| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | April 21, 2013 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km) | ||
| Weather | Overcast with a temperature around 60 °F (16 °C); wind out of the S at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 119.546 mph (192.391 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 28.145 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 163 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
4.2/10 (6.495 million viewers) | ||
The 2013 STP 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on April 21, 2013, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5–mile (2.4 km) tri-oval, it was the eighth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his second win of the 2013 season and second straight at Kansas Speedway, while Kasey Kahne finished second. Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five
This was the third straight Sprint Cup race of 2013 where the winner won from the pole and led the most laps, following wins by Jimmie Johnson at Martinsville and Kyle Busch at Texas. This was the first such streak in over 28 years (the last time there were three straight races won from the pole was in 1985; with Bill Elliott at Michigan, Dale Earnhardt at Bristol, and Elliott at Darlington).
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ Brown, Brian (April 16, 2013). "The STP 500". Rotoworld.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.