2013 NASCAR RCA Cup Series (Johnsonverse)

The 2013 NASCAR RCA Cup Series was the 65th season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 42nd modern-era Cup season. The season began on January 27, 2013, at Sonoma Raceway, with the Toyota/Save Mart 350, followed by a two-week stop at Daytona International Speedway, with the Busch Clash, followed by the Daytona 500 on February 17. The season ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on December 8. Adam Petty won his third championship, and second in a row. Rookie James Kulwicki, son of 1992 champion Alan Kulwicki, finished second in points, becoming the highest-finishing rookie, and easily winning Rookie of the Year. The Manufacturer's Championship was won by Dodge.
This would be the first season without NASCAR legend Bill Elliott since 1974, although he did come out of retirement for a one-off start in the Busch Series in 2018 at Road America. This was also the final season for Ricky Hendrick, Rob Moroso, Jeff Burton, Kenny Irwin Jr., and the fourth-generation car introduced in 1990, being replaced by the fifth-generation car (the Strictly Stock Car) in 2014, as well as the final season for Benny Parsons covering races in the booth, as he announced during the season that the 2013 Los Angeles Times 500 would be his last race as a broadcaster; Dale Jarrett succeeded him for the 2014 season.
== Teams, drivers, and manufacturers ==
=== Manufacturers ===
Company 	Marquee 	Model 	Status
General Motors 	Chevrolet	Camaro 	Full factory support
General Motors 	Chevrolet	Impala 	Full factory support
General Motors 	Chevrolet	SS 	NEW, full factory support
General Motors 	Chevrolet	Caprice 	No factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Fusion 	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Taurus 	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Mustang 	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Roush Mustang 	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Shelby Mustang	Full factory support
Chrysler Corporation 	Dodge 	Charger 	Full factory support
Chrysler Corporation 	Dodge 	Challenger 	Full factory support
Chrysler Corporation 	Dodge 	Avenger 	Full factory support
Chrysler Corporation 	Dodge 	Dart 	NEW, full factory support
Toyota Motor Corporation	Toyota 	Camry 	Full factory support
Toyota Motor Corporation	Toyota 	Avalon 	Full factory support
==== Manufacturer notes ====
2013 saw a few changes. First, Chevrolet cut all factory support for the Caprice in favor of the brand-new SS, a rebadged Holden Commodore (VF). Dodge also introduced a fourth model, the newly-revived Dart.
===Complete schedule ===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model 	Primary Sponsor
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	01 	Brad Keselowski 	 	2013 Impala 	U.S. Army
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	3 	Renee Walters 	 	2013 Impala 	Wrangler
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	8 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	 	2013 Impala 	National Guard
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	38 	Kelley Earnhardt 	 	2013 Impala 	Pennzoil
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	81 	Martin Truex Jr. 	 	2013 Impala 	Bass Pro Shops
Chevrolet 	Furniture Row Racing 	78 	Kurt Busch 	Pete Rondeau 	2013 Impala 	Furniture Row
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Ricky Hendrick 	Alan Gustafson 	2013 Camaro 	Farmers
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Steve Letarte 	2013 Camaro 	Axalta
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	25 	Shane Hmiel 	 	2013 Camaro 	Lowe's
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	52 	Casey Atwood 	Chad Knaus 	2013 Camaro 	M&M's
Chevrolet 	Phoenix Racing (Finch)
Phoenix Racing (Scott)	51 	Boston Reid 	Nick Harrison
Jimmy Elledge	2013 SS 	various
Chevrolet 	Stewart-Foyt Racing 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	 	2013 Camaro 	Budweiser
Chevrolet 	Stewart-Foyt Racing 	10 	Kyle Busch 	Tony Gibson 	2013 Camaro 	Valvoline
Chevrolet 	Stewart-Foyt Racing 	14 	Tony Stewart 	Greg Zipadelli 	2013 Camaro 	Home Depot
Chevrolet 	Tommy Baldwin Racing 	36 	Landon Cassill 	Tommy Baldwin Jr. 	2013 SS 	various
Dodge 	AK Racing 	7 	James Kulwicki (R) 	 	2013 Avenger 	Zerex by Valvoline
Dodge 	AK Racing 	11 	Jamie McMurray 	 	2013 Avenger 	Microsoft
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	22 	Jeff Burton 	 	2013 Charger 	Caterpillar
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	23 	Scott Wimmer 	 	2013 Charger 	Google
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	1 	Jimmie Johnson 	 	2013 Challenger 	UAW-Delphi
