2013 Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)

The 2013 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola was the 26th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 14, 2013, in Joliet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his 61st career NASCAR Nationwide Series and his 10th win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Joey Logano and Sam Hornish Jr., both driving for Penske Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

2013 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola
Race details
Race 26 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date September 14, 2013
Official name 13th Annual Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola
Location Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland 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 131.804 miles per hour (212.118 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 30.173
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 195
Winner
No. 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN2
Announcers Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Chicagoland Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota Kappa Sigma
01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet G&K Services
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shore Lodge
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet AdvoCare
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Line-X Protective Coatings
5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet Keen Parts
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Clean Coal
10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota OneMain Financial
12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford Würth
14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty Ultimate with Arm & Hammer
15 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Qolix
18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dollar General
22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford Discount Tire
23 Juan Carlos Blum (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford Oleofinos, VMP Nutrition
24 Brett Butler SR² Motorsports Toyota RE/MAX, 5 Star Lodge & Stables
29 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota ToyotaCare
30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Hooters Celebrating 30 Years
31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture, WinField United
32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Snickers
33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards, Rheem
37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge National Cash Lenders
40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Pilot Travel Centers
44 Chad Hackenbracht (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota Ingersoll Rand
46 J. J. Yeley (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Jeremy Clements Racing
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota Donate Life
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford Roush Fenway Racing
70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet ForeTravel Motorcoach
73 Derrike Cope* Creation-Cope Racing Chevrolet
74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Bandit Chippers
79 Maryeve Dufault Go Green Racing Ford SK Hand Tools
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota Wood Pellet Grills
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet King's Tire, Racing with Jesus
98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Carroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Heavy Equipment
99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota ToyotaCare
Official race results

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, September 13, at 1:40 PM CST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Kyle Larson of Turner Scott Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.499 and an average speed of 177.055 miles per hour (284.942 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.499 177.055
2 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 30.807 175.285
3 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.814 175.245
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, September 13, at 5:35 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes.[2] Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.042 and an average speed of 179.748 miles per hour (289.276 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.042 179.748
2 33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.170 178.986
3 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.179 178.932
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 14, at 11:05 AM CST. 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 30.173 and an average speed of 178.968 miles per hour (288.021 km/h).[4]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Josh Wise, Carl Long, and Morgan Shepherd.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.173 178.968
2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.190 178.867
3 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 30.236 178.595
4 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 30.452 177.328
5 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.463 177.264
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.469 177.229
7 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.474 177.200
8 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 30.528 176.887
9 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.540 176.817
10 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.581 176.580
11 29 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 30.684 175.987
12 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.696 175.919
13 33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.710 175.838
14 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.742 175.655
15 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.792 175.370
16 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.822 175.200
17 98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 30.890 174.814
18 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.954 174.452
19 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.959 174.424
20 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 31.089 173.695
21 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.114 173.555
22 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 31.161 173.294
23 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 31.169 173.249
24 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.170 173.244
25 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.208 173.033
26 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.283 172.618
27 44 Chad Hackenbracht (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.401 171.969
28 00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 31.452 171.690
29 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.464 171.625
30 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.634 170.702
31 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 31.707 170.309
32 24 Brett Butler SR² Motorsports Toyota 31.714 170.272
33 37 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Dodge 31.813 169.742
34 46 J. J. Yeley (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31.820 169.705
35 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 32.190 167.754
36 79 Maryeve Dufault Go Green Racing Ford 32.207 167.665
37 23 Juan Carlos Blum (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 32.506 166.123
Qualified by owner's points
38 40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 33.595 160.738
39 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet
Champion's Provisional
40 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota
Failed to qualify or withdrew
41 42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31.903 169.263
42 15 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.925 169.146
43 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 32.698 165.148
WD 73 Derrike Cope Creation-Cope Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 195 running 0 $82,650
2 3 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 200 2 running 0 $60,050
3 4 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 200 0 running 41 $53,525
4 2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 40 $47,475
5 6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 2 running 0 $31,975
6 10 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 38 $31,375
7 18 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 0 $24,325
8 5 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 36 $29,675
9 13 33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $22,135
10 9 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 34 $29,500
11 8 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 200 0 running 33 $26,750
12 20 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 32 $26,200
13 16 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 31 $25,650
14 19 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 30 $25,140
15 14 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 29 $25,780
16 17 98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 200 0 running 28 $24,470
17 11 29 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 200 0 running 27 $18,185
18 15 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 26 $23,925
19 7 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 0 running 25 $24,715
20 12 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 24 $24,180
21 27 44 Chad Hackenbracht (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 0 $23,395
22 29 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 22 $23,285
23 35 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 21 $23,150
24 21 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 198 1 running 21 $23,040
25 25 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 19 $23,380
26 22 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 18 $22,795
27 24 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 196 0 running 17 $22,685
28 26 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 193 0 running 16 $22,565
29 37 23 Juan Carlos Blum (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 189 0 running 15 $22,415
30 23 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 186 0 electrical 14 $22,605
31 36 79 Maryeve Dufault Go Green Racing Ford 183 0 running 13 $22,150
32 39 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 crash 12 $22,040
33 38 40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 172 0 running 11 $21,925
34 32 24 Brett Butler SR² Motorsports Toyota 146 0 crash 10 $21,814
35 31 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 46 0 engine 9 $21,689
36 30 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 30 0 fuel pump 8 $20,445
37 33 37 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Dodge 21 0 electrical 7 $14,325
38 28 00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 7 0 transmission 6 $14,265
39 34 46 J. J. Yeley (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 4 0 rear gear 0 $13,940
40 40 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 0 vibration 4 $13,830
Failed to qualify or withdrew
41 42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet
42 15 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
43 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
WD 73 Derrike Cope Creation-Cope Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry. "Kyle Busch wins Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Chicagoland 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  3. ^ "Dillon tops final Nationwide practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  4. ^ Vincent, Amanda (2013-09-14). "Kyle Busch claims Nationwide pole at Chicagoland". Beyond the Flag. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  5. ^ "2013 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.


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