2013 Firestone 550

United States 2013 Firestone 550
Race details
8th round of the 2013 IndyCar Series season
DateJune 8, 2013
Official nameFirestone 550
LocationTexas Motor Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance228 laps
342 mi / 550 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 90 °F (32 °C); wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)[1]
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time0:47.7960
Fastest lap
DriverTony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology)
Time24.2769 (on lap 51 of 228)
Podium
FirstHélio Castroneves (Team Penske)
SecondRyan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)
ThirdTony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology)

The 2013 Firestone 550 was twenty-third running of the Firestone 550 and the eighth round of the 2013 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 8. The race was contested over 228 laps at the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and was televised by ABC in the United States.

  1. ^ "Weather information for the 2013 Firestone 550". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.