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2013 STP 300

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2013 STP 300
Race details
Race 18 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date July 21, 2013
Official name 3rd Annual STP 300
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 125.684 miles per hour (202.269 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing
Time 30.279
Most laps led
Driver Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 81
Winner
No. 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2013 STP 300 was the 18th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 21, 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, Joey Logano, driving for Penske Racing, would be able to take away the lead from teammate and eventual-second-place finisher Sam Hornish Jr. to win his 20th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his second of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing finished third.

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 Ken Butler III SR² Motorsports Toyota M&W Transportation
01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet Gerber Collision & Glass
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Fast Fixin'
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
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Speedco
10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota OneMain Financial
12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford Alliance Truck Parts
14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty, Reynolds Wrap
15 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Ford FAIR Girls
17 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Toyota National Cash Lenders
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
22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford Hertz
23 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Ford Vecoplan Midwest
24 Blake Koch 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 International Trucks
33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards, Rheem
37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge National Cash Lenders
40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet Swisher E-Cigarette
42 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford STP
44 Chad Hackenbracht (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota Tastee Apple
46 Tim Schendel The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet EM Exploration
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota Donate Life
54 Joey Coulter (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford Valvoline NextGen
70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet Wish for Our Heroes
74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Koma Unwind, 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
92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford Maddie's Place Rocks
99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Saturday, July 20, at 11:30 AM CST, and would last for two hours and 30 minutes.[2] Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.690 and an average speed of 175.953 miles per hour (283.169 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.690 175.953
2 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.200 173.077
3 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 31.240 172.855
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 20, at 2:30 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes.[2] Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.079 and an average speed of 173.751 miles per hour (279.625 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.079 173.751
2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.127 173.483
3 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 31.147 173.371
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Sunday, July 21, at 10:05 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]

Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 30.279 and an average speed of 178.341 miles per hour (287.012 km/h).[4]

Tim Schendel was 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 30.279 178.341
2 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.292 178.265
3 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.352 177.912
4 33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.394 177.667
5 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.402 177.620
6 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.407 177.591
7 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 30.423 177.497
8 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.424 177.491
9 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.494 177.084
10 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.502 177.038
11 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 30.624 176.332
12 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.631 176.292
13 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.647 176.200
14 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.650 176.183
15 54 Joey Coulter (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.662 176.114
16 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.685 175.982
17 21 Dakoda Armstrong (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.889 174.820
18 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.918 174.656
19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 31.139 173.416
20 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.170 173.244
21 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 31.190 173.132
22 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 31.221 172.961
23 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 31.276 172.656
24 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.276 172.656
25 17 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Toyota 31.286 172.601
26 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 31.296 172.546
27 40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31.315 172.441
28 79 Kyle Fowler Go Green Racing Ford 31.331 172.353
29 24 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 31.345 172.276
30 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.354 172.227
31 42 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31.375 172.112
32 00 Ken Butler III SR² Motorsports Toyota 31.391 172.024
33 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.426 171.832
34 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.545 171.184
35 44 Chad Hackenbracht (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.594 170.919
36 37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge 31.776 169.940
37 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 31.785 169.891
38 15 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.975 168.882
Qualified by owner's points
39 23 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Ford 32.123 168.104
Last car to qualify on time
40 92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford 32.062 168.424
Failed to qualify
41 46 Tim Schendel The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 32.136 168.036
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 7 22 Joey Logano (i) Penske Racing Ford 200 35 running 0 $85,615
2 1 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 200 56 running 43 $67,150
3 3 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 24 running 42 $153,775
4 2 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 81 running 42 $43,775
5 6 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 39 $33,150
6 10 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 38 $28,950
7 8 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 37 $27,235
8 16 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 36 $26,170
9 12 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 35 $25,050
10 4 33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $26,050
11 9 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 33 $24,125
12 22 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 4 running 33 $24,275
13 13 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 31 $22,750
14 15 54 Joey Coulter (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 0 $22,225
15 17 21 Dakoda Armstrong (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $17,150
16 18 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 28 $21,750
17 21 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 27 $21,625
18 5 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 199 0 running 26 $21,950
19 14 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 199 0 running 25 $21,375
20 23 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 24 $21,750
21 33 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 23 $21,300
22 35 44 Chad Hackenbracht (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 197 0 running 0 $20,975
23 19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 196 0 running 21 $20,825
24 34 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 20 $20,700
25 30 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 19 $21,035
26 28 79 Kyle Fowler Go Green Racing Ford 196 0 running 18 $20,425
27 29 24 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 195 0 running 17 $20,275
28 20 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 195 0 running 16 $20,100
29 40 92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford 195 0 running 15 $13,975
30 27 40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 175 0 engine 14 $20,125
31 11 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 172 0 running 13 $19,700
32 39 23 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Ford 45 0 engine 12 $19,580
33 37 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 36 0 electrical 11 $19,460
34 25 17 Tanner Berryhill Vision Racing Toyota 20 0 track bar 10 $13,340
35 38 15 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Ford 14 0 handling 9 $13,214
36 31 42 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 13 0 vibration 8 $12,275
37 24 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 11 0 vibration 7 $12,240
38 32 00 Ken Butler III SR² Motorsports Toyota 10 0 wheel 6 $12,186
39 36 37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge 6 0 electrical 5 $12,070
40 26 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 1 0 engine 4 $12,030
Failed to qualify
41 46 Tim Schendel The Motorsports Group Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Cohen, Jay (2013-07-21). "Joey Logano wins Nationwide stop at Chicagoland". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Chicagoland 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ a b "Scott, Smith tops in Chicagoland practices". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  4. ^ "Hornish wins N'wide qualifying in Chicago". ESPN.com. 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. ^ "2013 STP 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
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