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2013 Subway Firecracker 250

{{Short description|16th race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series}}

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

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Date=July 5|Pole_Driver=Austin Dillon|Most_Driver=Sam Hornish Jr.|First_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Most_laps=61|Most_Team=Penske Racing|First_Driver=Matt Kenseth|Announcers=Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree|Network=ESPN|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Avg={{convert|145.767|mph|km/h}}|Scheduled_km=402.336|Description=Race 16 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series|Location=Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway|Car=18|Distance_laps=101|Distance_km=406.359|Course_km=4.0|Scheduled_laps=100|Scheduled_mi=250|Course_mi=2.5|Official_name=12th Annual Subway Firecracker 250|Race_Name=Subway Firecracker 250|Year=2013|Pole_Time=50.298|Distance_mi=252.5|Pole_Team=Richard Childress Racing}}

The 2013 Subway Firecracker 250 was the 16th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 5, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from its scheduled 100 laps to 101 due to a green–white–checker finish. At race's end, Matt Kenseth, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would pull away on the final restart to win his 27th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first of the season.{{Cite web |date=2013-07-06 |title=Kenseth gets Daytona N'wide win after red flag |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/nationwide/story/_/id/9453563/matt-kenseth-wins-nationwide-race-daytona |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} To fill out the podium, James Buescher of Turner Scott Motorsports and Elliott Sadler of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Daytona_International_Speedway.png, the venue where the race was held.]]

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-11 |title=NASCAR.COM : Tracks |url=http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811053515/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ |archive-date=2010-08-11 |access-date=2021-11-01}} The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-30 |title=Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing |url=http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830050250/http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html |archive-date=2010-08-30 |access-date=2021-11-01}}

= 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

|Compassion International

1

|Kurt Busch (i)

|Phoenix Racing

|Chevrolet

|City Chevrolet

01

|Mike Wallace

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|JD Motorsports

2

|Brian Scott

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Rain-X

3

|Austin Dillon

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|AdvoCare Spark

4

|Landon Cassill

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Flex Seal

5

|Brad Sweet

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Great Clips

6

|Trevor Bayne

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|Winn-Dixie "The Beef People"

7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Winn-Dixie, Hellmann's Happy 100 Years

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

|PPG Envirobase High Performance

14

|Eric McClure

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|Hefty, Reynolds Wrap

18

|Matt Kenseth (i)

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|GameStop, Playpad Pro

19

|Mike Bliss

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|Tweaker Energy Shot

20

|Brian Vickers

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Dollar General

22

|Joey Logano (i)

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|Discount Tire

23

|Robert Richardson Jr.

|R3 Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|North Texas Pipe

24

|Jason White

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|JW Demolition

30

|Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Worx Yard Tools

31

|Justin Allgaier

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Brandt Professional Agriculture, TradeMark Nitrogen

32

|Kyle Larson (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Clorox

33

|Ty Dillon (i)

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Hunt Brothers Pizza

34

|James Buescher (i)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Florida Lottery "Just Imagine"

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 Flying J

44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|Gold Bond

51

|Jeremy Clements

|Jeremy Clements Racing

|Chevrolet

|All South Electric, Lighting Value

52

|Joey Gase

|Jimmy Means Racing

|Toyota

|TransLife Donation Services, Donate Life Florida

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 Patriotic

70

|Tony Raines**

|ML Motorsports

|Toyota

|ML Motorsports

74

|Mike Harmon

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Dodge

|Paxco Quality Race Car Refinishing

77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|Bandit Chippers Patriotic

79

|Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)

|Go Green Racing

|Ford

|Tobacco Free Florida

85

|Bobby Gerhart

|Bobby Gerhart Racing

|Chevrolet

|Lucas Oil

87

|Joe Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves

89

|Morgan Shepherd

|Shepherd Racing Ventures

|Dodge

|Racing with Jesus

92

|Dexter Stacey (R)

|KH Motorsports

|Ford

|Maddie's Place Rocks

98

|Kevin Swindell (R)

|Biagi-DenBeste Racing

|Ford

|Curb Records, LeAnn Rimes "Spitfire"

99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|ToyotaCare

colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130906133911/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/NNS-2013-16-Daytona-Entry-List Official entry list]

