2013_Bank_of_America_500
2013 Bank of America 500
Motor car race
The 2013 Bank of America 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 12, 2013, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the thirty-first race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the fifth race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Brad Keselowski won the race, his first of the season, while Kasey Kahne finished second and Matt Kenseth finished third. This was the first time since October 2011 that a Chase race was "spoiled" by a non-Chase driver.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 31 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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The 2013 Bank of America 500 program cover, featuring all 13 Chase drivers. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. "Road Trip!" | |||
| Date | October 12, 2013 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching a high around 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds approaching a maximum of 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 27.791 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
This race also marked the first Cup Series start for 2021 champion Kyle Larson.
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(R) - Denotes rookie driver.
(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. helped to enhance fuel injection research for NASCAR as he was leading lap 34 out of 334. His contribution to the fledgling technology came in the form of driving the one-millionth mile with an electronic fuel injection system.[2]
- "2013 Bank of America 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- "Electronic fuel injection hits milestone in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series". Auto Week. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- "2013 Bank of America 500 - The Third Turn". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- "2013 Bank of America 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
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