Pole positionMartin Truex Jr. (Michael Waltrip Racing)
27.918 seconds
WinnerJamie McMurray (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)
Sprint All-Star Race
Pole positionCarl Edwards (Roush Fenway Racing)
111.297 seconds
Showdown transfersJamie McMurray (Showdown winner)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Showdown runner-up)
Danica Patrick (Fan vote)
Most laps ledKurt Busch (Furniture Row Racing)/
Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing)
29 laps
WinnerJimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports)
Television
NetworkSpeed
AnnouncersMike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds
Logo for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
The 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass. "Saddle Up, Race Fans!"

Report

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held.

The track, Charlotte Motor Speedway, is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also had a five degree banking.[4] The racetrack has seats for 134,000 spectators.[4]

A total of 23 drivers were entered for the Sprint Showdown, while 19 different drivers were eligible to participate in the All-Star Race,[5] including race winners from last season through the 2013 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway and previous All-Star race winners from the past 10 years.[6] The drivers who finished first and second in the Sprint Showdown, a 40-lap preliminary race, were also eligible to compete in the race, as well as the Sprint fan vote winner.[6] The race was 90 laps long, separated into five segments: four segments of 20 laps and a final segment of 10 laps.[6] Following the fourth segment, drivers were repositioned by their average finish in the previous four segments to determine what position they would enter pit road.[6] A mandatory four-tire pit stop was between the final two segments, while pitting between the 20 lap segments was optional.[6]

Sprint Showdown

Martin Truex Jr. started on pole, but Jamie McMurray passed him in turn two on the first lap. McMurray led all 20 laps to win the first segment after holding off a mid-segment charge by Truex. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished the segment in third, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya and Paul Menard. During the competition caution between segments, Casey Mears stayed out as the rest of the field came to pit road. McMurray took two tires and restarted second. He quickly re-took the lead and pulled away from the field as Stenhouse and Truex (who took four tires) tried to catch up. Stenhouse slightly closed in on McMurray over the next few laps while Truex and Jeff Burton battled for third. McMurray once again led all 20 laps to win segment two and advance into the All-Star Race. Stenhouse finished in second to advance as well. Burton, Menard, Truex, and Montoya rounded out the top six.[2] Danica Patrick, who finished ninth, won the fan vote to advance to the All-Star Race.[7]

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

Carl Edwards started on pole and choose the outside lane, with Kurt Busch starting second. Busch took the lead from Edwards in turn three on lap one as Brad Keselowski had transmission failure at the end of lap two. The first caution flag waved on lap eight for a rain shower and 11 of the remaining 21 cars (including Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, and Jimmie Johnson) made pit stops. The field ran under caution for five laps, until the red flag came out on lap 13 and the jet dryers were called onto the track. After a 41-minute red flag, the field took the restart on lap 16. Kurt Busch continued to lead and won the first 20-lap segment. He was followed by Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, and Kasey Kahne.

Following the caution, Kurt Busch took the green flag with Kyle Busch on his outside. Kyle quickly moved around Kurt in turn two, but Kurt came back alongside Kyle in turn three. This allowed Clint Bowyer to pass them both and pull away with the lead, while Kyle and Kurt settled in second and third, respectively. On lap 25, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. bounced off the frontstretch wall and into Mark Martin, who was sent spinning into the infield, to bring out the third caution. On the restart, Kyle Busch passed Bowyer for the lead in turn three. Busch led the next 12 laps to win the second segment, followed by Bowyer, Edwards, Kurt Busch, and Jimmie Johnson. During the caution, all drivers came down pit road, with the exception of Bowyer, Edwards, and Martin. On the restart, Bowyer continued to lead over Edwards and Kyle Busch. Edwards then quickly faded, leaving Busch in second and Johnson in third place. On lap 44, Kyle Busch passed Bowyer for the lead and pulled away, leaving Kurt Busch, Bowyer, Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. to battle for the second position. Bowyer then fell back, leaving Kurt Busch in second, Johnson in third, and Earnhardt in fourth. Kyle Busch would lead the last 17 laps of the third 20-lap segment to win the segment (his second segment win). He was followed by Kurt Busch, Johnson, Earnhardt, and Joey Logano. The whole field came onto pit road during the caution (with some taking two tires and others taking four) and Kasey Kahne rolled off of pit road first, followed by Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Busch.

