2013 Sam's Town 300
{{Short description|Third race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Description=Race 3 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series|Pole_Driver=Brian Vickers|First_Driver=Sam Hornish Jr.|Announcers=Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree|Most_Driver=Sam Hornish Jr.|Most_laps=114|Most_Team=Penske Racing|Car=12|First_Team=Penske Racing|Network=ESPN2|Date=March 9|Radio=Performance Racing Network|Official_name=17th Annual Sam's Town 300|Location=North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway|Race_Name=Sam's Town 300|Avg={{convert|125.087|mph|km/h}}|Scheduled_mi=300|Scheduled_laps=200|Distance_km=482.803|Distance_laps=200|Course_km=2.41|Course_mi=1.5|Scheduled_km=482.803|Year=2013|Pole_Time=Set by 2012 owner's points|Distance_mi=300|Pole_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing}}
The 2013 Sam's Town 300 was the third stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 9, 2013, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Sam Hornish Jr., driving for Penske Racing, would survive two ensuing restarts and defend eventual-second Joe Gibbs Racing place driver Kyle Busch to win his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first and only win of the season.{{Cite web|last=Beacham|first=Greg|date=2013-03-09|title=Las Vegas becomes 'Sam's Town' with Hornish's Nationwide win - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/09/hornish-holds-kyle-busch-nationwide-victory/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/09/hornish-holds-kyle-busch-nationwide-victory/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=lasvegassun.com|language=en}}{{cbignore}} To fill out the podium, Brian Vickers of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish third.
Background
File:Las_Vegas_Motor_Speedway_diagram.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
= Entry list =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 00 |
| 01 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6
|Ford |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12
|Ford |
| 14 |
| 15
|Ford |
| 19 |
| 20 |
| 21 |
| 22
|Ford |
| 23 |
| 24 |
| 30 |
| 31 |
| 32 |
| 33 |
| 40 |
| 42 |
| 43
|Ford |
| 44 |
| 46 |
| 51 |
| 52 |
| 54 |
| 55 |
| 60
|Ford |
| 70 |
| 74 |
| 77
|Toyota "Let's Go Places" |
| 79
|Ford |
| 87 |
| 88 |
| 92
|Ford |
| 98
|Ford |
| 99 |
| colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130629102224/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/NNS-03-Las-Vegas-Entry-List Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
Originally, three practice sessions were scheduled to be held, with two on Friday and one on Saturday. However, persistent rain on Friday would cancel all activities for Friday. Instead of qualifying on Saturday, a lone practice session was held on Saturday so that drivers could practice.{{Cite web|date=|title=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - Nationwide 2013 Las Vegas Race Info Page|url=http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-03lasvegas|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629150539/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-03lasvegas|archive-date=2013-06-29|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site}}
The only practice session was delayed for over 40 minutes but was eventually held on Saturday, March 9, at 9:30 AM PST. Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.059 and an average speed of {{Convert|179.647|mph|km/h}}.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|3 |30.059 |179.647 |
|---|
| 2
|20 |30.082 |179.509 |
| 3
|12 |Ford |30.115 |179.313 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-03lasvegas2013prac1.pdf Full practice results] |
Starting lineup
Qualifying was originally going to be held on Saturday, March 9, but was canceled due to persistent rain that canceled Friday's activities. As a result, NASCAR set the starting lineup by last year's owner's points for the first 36 spots, and the last four spots were determined by number of attempts made within the 2013 season.{{Cite web|last=Kivak|first=Rebecca|title=NNS Pole Report: Vickers to pace field after Vegas qualifying canceled|url=http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2013/03/nns-pole-report-vickers-to-pace-field.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2013/03/nns-pole-report-vickers-to-pace-field.html |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Skirts and Scuffs}}{{cbignore}}
Brian Vickers of Joe Gibbs Racing would earn the pole.
