# 2013 Irwin Tools Night Race

The 2013 Irwin Tools Night Race was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 24, 2013, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps, it was the twenty-fourth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his fifth victory of the season, while Kasey Kahne finished second. Juan Pablo Montoya, Brian Vickers, and Joey Logano rounded out the top five.

## 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 | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Stanley Tools / DeWalt |
| 10 | Danica Patrick (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | FedEx Ground |
| 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 / Bondo |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Nationwide Insurance |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Doublemint |
| 19 | Mike Bliss (i) | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | Plinker Tactical |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Dollar General |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | Shell / Pennzoil |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Axalta |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Schrock / Menards |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's |
| 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | Lean1 / Swan Energy |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Caterpillar |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | Federated Auto Parts |
| 33 | Tony Raines (i) | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Autos |
| 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Peanut Patch Boiled Peanuts |
| 35 | Josh Wise (i) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Carson–Newman University |
| 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | United Mining Equipment |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Dockside Logistics |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans |
| 40 | Landon Cassill (i) | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | Moon Shine Attitude Apparel |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Target |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | RainEater Wiper Blades |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | Bush's Beans |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's Dover White |
| 51 | Ryan Truex (i) | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | SeaWatch |
| 55 | Brian Vickers (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 / Sealy |
| 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | Greer Roofing |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper |
| 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | Leavine Family Racing |
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | Victory Junction |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Fastenal |
| Official entry list |||||
Denny Hamlin took the pole and led the first 22 laps. After being passed by Kurt Busch, Hamlin would fall back to mid-field. Busch would lead most of the laps until lap 81, when he came down pit road for a loose wheel and was given a pass-through for speeding. Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared the lead during the next two stints, before Clint Bowyer passed Earnhardt for the lead on lap 126. Bowyer led until getting spun on lap 176, causing the fourth caution. Edwards retook the lead, showing the way until being passed by Matt Kenseth on lap 236. After a lap 259 debris caution, Kenseth was caught speeding on pit road and relegated to the back, while Paul Menard stayed out to take the lead. Edwards once again claimed the lead on lap 322.
Kevin Harvick took the lead after the seventh caution on lap 335, but he was quickly passed by Edwards on lap 344. Edwards held the lead through two more cautions, but dropped a cylinder on lap 380 and blew his engine on lap 389. Kenseth held the lead through most of the final 120 laps and held off a final 10-lap charge by Kasey Kahne to score his fifth victory of the season. Juan Pablo Montoya finished third, and Brian Vickers and Joey Logano rounded out the top five. Eleven caution flags waved during the race, three of which were for debris. Drivers involved in seven, mostly minor, crashes included Ryan Truex, Josh Wise, Clint Bowyer, Tony Raines, Jimmie Johnson, David Reutimann, Aric Almirola, and Jeff Burton. The eleventh caution on lap 448, as Hamlin blew a tire and ran into Ryan Newman, causing a large crash also involving Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Terry Labonte, David Stremme, Casey Mears, David Ragan and Kevin Harvick. After the crash, Harvick stopped for a few moments in Hamlin's pitbox preventing the #11 to access his box. Truex Jr. suffered a broken wrist after the accident.

### Qualifying

| Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Speed | Time |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 128.969 | 14.878 |
| 2 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 128.770 | 14.901 |
| 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 128.692 | 14.910 |
| 4 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 128.684 | 14.911 |
| 5 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 128.580 | 14.923 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 128.520 | 14.930 |
| 7 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128.348 | 14.950 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 128.236 | 14.963 |
| 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 128.159 | 14.972 |
| 10 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 128.134 | 14.975 |
| 11 | 14 | Mark Martin | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 127.852 | 15.008 |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 127.741 | 15.021 |
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 127.665 | 15.030 |
| 14 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 127.622 | 15.035 |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 127.588 | 15.039 |
| 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 127.546 | 15.044 |
| 17 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 127.529 | 15.046 |
| 18 | 51 | Ryan Truex | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 127.393 | 15.062 |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 127.048 | 15.103 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 126.813 | 15.131 |
| 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 126.787 | 15.134 |
| 22 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 126.587 | 15.158 |
| 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 126.578 | 15.159 |
| 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 126.495 | 15.169 |
| 25 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 126.470 | 15.172 |
| 26 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 126.362 | 15.185 |
| 27 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 126.278 | 15.195 |
| 28 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 126.245 | 15.199 |
| 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush-Fenway Racing | Ford | 126.195 | 15.205 |
| 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 125.798 | 15.253 |
| 31 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 125.757 | 15.258 |
| 32 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125.749 | 15.259 |
| 33 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 125.338 | 15.309 |
| 34 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 125.036 | 15.346 |
| 35 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 125.011 | 15.349 |
| 36 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 124.995 | 15.351 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 124.922 | 15.360 |
| 38 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | 124.678 | 15.390 |
| 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 124.517 | 15.410 |
| 40 | 33 | Tony Raines | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 124.162 | 15.454 |
| 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 124.090 | 15.463 |
| 42 | 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 123.570 | 15.528 |
| 43 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 58.688 | 32.695 |
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| DNQ | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey-Smith Racing | Toyota | 124.865 | 15.367 |
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### Race results

