2013 Cup Series Results

Complete race results with winners, margins, and laps led — 36 races. Data current through the 2025 season; 2026 results added as races complete.

NASCAR Cup Series results from 1949 through 2026 — 78 seasons of racing history, plus 44 seasons of O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results and 31 seasons of Craftsman Truck Series results. Every race on this page includes finishing order, stage points, laps led, and margin of victory.

Cup history splits into distinct eras: the strictly-stock and Grand National era (1949-1971) raced on dirt bullrings and new paved superspeedways with schedules as dense as 62 events; the Winston Cup modern era (1972-2003) standardized the schedule at 28-36 races per season; the Chase era (2004-2013) introduced a 10-race points-reset postseason; the elimination playoffs era (2014-2025) used four rounds of cuts to crown a Homestead-Phoenix winner-take-all champion; and the 2026+ Chase format brings back a cumulative-points Chase decided at Homestead-Miami. Modern races (2017+) have full stage breakdowns; historic races carry finishing order and laps led, since stages were not introduced until 2017.

Need the season opener? The Daytona 500 kicks off every modern Cup schedule. For postseason context, see The Chase.

# Date Race Winner
1 Feb 24 Daytona 500 Jimmie Johnson
2 Mar 3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix Carl Edwards
3 Mar 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas Matt Kenseth
4 Mar 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Kasey Kahne
5 Mar 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at California Kyle Busch
6 Apr 7 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Jimmie Johnson
7 Apr 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Kyle Busch
8 Apr 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Matt Kenseth
9 Apr 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Richmond Kevin Harvick
10 May 5 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega David Ragan
11 May 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Darlington Matt Kenseth
12 May 26 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Charlotte Kevin Harvick
13 Jun 2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover Tony Stewart
14 Jun 9 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Jimmie Johnson
15 Jun 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan Greg Biffle
16 Jun 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Sonoma Martin Truex, Jr.
17 Jun 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kentucky Matt Kenseth
18 Jul 6 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona Jimmie Johnson
19 Jul 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire Brian Vickers
20 Jul 28 Brickyard 400 Ryan Newman
21 Aug 4 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Kasey Kahne
22 Aug 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Watkins Glen Kyle Busch
23 Aug 18 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan Joey Logano
24 Aug 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Matt Kenseth
25 Sep 1 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Kyle Busch
26 Sep 7 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Richmond Carl Edwards
27 Sep 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Chicago Matt Kenseth
28 Sep 22 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire Matt Kenseth
29 Sep 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover Jimmie Johnson
30 Oct 6 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Kevin Harvick
31 Oct 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Charlotte Brad Keselowski
32 Oct 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega Jamie McMurray
33 Oct 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Jeff Gordon
34 Nov 3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Jimmie Johnson
35 Nov 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix Kevin Harvick
36 Nov 17 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Denny Hamlin

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the first NASCAR Cup Series race?
The first NASCAR Cup Series race — then called the Strictly Stock Division — was held on June 19, 1949 at the three-quarter mile Charlotte Speedway dirt oval in North Carolina. Jim Roper was declared the winner after Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified for illegal rear springs, making it the first of 200 sanctioned points races in Cup history's inaugural season of eight events.
How many NASCAR Cup races are there per season?
The modern NASCAR Cup Series runs 36 points-paying races per year plus 2 non-championship exhibition events (the Cook Out Clash and the All-Star Race). The regular season covers 26 races, followed by a 10-race Chase in 2026. Historic Cup schedules varied wildly — 1964 had 62 races, while 1949 had just 8.
What is a NASCAR stage?
Stages were introduced in 2017 to split each Cup race into three scoring segments. Drivers earn stage points (10 down to 1 for the top 10 at each stage break) plus a playoff point for winning a stage. Stage breaks also create competition cautions that reset strategy. Races before 2017 have no stage data — only finishing order, laps led, and margin of victory are available.
Who has the most NASCAR Cup Series wins?
Richard Petty holds the all-time Cup Series wins record with 200 victories across a career from 1958 to 1992. David Pearson is second with 105, followed by Jeff Gordon (93), Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84 each), and Cale Yarborough (83). No active driver has crossed 100 wins.
What was the first NASCAR race at Daytona?
The inaugural Daytona 500 was held on February 22, 1959 at the brand-new 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Lee Petty was declared the winner three days after the race in a photo-finish review over Johnny Beauchamp. The race has opened every Cup Series season since and is the most prestigious event on the schedule.
Where can I find historical NASCAR race results?
NASCAR Reference has complete race results from 1949 to 2026 for the Cup Series, 1982-2026 for the O'Reilly (Xfinity) Series, and 1995-2026 for the Craftsman Truck Series. Each result includes finishing order, laps led, margins of victory, and driver stats.

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