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2013 Feed the Children 300

{{Short description|15th race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Radio=Performance Racing Network|Avg={{convert|131.162|mph|km/h}}|Pole_Driver=Austin Dillon|Most_laps=74|Network=ESPN2|Most_Driver=Kyle Busch|First_Driver=Brad Keselowski|Description=Race 15 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series|Announcers=Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree|Most_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|First_Team=Penske Racing|Car=22|Pole_Team=Richard Childress Racing|Location=Sparta, Kentucky, Kentucky Speedway|Race_Name=Feed the Children 300|Date=June 28|Distance_laps=200|Scheduled_mi=300|Course_km=2.41|Course_mi=1.5|Distance_km=410.382|Scheduled_laps=200|Scheduled_km=482.803|Year=2013|Pole_Time=30.724|Distance_mi=255|Official_name=13th Annual Feed the Children 300}}

The 2013 Feed the Children 300 was the 15th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 28, 2013, in Sparta, Kentucky, at Kentucky Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race was shortened from its scheduled 200 laps to 170 due to rain cutting the race short. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing would lead the last 15 laps of the race to win his 22nd career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his second win of the season.{{Cite web|last=Frakes|first=Jason|title=Keselowski wins rain-shortened Kentucky Nationwide race|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/06/28/brad-keselowski-nationwide-kentucky-feed-the-children-300/2474473/|access-date=2022-02-26|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Elliott Sadler of Joe Gibbs Racing and Matt Crafton of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Kentucky_Speedway.svg. 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 =

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

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!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

00

|Blake Koch

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|M&W Transportation

01

|Mike Wallace

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over

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

|Help a Hero

7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Hellmann's Happy 100 Years

10

|Jeff Green

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|TriStar Motorsports

11

|Elliott Sadler

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|OneMain Financial

12

|Sam Hornish Jr.

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|Penske Truck Leasing

14

|Eric McClure

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|Hefty, Reynolds Wrap

15

|Scott Riggs*

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|Rick Ware Racing

19

|Mike Bliss

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|TriStar Motorsports

20

|Brian Vickers

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Dollar General

22

|Brad Keselowski (i)

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|Discount Tire

23

|Harrison Rhodes

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|Energize Ministries, Vecoplan

24

|Ken Butler III

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|Taylor Brooks Salon, Five Star Lodge & Stables

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

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

44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|TriStar Motorsports

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

55

|Jamie Dick

|Viva Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Viva Motorsports

60

|Travis Pastrana

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|Roush Fenway Racing

70

|Johanna Long

|ML Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Wish For Our Heroes

73

|Derrike Cope

|Creation-Cope Racing

|Chevrolet

|MAXelence MVP

74

|Carl Long

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|Oleofinos, VMP Nutrition

77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|Toyota, Camp Horsin' Around

79

|Bryan Silas (i)

|Go Green Racing

|Ford

|Koma Unwind, Bell Trucks

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

|Biagi-DenBeste Racing

|Ford

|Carroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Water Solutions

99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130802014050/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/NNS-2013-15-Kentucky-Entry-List Official entry list]

Practice

= First practice =

The first practice session was held on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.{{Cite web|date=|title=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Kentucky Race Info Page|url=http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-15kentucky|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802175846/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-15kentucky|archive-date=2013-08-02|access-date=2022-02-26|website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site}} Matt Crafton of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.259 and an average speed of {{Convert|172.750|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|date=2013-06-27|title=Crafton tops Nationwide field in first practice|url=https://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/06/27/nascar-nationwide-practice-times-speeds-kentucky.html|access-date=2022-02-26|website=Official Site Of NASCAR|language=en-US}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|33

|Matt Crafton (i)

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|31.259

|172.750

2

|12

|Sam Hornish Jr.

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|31.422

|171.854

3

|44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|31.427

|171.827

colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-15ken2013prac1.pdf Full first practice results]

= Second and final practice =

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 28, at 9:00 AM EST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Travis Pastrana of Roush Fenway Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.687 and an average speed of {{Convert|175.970|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|date=2013-06-28|title=Pastrana fastest in final Nationwide practice|url=https://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/06/28/travis-pastrana-fastest-in-final-nationwide-practice-kentucky.html|access-date=2022-02-26|website=Official Site Of NASCAR|language=en-US}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|60

|Travis Pastrana

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|30.687

|175.970

2

|33

|Matt Crafton (i)

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|30.705

|175.867

3

|99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|30.929

|174.593

colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-15ken2013prac2.pdf Full Happy Hour practice results]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 28, at 3:35 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.

Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 30.724 and an average speed of {{Convert|175.758|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|date=2013-06-28|title=Dillon wins pole for Kentucky race|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2013/06/28/dillon-wins-pole-for-kentucky-race/|access-date=2022-02-26|website=Official Site Of NASCAR|language=en-US}}

Dexter Stacey would be the only driver to fail to qualify.

= Full qualifying results =

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|3

|Austin Dillon

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|30.724

|175.758

2

|60

|Travis Pastrana

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|31.093

|173.673

3

|12

|Sam Hornish Jr.

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|31.130

|173.466

4

|6

|Trevor Bayne

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|31.144

|173.388

5

|54

|Kyle Busch (i)

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|31.145

|173.383

6

|11

|Elliott Sadler

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|31.206

|173.044

7

|31

|Justin Allgaier

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|31.303

|172.507

8

|33

|Matt Crafton (i)

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|31.322

|172.403

9

|44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|31.332

|172.348

10

|99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|31.349

|172.254

11

|20

|Brian Vickers

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|31.360

|172.194

12

|77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|31.376

|172.106

13

|43

|Michael Annett

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|31.404

|171.953

14

|7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|31.418

|171.876

15

|2

|Brian Scott

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|31.462

|171.636

16

|5

|Brad Sweet

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|31.518

|171.331

17

|98

|Kevin Swindell

|Biagi-DenBeste Racing

|Ford

|31.544

|171.189

18

|30

|Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|31.665

|170.535

19

|22

|Brad Keselowski (i)

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|31.702

|170.336

20

|70

|Johanna Long

|ML Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|31.799

|169.817

21

|32

|Kyle Larson (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|31.816

|169.726

22

|87

|Joe Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|31.881

|169.380

23

|55

|Jamie Dick

|Viva Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|31.954

|168.993

24

|19

|Mike Bliss

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|32.021

|168.639

25

|4

|Landon Cassill

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|32.071

|168.376

26

|10

|Jeff Green

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|32.111

|168.167

27

|01

|Mike Wallace

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|32.214

|167.629

28

|40

|Reed Sorenson

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|32.399

|166.672

29

|24

|Ken Butler III

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|32.441

|166.456

30

|00

|Blake Koch

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|32.559

|165.853

31

|46

|J. J. Yeley (i)

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|32.559

|165.853

32

|52

|Joey Gase

|Jimmy Means Racing

|Chevrolet

|32.648

|165.401

33

|79

|Bryan Silas (i)

|Go Green Racing

|Ford

|32.658

|165.350

34

|23

|Harrison Rhodes

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|32.671

|165.284

35

|74

|Carl Long

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|32.676

|165.259

36

|42

|Josh Wise

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|32.679

|165.244

37

|73

|Derrike Cope

|Creation-Cope Racing

|Chevrolet

|33.109

|163.098

colspan="7" |Qualified by owner's points
38

|51

|Jeremy Clements

|Jeremy Clements Racing

|Chevrolet

|—

|—

39

|14

|Eric McClure

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|—

|—

colspan="7" |Last car to qualify on time
40

|89

|Morgan Shepherd

|Shepherd Racing Ventures

|Chevrolet

|33.442

|161.474

colspan="7" |Failed to qualify or withdrew
41

|92

|Dexter Stacey (R)

|KH Motorsports

|Ford

|34.002

|158.814

WD

|15

|Scott Riggs

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|—

|—

colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-15ken2013lineup.pdf Official starting lineup]

Race results

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!Fin.{{Cite web|title=2013 Feed The Children 300 - The Third Turn|url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2013_Feed_The_Children_300|access-date=2022-02-25|website=www.thethirdturn.com|language=en}}

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

!Winnings

1

|19

|22

|Brad Keselowski (i)

