2013 Brickyard 400
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Year = 2013
| Details ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013|title=2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule|publisher=ESPN|access-date=July 16, 2013}}
| Type = NAS
| Race_No = 20
| Season_No = 36
| Image = Indianapolis Oval 2007-2013.svg
| Caption = Indianapolis Motor Speedway track layout
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2013|07|28}}
| Location = Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana, United States
|Course=| Course_mi = 2.5
| Course_km = 4.023
| Distance_mi = 400
| Distance_laps = 160
| Distance_km = 643.737
| Weather = Temperatures up to {{convert|78.1|F|C}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|17.1|mph|km/h}}{{cite web|title=2013 Brickyard 400 weather information|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IN/Indianapolis/2013-07-28|access-date=30 July 2013}}
| Avg = {{convert|153.485|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}
| Pole_Driver = Ryan Newman
| Pole_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing
| Pole_Time = 47.992 seconds
| Most_Driver = Jimmie Johnson
| Most_laps = 73
| Most_Team = Hendrick Motorsports
| Car = 39
| First_Driver = Ryan Newman
| First_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing
| Network = ESPN
| Announcers = Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
| Ratings = 3.6 (5.460 million viewers)
| Race Name = Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard
}}
The 2013 Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard, the 20th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on July 28, 2013, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps, it was the twentieth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Ryan Newman of Stewart-Haas Racing won the race, his first of the season, while Jimmie Johnson finished second. Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top five.
Report
=Background=
Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.023 km) long.{{cite web|title=The Indianapolis Motor Speedway|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/indianapolis |work=CBS Sports|access-date=July 16, 2013}} The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The track's front and back straightaway are both {{convert|3,300|ft|abbr=on}}, while the short straightaways between turn one and two, as well as between turn three and four are {{convert|660|ft}} long. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.{{cite web|title=Indianapolis Motor Speedway Fun Facts |url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/35565-IMS-Fun-Facts/ |publisher=Indianapolis Motor Speedway |access-date=July 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007115502/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/35565-IMS-Fun-Facts/ |archive-date=October 7, 2014 }}
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 696 points, while Clint Bowyer stood in second with 640 points.{{cite web| url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/19nhms2013racereport.pdf| title=2013 Camping World RV Sales 301 Report| publisher=ESPN| work=Jayski's Silly Season Site| page=2| date=July 14, 2013| access-date=July 16, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804214446/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/19nhms2013racereport.pdf| archive-date=August 4, 2013| url-status=dead}} Carl Edwards followed in third with 623, one point ahead of Kevin Harvick and forty-five ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth, with 576, was in sixth; tied with Kyle Busch, who was scored seventh. Eighth-placed Greg Biffle was sixteen points ahead of Brad Keselowski and twenty-two ahead of Kasey Kahne in ninth and tenth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 134 points, nine points ahead of Toyota.{{cite web | url=http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Manufacturer-Standings | title=Manufacturer's Championship Classification | publisher=ESPN | work=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site | access-date=July 16, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416153525/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/2013-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Manufacturer-Standings | archive-date=April 16, 2013 | url-status=dead }} Ford was third with 95 points.
= Entry list =
(R) - Denotes rookie driver.
(W) - Denotes past winner of event
(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Manufacturer !Sponsor |
| 1
|Jamie McMurray (W) |
| 2
|Ford |
| 5 |
| 7 |
| 9
|Ford |
| 10
|Danica Patrick (R) |
| 11 |
| 13
|Ford |
| 14
|Tony Stewart (W) |
| 15
|RK Motors Charlotte |
| 16
|Ford |
| 17
|Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) |Ford |
| 18 |
| 19
|Mike Bliss (i) |Plinker Tactical / Value Place |
| 20 |
| 21
|Trevor Bayne (i) |Ford |Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center |
| 22
|Ford |
| 24
|Jeff Gordon (W) |
| 27
|Paul Menard (W) |
| 29
|Kevin Harvick (W) |
| 30
|Widow Wax / Lean1 |
| 31 |
| 32
|Timmy Hill (R) |Ford |OXY Water |
| 33
|Austin Dillon (i) |
| 34
|Ford |
| 35
|Josh Wise (i) |Ford |MDS Transport |
| 36 |
| 38
|Ford |
| 39 |
| 40
|Landon Cassill (i) |
| 42 |
| 43
|Ford |
| 47
|Bobby Labonte (W) |
| 48
|Jimmie Johnson (W) |
| 51
|Phoenix Construction |
| 55 |
| 56 |
| 78
|Furniture Row / Beautyrest |
| 83 |
| 87
|Joe Nemechek (i) |
| 88 |
| 93 |
| 95
|Ford |
| 98
|Ford |
| 99
|Ford |
| colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20150907115908/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/20indy2013entry.pdf Official entry list] |
|---|
=Practice and qualifying=
File:US Army 51028 Newman with Army Chevy.jpg won the pole position, his fiftieth of his career]]
Two practice sessions are scheduled to be held in preparation for the race.{{cite web|url=http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/20-Indianapolis-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac|title=Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400|publisher=ESPN|work=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=July 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711174114/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/20-Indianapolis-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac|archive-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead}} The first session, held on July 26, 2013, was 85 minutes long, while second session was held on the following day and was 120 minutes long.
