# 2013 Royal Purple 300

The 2013 Royal Purple 300 was the fifth stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch would dominate the race to win his 54th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing and Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Auto Club Speedway (previously California Speedway) was a two-mile (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold. The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Jason White | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | Headrush |
| 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whitetail Club |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | AdvoCare |
| 4 | Daryl Harr | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | iWorld |
| 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 | TaxSlayer |
| 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | OneMain Financial |
| 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | Würth |
| 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Hefty, Reynolds Wrap |
| 15 | Juan Carlos Blum | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | VMP Nutrition |
| 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | DoubleTree |
| 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Dollar General |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | Industrial Technologies, Koma Unwind |
| 24 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | I Am Second |
| 27 | Michael McDowell | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | #teamBOOM! |
| 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Qualcomm |
| 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 32 | Kyle Larson | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Eveready |
| 33 | Dakoda Armstrong | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Mudd Advertising, WinField |
| 40 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 42 | J. J. Yeley | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 43 | Reed Sorenson | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Pilot Flying J |
| 44 | Hal Martin | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | American Custom Yachts |
| 46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 47 | Scott Riggs | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | U.S. Petroleum Consultants |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 54 | Kyle Busch | 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 | Tony Raines | ML Motorsports | Toyota | ML Motorsports |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Toyota "Let's Go Places" |
| 79 | Paulie Harraka | Go Green Racing | Ford | Crackle "It's On" |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves |
| 92 | Dexter Stacey | KH Motorsports | Ford | Maddie's Place Rocks |
| 98 | Kevin Swindell | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Carroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Water Solutions |
| 99 | Alex Bowman | RAB Racing | Toyota | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only two hours and 20 minutes practice session was held on Friday, March 22, at 1:40 PM PST. Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.728 and an average speed of 176.783 miles per hour (284.505 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.728 | 176.783 |
| 2 | 32 | Kyle Larson | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.960 | 175.781 |
| 3 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.983 | 175.683 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 23, at 10:35 AM PST. 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 40.312 and an average speed of 178.607 miles per hour (287.440 km/h).
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Tony Raines and Chase Miller.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.312 | 178.607 |
| 2 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.545 | 177.580 |
| 3 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.655 | 177.100 |
| 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 40.683 | 176.978 |
| 5 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.708 | 176.869 |
| 6 | 99 | Alex Bowman | RAB Racing | Toyota | 40.779 | 176.561 |
| 7 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 40.852 | 176.246 |
| 8 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 40.878 | 176.134 |
| 9 | 32 | Kyle Larson | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.924 | 175.936 |
| 10 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 40.955 | 175.803 |
| 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 41.008 | 175.575 |
| 12 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 41.061 | 175.349 |
| 13 | 33 | Dakoda Armstrong | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 41.062 | 175.345 |
| 14 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 41.088 | 175.234 |
| 15 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 41.106 | 175.157 |
| 16 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.246 | 174.562 |
| 17 | 98 | Kevin Swindell | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 41.383 | 173.984 |
| 18 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.443 | 173.733 |
| 19 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 41.560 | 173.244 |
| 20 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 41.642 | 172.902 |
| 21 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.670 | 172.786 |
| 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 41.684 | 172.728 |
| 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 41.757 | 172.426 |
| 24 | 40 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 41.830 | 172.125 |
| 25 | 47 | Scott Riggs | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 41.940 | 171.674 |
| 26 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.960 | 171.592 |
| 27 | 4 | Daryl Harr | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.971 | 171.547 |
| 28 | 79 | Paulie Harraka | Go Green Racing | Ford | 41.977 | 171.523 |
| 29 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42.026 | 171.323 |
| 30 | 27 | Michael McDowell | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 42.098 | 171.030 |
| 31 | 42 | J. J. Yeley | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 42.286 | 170.269 |
| 32 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 42.393 | 169.839 |
| 33 | 24 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 42.496 | 169.428 |
| 34 | 44 | Hal Martin | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 42.601 | 169.010 |
| 35 | 00 | Jason White | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 42.630 | 168.895 |
| 36 | 23 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 42.840 | 168.067 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 37 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 42.854 | 168.012 |
| 38 | 15 | Juan Carlos Blum | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 43.041 | 167.282 |
| 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 43.795 | 164.402 |
| Last car to qualify on time |||||||
| 40 | 92 | Dexter Stacey | KH Motorsports | Ford | 42.459 | 169.575 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 41 | 70 | Tony Raines | ML Motorsports | Toyota | 42.492 | 169.444 |
| 42 | 46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 42.579 | 169.097 |
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 92 | running | 0 | $74,525 |
| 2 | 7 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 150 | 28 | running | 43 | $62,025 |
| 3 | 16 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 41 | $50,825 |
| 4 | 8 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 40 | $40,975 |
| 5 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 39 | $33,525 |
| 6 | 9 | 32 | Kyle Larson | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 38 | $30,750 |
| 7 | 2 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 18 | running | 38 | 2$9,175 |
| 8 | 12 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 3 | running | 37 | $26,050 |
| 9 | 15 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 35 | $25,660 |
| 10 | 17 | 98 | Kevin Swindell | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 34 | $20,575 |
| 11 | 18 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 33 | $25,150 |
| 12 | 6 | 99 | Alex Bowman | RAB Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 32 | $25,150 |
| 13 | 14 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 31 | 2$4,750 |
| 14 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 3 | running | 31 | $24,565 |
| 15 | 13 | 33 | Dakoda Armstrong | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 0 | $25,605 |
| 16 | 5 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 28 | $24,670 |
| 17 | 19 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 27 | $24,110 |
| 18 | 10 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 26 | $24,075 |
| 19 | 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 150 | 5 | running | 0 | $18,415 |
| 20 | 24 | 40 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 24 | $24,255 |
| 21 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 1 | running | 24 | $23,820 |
| 22 | 21 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 22 | $23,485 |
| 23 | 26 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 21 | $17,400 |
| 24 | 34 | 44 | Hal Martin | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 148 | 0 | running | 20 | $23,240 |
| 25 | 29 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 19 | $23,580 |
| 26 | 40 | 92 | Dexter Stacey | KH Motorsports | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 18 | $22,995 |
| 27 | 37 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 0 | running | 17 | $22,860 |
| 28 | 27 | 4 | Daryl Harr | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 16 | $16,740 |
| 29 | 38 | 15 | Juan Carlos Blum | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 146 | 0 | running | 15 | $22,565 |
| 30 | 36 | 23 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 145 | 0 | running | 14 | $22,755 |
| 31 | 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | 13 | $22,325 |
| 32 | 33 | 24 | Blake Koch | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 0 | overheating | 12 | $22,215 |
| 33 | 35 | 00 | Jason White | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 107 | 0 | crash | 11 | $22,100 |
| 34 | 3 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53 | 0 | engine | 10 | $22,739 |
| 35 | 28 | 79 | Paulie Harraka | Go Green Racing | Ford | 42 | 0 | engine | 9 | $21,880 |
| 36 | 30 | 27 | Michael McDowell | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 19 | 0 | handling | 0 | $14,595 |
| 37 | 20 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 18 | 0 | vibration | 7 | $14,475 |
| 38 | 31 | 42 | J. J. Yeley | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | vibration | 0 | $14,365 |
| 39 | 25 | 47 | Scott Riggs | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | rear gear | 0 | $14,115 |
| 40 | 32 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 | engine | 4 | $14,080 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | | 70 | Tony Raines | ML Motorsports | Toyota | | | | | |
| 42 | | 46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||