Race Lineup
The official 2013 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Food City 500
Sunday, March 17th, 2013
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 92.206
- Cautions: 10 for 66 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: 2,354 (5.4 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 129.535 | 14.813 | 0.000 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 128.995 | 14.875 | 0.062 | Great Clips | Linda Hendrick | Kenny Francis |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 128.960 | 14.879 | 0.066 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 4 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 128.528 | 14.929 | 0.116 | RK Motors | Michael Waltrip Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 5 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 128.356 | 14.949 | 0.136 | Menards/Sylvania | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 128.288 | 14.957 | 0.144 | Cessna | Felix Sabates | Bono Manion |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 128.211 | 14.966 | 0.153 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 128.005 | 14.990 | 0.177 | Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Steve Addington |
| 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 127.946 | 14.997 | 0.184 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 127.877 | 15.005 | 0.192 | Shell Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 127.869 | 15.006 | 0.193 | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 12 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 127.852 | 15.008 | 0.195 | Home Depot Husky | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 127.835 | 15.010 | 0.197 | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 14 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 127.792 | 15.015 | 0.202 | A&W All American Food | Front Row Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 15 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 127.588 | 15.039 | 0.226 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 127.512 | 15.048 | 0.235 | Cheerios | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 17 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 127.470 | 15.053 | 0.240 | Target-Mountain Dew | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 127.453 | 15.055 | 0.242 | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 19 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 127.393 | 15.062 | 0.249 | Furniture Row | Barney Visser | Todd Berrier |
| 20 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 127.377 | 15.064 | 0.251 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 127.360 | 15.066 | 0.253 | Kelloggs/Frosted Flakes | Jack Roush | Jimmy Fennig |
| 22 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 127.360 | 15.066 | 0.253 | DeWalt | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 23 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 127.300 | 15.073 | 0.260 | NAPA Filters | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 127.258 | 15.078 | 0.265 | 3M | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 25 | 83 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 127.132 | 15.093 | 0.280 | Burger King/Dr.Pepper | Ron Devine | Pat Tryson |
| 26 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 126.595 | 15.157 | 0.344 | Swan Racing | Brandon Davis | Tony Eury Jr |
| 27 | 95 | Scott Speed | Ford | 126.578 | 15.159 | 0.346 | Leavine Family Racing | Bob Leavine | Wally Rogers |
| 28 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 126.528 | 15.165 | 0.352 | Best Buy | John Henry | Scott Graves |
| 29 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 126.420 | 15.178 | 0.365 | Phoenix Construction | Phoenix Racing | Nick Harrison |
| 30 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 126.403 | 15.180 | 0.367 | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 31 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 126.237 | 15.200 | 0.387 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Matt Borland |
| 32 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 125.947 | 15.235 | 0.422 | National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports | Steve Letarte |
| 33 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 125.848 | 15.247 | 0.434 | Sany | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 34 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 125.740 | 15.260 | 0.447 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 35 | 36 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 125.732 | 15.261 | 0.448 | United Mining Equipment | Allan Heinke | Joe Lax |
| 36 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 125.708 | 15.264 | 0.451 | Plinker Tactical | Randy Humphrey | Peter Sospenzo |
| 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 125.142 | 15.333 | 0.520 | Burger King/Dr.Pepper | Ron Devine | Todd Anderson |
| 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 124.897 | 15.363 | 0.550 | Maddies Place Rocks | Andrea Nemechek | Scott Eggleston |
| 39 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 124.743 | 15.382 | 0.569 | Bush's Beans | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 40 | 35 | Josh Wise | Ford | 124.711 | 15.386 | 0.573 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Steve Lane |
| 41 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 124.638 | 15.395 | 0.582 | GoDaddy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 42 | 44 | Scott Riggs | Ford | 124.452 | 15.418 | 0.605 | No Label Watches | John Cohen | Tony Furr |
| 43 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 124.379 | 15.427 | 0.614 | Little Joe's Autos | Joe Falk | Scott Naset |
| *44 | Ken Schrader | 123.316 | 15.560 | 0.747 |
* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.