2013 History 300
{{Short description|10th race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Most_laps=186|Announcers=Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree|Official_name=32nd Annual History 300|Date=May 25|Most_Driver=Kyle Busch|First_Driver=Kyle Busch|Most_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|First_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Network=ABC|Radio=Performance Racing Network|Pole_Driver=Austin Dillon|Pole_Team=Richard Childress Racing|Car=54|Location=Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway|Scheduled_mi=300|Scheduled_laps=200|Distance_laps=200|Course_km=2.41|Course_mi=1.5|Distance_km=482.803|Scheduled_km=482.803|Description=Race 10 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series|Race_Name=History 300|Year=2013|Pole_Time=29.356|Distance_mi=300|Avg={{convert|129.917|mph|km/h}}}}
The 2013 History 300 was the tenth stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. 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 57th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win, his sixth of the season, and his second consecutive win.{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Steve|date=2013-05-25|title=Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race at Charlotte|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-kyle-busch-wins-nationwide-race-at-charlotte-2013may25-story.html|access-date=2022-02-15|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Kasey Kahne of JR Motorsports and Joey Logano of Penske Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
File:Charlotte_Motor_Speedway_diagram.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
= Entry list =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 00 |
| 01 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4
|Flex Seal Brite Patriotic |
| 5 |
| 6
|Ford |
| 7
|TaxSlayer Patriotic |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12
|Ford |
| 14 |
| 16
|Ford |Ford EcoBoost Patriotic |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
| 21 |
| 22
|Ford |Discount Tire Patriotic |
| 23 |
| 24 |
| 25 |
| 29 |
| 30 |
| 31 |
| 32 |
| 33 |
| 37 |
| 40 |
| 42 |
| 43
|Ford |EFS |
| 44 |
| 51 |
| 54 |
| 55 |
| 60
|Ford |Roush Fenway Racing Patriotic |
| 66
|Ford |
| 70 |
| 74 |
| 77
|Toyota Patriotic |
| 79
|Ford |
| 87 |
| 92
|Ford |
| 98
|Ford |
| 99 |
| colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20131114054244/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/NNS-10-Charlotte-Entry-List Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
= First practice/Open Test =
The first practice, a four-hour test session, was held on Wednesday, May 22, at 12:00 PM EST.{{Cite web|date=|title=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Charlotte 1 Info Page|url=http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-10charlotte|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219011237/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-10charlotte|archive-date=2013-12-19|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site}} Joey Logano of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the open test, with a lap of 30.295 and an average speed of {{Convert|178.247|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|date=2013-05-22|title=Logano on top at Charlotte|url=https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2013/05/22/logano-on-top-at-charlotte/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Official Site Of NASCAR|language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|22 |Ford |30.295 |178.247 |
|---|
| 2
|99 |30.325 |178.071 |
| 3
|54 |30.360 |177.866 |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002622/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-10cms2013test.pdf Full first practice results] |
= Second practice =
The second practice session was held on Thursday, May 23, at 1:00 PM EST, and would last for two hours and 20 minutes. Alex Bowman of RAB Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.271 and an average speed of {{Convert|184.483|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=Pearce|first=Al|date=2013-05-22|title=Rookie Alex Bowman leads NASCAR Nationwide Series field in practice at Charlotte|url=http://autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a1928796/rookie-alex-bowman-leads-nascar-nationwide-series-field-practice-charlotte/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Autoweek|language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|99 |29.271 |184.483 |
|---|
| 2
|77 |29.281 |184.420 |
| 3
|12 |Ford |29.462 |183.287 |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130612144549/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-10cms2013prac1.pdf Full second practice results] |
= Third and final practice =
The third and final practice, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, May 23, at 5:10 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 20 minutes. John Wes Townley of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.820 and an average speed of {{Convert|181.087|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|author=Staff Report|date=2013-05-23|title=Townley takes final Nationwide practice|url=https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2013/05/23/townley-takes-final-nationwide-practice/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Official Site Of NASCAR|language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|25 |29.820 |181.087 |
|---|
| 2
|29 |29.843 |180.947 |
| 3
|2 |29.902 |180.590 |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130612144555/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-10cms2013prac2.pdf Full Happy Hour practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 25, at 11:05 AM 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 29.356 and an average speed of {{Convert|183.949|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=Pearce|first=Al|date=2013-05-24|title=Austin Dillon on NASCAR Nationwide pole at Charlotte|url=http://autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a1928586/austin-dillon-nascar-nationwide-pole-charlotte/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Autoweek|language=en-US}}
Four drivers would fail to qualify: J. J. Yeley, Bryan Silas, Matt DiBenedetto, and Tanner Berryhill.
