| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
_-_Speedway.svg) Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway | |||
| Date | March 24, 2013 | ||
| Location | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California, United States | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.7 km) | ||
| Weather | Clear with a temperature around 73 °F (23 °C); wind out of the SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 135.351 mph (217.826 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 38.410 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 125 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
4.7/10 (8.002 million viewers) | ||
The 2013 Auto Club 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 24, 2013, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, United States. Contested over 200 laps on the 2-mile (3.2 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the fifth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his first of the season, and the first Sprint Cup win at Auto Club for Joe Gibbs, completing a weekend sweep, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second. Joey Logano, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five.
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ Brown, Brian (March 20, 2013). "Auto Club 400". Rotoworld.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.