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.
The event took place on a short version of the Circuit of the Americas, 2.3 mi (3.7 km) longCircuit of The Americas and V8 Supercars release race format for inaugural ‘Austin 400’ May 17-19 - COTA, March 20, 2013. instead of 3.426 mi (5.513 km).
Championship standings after the race After 16 of 36 races.
Drivers' Championship standings 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 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.
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