# 2013 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte)

The 2013 Dollar General 300 was the 30th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, October 11, 2013, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would complete a late-race pass on eventual third-place driver, Penske Racing's Sam Hornish Jr., to win his 62nd career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his 11th win of the season. To fill out the podium, Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would finish third.

## Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | SupportMilitary.org, Heroes Behind the Camo |
| 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bojangles |
| 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Charter |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | AdvoCare |
| 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dale's Pale Ale |
| 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Great Clips |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Cargill "Our Certified Ground Beef" |
| 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Goody's Headache Relief Shot |
| 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | OneMain Financial |
| 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | Detroit Genuine Parts |
| 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Hefty Ultimate with Arm & Hammer |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 17 | Tanner Berryhill | Vision Racing | Dodge | National Cash Lenders, Bear With Me |
| 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Call of Duty: Ghosts |
| 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Dollar General |
| 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe |
| 24 | Ken Butler III | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | SupportMilitary.org, Heroes Behind the Camo |
| 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worx Yard Tools |
| 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Target |
| 33 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Fast Fixin' |
| 34 | James Buescher (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| 40 | T. J. Bell | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Pilot Travel Centers |
| 44 | Chad Hackenbracht (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Ingersoll Rand |
| 46 | J. J. Yeley (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 50 | Danny Efland | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Defiant Whiskey |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | LifeShare, Donate Life |
| 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | Viva Motorsports |
| 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach |
| 73 | Derrike Cope | Creation-Cope Racing | Chevrolet | Frontline Wraps |
| 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Toyota |
| 79 | Jeffrey Earnhardt R) | Go Green Racing | Ford | Uponor |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | Wood Pellet Grills |
| 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | Maddie's Place Rocks |
| 95 | Reed Sorenson | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | WRL General Contractors, Jetset Getset |
| 98 | Kevin Swindell R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Carroll Shelby Engine Company, Morgan Frazier "Hey Bully" |
| 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Finishline Collision Repair |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, October 10, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for an hour and 20 minutes. Alex Bowman of RAB Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.594 and an average speed of 182.469 miles per hour (293.655 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 99 | Alex Bowman (R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 29.594 | 182.469 |
| 2 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.623 | 182.291 |
| 3 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.634 | 182.223 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, October 10, at 6:10 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.606 and an average speed of 182.395 miles per hour (293.536 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.606 | 182.395 |
| 2 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 29.617 | 182.328 |
| 3 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.676 | 181.965 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 11, at 4:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.446 and an average speed of 183.387 miles per hour (295.133 km/h).
Six drivers would fail to qualify: Josh Wise, Joey Gase, J. J. Yeley, Dexter Stacey, Danny Efland, and Derrike Cope.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.446 | 183.387 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 29.450 | 183.362 |
| 3 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 29.517 | 182.945 |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.556 | 182.704 |
| 5 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.637 | 182.205 |
| 6 | 99 | Alex Bowman R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 29.724 | 181.671 |
| 7 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.789 | 181.275 |
| 8 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.823 | 181.068 |
| 9 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.844 | 180.941 |
| 10 | 33 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.851 | 180.898 |
| 11 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.867 | 180.802 |
| 12 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.966 | 180.204 |
| 13 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.097 | 179.420 |
| 14 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 30.131 | 179.217 |
| 15 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.203 | 178.790 |
| 16 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.220 | 178.690 |
| 17 | 98 | Kevin Swindell R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 30.314 | 178.136 |
| 18 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill | Vision Racing | Dodge | 30.372 | 177.795 |
| 19 | 44 | Chad Hackenbracht (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.390 | 177.690 |
| 20 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.391 | 177.684 |
| 21 | 95 | Reed Sorenson | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 30.392 | 177.678 |
| 22 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.397 | 177.649 |
| 23 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.403 | 177.614 |
