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Seventh race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
February 2025
CUST April 26 Allen Bestwick, Carl Edwards, Andy Petree ESPNews Motor Racing Network Richard Childress Racing Kevin Harvick Penske Racing Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Penske Racing 22 Race 7 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series 26th Annual ToyotaCare 250 Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Speedway.png ToyotaCare 250 83.768 mph km/h 1.21 187.5 250 250 301.752 301.752 0.75 2013 21.371 187.5 96
The 2013 ToyotaCare 250 was the seventh stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 26, 2013, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would hold off eventual second-place finisher, Richard Childress Racing driver Kevin Harvick with 12 to go to win his 21st career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first win of the season.Spencer Reid Brad Keselowski wins NASCAR Nationwide race at Richmond https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/keepingpace/2013/apr/27/brad-keselowski-wins-nascar-nationwide-race-richmond/ 2022-02-13 The Spokesman-Review To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish third.
Background
thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.
Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.
Entry list
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Michael McDowellSR² MotorsportsToyotaSupport Military01Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevroletS. B. Ballard Construction Co.2Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevroletShore Lodge3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletAdvoCare4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Seal5Jeffrey EarnhardtJR MotorsportsChevroletKeen Parts6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFordFord EcoBoost7Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevroletTaxSlayer8Scott Lagasse Jr.Team SLRChevroletIncredible Pizza, Boy Scouts of America10Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports11Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaSport Clips Haircuts12Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFordAlliance Truck Parts14Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyotaHefty, Reynolds Wrap15Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingFordFAIR Girls16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordAmerican Diabetes Association17Tanner BerryhillVision RacingToyotaKeller Williams Realty "What's Your One Thing?"19Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports20Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDollar General22Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFordDiscount Tire, SKF23Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevroletR3 Motorsports24Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyotaO.C.R. Gaz Bar29Kenny WallaceRAB RacingToyotaToyotaCare30Nelson Piquet Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletDelavaco31Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture32Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevroletCessna33Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletHungryman, Armour40Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevroletCurtis Key Plumbing42J. J. YeleyThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group43Reed SorensonRichard Petty MotorsportsFordPilot Flying J44Hal MartinTriStar MotorsportsToyotaAmerican Custom Yachts46Chase MillerThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group47Jason BowlesThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletJeremy Clements Racing52Derek ThornJimmy Means RacingToyotaJimmy Means Racing54Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy55Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevroletViva Motorsports60Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFordRoush Fenway Racing70Johanna LongML MotorsportsChevroletForetravel Motorcoach74Juan Carlos BlumMike Harmon RacingChevroletVMP Nutrition, Hahayoo "Digital Media... Evolved"77Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyota79Joey GaseGo Green RacingFordDonate Life Virginia87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyotaAM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletRacing with Jesus "Crank It Up" Campaign92Dexter StaceyKH MotorsportsFordMaddie's Place Rocks98Kevin SwindellBiagi-DenBeste RacingFordCarroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Water Solutions99Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyotaSchoolTiplineOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Thursday, April 25, at 9:00 AM EST, and would last for two hours and 50 minutes.Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Richmond 1 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-07rir dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130428001936/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-07rir 2013-04-28 2022-02-13 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.832 and an average speed of 123.672 mph km/h.2013-04-25 Keselowski fastest in Nationwide practice https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2013/04/25/keselowski-fastest-in-nationwide-practice/ 2022-02-13 Official Site Of NASCAR en-US
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord21.832123.672299Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyota21.848123.581354Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.902123.276Full first practice results
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, April 26, at 9:00 AM EST, and would last for two hours and 30 minutes. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.620 and an average speed of 124.884 mph km/h.2013-04-26 Busch fastest in final Nationwide practice https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2013/04/26/busch-fastest-in-final-nationwide-practice/ 2022-02-13 Official Site Of NASCAR en-US
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed154Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.620124.884229Kenny WallaceRAB RacingToyota21.696124.447311Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.716124.332Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 26, 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.
Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 21.371 and an average speed of 126.339 mph km/h.2013-04-26 Keselowski emerges as Nationwide pole winner https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2013/04/26/keselowski-emerges-as-nationwide-pole-winner/ 2022-02-13 Official Site Of NASCAR en-US
Six drivers would fail to qualify: Jamie Dick, Derek Thorn, Jason Bowles, Chase Miller, Morgan Shepherd, and Stanton Barrett.
