Race details[1] | |||
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Race 27 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Chicagoland Speedway track layout | |||
Date | September 15, 2013 | ||
Location |
Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois, United States | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures up to 70.5 °F (21.4 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Penske Racing | ||
Time | 28.509 seconds | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 89 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Andy Petree and Dale Jarrett |
The 2013 GEICO 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 15, 2013, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.500-mile (2.414 km) tri-oval, it was the twenty-seventh in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the first race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season.
Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his career best sixth of the season, teammate Kyle Busch finished second, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top five.