The 2013 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 was the 25th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 6, 2013, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would pass eventual second-place finisher, Richard Childress Racing driver Brian Scott late in the race to win his 25th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his fifth win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Regan Smith of JR Motorsports finished third.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 25 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series | |||
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| Date | September 6, 2013 | ||
| Official name | 32nd Annual Virginia 529 College Savings 250 | ||
| Location | Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Raceway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.21 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km) | ||
| Average speed | 97.304 miles per hour (156.596 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 21.717 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 239 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||
| Announcers | Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
edit Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editThe only two-hour and 30-minute practice session took place on Friday, September 6, at 9:00 AM EST.[2] Parker Kligerman of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.636 and an average speed of 124.792 miles per hour (200.833 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 21.636 | 124.792 |
| 2 | 29 | Kenny Wallace | RAB Racing | Toyota | 21.754 | 124.115 |
| 3 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.844 | 123.604 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, September 6, at 4:05 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.[2]
Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 21.717 and an average speed of 124.327 miles per hour (200.085 km/h).[4]
Five drivers would fail to qualify: Danny Efland, Carl Long, Morgan Shepherd, Derrike Cope, and Brett Butler.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStandings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Brad Keselowski wins Nationwide race at Richmond". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ a b "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Richmond 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Kligerman paces Richmond Nationwide practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Brian Scott wins second career pole at Richmond". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "2013 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-02.