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2013 U.S. Cellular 250

{{Short description|20th race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series}}

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

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Description=Race 20 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series|Most_laps=116|Pole_Driver=Drew Herring|Most_Driver=Austin Dillon|Most_Team=Richard Childress Racing|First_Driver=Brad Keselowski|First_Team=Penske Racing|Car=22|Pole_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Announcers=Marty Reid, Ricky Craven|Network=ESPN|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Avg={{convert|112.211|mph|km/h}}|Location=Newton, Iowa, Iowa Speedway|Official_name=5th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 presented by the Enlist Weed Control System|Race_Name=U.S. Cellular 250 presented by the Enlist Weed Control System|Scheduled_laps=250|Scheduled_mi=218.75|Distance_km=352.044|Scheduled_km=352.044|Distance_laps=250|Course_km=1.408|Course_mi=0.875|Year=2013|Pole_Time=23.270|Distance_mi=218.75|Date=August 3|Image=Iowa Speedway 2024.svg}}

The 2013 U.S. Cellular 250 presented by the Enlist Weed Control System was the 20th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 3, 2013, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 7⁄8 mile (1.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would pull away on the final restart with 35 to go to win his 23rd NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his third win of the season.{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Andy |title=Brad Keselowski wins NASCAR Nationwide race at Iowa |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/08/04/brad-keselowski-wins-nascar-nationwide-race-iowa/2615943/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing and Brian Vickers of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.

= 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

|SR² Motorsports

01

|Mike Wallace

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|G&K Services

2

|Brian Scott

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Shore Lodge

3

|Austin Dillon

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|AdvoCare

4

|Daryl Harr

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|iWorld

5

|Brad Sweet

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Great Clips

6

|Trevor Bayne

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|Fastenal

7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|TaxSlayer

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

|Penske Rental

14

|Eric McClure

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|Reynolds Wrap, Hefty

15

|Carl Long

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|Clawdog.com

19

|Mike Bliss

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|Tweaker Energy Shot

20

|Brian Vickers

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Dollar General

22

|Brad Keselowski (i)

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|Discount Tire

23

|Richard Harriman

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|Rick Ware Racing

24

|Brett Butler

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|Taylor Brooks Salon

29

|Kenny Wallace

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|U.S. Cellular

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

|Eveready

33

|Ryan Gifford

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Menards, Rheem

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

|Northland Oil

44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|TriStar Motorsports

46

|Jason Bowles

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|The Motorsports Group

50

|Danny Efland

|MAKE Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|A-1 Bail Bonds

51

|Jeremy Clements

|Jeremy Clements Racing

|Chevrolet

|[https://repairablevehicles.com/ RepairableVehicles.com]

52

|Joey Gase

|Jimmy Means Racing

|Toyota

|Iowa Donor Network

54

|Drew Herring

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Monster Energy

60

|Travis Pastrana

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|X Games Los Angeles

70

|Johanna Long

|ML Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Foretravel Motorcoach

74

|Kevin Lepage

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|Country Roads Ride Grouping, I-Car Gold Class

77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|Toyota

79

|Kyle Fowler

|Go Green Racing

|Ford

|Sarges' Tailgate Grille

87

|Travis Sauter

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|Lester Buildings

89

|Morgan Shepherd

|Shepherd Racing Ventures

|Chevrolet

|Racing with Jesus

99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|ToyotaCare

colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130801173703/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/NNS-2013-20-Iowa-Entry-List Official entry list]

Practice

= First practice =

The first practice session was held on Friday, August 2, at 3:30 PM CST, and would last for an hour and 20 minutes.{{Cite web |date= |title=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Iowa 2 Race Info Page |url=http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-20iowa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806122907/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-20iowa |archive-date=2013-08-06 |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site}} Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.374 and an average speed of {{Convert|134.765|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web |date=2013-08-02 |title=Dillon sweeps pair of practices at Iowa |url=https://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/08/02/nascar-nationwide-series-practice-results-times-iowa.html |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Official Site Of NASCAR |language=en-US}}

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|3

|Austin Dillon

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|23.374

|134.765

2

|29

|Kenny Wallace

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|23.539

|133.820

3

|32

|Kyle Larson (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|23.562

|133.690

colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130829060858/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-20iowa2013prac1.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, August 2, at 6:00 PM CST, and would last for an hour and 20 minutes. Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.181 and an average speed of {{Convert|135.887|mph|km/h}}.

