| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | March 17, 2013 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||
| Weather | Rain with a temperature around 66 °F (19 °C); wind out of the SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 92.206 mph (148.391 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 14.813 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 117 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
4.6/11 (7.519 million viewers) | ||
The 2013 Food City 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 17, 2013, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 mile (0.858 km) concrete oval, it was the fourth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, while Kyle Busch finished second. Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ Brown, Brian (March 13, 2013). "The Food City 500". Rotoworld.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
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