2013 Ford EcoBoost 300
The 2013 Ford EcoBoost 300 was the 33rd and final stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 16, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would make a late-race charge on the restart with five to go to win his 27th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his seventh and final win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Larson of Turner Scott Motorsports and Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 33 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series | |||
| Date | November 16, 2013 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300 | ||
| Location | Homestead, Florida, Homestead–Miami Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 109.025 miles per hour (175.459 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske Racing | ||
| Time | 32.561 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Turner Scott Motorsports | |
| Laps | 54 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Meanwhile, Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon would win the championship in a tight battle with Penske Racing driver Sam Hornish Jr., finishing within six spots of Hornish Jr., with Dillon finishing 12th and Hornish Jr. finishing eighth, securing Dillon's first championship by three points.[2]
Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.
Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300 and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) has held its season-ending races at Homestead since 1995 and held it until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, November 16, at 10:00 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Kyle Larson of Turner Scott Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.970 and an average speed of 168.908 miles per hour (271.831 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.970 | 168.908 |
| 2 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.103 | 168.209 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 32.153 | 167.947 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 16, at 3:10 PM EST, and would last for an hour and 10 minutes.[3] Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.262 and an average speed of 167.380 miles per hour (269.372 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.262 | 167.380 |
| 2 | 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 32.313 | 167.115 |
| 3 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.324 | 167.059 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 16, at 1:05 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.[3]
Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 32.561 and an average speed of 165.843 miles per hour (266.898 km/h).[6]
Carl Long was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin[7] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 48 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 25 | running | 0 | $83,475 |
| 2 | 8 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 54 | running | 38 | $77,675 |
| 3 | 6 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 29 | running | 0 | $49,175 |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 9 | running | 0 | $40,860 |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 39 | $40,380 |
| 6 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 37 | running | 0 | $26,580 |
| 7 | 16 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 37 | $28,980 |
| 8 | 1 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 37 | running | 37 | $32,555 |
| 9 | 13 | 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 35 | $26,930 |
| 10 | 15 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 34 | $27,080 |
| 11 | 2 | 99 | Blake Koch | RAB Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 33 | $25,880 |
| 12 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 32 | $24,330 |
| 13 | 19 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 31 | $23,930 |
| 14 | 17 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 9 | running | 0 | $23,730 |
| 15 | 12 | 20 | Drew Herring | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 29 | $24,220 |
| 16 | 18 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 28 | $24,415 |
| 17 | 23 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 27 | $23,405 |
| 18 | 22 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 26 | $23,590 |
| 19 | 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 25 | $23,030 |
| 20 | 29 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 24 | $23,595 |
| 21 | 31 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 23 | $22,810 |
| 22 | 39 | 79 | Bryan Silas (R) (i) | Go Green Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $22,700 |
| 23 | 35 | 23 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $22,565 |
| 24 | 34 | 19 | Dakoda Armstrong (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $22,450 |
| 25 | 36 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 19 | $16,790 |
| 26 | 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 18 | $22,185 |
| 27 | 33 | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 17 | $16,070 |
| 28 | 28 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | crash | 16 | $21,955 |
| 29 | 25 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | crash | 15 | $21,850 |
| 30 | 32 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | crash | 14 | $22,040 |
| 31 | 7 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 13 | $21,930 |
| 32 | 10 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 12 | $21,665 |
| 33 | 21 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | running | 11 | $21,460 |
| 34 | 20 | 9 | Corey LaJoie | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 148 | 0 | running | 10 | $15,395 |
| 35 | 24 | 98 | Kevin Swindell (R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 127 | 0 | crash | 9 | $21,356 |
| 36 | 38 | 24 | Ryan Ellis | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 102 | 0 | vibration | 8 | $20,150 |
| 37 | 27 | 10 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 49 | 0 | electrical | 7 | $14,085 |
| 38 | 37 | 40 | T. J. Bell | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | vibration | 6 | $19,994 |
| 39 | 40 | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | electrical | 5 | $13,735 |
| 40 | 26 | 91 | Michael McDowell (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 5 | 0 | overheating | 0 | $13,700 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 41 | 74 | Carl Long | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | ||||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- Service, NASCAR Wire (2013-11-16). "Keselowski wins race; Dillon claims championship". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- Olson, Jeff. "Austin Dillon wins Nationwide title in celebrated No. 3". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Homestead-Miami Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- "Hornish hits wall in opening practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- "Dillon's car suffers minor damage in final practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- Estrada, Chris (2013-11-16). "Hornish on pole for NNS at Homestead; Dillon starting 11th". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
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