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2013 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte)

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2013 Dollar General 300
Race details
Race 30 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date October 11, 2013
Official name 32nd Annual Dollar General 300
Location Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte 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 133.449 miles per hour (214.765 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.446
Most laps led
Driver Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing
Laps 76
Winner
No. 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN2
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2013 Dollar General 300 was the 30th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, October 11, 2013, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would complete a late-race pass on eventual third-place driver, Penske Racing's Sam Hornish Jr., to win his 62nd career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his 11th win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would finish third.

Background

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The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota SupportMilitary.org, Heroes Behind the Camo
01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet Bojangles
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Charter
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet AdvoCare
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Dale's Pale Ale
5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford Cargill "Our Certified Ground Beef"
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Goody's Headache Relief Shot
10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota OneMain Financial
12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford Detroit Genuine Parts
14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty Ultimate with Arm & Hammer
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
17 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Dodge National Cash Lenders, Bear With Me
18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Call of Duty: Ghosts
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dollar General
22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford Discount Tire
23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet North Texas Pipe
24 Ken Butler III SR² Motorsports Toyota SupportMilitary.org, Heroes Behind the Camo
30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Worx Yard Tools
31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Target
33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Fast Fixin'
34 James Buescher (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
40 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Pilot Travel Centers
44 Chad Hackenbracht (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota Ingersoll Rand
46 J. J. Yeley (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
50 Danny Efland MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Defiant Whiskey
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Flex Seal
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota LifeShare, Donate Life
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet Viva Motorsports
60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford Roush Fenway Racing
70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach
73 Derrike Cope Creation-Cope Racing Chevrolet Frontline Wraps
74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
79 Jeffrey Earnhardt R) Go Green Racing Ford Uponor
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota Wood Pellet Grills
92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford Maddie's Place Rocks
95 Reed Sorenson Leavine Family Racing Ford WRL General Contractors, Jetset Getset
98 Kevin Swindell R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Carroll Shelby Engine Company, Morgan Frazier "Hey Bully"
99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Finishline Collision Repair
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Thursday, October 10, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for an hour and 20 minutes. Alex Bowman of RAB Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.594 and an average speed of 182.469 miles per hour (293.655 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 29.594 182.469
2 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.623 182.291
3 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.634 182.223
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, October 10, at 6:10 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.606 and an average speed of 182.395 miles per hour (293.536 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.606 182.395
2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 29.617 182.328
3 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.676 181.965
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, October 11, at 4:05 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.[2]

Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.446 and an average speed of 183.387 miles per hour (295.133 km/h).[3]

Six drivers would fail to qualify: Josh Wise, Joey Gase, J. J. Yeley, Dexter Stacey, Danny Efland, and Derrike Cope.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.446 183.387
2 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 29.450 183.362
3 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 29.517 182.945
4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.556 182.704
5 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.637 182.205
6 99 Alex Bowman R) RAB Racing Toyota 29.724 181.671
7 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.789 181.275
8 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.823 181.068
9 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.844 180.941
10 33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.851 180.898
11 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.867 180.802
12 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.966 180.204
13 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.097 179.420
14 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.131 179.217
15 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.203 178.790
16 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.220 178.690
17 98 Kevin Swindell R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 30.314 178.136
18 17 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Dodge 30.372 177.795
19 44 Chad Hackenbracht (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.390 177.690
20 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.391 177.684
21 95 Reed Sorenson Leavine Family Racing Ford 30.392 177.678
22 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.397 177.649
23 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.403 177.614
24 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.413 177.556
25 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.415 177.544
26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.419 177.521
27 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 30.421 177.509
28 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.430 177.456
29 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 30.509 176.997
30 34 James Buescher (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.537 176.835
31 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.571 176.638
32 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 30.580 176.586
33 00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 30.713 175.821
34 79 Jeffrey Earnhardt R) Go Green Racing Ford 30.783 175.421
35 40 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31.119 173.527
Qualified by owner's points
36 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 31.248 172.811
37 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
38 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet
39 24 Ken Butler III SR² Motorsports Toyota
Last car to qualify on time
40 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 30.756 175.575
Failed to qualify
41 42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 30.814 175.245
42 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 30.987 174.267
43 46 J. J. Yeley (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31.027 174.042
44 92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford 31.200 173.077
45 50 Danny Efland MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 31.613 170.816
46 73 Derrike Cope Creation-Cope Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 36 running 0 $73,940
2 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 3 running 43 $57,100
3 3 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 200 76 running 43 $42,500
4 10 33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 8 running 0 $28,675
5 15 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 14 running 0 $23,650
6 12 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 38 $25,275
7 2 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 200 16 running 0 $18,310
8 7 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 1 running 37 $22,970
9 13 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 35 $21,800
10 14 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 34 $22,000
11 30 34 James Buescher (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $14,050
12 11 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 32 $19,450
13 8 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 17 running 32 $19,950
14 16 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 30 $18,525
15 24 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 29 $19,250
16 17 98 Kevin Swindell R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 200 1 running 29 $20,075
17 27 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 27 $18,075
18 6 99 Alex Bowman R) RAB Racing Toyota 200 0 running 26 $17,725
19 5 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 28 running 26 $17,575
20 26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 24 $18,025
21 19 44 Chad Hackenbracht (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 199 0 running 0 $17,200
22 25 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 22 $17,100
23 29 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 199 0 running 21 $17,000
24 31 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 199 0 running 20 $16,900
25 28 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 19 $17,275
26 38 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 18 $16,725
27 36 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 17 $16,600
28 35 40 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 197 0 running 16 $16,500
29 18 17 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Dodge 195 0 running 15 $10,425
30 34 79 Jeffrey Earnhardt R) Go Green Racing Ford 154 0 engine 14 $16,675
31 9 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 127 0 crash 13 $16,350
32 20 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 125 0 transmission 12 $16,255
33 23 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 110 0 crash 11 $16,185
34 40 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 103 0 rear gear 10 $16,140
35 32 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 86 0 crash 9 $10,088
36 37 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 64 0 crash 8 $16,450
37 21 95 Reed Sorenson Leavine Family Racing Ford 50 0 crash 7 $9,415
38 33 00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 4 0 electrical 6 $9,336
39 39 24 Ken Butler III SR² Motorsports Toyota 4 0 handling 5 $15,220
40 22 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 2 0 vibration 4 $9,190
Failed to qualify
41 42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet
42 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota
43 46 J. J. Yeley (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet
44 92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford
45 50 Danny Efland MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
46 73 Derrike Cope Creation-Cope Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race at Charlotte". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Charlotte 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Fan4Racing (2013-10-12). "Kyle Busch Wins Nationwide Dollar General 300 from the Pole". Fan4Racing Blog and Radio. Retrieved 2022-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "2013 Dollar General 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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