Practice

= First practice =

The first practice session was held on Thursday, July 4, at 2:30 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 20 minutes.{{Cite web |date= |title=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Daytona 2 Race Info Page |url=http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-16daytona |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909194427/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-16daytona |archive-date=2013-09-09 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site}} Brad Sweet of JR Motorsports 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 |author=Staff Report |date=2013-07-04 |title=Kligerman, Sweet take Nationwide practices |url=https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2013/07/04/kligerman-sweet-take-nationwide-practices/amp/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Official Site Of NASCAR |language=en-US}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|5

|Brad Sweet

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|46.688

|192.769

2

|7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|46.689

|192.765

3

|77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|47.117

|191.014

colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130717195313/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-16dis2013prac1.pdf Full first practice results]

= Second and final practice =

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, July 4, at 5:30 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Parker Kligerman of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.913 and an average speed of {{Convert|184.000|mph|km/h}}.

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|48.913

|184.000

2

|87

|Joe Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|48.914

|183.996

3

|23

|Robert Richardson Jr.

|R3 Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|50.349

|178.752

colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130721155113/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-16dis2013prac2.pdf Full Happy Hour practice results]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 5, at 2:05 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 50.298 and an average speed of {{Convert|178.934|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web |title=Austin Dillon starts from the pole for Friday's Nationwide Series race at Daytona |url=https://www.startribune.com/dillon-on-pole-for-nationwide-race-at-daytona/214418661/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Star Tribune}}

Blake Koch was 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

|50.298

|178.934

2

|60

|Travis Pastrana

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|50.435

|178.448

3

|33

|Ty Dillon (i)

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|50.442

|178.423

4

|2

|Brian Scott

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|50.463

|178.348

5

|12

|Sam Hornish Jr.

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|50.468

|178.331

6

|31

|Justin Allgaier

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|50.499

|178.221

7

|1

|Kurt Busch (i)

|Phoenix Racing

|Chevrolet

|50.513

|178.172

8

|6

|Trevor Bayne

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|50.520

|178.147

9

|11

|Elliott Sadler

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|50.522

|178.140

10

|5

|Brad Sweet

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|50.546

|178.056

11

|7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|50.558

|178.013

12

|99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|50.596

|177.880

13

|32

|Kyle Larson (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|50.605

|177.848

14

|22

|Joey Logano (i)

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|50.626

|177.774

15

|54

|Kyle Busch (i)

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|50.671

|177.616

16

|43

|Michael Annett

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|50.697

|177.525

17

|34

|James Buescher (i)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|50.747

|177.350

18

|20

|Brian Vickers

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|50.766

|177.284

19

|18

|Matt Kenseth (i)

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|50.796

|177.179

20

|30

|Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|50.857

|176.967

21

|19

|Mike Bliss

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|50.857

|176.967

22

|85

|Bobby Gerhart

|Bobby Gerhart Racing

|Chevrolet

|50.869

|176.925

23

|44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|50.873

|176.911

24

|14

|Eric McClure

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|50.903

|176.807

25

|55

|Jamie Dick

|Viva Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|50.950

|176.644

26

|98

|Kevin Swindell (R)

|Biagi-DenBeste Racing

|Ford

|51.086

|176.174

27

|77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|51.196

|175.795

28

|23

|Robert Richardson Jr.

|R3 Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|51.202

|175.774

29

|74

|Mike Harmon

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Dodge

|51.230

|175.678

30

|87

|Joe Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|51.231

|175.675

31

|89

|Morgan Shepherd

|Shepherd Racing Ventures

|Dodge

|51.378

|175.172

32

|24

|Jason White

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|51.382

|175.159

33

|52

|Joey Gase

|Jimmy Means Racing

|Chevrolet

|51.433

|174.985

34

|79

|Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)

|Go Green Racing

|Ford

|51.501

|174.754

35

|01

|Mike Wallace

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|51.665

|174.199

36

|51

|Jeremy Clements

|Jeremy Clements Racing

|Chevrolet

|51.862

|173.537

colspan="7" |Qualified by owner's points
37

|40

|Reed Sorenson

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|51.960

|173.210

38

|70

|Jeff Green

|ML Motorsports

|Toyota

|51.999

|173.080

39

|4

|Landon Cassill

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|52.071

|172.841

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

|92

|Dexter Stacey (R)

|KH Motorsports

|Ford

|51.757

|173.890

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

|00

|Blake Koch

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|51.804

|173.732

WD

|10

|Jeff Green

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|—

|—

WD

|42

|Josh Wise

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|—

|—

colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-16dis2013lineup.pdf Official starting lineup]