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|170

|59

|running

|0

|$83,975

2

|6

|11

|Elliott Sadler

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|170

|9

|running

|43

|$61,400

3

|8

|33

|Matt Crafton (i)

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|170

|8

|running

|0

|$49,150

4

|11

|20

|Brian Vickers

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|170

|0

|running

|40

|$34,150

5

|5

|54

|Kyle Busch (i)

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|170

|74

|running

|0

|$27,500

6

|1

|3

|Austin Dillon

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|170

|18

|running

|39

|$30,775

7

|21

|32

|Kyle Larson (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|170

|0

|running

|37

|$26,175

8

|18

|30

|Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|170

|0

|running

|36

|$23,975

9

|3

|12

|Sam Hornish Jr.

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|170

|1

|running

|36

|$22,950

10

|10

|99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|170

|0

|running

|34

|$23,275

11

|17

|98

|Kevin Swindell

|Biagi-DenBeste Racing

|Ford

|170

|1

|running

|34

|$16,200

12

|4

|6

|Trevor Bayne

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|170

|0

|running

|32

|$21,350

13

|7

|31

|Justin Allgaier

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|170

|0

|running

|31

|$20,800

14

|16

|5

|Brad Sweet

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|170

|0

|running

|30

|$20,250

15

|2

|60

|Travis Pastrana

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|170

|0

|running

|29

|$21,200

16

|12

|77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|170

|0

|running

|28

|$19,800

17

|15

|2

|Brian Scott

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|169

|0

|running

|27

|$19,675

18

|13

|43

|Michael Annett

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|169

|0

|running

|26

|$19,525

19

|24

|19

|Mike Bliss

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|169

|0

|running

|25

|$19,400

20

|20

|70

|Johanna Long

|ML Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|168

|0

|running

|24

|$19,775

21

|27

|01

|Mike Wallace

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|168

|0

|running

|23

|$19,325

22

|28

|40

|Reed Sorenson

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|168

|0

|running

|22

|$19,025

23

|39

|14

|Eric McClure

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|167

|0

|running

|21

|$18,875

24

|29

|24

|Ken Butler III

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|167

|0

|running

|20

|$18,725

25

|38

|51

|Jeremy Clements

|Jeremy Clements Racing

|Chevrolet

|166

|0

|running

|19

|$19,075

26

|33

|79

|Bryan Silas (i)

|Go Green Racing

|Ford

|166

|0

|running

|0

|$18,475

27

|23

|55

|Jamie Dick

|Viva Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|165

|0

|running

|17

|$18,350

28

|35

|74

|Carl Long

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|164

|0

|running

|16

|$18,225

29

|34

|23

|Harrison Rhodes

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|164

|0

|running

|15

|$18,075

30

|14

|7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|153

|0

|running

|14

|$18,250

31

|9

|44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|107

|0

|transmission

|13

|$17,825

32

|32

|52

|Joey Gase

|Jimmy Means Racing

|Chevrolet

|90

|0

|engine

|12

|$11,700

33

|22

|87

|Joe Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|52

|0

|engine

|11

|$17,590

34

|30

|00

|Blake Koch

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|16

|0

|brakes

|10

|$11,480

35

|40

|89

|Morgan Shepherd

|Shepherd Racing Ventures

|Chevrolet

|15

|0

|handling

|9

|$11,359

36

|25

|4

|Landon Cassill

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|14

|0

|engine

|8

|$16,555

37

|31

|46

|J. J. Yeley (i)

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|10

|0

|transmission

|0

|$10,520

38

|36

|42

|Josh Wise

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|7

|0

|vibration

|6

|$10,486

39

|37

|73

|Derrike Cope

|Creation-Cope Racing

|Chevrolet

|3

|0

|rear gear

|5

|$10,350

40

|26

|10

|Jeff Green

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|3

|0

|vibration

|4

|$10,250

colspan="11" |Failed to qualify or withdrew
41

! rowspan="2" |

|92

|Dexter Stacey (R)

|KH Motorsports

|Ford

! colspan="5" rowspan="2" |

WD

|15

|Scott Riggs

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

colspan="11" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-15ken2013racereport.pdf Official race results]

References

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Feed the Children 300