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Race Status | Led | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | Running | 149 | 48 |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | Running | 0 | 42 |
| 3 | 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | Running | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | 4 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 500 | Running | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 500 | Running | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | Running | 64 | 39 |
| 7 | 32 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | Running | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | 14 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 500 | Running | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | Running | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | Running | 32 | 35 |
| 11 | 43 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | Running | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | 17 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | Running | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | Running | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 500 | Running | 50 | 31 |
| 15 | 10 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 499 | Running | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 499 | Running | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | 38 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | 498 | Running | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 27 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 497 | Running | 0 | 26 |
| 19 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | Running | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | 11 | 14 | Mark Martin | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | Running | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | Running | 0 | 23 |
| 22 | 36 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | Running | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 33 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 497 | Running | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 34 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | Running | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | 25 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 495 | Running | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | 22 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | Running | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | 35 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 491 | Running | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 487 | Running | 23 | 17 |
| 29 | 31 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 483 | Running | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 478 | Running | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 2 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 476 | Running | 54 | 14 |
| 32 | 40 | 33 | Tony Raines | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 475 | Running | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 467 | Running | 0 | 11 |
| 34 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 449 | Running | 7 | 11 |
| 35 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 446 | Crash | 2 | 10 |
| 36 | 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 440 | Running | 0 | 8 |
| 37 | 28 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 418 | Running | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 394 | Running | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 387 | Engine | 119 | 6 |
| 40 | 42 | 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 223 | Brakes | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | 26 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 175 | Engine | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | 18 | 51 | Ryan Truex | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 39 | Crash | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 1 | Engine | 0 | 0 |
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#### Lap leaders

| Leader | First Lap | Last Lap | Number Of Laps |
| Denny Hamlin | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Kurt Busch | 23 | 76 | 54 |
| Carl Edwards | 77 | 92 | 16 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 93 | 93 | 1 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 94 | 125 | 32 |
| Clint Bowyer | 126 | 175 | 50 |
| Carl Edwards | 176 | 178 | 3 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 179 | 179 | 1 |
| Carl Edwards | 180 | 235 | 56 |
| Matt Kenseth | 236 | 258 | 23 |
| Denny Hamlin | 259 | 259 | 1 |
| Paul Menard | 260 | 322 | 63 |
| Carl Edwards | 323 | 335 | 13 |
| Paul Menard | 336 | 336 | 1 |
| Kevin Harvick | 337 | 343 | 7 |
| Carl Edwards | 344 | 374 | 31 |
| Matt Kenseth | 375 | 500 | 126 |
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#### 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.
   * $^a$ $^b$ $^c$ $^d$ $^e$ $^f$ Ineligible for driver's championship points.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 821 |
| | 2 | Clint Bowyer | 803 (-18) |
| | 3 | Carl Edwards | 768 (-53) |
| | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 760 (-61) |
| | 5 | Kyle Busch | 739 (-82) |
| | 6 | Matt Kenseth | 736 (-85) |
| | 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 714 (-107) |
| 3 | 8 | Kasey Kahne | 701 (-120) |
| 1 | 9 | Greg Biffle | 698 (-123) |
| 3 | 10 | Joey Logano | 685 (-136) |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 168 |
| 2 | Toyota | 157 (-11) |
| 3 | Ford | 124 (-44) |