TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP Oct 20,2013) — Jamie McMurray won at Talladega Superspeedway in a nearly clean race until rookie Austin Dillon lost control on the final lap Sunday, allowing the winner to coast across the line under caution.
McMurray won for the first time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series since 2010, not even having to worry about an expected charge from Dale Earnhardt Jr. after Dillon spun coming out of the second turn. The only other driver collected in the crash was Casey Mears, who slammed into Dillon’s car and sent it flying into the air before it came back down upright.
A race known for massive crashes was essentially trouble free. There was a minor wreck early on when Marcos Ambrose got loose in front of the main grandstand and took out Juan Pablo Montoya, and 103 consecutive laps under green until the yellow and checkered flag waved together at the end.
Earnhardt settled for second, followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Paul Menard and Kyle Busch.
Unofficial Results:
Rank Name Pts/Bonus
1 Jamie McMurray (1) 47/4
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) 43/1
3 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17) 42/1
4 Paul Menard (27) 40/0
5 Kyle Busch (18) 40/1
6 David Ragan (34) 39/1
7 David Gilliland (38) 37/0
8 Martin Truex Jr. (56) 36/0
9 Ryan Newman (39) 35/0
10 Clint Bowyer (15) 35/1
11 16 Greg Biffle Ford 6 188 5 -1 Running 34 1
12 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 33 188 0 -1 Running 32 0
13 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 11 188 47 1 Running 33 2 View Race
14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 19 188 3 -1 Running 31 1
15 98 Michael McDowell Ford 36 188 0 1 Running 29 0
16 22 Joey Logano Ford 18 188 7 -1 Running 29 1
17 99 Carl Edwards Ford 5 188 1 0 Running 28 1
18 78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 30 188 3 -2 Running 27 1
19 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 38 188 0 0 Running 25 0
20 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 12 188 32 -1 Running 25 1 View Race
21 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 2 188 4 0 Running 24 1
22 43 Aric Almirola Ford 1 188 8 0 Running 23 1 View Race
23 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 26 188 0 0 Running 0 0 View Race
24 51 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 35 188 0 3 Running 0 0 View Race
25 7 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 39 188 1 0 Running 20 1
26 14 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 16 187 0 0 Accident 0 0 View Race
27 13 Casey Mears Ford 10 187 1 0 Accident 18 1 View Race
28 36 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 37 187 0 1 Running 16 0
29 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 13 187 0 -1 Running 15 0
30 35 Josh Wise Ford 14 187 0 0 Running 0 0
31 30 Cole Whitt Toyota 31 187 0 -1 Running 0 0
32 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 22 187 0 0 Running 12 0
33 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 23 187 0 0 Running 11 0
34 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 29 187 2 0 Running 11 1
35 32 Terry Labonte Ford 40 187 1 0 Running 10 1
36 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 28 186 1 0 Running 9 1
37 33 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 43 183 0 0 Running 0 0
38 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 15 142 0 0 Engine 6 0
39 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 3 134 0 -2 Running 5 0 View Race
40 83 David Reutimann Toyota 25 119 0 0 Engine 4 0
41 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 32 78 0 -1 Accident 3 0 View Race
42 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 42 60 0 -1 Engine 0 0
43 40 Tony Raines Chevrolet 41 2 0 0 Engine 0 0
Standings:
1 Hendrick MotorsportsJimmie Johnson 48 2254 Leader 32 5 13 20 1 1
2 Joe Gibbs RacingMatt Kenseth 20 2250 -4 32 7 9 17 3 -1
3 Joe Gibbs RacingKyle Busch 18 2228 -26 32 4 16 20 4 2
4 Richard Childress RacingKevin Harvick 29 2228 -26 32 3 8 17 2 -1
5 Hendrick MotorsportsJeff Gordon 24 2220 -34 32 0 7 16 5 -1
6 Hendrick MotorsportsDale Earnhardt Jr 88 2202 -52 32 0 7 18 3 3
7 Roush Fenway RacingGreg Biffle 16 2201 -53 32 1 4 12 0 -1
8 Michael Waltrip RacingClint Bowyer 15 2197 -57 32 0 8 16 2 0
9 Furniture Row RacingKurt Busch 78 2193 -61 32 0 10 15 2 -2
10 Roush Fenway RacingCarl Edwards 99 2186 -68 32 2 9 16 1 0
11 Stewart-Haas RacingRyan Newman 39 2182 -72 32 1 6 16 5 1
12 Penske RacingJoey Logano 22 2179 -75 32 1 10 16 3 -1
13 Hendrick MotorsportsKasey Kahne 5 2153 -101 32 2 9 12 3 0
