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2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500

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{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = NAS

| Description =

| Race Name = Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500

| Details ref =

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2013|10|27}}

| Year = 2013

| Race_No = 33

| Season_No = 36

| Image = Martinsville Speedway track map.png

| image-size = 200px

| Caption = A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway

| Location = Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia

| Course_mi = .526

| Course_km = .847

| Distance_laps = 500

| Distance_mi = 263

| Distance_km = 423

| Weather = Temperatures reaching an average of {{convert|66.9|F|C}}; wind speeds reaching an average of {{convert|8|mph|km/h}}{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Martinsville/2013-10-27| title = 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 weather information | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac | access-date = 2014-11-05}}

| Avg =

| Pole_Driver = Denny Hamlin

| Pole_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing

| Pole_Time = 19.013 seconds

| Most_Driver = Matt Kenseth

| Most_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing

| Most_laps = 202

| Car = 24

| First_Driver = Jeff Gordon

| First_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Network = ESPN

| Announcers = Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

| U.S. Ratings =

}}

The 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on October 27, 2013, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526-mile (0.847 km) oval, it was the thirty-third race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the seventh race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his first and only win of the season, breaking a 33-race winless streak, while Matt Kenseth finished second and Clint Bowyer finished third.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-10-27/jeff-gordon-wins-at-martinsville-matt-kenseth-finishes-second-for-atop-chase-standings|title=Jeff Gordon wins at Martinsville; Matt Kenseth finishes second for tie atop Chase standings|last=Owens|first=Jeff|date=October 27, 2013|work=Sporting News|access-date=2013-10-30}}

Report

=Background=

Coming into the race, Jimmie Johnson was the chosen by the pundits to be the favorite along with Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne and Matt Kenseth. Ten drivers were depicted as the underdogs for this race including Danica Patrick, Juan Pablo Montoya, Marcos Ambrose and Paul Menard.{{cite web | url = http://www.thespread.com/nascar-articles/102213-2013-nascar-goodys-headache-relief-shot-500-odds-johnson-favored| title = 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 pundit information | publisher = The Spread | access-date = 2015-01-28}}

Johnson had the advantage in the Sprint Cup Series championship points while Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon were within easy striking distance of taking the championship lead away from him.

Entry list

(R) - Denotes rookie driver.

(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

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!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Manufacturer

!Sponsor

1

|Jamie McMurray

|Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

|Chevrolet

|McDonald's

2

|Brad Keselowski

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|Miller Lite

5

|Kasey Kahne

|Hendrick Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Farmers Insurance

7

|Dave Blaney

|Tommy Baldwin Racing

|Chevrolet

|Tommy Baldwin Racing

9

|Marcos Ambrose

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|DeWalt / Stanley Tools

10

|Danica Patrick (R)

|Stewart–Haas Racing

|Chevrolet

|GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness

11

|Denny Hamlin

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|FedEx One Rate

13

|Casey Mears

|Germain Racing

|Ford

|GEICO

14

|Mark Martin

|Stewart–Haas Racing

|Chevrolet

|Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1

15

|Clint Bowyer

|Michael Waltrip Racing

|Toyota

|5-hour Energy

16

|Greg Biffle

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|3M

17

|Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|Driven for a Cause

18

|Kyle Busch

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|M&M's Halloween

20

|Matt Kenseth

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Dollar General

22

|Joey Logano

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|Shell / Pennzoil

24

|Jeff Gordon

|Hendrick Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Drive to End Hunger

27

|Paul Menard

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Turtle Wax / Menards

29

|Kevin Harvick

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Rheem

30

|Cole Whitt (i)

|Swan Racing

|Toyota

|Widow Wax / Lean1

31

|Jeff Burton

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Sleep Innovations / Dow

32

|Ken Schrader

|FAS Lane Racing

|Ford

|U.S. Chrome

33

|Tony Raines (i)

|Circle Sport

|Chevrolet

|Little Joe's Autos

34

|David Ragan

|Front Row Motorsports

|Ford

|Taco Bell

35

|Josh Wise (i)

|Front Row Motorsports

|Ford

|MDS Transport

36

|J. J. Yeley

|Tommy Baldwin Racing

|Chevrolet

|Tommy Baldwin Racing

38

|David Gilliland

|Front Row Motorsports

|Ford

|Long John Silver's

39

|Ryan Newman

|Stewart–Haas Racing

|Chevrolet

|State Water Heaters

40

|Landon Cassill (i)

|Circle Sport

|Chevrolet

|Moonshine Attitude Attire

41

|Aric Almirola

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|Maurice Petty Hall of Fame Inductee

