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2013 NextEra Energy Resources 250

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2013 NextEra Energy Resources 250
Race details[1]
Map of Speedway
Map of Speedway
Date February 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)
Official name 2013 NextEra Energy Resources 250
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Tri-oval
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Weather Clear
Average speed 141.598 mph (227.880 km/h)
Pole position
Driver NTS Motorsports
Time 50.797
Most laps led
Driver Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing
Laps 56
Winner
No. 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing
Television in the United States
Network Speed
Announcers Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip

The 2013 NextEra Energy Resources 250 was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 22, 2013. The race the 14th iteration of the event and the first race of the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Rookie Brennan Newberry won the pole while Ty Dillon led the most laps. But it was Johnny Sauter who would take home the win, his first at Daytona.[2]

Background

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Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races for ARCA, AMA Superbike, IMSA, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.500 mi (4.023 km) high-speed tri-oval, a 3.560 mi (5.729 km) sports car course, a 2.950 mi (4.748 km) motorcycle course, and a 1,320 ft (402.3 m) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (72.8 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (11.7 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054.[3] Dale Earnhardt is Daytona International Speedway's all-time winningest driver, with a total of 34 career victories (12- Daytona 500 Qualifying Races) (7- NASCAR Xfinity Series Races) (6- Busch Clash Races) (6- IROC Races) (2- Pepsi 400 July Races) (1- The 1998 Daytona 500).

Entry List

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points
# Driver Team Make
1 Dusty Davis Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Jeb Burton (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Tim George Jr. Wauters Motorsports Ford
6 Justin Lofton Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet
07 Chris Cockrum SS-Green Light Racing Toyota
7 John Wes Townley Red Horse Racing Toyota
8 Max Gresham Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet
9 Ron Hornaday Jr. NTS Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
13 Todd Bodine ThorSport Racing Toyota
14 Brennan Newberry (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota
18 Joey Coulter Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
19 Ross Chastain Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
27 Jeff Agnew Hillman Racing Chevrolet
29 Ryan Blaney (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
30 Ryan Truex Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet
31 James Buescher Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet
32 Miguel Paludo Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet
33 John King Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
50 Rick Crawford MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
54 Bubba Wallace (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
60 Dakoda Armstrong Turn One Racing Chevrolet
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
63 Scott Stenzel MB Motorsports Ford
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Ram
77 Germán Quiroga (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota
81 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Toyota
82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford
84 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota
92 Scott Riggs RBR Enterprises Chevrolet
93 Jason White (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet
98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota
99 Bryan Silas T3R2 Racing Ford
Official Entry list

Qualifying

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Rookie Brennan Newberry won the pole for the race with a time of 50.797 and a speed of 177.176 mph.[4]

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 14 Brennan Newberry (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 50.797 177.176
2 6 Justin Lofton Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet 50.915 176.765
3 31 James Buescher Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 50.919 176.751
4 9 Ron Hornaday NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 50.930 176.713
5 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.952 176.637
6 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 50.997 176.481
7 4 Jeb Burton (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 50.999 176.474
8 32 Miguel Paludo Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 51.151 175.950
9 30 Ryan Truex Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 51.196 175.795
10 18 Joey Coulter Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 51.205 175.764
11 29 Ryan Blaney (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 51.210 175.747
12 8 Max Gresham Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet 51.214 175.733
13 60 Dakoda Armstrong Turn One Racing Chevrolet 51.227 175.689
14 54 Bubba Wallace (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 51.292 175.466
15 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.293 175.463
16 19 Ross Chastain Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 51.406 175.077
17 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 51.548 174.595
18 92 Scott Riggs RBR Enterprises Chevrolet 51.571 174.517
19 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Ram 51.573 174.510
20 77 Germán Quiroga (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 51.621 174.348
21 33 John King Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet 51.624 174.338
22 84 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 51.639 174.287
23 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 51.668 174.189
24 5 Tim George Jr. Wauters Motorsports Ford 51.724 174.000
25 98 Johnny Sauter** ThorSport Racing Toyota 51.793 173.769
26 13 Todd Bodine* ThorSport Racing Toyota 51.802 173.738
27 99 Bryan Silas T3R2 Racing Ford 51.872 173.504
28 7 John Wes Townley Red Horse Racing Toyota 51.915 173.360
29 93 Jason White (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 52.178 172.486
30 27 Jeff Agnew Hillman Racing Chevrolet 52.234 172.302
31 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 52.374 171.841
32 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 52.464 171.546
33 07 Chris Cockrum* SS-Green Light Racing Toyota 52.629 171.008
34 81 David Starr* ** SS-Green Light Racing Toyota 52.935 170.020
35 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb* Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 53.539 168.102
36 1 Dusty Davis Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 52.237 172.292
Failed to Qualify, withdrew, or driver changes
37 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 52.267 172.193
38 50 Rick Crawford MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 52.587 171.145
39 63 Scott Stenzel MB Motorsports Ford 53.195 169.189
Official Starting grid

