2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge 31st race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Motor car race
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] Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing and Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
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
(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]
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]
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
Drivers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Service, NASCAR Wire (November 2, 2013). "Brad Keselowski takes Nationwide win at Texas" . SBNation.com . Retrieved April 17, 2022 . ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Texas 2 Race Info Page" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2022 .^ "Rookie tops first Texas Nationwide practice" . Official Site Of NASCAR . November 1, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2022 .^ Staff, Speedway Digest. "RAB Racing and Alex Bowman Sweep 2013 Pole Awards at Texas, Finishes 18th" . www.speedwaydigest.com . Retrieved April 17, 2022 . ^ "2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge - The Third Turn" . www.thethirdturn.com . Retrieved April 16, 2022 .
