# 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400

The 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on November 17, 2013, at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps, it was the thirty-sixth and final race in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the final race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Denny Hamlin won the race. Matt Kenseth finished second while Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five. Jimmie Johnson finished ninth to take his sixth Sprint Cup title.
This race marked Mark Martin's, Ken Schrader's and Tony Raines' final career start.

## 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 | Farmers Insurance |
| 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | Florida Lottery |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | DeWalt / Stanley Tools |
| 10 | Danica Patrick (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | GoDaddy – It's Go Time |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | FedEx Express |
| 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 | 5-hour Energy |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3M Fan Appreciation |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Ford EcoBoost |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | M&M's |
| 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 | Axalta |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Moen / Menards |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Budweiser |
| 30 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Swan Racing | Toyota | Swan Energy |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Caterpillar |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | Federated Auto Parts |
| 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 | United Mining Equipment |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Long John Silver's |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans |
| 40 | Tony Raines (i) | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | Circle Sport |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Target |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Smithfield |
| 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | Scott Products – Win My Car |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's |
| 51 | Kyle Larson (i) | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Target |
| 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 | Wonder Bread |
| 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | VooDoo BBQ & Grill |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | National Guard |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper |
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Fastenal |
| Official entry list |||||

## Results
### Qualifying

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed | Grid |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 177.667 | 30.394 | 1 |
| 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 177.445 | 30.432 | 2 |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 177.282 | 30.460 | 3 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 177.061 | 30.498 | 4 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 176.846 | 30.535 | 5 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 176.655 | 30.568 | 6 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 176.598 | 30.578 | 7 |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 176.436 | 30.606 | 8 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 176.436 | 30.606 | 9 |
| 55 | Elliott Sadler | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 176.413 | 30.610 | 10 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 176.355 | 30.620 | 11 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 176.355 | 30.620 | 12 |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 176.304 | 30.629 | 13 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 175.747 | 30.726 | 14 |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 175.730 | 30.729 | 15 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 175.690 | 30.736 | 16 |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 175.507 | 30.768 | 17 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 175.433 | 30.781 | 18 |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 175.376 | 30.791 | 19 |
| 51 | Kyle Larson | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 175.353 | 30.795 | 20 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175.347 | 30.796 | 21 |
| 14 | Mark Martin | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 175.273 | 30.809 | 22 |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 175.109 | 30.838 | 23 |
| 10 | Danica Patrick # | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 175.092 | 30.841 | 24 |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 174.780 | 30.896 | 25 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 174.610 | 30.926 | 26 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 174.537 | 30.939 | 27 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 174.329 | 30.976 | 28 |
| 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 174.317 | 30.978 | 29 |
| 30 | Parker Kligerman | Swan Racing Company | Toyota | 173.171 | 31.183 | 30 |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 173.099 | 31.196 | 31 |
| 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 172.563 | 31.293 | 32 |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 172.287 | 31.343 | 33 |
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 172.260 | 31.348 | 34 |
| 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 172.046 | 31.387 | 35 |
| 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 171.734 | 31.444 | 36 |
| 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 171.717 | 31.447 | 37 |
| 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 170.891 | 31.599 | 38 |
| 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 170.481 | 31.675 | 39 |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 170.154 | 31.736 | 40 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 170.122 | 31.742 | 41 |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 169.817 | 31.799 | 42 |
| 40 | Tony Raines | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 167.183 | 32.300 | 43 |
| # Rookie of the Year candidate |||||||

### Race

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Race Status | Lead | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 72 | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 144 | 44 |
| 3 | 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 28 | 42 |
| 4 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | 25 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 8 | 35 |
| 11 | 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | 10 | 55 | Elliott Sadler | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 51 | Kyle Larson | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 26 |
| 19 | 22 | 14 | Mark Martin | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | 24 | 10 | Danica Patrick (R) | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | 2 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 4 | 24 |
| 22 | 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | running | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | 30 | 30 | Parker Kligerman | Swan Racing | Toyota | 267 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 267 | running | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | running | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 266 | running | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | 29 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | running | 1 | 16 |
| 30 | 28 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | running | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 32 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 265 | running | 0 | 13 |
| 32 | 37 | 36 | J.J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | running | 0 | 12 |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 264 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 263 | running | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 263 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 257 | running | 0 | 8 |
| 37 | 33 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 248 | running | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | 38 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 242 | running | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 12 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 229 | crash | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | 17 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 223 | engine | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 35 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 119 | rear gear | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 40 | Tony Raines | Circle Sport / Hillman Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | vibration | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 34 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 63 | brakes | 0 | 1 |

## Statistics after the race

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2419 |
| 2 | Matt Kenseth | 2400 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 2385 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 2364 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2363 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 254 |
| 2 | Toyota | 229 |
| 3 | Ford | 194 |