Full qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord21.371126.339254Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.378126.298312Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFord21.472125.745433Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.520125.465529Kenny WallaceRAB RacingToyota21.551125.28463Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.588125.06976Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord21.642124.75782Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.654124.688920Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.657124.6711043Reed SorensonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord21.662124.6421131Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet21.691124.4761299Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyota21.710124.3671370Johanna LongML MotorsportsChevrolet21.738124.2061411Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.762124.0691516Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord21.764124.058167Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet21.771124.0181760Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFord21.779123.9731832Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet21.833123.666194Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet21.841123.6212019Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota21.914123.2092198Kevin SwindellBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord21.930123.119225Jeffrey EarnhardtJR MotorsportsChevrolet21.940123.0632330Nelson Piquet Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet21.961122.9452410Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota21.979122.8452587Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota21.984122.8172600Michael McDowellSR² MotorsportsToyota22.019122.621278Scott Lagasse Jr.Team SLRChevrolet22.020122.6162844Hal MartinTriStar MotorsportsToyota22.119122.0672942J. J. YeleyThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet22.119122.0673077Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota22.128122.0173124Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyota22.163121.8253251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet22.176121.7533379Joey GaseGo Green RacingFord22.185121.7043492Dexter StaceyKH MotorsportsFord22.284121.1633540Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet22.293121.1143601Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet22.308121.0333714Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota22.343120.843Qualified by owner's points3823Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet22.613119.4003974Juan Carlos BlumMike Harmon RacingChevrolet22.675119.074Last car to qualify on time4017Tanner BerryhillVision RacingToyota22.352120.795Failed to qualify4155Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet22.469120.1664252Derek ThornJimmy Means RacingToyota22.526119.8614347Jason BowlesThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet22.591119.5174446Chase MillerThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet22.704118.9224589Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet22.856118.1314615Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingFord22.960117.596Official starting lineup
Race results
Fin2013 ToyotaCare 250 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2013_ToyotaCare_250 2022-02-13 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1122Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord25035running0$47,9902433Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25096running0$34,2503254Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25018running0$23,5254920Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2500running40$27,0505167Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet2500running39$25,47561411Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25018running39$23,6257312Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFord25083running38$22,38581832Kyle LarsonTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2500running36$25,29591760Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFord2500running35$21,775101043Reed SorensonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord2500running34$22,750113077Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2500running33$21,3251276Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord2500running32$21,225132019Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota2500running31$21,125142330Nelson Piquet Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2500running30$21,075151370Johanna LongML MotorsportsChevrolet2500running29$21,950161516Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord2500running28$15,15017225Jeffrey EarnhardtJR MotorsportsChevrolet2500running27$20,725182198Kevin SwindellBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord2500running26$14,62519194Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet2500running0$20,5502082Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2500running24$21,17521278Scott Lagasse Jr.Team SLRChevrolet2500running23$14,450222600Michael McDowellSR² MotorsportsToyota2490running0$20,375232587Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota2480running21$20,300242844Hal MartinTriStar MotorsportsToyota2480running20$20,250253124Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyota2470running19$20,650263714Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota2470running18$20,125271299Alex BowmanRAB RacingToyota2460running17$20,075284017Tanner BerryhillVision RacingToyota2460running16$14,000293974Juan Carlos BlumMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2450running15$19,950303379Joey GaseGo Green RacingFord2440running14$20,200311131Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2440running13$19,830323823Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet2390running12$19,785333601Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet2330engine11$19,740343540Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet2220running10$19,6203563Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2100crash9$19,53736529Kenny WallaceRAB RacingToyota1420rear gear8$12,650373251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet360engine7$18,590383492Dexter StaceyKH MotorsportsFord220crash6$18,536392942J. J. YeleyThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet70electrical0$12,420402410Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota40vibration4$12,380Failed to qualify4155Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet4252Derek ThornJimmy Means RacingToyota4347Jason BowlesThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet4446Chase MillerThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet4589Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet4615Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingFordOfficial race results
References
2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 2013 Aaron's 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2013
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