2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500
Race details
Race 33 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway
A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway
Date October 27, 2013 (2013-10-27)
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
.526 mi (.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching an average of 66.9 °F (19.4 °C); wind speeds reaching an average of 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 19.013 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 202
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on October 27, 2013, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526-mile (0.847 km) oval, it was the thirty-third race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the seventh race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his first and only win of the season, breaking a 33-race winless streak, while Matt Kenseth finished second and Clint Bowyer finished third.[2]

Report

Background

Coming into the race, Jimmie Johnson was the chosen by the pundits to be the favorite along with Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne and Matt Kenseth. Ten drivers were depicted as the underdogs for this race including Danica Patrick, Juan Pablo Montoya, Marcos Ambrose and Paul Menard.[3]

Johnson had the advantage in the Sprint Cup Series championship points while Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon were within easy striking distance of taking the championship lead away from him.[3]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.013
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.061
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.061
4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.092
5 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19.096
6 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 19.111
7 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.126
8 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.163
9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.168
10 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.171
11 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 19.176
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.183
13 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.185
14 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.194
15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19.214
16 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19.214
17 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.219
18 41 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19.242
19 78 Kurt Busch Team Penske Ford 19.244
20 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.245
21 14 Mark Martin Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.248
22 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.258
23 27 Paul Menard Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.297
24 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 19.312
25 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.313
26 51 Kyle Larson HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 19.328
27 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.351
28 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 19.356
29 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 19.366
30 30 Cole Whitt Swan Racing Company Toyota 19.366
31 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.387
32 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 19.398
33 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.408
34 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 19.422
35 55 Elliott Sadler Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19.427
36 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 19.432
37 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 19.446
38 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 19.501
39 33 Tony Raines Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 19.504
40 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 19.511
41 10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.571
42 95 Reed Sorenson Leavine Family Racing Ford 19.757
43 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 19.976

Race

David Ragan blew his engine on lap 109, with Kyle Larson having a similar incident on lap 160. Tony Raines developed problems with his brakes on lap 220 while Dave Blaney was involved in a terminal crash on lap 357. The final DNF of the race came from David Reutimann, who had troubles with his rear gear on lap 451 and had to leave the race prematurely.[4]

Approximately 22% of the race was held under a caution flag while the average green flag run was nearly 22 laps. Most of the yellow flags in this race were caused by accidents, debris and cars spinning dangerously out of control.[4]

Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson had the fastest pit crews in the race, with the average time on pit road being 41 seconds.[4]

There were seven total penalties during the course of the race. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was penalized twice for too many men over the wall. Ken Schrader, and Kasey Kahne were also penalized for too many men over the wall. Ryan Newman was penalized for Lug nut(s) not installed, and Ken Schrader and David Reutimann were both penalized for too fast entering pits.[4]

Results

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50047
2420Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50044
3515Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota50042
4112Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord50040
5248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50050
61029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50038
7111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50038
81288Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50036
93316Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord50035
1071Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet50034
112231Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50034
121499Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord50032
131342Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet50031
14622Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord50030
15318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50030
161556Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota50028
174110Danica PatrickStewart Haas RacingChevrolet49927
181978Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet49926
19169Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord49925
201841Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord49924
212813Casey MearsGermain RacingFord49923
222327Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49922
232738David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord49921
243293Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota49920
253555Elliott SadlerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota4990
263698Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord49818
27255Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49717
283832Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord49616
292440Landon CassillCircle Sport RacingChevrolet4950
303736J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet49514
312017Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord49513
323447Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota49412
334087Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota4930
343135Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord4900
353030Cole WhittSwan Racing CompanyToyota4590
362114Mark MartinStewart Haas RacingChevrolet4558
374383David ReutimannBK RacingToyota4517
381739Ryan NewmanStewart Haas RacingChevrolet4326
39297Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet3575
404295Reed SorensonLeavine Family RacingFord2750
413933Tony RainesCircle Sport RacingChevrolet2200
422651Kyle LarsonHScott MotorsportsChevrolet1600
43834David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1091
Official race results [5]

Standings after the race

References

  1. "2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  2. Owens, Jeff (October 27, 2013). "Jeff Gordon wins at Martinsville; Matt Kenseth finishes second for tie atop Chase standings". Sporting News. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  3. 1 2 "2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 pundit information". The Spread. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 racing results". Racing References. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  5. "Race Results".


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