The 2013 Kentucky 300 was the 27th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 21, 2013, in Sparta, Kentucky, at Kentucky Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Blaney, driving for Penske Racing, would be able to hold off the field on the final restart to win his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Austin Dillon and Matt Crafton, both driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

2013 Kentucky 300
Race details
Race 27 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date September 21, 2013
Official name 2nd Annual Kentucky 300
Location Sparta, Kentucky, Kentucky 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 121.131 miles per hour (194.941 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing
Time 30.128
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Blaney Penske Racing
Laps 95
Winner
No. 22 Ryan Blaney Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPNEWS
Announcers Marty Reid, Ricky Craven
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Kentucky Speedway. the venue where the race was held.

Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned Kentucky Speedway until 2008. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 117,000. Construction of the speedway began in 1998 and was completed in mid-2000. The speedway has hosted the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, Xfinity Series, IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, and most recently, the NASCAR Cup Series beginning in 2011.

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 SupportMilitary.org, Kappa Sigma
01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet Disaster Services of Environmental Specialists
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shore Lodge
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet AdvoCare
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sport Clips Haircuts
12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford Alliance Truck Parts
14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty Ultimate with Arm & Hammer
18 Joey Coulter (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Freightliner
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dollar General
21 Dakoda Armstrong (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet WinField United
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Penske Racing Ford Discount Tire
23 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Ford Precision Fabrication, Craven Sign Service
24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota SR² Motorsports
30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Worx Yard Tools
31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Clear Men Scalp Therapy
33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards, Rheem
34 Jeb Burton (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Arrowhead Brass
40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
42 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Pilot Flying J
44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
50 Danny Efland MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Defiant Whiskey
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Value Lighting, All South Electric
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota Donate Life
54 Drew Herring Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet Viva Motorsports
60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford Roush Fenway Racing
70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet ForeTravel Motorcoach
74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota, Camp Horsin' Around
79 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go Green Racing Ford Keen Parts
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota Lester Buildings
99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota ToyotaCare
Official entry list

Practice

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Originally, two practice sessions were scheduled to be held on Friday, September 20, but the final session would get canceled due to rain.[2]

The only one-hour and 30-minute practice session was held on Friday, September 20, at 3:30 PM EST.[2] Matt Crafton of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.081 and an average speed of 173.740 miles per hour (279.607 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.081 173.740
2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.140 173.410
3 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.200 173.077
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 21, at 4:35 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]

Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 30.128 and an average speed of 179.235 miles per hour (288.451 km/h).[4]

Danny Efland would be the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 30.128 179.235
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Penske Racing Ford 30.310 178.159
3 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.330 178.042
4 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.388 177.702
5 33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.447 177.357
6 18 Joey Coulter (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.595 176.499
7 54 Drew Herring Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.598 176.482
8 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.612 176.401
9 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.616 176.378
10 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.623 176.338
11 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.637 176.257
12 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.677 176.028
13 34 Jeb Burton (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.718 175.793
14 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.741 175.661
15 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.762 175.541
16 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.765 175.524
17 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.791 175.376
18 44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.805 175.296
19 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.814 175.245
20 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 30.850 175.041
21 21 Dakoda Armstrong (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.915 174.672
22 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.014 174.115
23 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.142 173.399
24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.278 172.645
25 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.326 172.381
26 79 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go Green Racing Ford 31.504 171.407
27 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.519 171.325
28 4 Kevin Lepage JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.599 170.891
29 40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31.611 170.827
30 74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.717 170.256
31 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.765 169.998
32 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 31.835 169.625
33 00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 31.845 169.571
34 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 31.887 169.348
35 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 31.909 169.231
36 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 31.925 169.146
37 42 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 32.085 168.303
38 24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota 32.637 165.456
Qualified by owner's points
39 23 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Ford 32.927 163.999
Last car to qualify on time
40 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 32.139 168.020
Failed to qualify
41 50 Danny Efland MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 32.738 164.946
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Penske Racing Ford 200 96 running 0 $80,800
2 3 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 32 running 43 $57,475
3 5 33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $38,995
4 1 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 200 65 running 41 $31,290
5 20 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 200 0 running 39 $27,590
6 7 54 Drew Herring Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 38 $24,915
7 10 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 37 $23,265
8 13 34 Jeb Burton (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $15,265
9 18 44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 35 $21,040
10 15 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 34 $21,790
11 4 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 1 running 34 $22,170
12 14 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 32 $19,745
13 21 21 Dakoda Armstrong (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $13,295
14 12 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 4 running 31 $19,840
15 22 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 29 $19,830
16 36 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 28 $18,520
17 9 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 27 $18,415
18 6 18 Joey Coulter (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 0 $18,285
19 28 4 Kevin Lepage JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 25 $18,172
20 24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 198 2 running 25 $18,725
21 29 40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 198 0 running 23 $17,945
22 31 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 22 $17,840
23 34 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 197 0 running 21 $17,715
24 25 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 197 0 running 20 $17,585
25 26 79 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go Green Racing Ford 197 0 running 19 $17,955
26 23 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 196 0 running 18 $17,375
27 16 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 17 $17,270
28 32 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 16 $11,165
29 11 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 187 0 crash 15 $17,040
30 17 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 161 0 crash 14 $17,235
31 35 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 113 0 suspension 13 $10,830
32 39 23 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Ford 100 0 engine 12 $16,725
33 19 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 brakes 11 $10,635
34 8 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 59 0 crash 10 $16,545
35 38 24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota 31 0 vibration 9 $16,450
36 40 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 8 0 overheating 8 $9,895
37 30 74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 8 0 suspension 7 $9,865
38 37 42 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 6 0 transmission 6 $9,836
39 33 00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 4 0 rear gear 5 $9,705
40 27 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 0 vibration 4 $9,610
Failed to qualify
41 50 Danny Efland MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Kelly, Kevin. "19-year-old Ryan Blaney wins Kentucky Nationwide race". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  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 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. ^ "Crafton leads Kentucky practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. ^ Staff Report (2013-09-21). "Hornish Jr. wins Coors Light Pole at Kentucky". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. ^ "2013 Kentucky 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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