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	41 	Emily Senn 	 	2013 Challenger 	Target
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	46 	Bryan Clauson 	 	2013 Challenger 	Tums
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	9 	Kasey Kahne 	 	2013 Dart 	Coors Light
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	13 	Jerry Nadeau 	 	2013 Dart 	Nickelodeon
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	94 	Casey Elliott 	 	2013 Dart 	Flonase
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	82 	Rob Moroso 	 	2013 Charger 	Mountain Dew
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	83 	Michelle Basone 	 	2013 Charger 	Tide
Dodge 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	84 	Kenny Irwin Jr. 	 	2013 Charger 	RCA
Dodge 	Penske Racing 	02 	Joey Logano 	 	2013 Challenger 	Verizon
Dodge 	Penske Racing 	2 	James Buescher 	 	2013 Challenger 	Miller Lite
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	43 	Adam Petty 	Mike Shiplett 	2013 Challenger 	STP
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	44 	Chad McCumbee 	Kevin Buskirk 	2013 Challenger 	McDonald's
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	40 	Jane Brewer 	 	2013 Charger 	Kmart
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	42 	Blaise Alexander 	 	2013 Charger 	Juicy Fruit
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	45 	Alana Houston 	 	2013 Charger 	UPS
Ford 	Allison-Yates Racing 	28 	Jeremy Mayfield 	Jimmy Fennig 	2013 Fusion 	Texaco/Havoline
Ford 	Allison-Yates Racing 	88 	Stephen Leicht 	 	2013 Fusion 	Citi Financial
Ford 	Allison-Yates Racing 	98 	Ryan Newman 	 	2013 Fusion 	AT&T
Ford 	Brett Favre Racing 	15 	Parker Kligerman (R) 	 	2013 Taurus 	Nike/Sony
Ford 	Brett Favre Racing 	90 	Katrina Goode 	 	2013 Taurus 	FujiFilm
Ford 	FAS Lane Racing 	32 	Jane Ritter (R) 	Frank Stoddard 	2011 Fusion 	Federated Auto Parts
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	David Ragan 	Jay Guy 	2013 Mustang 	various
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	35 	David Gilliland 	 	2013 Mustang 	Love's Travel Stops
Ford 	Germain Racing 	30 	Aric Almirola 	Bootie Barker 	2013 Mustang 	GEICO
Ford 	Roush Racing 	6 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)	Drew Blickensderfer	2013 Roush Mustang 	Best Buy
Ford 	Roush Racing 	16 	Greg Biffle 	Donnie Wingo 	2013 Roush Mustang 	3M
Ford 	Roush Racing 	99 	Carl Edwards 	Bob Osborne 	2013 Roush Mustang 	Office Depot
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Trevor Bayne 	Donnie Wingo 	2013 Shelby Mustang	Motorcraft
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	18 	Matt Kenseth 	Mike Ford 	2013 Camry 	DeWalt Tools
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	19 	Kelly Watson 	 	2013 Camry 	Circuit City
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	20 	Denny Hamlin 	Steve Addington 	2013 Camry 	FedEx
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	80 	Michael McDowell 	Darian Grubb 	2013 Camry 	Rheem
Toyota 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	47 	Marcos Ambrose 	Todd Berrier
David Hyder
Brian Burns	2013 Avalon 	Kroger
Toyota 	Michael Waltrip Racing * 	00 	Brian Vickers 	Rodney Childers 	2013 Camry 	Aaron's Dream Machine
Toyota 	Michael Waltrip Racing * 	17 	Clint Bowyer 	 	2013 Camry 	NAPA Auto Parts
Toyota 	Swan Racing 	37 	Johanna Long (R) 	Steve Lane 	2013 Avalon 	Petco
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	85 	Justin Allgaier 	Jimmy Elledge 	2013 Avalon 	Red Bull
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	86 	Scott Speed 	Ryan Pemberton 	2013 Avalon 	Red Bull
===Limited schedule===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model
Chevrolet 	Circle Sport 	140	Landon Cassill 	John Rahlf
Mike Abner	2013 SS
Chevrolet 	Circle Sport 	140	Tony Raines 	John Rahlf
Mike Abner	2013 SS
Chevrolet 	Max Q Motorsports 	137	J.J. Yeley 	James Parrott 	2013 Camaro
Dodge 	Brian Keselowski Motorsports
Hamilton Means Racing	52 	Brian Keselowski	Bob Keselowski
Ben Leslie	2013 Dart
Dodge 	Brian Keselowski Motorsports
Hamilton Means Racing	52 	Morgan Shepherd 	Bob Keselowski
Ben Leslie	2013 Dart
Dodge 	Penske Racing 	12 	Sam Hornish Jr. 	Greg Erwin 	2013 Charger
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	143	Harley Petty 	 	2013 Challenger
Dodge 	Phil Parsons Racing 	198	Michael McDowell	Gene Nead 	2013 Challenger
Dodge 	Phil Parsons Racing 	198	Johnny Sauter 	Gene Nead 	2013 Challenger
Dodge 	Xxxtreme Motorsports 	144	Scott Riggs 	Tony Furr
Walter Giles	2013 Avenger
Ford 	Go Green Racing 	52 	Paulie Harraka 	Ben Leslie 	2013 Fusion
Ford 	Leavine Family Racing	95 	Scott Speed 	Wally Rogers 	2013 Mustang
