2013 Subway Firecracker 250
Race details | |||
---|---|---|---|
Race 16 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series | |||
Date | July 5, 2013 | ||
Official name | 12th Annual Subway Firecracker 250 | ||
Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 101 laps, 252.5 mi (406.359 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
Average speed | 145.767 miles per hour (234.589 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Richard Childress Racing | |
Time | 50.298 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | |
Laps | 61 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 18 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 2013 Subway Firecracker 250 was the 16th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 5, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from its scheduled 100 laps to 101 due to a green–white–checker finish. At race's end, Matt Kenseth, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would pull away on the final restart to win his 27th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, James Buescher of Turner Scott Motorsports and Elliott Sadler of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Daytona_International_Speedway.png/220px-Daytona_International_Speedway.png)
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[3]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Thursday, July 4, at 2:30 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 20 minutes.[4] Brad Sweet of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.259 and an average speed of 172.750 miles per hour (278.014 km/h).[5]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.688 | 192.769 |
2 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.689 | 192.765 |
3 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 47.117 | 191.014 |
Full first practice results |
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, July 4, at 5:30 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[4] Parker Kligerman of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.913 and an average speed of 184.000 miles per hour (296.119 km/h).[5]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 48.913 | 184.000 |
2 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 48.914 | 183.996 |
3 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.349 | 178.752 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, July 5, at 2:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[4]
Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 50.298 and an average speed of 178.934 miles per hour (287.966 km/h).[6]
Blake Koch was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin.[7] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 101 | 16 | running | 0 | $83,290 |
2 | 17 | 34 | James Buescher (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | running | 0 | $58,475 |
3 | 9 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 101 | 2 | running | 42 | $46,600 |
4 | 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch (i) | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 2 | running | 0 | $33,075 |
5 | 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 5 | running | 40 | $38,800 |
6 | 13 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 2 | running | 39 | $30,850 |
7 | 5 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 101 | 61 | running | 39 | $28,710 |
8 | 11 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | running | 37 | $27,670 |
9 | 14 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 101 | 3 | running | 0 | $20,550 |
10 | 8 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 101 | 1 | running | 35 | $27,100 |
11 | 15 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 101 | 0 | running | 0 | $19,325 |
12 | 6 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | running | 33 | $24,775 |
13 | 18 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 101 | 4 | running | 32 | $24,250 |
14 | 21 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 0 | running | 30 | $23,725 |
15 | 16 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 101 | 0 | running | 29 | $24,075 |
16 | 23 | 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 0 | running | 28 | $23,650 |
17 | 4 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | running | 28 | $23,325 |
18 | 27 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 0 | running | 26 | $23,000 |
19 | 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 0 | running | 25 | $22,875 |
20 | 12 | 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 101 | 0 | running | 24 | $23,250 |
21 | 20 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | running | 23 | $22,775 |
22 | 36 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | running | 22 | $22,475 |
23 | 39 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | running | 21 | $22,325 |
24 | 24 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 0 | running | 20 | $22,200 |
25 | 25 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | running | 19 | $16,550 |
26 | 26 | 98 | Kevin Swindell (R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 101 | 0 | running | 18 | $15,950 |
27 | 3 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | running | 0 | $21,800 |
28 | 10 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | running | 16 | $21,625 |
29 | 22 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | running | 15 | $15,500 |
30 | 38 | 70 | Jeff Green | ML Motorsports | Toyota | 99 | 0 | running | 14 | $21,675 |
31 | 29 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 99 | 0 | running | 13 | $21,250 |
32 | 28 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | crash | 12 | $21,130 |
33 | 34 | 79 | Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) | Go Green Racing | Ford | 96 | 0 | crash | 11 | $21,010 |
34 | 2 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 95 | 1 | crash | 11 | $21,390 |
35 | 32 | 24 | Jason White | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 95 | 0 | crash | 9 | $20,764 |
36 | 33 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 8 | $13,700 |
37 | 35 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | engine | 7 | $19,665 |
38 | 40 | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | 76 | 0 | axle | 6 | $19,611 |
39 | 37 | 40 | Reed Sorenson | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | engine | 5 | $19,495 |
40 | 31 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Dodge | 21 | 0 | rear gear | 4 | $13,430 |
Failed to qualify or withdrew | ||||||||||
41 | 00 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | ||||||
WD | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | ||||||
WD | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | ||||||
Official race results |
References
- ^ "Kenseth gets Daytona N'wide win after red flag". ESPN.com. 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Daytona 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ a b Staff Report (2013-07-04). "Kligerman, Sweet take Nationwide practices". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Austin Dillon starts from the pole for Friday's Nationwide Series race at Daytona". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "2013 Subway Firecracker 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
Previous race: 2013 Feed the Children 300 | NASCAR Nationwide Series 2013 season | Next race: 2013 CNBC Prime's "The Profit" 200 |
- v
- t
- e
- ESPN (1981–2002, 2007–14)
- ABC (1961–92, 1994–2000, 2007–14)
- ESPN2 (1994–2002, 2007–14)
- ESPN Classic (2007–10)
- ESPNews (2011–14)
- Nicole Briscoe
- Rusty Wallace
- Brad Daugherty
- Ray Evernham
- Tim Brewer
- Allen Bestwick Play-by-Play
- Dale Jarrett Color Commentary
- Andy Petree Color Commentary
- Dave Burns Nationwide Series Fill-in Play-by-Play
- Ricky Craven Fill-in Color Commentary
- Donnie Allison
- Jack Arute
- Dick Berggren
- Ray Dunlap
- Amy East
- Chris Economaki
- Bill Flemming
- Dan Gurney
- Keith Jackson
- Ned Jarrett
- Bob Jenkins
- Jim Lampley
- Fred Lorenzen
- John Kernan
- Jim McKay
- Al Michaels
- Stirling Moss
- Larry Nuber
- Paul Page
- Benny Parsons
- Sam Posey
- Marty Reid
- Johnny Rutherford
- Jackie Stewart
- Al Trautwig
- Bobby Unser
- Rodger Ward
- Bill Weber
Daytona 500 | |
---|---|
Brickyard 400 | |
All-Star Race |
- ESPN SpeedWorld
- NASCAR Now
- NASCAR Countdown
- RPM 2Night
- Wide World of Sports
- List of events