2013 STP 300
The 2013 STP 300 was the 18th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 21, 2013, in Joliet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Joey Logano, driving for Penske Racing, would be able to take away the lead from teammate and eventual-second-place finisher Sam Hornish Jr. to win his 20th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his second of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing finished third.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series | |||
| Date | July 21, 2013 | ||
| Official name | 3rd Annual STP 300 | ||
| Location | Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland 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 | 125.684 miles per hour (202.269 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske Racing | ||
| Time | 30.279 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 81 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Joey Logano | 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 | ||
Background
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
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 Saturday, July 20, at 11:30 AM CST, and would last for two hours and 30 minutes.[2] Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.690 and an average speed of 175.953 miles per hour (283.169 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.690 | 175.953 |
| 2 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 31.200 | 173.077 |
| 3 | 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 31.240 | 172.855 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 20, at 2:30 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes.[2] Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.079 and an average speed of 173.751 miles per hour (279.625 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.079 | 173.751 |
| 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.127 | 173.483 |
| 3 | 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 31.147 | 173.371 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Sunday, July 21, at 10:05 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]
Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 30.279 and an average speed of 178.341 miles per hour (287.012 km/h).[4]
Tim Schendel 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 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 35 | running | 0 | $85,615 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 56 | running | 43 | $67,150 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 24 | running | 42 | $153,775 |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 81 | running | 42 | $43,775 |
| 5 | 6 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 39 | $33,150 |
| 6 | 10 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 38 | $28,950 |
| 7 | 8 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 37 | $27,235 |
| 8 | 16 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 36 | $26,170 |
| 9 | 12 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 35 | $25,050 |
| 10 | 4 | 33 | Matt Crafton (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $26,050 |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 33 | $24,125 |
| 12 | 22 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | running | 33 | $24,275 |
| 13 | 13 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 31 | $22,750 |
| 14 | 15 | 54 | Joey Coulter (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $22,225 |
| 15 | 17 | 21 | Dakoda Armstrong (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $17,150 |
| 16 | 18 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 28 | $21,750 |
| 17 | 21 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 27 | $21,625 |
| 18 | 5 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 26 | $21,950 |
| 19 | 14 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 0 | running | 25 | $21,375 |
| 20 | 23 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 24 | $21,750 |
| 21 | 33 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 23 | $21,300 |
| 22 | 35 | 44 | Chad Hackenbracht (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 0 | $20,975 |
| 23 | 19 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 196 | 0 | running | 21 | $20,825 |
| 24 | 34 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 20 | $20,700 |
| 25 | 30 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 19 | $21,035 |
| 26 | 28 | 79 | Kyle Fowler | Go Green Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 18 | $20,425 |
| 27 | 29 | 24 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 195 | 0 | running | 17 | $20,275 |
| 28 | 20 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 195 | 0 | running | 16 | $20,100 |
| 29 | 40 | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 15 | $13,975 |
| 30 | 27 | 40 | Reed Sorenson | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | engine | 14 | $20,125 |
| 31 | 11 | 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 172 | 0 | running | 13 | $19,700 |
| 32 | 39 | 23 | Harrison Rhodes | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 45 | 0 | engine | 12 | $19,580 |
| 33 | 37 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | electrical | 11 | $19,460 |
| 34 | 25 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill | Vision Racing | Toyota | 20 | 0 | track bar | 10 | $13,340 |
| 35 | 38 | 15 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | handling | 9 | $13,214 |
| 36 | 31 | 42 | T. J. Bell | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | vibration | 8 | $12,275 |
| 37 | 24 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 11 | 0 | vibration | 7 | $12,240 |
| 38 | 32 | 00 | Ken Butler III | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 10 | 0 | wheel | 6 | $12,186 |
| 39 | 36 | 37 | Matt DiBenedetto | Vision Racing | Dodge | 6 | 0 | electrical | 5 | $12,070 |
| 40 | 26 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 1 | 0 | engine | 4 | $12,030 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 41 | 46 | Tim Schendel | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | ||||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
References
- Cohen, Jay (2013-07-21). "Joey Logano wins Nationwide stop at Chicagoland". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Chicagoland 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- "Scott, Smith tops in Chicagoland practices". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- "Hornish wins N'wide qualifying in Chicago". ESPN.com. 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- "2013 STP 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.