= Full starting lineup =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make |
| 1
|20 |
|---|
| 2
|6 |Ford |
| 3
|2 |
| 4
|3 |
| 5
|33 |
| 6
|22 |Ford |
| 7
|12 |Ford |
| 8
|77 |
| 9
|43 |Ford |
| 10
|31 |
| 11
|30 |
| 12
|7 |
| 13
|32 |
| 14
|44 |
| 15
|11 |
| 16
|87 |
| 17
|5 |
| 18
|99 |
| 19
|01 |
| 20
|19 |
| 21
|51 |
| 22
|24 |
| 23
|54 |
| 24
|14 |
| 25
|4 |
| 26
|40 |
| 27
|70 |
| 28
|00 |
| 29
|23 |
| 30
|15 |Ford |
| 31
|60 |Ford |
| 32
|88 |
| colspan="5" |Champion's Provisional |
| 33
|10 |
| colspan="5" |Qualified by 2013 owner's points |
| 34
|79 |Ford |
| 35
|74 |
| 36
|55 |
| 37
|92 |Ford |
| 38
|52 |
| 39
|42 |
| 40
|8 |
| colspan="5" |Failed to qualify |
| 41
|46 |
| 42
|21 |
| 43
|98 |Ford |
| colspan="5" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-03lasvegas2013lineup.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts !Winnings |
| 1
|7 |12 |Ford |200 |114 |running |48 |$98,520 |
|---|
| 2
|23 |54 |200 |13 |running |0 |$60,600 |
| 3
|1 |20 |200 |27 |running |42 |$45,750 |
| 4
|2 |6 |Ford |200 |21 |running |41 |$39,350 |
| 5
|15 |11 |200 |0 |running |39 |$34,850 |
| 6
|4 |3 |200 |1 |running |39 |$34,350 |
| 7
|12 |7 |200 |4 |running |38 |$23,900 |
| 8
|18 |99 |200 |0 |running |36 |$30,425 |
| 9
|3 |2 |200 |0 |running |35 |$27,735 |
| 10
|31 |60 |Ford |200 |0 |running |34 |$28,350 |
| 11
|5 |33 |200 |0 |running |0 |$26,625 |
| 12
|17 |5 |200 |0 |running |32 |$26,075 |
| 13
|11 |30 |200 |0 |running |31 |$25,525 |
| 14
|32 |88 |200 |0 |running |0 |$19,015 |
| 15
|10 |31 |199 |0 |running |29 |$25,330 |
| 16
|9 |43 |Ford |198 |0 |running |28 |$24,545 |
| 17
|20 |19 |198 |0 |running |27 |$24,360 |
| 18
|21 |51 |198 |0 |running |0 |$24,425 |
| 19
|27 |70 |198 |0 |running |25 |$24,515 |
| 20
|40 |8 |198 |0 |running |24 |$24,680 |
| 21
|22 |24 |198 |0 |running |23 |$23,895 |
| 22
|36 |55 |197 |0 |running |22 |$17,760 |
| 23
|37 |92 |Ford |197 |0 |running |21 |$17,625 |
| 24
|14 |44 |197 |0 |running |20 |$23,515 |
| 25
|26 |40 |195 |0 |running |19 |$23,515 |
| 26
|34 |79 |Ford |195 |1 |running |19 |$23,545 |
| 27
|16 |87 |194 |0 |running |17 |$23,085 |
| 28
|30 |15 |Ford |193 |0 |running |16 |$22,940 |
| 29
|29 |23 |192 |0 |running |15 |$22,790 |
| 30
|8 |77 |189 |0 |running |14 |$22,955 |
| 31
|25 |4 |189 |0 |running |13 |$22,525 |
| 32
|13 |32 |182 |1 |crash |13 |$22,415 |
| 33
|38 |52 |181 |0 |crash |11 |$22,300 |
| 34
|19 |01 |167 |0 |running |10 |$22,189 |
| 35
|28 |00 |156 |0 |running |9 |$22,080 |
| 36
|35 |74 |153 |0 |engine |8 |$14,820 |
| 37
|6 |22 |Ford |144 |18 |running |0 |$14,775 |
| 38
|33 |10 |16 |0 |vibration |6 |$14,740 |
| 39
|39 |42 |5 |0 |vibration |5 |$14,490 |
| 40
|24 |14 |2 |0 |oil pump |4 |$20,455 |
| colspan="11" |Failed to qualify |
| 41
! rowspan="3" | |46 ! colspan="5" rowspan="3" | |
| 42
|21 |
| 43
|98 |Ford |
| colspan="11" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-02phoenix2013racereport.pdf Official race results] |
References
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