Race results

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!Fin.{{Cite web |title=2013 Subway Firecracker 250 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2013_Subway_Firecracker_250 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.thethirdturn.com |language=en}}

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

!Winnings

1

|19

|18

|Matt Kenseth (i)

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|101

|16

|running

|0

|$83,290

2

|17

|34

|James Buescher (i)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|101

|1

|running

|0

|$58,475

3

|9

|11

|Elliott Sadler

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|101

|2

|running

|42

|$46,600

4

|7

|1

|Kurt Busch (i)

|Phoenix Racing

|Chevrolet

|101

|2

|running

|0

|$33,075

5

|1

|3

|Austin Dillon

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|101

|5

|running

|40

|$38,800

6

|13

|32

|Kyle Larson (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|101

|2

|running

|39

|$30,850

7

|5

|12

|Sam Hornish Jr.

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|101

|61

|running

|39

|$28,710

8

|11

|7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|101

|1

|running

|37

|$27,670

9

|14

|22

|Joey Logano (i)

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|101

|3

|running

|0

|$20,550

10

|8

|6

|Trevor Bayne

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|101

|1

|running

|35

|$27,100

11

|15

|54

|Kyle Busch (i)

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|101

|0

|running

|0

|$19,325

12

|6

|31

|Justin Allgaier

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|101

|1

|running

|33

|$24,775

13

|18

|20

|Brian Vickers

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|101

|4

|running

|32

|$24,250

14

|21

|19

|Mike Bliss

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|101

|0

|running

|30

|$23,725

15

|16

|43

|Michael Annett

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|101

|0

|running

|29

|$24,075

16

|23

|44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|101

|0

|running

|28

|$23,650

17

|4

|2

|Brian Scott

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|101

|1

|running

|28

|$23,325

18

|27

|77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|101

|0

|running

|26

|$23,000

19

|30

|87

|Joe Nemechek

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|101

|0

|running

|25

|$22,875

20

|12

|99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|101

|0

|running

|24

|$23,250

21

|20

|30

|Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|101

|0

|running

|23

|$22,775

22

|36

|51

|Jeremy Clements

|Jeremy Clements Racing

|Chevrolet

|101

|0

|running

|22

|$22,475

23

|39

|4

|Landon Cassill

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|101

|0

|running

|21

|$22,325

24

|24

|14

|Eric McClure

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|101

|0

|running

|20

|$22,200

25

|25

|55

|Jamie Dick

|Viva Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|101

|0

|running

|19

|$16,550

26

|26

|98

|Kevin Swindell (R)

|Biagi-DenBeste Racing

|Ford

|101

|0

|running

|18

|$15,950

27

|3

|33

|Ty Dillon (i)

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|101

|0

|running

|0

|$21,800

28

|10

|5

|Brad Sweet

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|101

|0

|running

|16

|$21,625

29

|22

|85

|Bobby Gerhart

|Bobby Gerhart Racing

|Chevrolet

|101

|0

|running

|15

|$15,500

30

|38

|70

|Jeff Green

|ML Motorsports

|Toyota

|99

|0

|running

|14

|$21,675

31

|29

|74

|Mike Harmon

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Dodge

|99

|0

|running

|13

|$21,250

32

|28

|23

|Robert Richardson Jr.

|R3 Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|96

|0

|crash

|12

|$21,130

33

|34

|79

|Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)

|Go Green Racing

|Ford

|96

|0

|crash

|11

|$21,010

34

|2

|60

|Travis Pastrana

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|95

|1

|crash

|11

|$21,390

35

|32

|24

|Jason White

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|95

|0

|crash

|9

|$20,764

36

|33

|52

|Joey Gase

|Jimmy Means Racing

|Chevrolet

|90

|0

|running

|8

|$13,700

37

|35

|01

|Mike Wallace

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|87

|0

|engine

|7

|$19,665

38

|40

|92

|Dexter Stacey (R)

|KH Motorsports

|Ford

|76

|0

|axle

|6

|$19,611

39

|37

|40

|Reed Sorenson

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|70

|0

|engine

|5

|$19,495

40

|31

|89

|Morgan Shepherd

|Shepherd Racing Ventures

|Dodge

|21

|0

|rear gear

|4

|$13,430

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

! rowspan="3" |

|00

|Blake Koch

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

! colspan="5" rowspan="3" |

WD

|10

|Jeff Green

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

WD

|42

|Josh Wise

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

colspan="11" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-16dis2013results.pdf Official race results]

References

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