2013 DRIVE4COPD 300

2013 DRIVE4COPD 300
Race details
Race 1 of 33 in the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season
Date February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)
Location Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.02336 km)
Distance 120 laps, 193.12 mi (400 km)
Weather Temperatures reading up to 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds up to 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)[1]
Average speed 139.951 mph (225.229 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Roush Fenway Racing
Most laps led
Driver Regan Smith JR Motorsports
Laps 23
Winner
No. 33 Tony Stewart Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Nielsen Ratings 2.2
(3.4 million viewers)[2]

The 2013 DRIVE4COPD 300 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held on February 23, 2013 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was the first race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. The race was the 32nd running of the event, and the pole position given to Roush Fenway Racing's Trevor Bayne with a lap speed of 177.162 miles per hour (285.115 km/h),[3] while Tony Stewart of Richard Childress Racing won the race. Sam Hornish, Jr. finished 2nd and Alex Bowman finished 3rd.

Race

The race was marred by two crashes. On lap 116, 11 cars were involved in the first one, which led to Michael Annett suffering a bruised sternum,[4] which kept him out of the next eight races of the season.[5] Jamie Dick, Johanna Long, and Hal Martin were also treated and were released. This crash brought out a 20-minute red flag.[6] The second crash occurred on the final lap. This one started when Regan Smith got turned while trying to block Brad Keselowski. Kyle Larson, who was collected in the crash, got the worst of it, as his car went airborne into the catchfence, ripping out its engine and one of its wheels, which flew into the grandstand, as did some debris into the second level.[7] Ultimately, 28 fans were injured, with two of them in critical condition.[8] In the midst of the chaos, Tony Stewart and Sam Hornish, Jr. escaped the wreck,[9] and Stewart won the race, tying Dale Earnhardt for the most Nationwide Series wins at the track with seven.[8] Alex Bowman; Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; and Parker Kligerman closed out the Top 5 while Brian Scott, Justin Allgaier, Eric McClure; Robert Richardson, Jr.; and Travis Pastrana rounded out the Top 10.[10]

In the aftermath of the incident, Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway added cables and tethers to the crossover gates, with Daytona's being installed in time for the Sprint Cup Series' Coke Zero 400 in July.[11] The crash also resulted in the banning of the two-car tandem that had been prevalent since the 2011 introduction of the new cars. This rule change came into effect for the 2014 seasons of all three national touring series.

Results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
110 33 Tony Stewart Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 120 0
22 12 Sam Hornish, Jr. Penske Racing Ford 120 42
38 99 Alex Bowman # RAB Racing Toyota 120 41
413 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0
53 77 Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 120 40
629 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 120 39
714 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 120 38
828 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 120 37
930 23 Robert Richardson, Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0
104 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford 120 34
1117 30 Nelson Piquet, Jr. # Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 120 33
1211 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 120 0
1321 32 Kyle Larson # Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 120 32
1415 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 120 32
156 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 120 30
169 18 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 120 0
1727 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 120 28
1833 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 120 26
1920 20 Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 118 26
2019 5 Kasey Kahne JR Motorsports Chevrolet 118 0
215 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 117 23
2231 79 Jeffrey Earnhardt # Go Green Racing Ford 116 23
2326 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 116 22
2435 00 Jason White SR² Motorsports Toyota 116 20
2538 4 Danny Efland JD Motorsports Chevrolet 116 20
2622 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 115 18
2725 70 Johanna Long ML Motorsports Chevrolet 115 17
2832 44 Hal Martin # TriStar Motorsports Toyota 115 16
2918 55 Jamie Dick VIVA Motorsports Chevrolet 115 15
3039 40 Reed Sorenson The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 102 14
311 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 101 14
327 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 98 0
3337 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 88 11
3423 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 87 10
3540 1 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 65 0
3612 34 Danica Patrick Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 31 0
3736 15 Juan Carlos Blum # Rick Ware Racing Ford 30 7
3834 24 Blake Koch SR² Motorsports Toyota 14 6
3924 8 Scott Lagasse, Jr. Team SLR Chevrolet 7 5
4016 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 4 4

Standings after the race

Being the highest finishing Nationwide points finisher in the race, Sam Hornish, Jr. started the season with the points lead.
Pos Driver Points[10]
1 Sam Hornish, Jr. 42
2 Alex Bowman 41
3 Parker Kligerman 40
4 Brian Scott 39
5 Justin Allgaier 38
6 Eric McClure 37
7 Travis Pastrana 34
8 Nelson Piquet, Jr. 33
9 Kyle Larson 32
10 Regan Smith 32

References

  1. ↑ "Weather Information for the 2013 DRIVE4COPD 300". The Old Farmer's Almanac.
  2. ↑ "TV Ratings: Big Declines For Daytona Nationwide Race (Also: NBA on ESPN, NBA TV)". SportsMediaWatch. February 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  3. ↑ "DRIVE4COPD 300". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  4. ↑ Gluck, Jeff (2013-02-26). "Michael Annett out indefinitely with broken sternum". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  5. ↑ "Michael Annett to return from injury at Charlotte". Sporting News. 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  6. ↑ "Michael Annett released from hospital after 11-car crash". USA Today. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  7. ↑ Botelho, Greg (2013-02-23). "Injuries as debris flies into Daytona stands during fiery NASCAR crash". CNN. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  8. 1 2 Ryan, Nate; Gluck, Jeff; Tucker, Heather; Olson, Jeff (2013-02-23). "Fans' conditions upgraded after scary crash at Daytona". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  9. ↑ Coleman, Anthony (2013-02-23). "Crash leaves several hurt at Drive for COPD 300 Nationwide Series race". New Jersey On-Line. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  10. 1 2 "2013 DRIVE4COPD 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  11. ↑ Gluck, Jeff (2013-09-08). "Daytona, Talladega reinforce gates following crash". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  12. ↑ "DRIVE4COPD 300 - 2013 Results". NASCAR. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
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