During the first practice session, Juan Pablo Montoya, for the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team, was quickest ahead of Kurt Busch in second and Austin Dillon in third.{{cite web|title=Crown Royal Presents The Samuel Deeds 400 1st Practice Speeds|url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/07/Crown-Royal-Presents-The-Samuel-Deeds-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=July 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729053839/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/07/Crown-Royal-Presents-The-Samuel-Deeds-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx|archive-date=July 29, 2013|url-status=dead}} Paul Menard was scored fourth, and Kahne managed fifth. Joey Logano, Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Kenseth, and Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session. In the final practice session for the race, Kurt Busch was the quickest of the forty-five drivers who participated.{{cite web|url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/07/Crown-Royal-Presents-The-Samuel-Deeds-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx|title=Crown Royal Presents The Samuel Deeds 400 Final Practice Speeds|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=July 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823120159/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/07/Crown-Royal-Presents-The-Samuel-Deeds-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx|archive-date=August 23, 2013|url-status=dead}} Kahne followed in second, ahead of Montoya and Johnson in third and fourth. Marcos Ambrose, who was twenty-second quickest in second practice, managed fifth. Kahne had the best ten–lap consecutive average with a speed of {{convert|182.419|mph|km/h}}.
During qualifying, forty-five cars were entered, meaning two cars were bumped from the race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.{{cite web | url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6047&StatType=Entry+List | title=Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard Entry List | publisher=Motor Racing Network | access-date=July 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728162658/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6047&StatType=Entry+List | archive-date=July 28, 2013 | url-status=dead }} Ryan Newman clinched his fiftieth career pole position, with a record speed of {{convert|187.531|mph|km/h}}.{{cite web|last=Spencer|first=Lee|title=Newman wins pole for Brickyard 400|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/ryan-newman-wins-pole-at-indianapolis-motor-speedway-for-brickyard-400-072713#!hcmh3|work=Fox Sports|access-date=July 27, 2013|date=July 27, 2013}} After the qualifying session ended, Newman said, "I'll admit I was emotional, for me. Especially because it was the Brickyard and I hadn't won a pole here before, and I've won so many poles. It's been so long since I've won a pole people ask me if I've run out of fuel for the rockets." He was joined on the front row of the grid by Johnson.{{cite web | url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6047&StatType=Starting+Lineup | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130728001318/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6047&StatType=Starting+Lineup | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 28, 2013 | title=2013 Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Qualifying Results | publisher=Motor Racing Network | date=July 27, 2013 | access-date=July 27, 2013 }} Edwards qualified third, Denny Hamlin took fourth, and Tony Stewart started fifth. Kurt Busch, Kahne, Montoya, Jeff Gordon, and Ambrose completed the first ten positions on the grid. The two drivers who failed to qualify for the race were Mike Bliss and Scott Speed.
=Race=
{{expand section|date=July 2013}}
Results
=Qualifying=
=Race results=
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Led ! Points{{ref|race1|1}} |
|---|
| 1
| 1|| 39|| Ryan Newman|| Stewart-Haas Racing|| Chevrolet||160 ||45 ||47 |
| 2
| 2|| 48|| Jimmie Johnson|| Hendrick Motorsports|| Chevrolet||160 || 73||44 |
| 3
| 7|| 5|| Kasey Kahne|| Hendrick Motorsports|| Chevrolet||160 || 0||41 |
| 4
| 5|| 14|| Tony Stewart|| Stewart-Haas Racing|| Chevrolet||160 || 0||40 |
| 5
| 13|| 20|| Matt Kenseth|| Joe Gibbs Racing|| Toyota||160 || 0||39 |
| 6
| 15|| 88|| Dale Earnhardt Jr.|| Hendrick Motorsports|| Chevrolet||160 || 0||38 |
| 7
| 9|| 24|| Jeff Gordon|| Hendrick Motorsports|| Chevrolet||160 || 11||38 |
