2013 Coke Zero 400

The 2013 Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 6, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 161 laps, it was the eighteenth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his fourth win of the season and his first Coke Zero 400 win, rendering him the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1982 to sweep the Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 in the same year. Tony Stewart finished second while Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip rounded out the top five.

2013 Coke Zero 400
Race details[1]
Race 18 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date July 6, 2013 (2013-07-06)
Official name Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.02 km)
Distance 161 laps, 402.5 mi (647.761 km)
Scheduled Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.27 km)
Weather Temperatures reading up to 90 °F (32 °C); wind speeds up to 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)[2]
Average speed 154.313 mph (248.343 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 46.458 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 94
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Kyle Petty
Nielsen Ratings 3.2/7 (5.688 million viewers)

Report

Background

Daytona International Speedway, where the race was held.

Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[3] The backstretch, which has a length of 3,000 feet, has minimal banking that is used for drainage.[3] Tony Stewart was the defending race winner.[4]

Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 610 points, while Carl Edwards stood in second with 572 points.[5] Bowyer followed in the third with 569, twenty-five points ahead of Kevin Harvick and forty-one ahead of Matt Kenseth in fourth and fifth.[5] Dale Earnhardt, Jr., with 512, was in sixth; twelve ahead of Kyle Busch, who was scored seventh.[5] Eighth-placed Martin Truex, Jr. was one point ahead of Greg Biffle and eleven ahead of Joey Logano in ninth and tenth.[5] Kasey Kahne was eleventh with 478, while Jeff Gordon completed the first twelve positions with 477 points.[5] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 119 points, nine points ahead of Toyota.[6] Ford was third with 87 points.[6]

Practice and qualifying

Kyle Busch won the pole position, his third of the season.

Two practice sessions were held on July 4, 2013, in preparation for the race.[7] The first session lasted for 80 minutes, while second session was 85 minutes long.[7] Prior to the first practice session, NASCAR officials discovered illegal roof flaps in 16 cars. Every Joe Gibbs Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing and Penske Racing cars were involved, along with Jamie McMurray, Marcos Ambrose, Casey Mears, Aric Almirola and Trevor Bayne.[8]

During the first practice session, A.J. Allmendinger, for the Phoenix Racing team, was quickest ahead of Bowyer in second and Edwards in third.[9] Juan Pablo Montoya was scored fourth, and Earnhardt, Jr. managed fifth.[9] Paul Menard, Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Ambrose, and Johnson rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session.[9] In the final practice session for the race, David Reutimann was the quickest of the seventeen drivers who participated.[10] David Ragan followed in second, ahead of Ambrose and Jeff Gordon in third and fourth.[10] Michael Waltrip, who was thirty-sixth quickest in second practice,[9] managed fifth.[10]

During qualifying, Kyle Busch clinched his thirteenth career pole position[11] with a lap time of 46.458 seconds and a speed of 193.723 mph (311.767 km/h).[12] After his qualifying run, Kyle Busch said, "I've not had many opportunities for me to win poles at restrictor-plate races, so I've got to thank the team, all the guys at Joe Gibbs Racing that did such a good job building a slick race car. It's a team effort coming to these places and having great race cars. I'm really excited to be starting up front, especially with my teammate Matt Kenseth on the front row with us."[11] He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kenseth.[12] Bowyer qualified third, Kahne took fourth, and Truex, Jr. started fifth.[12] Menard, Waltrip, Johnson, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and Biffle completed the first ten positions on the grid.[12]

Race

Kyle Busch started on pole, but Matt Kenseth led the first lap. Busch would then re-take the lead and lead the next 30 laps. The first caution waved on lap 24 when Paul Menard blew an engine. Jimmie Johnson took the lead on the restart at lap 32, as Busch started to drift back in the outside line. Johnson led until lap 70 when the caution came out as Joey Logano hit the wall in the middle of a round of green-flag pit stops. Johnson had not yet pitted and would have to restart 17th behind the cars that had already made pit stops, giving the lead to Denny Hamlin.

Nonetheless, Johnson would draft back up to the front and push Jamie McMurray past Hamlin to take the lead on lap 94. The third caution waved on lap 101 as Martin Truex, Jr. got sideways and collected Hamlin and Juan Pablo Montoya, also giving Busch some significant front damage. Truex would be the only one to retire following the crash. Johnson took the lead on the restart and held it all the way until the fourth caution waved on lap 126 for a crash involving David Stremme, Aric Almirola, Greg Biffle, and A. J. Allmendinger in the tri-oval. Both Stremme and Almirola would retire from the race. Following the lap 133 restart, Johnson held the lead and was joined at the front by teammate Kasey Kahne (who was subsequently passed by both Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart).

