2013 Indiana 250
# 2013 Indiana 250

The 2013 Indiana 250 was the 19th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 27, 2013, in Speedway, Indiana, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent rectangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the weekend to win his 59th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his eighth of the season. To fill out the podium, Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing and Joey Logano of Penske Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.

Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 00 | David Green | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | SR² Motorsports |
| 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 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 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Great Clips Shark Week |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Pillow Pets |
| 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | OneMain Financial |
| 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | Würth |
| 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Reynolds Wrap, Hefty |
| 17 | Tanner Berryhill | Vision Racing | Toyota | National Cash Lenders |
| 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Tritton |
| 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Tweaker Energy Shot |
| 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Dollar General |
| 21 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Stalk It |
| 24 | Ken Butler III | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | M&W Transportation |
| 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worx Yard Tools |
| 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Charles Dean Leffler Discretionary Trust "LefTurn" |
| 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Cessna |
| 33 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Menards, Rheem |
| 37 | Matt DiBenedetto | Vision Racing | Dodge | National Cash Lenders |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Pull-A-Part |
| 40 | Reed Sorenson | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | Swisher E-Cigarette |
| 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Pilot Travel Centers, Old Wisconsin |
| 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Takagi Tankless Water Heaters |
| 46 | J. J. Yeley (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | Donate Life |
| 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 55 | David Starr (i) | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | Striping Technology, Chasco Contractors |
| 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | X Games Los Angeles |
| 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | Wish for Our Heroes |
| 74 | Carl Long | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | HE-Adjusters.com, I-Car Gold Class |
| 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Toyota |
| 79 | Kyle Fowler | Go Green Racing | Ford | Techniweld |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | R.G.E. Manufacturing |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Racing with Jesus |
| 92 | Dexter Stacey* (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | Maddie's Place Rocks |
| 98 | Kevin Swindell (R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Curb Records, LeAnn Rimes "Spitfire" |
| 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | Nationwide Children's Hospital |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, July 26, at 8:30 AM, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Kyle Larson of Turner Scott Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.763 and an average speed of 177.294 miles per hour (285.327 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.763 | 177.294 |
| 2 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.856 | 176.970 |
| 3 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.901 | 176.814 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 20, at 10:30 AM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Brian Vickers of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.603 and an average speed of 177.855 miles per hour (286.230 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.603 | 177.855 |
| 2 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.661 | 177.651 |
| 3 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.840 | 177.026 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 27, at 12:05 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.

Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 50.099 and an average speed of 179.644 miles per hour (289.109 km/h).

