Subway Fresh Fit 500 2013

The 2013 NASCAR season got off to a rousing start last weekend in the sport’s biggest race, but Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 may start cementing which top contenders are here to stay.

A mile-long tri-oval, Phoenix has emerged as one of the sport’s quintessential tracks. Once relegated to only one fall race, the feverish fanbase in Arizona pushed NASCAR to add a second spring race in 2005.

As a result, the Subway Fresh Fit 500 was created.

The race has moved around the grid a bit, with the first few races coming in April before settling in as the season’s second race.

Defending champion Denny Hamlin will undoubtedly look to repeat his triumph and will be starting from the seventh position on Sunday. He, along with the rest of the field, will be looking up at the ageless Mark Martin, who powered the No. 55 Toyota into the pole in qualifying.

With that in mind, here is everything you need to know about Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500.

1. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 138.074 mph

2. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 137.862 mph

3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 137.804 mph

4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 137.673 mph

5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 137.164 mph

6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 137.143 mph

7. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 137.075 mph

8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 136.924 mph

9. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 136.882 mph

10. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 136.861 mph

11. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 136.835 mph

12. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 136.731 mph

13. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 136.654 mph

14. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 136.602 mph

15. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 136.483 mph

16. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 136.364 mph

17. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 136.291 mph

18. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 136.266 mph

19. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 135.936 mph

20. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 135.89 mph

21. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 135.87 mph

22. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 135.44 mph

23. (51) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 135.44 mph

24. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 135.267 mph

25. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 135.247 mph

26. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 135.1 mph

27. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 135.064 mph

28. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 134.917 mph

29. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 134.821 mph

30. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 134.705 mph

31. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 134.695 mph

32. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 134.373 mph

33. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 134.343 mph

34. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 133.814 mph

35. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 133.774 mph

36. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 133.591 mph

37. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, Owner Points

38. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points

39. (44) Scott Riggs, Ford, Owner Points

40. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, Owner Points

41. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points

42. (32) Ken Schrader, Ford, Owner Points

43. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, Owner Points