At the start of the fourth 20-lap segment, Harvick nosed ahead of Kahne, but Kahne was able to stay in front of Harvick and pull away. As a result of everyone shuffling on the restart, Kyle Busch fell back several positions but regained to sixth. The fifth caution waved on lap 65 for debris resulting from contact between Biffle and Earnhardt. Kahne led on the restart (lap 71), followed by Kurt Busch, Harvick, and Johnson. Busch passed Kahne for the lead on lap 72 and started to pull away as Kahne and Johnson battled for second. Busch led the last nine laps of segment four to win the segment (his second segment win), followed by Kahne, Johnson, Kyle Busch, and Matt Kenseth.

Due to a new stipulation, the field was shuffled in order of their average finishes in the first four segments before the mandatory pit stop. This put Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Kahne, Johnson, and Logano as the first five onto pit road. Kahne came out first, followed by Johnson, Kyle Busch, Logano, and Kurt Busch. On the restart, Kahne and Johnson ran side-by-side for two laps until Johnson finally cleared Kahne and moved away. Johnson sped away over the last eight laps to win his second All-Star Race in a row (becoming the only driver to win four All-Star races). Logano finished second, followed by Kyle Busch, Kahne, and Kurt Busch. Hamlin, Earnhardt, Jamie McMurray, Matt Kenseth, and Edwards rounded out the top ten.

Results

Showdown qualifying

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Grid
56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota27.918193.4241
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.023192.6992
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.075192.3423
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.084192.2804
13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota28.290190.8805
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.398190.1546
10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.412190.0617
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.442189.8608
36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet28.504189.4479
33Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet28.577188.96310
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota28.599188.81811
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.612188.73212
44Scott RiggsXxxtreme MotorsportsFord28.635188.58013
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord28.695188.18614
95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord28.770187.69615
83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota28.810187.43516
19Mike BlissHumphrey Smith RacingToyota28.830187.30517
93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota28.875187.01318
7Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet28.924186.69619
32Timmy HillFAS Lane RacingFord29.054185.86120
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota29.346184.01121
30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota29.385183.76722
52Brian KeselowskiBrian Keselowski MotorsportsToyota29.759181.45823
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Showdown results

Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run
121Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet40
2417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord40
3631Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40
4827Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40
5156Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota40
6342Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet40
71243Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord40
81893Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota40
9710Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet40
10513Casey MearsGermain RacingFord40
111683David ReutimannBK RacingToyota40
121147Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota40
131438David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord40
141595Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord40
152230David StremmeSwan RacingToyota40
161033Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet40
171719Mike BlissHumphrey Smith RacingToyota40
182187Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota40
192352Brian KeselowskiBrian Keselowski MotorsportsToyota36
20936J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet27
21197Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet24
221344Scott RiggsXxxtreme MotorsportsFord15
232032Timmy HillFAS Lane RacingFord6
Source:
Key
Transferred to All-Star Race

All-Star Race qualifying

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Grid
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord1:11.2971
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:12.1902
78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet1:12.4473
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord1:12.7064
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:12.7545
22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord1:12.9916
15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1:13.5957
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:13.7198
55Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1:14.0019
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:14.03210
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:14.33611
39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet1:14.71612
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord1:14.98913
20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:15.05114
14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet1:15.37915
34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1:15.77816
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1:17.05517
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.46218
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:22.90319
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All-Star Race results

Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run
11848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet90
2622Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord90
3518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota90
4105Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet90
5378Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet90
6811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota90
7288Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet90
8201Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet90
91420Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota90
10199Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord90
111929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet90
121124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet90
131239Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet90
141514Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet90
15416Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord90
162117Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord90
17179Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord90
18715Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota90
191634David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord90
202210Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet90
21955Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota87
22132Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord2
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