# 2013 Quaker State 400

The 2013 Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race scheduled to be held on June 29, 2013, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, United States, but was postponed to June 30 due to persistent rain. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval, it was the seventeenth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his fourth win of the 2013 season, while Jamie McMurray finished second. Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, and Kyle Busch 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 | Hellmann's |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | Miller Lite |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Quaker State |
| 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | SANY |
| 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 | Valvoline NextGen |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | Camry 30th Anniversary |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3M / National Fallen Firefighters Memorial |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Fifth Third Bank |
| 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 | Drive to End Hunger |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Sylvania / Menards |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Budweiser |
| 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | Lean1 |
| 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 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Target |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Eckrich |
| 44 | Scott Riggs | Xxxtreme Motorsports | Ford | No Label Watches |
| 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | Scott Products |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's Dover White |
| 51 | Austin Dillon (i) | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | Alsco |
| 55 | Brian Vickers (i) | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | Aaron's / University of Louisville |
| 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 | 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 |
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | UPS |
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### Practice and qualifying

Two practice sessions were held on June 28 in preparation for the race. The first session was 60 minutes in duration, while the second session was 90 minutes long.
During the first practice session, Kevin Harvick, for the Richard Childress Racing team, was quickest ahead of Jimmie Johnson in second and Brad Keselowski in third. Kurt Busch scored fourth and Jeff Gordon managed fifth. Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers, Juan Pablo Montoya, Paul Menard, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session. In the final practice session for the race, Johnson was quickest with a time of 29.819 seconds. Carl Edwards followed in second ahead of Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon in third and fourth. Jeff Burton, who was twelfth quickest in second practice, managed fifth.
During qualifying, Dale Earnhardt Jr. clinched his twelfth career pole position, with a record lap time of 29.406 seconds and a speed of 183.636 miles per hour (295.533 km/h). After his qualifying run, Earnhardt Jr. said, "We thought we had a top-five car in practice, and we got some good cloud cover about six or seven cars in front of us before we went to qualify, and that brought the track temp down to give us a good advantage," Earnhardt said. "It gave us a good opportunity to run a bit quicker lap than maybe what the car had in it." He was joined on the front row of the grid by Edwards. Johnson qualified third, Kyle Busch took fourth, and Marcos Ambrose started fifth. Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, and Juan Pablo Montoya completed the first ten positions on the grid.

### Start
#### First half

The race was scheduled to start on the Saturday at 8:00 p.m., but was delayed until the following afternoon due to rain, with the new start time set at 12:00 p.m. E.T. This change in schedule prompted NASCAR to impose a competition caution on lap 30 ahead of the race to allow teams to check their tire wear and make adjustments.
Carl Edwards led lap 1. The race ran without incident until the scheduled competition caution was brought out on lap 29, and ended on lap 36. The second caution of the race was issued for a tire blowout on lap 39 and lasted until lap 48. The third caution occurred on lap 49 for a multi-car wreck including Brad Keselowski, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, and others. It started with Brad Keselowski spinning in the grass, taking out multiple cars in the process. The wreck caused the red flag to be displayed with Jimmie Johnson as the race leader. The fourth caution came out on lap 89 for debris on the track.

##### Second half

David Gilliland blew a tire Kasey Kahne won the free pass, and the race restarted on lap 94. The fifth caution of the race came out on lap 149; Jeff Gordon won the free pass under caution, and the race restarted on lap 154. Jimmie Johnson took the lead, and then the next caution was on lap 241 for a tire blowout.

#### Final wreck and finish

The race restarted on lap 243, and on 246, the sixth caution came out. The race restarted on lap 250, and Matt Kenseth won his first race at Kentucky.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.406 | 183.636 |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.459 | 183.306 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.485 | 183.144 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.574 | 182.593 |
| 5 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 29.575 | 182.587 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.615 | 182.340 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 29.629 | 182.254 |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 29.639 | 182.192 |
| 9 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 29.683 | 181.922 |
| 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.716 | 181.720 |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 29.718 | 181.708 |
| 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.727 | 181.653 |
| 13 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.770 | 181.391 |
| 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Ford | 29.775 | 181.360 |
| 15 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 29.808 | 181.159 |
| 16 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.816 | 181.111 |
| 17 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 29.852 | 180.892 |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 29.856 | 180.868 |
| 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 29.862 | 180.832 |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.873 | 180.765 |
| 21 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.894 | 180.638 |
| 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.904 | 180.578 |
| 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.926 | 180.445 |
| 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.005 | 179.970 |
| 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 30.006 | 179.964 |
| 26 | 51 | Austin Dillon | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 30.033 | 179.802 |
| 27 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 30.102 | 179.390 |
| 28 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | 30.155 | 179.075 |
| 29 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 30.177 | 178.944 |
| 30 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 30.292 | 178.265 |
| 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 30.297 | 178.235 |
| 32 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 30.340 | 177.983 |
| 33 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 30.386 | 177.713 |
| 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.425 | 177.486 |
| 35 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 30.571 | 176.638 |
| 36 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 30.597 | 176.488 |
| 37 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.615 | 176.384 |
| 38 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.622 | 176.344 |
| 39 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | 30.714 | 175.816 |
| 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 30.733 | 175.707 |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 30.816 | 175.234 |
| 42 | 44 | Scott Riggs | Xxxtreme Motorsports | Ford | 30.832 | 175.143 |
| 43 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 31.216 | 172.988 |
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### Race results

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Led | Points |
| 1 | 16 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 38 | 47 |
| 2 | 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 42 |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 267 | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | 27 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 | 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 182 | 37 |
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | 21 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 10 | 33 |
| 13 | 5 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | 13 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 267 | 1 | 27 |
| 19 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 35 | 24 |
| 22 | 17 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 29 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | 26 | 51 | Austin Dillon | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | 38 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 265 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | 36 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 263 | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 262 | 1 | 17 |
| 29 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 262 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 9 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | 12 |
| 33 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 153 | 0 | 11 |
| 34 | 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | 9 |
| 36 | 30 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 84 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 37 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | 39 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | 43 | 44 | Scott Riggs | Xxxtreme Motorsports | Ford | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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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.
    2. $^a$ $^b$ $^c$ $^d$ $^e$ $^f$ Ineligible for driver's championship points.
    3. ^ Post entry, driver and owner did not score points.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 610 |
| | 2 | Carl Edwards | 572 (–38) |
| | 3 | Clint Bowyer | 569 (–41) |
| | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 544 (–66) |
| | 5 | Matt Kenseth | 528 (–82) |
| 1 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 512 (–98) |
| 1 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 500 (–110) |
| 2 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 490 (–120) |
| 3 | 9 | Greg Biffle | 489 (–121) |
| 4 | 10 | Joey Logano | 479 (–131) |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 119 |
| 2 | Toyota | 110 (–9) |
| 3 | Ford | 87 (–32) |