42

|Juan Pablo Montoya

|Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

|Chevrolet

|Target

47

|Bobby Labonte

|JTG Daugherty Racing

|Toyota

|Clorox

48

|Jimmie Johnson

|Hendrick Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Lowe's

51

|Kyle Larson (i)

|HScott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Target

55

|Elliott Sadler (i)

|Michael Waltrip Racing

|Toyota

|RK Motors Collector Car Auctions

56

|Martin Truex Jr.

|Michael Waltrip Racing

|Toyota

|NAPA Auto Parts

78

|Kurt Busch

|Furniture Row Racing

|Chevrolet

|Furniture Row / Denver Mattress

83

|David Reutimann

|BK Racing

|Toyota

|Burger King / Dr Pepper

87

|Joe Nemechek (i)

|NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing

|Toyota

|NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing

88

|Dale Earnhardt Jr.

|Hendrick Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|National Guard

93

|Travis Kvapil

|BK Racing

|Toyota

|Burger King / Dr Pepper

95

|Reed Sorenson (i)

|Leavine Family Racing

|Ford

|Leavine Family Racing

98

|Michael McDowell

|Phil Parsons Racing

|Ford

|Phil Parsons Racing

99

|Carl Edwards

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|Geek Squad

colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20150907115445/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/33mar2013entry.pdf Official entry list]

Qualifying results

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Pos

! No.

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time

1

| 11

| Denny Hamlin

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Toyota

| 19.013

2

| 48

| Jimmie Johnson

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| 19.061

3

| 18

| Kyle Busch

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Toyota

| 19.061

4

| 20

| Matt Kenseth

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Toyota

| 19.092

5

| 15

| Clint Bowyer

| Michael Waltrip Racing

| Toyota

| 19.096

6

| 22

| Joey Logano

| Penske Racing

| Ford

| 19.111

7

| 1

| Jamie McMurray

| Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.126

8

| 34

| David Ragan

| Front Row Motorsports

| Ford

| 19.163

9

| 24

| Jeff Gordon

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| 19.168

10

| 29

| Kevin Harvick

| Richard Childress Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.171

11

| 2

| Brad Keselowski

| Penske Racing

| Ford

| 19.176

12

| 88

| Dale Earnhardt Jr.

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| 19.183

13

| 42

| Juan Pablo Montoya

| Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.185

14

| 99

| Carl Edwards

| Roush Fenway Racing

| Ford

| 19.194

15

| 56

| Martin Truex Jr.

