The 2013 Camping World RV Sales 500 was a

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race held on October 20, 2013, at

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in Talladega,

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. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile superspeedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship, and the sixth race in the

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won the race, breaking a 108 race winless streak, while

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974) is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and broadcaster. A third-generation driver, he is the son of the late 7-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt and relative ...

finished second. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,

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, and

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rounded out the top five. The race had two caution flags, 20 leaders, and 52 lead changes, both of them season highs. This was the second straight Chase race to be won by a non-Chaser.

Report

Background

is a four turn

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track that is long. The track's turns are banked at 33 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 18 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only two degrees. The racetrack has a seating capacity for 109,000 spectators.

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was the defending race winner after winning the event during the 2012 race.

Entry list

(R) - Denotes rookie driver. (i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice and qualifying

Rain cancelled qualifying and

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was awarded the pole based on his practice speed.

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did not qualify due to lack of attempts.

Race summary

Jamie McMurray passed

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with 15 laps to go. For the final 15 laps McMurray stumped runner-up

holding Earnhardt off for the rest of the race.

Austin Dillon Austin Reed Dillon (born April 27, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet ZL1 and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet ...

spent most of the final 50 laps in third place. On the final lap Dillon got tapped from behind by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dillon cart-wheeled over

Casey Mears Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978) is an American professional off-road racing, off-road and stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang, Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66. He ...

. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a pass on

, but McMurray took the win as Earnhardt had completed his pass after the caution came out. Officials confirmed 30 minutes after the race was over that McMurray was leader at the moment of caution.

Results

Qualifying

* Qualifying was canceled because of rain showers, prompting the grid to be set by first practice lap times.

Race results

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings

References

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