| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 33 of the2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series | |||
| Date | June 15, 2013 | ||
| Official name | 22nd Annual Alliance Truck Parts 250 | ||
| Location | Brooklyn, Michigan,Michigan International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 125 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 125 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Average speed | 137.825 miles per hour (221.808 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 37.523 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 61 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick,Dale Jarrett,Andy Petree | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The2013 Alliance Truck Parts 250 was the 13thstock car race of the2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 22nd iteration of theevent. The race was held on Saturday, June 15, 2013, inBrooklyn, Michigan atMichigan International Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 125 laps to complete. At race's end,Regan Smith, driving forJR Motorsports, would pull away in the closing laps of the race to win his third careerNASCAR Nationwide Series win and his second and final win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium,Kyle Larson ofTurner Scott Motorsports andPaul Menard ofRichard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shapedspeedway located inBrooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily forNASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" toTexas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis ofAuto Club Speedway. The track is owned byInternational Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
The only practice session was held on Friday, June 14, at 1:10 PMEST, and would last for two hours and 15 minutes.[2]Austin Dillon ofRichard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.738 and an average speed of 190.789 miles per hour (307.045 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37.738 | 190.789 |
| 2 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.758 | 190.688 |
| 3 | 33 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37.868 | 190.134 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 15, at 10:35 AMEST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[2]
Austin Dillon ofRichard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 37.523 and an average speed of 191.882 miles per hour (308.804 km/h).[4]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
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