On lap 148, the fifth caution of the race came out for a large crash in the tri-oval. It started when Denny Hamlin lost control near the entrance of pit road and turned up the track. He went head on into the wall and was hit by A.J. Allmendinger and Dave Blaney, almost causing Hamlin to flip. Matt Kenseth, who swerved while trying to avoid Hamlin, cut down and collected Jeff Gordon and David Reutimann, totaling six cars in all. The red flag was displayed for nine minutes to allow for cleanup and the race restarted on lap 154, with Johnson and Kahne jumping ahead of Harvick and Stewart. As they began lap 156, Johnson moved up to block a fast-approaching Marcos Ambrose and nearly lost the lead. However, Johnson blocked Ambrose out of turn two, which caused Ambrose to swerve and knock Kahne into the inside wall, bringing out another caution. Ambrose would subsequently have to pit for repairs as Johnson held the lead.

The race restarted on lap 160 (going past the scheduled distance of 160 laps and eventually ending after 161 laps) for a green-white-checker attempt with Johnson and Stewart holding the lead over Harvick and Clint Bowyer. As the field worked through turn one, Carl Edwards was turned around by Scott Speed in turn one, collecting Marcos Ambrose, Bobby Labonte, Joe Nemechek, and Landon Cassill. No caution was thrown for this wreck, which happened behind the leaders, and the field continued racing. Approaching the tri-oval, as Johnson held off Stewart to win his fourth race of the season, Danica Patrick cut down the track and was turned by David Gilliland, collecting Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Casey Mears, Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Terry Labonte, and more. Harvick, Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip rounded out the top five.

Of note, by winning this race, Johnson became the first driver in 31 years (since Bobby Allison in 1982) to win the Daytona 500 and the Coke Zero 400 in the same year.[13]

Results

Qualifying

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota46.458193.723
2 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota46.560193.299
3 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota46.594193.158
4 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.595193.154
5 56Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota46.601193.129
6 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet46.614193.075
7 55Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota46.618193.058
8 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.630193.009
9 17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord46.636192.984
10 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord46.645192.947
11 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet46.649192.930
12 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord46.656192.901
13 14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet46.662192.876
14 42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet46.665192.864
15 2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord46.680192.802
16 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.681192.798
17 31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet46.699192.724
18 22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord46.701192.715
19 13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord46.701192.715
20 21Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord46.733192.583
21 39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet46.748192.522
22 78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet46.756192.489
23 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.766192.448
24 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota46.768192.439
25 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord46.827192.197
26 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet46.838192.152
27 1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet46.905191.877
28 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord46.935191.755
29 7Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet46.986191.546
30 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord47.045191.306
31 98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord47.171190.795
32 36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet47.186190.735
33 51A. J. AllmendingerPhoenix RacingChevrolet47.188190.726
34 47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota47.275190.375
35 30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota47.318190.202
36 95Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord47.405189.853
37 35Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord47.412189.825
38 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord47.419189.797
39 32Terry LabonteFAS Lane RacingFord47.460189.633
40 93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota47.620188.996
41 83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota47.687188.731
42 87Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota47.689188.723
43 33Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet47.840188.127
Source:[12]

Race results

Jimmie Johnson became the first driver to win both races at Daytona since 1982.
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points1
1 848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1619448
2 1314Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet161042
3 2629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet161041
4 315Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota161040
5 755Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota161039
6 2278Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet161038
7 271Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet1611038
8 1688Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet161036
9 1913Casey MearsGermain RacingFord161035
10 2139Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet161034
11 917Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord161033
12 118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1612933
13 3236J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet161232
14 1110Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet161030
15 2838David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord161130
16 1731Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet161129
17 1016Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord161027
18 4093Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota161127
19 3932Terry LabonteFAS Lane RacingFord161025
20 2021Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord16100[2]
21 152Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord161023
22 3834David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord161123
23 3447Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota161021
24 4333Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet16100[2]
25 3735Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord16110[2]
26 259Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord161018
27 4287Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota16100[2]
28 3695Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord161016
29 1299Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord161015
30 4183David ReutimannBK RacingToyota159014
31 297Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet157013
32 45Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet155012
33 220Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota154112
34 2324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet151010
35 3351A. J. AllmendingerPhoenix RacingChevrolet14909
36 2411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota149209
37 3530David StremmeSwan RacingToyota12707
38 3043Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord12706
39 1442Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet12605
40 1822Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord10504
41 556Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota9703
42 3198Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord3302
43 627Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2301
Source:
[14]
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 Inelligible for driver's championship points.

Standings after the race

References

  1. "2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  2. "Weather Information for the 2013 Coke Zero 400". The Old Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. "Daytona International Speedway Track Facts". Daytona International Speedway. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  4. "Tony Stewart wins Coke Zero 400". ESPN. July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
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  6. "Manufacturer's Championship Classification". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  7. "Coke Zero 400 Race Information". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  8. Associated Press (July 4, 2013). "NASCAR confiscates roof flaps from 31 teams". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  9. "Coke Zero 400 1st Practice Speeds". Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  10. "Coke Zero 400 Final Practice Speeds". Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  11. "Kyle Busch wins pole in Daytona". ESPN. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  12. "2013 Coke Zero 400 Qualifying Results". Motor Racing Network. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
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  14. http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2013/coke-zero-400-powered-by-cocacola.html
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