The2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the nineteenth season of theCamping World Truck Series, the third higheststock car racing series sanctioned byNASCAR in North America. The season was contested over twenty-two races, beginning with theNextEra Energy Resources 250 atDaytona International Speedway and ending with theFord EcoBoost 200 atHomestead-Miami Speedway.^[1]Matt Crafton ofThorSport Racing claimed his first championship with only one finish outside the top twenty and by completing every lap of the season. Toyota won the year's Manufacturers' Championship, whileKyle Busch Motorsports won the Owners' Championship, with its No. 51 entry.

The final calendar was released on November 28, 2012, containing 22 races.^[1]Speed was re-launched in August asFox Sports 1. The two iterations televised every race in the United States.

NASCAR modified the minimum age of 18 rule imposed in 2002 as a response to the ejection of 16-year oldKyle Busch at the2001 Marlboro 500 CART race to meet regulations of theTobacco Master Settlement Agreement in 1998. With no tobacco sponsors allowed in NASCAR, the minimum age for Camping World Truck Series drivers became a sliding scale. Drivers 16 and 17 can now participate at races in short tracks (1.25 miles and shorter) and road courses. The minimum age remains 18 for intermediate tracks (longer than 1.25 miles) and superspeedways.

The Camping World Truck Series started its 2013 season atDaytona International Speedway.Johnny Sauter would hold offKyle Busch over the last few laps to avenge his loss in 2012 and take the victory. Following a month-long break, the Trucks returned to action atMartinsville Speedway. Rookie polesitterJeb Burton would dominate most of the race. However, Daytona winner Sauter passed Burton with 17 to go, and pulled away from teammateMatt Crafton to win his second race in a row. The trucks traveled toRockingham Speedway for the first stand-alone weekend of the season. Nationwide regularKyle Larson dominated the race, leading 187 laps and cruising to his first career win. Ron Hornaday Jr. was penalized late in the race for intentionally sendingBubba Wallace into the fences, later fined $25,000 and was put on probation until June 12.

The Truck Series returned to action at the repavedKansas Speedway.James Buescher, who dominated the intermediate tracks en route to the 2012 title, dominated the race, but was hampered by a slow four tire pit stop late in the race.Matt Crafton andJoey Coulter would inherit the top two positions, and the two would swap the lead for the final 30 laps until Crafton prevailed, taking his 3rd career Truck win since 2011. AtCharlotte Motor Speedway,Kyle Busch would rally from a pre-race engine change and would drive pastMiguel Paludo late in the race to claim his first Truck Series win since 2011.

With a week off, the Truck Series returned to action atDover International Speedway. PolesitterBubba Wallace would dominate the race. However, teammate and bossKyle Busch took the lead from Wallace andMatt Crafton on lap 145 and never looked back, taking his second consecutive win of the season. At Texas,Ty Dillon would have the dominant truck, though four-time Texas winnerBrendan Gaughan took the lead from Dillon during the middle portion of the race. However, a loose truck would take Gaughan out of contention. On the restart at lap 144, rookieJeb Burton drove past Dillon and held him off for his first career win. AtKentucky Speedway, Wallace once again dominated the race, leading 54 laps, but was taken out in a mid race incident with polesitterRyan Blaney.Ty Dillon would inherit the lead fromKyle Busch and easily held off Busch andBrad Keselowski for his first win of the season.

The Truck Series arrived at theEldora Speedway for the inauguralMudsummer Classic, the first race on dirt in any series since 1970.Ken Schrader started on pole, the oldest pole sitter in any NASCAR series at 58 years,^[45] butAustin Dillon andKyle Larson battled for the lead throughout most of the race, with Dillon leading a race-high 63 laps.^[46] Dillon held off Larson andRyan Newman on agreen-white-checker finish to win his first start of the year.^[47] The Trucks would then trek toPocono Raceway. After a brief rain delay before the race,Ryan Blaney pulled away from pole sitterMiguel Paludo on the second green white checkered attempt to take his first win of the season. After a week off, the series returned to action atMichigan International Speedway. PolesitterJeb Burton would dominate most of the race, seeking his second win of the year. Defending championJames Buescher would take the lead late in the race fromKyle Busch and would go on to take his first win of the season. AtBristol Motor Speedway, defending winnerTimothy Peters led most of the race. However,Kyle Busch would rally from a penalty to take the lead late from Peters and hold off his late pass attempt to take the win.

