Monday, March 25, 2013

2013 NNS Royal Purple 300 Race Results

Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway on March 23, 2013 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway on March 23, 2013 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
For the second NASCAR Nationwide Series consecutive weekend, Kyle Busch both dominates and ends up in victory lane, as he leads the most laps – 92 out of 150 – and keeps the current series points leader, Sam Hornish, Jr.,  behind him by 0.834 seconds for the win at Auto Club Speedway (ACS).

Busch, who started from the pole and gives Joe Gibbs Racing their ninth consecutive series win at ACS, received his second series win of the 2013 season, his fifty-fourth series career win and his sixth series win at ACS.

Following Busch and Hornish (who continues to lead the series with a 28-point lead over Regan Smith) to the drop of the checkered flag were Regan Smith finishing in third, Parker Kligerman fourth and Austin Dillon finished in fifth.

Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Kyle Larson, finished with another impressive top-ten finish by coming in sixth, while  Elliott Sadler finished seventh, Brian Scott eighth, Trevor Bayne ninth and rookie contender Kevin Swindell rounding out the top-ten finishing positions.

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 141.528 MPH
Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 07 Mins, 11 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.834 Seconds
Lead Changes: 17 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 17 laps

Unofficial Top-Ten in the Points Standings: 1. Sam Hornish Jr. -210 (Leader) 2. Regan Smith – 182 (-28 Point Behind the Leader) 3. Brian Scott – 179 (-31) 4. Justin Allgaier – 178 (-32) 5. Austin Dillon – 172 (-38) 6. Trevor Bayne – 163 (-47) 7. Kyle Larson # – 156 (-54) 8. Parker Kligerman – 154 (-56) 9. Elliott Sadler – 154 (-56) 10. Alex Bowman # – 152 (-58).

Next Up: The teams will have off until Friday, April 12th, when the they head to Texas Motor Speedway.

2013 NNS Royal Purple 300 Race Results

Fin Str Car Driver Team Lap Pts BPts Status TLd LLd
1 1 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 150 0   Running 7 92
2 7 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Wurth Ford 150 43 1 Running 5 28
3 16 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 150 41   Running    
4 8 77 Parker Kligerman TOYOTA Toyota 150 40   Running    
5 11 3 Austin Dillon AdvoCare Chevrolet 150 39   Running    
6 9 32 Kyle Larson # Eveready Chevrolet 150 38   Running    
7 2 11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Toyota 150 38 1 Running 1 18
8 12 2 Brian Scott Whitetail Chevrolet 150 37 1 Running 1 3
9 15 6 Trevor Bayne Cargill Ford 150 35   Running    
10 17 98 Kevin Swindell # Carroll Shelby Engines Ford 150 34   Running    
11 18 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 150 33   Running    
12 6 99 Alex Bowman # St. Jude Children's Hospital Toyota 150 32   Running    
13 14 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 150 31   Running    
14 22 87 Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 150 31 1 Running 1 3
15 13 33 Dakoda Armstrong(i) Winfield / Mudd.com Chevrolet 150 0   Running    
16 5 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. # Qualcomm Chevrolet 150 28   Running    
17 19 43 Reed Sorenson Pilot Ford 150 27   Running    
18 10 19 Mike Bliss DoubleTree by Hilton - Claremont Toyota 150 26   Running    
19 4 22 Brad Keselowski(i) America's Tire / Discount Tire Ford 150 0   Running 1 5
20 24 40 Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 150 24   Running    
21 23 51 Jeremy Clements US Petroleum Consultants Chevrolet 149 24 1 Running 1 1
22 21 5 Brad Sweet Great Clips / EA Sports Chevrolet 149 22   Running    
23 26 1 Mike Wallace Flex Seal Chevrolet 149 21   Running    
24 34 44 Hal Martin # American Custom Yachts / DoubleTree Toyota 148 20   Running    
25 29 55 Jamie Dick VIVA Auto Group Chevrolet 147 19   Running    
26 40 92 Dexter Stacey # Maddie's Place Ford 147 18   Running    
27 37 14 Eric McClure Hefty / Reynolds / DoubeTree Toyota 147 17   Running    
28 27 4 Daryl Harr iWorld Chevrolet 147 16   Running    
29 38 15 Juan Carlos Blum # VMP Nutrition Ford 146 15   Running    
30 36 23 Carl Long KOMA Unwind / Rick Ware Racing Ford 145 14   Running    
31 39 74 Mike Harmon Dave Novak Racing Chevrolet 143 13   Running    
32 33 24 Blake Koch SupportMilitary.org / I am Second Toyota 130 12   Overheating    
33 35 0 Jason White Headrush Toyota 107 11   Accident    
34 3 20 Brian Vickers Dollar General Toyota 53 10   Engine    
35 28 79 Paulie Harraka Crackle It's on Ford 42 9   Engine    
36 30 27 Michael McDowell(i) TeamBoom Toyota 19 0   Handling    
37 20 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports / DoubleTree Toyota 18 7   Vibration    
38 31 42 JJ Yeley(i) Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 7 0   Vibration    
39 25 47 Scott Riggs(i) Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 5 PE   Rear Gear    
40 32 52 Joey Gase Toyota 4 4   Engine    

(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series

# Denotes Rookie

Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCARMedia/NASCAR Statistics

The article 2013 NNS Royal Purple 300 Race Results is from Catchfence.

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2013/nationwide/03/23/2013-nns-royal-purple-300-race-results/

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