Race details | |||
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Race 29 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Layout of Dover International Speedway
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Date | September 29, 2013 | ||
Location | Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) |
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Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Weather | Partly cloudy with a high of 71 °F (22 °C), NE winds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 22.243 seconds | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 243 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree |
The 2013 AAA 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on September 29, 2013, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, United States. Contested over 400 laps on the 1–mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 29th race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship, and the third race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his fifth win of the season and record eighth win at Dover, while Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished second. Joey Logano, Jeff Gordon, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.
Dover International Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at nine degrees with the backstretch. The racetrack has seats for 113,000 spectators.Brad Keselowski was the defending race winner after winning the event in the 2012 race.
Before the race, Matt Kenseth was leading the Drivers' Championship with 2,111 points, while Kyle Busch stood in second with 2,097 points. Jimmie Johnson followed in third with 2,093, 18 ahead of Carl Edwards in fourth, and 20 ahead of Greg Biffle in fifth. Kevin Harvick, with 2,072, was in sixth; one ahead of Kurt Busch, who was scored seventh. Eighth-placed Jeff Gordon was five points ahead of Ryan Newman and six ahead of Clint Bowyer in ninth and tenth. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was eleventh with 2,049, seven points ahead of Joey Logano in twelfth. Kasey Kahne completed the first thirteen positions with 2,040 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Toyota and Chevrolet were tied for the lead with 188 points. Ford was third with 149 points before the race.