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|3

|Austin Dillon

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|23.289

|135.257

2

|32

|Kyle Larson (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|23.329

|135.025

3

|77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|23.338

|134.973

colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20130829060906/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-20iowa2013prac2.pdf Full Happy Hour practice results]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 3, at 4:05 PM CST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.

Drew Herring of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 23.270 and an average speed of {{Convert|135.367|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web |date=2013-08-03 |title=Drew Herring wins first pole at Iowa |url=https://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/08/03/nationwide-series-qualifying-results-iowa.html |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Official Site Of NASCAR |language=en-US}}

No drivers would fail to qualify.

= Full qualifying results =

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|54

|Drew Herring

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|23.270

|135.367

2

|7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|23.349

|134.909

3

|99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|23.364

|134.823

4

|2

|Brian Scott

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|23.391

|134.667

5

|22

|Brad Keselowski (i)

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|23.393

|134.656

6

|20

|Brian Vickers

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|23.418

|134.512

7

|6

|Trevor Bayne

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|23.445

|134.357

8

|3

|Austin Dillon

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|23.470

|134.214

9

|31

|Justin Allgaier

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|23.501

|134.037

10

|11

|Elliott Sadler

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|23.525

|133.900

11

|32

|Kyle Larson (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|23.528

|133.883

12

|29

|Kenny Wallace

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|23.535

|133.843

13

|30

|Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|23.558

|133.713

14

|12

|Sam Hornish Jr.

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|23.579

|133.593

15

|60

|Travis Pastrana

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|23.585

|133.559

16

|44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|23.602

|133.463

17

|43

|Michael Annett

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|23.667

|133.097

18

|40

|Reed Sorenson

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|23.712

|132.844

19

|5

|Brad Sweet

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|23.727

|132.760

20

|77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|23.758

|132.587

21

|70

|Johanna Long

|ML Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|23.797

|132.370

22

|51

|Jeremy Clements

|Jeremy Clements Racing

|Chevrolet

|23.827

|132.203

23

|33

|Ryan Gifford

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|23.835

|132.159

24

|19

|Mike Bliss

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|23.867

|131.981

25

|24

|Brett Butler

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|23.936

|131.601

26

|14

|Eric McClure

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|24.100

|130.705

27

|52

|Joey Gase

|Jimmy Means Racing

|Chevrolet

|24.216

|130.079

28

|01

|Mike Wallace

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|24.252

|129.886

29

|10

|Jeff Green

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|24.308

|129.587

30

|79

|Kyle Fowler

|Go Green Racing

|Ford

|24.313

|129.560

31

|00

|Blake Koch

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|24.494

|128.603

32

|4

|Daryl Harr

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|24.527

|128.430

33

|46

|Jason Bowles

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|24.622

|127.934

34

|74

|Kevin Lepage

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|24.694

|127.561

35

|42

|T. J. Bell

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|24.798

|127.026

36

|87

|Travis Sauter

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|24.833

|126.847

37

|89

|Morgan Shepherd

|Shepherd Racing Ventures

|Chevrolet

|24.929

|126.359

38

|50

|Danny Efland

|MAKE Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|24.943

|126.288

39

|23

|Richard Harriman

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|25.206

|124.970

40

|15

|Carl Long

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|25.422

|123.908

colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-20iowa2013lineup.pdf Official starting lineup]

Race results

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!Fin{{Cite web |title=2013 U.S. Cellular 250 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2013_U.S._Cellular_250 |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=www.thethirdturn.com |language=en}}

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

!Winnings

1

|5

|22

|Brad Keselowski (i)

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|250

|35

|running

|0

|$73,740

2

|14

|12

|Sam Hornish Jr.

|Penske Racing

|Ford

|250

|0

|running

|42

|$61,000

3

|6

|20

|Brian Vickers

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|250

|8

|running

|42

|$52,000

4

|8

|3

|Austin Dillon

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|250

|116

|running

|42

|$44,850

5

|11

|32

|Kyle Larson (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|250

|0

|running

|39

|$35,725

6

|1

|54

|Drew Herring

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|250

|26

|running

|39

|$32,775

7

|3

|99

|Alex Bowman (R)