| 8
| 11|| 22|| Joey Logano|| Penske Racing|| Ford||160 || 11||37 |
| 9
| 8|| 42|| Juan Pablo Montoya|| Earnhardt Ganassi Racing|| Chevrolet||160 || 1||36 |
| 10
| 19|| 18|| Kyle Busch|| Joe Gibbs Racing|| Toyota||160 || 0||34 |
| 11
| 38|| 56|| Martin Truex Jr.|| Michael Waltrip Racing|| Toyota||160 || 0||33 |
| 12
| 23|| 27|| Paul Menard|| Richard Childress Racing|| Chevrolet||160 || 1||33 |
| 13
| 3|| 99|| Carl Edwards|| Roush Fenway Racing|| Ford||160 || 1||32 |
| 14
| 6|| 78|| Kurt Busch|| Furniture Row Racing|| Chevrolet||160 || 0||30 |
| 15
| 18|| 1|| Jamie McMurray|| Earnhardt Ganassi Racing|| Chevrolet||160 || 5||30 |
| 16
| 10|| 9|| Marcos Ambrose|| Richard Petty Motorsports|| Ford||160 || 0||28 |
| 17
| 21|| 43|| Aric Almirola|| Richard Petty Motorsports|| Ford||160 || 0||27 |
| 18
| 4|| 11|| Denny Hamlin|| Joe Gibbs Racing|| Toyota||160 || 4||27 |
| 19
| 24|| 29|| Kevin Harvick|| Richard Childress Racing|| Chevrolet||160 || 2||26 |
| 20
| 17|| 15|| Clint Bowyer|| Michael Waltrip Racing|| Toyota||160 || 1||25 |
| 21
| 12|| 2|| Brad Keselowski|| Penske Racing|| Ford||160 || 5||24 |
| 22
| 14|| 51|| A. J. Allmendinger|| Phoenix Racing|| Chevrolet||160 || 0||22 |
| 23
| 26|| 55|| Mark Martin|| Michael Waltrip Racing|| Toyota||160 || 0||21 |
| 24
| 27|| 16|| Greg Biffle|| Roush Fenway Racing|| Ford||159 || 0||20 |
| 25
| 25|| 17|| Ricky Stenhouse Jr.|| Roush Fenway Racing|| Ford||159 || 0||19 |
| 26
| 20|| 33|| Austin Dillon|| Richard Childress Racing|| Chevrolet||159 || 0||0{{ref label|inelligible|2|a}} |
| 27
| 30|| 13|| Casey Mears|| Germain Racing|| Ford||159 || 0||17 |
| 28
| 28|| 21|| Trevor Bayne|| Wood Brothers Racing|| Ford||159 || 0||0{{ref label|inelligible|2|b}} |
| 29
| 31|| 83|| David Reutimann|| BK Racing|| Toyota||158 || 0||15 |
| 30
| 33|| 10|| Danica Patrick|| Stewart-Haas Racing|| Chevrolet||158 || 0||14 |
| 31
| 22|| 93|| Travis Kvapil|| BK Racing|| Toyota||158 || 0||13 |
| 32
| 35|| 98|| Michael McDowell|| Phil Parsons Racing|| Ford||157 || 0||12 |
| 33
| 29|| 40|| Landon Cassill|| Circle Sport|| Chevrolet||157 || 0||0{{ref label|inelligible|2|c}} |
| 34
| 36|| 34|| David Ragan|| Front Row Motorsports|| Ford||157 || 0||10 |
| 35
| 42|| 38|| David Gilliland|| Front Row Motorsports|| Ford||157 || 0||9 |
| 36
| 34|| 47|| Bobby Labonte|| JTG Daugherty Racing|| Toyota||157 || 0||8 |
| 37
| 41|| 7|| Dave Blaney|| Tommy Baldwin Racing|| Chevrolet||156 || 0||7 |
| 38
| 32|| 35|| Josh Wise|| Front Row Motorsports|| Ford||156 || 0||0{{ref label|inelligible|2|d}} |
| 39
| 39|| 36|| J. J. Yeley|| Tommy Baldwin Racing|| Chevrolet||156 || 0||5 |
| 40
| 37|| 30|| David Stremme|| Swan Racing|| Toyota||151 || 0||4 |
| 41
| 40|| 87|| Joe Nemechek|| NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing|| Toyota||146 || 0||0{{ref label|inelligible|2|e}} |
| 42
| 43|| 32|| Timmy Hill|| FAS Lane Racing|| Ford||121 || 0||2 |
| 43
| 16|| 31|| Jeff Burton|| Richard Childress Racing|| Chevrolet||110 || 0||1 |
| class="sortbottom" |
;Notes:
- {{note|race1|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.
- {{note label|inelligible| |a}}{{note label|inelligible| |b}}{{note label|inelligible| |c}}{{note label|inelligible| |d}}{{note label|inelligible| |e}} Ineligible for driver's championship points.
Standings after the race
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 740 |
| align="left"| 10px
| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 665 (–75) |
| align="left"| 10px
| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 655 (–85) |
| align="left"| 10px
| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 648 (–92) |
| align="left"| 10px
| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 616 (–124) |
| align="left"| 10px
| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 615 (–125) |
| align="left"| 10px
| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 610 (–130) |
| align="left"| 10px
| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 565 (–175) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 564 (–176) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 559 (–181) |
{{col-2}}
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Manufacturer ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 143 |
| align="left"| 10px
| 2 | Toyota | style="text-align:right;"| 131 (–12) |
| align="left"| 10px
| 3 | Ford | style="text-align:right;"| 99 (–44) |
- Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings.
{{col-end}}
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