Ford 	Leavine Family Racing	95 	Reed Sorenson 	Wally Rogers 	2013 Mustang
Ford 	Leavine Family Racing	95 	Scott Riggs 	Wally Rogers 	2013 Mustang
Ford 	Leavine Family Racing	95 	Blake Koch 	Wally Rogers 	2013 Mustang
Toyota 	Humphrey Smith Racing	119	Mike Bliss 	Peter Sospenzo	2013 Camry
Toyota 	Humphrey Smith Racing	119	Alex Kennedy 	Peter Sospenzo	2013 Camry
Toyota 	Humphrey Smith Racing	119	Scott Riggs 	Peter Sospenzo	2013 Camry
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	81 	Elliott Sadler 	Chris Goyle 	2013 Camry
==Schedule==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Date 	TV
1 	Toyota/Save Mart 350 	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma 	January 27 	WBC
 	Busch Clash 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 10 	WBC
 	Gatorade 125s 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 14 	WBC
2 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 17 	WBC
3 	Subway Fresh Fit 400 	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham 	February 24 	WBC
4 	Kobalt Tools 400 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 	March 3 	ESPN
5 	Food City 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	March 10 	TNN
7 	TranSouth Financial 400 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	March 17 	ESPN
8 	San Jose 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	March 24 	WBC
9 	Diet Coke 500 	Denver International Speedway, Denver 	March 31 	WBC
10 	STP Gas Booster 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	April 7 	TNN
11 	Texas 500 	Texas World Speedway, College Station 	April 13 	WBC
12 	Wells Fargo 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	April 21 	ESPN
13 	Toyota Owners 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	April 27 	TNN
14 	Aaron's 499 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	May 5 	WBC
15 	Auto Club 400 	Auto Club Speedway, Fontana 	May 12 	WBC
 	RCA Open 	South Boston Speedway, South Boston 	May 18 	TNN
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XXIX	South Boston Speedway, South Boston 	May 18 	WBC
16 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 26 	WBC
17 	FedEx 400 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	June 2 	TNN
18 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis 	June 9 	ESPN
19 	Motorcraft 400 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth 	June 16 	WBC
20 	Budweiser 400 	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside 	June 23 	WBC
21 	Quaker State 400 	Kentucky Speedway, Sparta 	June 30 	ESPN
22 	Coke Zero 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 6 	WBC
23 	Camping World RV Sales 301 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon 	July 14 	WBC
24 	Music City USA 420 	Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville 	July 21 	TNN
25 	Crown Royal 400 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 	July 28 	WBC
26 	Gobowling.com 400 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond 	August 4 	ESPN
27 	Cheez-It 355 at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	August 11 	ESPN
28 	Pure Michigan 400 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn 	August 18 	TNN
29 	Irwin Tools Night Race 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	August 24 	TNN
30 	Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	September 1 	WBC
31 	Federated Auto Parts 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	September 7 	TNN
32 	GEICO 400 	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet 	September 15	ESPN
33 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	September 22	WBC
34 	AAA 400 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	September 29	TNN
35 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City 	October 6 	TNN
36 	Bank of America 500 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	October 12 	WBC
37 	Camping World RV Sales 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	October 20 	WBC
38 	Iowa Corn 400 	Iowa Speedway, Newton 	October 27 	TNN
39 	AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta) 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	November 3 	ESPN
40 	AdvoCare 500 (Phoenix) 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	November 10 	TNN
41 	Ford EcoBoost 400 	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead 	November 17 	WBC
42 	EA Sports 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	November 24 	WBC
43 	Sprite 500 	Denver International Speedway, Denver 	December 1 	WBC
44 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario 	December 8 	WBC
== Season summary ==
==Results==
No.	Race title 	Pole position 	Most laps led 	Winner 	Make/Model
