2013 Royal Purple 300

Fifth race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series February 2025 CUST 54 141.528 mph km/h ESPN March 23 Motor Racing Network Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing 92 Race 5 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway 17th Annual Royal Purple 300 Royal Purple 300 2013 150 300 150 482.803 482.803 40.312 3.2 2 300 Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree The 2013 Royal Purple 300 was the fifth stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 mi km permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch would dominate the race to win his 54th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his third of the season.Kyle Busch wins Auto Club NASCAR Nationwide Series race The Spokesman-Review https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/keepingpace/2013/mar/23/kyle-busch-wins-auto-club-nascar-nationwide-series-race/ 2022-02-12 www.spokesman.com To fill out the podium, Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing and Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Auto Club Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Auto Club Speedway (previously California Speedway) was a 2 mi km on in, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold. The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch. Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Jason WhiteSR² MotorsportsToyotaHeadrush01Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Seal2Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevroletWhitetail Club3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletAdvoCare4Daryl HarrJD MotorsportsChevroletiWorld5Brad SweetJR MotorsportsChevroletGreat Clips6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFordCargill "Our Certified Ground Beef"7Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevroletTaxSlayer10Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports11Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaOneMain Financial12Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFordWürth14Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyotaHefty, Reynolds Wrap15Juan Carlos BlumRick Ware RacingFordVMP Nutrition19Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyotaDoubleTree20Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDollar General22Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFordDiscount Tire23Carl LongRick Ware RacingFordIndustrial Technologies, Koma Unwind24Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyotaI Am Second27Michael McDowellSR² MotorsportsToyota#teamBOOM!30Nelson Piquet Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletQualcomm31Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture32Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevroletEveready33Dakoda ArmstrongRichard Childress RacingChevroletMudd Advertising, WinField40Josh 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 RacingChevroletU.S. Petroleum Consultants52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevroletJimmy Means Racing54Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy55Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevroletViva Motorsports60Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFordRoush Fenway Racing70Tony RainesML MotorsportsToyotaML Motorsports74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing77Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyota "Let's Go Places"79Paulie HarrakaGo Green RacingFordCrackle "It's On"87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyotaAM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves92Dexter StaceyKH MotorsportsFordMaddie's Place Rocks98Kevin SwindellBiagi-DenBeste RacingFordCarroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Water Solutions99Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyotaSt. Jude Children's Research HospitalOfficial entry list Practice The only two hours and 20 minutes practice session was held on Friday, March 22, at 1:40 PM PST.Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Auto Club Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-05acs dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130427044104/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-05acs 2013-04-27 2022-02-12 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.728 and an average speed of 176.783 mph km/h.Austin Dillon leads practice for Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway https://speedwaymedia.com/2013/03/22/austin-dillon-leads-practice-for-royal-purple-300-at-auto-club-speedway/ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220213/https://speedwaymedia.com/2013/03/22/austin-dillon-leads-practice-for-royal-purple-300-at-auto-club-speedway/ 2022-02-13 live 2022-02-12 en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40.728176.783232Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet40.960175.781311Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40.983175.683Full practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 23, at 10:35 AM PST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 40.312 and an average speed of 178.607 mph km/h.Segal Shel Kyle Busch wins Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Fontana; Sprint Cup event will be held on Sunday https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/kyle-busch-wins-saturdays-nascar-nationwide-series-race-in-fontana-sprint-cup-event-will-be/article_5491ede0-5229-5c99-8a54-ae7fa6891c44.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220213/https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/kyle-busch-wins-saturdays-nascar-nationwide-series-race-in-fontana-sprint-cup-event-will-be/article_5491ede0-5229-5c99-8a54-ae7fa6891c44.html 2022-02-13 live 2022-02-12 Fontana Herald News en Two drivers would fail to qualify: Tony Raines and Chase Miller. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed154Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40.312178.607211Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40.545177.580320Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40.655177.100422Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord40.683176.978530Nelson Piquet Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet40.708176.869699Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyota40.779176.561712Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFord40.852176.246877Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota40.878176.134932Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet40.924175.9361019Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota40.955175.803113Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet41.008175.575122Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet41.061175.3491333Dakoda ArmstrongRichard Childress RacingChevrolet41.062175.3451460Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFord41.088175.234156Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord41.106175.157167Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet41.246174.5621798Kevin SwindellBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord41.383173.9841831Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet41.443173.7331943Reed SorensonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord41.560173.2442010Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota41.642172.902215Brad SweetJR MotorsportsChevrolet41.670172.7862287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota41.684172.7282351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet41.757172.4262440Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet41.830172.1252547Scott RiggsThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet41.940171.6742601Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet41.960171.592274Daryl HarrJD MotorsportsChevrolet41.971171.5472879Paulie HarrakaGo Green RacingFord41.977171.5232955Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet42.026171.3233027Michael McDowellSR² MotorsportsToyota42.098171.0303142J. J. YeleyThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet42.286170.2693252Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingToyota42.393169.8393324Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyota42.496169.4283444Hal MartinTriStar MotorsportsToyota42.601169.0103500Jason WhiteSR² MotorsportsToyota42.630168.8953623Carl LongRick Ware RacingFord42.840168.067Qualified by owner's points3714Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota42.854168.0123815Juan Carlos BlumRick Ware RacingFord43.041167.2823974Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet43.795164.402Last car to qualify on time4092Dexter StaceyKH MotorsportsFord42.459169.575Failed to qualify4170Tony RainesML MotorsportsToyota42.492169.4444246Chase MillerThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet42.579169.097Official starting lineup Race results Fin2013 Royal Purple 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2013_Royal_Purple_300 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220213/https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2013_Royal_Purple_300 2022-02-13 live 2022-02-11 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1154Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15092running0$74,5252712Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFord15028running43$62,0253167Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1500running41$50,8254877Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1500running40$40,9755113Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1500running39$33,5256932Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet1500running38$30,7507211Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15018running382$9,1758122Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1503running37$26,0509156Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord1500running35$25,660101798Kevin SwindellBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord1500running34$20,575111831Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet1500running33$25,15012699Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyota1500running32$25,150131460Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFord1500running312$4,750142287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota1503running31$24,565151333Dakoda ArmstrongRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1500running0$25,60516530Nelson Piquet Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet1500running28$24,670171943Reed SorensonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1500running27$24,110181019Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota1500running26$24,07519422Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord1505running0$18,415202440Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet1500running24$24,255212351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1491running24$23,82022215Brad SweetJR MotorsportsChevrolet1490running22$23,485232601Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet1490running21$17,400243444Hal MartinTriStar MotorsportsToyota1480running20$23,240252955Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet1470running19$23,580264092Dexter StaceyKH MotorsportsFord1470running18$22,995273714Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota1470running17$22,86028274Daryl HarrJD MotorsportsChevrolet1470running16$16,740293815Juan Carlos BlumRick Ware RacingFord1460running15$22,565303623Carl LongRick Ware RacingFord1450running14$22,755313974Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1430running13$22,325323324Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyota1300overheating12$22,215333500Jason WhiteSR² MotorsportsToyota1070crash11$22,10034320Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyota530engine10$22,739352879Paulie HarrakaGo Green RacingFord420engine9$21,880363027Michael McDowellSR² MotorsportsToyota190handling0$14,595372010Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota180vibration7$14,475383142J. J. YeleyThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet70vibration0$14,365392547Scott RiggsThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet50rear gear0$14,115403252Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingToyota40engine4$14,080Failed to qualify4170Tony RainesML MotorsportsToyota4246Chase MillerThe Motorsports GroupChevroletOfficial qualifying results References 2013 Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2013 Category:2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Category:NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway Category:March 2013 sports events in the United States Royal Purple 300