2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
The 2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge was the 31st stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 2, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would pull away in the late stages of the race to win his 26th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his sixth win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing and Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 31 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series | |||
| Date | November 2, 2013 | ||
| Official name | 9th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge | ||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor 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 | 144.52 miles per hour (232.58 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | RAB Racing | ||
| Time | 29.002 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | |
| Laps | 106 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
Background
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
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 1, at 1:05 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Alex Bowman of RAB Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.641 and an average speed of 182.180 miles per hour (293.190 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 29.641 | 182.180 |
| 2 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.657 | 182.082 |
| 3 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.659 | 182.070 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 1, at 5:00 PM CST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Trevor Bayne of Roush Fenway Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.510 and an average speed of 182.989 miles per hour (294.492 km/h).[2]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.510 | 182.989 |
| 2 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.544 | 182.778 |
| 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 29.577 | 182.574 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 2, at 11:05 AM CST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[2]
Alex Bowman of RAB Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.002 and an average speed of 186.194 miles per hour (299.650 km/h).[4]
Morgan Shepherd was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin[5] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 106 | running | 0 | $69,615 |
| 2 | 18 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 45 | running | 0 | $54,350 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 2 | running | 42 | $44,450 |
| 4 | 13 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 42 | running | 0 | $31,550 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | running | 40 | $37,525 |
| 6 | 8 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 38 | $27,925 |
| 7 | 19 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 37 | $26,210 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 36 | $25,150 |
| 9 | 16 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 35 | $25,025 |
| 10 | 11 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 34 | $24,075 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 33 | $22,300 |
| 12 | 10 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $21,750 |
| 13 | 14 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 31 | $21,225 |
| 14 | 21 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 30 | $20,800 |
| 15 | 17 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 29 | $21,550 |
| 16 | 23 | 98 | Kevin Swindell (R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 28 | $20,450 |
| 17 | 7 | 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 0 | $15,525 |
| 18 | 1 | 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 199 | 3 | running | 27 | $23,600 |
| 19 | 15 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 25 | $20,075 |
| 20 | 12 | 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 24 | $20,625 |
| 21 | 25 | 55 | David Starr (i) | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 0 | $19,825 |
| 22 | 26 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 22 | $19,700 |
| 23 | 20 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 21 | $19,550 |
| 24 | 27 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 20 | $19,425 |
| 25 | 30 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 19 | $19,750 |
| 26 | 6 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 196 | 0 | running | 0 | $13,150 |
| 27 | 34 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 196 | 0 | running | 17 | $19,025 |
| 28 | 38 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 16 | $18,900 |
| 29 | 35 | 79 | Bryan Silas (R) (i) | Go Green Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 0 | $18,825 |
| 30 | 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 190 | 0 | running | 14 | $13,075 |
| 31 | 39 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 175 | 0 | crash | 13 | $18,725 |
| 32 | 36 | 40 | T. J. Bell | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | running | 12 | $18,680 |
| 33 | 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 166 | 0 | crash | 11 | $18,635 |
| 34 | 31 | 74 | Carl Long | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 105 | 0 | electrical | 10 | $18,590 |
| 35 | 29 | 24 | Ryan Ellis | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 87 | 0 | vibration | 9 | $18,522 |
| 36 | 33 | 00 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 79 | 0 | handling | 8 | $11,650 |
| 37 | 22 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | clutch | 7 | $17,615 |
| 38 | 32 | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | electrical | 6 | $11,561 |
| 39 | 40 | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | 5 | 0 | suspension | 0 | $11,445 |
| 40 | 24 | 10 | Michael McDowell (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 4 | 0 | vibration | 0 | $11,405 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | ||||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- Service, NASCAR Wire (2013-11-02). "Brad Keselowski takes Nationwide win at Texas". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Texas 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. 2016-12-09. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- "Rookie tops first Texas Nationwide practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- Staff, Speedway Digest. "RAB Racing and Alex Bowman Sweep 2013 Pole Awards at Texas, Finishes 18th". www.speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- "2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.