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Matt DiBenedetto, Carl Long, Morgan Shepherd, and Joey Gase.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.099 | 179.644 |
| 2 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 50.288 | 178.969 |
| 3 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 50.457 | 178.370 |
| 4 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.562 | 177.999 |
| 5 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 50.578 | 177.943 |
| 6 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.622 | 177.788 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.633 | 177.750 |
| 8 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.647 | 177.701 |
| 9 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.665 | 177.637 |
| 10 | 33 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.687 | 177.560 |
| 11 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.699 | 177.518 |
| 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.718 | 177.452 |
| 13 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 50.725 | 177.427 |
| 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.844 | 177.012 |
| 15 | 21 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.940 | 176.678 |
| 16 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.009 | 176.439 |
| 17 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.034 | 176.353 |
| 18 | 98 | Kevin Swindell (R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 51.105 | 176.108 |
| 19 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Childress Racing | Ford | 51.146 | 175.967 |
| 20 | 55 | David Starr (i) | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.533 | 174.645 |
| 21 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 51.540 | 174.622 |
| 22 | 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 51.569 | 174.523 |
| 23 | 79 | Kyle Fowler | Go Green Racing | Ford | 51.787 | 173.789 |
| 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 51.848 | 173.584 |
| 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 51.911 | 173.374 |
| 26 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.216 | 172.361 |
| 27 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (i) | Vision Racing | Toyota | 52.218 | 172.354 |
| 28 | 40 | Reed Sorenson | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 52.263 | 172.206 |
| 29 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.318 | 172.025 |
| 30 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.348 | 171.926 |
| 31 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 52.536 | 171.311 |
| 32 | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 52.779 | 170.522 |
| 33 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 52.918 | 170.074 |
| 34 | 46 | J. J. Yeley (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 52.918 | 170.074 |
| 35 | 24 | Ken Butler III | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 53.085 | 169.539 |
| 36 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 53.117 | 169.437 |
| 37 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.931 | 166.880 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 38 | 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| 39 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | — | — |
| Champion's Provisional |||||||
| 40 | 00 | David Green | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 55.032 | 163.541 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 41 | 37 | Matt DiBenedetto | Vision Racing | Dodge | 53.096 | 169.504 |
| 42 | 74 | Carl Long | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 53.835 | 167.177 |
| 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 53.980 | 166.728 |
| 44 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| WD | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | — | — |
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 92 | running | 0 | $69,625 |
| 2 | 11 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 3 | running | 43 | $58,444 |
| 3 | 13 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 0 | $40,050 |
| 4 | 6 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 3 | running | 41 | $141,453 |
| 5 | 15 | 21 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 0 | $31,575 |
| 6 | 10 | 33 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 0 | $28,000 |
| 7 | 9 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 0 | $26,575 |
| 8 | 18 | 98 | Kevin Swindell (R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 36 | $33,128 |
| 9 | 19 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Childress Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 35 | $31,628 |
| 10 | 39 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 34 | $31,603 |
| 11 | 17 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 33 | $29,953 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 32 | $29,703 |
| 13 | 4 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 31 | $30,428 |
| 14 | 8 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 30 | $29,078 |
| 15 | 38 | 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 29 | $29,828 |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 100 | 2 | running | 29 | $30,953 |
| 17 | 22 | 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 27 | $28,553 |
| 18 | 5 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 26 | $28,403 |
| 19 | 16 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 25 | $28,203 |
| 20 | 23 | 79 | Kyle Fowler | Go Green Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 24 | $28,753 |
| 21 | 20 | 55 | David Starr (i) | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 0 | $27,928 |
| 22 | 30 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 22 | $27,803 |
| 23 | 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | running | 21 | $27,653 |
| 24 | 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 0 | $21,100 |
| 25 | 29 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 19 | $27,953 |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 0 | $20,975 |
| 27 | 26 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 17 | $27,253 |
| 28 | 28 | 40 | Reed Sorenson | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 16 | $27,178 |
| 29 | 27 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (i) | Vision Racing | Toyota | 98 | 0 | running | 0 | $20,650 |
| 30 | 37 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 14 | $27,303 |
| 31 | 36 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 95 | 0 | running | 13 | $26,903 |
| 32 | 35 | 24 | Ken Butler III | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 90 | 0 | transmission | 12 | $26,778 |
| 33 | 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 11 | $26,718 |
| 34 | 2 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 64 | 0 | overheating | 10 | $26,683 |
| 35 | 31 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | overheating | 9 | $26,617 |
| 36 | 21 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 41 | 0 | engine | 8 | $25,008 |
| 37 | 34 | 46 | J. J. Yeley (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | electrical | 0 | $18,545 |
| 38 | 40 | 00 | David Green | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 6 | 0 | transmission | 6 | $18,461 |
| 39 | 32 | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | rear gear | 5 | $18,300 |
| 40 | 33 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 4 | 0 | vibration | 4 | $18,190 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew |||||||||||
| 41 | | 37 | Matt DiBenedetto | Vision Racing | Dodge | | | | | |
| 42 | | 74 | Carl Long | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 43 | | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 44 | | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| WD | | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Austin Dillon | 656 |
| | 2 | Regan Smith | 650 (-6) |
| | 3 | Elliott Sadler | 643 (–13) |
| | 4 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 642 (–14) |
| | 5 | Brian Vickers | 628 (–28) |
| | 6 | Justin Allgaier | 621 (–35) |
| | 7 | Kyle Larson | 612 (–44) |
| | 8 | Brian Scott | 610 (–46) |
| | 9 | Trevor Bayne | 592 (–64) |
| | 10 | Parker Kligerman | 589 (–67) |
| | 11 | Alex Bowman | 516 (–140) |
| | 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 507 (–149) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
