2013 Sylvania 300

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2013 Sylvania 300
Race details
Race 28 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2013 Sylvania 300 program cover.jpeg
The 2013 Sylvania 300 program cover, featuring Denny Hamlin. "Calling His Shot"
Date September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
Location New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 75.9 °F (24.4 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 27.904 second
Most laps led
Driver Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 106
Winner
No. 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2013 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 22, 2013, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 300 laps, it was the twenty-eighth in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the second race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his seventh of the season. Kyle Busch finished second. Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five.

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The race logo for the 2013 Sylvania 300. Sylvania 300.jpg
The race logo for the 2013 Sylvania 300.

This race marks the final start for Scott Riggs.

Background

Entry list

(R) - Denotes rookie driver.

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

No.DriverTeamManufacturerSponsor
1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Linksys
2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford Miller Lite
5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips
7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing
9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford DeWalt / Stanley Tools
10 Danica Patrick (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet GoDaddy.com
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Ground
13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford GEICO
14 Mark Martin Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops
15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 5-hour Energy
16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3M
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Zest
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota M&M's Peanut Butter
20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota The Home Depot / Husky Tools
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 Kevin Swindell (i) Swan Racing Toyota Genny Light
31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cheerios
32 Timmy Hill (R) FAS Lane Racing Ford U.S. Chrome
33 Tony Raines (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 ThePeteStore.com
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
40 Landon Cassill (i) Circle Sport Chevrolet Moonshine Attitude Attire
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Target / Gillette
43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Smithfield
47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota Bush's Beans
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
51 Michael McDowell HScott Motorsports Chevrolet SEM Products
55 Brian Vickers (i) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine
56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row / Denver Mattress
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 Time Warner Cable
93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper
95 Scott Riggs Leavine Family Racing Ford Leavine Family Racing
98 Johnny Sauter (i) Phil Parsons Racing Ford Phil Parsons Racing
99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Aflac
Official entry list

Results

Qualifying

GridNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
139 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.904136.497
25 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.989136.082
324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.995136.053
478 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.033135.868
556 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.081135.636
622 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 28.104135.525
727 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.117135.463
829 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.128135.410
920 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.136135.371
1016 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.170135.208
1148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.187135.126
1218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.193135.097
1343 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.198135.073
1411 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.209135.021
1542 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.216134.987
1615 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.236134.892
1788 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.323134.477
1814 Mark Martin Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.335134.420
1934 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.362134.292
202 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 28.378134.217
2110 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.383134.193
229 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.396134.132
231 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.428133.981
2438 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.468133.792
2531 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.473133.769
2699 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.501133.637
2751 Michael McDowell Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 28.520133.548
2847 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 28.526133.520
2955 Kenny Wallace Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.550133.408
3093 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 28.573133.301
3117 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.577133.282
3240 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 28.601133.170
3330 Kevin Swindell Swan Racing Toyota 28.775132.365
3413 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 28.804132.232
3583 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 28.811132.200
3687 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 28.819132.163
3736 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.835132.089
387 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.844132.048
3933 Tony Raines Circle Sport Chevrolet 28.965131.497
4095 Scott Riggs Leavine Family Racing Ford 29.067131.035
4198 Johnny Sauter Phil Parsons Racing Ford 29.161130.613
4232 Timmy Hill FAS Lane Racing Ford 29.573128.767
4335 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford
Source: [2]
1. ^ Josh Wise lost a shock absorber coming to the green flag and failed to complete a qualifying lap.

Race results

PosGridCarDriverTeamManufacturerLapsLedPoints 1
1920 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30010648
21218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300042
31016 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 300041
41148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300141
5231 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 300039
61788 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3001739
72955 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30000
82531 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300036
92699 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 300035
10556 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 3009835
11202 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 300234
121411 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300032
13478 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 300031
14622 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 300131
15324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3003630
16139 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 300229
171615 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 300128
18229 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 300026
191542 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 300025
20829 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300024
211343 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 300023
22727 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300022
231814 Mark Martin Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 300021
243117 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 300020
253413 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 300019
263583 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 300018
272110 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 300017
283093 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 300016
291934 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 299015
302751 Michael McDowell Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 297014
31387 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 297013
324335 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 29700
333736 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 296112
343240 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 29600
353687 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 29600
364232 Timmy Hill FAS Lane Racing Ford 29308
3725 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 278318
383330 Kevin Swindell Swan Racing Toyota 24400
392438 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 23905
402847 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 16104
413933 Tony Raines Circle Sport Chevrolet 12800
424198 Johnny Sauter Phil Parsons Racing Ford 10300
434095 Scott Riggs Leavine Family Racing Ford 9201
Source: [3]
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.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1rightarrow blue.svg 1 Matt Kenseth 2111
1rightarrow blue.svg 2 Kyle Busch 2097 (-14)
1rightarrow blue.svg 3 Jimmie Johnson 2093 (-18)
1uparrow green.svg 14 Carl Edwards 2075 (-36)
1uparrow green.svg 65 Greg Biffle 2073 (-38)
1downarrow red.svg 26 Kevin Harvick 2072 (-39)
1downarrow red.svg 17 Kurt Busch 2071 (-40)
1downarrow red.svg 18 Jeff Gordon 2069 (-42)
1downarrow red.svg 19 Ryan Newman 2064 (-47)
1downarrow red.svg 110 Clint Bowyer 2063 (-48)
1uparrow green.svg 211 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2049 (-62)
1rightarrow blue.svg 12 Joey Logano 2042 (-69)
1downarrow red.svg 313 Kasey Kahne 2040 (-71)
Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1uparrow green.svg 11 Toyota 188
1downarrow red.svg 12 Chevrolet 188 (-0)
1rightarrow blue.svg 3 Ford 149 (-39)

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References

  1. Weather information for the 2013 Sylvania 300 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. "New Hampshire Qualifying and Starting Lineup". Jayski. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
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