2013 Camping World RV Sales 500
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 32 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | October 20, 2013 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.256 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (800.128 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty Motorsports | ||
| Time | 47.406 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 47 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NASCAR on ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2013 Camping World RV Sales 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 20, 2013, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile superspeedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship, and the sixth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Jamie McMurray of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing won the race, breaking a 108 race winless streak, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Paul Menard, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five. The race had two caution flags, 20 leaders, and 52 lead changes, both of them season highs. This was the second straight Chase race to be won by a non-Chaser.
Report
[edit]Background
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Talladega Superspeedway is a four turn tri-oval track that is 2.66 miles (4.28 km) long.[1] The track's turns are banked at 33 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 18 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only two degrees.[1] The racetrack has a seating capacity for 109,000 spectators.[1] Matt Kenseth was the defending race winner after winning the event during the 2012 race.[2]
Entry list
[edit](R) - Denotes rookie driver.
(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice and qualifying
[edit]Rain cancelled qualifying and Aric Almirola was awarded the pole based on his practice speed. Sam Hornish Jr. did not qualify due to lack of attempts.
Race summary
[edit]Jamie McMurray passed Jimmie Johnson with 15 laps to go. For the final 15 laps McMurray stumped runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. holding Earnhardt off for the rest of the race. Austin Dillon spent most of the final 50 laps in third place. On the final lap Dillon got tapped from behind by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dillon cart-wheeled over Casey Mears. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a pass on Jamie McMurray,but McMurray took the win as Earnhardt had completed his pass after the caution came out. Officials confirmed 30 minutes after the race was over that McMurray was leader at the moment of caution.
Results
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]- Qualifying was canceled because of rain showers, prompting the grid to be set by first practice lap times.
Race results
[edit]| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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| 1 | 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 2 | 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 3 | 21 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 188 | |
| 4 | 34 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 5 | 27 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | |
| 6 | 7 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 188 | |
| 7 | 24 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 188 | |
| 8 | 4 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 188 | |
| 9 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 10 | 20 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 188 | |
| 11 | 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 188 | |
| 12 | 33 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 13 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 14 | 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 15 | 36 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 188 | |
| 16 | 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 188 | |
| 17 | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 188 | |
| 18 | 30 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 19 | 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 188 | |
| 20 | 12 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | |
| 21 | 2 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 22 | 1 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 188 | |
| 23 | 26 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 188 | |
| 24 | 35 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 25 | 39 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | |
| 26 | 16 | 14 | Austin Dillon | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | |
| 27 | 10 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 187 | |
| 28 | 37 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | |
| 29 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 187 | |
| 30 | 14 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 187 | |
| 31 | 31 | 30 | Cole Whitt | Swan Racing Company | Toyota | 187 | |
| 32 | 22 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 187 | |
| 33 | 23 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | |
| 34 | 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 187 | |
| 35 | 40 | 32 | Terry Labonte | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 187 | |
| 36 | 28 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 186 | |
| 37 | 43 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 183 | |
| 38 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 142 | |
| 39 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 134 | |
| 40 | 25 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 119 | |
| 41 | 32 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | |
| 42 | 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 60 | |
| 43 | 41 | 40 | Tony Raines | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 2 |
Standings after the race
[edit]- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Manufacturers' Championship standings
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Talladega Superspeedway". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ^ "2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500". Racing-Reference.info. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "NSCS Practice 1: Talladega Superspeedway: 45th Annual Camping World RV Sales 500" (PDF). NASCAR Statistics via Jayski.com (ESPN). 2013-10-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "2013 Camping World RV Sales Starting Lineup". Motor Racing Network. 2013-10-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-20.