= Full qualifying results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|3 |29.356 |183.949 |
|---|
| 2
|54 |29.377 |183.817 |
| 3
|20 |29.488 |183.125 |
| 4
|2 |29.528 |182.877 |
| 5
|77 |29.585 |182.525 |
| 6
|22 |Ford |29.619 |182.315 |
| 7
|12 |Ford |29.653 |182.106 |
| 8
|99 |29.657 |182.082 |
| 9
|18 |29.659 |182.070 |
| 10
|7 |29.695 |181.849 |
| 11
|5 |29.723 |181.677 |
| 12
|16 |Ford |29.839 |180.971 |
| 13
|30 |29.849 |180.911 |
| 14
|31 |29.852 |180.892 |
| 15
|19 |29.859 |180.850 |
| 16
|33 |29.892 |180.650 |
| 17
|98 |Ford |29.892 |180.650 |
| 18
|32 |29.907 |180.560 |
| 19
|21 |29.932 |180.409 |
| 20
|11 |29.960 |180.240 |
| 21
|6 |Ford |29.960 |180.240 |
| 22
|51 |29.964 |180.216 |
| 23
|55 |30.092 |179.450 |
| 24
|4 |30.096 |179.426 |
| 25
|60 |Ford |30.106 |179.366 |
| 26
|25 |30.159 |179.051 |
| 27
|29 |30.168 |178.998 |
| 28
|70 |30.256 |178.477 |
| 29
|92 |Ford |30.324 |178.077 |
| 30
|79 |Ford |30.382 |177.737 |
| 31
|87 |30.398 |177.643 |
| 32
|14 |30.428 |177.468 |
| 33
|43 |Ford |30.429 |177.462 |
| 34
|01 |30.451 |177.334 |
| 35
|74 |30.580 |176.586 |
| colspan="7" |Qualified by owner's points |
| 36
|44 |30.634 |176.275 |
| 37
|24 |30.659 |176.131 |
| 38
|40 |32.293 |167.219 |
| 39
|23 |— |— |
| colspan="7" |Last car to qualify on time |
| 40
|66 |Ford |30.461 |177.276 |
| colspan="7" |Failed to qualify or withdrew |
| 41
|42 |30.523 |176.916 |
| 42
|00 |30.587 |176.546 |
| 43
|37 |30.612 |176.401 |
| 44
|17 |33.077 |163.255 |
| WD
|10 |— |— |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130612212943/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-10cms2013lineup.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts !Winnings |
| 1
|2 |54 |200 |186 |running |0 |$57,050 |
|---|
| 2
|11 |5 |200 |0 |running |0 |$40,950 |
| 3
|6 |22 |Ford |200 |0 |running |0 |$31,575 |
| 4
|18 |32 |200 |0 |running |40 |$34,675 |
| 5
|16 |33 |200 |0 |running |0 |$22,925 |
| 6
|21 |6 |Ford |200 |0 |running |38 |$25,000 |
| 7
|14 |31 |200 |0 |running |37 |$23,875 |
| 8
|9 |18 |200 |0 |running |0 |$17,000 |
| 9
|5 |77 |200 |0 |running |35 |$22,250 |
| 10
|10 |7 |200 |0 |running |34 |$22,650 |
| 11
|3 |20 |200 |3 |running |34 |$21,025 |
| 12
|7 |12 |Ford |200 |9 |running |33 |$20,375 |
| 13
|20 |11 |200 |0 |running |31 |$20,750 |
| 14
|1 |3 |200 |1 |running |31 |$27,675 |
| 15
|4 |2 |200 |0 |running |29 |$20,180 |
| 16
|13 |30 |200 |0 |running |28 |$18,675 |
| 17
|33 |43 |Ford |200 |0 |running |27 |$18,450 |
| 18
|17 |98 |Ford |200 |1 |running |27 |$18,225 |
| 19
|15 |19 |200 |0 |running |25 |$18,150 |
| 20
|8 |99 |200 |0 |running |24 |$18,550 |
| 21
|24 |4 |199 |0 |running |23 |$12,125 |
| 22
|22 |51 |198 |0 |running |22 |$17,900 |
| 23
|36 |44 |197 |0 |running |21 |$17,850 |
| 24
|34 |01 |196 |0 |running |20 |$17,785 |
| 25
|40 |66 |Ford |196 |0 |running |19 |$12,225 |
| 26
|30 |79 |Ford |196 |0 |running |18 |$17,715 |
| 27
|29 |92 |Ford |194 |0 |running |17 |$17,680 |
| 28
|35 |74 |194 |0 |running |16 |$17,645 |
| 29
|27 |29 |188 |0 |running |15 |$11,600 |
| 30
|32 |14 |186 |0 |running |14 |$17,855 |
| 31
|19 |21 |183 |0 |crash |0 |$11,520 |
| 32
|31 |87 |174 |0 |running |12 |$17,475 |
| 33
|25 |60 |Ford |163 |0 |crash |11 |$17,430 |
| 34
|23 |55 |162 |0 |electrical |10 |$17,400 |
| 35
|26 |25 |160 |0 |crash |0 |$11,369 |
| 36
|28 |70 |155 |0 |running |8 |$16,600 |
| 37
|38 |40 |146 |0 |engine |7 |$16,575 |
| 38
|12 |16 |Ford |134 |0 |running |6 |$16,556 |
| 39
|37 |24 |110 |0 |suspension |5 |$16,435 |
| 40
|39 |23 |45 |0 |crash |4 |$16,330 |
| colspan="11" |Failed to qualify or withdrew |
| 41
! rowspan="5" | |42 ! colspan="5" rowspan="5" | |
| 42
|00 |
| 43
|37 |
| 44
|17 |
| WD
|10 |
| colspan="11" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002744/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-10cms2013racereport.pdf Official race results] |
References
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