Race Lineup
The official 2013 STP Gas Booster 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
STP Gas Booster 500
Sunday, April 7th, 2013
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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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: 72.066
- Cautions: 12 for 85 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: 1,889 (4.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 98.400 | 19.244 | 0.000 | Lowes | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 98.364 | 19.251 | 0.007 | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 3 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 98.287 | 19.266 | 0.022 | Jet Edge | Michael Waltrip Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 98.272 | 19.269 | 0.025 | Shell Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 98.185 | 19.286 | 0.042 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick | Kenny Francis |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 98.185 | 19.286 | 0.042 | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 98.078 | 19.307 | 0.063 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 98.017 | 19.319 | 0.075 | Husky | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 97.962 | 19.330 | 0.086 | Fastenal | Jack Roush | Jimmy Fennig |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 97.962 | 19.330 | 0.086 | Quicken Loans | Stewart-haas Racing | Matt Borland |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 97.947 | 19.333 | 0.089 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 12 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 97.941 | 19.334 | 0.090 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 97.850 | 19.352 | 0.108 | Novo Nordisk | Felix Sabates | Bono Manion |
| 14 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 97.780 | 19.366 | 0.122 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 15 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 97.719 | 19.378 | 0.134 | RK Motors | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 97.643 | 19.393 | 0.149 | Menards/Pittsburgh Paints | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 97.613 | 19.399 | 0.155 | Diet Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports | Steve Letarte |
| 18 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 97.513 | 19.419 | 0.175 | Guy Roofing | Phoenix Racing | Nick Harrison |
| 19 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 97.458 | 19.430 | 0.186 | Serta | Barney Visser | Todd Berrier |
| 20 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 97.442 | 19.433 | 0.189 | Fifth Third Bank | John Henry | Scott Graves |
| 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 97.432 | 19.435 | 0.191 | Busweiser | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 97.417 | 19.438 | 0.194 | 3M | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 23 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 97.382 | 19.445 | 0.201 | Unsponsored | Front Row Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 24 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 97.297 | 19.462 | 0.218 | Swan Racing | Brandon Davis | Tony Eury Jr |
| 25 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 97.247 | 19.472 | 0.228 | Burger King/Dr.Pepper | Ron Devine | Todd Anderson |
| 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 97.217 | 19.478 | 0.234 | Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Steve Addington |
| 27 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 97.177 | 19.486 | 0.242 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 28 | 95 | Scott Speed | Ford | 97.048 | 19.512 | 0.268 | Surrender The Sponsor | Bob Leavine | Wally Rogers |
| 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 96.993 | 19.523 | 0.279 | Unsponsored | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 96.949 | 19.532 | 0.288 | Long John Silvers | Front Row Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 96.904 | 19.541 | 0.297 | Bush's Beans | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 96.899 | 19.542 | 0.298 | GoDaddy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 33 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 96.879 | 19.546 | 0.302 | Little Joe's Autos | Joe Falk | Scott Naset |
| 34 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 96.830 | 19.556 | 0.312 | Jani-King/STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 35 | 11 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 96.755 | 19.571 | 0.327 | FedEx Freight | Michael Waltrip Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 36 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 96.676 | 19.587 | 0.343 | Federated Auto Parts | Frank Stoddard, Sr. | Frankie Stoddard |
| 37 | 36 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 96.657 | 19.591 | 0.347 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Allan Heinke | Joe Lax |
| 38 | 44 | Scott Riggs | Ford | 96.597 | 19.603 | 0.359 | Unsponsored | John Cohen | Tony Furr |
| 39 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 96.489 | 19.625 | 0.381 | Sany | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 40 | 83 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 96.474 | 19.628 | 0.384 | Burger King/Dr.Pepper | Ron Devine | Pat Tryson |
| 41 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 96.406 | 19.642 | 0.398 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 42 | 35 | Josh Wise | Ford | 96.259 | 19.672 | 0.428 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Steve Lane |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 95.521 | 19.824 | 0.580 | Maddies Place Rocks | Andrea Nemechek | Scott Eggleston |