The race was the sixteenth of the 2013 IndyCar Series season, and was the final running of the Grand Prix of Baltimore.

[2] Scott Dixon started on the pole position, while Simon Pagenaud of Sam Schmidt Motorsports won the race.

The previous race in the season, the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, was won by Will Power.

[14] Meanwhile, Simon Pagenaud was able to take the lead and hold off Josef Newgarden to win with a four-second advantage, his second victory of the year.

Wilson (393), Dario Franchitti (388), Hinchcliffe (376), Will Power (371), and Kimball (363) finished the top ten in points.