2013 Food City 250
23rd race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Motor car race
The 2013 Food City 250 was the 23rd stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 32nd iteration of the event . The race was held on Friday, August 23, 2013, in Bristol, Tennessee , at Bristol Motor Speedway , a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would dominate the race to win his 60th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his ninth win of the season.[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
The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway , the venue where the race was held.
The Bristol Motor Speedway , formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway , is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee . Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads , and stadium -like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
*Withdrew prior to the event.[2]
Practice
The only two-hour and 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, August 23, at 9:00 AM EST .[2] Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.541 and an average speed of 123.467 miles per hour (198.701 km/h).[3]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, August 23, at 3:40 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 15.354 and an average speed of 124.971 miles per hour (201.121 km/h).[4]
Eight drivers would fail to qualify: Joey Gase , Kevin Lepage , David Starr , Carl Long , Michael McDowell , Mike Harmon , Martin Roy , and Morgan Shepherd .
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin[5]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
1
54
Kyle Busch (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
250
228
running
0
$53,315
2
15
22
Brad Keselowski (i)
Penske Racing
Ford
250
0
running
0
$37,650
3
6
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
running
41
$36,975
4
4
31
Justin Allgaier
Turner Scott Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
0
running
40
$34,225
5
5
32
Kyle Larson (R)
Turner Scott Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
22
running
40
$29,650
6
8
6
Trevor Bayne
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
250
0
running
38
$26,800
7
3
33
Ty Dillon (i)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
running
0
$26,035
8
16
5
Kasey Kahne (i)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
0
running
0
$19,895
9
2
2
Brian Scott
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
running
35
$25,650
10
25
11
Elliott Sadler
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
249
0
running
34
$27,400
11
21
43
Michael Annett
Richard Petty Motorsports
Ford
248
0
running
33
$25,375
12
13
12
Sam Hornish Jr.
Penske Racing
Ford
248
0
running
32
$25,075
13
11
60
Travis Pastrana
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
248
0
running
31
$24,975
14
17
10
Cole Whitt
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota
248
0
running
30
$18,910
15
20
21
Brendan Gaughan (i)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
248
0
running
0
$20,040
16
29
14
Jeff Green
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota
248
0
running
28
$24,830
17
18
19
Mike Bliss
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota
247
0
running
27
$24,785
18
24
87
Joe Nemechek
NEMCO Motorsports
Toyota
246
0
running
26
$24,740
19
19
29
Kenny Wallace
RAB Racing
Toyota
246
0
running
25
$18,705
20
26
44
Chad Hackenbracht (i)
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota
246
0
running
0
$25,340
21
7
7
Regan Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
246
0
running
23
$24,600
22
30
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
246
0
running
22
$24,555
23
36
4
Landon Cassill
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
246
0
running
21
$24,495
24
22
30
Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)
Turner Scott Motorsports
Chevrolet
246
0
running
20
$24,460
25
23
98
Kevin Swindell (R)
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford
246
0
running
19
$24,875
26
27
16
Ryan Reed
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
245
0
running
18
$24,335
27
35
01
Mike Wallace
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
245
0
running
17
$24,275
28
31
40
Reed Sorenson
The Motorsports Group
Chevrolet
245
0
running
16
$24,185
29
28
79
Kyle Fowler
Go Green Racing
Ford
244
0
running
15
$24,145
30
38
23
Robert Richardson Jr.
R3 Motorsports
Chevrolet
242
0
running
14
$24,400
31
37
24
Blake Koch
SR² Motorsports
Toyota
241
0
running
13
$24,065
32
39
70
Brad Teague
ML Motorsports
Toyota
241
0
running
12
$24,010
33
14
99
Alex Bowman (R)
RAB Racing
Toyota
234
0
running
11
$23,980
34
9
20
Brian Vickers
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
194
0
running
10
$23,950
35
10
77
Parker Kligerman
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
165
0
crash
9
$23,919
36
12
18
Drew Herring
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
151
0
crash
8
$22,615
37
33
37
Matt DiBenedetto
Vision Racing
Dodge
67
0
brakes
7
$16,595
38
40
46
J. J. Yeley (i)
The Motorsports Group
Chevrolet
7
0
handling
0
$16,556
39
34
91
Chase Miller
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota
5
0
vibration
5
$16,455
40
32
42
Josh Wise
The Motorsports Group
Chevrolet
4
0
vibration
4
$16,430
Failed to qualify or withdrew
41
52
Joey Gase
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
42
86
Kevin Lepage
Deware Racing Group
Chevrolet
43
17
David Starr (i)
Vision Racing
Toyota
44
15
Carl Long
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
45
00
Michael McDowell (i)
SR² Motorsports
Toyota
46
74
Mike Harmon
Mike Harmon Racing
Dodge
47
90
Martin Roy
King Autosport
Chevrolet
48
89
Morgan Shepherd
Shepherd Racing Ventures
Chevrolet
WD
47
T. J. Bell
The Motorsports Group
Chevrolet
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
References