2013 Party in the Poconos 400

2013 Party in the Poconos 400
Race details[1][2]
Race 14 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Date June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)
Location Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather Overcast with a temperature around 72 °F (22 °C); wind out of the WNW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h).
Average speed 144.202 mph (232.071 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 2013 Owner Points
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 128
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Kyle Petty
Nielsen Ratings 2.8/7 (4.358 million viewers)[3]

The 2013 Party in the Poconos 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on June 9, 2013, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, United States. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5–mile (4 km) triangular superspeedway, it was the fourteenth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his third win of the 2013 season, while Greg Biffle finished second. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tony Stewart, and Ryan Newman rounded out the top five.

This was the final NASCAR race for Jason Leffler before his death in a sprint car crash on June 12, 2013.

Report

Background

Pocono Raceway, the race track where the race was held.

Pocono Raceway is a three-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked differently; the first is banked at 14°, the second turn at 8° and the final turn with 6°.[4] However, each of the three straightaways are banked at 2°.[5] The front stretch at Pocono Raceway is 3,740 feet long, the longest at the track.[5] The back stretch, is 3,055 feet long, while the short stretch, which connects turn two with turn three, is only 1,780 feet long.[5] Joey Logano was the defending race winner after winning the race in 2012.[6]

Before the race, Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 473 points, while Carl Edwards stood in second with 443 points. Clint Bowyer followed in the third with 423, 24 points ahead of Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick in fourth and fifth. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., with 398, was in sixth; six ahead of Kasey Kahne, who was scored seventh. Eighth-placed Kyle Busch was three points ahead of Paul Menard and five ahead of Brad Keselowski in ninth and tenth.[7] Jeff Gordon was eleventh with 361, while Aric Almirola completed the first twelve positions with 354 points.[8] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 92 points, eight points ahead of Toyota. Ford was third after recording only 64 points before the race.[9]

Practice and qualifying

Jimmie Johnson was rewarded the pole position after rain showers cancelled qualifying.

Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, scheduld on June 7, 2013, was scheduled for 90 minutes, but was canceled because of rain showers.[10] The second and third, held a day later on June 8, 2013, were 50 and 60 minutes long.[11]

Forty-three cars were entered for qualifying.[12] However, wet weather soaked the track, therefore canceling the session and making the owner's points championship determine the qualifying grid.[13] Johnson, whose owner was first in the owner's championship before the race, was rewarded the pole position.[14] He was joined on the front row of the grid by Edwards.[14] Bowyer was third, Kenseth took fourth, ahead of Earnhardt, Jr. who started fifth.[14] Kahne, Kyle Busch, Menard, Keselowski and Gordon rounded out the first ten positions.[14]

In the Saturday morning session, Johnson was quickest, ahead of Edwards and Kurt Busch in second and third. Marcos Ambrose and Harvick followed in the fourth and fifth positions.[15] Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Earnhardt, Jr., Keselowski, and Juan Pablo Montoya rounded out the first ten positions.[15] In the final practice session for the race, Kurt Busch was quickest with a time of 51.331 seconds.[16] Johnson followed in second, ahead of Edwards and Stewart in third and fourth.[16] Ryan Newman, who was fifteenth quickest in second practice,[15] managed fifth.[16]

Results

Qualifying

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet N/A
2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway RacingFord
3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
4 20Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
6 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
7 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
9 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
10 2 Brad Keselowski Penske RacingFord
11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
12 43Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
13 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway RacingFord
14 55Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
15 56 Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
16 17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Roush Fenway RacingFord
17 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
18 51 A. J. Allmendinger Phoenix RacingChevrolet
19 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
20 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row RacingChevrolet
21 22 Joey Logano Penske RacingFord
22 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
23 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
24 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
26 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
27 13 Casey Mears Germain RacingFord
28 34 David Ragan Front Row MotorsportsFord
29 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty RacingToyota
30 10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
31 38 David Gilliland Front Row MotorsportsFord
32 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
33 30 David Stremme Swan RacingToyota
34 83 David Reutimann BK RacingToyota
35 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
36 35 Josh Wise Front Row MotorsportsFord
37 33 Landon Cassill Circle SportChevrolet
38 32 Timmy Hill FAS Lane RacingFord
39 93 Travis Kvapil BK RacingToyota
40 87 Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota
41 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons RacingFord
42 19 Jason LefflerHumphrey Smith Racing Toyota
43 44 Scott Riggs Xxxtreme MotorsportsFord
Source:[14]

Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points1
1 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 12848
2 13 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 160 042
3 6 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 041
4 19 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 160 040
5 23 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 160 1940
6 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 038
7 20 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 160 037
8 17 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 036
9 5 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 035
10 21 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 160 034
11 24 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 033
12 11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 032
13 22 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 160 031
14 25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 160 030
15 3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 160 029
16 10 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 160 429
17 26 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 027
18 2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 160 927
19 14 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet160 0 25
20 39 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota160 0 24
21 1243 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 0 23
22 27 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford160 0 22
23 15 56 Martin Truex, Jr. Michael Waltrip RacingToyota 160 0 21
24 31 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford160 0 20
25 4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota160 0 19
26 16 17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford160 0 18
27 2947 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty RacingToyota160 0 17
28 3330 David Stremme Swan RacingToyota 160 0 16
29 3010 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet 160 0 15
30 927 Paul Menard Richard Childress RacingChevrolet160 0 14
31 327 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet160 0 13
32 34 83 David Reutimann BK RacingToyota159 0 12
33 1851 A. J. Allmendinger Phoenix RacingChevrolet158 0 11
34 36 35 Josh Wise Front Row MotorsportsFord157 0
35 38 32 Timmy Hill FAS Lane RacingFord156 0 9
36 7 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet 141 0 8
37 2834 David Ragan Front Row MotorsportsFord121 0 7
38 37 33 Landon Cassill Circle SportChevrolet70 0
39 35 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet39 0 5
40 4198 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons RacingFord33 0 4
41 43 44 Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Motorsports Ford28 0 3
42 40 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota11 0
43 42 19 Jason Leffler Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota8 0 1
Source:[17]
Notes

^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.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings[18]
Pos Driver Points
1 Jimmie Johnson 521
2 Carl Edwards 470 (–51)
3 Clint Bowyer 452 (–69)
2 4 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 439 (–82)
5 Kevin Harvick 434 (–87)
2 6 Matt Kenseth 418 (–103)
1 7 Kyle Busch 412 (–109)
1 8 Kasey Kahne 400 (–121)
1 9 Brad Keselowski 398 (–123)
3 10 Greg Biffle 395 (–126)
11 Jeff Gordon 393 (–128)
3 12 Paul Menard 385 (–136)

Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 101
2 Toyota 90 (–11)
3 Ford 68 (–33)
  • Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings.

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