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2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge

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2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
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

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.

Background

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The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota Frontline Wraps
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 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Lionel Racing Golden Ticket
10 Michael McDowell (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota OneMain Financial
12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford Würth
14 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty Ultimate with Arm & Hammer
16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Zest
18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Battlefield 4
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 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet Willbros Group
24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota Frontline Wraps
30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Qualcomm
31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet NTT Data
33 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet WESCO International
40 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet Redneck Heaven
42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Pilot Travel Centers, Pringles
44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota Takagi Tankless Water Heaters
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet BM Exploration, RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota Jimmy Means Racing
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
55 David Starr (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet Chasco, Striping Technology
60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford Run KMC
70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach
74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota Dream Build
79 Bryan Silas (R) (i) Go Green Racing Ford Go Green Racing
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota Wood Pellet Grills
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus "Advertise Here"
92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford Maddie's Place Rocks
98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Carroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Heavy Equipment
99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota Microsoft Windows
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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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

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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

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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

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 99 Alex Bowman (R) RAB Racing Toyota 29.002 186.194
2 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Ford 29.035 185.982
3 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Ford 29.082 185.682
4 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.202 184.919
5 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.239 184.685
6 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.249 184.622
7 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.290 184.363
8 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.322 184.162
9 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.338 184.062
10 33 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.382 183.786
11 5 Brad Sweet JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.444 183.399
12 44 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Toyota 29.479 183.181
13 18 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.479 183.181
14 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.511 182.983
15 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.514 182.964
16 32 Kyle Larson (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.523 182.908
17 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.562 182.667
18 20 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.588 182.506
19 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.605 182.402
20 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 29.649 182.131
21 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.665 182.033
22 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 29.747 181.531
23 98 Kevin Swindell (R) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 29.839 180.971
24 10 Michael McDowell (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 29.968 180.192
25 55 David Starr (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 30.006 179.964
26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.065 179.611
27 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.098 179.414
28 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 30.126 179.247
29 24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota 30.192 178.855
30 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.217 178.707
31 74 Carl Long Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 30.278 178.347
32 42 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 30.278 178.347
33 00 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 30.366 177.830
34 14 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.402 177.620
35 79 Bryan Silas (R) (i) Go Green Racing Ford 30.445 177.369
36 40 T. J. Bell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 30.574 176.621
37 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 30.871 174.921
Qualified by owner's points
38 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 31.548 171.168
39 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 34.373 157.100
Last car to qualify on time
40 92 Dexter Stacey (R) KH Motorsports Ford 31.043 173.952
Failed to qualify
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.339 172.309
Official starting lineup

Race results

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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

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  1. ^ Service, NASCAR Wire (2013-11-02). "Brad Keselowski takes Nationwide win at Texas". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ "Rookie tops first Texas Nationwide practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  4. ^ Staff, Speedway Digest. "RAB Racing and Alex Bowman Sweep 2013 Pole Awards at Texas, Finishes 18th". www.speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  5. ^ "2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
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