2013 Camping World RV Sales 301

The 2013 Camping World RV Sales 301 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 14, 2013, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, United States. Contested over 302 laps, it was the nineteenth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Brian Vickers of Michael Waltrip Racing won the race, his third career and final Sprint Cup win, while Kyle Busch finished second. Jeff Burton, Brad Keselowski, and Aric Almirola rounded out the top five.

2013 Camping World RV Sales 301
Race details[1]
Race 19 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14)
Location New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire, United States
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance 302 laps, 319.516 mi (514.211 km)
Scheduled Distance 301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.508 km)
Weather Hot with temperatures approaching 89.1 °F (31.7 °C); wind speeds up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)[2]
Average speed 98.735 mph (158.899 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing
Time 28.022 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing
Laps 102
Winner
No. 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Kyle Petty
Nielsen Ratings 3.2/8 (4.907 million viewers)

Report

Background

New Hampshire Motor Speedway's infield and front straightaway from turn two grandstands.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway opened on June 5, 1990, as a four-turn oval track, 1.058 miles (1.703 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked at two to seven degrees, while the front stretch, the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at one degree and are 1,500 feet in length. The track has a grandstand seating capacity of 93,521 spectators.[3] Kasey Kahne was the defending race winner.[4]

Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 658 points, while Clint Bowyer stood in second with 609 points.[5] Carl Edwards followed in third with 587, two points ahead of Kevin Harvick and thirty-nine ahead of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in fourth and fifth.[5] Matt Kenseth, with 540, was in sixth; seven points ahead of Kyle Busch, who was scored seventh.[5] Eighth-placed Greg Biffle was fifteen points ahead of Kurt Busch and seventeen ahead of Tony Stewart in ninth and tenth.[5] Martin Truex, Jr. was eleventh with 493, while Kahne completed the first twelve positions with 490 points.[5] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 128 points, twelve points ahead of Toyota.[6] Ford was third with 91 points.[6]

Practice and qualifying

Brad Keselowski won the pole position

Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, scheduled on July 12, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third, held a day later on July 13, 2013, were 55 and 60 minutes long.[7] In the first practice session, Brad Keselowski was the quickest with a best lap time of 28.111 seconds.[8] Kyle Busch followed in second, ahead of Denny Hamlin and Jamie McMurray in third and fourth.[8] Earnhardt, Jr. was scored fifth quickest with a best lap time of 28.369, 258 thousandths of a second slower than Keselowski.[8] Gordon, Johnson, Kurt Busch, Edwards, and Bowyer completed the top-ten.[8]

During the qualifying session, Keselowski recorded his third career pole position[9] with a lap time of 28.022 seconds and a speed of 135.922 mph (218.745 km/h).[10] Johnson had the second best lap time, but was disqualified because his car didn't meet height requirements, prompting him to start last of the forty-three car field.[9] Kurt Busch, who completed his lap in 28.040 seconds, will start alongside Keselowski on the grid, in front of Earnhardt, Jr., Kyle Busch, and Gordon.[10] Edwards, with a lap time of 28.112 seconds, was scored sixth ahead of Hamlin and Kahne in seventh and eighth.[10] Jeff Burton and Juan Pablo Montoya completed the first ten grid positions with lap times of 28.162 and 28.191.[10]

In the Saturday morning session, Kurt Busch was quickest with a fastest lap time of 28.531 seconds, six-thousandths of a second faster than Kenseth in second. Kyle Busch managed to be third quickest with a fastest lap time of 28.563, 0.032 slower than his brother Kurt. Bowyer and Edwards followed in the fourth and fifth positions.[11] Johnson, Joey Logano, Hamlin, Truex, Jr., and Montoya completed the first ten positions.[11] In the final practice session for the race, Brian Vickers was quickest with a time of 28.548 seconds and a best speed of 133.417 mph (214.714 km/h).[12] Earnhardt, Jr. followed in second, ahead of Kenseth and Bowyer in third and fourth.[12] Johnson, who was sixth quickest in second practice,[11] managed fifth.[12]

Race

The second half of the season started with Brad Keselowski clinching the pole. Jimmie Johnson (who qualified second) was sent to the rear of the field for failing post-qualifying inspection. Keselowski led the first few laps, but relinquished the lead to Kyle Busch, who, in turn, lost it to Kurt Busch. As drivers came into and fell out of the top ten due to pit strategy, both Kurt and Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, and others took turns at the front.

Stewart led the majority of the last 100 laps, but Brian Vickers passed both Stewart and Kyle Busch with about 15 laps left. The race saw an unusually high amount of cautions, with the 12th of the day coming out with four to go to set up a green-white-checker finish. On the restart, Vickers held the lead over Stewart and Busch, but coming to the white flag, Stewart ran out of fuel. This allowed Vickers to take his third career win over Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton, Keselowski, and Aric Almirola. Morgan Shepherd, who qualified and finished 41st, became the oldest driver to compete in the Sprint Cup Series at age 71.[13]

Results

Qualifying

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord28.022135.922
2 78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet28.040135.835
3 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.050135.786
4 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.056135.757
5 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.104135.525
6 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord28.112135.487
7 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.113135.482
8 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.144135.333
9 31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.162135.246
10 42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.191135.107
11 1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.198135.073
12 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.212135.006
13 55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.218134.978
14 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.241134.868
15 39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.245134.849
16 14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.265134.753
17 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.274134.710
18 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.320134.492
19 56Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota28.337134.411
20 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.405134.089
21 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.418134.028
22 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord28.458133.839
23 17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.459133.835
24 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord28.462133.821
25 22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord28.471133.778
26 51A. J. AllmendingerPhoenix RacingChevrolet28.471133.778
27 83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota28.501133.637
28 13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord28.545133.431
29 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord28.579133.273
30 98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord28.639132.993
31 93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota28.655132.919
32 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.658132.905
33 47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota28.698132.720
34 19Mike BlissHumphrey Smith MotorsportsToyota28.749132.485
35 35Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord28.854132.002
36 33Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet28.881131.879
37 32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord28.953131.551
38 87Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota29.048131.121
39 7Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet29.053131.098
40 36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet29.120130.797
41 52Morgan ShepherdBrian Keselowski MotorsportsToyota29.689128.290
42 30David StremmeSwan RacingToyotaN/A
43 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTime disallowed
Source:[10]
1. ^ David Stremme hit the wall in turn 2 of his qualifying lap, failing to complete it.
2. ^ Jimmie Johnson initially qualified 2nd, but his time was disallowed when his car was found to be too low during post-qualifying inspection.

Race results

Brian Vickers won the race.
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points1
1 1355Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota302160[2]
2 418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3025343
3 931Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet302041
4 12Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord3021441
5 1743Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord302039
6 4348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet302038
7 1829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet302037
8 699Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord302036
9 1220Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3023336
10 524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet302034
11 85Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet302033
12 111Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet302032
13 2015Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota302031
14 388Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet302030
15 2216Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord302029
16 1956Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota302028
17 1427Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet302027
18 2438David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord302026
19 2934David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord302025
20 4230David StremmeSwan RacingToyota302024
21 711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota302023
22 2651A. J. AllmendingerPhoenix RacingChevrolet302022
23 397Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet302021
24 1042Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet302020
25 3887Joe NemechekNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota30200[2]
26 1614Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet3028419
27 3347Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota301017
28 2783David ReutimannBK RacingToyota299016
29 4036J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet298015
30 3732Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord298014
31 278Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet28310214
32 3633Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet28100[2]
33 219Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord277011
34 2317Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord275010
35 3535Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord27000[2]
36 2813Casey MearsGermain RacingFord24208
37 3210Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet23707
38 3193Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota23606
39 1539Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet22505
40 2522Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord21104
41 4152Morgan ShepherdBrian Keselowski MotorsportsToyota9200[2]
42 3098Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord8902
43 3419Mike BlissHumphrey Smith MotorsportsToyota7500[2]
Source:
Notes
  1. ^1 Points include 3 Chase for the Sprint Cup points for winning, 1 point for leading a lap, and 1 point for most laps led.
  2. a b c d e f Ineligible for driver's championship points.

Standings after the race

References

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  13. Hembree, Mike (July 14, 2013). "Shepherd makes Sprint Cup history at New Hampshire". USA Today. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
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