# 2013 AAA Texas 500

The 2013 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 3, 2013, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.

## Report
### 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 | McDonald's |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | Miller Lite |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Time Warner Cable |
| 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Mac Tools |
| 10 | Danica Patrick (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | FedEx Office |
| 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 | Sour Apple Extra Strength 5-hour Energy |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3M Hire Our Heroes |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Ford EcoBoost |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Snickers |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | The Home Depot "Let's Do This" |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | AAA |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Budweiser |
| 30 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Swan Racing | Toyota | Swan Energy / Lean1 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Caterpillar |
| 32 | Timmy Hill (R) | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | U.S. Chrome |
| 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Boot Barn |
| 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | SaferCar.gov |
| 35 | Josh Wise (i) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | MDS Transport |
| 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | Accell Construction |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Long John Silver's |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Outback Steakhouse |
| 40 | Landon Cassill (i) | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | Pirate Oilfield Services |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Target |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Farmland |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | Clorox |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's |
| 51 | Kyle Larson (i) | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| 55 | Elliott Sadler (i) | 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 / 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 | AMP Energy Gold / 7-Eleven |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | Dr Pepper / Burger King |
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Aflac |
| Official entry list |||||

## Summary

Contested over 334 laps, it was the thirty-fourth, and the eighth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his sixth win of the season, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second and Joey Logano finished third.
Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth were considered the most likely to win this race according to the pundits while Brad Keselowski, Elliott Sadler and Juan Pablo Montoya were considered the extreme underdogs. Some of the racing experts predicted that Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin and Greg Biffle would initially make great lap times during the race but would ultimately falter in the end.
Before the race, the championship lead would be split between Kenseth and Johnson. With three racing remaining, it looked like a tiebreaker would have been needed if the stalemate had carried over into Homestead-Miami.

### Top ten finishers

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Laps led |
| 1 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 334 | 255 |
| 2 | 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 334 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 334 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 334 | 30 |
| 7 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 334 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 334 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 334 | 0 |