2013 Austin 400

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Race details
Round 5 of 14 in the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship on the Circuit of the Americas at Austin, Texas, United States.
Date	18-19 May 2013
Location	Austin, Texas, United States
Course	Circuit of the Americas 3.7 km
Distance	108 (4 x 27) laps, 400 km
Weather	Fine
Pole
Driver	R13: Fabian Coulthard R14: Jamie Whincup R15: Jamie Whincup R16: Jamie Whincup		Brad Jones Racing Triple Eight Race Engineering Triple Eight Race Engineering Triple Eight Race Engineering
Time	R13: 1:32.5934 R14: 1:32.0311 R15: 1:32.1034 R16: 1:31.9948
Race 1
First	Jamie Whincup	44:20.8482	Triple Eight Race Engineering
Second	Craig Lowndes	44:21.7512	Triple Eight Race Engineering
Third	Fabian Coulthard	44:29.4762	Brad Jones Racing
Race 2
First	Jamie Whincup	43:16.6491	Triple Eight Race Engineering
Second	Craig Lowndes	43:17.7472	Triple Eight Race Engineering
Third	Fabian Coulthard	43:27.3415	Brad Jones Racing
Race 3
First	Fabian Coulthard	45:24.8159	Brad Jones Racing
Second	Craig Lowndes	45:25.7561	Triple Eight Race Engineering
Third	Jamie Whincup	45:27.3633	Triple Eight Race Engineering
Race 4
First	Jamie Whincup	47:20.7325	Triple Eight Race Engineering
Second	Fabian Coulthard	47:23.4986	Brad Jones Racing
Third	Shane Van Gisbergen	47:29.0933	Tekno Autosports
Final standings
First	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	289 pts
Second	Fabian Coulthard	Brad Jones Racing	272 pts
Third	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	262 pts

The 2013 Austin 400 was a motor race meeting for the Australasian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the fifth event of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship. Four races were held during the race meeting. It was the first V8 Supercar event to be held in North America.

Jamie Whincup, driving for Triple Eight Race Engineering, dominated the event, continuing his strong form from the previous round at Barbagallo Raceway. Whincup won three of the four races and scored three pole positions. Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard was the only driver to beat Whincup, taking one pole position and one race win.

Championship standings after the race

After 16 of 36 races.

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Jamie Whincup	1217
1	2	Craig Lowndes	1075
1	3	Will Davison	1004
2	4	Fabian Coulthard	954
1	5	Jason Bright	945

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos.	Constructor	Points
	1	Triple Eight Race Engineering	2292
1	2	Brad Jones Racing	1944
1	3	Ford Performance Racing	1890
	4	Holden Racing Team	1728
	5	Tekno Autosports	1690

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

V8 Supercar
Previous race: 2013 Chill Perth 360	2013 V8 Supercar Championship Series	Next race: 2013 Skycity Triple Crown
Previous year: inaugural	Austin 400	Next year: 2014 Austin 400

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