# 2013 Pure Michigan 400

The 2013 Pure Michigan 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 18, 2013, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.0-mile (3.2 km) superspeedway, it was the twenty-third race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Joey Logano of Penske Racing won the race, his first of the season. Kevin Harvick finished second while Kurt Busch, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.

## Report
### Background

Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. Opened in 1960, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees. The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long. Michigan International Speedway has a grandstand seating capacity of 84,000 people. Greg Biffle was the defending race winner after winning the race in 2012.
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 808 points, while Clint Bowyer stood in second with 733 points. Carl Edwards followed in the third with 728, twenty-one points ahead of Kevin Harvick and thirty-five ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and fifth. Dale Earnhardt Jr., with 670, was in sixth; eleven ahead of Matt Kenseth, who was scored seventh. Eighth-placed Brad Keselowski was seven points ahead of Biffle and nine ahead of Martin Truex Jr. in ninth and tenth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 156 points, twelve points ahead of Toyota. Ford was third with 111 points.

### Entry list

(R) - Denotes rookie driver.
(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Advil |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | Miller Lite / Luke Bryan |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pepsi Max |
| 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.com |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | FedEx Freight |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | Valvoline NextGen |
| 14 | Austin Dillon (i) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 5-hour Energy |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | First / 3M |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Fifth Third Bank |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries |
| 19 | Scott Riggs | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | Plinker Tactical |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Dollar General |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | Shell / Pennzoil |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Standox |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | NIBCO / Menards |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Rheem |
| 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | Lean1 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Cheerios |
| 32 | Timmy Hill (R) | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | U.S. Chrome |
| 33 | Landon Cassill (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 | Quicken Loans / PTA |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Target |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Eckrich |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | Kingsford Charcoal |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's |
| 51 | Brendan Gaughan (i) | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 55 | Mark Martin | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Serta |
| 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 Youth Foundation |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper |
| 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | Leavine Family Racing |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter (i) | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Geek Squad / Fastenal |
| Official entry list |||||

### Practice and qualifying

Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, scheduled on August 16, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third, held a day later on August 17, 2013, were each 55 minutes long. The qualifying for the event was the final ever broadcast for Speed, when Fox NASCAR play-by-play announcer Mike Joy said the final moments of Speed Channel and Fox NFL Sunday host Curt Menefee introduced Fox Sports 1 the following day.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 35.303 | 203.949 |
| 2 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 35.347 | 203.695 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.386 | 203.470 |
| 4 | 55 | Mark Martin | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 35.430 | 203.218 |
| 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 35.448 | 203.114 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 35.470 | 202.998 |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.500 | 202.817 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 35.503 | 202.800 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 35.516 | 202.726 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 35.576 | 202.384 |
| 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 35.590 | 202.304 |
| 12 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 35.603 | 202.230 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.623 | 202.117 |
| 14 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 35.679 | 201.799 |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 35.707 | 201.641 |
| 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 35.716 | 201.590 |
| 17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 35.716 | 201.590 |
| 18 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 35.761 | 201.337 |
| 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 35.815 | 201.033 |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 35.868 | 200.736 |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 35.890 | 200.613 |
| 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 35.890 | 200.613 |
| 23 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 35.907 | 200.518 |
| 24 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 35.953 | 200.261 |
| 25 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 35.968 | 200.178 |
| 26 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 36.001 | 199.994 |
| 27 | 14 | Austin Dillon | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 36.003 | 199.983 |
| 28 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 36.056 | 199.989 |
| 29 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 36.087 | 199.518 |
| 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 36.212 | 198.829 |
| 31 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36.381 | 197.906 |
| 32 | 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 36.418 | 197.704 |
| 33 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 36.424 | 197.672 |
| 34 | 32 | Timmy Hill | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 36.543 | 197.028 |
| 35 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 36.546 | 197.012 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | 36.552 | 196.980 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 36.582 | 196.818 |
| 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 36.707 | 196.148 |
| 39 | 51 | Brendan Gaughan | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 36.795 | 195.679 |
| 40 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 36.808 | 195.610 |
| 41 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | Phil Parsons Racing | Chevrolet | 36.889 | 195.180 |
| 42 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 37.010 | 194.542 |
| 43 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 37.378 | 192.627 |
| Source:"http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2013/pure-michigan-400.html |||||||

### Race results

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Led | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 51 | 48 |
| 2 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 42 |
| 3 | 2 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 43 | 42 |
| 4 | 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | 26 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 1 | 39 |
| 7 | 31 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 28 | 36 |
| 10 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 17 | 33 |
| 13 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | 27 | 14 | Austin Dillon | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | 17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 14 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | 26 |
| 19 | 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 9 | 25 |
| 21 | 18 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 28 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | 24 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 1 | 21 |
| 25 | 33 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 200 | 2 | 20 |
| 26 | 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | 4 | 55 | Mark Martin | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 199 | 23 | 18 |
| 28 | 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 198 | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | 34 | 32 | Timmy Hill | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | 42 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 197 | 0 | 13 |
| 32 | 43 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 51 | Brendan Gaughan | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 192 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 186 | 0 | 9 |
| 36 | 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 171 | 20 | 9 |
| 37 | 23 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 165 | 1 | 8 |
| 38 | 25 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 153 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 40 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 3 | 5 |
| 41 | 32 | 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | 41 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | Phil Parsons Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 35 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | 1 |

#### 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.
   * $^a$ $^b$ $^c$ $^d$ Ineligible for driver's championship points.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 813 |
| | 2 | Clint Bowyer | 772 (-41) |
| | 3 | Carl Edwards | 762 (-51) |
| | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 749 (-64) |
| | 5 | Kyle Busch | 706 (-107) |
| 1 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | 688 (-125) |
| 1 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 679 (-134) |
| | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 667 (-146) |
| 2 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 665 (-148) |
| 1 | 10 | Greg Biffle | 663 (-150) |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 162 |
| 2 | Toyota | 148 (-14) |
| 3 | Ford | 120 (-42) |