The Trucks made their inaugural trip toCanadian Tire Motorsport Park and the series' first road course since 2000 for theChevrolet Silverado 250.Chase Elliott led most of the first half, andTy Dillon would dominate most of the second half of the race. However, Dillon's strategy of pitting on lap 35 of 64 forced him to stretch his fuel. Elliott would chase down Dillon through the last 15 laps. On the final lap in turn 10 (the final corner), Dillon attempted to block the inside line from Elliott, but Elliott spun Dillon and went on to become the youngest winner in series history, at 17 years, 9 months and 4 days.^[48]

The Trucks then made their return toIowa Speedway.Ross Chastain would dominate most of the race, leading 116 laps. Due to NASCAR allowing the teams only two sets of tires,James Buescher made the call to pit late to take a final set of sticker tires while others had used up their sets. This would prove to be the winning move as Buescher made his way past Chastain and held him off on two green white checkered attempts to take his second win of the season. At Chicago,Kyle Busch would dominate most of the race, but would have to fend offBrad Keselowski for his fourth Truck Series win. The Trucks then made their stop at theLas Vegas Motor Speedway. Late in the race,Ron Hornaday Jr. looked to snap his winless streak. However,Jennifer Jo Cobb slammed the wall, forcing a restart with 2 to go. Hornaday spun his tires, allowing Timothy Peters to get by and take his first win on an intermediate track.

With the season winding down, the Truck Series traveled south toTalladega Superspeedway. Most of the afternoon would be dominated by survival. On the final run to the finish, Daytona winnerJohnny Sauter, with a push from teammateMatt Crafton, vaulted ahead of the field in the tri-oval and took his third win of the season as chaos erupted behind him. The Trucks then returned toMartinsville Speedway. There, outside polesitterBubba Wallace would dominate the race, while Cup driversDenny Hamlin andKevin Harvick were taken out in separate incidents. Wallace would hold offBrendan Gaughan over the final 10 laps to take his first career win in the Truck Series, becoming only the second African American to win in NASCAR's top 3 series. Returning toTexas Motor Speedway,Ty Dillon would dominate the night, leading 130 of 147 laps en route to his third win of the season and the 100th win for the No. 3 in NASCAR's top series. Trekking out to thePhoenix International Raceway, it would be an all-night duel between young driversErik Jones andRoss Chastain. Following a caution caused by dual spins byTimothy Peters and Bubba Wallace, Jones would pass Chastain on the restart with 10 to go and hang on to become the youngest winner in series history at 17 years, 5 months and 9 days,^[49] beating Chase Elliott's record from September. Points leaderMatt Crafton continued his top-10 form, and only needed to start the final round at Homestead to win his maiden NASCAR championship.

At the season finale atHomestead-Miami Speedway, while Crafton wrapped up the championship by starting his engine, the Owners Championship and Rookie of the Year battles were still to be decided. The night would be dominated by polesitterRyan Blaney andKyle Busch, the latter trying to win the owners championship. It seemed as though Crafton's 88 team would wrap up both championships when he crashed on lap 136 withJoey Coulter andBrennan Newberry. Busch would hold off Blaney andJeb Burton on three green-white-checkered finishes to take his sixth win of the season and claim the Owners Championship with Crafton finishing 21st. Blaney would claim Rookie of the Year honors over Burton andBubba Wallace.

(key)Bold - Pole position awarded by time.Italics - Pole position earned by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

• 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
• 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
• 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
• 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
• 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
• 2013 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
• 2013 ARCA Racing Series
• 2013 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
• 2013 NASCAR Toyota Series
• 2013 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

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