2013 Kobalt Tools 400

The 2013 Kobalt Tools 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 10, 2013, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the third race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his first of the season. Kasey Kahne finished second while Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five.

2013 Kobalt Tools 400
Race details[1]
Race 3 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[2]
Average speed 146.287 mph (235.426 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Penske Racing
Time 2012 Owner's Points
Most laps led
Driver Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 114
Winner
No. 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds
Nielsen Ratings 4.4/10[3]

The win was Kenseth's first win driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also became the third driver to win a Sprint Cup race on his birthday.

Report

Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held

Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a four-turn, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) D-shaped oval track that has sanctioned NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events since 1996.[4] After being reconfigured in 2007, the track has a 20° banking in each of the turns, while the rounded front stretch and the back straightaway has a 9° banking.[4] The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 2,275 feet (693 m) long, 703 feet (214 m) longer than the back straightaway.[4] Las Vegas Motor Speedway also has a grandstand seating capacity of 138,000 people.[4] The defending winner of the 267 lap, 400.5 mile (644.5 km) race was Tony Stewart, who won the race in 2012.[5]

Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 90 points, while Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Brad Keselowski stood in second and third with 82 points each. Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer followed in fourth and fifth with 72 points each, and was six ahead of Greg Biffle in sixth. Mark Martin with 65 was five points ahead of Jeff Gordon, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and Aric Almirola, as Carl Edwards with 59 points was seven ahead of Marcos Ambrose.[6] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet and Ford were leading with fourteen points, four points ahead of their rival Toyota.

Practice and qualifying

As a result of Friday afternoon rain, qualifying was canceled for the first time in track history. With the field being set by the previous year's points standings, Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole position. Mike Bliss was the only driver not to qualify.[7]

Race

The Race was held on March 10, 2013.

Results

Qualifying
Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford N/A
2 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7 17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. # Roush Fenway Racing Ford
8 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11 56 Martin Truex, Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
12 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
14 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
15 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
16 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford
17 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
18 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
20 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
21 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford
22 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
23 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
24 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
26 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota
27 51 Austin Dillon Phoenix Racing Chevrolet
28 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota
29 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
30 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford
31 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
32 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota
33 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
34 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford
35 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
36 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford
37 10 Danica Patrick # Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
38 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Company Toyota
39 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford
40 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford
41 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet
42 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota
43 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford
Failed to Qualify
44 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota N/A
# – Rookie of the Year candidate
Source:[8]

Race results
Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 1820Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26747
2 45Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26743
3 12Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord26742
4 1318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26741
5 1699Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord26739
6 348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26739
7 1288Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26737
8 1156Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota26736
9 829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26735
10 1727Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26734
11 914Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26733
12 2122Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord26732
13 231Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26732
14 1555Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26730
15 611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26730
16 2243Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26728
17 516Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord26727
18 717Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord26727
19 2542Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26725
20 2478Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet26624
21 2751Austin DillonPhoenix RacingChevrolet266–
22 199Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26622
23 3621Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord266–
24 337Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26620
25 1024Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26619
26 2031Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26618
27 215Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26517
28 3138David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord26516
29 3013Casey MearsGermain RacingFord26515
30 2647Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota26314
31 2934David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord26313
32 3830David StremmeSwan RacingToyota26112
33 3710Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26111
34 3283David ReutimannBK RacingToyota26110
35 4335Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord260–
36 3536J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet2598
37 3432Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord2587
38 1439Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet2346
39 2893Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota2175
40 4287Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota216–
41 4095Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord1433
42 4133Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet662
43 3998Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord211
Source:[9]

Standings after the race

References
  1. "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  2. "2013 Las Vegas weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  3. "2013 NASCAR Television Ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  4. "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". CBS Sports. CBS Broadcasting Inc. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  5. "2012 Kobalt Tools 400". Racing-reference.info. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. "Pre-race Drivers' Championship Standings". SPEED. Fox Sports. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  7. "Las Vegas qualifying rained out, Keselowski on pole". The Miami Herald. Miami, FL. March 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  8. "Starting Line Up by Row – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – 16th Annual Kobalt Tools 400" (PDF). NASCAR via Jayski.com. ESPN. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  9. "2013 Kobalt Tools 400 – Results". USA Today. March 10, 2013. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
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