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2013 Ford EcoBoost 300

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2013 Ford EcoBoost 300
Race details
Race 33 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date November 16, 2013
Official name 19th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300
Location Homestead, Florida, Homestead–Miami 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 109.025 miles per hour (175.459 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing
Time 32.561
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports
Laps 54
Winner
No. 48 Brad Keselowski Penske 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 Ford EcoBoost 300 was the 33rd and final stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 16, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would make a late-race charge on the restart with five to go to win his 27th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his seventh and final win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Larson of Turner Scott Motorsports and Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Meanwhile, Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon would win the championship in a tight battle with Penske Racing driver Sam Hornish Jr., finishing within six spots of Hornish Jr., with Dillon finishing 12th and Hornish Jr. finishing eighth, securing Dillon's first championship by three points.[2]

Background

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The layout of Homestead–Miami Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300 and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet Corporate Caterers
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shore Lodge
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet AdvoCare
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford World Financial Group, Cargill
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
9 Corey LaJoie Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Victory Junction
10 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota OneMain Financial
12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford Alliance Truck Parts
14 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty Ultimate with Arm & Hammer
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Cabela's African Adventures
19 Dakoda Armstrong (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota WinField United
20 Drew Herring Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dollar General
22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford Hertz
23 Timmy Hill (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Pocket Finder
24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota Frontline Wraps
30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Omnitracs
31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Target
33 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet WESCO International
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 Fresh from Florida
44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota Takagi Tankless Water Heaters
48 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Ford Discount Tire
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet All South Electric
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 Nitro Circus
70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach
74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Eneos
77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
79 Bryan Silas (R) (i) Go Green Racing Ford Tobacco Free Florida
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota Wood Pellet Grills
91 Michael McDowell (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford Maddie's Place Rocks
98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Carroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Heavy Equipment
99 Blake Koch RAB Racing Toyota Compassion International
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, November 16, at 10:00 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Kyle Larson of Turner Scott Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.970 and an average speed of 168.908 miles per hour (271.831 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 31.970 168.908
2 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.103 168.209
3 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 32.153 167.947
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 16, at 3:10 PM EST, and would last for an hour and 10 minutes.[3] Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.262 and an average speed of 167.380 miles per hour (269.372 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.262 167.380
2 44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota 32.313 167.115
3 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 32.324 167.059
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 16, at 1:05 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.[3]

Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 32.561 and an average speed of 165.843 miles per hour (266.898 km/h).[6]

Carl Long was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 32.561 165.843
2 99 Blake Koch RAB Racing Toyota 32.573 165.781
3 48 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Ford 32.578 165.756
4 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 32.605 165.619
5 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.727 165.001
6 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.742 164.926
7 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.746 164.906
8 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 32.884 164.214
9 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 32.902 164.124
10 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.959 163.840
11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.962 163.825
12 20 Drew Herring Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33.036 163.458
13 44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota 33.038 163.448
14 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 33.054 163.369
15 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 33.165 162.822
16 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 33.176 162.768
17 33 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33.235 162.479
18 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33.241 162.450
19 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33.248 162.416
20 9 Corey LaJoie Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 33.259 162.362
21 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.284 162.240
22 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33.370 161.822
23 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 33.383 161.759
24 98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 33.491 161.237
25 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.606 160.686
26 91 Michael McDowell (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 33.614 160.647
27 10 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 33.615 160.643
28 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.728 160.104
29 14 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 33.735 160.071
30 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 33.846 159.546
31 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 33.867 159.447
32 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 33.894 159.320
33 92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford 33.909 159.250
34 19 Dakoda Armstrong (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 33.934 159.132
35 23 Timmy Hill (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 33.956 159.029
36 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 34.018 158.739
37 40 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 34.313 157.375
38 24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota 34.329 157.301
Qualified by owner's points
39 79 Bryan Silas (R) (i) Go Green Racing Ford 35.424 152.439
Last car to qualify on time
40 42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 34.326 157.315
Failed to qualify
41 74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 34.904 154.710
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 3 48 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Ford 200 25 running 0 $83,475
2 8 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 54 running 38 $77,675
3 6 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 29 running 0 $49,175
4 5 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 9 running 0 $40,860
5 9 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 39 $40,380
6 4 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 200 37 running 0 $26,580
7 16 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 37 $28,980
8 1 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 200 37 running 37 $32,555
9 13 44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 35 $26,930
10 15 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 34 $27,080
11 2 99 Blake Koch RAB Racing Toyota 200 0 running 33 $25,880
12 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 32 $24,330
13 19 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 31 $23,930
14 17 33 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 9 running 0 $23,730
15 12 20 Drew Herring Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 29 $24,220
16 18 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 28 $24,415
17 23 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 27 $23,405
18 22 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 26 $23,590
19 14 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 25 $23,030
20 29 14 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 24 $23,595
21 31 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 23 $22,810
22 39 79 Bryan Silas (R) (i) Go Green Racing Ford 200 0 running 0 $22,700
23 35 23 Timmy Hill (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $22,565
24 34 19 Dakoda Armstrong (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 0 $22,450
25 36 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 19 $16,790
26 30 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 18 $22,185
27 33 92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford 194 0 running 17 $16,070
28 28 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 184 0 crash 16 $21,955
29 25 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 183 0 crash 15 $21,850
30 32 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 183 0 crash 14 $22,040
31 7 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 running 13 $21,930
32 10 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 173 0 running 12 $21,665
33 21 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 163 0 running 11 $21,460
34 20 9 Corey LaJoie Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 148 0 running 10 $15,395
35 24 98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 127 0 crash 9 $21,356
36 38 24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota 102 0 vibration 8 $20,150
37 27 10 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 49 0 electrical 7 $14,085
38 37 40 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 20 0 vibration 6 $19,994
39 40 42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 5 0 electrical 5 $13,735
40 26 91 Michael McDowell (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 5 0 overheating 0 $13,700
Failed to qualify
41 74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Service, NASCAR Wire (2013-11-16). "Keselowski wins race; Dillon claims championship". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  2. ^ Olson, Jeff. "Austin Dillon wins Nationwide title in celebrated No. 3". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Homestead-Miami Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hornish hits wall in opening practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  5. ^ "Dillon's car suffers minor damage in final practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  6. ^ Estrada, Chris (2013-11-16). "Hornish on pole for NNS at Homestead; Dillon starting 11th". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  7. ^ "2013 Ford EcoBoost 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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