2013 Toyota Owners 400

The 2013 Toyota Owners 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on April 27, 2013, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Contested over 406 laps-- extended from 400 laps due to a Green-white-checker finish on the 0.75-mile (1.20 km) D-shaped oval, it was the ninth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race, his first win of the 2013 season, while Clint Bowyer finished second. Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jeff Burton rounded out the top five.

2013 Toyota Owners 400
Race details[1][2]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27)
Location Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.20 km)
Distance 406 laps, 305 mi (483 km)
Weather Overcast with a high around 73 °F (23 °C); wind out of the SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h).
Average speed 92.141 mph (148.287 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 20.716 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 140
Winner
No. 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Nielsen Ratings 3.7/7
(6.067 million viewers)

Report

Background

Richmond International Raceway, the race track where the race was held.

Richmond International Raceway is a four-turn D-shaped oval track that is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is eight degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only two degrees.[3] The racetrack has a seating capacity for 94,063 spectators.[3] Kyle Busch was the defending race winner after winning the event four consecutive times, most recently in 2012.[4]

Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 311 points, while Kasey Kahne stood in second with 274 points. Brad Keselowski followed in the third position, nine points ahead of Greg Biffle and ten ahead of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in fourth and fifth. Carl Edwards, with 262, was in sixth, five points ahead of Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer was seven points ahead of Paul Menard and twenty ahead of Jamie McMurray in ninth and tenth, and 23 ahead of Kevin Harvick in eleventh. Aric Almirola completed the first twelve positions with 222 points.[5]

Practice and qualifying

Matt Kenseth (shown here in 2009) won his tenth career pole position

Two practice sessions were held in preparation for the race; both on Friday, April 26, 2013. The first session lasted for 120 minutes, while second session was 60 minutes long.[6] During the first practice session, Mark Martin, for the Michael Waltrip Racing team, was quickest ahead of Keselowski in second and Kyle Busch in third.[7] Matt Kenseth was scored fourth, and Brian Vickers managed fifth.[7] Harvick, Edwards, Kurt Busch, Bowyer, and Juan Pablo Montoya rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.[7]

Jeff Gordon was quickest in the second and final practice session, ahead of Montoya in second and Vickers in third.[8] Menard was fourth quickest, and McMurray took fifth.[8] A. J. Allmendinger, Martin Truex, Jr., Jeff Burton, Earnhardt, Jr., and Edwards followed in the top ten.[8]

During qualifying, forty-three cars were entered.[9] Kenseth clinched his second pole position of the season, with a time of 20.716 seconds.[10] After his qualifying run, Kenseth commented, “It feels great. It’s a great race track. I felt like we were off a little in practice today, and (crew chief) Jason Ratcliff and that whole group there did the things they do for me every week and just made great adjustments. I thought we hit it pretty good there in that lap, had great speed. Thanks to Dollar General, Husky, Home Depot (Kenseth’s sponsors) for sticking with us through all this stuff this week. We’ll get through this ... glad to be on the pole, and looking forward to tomorrow night.”[11] He was joined on the front row of the grid by Vickers.[10] Gordon qualified third, Kahne took fourth, and Bowyer started fifth.[10] Montoya, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Truex, Jr., and Mark Martin completed the first ten positions on the grid.[10]

Results

Qualifying

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20.716130.334
2 11Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20.721130.303
3 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.729130.252
4 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.740130.183
5 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota20.744130.158
6 42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet20.793129.851
7 22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord20.808129.758
8 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20.828129.633
9 56Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota20.834129.596
10 55Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota20.837129.577
11 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord20.839129.565
12 17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord20.841129.552
13 1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet20.844129.534
14 78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet20.862129.422
15 39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet20.868129.385
16 31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.870129.372
17 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.871129.366
18 7Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet20.883129.292
19 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.900129.187
20 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord20.904129.162
21 14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet20.912129.112
22 83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota20.912129.112
23 2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord20.925129.032
24 51A. J. AllmendingerPhoenix RacingChevrolet20.944128.915
25 30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota20.961128.811
26 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.966128.780
27 35Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord20.972128.743
28 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord20.975128.725
29 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.976128.719
30 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet20.979128.700
31 33Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet20.982128.682
32 47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota20.994128.608
33 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord21.009128.516
34 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord21.036128.351
35 98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord21.085128.053
36 93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota21.101127.956
37 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord21.113127.883
38 19Mike BlissHumphrey Smith MotorsportsToyota21.179127.485
39 36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet21.336126.547
40 13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord21.360126.404
41 87Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota21.448125.886
42 32Timmy HillFAS Lane RacingFord21.481125.692
43 52Brian KeselowskiHamilton Means RacingFord21.818123.751
Source:[10]

Race results

Kevin Harvick won the race.
Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 1729Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40647
2 515Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota40643
3 722Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord40641
4 642Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet40641
5 1631Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40640
6 2899Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord40638
7 120Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40639
8 3443Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord40636
9 1478Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet40636
10 1988Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40634
11 324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40633
12 2648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40632
13 2927Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40631
14 2451A. J. AllmendingerPhoenix RacingChevrolet40630
15 1539Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet40629
16 1217Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord40628
17 956Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota40627
18 2114Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet40626
19 3247Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota40625
20 2034David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord40624
21 45Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40623
22 2283David ReutimannBK RacingToyota40622
23 187Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet40621
24 818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40621
25 3133Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet40619
26 131Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet40618
27 3738David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord40517
28 2735Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord404
29 3010Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet40215
30 4013Casey MearsGermain RacingFord40214
31 2530David StremmeSwan RacingToyota40213
32 3936J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet40112
33 232Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord39811
34 4232Timmy HillFAS Lane RacingFord39710
35 211Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyota392
36 3316Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord3918
37 3693Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota3687
38 1055Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota3496
39 4187Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota245
40 4352Brian KeselowskiHamilton Means RacingFord1864
41 3598Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord1213
42 119Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1092
43 3819Mike BlissHumphrey Smith MotorsportsToyota17
Source:[12]

Standings after the race

References

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