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|250

|0

|running

|37

|$27,835

8

|10

|11

|Elliott Sadler

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|250

|0

|running

|36

|$27,795

9

|23

|33

|Ryan Gifford

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|250

|0

|running

|35

|$25,675

10

|7

|6

|Trevor Bayne

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|250

|6

|running

|35

|$25,975

11

|2

|7

|Regan Smith

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|250

|59

|running

|34

|$24,200

12

|17

|43

|Michael Annett

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|250

|0

|running

|32

|$23,650

13

|4

|2

|Brian Scott

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|250

|0

|running

|31

|$25,125

14

|13

|30

|Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|250

|0

|running

|30

|$22,600

15

|19

|5

|Brad Sweet

|JR Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|250

|0

|running

|29

|$23,050

16

|20

|77

|Parker Kligerman

|Kyle Busch Motorsports

|Toyota

|250

|0

|running

|28

|$22,125

17

|9

|31

|Justin Allgaier

|Turner Scott Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|250

|0

|running

|27

|$21,700

18

|24

|19

|Mike Bliss

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|248

|0

|running

|26

|$21,450

19

|21

|70

|Johanna Long

|ML Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|247

|0

|running

|25

|$21,225

20

|16

|44

|Cole Whitt

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|247

|0

|running

|24

|$21,675

21

|22

|51

|Jeremy Clements

|Jeremy Clements Racing

|Chevrolet

|247

|0

|running

|23

|$20,875

22

|12

|29

|Kenny Wallace

|RAB Racing

|Toyota

|246

|0

|running

|22

|$14,750

23

|26

|14

|Eric McClure

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|246

|0

|running

|21

|$20,600

24

|28

|01

|Mike Wallace

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|246

|0

|running

|20

|$20,475

25

|32

|4

|Daryl Harr

|JD Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|246

|0

|running

|19

|$20,825

26

|27

|52

|Joey Gase

|Jimmy Means Racing

|Chevrolet

|244

|0

|running

|18

|$14,225

27

|15

|60

|Travis Pastrana

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|243

|0

|running

|17

|$20,100

28

|30

|79

|Kyle Fowler

|Go Green Racing

|Ford

|242

|0

|running

|16

|$19,950

29

|39

|23

|Richard Harriman

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|240

|0

|running

|15

|$19,825

30

|36

|87

|Travis Sauter

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|238

|0

|running

|14

|$20,000

31

|18

|40

|Reed Sorenson

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|228

|0

|running

|13

|$19,550

32

|34

|74

|Kevin Lepage

|Mike Harmon Racing

|Chevrolet

|135

|0

|vibration

|12

|$19,455

33

|25

|24

|Brett Butler

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|74

|0

|brakes

|11

|$19,335

34

|38

|50

|Danny Efland

|MAKE Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|26

|0

|brakes

|10

|$13,215

35

|37

|89

|Morgan Shepherd

|Shepherd Racing Ventures

|Chevrolet

|23

|0

|brakes

|9

|$13,097

36

|40

|15

|Carl Long

|Rick Ware Racing

|Ford

|13

|0

|handling

|8

|$12,125

37

|35

|42

|T. J. Bell

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|6

|0

|vibration

|7

|$12,015

38

|31

|00

|Blake Koch

|SR² Motorsports

|Toyota

|5

|0

|brakes

|6

|$11,936

39

|33

|46

|Jason Bowles

|The Motorsports Group

|Chevrolet

|4

|0

|vibration

|5

|$11,745

40

|29

|10

|Jeff Green

|TriStar Motorsports

|Toyota

|3

|0

|vibration

|4

|$11,630

colspan="11" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-20iowa2013racereport.pdf Official race results]

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Austin Dillon

| style="text-align:center;"| 698

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Regan Smith

| style="text-align:center;"| 684 (-14)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Sam Hornish Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| 684 (-14)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Elliott Sadler

| style="text-align:center;"| 679 (–19)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| Brian Vickers

| style="text-align:center;"| 670 (–28)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| Kyle Larson

| style="text-align:center;"| 651 (–47)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Justin Allgaier

| style="text-align:center;"| 648 (–50)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| Brian Scott

| style="text-align:center;"| 641 (–57)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| Trevor Bayne

| style="text-align:center;"| 627 (–71)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| Parker Kligerman

| style="text-align:center;"| 617 (–81)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

| Alex Bowman

| style="text-align:center;"| 553 (–145)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| Nelson Piquet Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| 537 (–161)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-20iowa2013driver.pdf Official driver's standings]

  • Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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References

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