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Sixth race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
February 2025
CUST 123.853 mph km/h ESPN 91 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Performance Racing Network RAB Racing Alex Bowman April 12 17th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 200 300 2.41 Race 6 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series 482.803 200 482.803 2013 29.441 1.5 300 Allen Bestwick, Carl Edwards, Andy Petree
The 2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi km permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his 55th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win, his fourth of the season, and his third consecutive win.Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race at Texas for 6th time https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/04/13/busch-wins-nationwide-race-at-texas-for-6th-time/2079521/ 2022-02-12 USA TODAY en-US To fill out the podium, Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing and Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
thumb|The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Entry list
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Michael McDowellSR² MotorsportsToyotaHoovey01Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevroletG&K Services2Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevroletHusky Liners3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletAdvoCare4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Seal5Kasey KahneJR MotorsportsChevroletGreat Clips6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFordCargill "Our Certified Ground Beef"7Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevroletTaxSlayer10Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports11Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaOneMain Financial12Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFordAlliance Truck Parts14Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyotaHefty, Reynolds Wrap15Juan Carlos BlumRick Ware RacingFordVMP Nutrition16Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFordFord EcoBoost18Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaReser's Fine Foods19Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports20Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDollar General22Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFordDiscount Tire23Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevroletWillbros24Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyotaCompassion International27Jason WhiteSR² MotorsportsToyota#teamBOOM!30Nelson Piquet Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletWorx Yard Tools31Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture32Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevroletCessna33Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletHunt Brothers Pizza40Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group42J. J. YeleyThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group43Reed SorensonRichard Petty MotorsportsFordPilot Flying J44Hal MartinTriStar MotorsportsToyotaAmerican Custom Yachts46Chase MillerThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group47Scott RiggsThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletETS Oilfield Services, U.S. Petroleum Consultants52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevroletBetter Business Bureau54Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy55Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevroletViva Motorsports60Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFordRoush Fenway Racing Patriotic70Johanna LongML MotorsportsChevroletForetravel Motorcoach74Kevin LepageMike Harmon RacingChevroletCarved Records77Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaBandit Chippers, Camp Horsin' Around79Jeffrey EarnhardtGo Green RacingFordUponor Plumbing Systems87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyotaAM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves88Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevroletHellmann's92Dexter StaceyKH MotorsportsFordMaddie's Place Rocks98Kevin SwindellBiagi-DenBeste RacingFordCarroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Water Solutions99Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyotaSchoolTiplineOfficial race results
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Thursday, April 11, at 5:30 PM CST, and would last for an hour and 20 minutes.Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Texas 1 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-06texas dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130510072922/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-06texas 2013-05-10 2022-02-12 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.825 and an average speed of 181.056 mph km/h.2013-04-12 Regan Smith soars in final Nationwide practice https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2013/04/12/regan-smith-soars-in-final-nationwide-practice/ 2022-02-12 Official Site Of NASCAR en-US
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.825181.05623Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.838180.977354Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.887180.681Full first practice results
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, April 12, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for an hour and 20 minutes. Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.122 and an average speed of 185.427 mph km/h.
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.122185.427299Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyota29.188185.008377Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.355183.955Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 12, at 4:05 PM CST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Alex Bowman of RAB Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.441 and an average speed of 183.418 mph km/h.2013-04-12 Bowman wins Nationwide pole at Texas https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2013/04/12/bowman-wins-nationwide-pole-at-texas/ 2022-02-12 Official Site Of NASCAR en-US
Five drivers would fail to qualify: Scott Riggs, Joey Gase, Chase Miller, Jason White, and Michael McDowell.
Full qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed199Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyota29.441183.418254Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.478183.18733Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.483183.156412Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFord29.519182.933522Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord29.526182.89067Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.556182.704733Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.572182.605877Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.595182.463918Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.598182.4451011Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.602182.4201188Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet29.614182.3461232Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet29.641182.1801320Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.710181.7571431Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet29.737181.592156Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord29.737181.592165Kasey KahneJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.812181.1351798Kevin SwindellBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord29.850180.9051819Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet29.892180.6501930Nelson Piquet Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet29.901180.596202Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.993180.0422160Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFord30.046179.7242251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.100179.4022316Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord30.125179.2532470Johanna LongML MotorsportsChevrolet30.147179.1222543Reed SorensonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord30.153179.087264Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.280178.3362787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota30.284178.3122801Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.314178.1362910Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota30.325178.0713092Dexter StaceyKH MotorsportsFord30.396177.6553155Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet30.498177.0613244Hal MartinTriStar MotorsportsToyota30.531176.8693340Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet30.612176.4013474Kevin LepageMike Harmon RacingChevrolet30.803175.3083524Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyota30.816175.2343679Jeffrey EarnhardtGo Green RacingFord30.862174.972Qualified by owner's points3714Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota31.340172.3043823Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet31.414171.8983915Juan Carlos BlumRick Ware RacingFord31.971168.903Last car to qualify on time4042J. J. YeleyThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet30.641176.234Failed to qualify4147Scott RiggsThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet30.772175.4844252Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet30.828175.1654346Chase MillerThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet30.942174.5204427Jason WhiteSR² MotorsportsToyota31.232172.9004500Michael McDowellSR² MotorsportsToyota31.607170.848Official starting lineup
Race results
Fin2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2013_O%27Reilly_Auto_Parts_300 2022-02-12 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1254Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20091running0$70,2252522Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord20033running0$53,225333Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running41$51,32541188Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running0$35,1255733Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running0$29,2256918Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20012running0$25,300767Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running37$29,2508165Kasey KahneJR MotorsportsChevrolet20026running0$21,87591320Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running35$27,585101431Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2000running34$28,20011202Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running33$26,72512877Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000running32$26,475131011Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running31$27,22514199Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyota2004running31$30,265152543Reed SorensonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord2000running29$26,130161798Kevin SwindellBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord2000running28$25,745172316Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord2000running27$25,235181930Nelson Piquet Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2000running26$24,650192787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota2000running25$24,515201819Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet1990running24$25,080212801Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet1991running24$24,295223679Jeffrey EarnhardtGo Green RacingFord1991running23$24,185233092Dexter StaceyKH MotorsportsFord1990running21$24,000243524Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyota1991running21$23,890253155Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet1990running19$24,23026156Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord1980running18$23,645272470Johanna LongML MotorsportsChevrolet1970running17$23,535283474Kevin LepageMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1950running16$23,415293915Juan Carlos BlumRick Ware RacingFord1940running15$23,240303714Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota1940running14$23,430313823Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet1900running13$23,000321232Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet1900running12$22,890332160Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFord1860running11$22,77534412Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFord15929running11$22,664352251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1421crash10$22,54736264Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1201engine0$21,195373340Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet970electrical7$15,075383244Hal MartinTriStar MotorsportsToyota530transmission6$15,040394042J. J. YeleyThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet100electrical0$14,790402910Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota30vibration4$14,755Failed to qualify4147Scott RiggsThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet4252Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet4346Chase MillerThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet4427Jason WhiteSR² MotorsportsToyota4500Michael McDowellSR² MotorsportsToyotaOfficial race results
References
2013 Royal Purple 300 2013 ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2013
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