| Michael Waltrip Racing

| Toyota

| 19.214

16

| 9

| Marcos Ambrose

| Richard Petty Motorsports

| Ford

| 19.214

17

| 39

| Ryan Newman

| Stewart-Haas Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.219

18

| 41

| Aric Almirola

| Richard Petty Motorsports

| Ford

| 19.242

19

| 78

| Kurt Busch

| Team Penske

| Ford

| 19.244

20

| 17

| Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

| Roush Fenway Racing

| Ford

| 19.245

21

| 14

| Mark Martin

| Stewart-Haas Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.248

22

| 31

| Jeff Burton

| Richard Childress Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.258

23

| 27

| Paul Menard

| Roush Fenway Racing

| Ford

| 19.297

24

| 40

| Landon Cassill

| Circle Sport Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.312

25

| 5

| Kasey Kahne

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| 19.313

26

| 51

| Kyle Larson

| HScott Motorsports

| Chevrolet

| 19.328

27

| 38

| David Gilliland

| Front Row Motorsports

| Ford

| 19.351

28

| 13

| Casey Mears

| Germain Racing

| Ford

| 19.356

29

| 7

| Dave Blaney

| Tommy Baldwin Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.366

30

| 30

| Cole Whitt

| Swan Racing Company

| Toyota

| 19.366

31

| 35

| Josh Wise

| Front Row Motorsports

| Ford

| 19.387

32

| 93

| Travis Kvapil

| BK Racing

| Toyota

| 19.398

33

| 16

| Greg Biffle

| Roush Fenway Racing

| Ford

| 19.408

34

| 47

| Bobby Labonte

| JTG Daugherty Racing

| Toyota

| 19.422

35

| 55

| Elliott Sadler

| Michael Waltrip Racing

| Toyota

| 19.427

36

| 98

| Michael McDowell

| Phil Parsons Racing

| Ford

| 19.432

37

| 36

| J. J. Yeley

| Tommy Baldwin Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.446

38

| 32

| Ken Schrader

| FAS Lane Racing

| Ford

| 19.501

39

| 33

| Tony Raines

| Circle Sport Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.504

40

| 87

| Joe Nemechek

| NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing

| Toyota

| 19.511

41

| 10

| Danica Patrick

| Stewart-Haas Racing

| Chevrolet

| 19.571

42

| 95

| Reed Sorenson

| Leavine Family Racing

| Ford

| 19.757

43

| 83

| David Reutimann

| BK Racing

| Toyota

| 19.976

=Race=

David Ragan blew his engine on lap 109, with Kyle Larson having a similar incident on lap 160. Tony Raines developed problems with his brakes on lap 220 while Dave Blaney was involved in a terminal crash on lap 357. The final DNF of the race came from David Reutimann, who had troubles with his rear gear on lap 451 and had to leave the race prematurely.{{cite web | url = http://racing-reference.info/race/2013_Goodys_Headache_Relief_Shot_500/W| title = 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 racing results | publisher = Racing References | access-date = 2015-01-28}}

Approximately 22% of the race was held under a caution flag while the average green flag run was nearly 22 laps. Most of the yellow flags in this race were caused by accidents, debris and cars spinning dangerously out of control.

Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson had the fastest pit crews in the race, with the average time on pit road being 41 seconds.

There were seven total penalties during the course of the race. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was penalized twice for too many men over the wall. Ken Schrader, and Kasey Kahne were also penalized for too many men over the wall. Ryan Newman was penalized for Lug nut(s) not installed, and Ken Schrader and David Reutimann were both penalized for too fast entering pits.

=Results=

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Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Points

1924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50047
2420Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50044
3515Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota50042
4112Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord50040
5248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50050
61029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50038
7111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50038
81288Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50036
93316Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord50035
1071Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet50034
112231Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50034
121499Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord50032
131342Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet50031
14622Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord50030
15318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50030
161556Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota50028
174110Danica PatrickStewart Haas RacingChevrolet49927
181978Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet49926
19169Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord49925
201841Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord49924
212813Casey MearsGermain RacingFord49923
222327Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49922
232738David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord49921
243293Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota49920
253555Elliott SadlerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota4990
263698Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord49818
27255Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49717
283832Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord49616
292440Landon CassillCircle Sport RacingChevrolet4950
303736J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet49514
312017Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord49513
323447Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota49412
334087Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota4930
343135Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord4900
353030Cole WhittSwan Racing CompanyToyota4590
362114Mark MartinStewart Haas RacingChevrolet4558
374383David ReutimannBK RacingToyota4517
381739Ryan NewmanStewart Haas RacingChevrolet4326
39297Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet3575
404295Reed SorensonLeavine Family RacingFord2750
413933Tony RainesCircle Sport RacingChevrolet2200
422651Kyle LarsonHScott MotorsportsChevrolet1600
43834David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1091
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/33mar2013racereport.pdf Official race results] {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2013_Goodys_Headache_Relief_Shot_500/W|title = Race Results}}

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px 1

| 1

| Matt Kenseth

| style="text-align:center;"| 2294

align="left"| 10px 1

| 1

| Jimmie Johnson

| style="text-align:center;"| -0

align="left"| 10px 2

| 3

| Jeff Gordon

| style="text-align:center;"| -27

align="left"| 10px 1

| 4

| Kevin Harvick

| style="text-align:center;"| -28

align="left"| 10px 2

| 5

| Kyle Busch

| style="text-align:center;"| -36

align="left"| 10px 2

| 6

| Clint Bowyer

| style="text-align:center;"| -55

align="left"| 10px 1

| 7

| Dale Earnhardt Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| -56

align="left"| 10px 1

| 8

| Greg Biffle

| style="text-align:center;"| -58

align="left"| 10px

| 9

| Kurt Busch

| style="text-align:center;"| -75

align="left"| 10px

| 10

| Carl Edwards

| style="text-align:center;"| -76

align="left"| 10px 1

| 11

| Joey Logano

| style="text-align:center;"| -85

align="left"| 10px 1

| 12

| Ryan Newman

| style="text-align:center;"| -106

align="left"| 10px

| 13

| Kasey Kahne

| style="text-align:center;"| -124

  • Note: Only the first thirteen positions are included for the driver standings.

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References

{{Reflist}}

{{Wikinews|Jeff Gordon wins the 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500}}

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