2013 Aaron's 499

2013 Aaron's 499
Race details[1][2]
Race 10 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway
Date May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05)
Location Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 192 laps, 510.72 mi (821.92 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Weather Variable clouds/scattered showers and thunderstorms with 60 °F (16 °C); wind out of the NNW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h).
Average speed 148.729 mph (239.356 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Fenway Racing
Time 47.958 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 142
Winner
No. 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Nielsen Ratings 4.6/10
7.3 (45 million viewers)

The 2013 Aaron's 499 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on May 5, 2013, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, United States. Contested over 192 laps on the 2.66–mile (4.28 km) tri-oval, it was the tenth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. David Ragan of Front Row Motorsports won the race, his second career Sprint Cup win. Teammate David Gilliland finished second, while Carl Edwards, Michael Waltrip, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the Top 5.

The race weekend was marred by rain, with qualifying being rained out. During the race, the event was stopped for three hours due to the weather at the track. Edwards, Johnson and Matt Kenseth battled for the win, but on the green–white–checker finish, Ragan and Gilliland claimed the lead during the final lap.

  1. ^ "2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Brown, Brian (May 1, 2013). "The Aaron's 499". Rotoworld.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.