2013 Aaron's 499
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| Race 10 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Talladega Superspeedway
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| Date | May 5, 2013 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km) |
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| Distance | 192 laps, 510.72 mi (821.92 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Variable clouds/scattered showers and thunderstorms with 60 °F (16 °C); wind out of the NNW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 148.729 mph (239.356 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 47.958 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 142 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 4.6/10 7.3 (45 million viewers) |
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The 2013 Aaron's 499 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on May 5, 2013, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, United States. Contested over 192 laps on the 2.66–mile (4.28 km) tri-oval, it was the tenth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. David Ragan of Front Row Motorsports won the race, his second career Sprint Cup win, while teammate David Gilliland finished second. Carl Edwards, Michael Waltrip, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top five.
The race weekend was marred by rain, with qualifying being rained out. During the race, the event was stopped for three hours due to the weather at the track. Edwards, Johnson and Matt Kenseth battled for the win, but on the green–white–checker finish, Ragan and Gilliland claimed the lead during the final lap.
Talladega Superspeedway is a four turn tri-oval track that is 2.66 miles (4.28 km) long. 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. The racetrack has a seating capacity for 109,000 spectators.Brad Keselowski was the defending race winner after winning the event during the 2012 race.
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 343 points, while Carl Edwards stood in second with 300 points. Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. followed in the third and fourth position with 297 points each, seven ahead of Clint Bowyer in fifth. Keselowski, with 284, was in sixth; six points ahead of Kyle Busch. Eighth-placed Greg Biffle was one point ahead of Kevin Harvick and Paul Menard in ninth and tenth, and fourteen ahead of Aric Almirola in eleventh. Jamie McMurray completed the first twelve positions with 245 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 64 points, five points ahead of Toyota. Ford was third after recording only 43 points during the first nine races.
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