* – Made the field via owners points

** – Johnny Sauter and David Starr had to start at the rear of the field. Both had adjustments outside impound.

Race

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Outside pole sitter Justin Lofton took the lead from pole sitter Brennan Newberry and Lofton led the first lap of the race. On lap 7, Ty Dillon took the lead with a push from James Buescher. On lap 18, Buescher attempted to take the lead from Dillon and led that lap but couldn't get in front of Dillon. The first caution flew on lap 26 for debris. Ty Dillon won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart on lap 30. On lap 54, the big one would occur in turn 3 bringing out the second caution of the race. It started when Brendan Gaughan tried to go through the middle of Germán Quiroga and Brennan Newberry but ended up making contact with the two and Quiroga, Gaughan, and Newberry went into the outside wall in turn 3 triggering the crash. The wreck collected 15 trucks. The wreck collected Chris Cockrum, Jeb Burton, Tim George Jr., Max Gresham, Brennan Newberry, Jeff Agnew, Ryan Truex, John King, Norm Benning, Dakoda Armstrong, Brendan Gaughan, Germán Quiroga, Chris Fontaine, Jason White, and Bryan Silas.

Final laps

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Ty Dillon won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart with 40 laps to go. On the restart, Johnny Sauter took the lead from Dillon. With 39 to go, Dillon took the lead back from Sauter. With 38 to go, the third caution flew when Jason White crashed in turn 4. Todd Bodine was the new leader and Bodine led the field to the restart with 33 laps to go. With 32 to go, Kyle Busch took the lead but Bodine immeadietly took it back with 31 to go. With 27 to go, Kyle Busch took the lead after Bodine almost wrecked in the tri-oval. With 23 to go, the 4th caution flew when Jennifer Jo Cobb's engine blew. The race would restart with 19 laps to go. With 16 to go, Johnny Sauter took the lead with a push from Todd Bodine. With 9 to go, the 5th caution flew for a 5 truck crash in turn 3. It started when Ryan Truex spun after having a flat tire and Truex collected John Wes Townley, Timothy Peters, Ross Chastain, and Ryan Sieg. The race would restart with 5 laps to go. Sauter held on to the lead with Kyle Busch waiting to pounce on him for the lead. As soon as they took the white flag, Jeff Agnew got turned by James Buescher and Agnew spun up into Joey Coulter, Max Gresham, and John King bringing out the 6th and final caution of the race. Sauter was in front when the caution flew and Johnny Sauter won his first ever race at Daytona and Kyle Busch finished in second. Ron Hornaday, Justin Lofton, and Jeb Burton rounded out the top 5 while Ty Dillon, Miguel Paludo, Ryan Blaney, Matt Crafton, and Ryan Sieg rounded out the top 10.[5]

Race results

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Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points
1 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 100 17 running 47
2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 100 12 running 0
3 9 Ron Hornaday NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 41
4 6 Justin Lofton Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet 100 6 running 41
5 4 Jeb Burton (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 39
6 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 56 running 40
7 32 Miguel Paludo Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 37
8 29 Ryan Blaney (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 100 0 running 36
9 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 100 0 running 35
10 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 34
11 13 Todd Bodine ThorSport Racing Toyota 100 8 running 34
12 54 Bubba Wallace (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 32
13 31 James Buescher Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 100 1 running 32
14 19 Ross Chastain Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 100 0 running 30
15 07 Chris Cockrum SS-Green Light Racing Toyota 100 0 running 29
16 5 Tim George Jr. Wauters Motorsports Ford 100 0 running 28
17 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 27
18 33 John King Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 26
19 60 Dakoda Armstrong Turn One Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 25
20 1 Dusty Davis Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 24
21 7 John Wes Townley Red Horse Racing Toyota 100 0 running 23
22 18 Joey Coulter Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 22
23 27 Jeff Agnew Hillman Racing Chevrolet 99 0 crash 21
24 8 Max Gresham Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet 99 0 crash 20
25 77 Germán Quiroga (R) Red Horse Racing Toyota 97 0 running 19
26 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Ram 95 0 running 18
27 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 92 0 crash 17
28 30 Ryan Truex Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 91 0 crash 16
29 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 74 0 running 15
30 93 Jason White (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 61 0 crash 0
31 81 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Toyota 58 0 suspension 13
32 99 Bryan Silas T3R2 Racing Ford 54 0 crash 12
33 14 Brennan Newberry (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 54 0 crash 11
34 84 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 52 0 crash 10
35 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 37 0 engine 9
36 92 Scott Riggs RBR Enterprises Chevrolet 25 0 engine 8
Official Race results

References

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  1. ^ "2013 NextEra Energy Resources 250". Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Johnny Sauter races to victory in NextEra Energy Resources 250 trucks race". Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Lane, Mark (5 August 2018). "Little-known special district leases land under the Daytona International Speedway". Times Herald-Record. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Brennan Newberry wins pole for NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona". Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  5. ^ "Johnny Sauter wins NextEra Energy Resource 250 under caution". Retrieved February 22, 2013.


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