| 24 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.413 | 177.556 |
| 25 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.415 | 177.544 |
| 26 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.419 | 177.521 |
| 27 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.421 | 177.509 |
| 28 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.430 | 177.456 |
| 29 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 30.509 | 176.997 |
| 30 | 34 | James Buescher (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.537 | 176.835 |
| 31 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.571 | 176.638 |
| 32 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.580 | 176.586 |
| 33 | 00 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 30.713 | 175.821 |
| 34 | 79 | Jeffrey Earnhardt R) | Go Green Racing | Ford | 30.783 | 175.421 |
| 35 | 40 | T. J. Bell | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 31.119 | 173.527 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 36 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.248 | 172.811 |
| 37 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| 38 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 39 | 24 | Ken Butler III | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | — | — |
| Last car to qualify on time |||||||
| 40 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 30.756 | 175.575 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 41 | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 30.814 | 175.245 |
| 42 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 30.987 | 174.267 |
| 43 | 46 | J. J. Yeley (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 31.027 | 174.042 |
| 44 | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | 31.200 | 173.077 |
| 45 | 50 | Danny Efland | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.613 | 170.816 |
| 46 | 73 | Derrike Cope | Creation-Cope Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 36 | running | 0 | $73,940 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | running | 43 | $57,100 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 76 | running | 43 | $42,500 |
| 4 | 10 | 33 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 8 | running | 0 | $28,675 |
| 5 | 15 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 14 | running | 0 | $23,650 |
| 6 | 12 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 38 | $25,275 |
| 7 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 16 | running | 0 | $18,310 |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 37 | $22,970 |
| 9 | 13 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 35 | $21,800 |
| 10 | 14 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 34 | $22,000 |
| 11 | 30 | 34 | James Buescher (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $14,050 |
| 12 | 11 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 32 | $19,450 |
| 13 | 8 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 | running | 32 | $19,950 |
| 14 | 16 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 30 | $18,525 |
| 15 | 24 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 29 | $19,250 |
| 16 | 17 | 98 | Kevin Swindell R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 29 | $20,075 |
| 17 | 27 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 27 | $18,075 |
| 18 | 6 | 99 | Alex Bowman R) | RAB Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 26 | $17,725 |
| 19 | 5 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 28 | running | 26 | $17,575 |
| 20 | 26 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 24 | $18,025 |
| 21 | 19 | 44 | Chad Hackenbracht (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 0 | running | 0 | $17,200 |
| 22 | 25 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 22 | $17,100 |
| 23 | 29 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 0 | running | 21 | $17,000 |
| 24 | 31 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 20 | $16,900 |
| 25 | 28 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 19 | $17,275 |
| 26 | 38 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 18 | $16,725 |
| 27 | 36 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 17 | $16,600 |
| 28 | 35 | 40 | T. J. Bell | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 16 | $16,500 |
| 29 | 18 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill | Vision Racing | Dodge | 195 | 0 | running | 15 | $10,425 |
| 30 | 34 | 79 | Jeffrey Earnhardt R) | Go Green Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | engine | 14 | $16,675 |
| 31 | 9 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 127 | 0 | crash | 13 | $16,350 |
| 32 | 20 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | transmission | 12 | $16,255 |
| 33 | 23 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 110 | 0 | crash | 11 | $16,185 |
| 34 | 40 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 103 | 0 | rear gear | 10 | $16,140 |
| 35 | 32 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | crash | 9 | $10,088 |
| 36 | 37 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 64 | 0 | crash | 8 | $16,450 |
| 37 | 21 | 95 | Reed Sorenson | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | crash | 7 | $9,415 |
| 38 | 33 | 00 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 4 | 0 | electrical | 6 | $9,336 |
| 39 | 39 | 24 | Ken Butler III | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 4 | 0 | handling | 5 | $15,220 |
| 40 | 22 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 2 | 0 | vibration | 4 | $9,190 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 42 | | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | | | | | |
| 43 | | 46 | J. J. Yeley (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 44 | | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | | 50 | Danny Efland | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | | 73 | Derrike Cope | Creation-Cope Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Austin Dillon | 1,067 |
| | 2 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 1,059 (-8) |
| | 3 | Regan Smith | 1,015 (-52) |
| | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 997 (–70) |
| | 5 | Elliott Sadler | 989 (–78) |
| | 6 | Trevor Bayne | 976 (–91) |
| | 7 | Brian Scott | 974 (–93) |
| | 8 | Brian Vickers | 970 (–97) |
| | 9 | Kyle Larson | 910 (–157) |
| | 10 | Parker Kligerman | 893 (–174) |
| Official driver's standings ||||