The 2013 Sam's Town 300 was the third stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 9, 2013, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Sam Hornish Jr., driving for Penske Racing, would survive two ensuing restarts and defend eventual-second Joe Gibbs Racing place driver Kyle Busch to win his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first and only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Brian Vickers of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish third.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series | |||
| Date | March 9, 2013 | ||
| Official name | 17th Annual Sam's Town 300 | ||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas 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 | 125.087 miles per hour (201.308 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | Set by 2012 owner's points | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | |
| Laps | 114 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 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
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
edit*When Chase Miller failed to qualify, Miller would replace Yeley for the race.
Practice
editOriginally, three practice sessions were scheduled to be held, with two on Friday and one on Saturday. However, persistent rain on Friday would cancel all activities for Friday. Instead of qualifying on Saturday, a lone practice session was held on Saturday so that drivers could practice.[2]
The only practice session was delayed for over 40 minutes but was eventually held on Saturday, March 9, at 9:30 AM PST.[2] Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.059 and an average speed of 179.647 miles per hour (289.114 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.059 | 179.647 |
| 2 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.082 | 179.509 |
| 3 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 30.115 | 179.313 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Starting lineup
editQualifying was originally going to be held on Saturday, March 9, but was canceled due to persistent rain that canceled Friday's activities.[2] As a result, NASCAR set the starting lineup by last year's owner's points for the first 36 spots, and the last four spots were determined by number of attempts made within the 2013 season.[3]
Brian Vickers of Joe Gibbs Racing would earn the pole.[3]
Full starting lineup
editRace results
editReferences
edit- ^ Beacham, Greg (2013-03-09). "Las Vegas becomes 'Sam's Town' with Hornish's Nationwide win - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - Nationwide 2013 Las Vegas Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ a b Kivak, Rebecca. "NNS Pole Report: Vickers to pace field after Vegas qualifying canceled". Skirts and Scuffs. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "2013 Sam's Town 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.