2013 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte)
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice[edit]
First practice[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Race results[edit]
Standings after the race[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race at Charlotte". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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) - ^ "2013 Dollar General 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.