2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Race details | |||
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Race 6 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series | |||
Date | April 12, 2013 | ||
Official name | 17th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 | ||
Location | Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Average speed | 123.853 miles per hour (199.322 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| RAB Racing | |
Time | 29.441 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 91 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Carl Edwards, Andy Petree | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his 55th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win, his fourth of the season, and his third consecutive win.[1] To fill out the podium, Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing and Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Entry list
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Thursday, April 11, at 5:30 PM CST, and would last for an hour and 20 minutes.[2] Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.825 and an average speed of 181.056 miles per hour (291.381 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.825 | 181.056 |
2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.838 | 180.977 |
3 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.887 | 180.681 |
Full first practice results |
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, April 12, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for an hour and 20 minutes.[2] Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.122 and an average speed of 185.427 miles per hour (298.416 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.122 | 185.427 |
2 | 99 | Alex Bowman | RAB Racing | Toyota | 29.188 | 185.008 |
3 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.355 | 183.955 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 12, at 4:05 PM CST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[2]
Alex Bowman of RAB Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.441 and an average speed of 183.418 miles per hour (295.183 km/h).[4]
Five drivers would fail to qualify: Scott Riggs, Joey Gase, Chase Miller, Jason White, and Michael McDowell.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin[5] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 91 | running | 0 | $70,225 |
2 | 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 33 | running | 0 | $53,225 |
3 | 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 41 | $51,325 |
4 | 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $35,125 |
5 | 7 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $29,225 |
6 | 9 | 18 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 12 | running | 0 | $25,300 |
7 | 6 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 37 | $29,250 |
8 | 16 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 26 | running | 0 | $21,875 |
9 | 13 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 35 | $27,585 |
10 | 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 34 | $28,200 |
11 | 20 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 33 | $26,725 |
12 | 8 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 32 | $26,475 |
13 | 10 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 31 | $27,225 |
14 | 1 | 99 | Alex Bowman | RAB Racing | Toyota | 200 | 4 | running | 31 | $30,265 |
15 | 25 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 29 | $26,130 |
16 | 17 | 98 | Kevin Swindell | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 28 | $25,745 |
17 | 23 | 16 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 27 | $25,235 |
18 | 19 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 26 | $24,650 |
19 | 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 25 | $24,515 |
20 | 18 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 24 | $25,080 |
21 | 28 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 1 | running | 24 | $24,295 |
22 | 36 | 79 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Go Green Racing | Ford | 199 | 1 | running | 23 | $24,185 |
23 | 30 | 92 | Dexter Stacey | KH Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 21 | $24,000 |
24 | 35 | 24 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 1 | running | 21 | $23,890 |
25 | 31 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 19 | $24,230 |
26 | 15 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 18 | $23,645 |
27 | 24 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 17 | $23,535 |
28 | 34 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 16 | $23,415 |
29 | 39 | 15 | Juan Carlos Blum | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 15 | $23,240 |
30 | 37 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 194 | 0 | running | 14 | $23,430 |
31 | 38 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 13 | $23,000 |
32 | 12 | 32 | Kyle Larson | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 12 | $22,890 |
33 | 21 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 186 | 0 | running | 11 | $22,775 |
34 | 4 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 159 | 29 | running | 11 | $22,664 |
35 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 1 | crash | 10 | $22,547 |
36 | 26 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 1 | engine | 0 | $21,195 |
37 | 33 | 40 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | electrical | 7 | $15,075 |
38 | 32 | 44 | Hal Martin | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 53 | 0 | transmission | 6 | $15,040 |
39 | 40 | 42 | J. J. Yeley | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | electrical | 0 | $14,790 |
40 | 29 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 3 | 0 | vibration | 4 | $14,755 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
41 | 47 | Scott Riggs | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | ||||||
42 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
43 | 46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | ||||||
44 | 27 | Jason White | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | ||||||
45 | 00 | Michael McDowell | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | ||||||
Official race results |
References
- ^ "Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race at Texas for 6th time". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Texas 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ a b "Regan Smith soars in final Nationwide practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Bowman wins Nationwide pole at Texas". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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