The 2013 Indiana 250 was the 19th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 27, 2013, in Speedway, Indiana, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent rectangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the weekend to win his 59th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his eighth of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing and Joey Logano of Penske Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2013 Indiana 250
Race details
Race 19 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date July 27, 2013
Official name 2nd Annual Indiana 250
Location Speedway, Indiana, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 134.61 miles per hour (216.63 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 50.099
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 92
Winner
No. 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.

Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.

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 David Green SR² Motorsports Toyota SR² Motorsports
01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shore Lodge
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet AdvoCare
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips Shark Week
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford Pillow Pets
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
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 Reynolds Wrap, Hefty
17 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Toyota National Cash Lenders
18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Tritton
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota Tweaker Energy Shot
20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dollar General
21 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza
22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford Discount Tire
23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet Stalk It
24 Ken Butler III SR² Motorsports Toyota M&W Transportation
30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Worx Yard Tools
31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Charles Dean Leffler Discretionary Trust "LefTurn"
32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Cessna
33 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards, Rheem
37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge National Cash Lenders
39 Ryan Sieg (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet Pull-A-Part
40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet Swisher E-Cigarette
42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Pilot Travel Centers, Old Wisconsin
44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota Takagi Tankless Water Heaters
46 J. J. Yeley (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota Donate Life
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
55 David Starr (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet Striping Technology, Chasco Contractors
60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford X Games Los Angeles
70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet Wish for Our Heroes
74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet HE-Adjusters.com, I-Car Gold Class
77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
79 Kyle Fowler Go Green Racing Ford Techniweld
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota R.G.E. Manufacturing
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus
92 Dexter Stacey* (R) KH Motorsports Ford Maddie's Place Rocks
98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Curb Records, LeAnn Rimes "Spitfire"
99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota Nationwide Children's Hospital
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, July 26, at 8:30 AM, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Kyle Larson of Turner Scott Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.763 and an average speed of 177.294 miles per hour (285.327 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 50.763 177.294
2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.856 176.970
3 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.901 176.814
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 Saturday, July 20, at 10:30 AM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Brian Vickers of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.603 and an average speed of 177.855 miles per hour (286.230 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.603 177.855
2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.661 177.651
3 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.840 177.026
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 27, at 12:05 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 50.099 and an average speed of 179.644 miles per hour (289.109 km/h).[3]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Matt DiBenedetto, Carl Long, Morgan Shepherd, and Joey Gase.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.099 179.644
2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 50.288 178.969
3 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 50.457 178.370
4 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.562 177.999
5 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 50.578 177.943
6 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.622 177.788
7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.633 177.750
8 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 50.647 177.701
9 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.665 177.637
10 33 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.687 177.560
11 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.699 177.518
12 5 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.718 177.452
13 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 50.725 177.427
14 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 50.844 177.012
15 21 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.940 176.678
16 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 51.009 176.439
17 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 51.034 176.353
18 98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 51.105 176.108
19 43 Michael Annett Richard Childress Racing Ford 51.146 175.967
20 55 David Starr (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 51.533 174.645
21 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 51.540 174.622
22 44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota 51.569 174.523
23 79 Kyle Fowler Go Green Racing Ford 51.787 173.789
24 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 51.848 173.584
25 39 Ryan Sieg (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 51.911 173.374
26 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 52.216 172.361
27 17 Tanner Berryhill (i) Vision Racing Toyota 52.218 172.354
28 40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 52.263 172.206
29 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 52.318 172.025
30 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 52.348 171.926
31 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52.536 171.311
32 42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 52.779 170.522
33 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 52.918 170.074
34 46 J. J. Yeley (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 52.918 170.074
35 24 Ken Butler III SR² Motorsports Toyota 53.085 169.539
36 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 53.117 169.437
37 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 53.931 166.880
Qualified by owner's points
38 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota
39 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Champion's Provisional
40 00 David Green SR² Motorsports Toyota 55.032 163.541
Failed to qualify
41 37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge 53.096 169.504
42 74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 53.835 167.177
43 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 53.980 166.728
44 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
WD 92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 92 running 0 $69,625
2 11 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 3 running 43 $58,444
3 13 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 100 0 running 0 $40,050
4 6 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 3 running 41 $141,453
5 15 21 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 0 $31,575
6 10 33 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 0 $28,000
7 9 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 0 running 0 $26,575
8 18 98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 100 0 running 36 $33,128
9 19 43 Michael Annett Richard Childress Racing Ford 100 0 running 35 $31,628
10 39 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 0 running 34 $31,603
11 17 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 33 $29,953
12 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 32 $29,703
13 4 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 0 running 31 $30,428
14 8 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 30 $29,078
15 38 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 100 0 running 29 $29,828
16 3 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 2 running 29 $30,953
17 22 44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 27 $28,553
18 5 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 26 $28,403
19 16 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 25 $28,203
20 23 79 Kyle Fowler Go Green Racing Ford 100 0 running 24 $28,753
21 20 55 David Starr (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 0 $27,928
22 30 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 22 $27,803
23 24 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 21 $27,653
24 25 39 Ryan Sieg (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 99 0 running 0 $21,100
25 29 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 99 0 running 19 $27,953
26 12 5 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 99 0 running 0 $20,975
27 26 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 running 17 $27,253
28 28 40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 98 0 running 16 $27,178
29 27 17 Tanner Berryhill (i) Vision Racing Toyota 98 0 running 0 $20,650
30 37 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 running 14 $27,303
31 36 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 95 0 running 13 $26,903
32 35 24 Ken Butler III SR² Motorsports Toyota 90 0 transmission 12 $26,778
33 14 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 81 0 running 11 $26,718
34 2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 64 0 overheating 10 $26,683
35 31 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 59 0 overheating 9 $26,617
36 21 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 41 0 engine 8 $25,008
37 34 46 J. J. Yeley (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 7 0 electrical 0 $18,545
38 40 00 David Green SR² Motorsports Toyota 6 0 transmission 6 $18,461
39 32 42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 6 0 rear gear 5 $18,300
40 33 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 4 0 vibration 4 $18,190
Failed to qualify or withdrew
41 37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge
42 74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
43 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
44 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
WD 92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Ambrogi, Mark. "Busch dominates at Indy, speeds to eighth Nationwide win". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Indianapolis Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. ^ Staff Report (2013-07-27). "Kyle Busch wins Indy Nationwide pole". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. ^ "2013 Indiana 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
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