1 	Toyota/Save Mart 350 	Clint Bowyer 	Clint Bowyer 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Camaro
 	Busch Clash 	Carl Edwards 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick 	Chevrolet Camaro
 	Gatorade 125s 	Danica Patrick 	Trevor Bayne 	Trevor Bayne 	Shelby Mustang
 	Gatorade 125s 	Jeff Gordon 	Jeff Gordon 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
2 	Daytona 500 	Danica Patrick 	Matt Kenseth 	Mark Martin 	Chevrolet Camaro
3 	Subway Fresh Fit 400 	Mark Martin 	Carl Edwards 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Mustang
4 	Kobalt Tools 400 	Brad Keselowski 	Kasey Kahne 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
5 	Food City 500 	Kyle Busch 	Denny Hamlin 	Kasey Kahne 	Dodge Charger
7 	TranSouth Financial 400 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Kyle Busch 	Toyota Camry
8 	San Jose 500 	Adam Petty 	James Kulwicki 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
9 	Diet Coke 500 	Clint Bowyer 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	Chevrolet Camaro
10 	STP Gas Booster 500 	Jimmie Johnson 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
11 	Texas 500 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
12 	Wells Fargo 400 	Matt Kenseth 	Matt Kenseth 	Matt Kenseth 	Toyota Camry
13 	Toyota Owners 400 	Matt Kenseth 	Matt Kenseth 	Kevin Harvick 	Chevrolet Camaro
14 	Aaron's 499 	Carl Edwards 	Matt Kenseth 	David Ragan 	Ford Mustang
15 	Auto Club 400 	Kurt Busch 	Kyle Busch 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
 	RCA Open 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Jamie McMurray 	Jamie McMurray 	Dodge Challenger
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XXIX	Carl Edwards 	Kyle Busch/Kurt Busch	Jimmie Johnson 	Chevrolet Camaro
16 	Coca-Cola 600 	Denny Hamlin 	Kasey Kahne 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
17 	FedEx 400 	Denny Hamlin 	Kyle Busch 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Camaro
18 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	Jimmie Johnson 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
19 	Motorcraft 400 	Carl Edwards 	Greg Biffle 	Greg Biffle 	Roush Mustang
20 	Budweiser 400 	Jamie McMurray 	Martin Truex Jr. 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
21 	Quaker State 400 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Jimmie Johnson 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
22 	Coke Zero 400 	Kyle Busch 	Jimmie Johnson 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Mustang
23 	Camping World RV Sales 301 	Brad Keselowski 	Kurt Busch 	Brian Vickers 	Toyota Camry
24 	Music City USA 420 	James Kulwicki 	Mark Martin 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
25 	Crown Royal 400 	Ryan Newman 	Jimmie Johnson 	Ryan Newman 	Chevrolet Camaro
26 	Gobowling.com 400 	Jimmie Johnson 	Kasey Kahne 	Kasey Kahne 	Dodge Charger
27 	Cheez-It 355 at The Glen 	Marcos Ambrose 	Marcos Ambrose 	Marcos Ambrose 	Ford Fusion
28 	Pure Michigan 400 	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano 	Dodge Charger
29 	Irwin Tools Night Race 	Denny Hamlin 	Matt Kenseth 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
30 	Southern 500 	Tony Stewart 	Joey Logano 	Kyle Busch 	Toyota Camry
31 	Federated Auto Parts 400 	Jeff Gordon 	Brad Keselowski 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
32 	GEICO 400 	Joey Logano 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
33 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	Ryan Newman 	Matt Kenseth 	Matt Kenseth 	Toyota Camry
34 	AAA 400 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
35 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Kevin Harvick 	James Kulwicki 	Kevin Harvick 	Chevrolet Camaro
36 	Bank of America 500 	Jeff Gordon 	Kasey Kahne 	Brad Keselowski 	Dodge Charger
37 	Camping World RV Sales 500 	Aric Almirola 	Jimmie Johnson 	Jamie McMurray 	Dodge Challenger
38 	Iowa Corn 400 	Denny Hamlin 	Matt Kenseth 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Camaro
39 	AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta) 	Carl Edwards 	Adam Petty 	James Kulwicki 	Dodge Challenger
40 	AdvoCare 500 (Phoenix) 	Jimmie Johnson 	Carl Edwards 	Mark Martin 	Chevrolet Camaro
41 	Ford EcoBoost 400 	Matt Kenseth 	Tony Stewart 	Casey Elliott 	Dodge Charger
42 	Vocaloid 500 	James Kulwicki 	Tony Stewart 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	Chevrolet Camaro
43 	Sprite 500 	Jamie McMurray 	Tim Steele 	Tim Steele 	Ford Taurus
44 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Mark Martin 	Adam Petty 	Jeremy Mayfield 	Ford Taurus
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