2013 Pure Michigan 400

Race details[1]
Race 23 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2013 Pure Michigan 400 program cover
Date	August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18)
Location	Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Distance	200 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Weather	Temperatures up to 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds up to 4.1 miles per hour (6.6 km/h)[2]
Average speed	144.593 mph (232.700 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Joey Logano	Penske Racing
Time	35.303 seconds
Most laps led
Driver	Joey Logano	Penske Racing
Laps	52
Winner
No. 22	Joey Logano	Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
Nielsen Ratings	3.0 (4.585 million viewers)

The 2013 Pure Michigan 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 18, 2013, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.0-mile (3.2 km) superspeedway, it was the twenty-third race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Joey Logano of Penske Racing won the race, his first of the season. Kevin Harvick finished second while Kurt Busch, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.

Report

Background

Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.^[3] Opened in 1960, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees.^[3] The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long.^[3] Michigan International Speedway has a grandstand seating capacity of 84,000 people.^[3] Greg Biffle was the defending race winner after winning the race in 2012.^[4]

Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 808 points, while Clint Bowyer stood in second with 733 points.^[5] Carl Edwards followed in the third with 728, twenty-one points ahead of Kevin Harvick and thirty-five ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and fifth.^[5] Dale Earnhardt Jr., with 670, was in sixth; eleven ahead of Matt Kenseth, who was scored seventh.^[5] Eighth-placed Brad Keselowski was seven points ahead of Biffle and nine ahead of Martin Truex Jr. in ninth and tenth.^[5] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 156 points, twelve points ahead of Toyota.^[6] Ford was third with 111 points.^[6]

Entry list

(R) - Denotes rookie driver.

(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice and qualifying

Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, scheduled on August 16, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third, held a day later on August 17, 2013, were each 55 minutes long.^[7] The qualifying for the event was the final ever broadcast for Speed, when Fox NASCAR play-by-play announcer Mike Joy said the final moments of Speed Channel and Fox NFL Sunday host Curt Menefee introduced Fox Sports 1 the following day.

Results

Qualifying

Race results

Notes

1. ^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} Ineligible for driver's championship points.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jimmie Johnson 813 2 Clint Bowyer 772 (-41) 3 Carl Edwards 762 (-51) 4 Kevin Harvick 749 (-64) 5 Kyle Busch 706 (-107) 1 6 Matt Kenseth 688 (-125) 1 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 679 (-134) 8 Brad Keselowski 667 (-146) 2 9 Kurt Busch 665 (-148) 1 10 Greg Biffle 663 (-150)

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 162 2 Toyota 148 (-14) 3 Ford 120 (-42) Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings.