2013 Royal Purple 300
Fifth race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2013 Royal Purple 300 was the fifth stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch would dominate the race to win his 54th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his third of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing and Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
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Race details | |||
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Race 5 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series | |||
Date | March 23, 2013 | ||
Official name | 17th Annual Royal Purple 300 | ||
Location | Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Average speed | 141.528 miles per hour (227.767 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 40.312 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 92 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
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