Race Lineup
The official 2013 Bojangles Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Darlington Raceway.
Bojangles Southern 500
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 141.383
- Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
- Lead Changes: 9
- Green Flag Passes: 2,370 (6.9 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 181.918 | 27.032 | 0.603 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser | Todd Berrier |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 180.974 | 27.173 | 0.469 | Lowes | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 180.920 | 27.181 | 0.637 | Doublemint | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 180.741 | 27.208 | 0.599 | Time Warner Cable | Linda Hendrick | Kenny Francis |
| 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 180.284 | 27.277 | 0.704 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 180.158 | 27.296 | 0.362 | Sports Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 7 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 180.112 | 27.303 | 0.743 | Home Depot Husky | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 180.105 | 27.304 | 0.468 | Cromax Pro | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 180.000 | 27.320 | 0.369 | Meguiars | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 179.770 | 27.355 | 0.601 | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 11 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 179.684 | 27.368 | 0.440 | Unsponsored | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 179.632 | 27.376 | 0.598 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 13 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 179.599 | 27.381 | 0.264 | RK Motors | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 179.514 | 27.394 | 0.929 | Zest | John Henry | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 179.468 | 27.401 | 0.852 | Menards/Pittsburgh Paints | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 179.409 | 27.410 | 0.271 | National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports | Steve Letarte |
| 17 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 179.004 | 27.472 | 0.176 | Geek Squad | Jack Roush | Jimmy Fennig |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 178.822 | 27.500 | 0.000 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 19 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 178.815 | 27.501 | 0.245 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 178.750 | 27.511 | 1.051 | Bass Pro Shops | Stewart-haas Racing | Steve Addington |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 178.497 | 27.550 | 0.949 | Quicken Loans | Stewart-haas Racing | Matt Borland |
| 22 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 178.316 | 27.578 | 0.650 | Aarons Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 178.219 | 27.593 | 0.141 | Kingsford Charcoal | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 177.980 | 27.630 | 0.649 | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 177.974 | 27.631 | 0.378 | McDonalds | Felix Sabates | Bono Manion |
| 26 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 177.961 | 27.633 | 0.149 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 27 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 177.948 | 27.635 | 0.922 | Phoenix Construction | Phoenix Racing | Nick Harrison |
| 28 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 177.730 | 27.669 | 1.283 | Unsponsored | Ron Devine | Todd Anderson |
| 29 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 177.685 | 27.676 | 0.323 | Long John Silvers | Front Row Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 30 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 177.653 | 27.681 | 0.546 | Shell Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 31 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 177.646 | 27.682 | 0.336 | Peanut Patch Peanuts | Front Row Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 32 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 177.300 | 27.736 | 0.644 | Little Joe's Autos | Joe Falk | Scott Naset |
| 33 | 83 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 177.051 | 27.775 | 0.344 | Unsponsored | Ron Devine | Pat Tryson |
| 34 | 35 | Josh Wise | Ford | 176.670 | 27.835 | 0.561 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Steve Lane |
| 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 176.657 | 27.837 | 0.803 | Curb Records | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 85 | Scott Speed | Ford | 176.359 | 27.884 | 0.982 | Unsponsored | Bob Leavine | Wally Rogers |
| 37 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 175.918 | 27.954 | 0.288 | Sany | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 38 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 175.874 | 27.961 | 0.805 | Plinker Tactical | Randy Humphrey | Peter Sospenzo |
| 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 175.748 | 27.981 | 0.349 | Swan Energy | Brandon Davis | Tony Eury Jr |
| 40 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 175.541 | 28.014 | 0.272 | GoDaddy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 41 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 175.128 | 28.080 | 1.048 | OXY Water | Frank Stoddard, Sr. | Frankie Stoddard |
| 42 | 36 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 175.109 | 28.083 | 0.479 | Unsponsored | Allan Heinke | Joe Lax |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 173.675 | 28.315 | 0.518 | Royal Teak Collection | Andrea Nemechek | Scott Eggleston |