# 2013 Ford EcoBoost 300

The 2013 Ford EcoBoost 300 was the 33rd and final stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 16, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would make a late-race charge on the restart with five to go to win his 27th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his seventh and final win of the season. To fill out the podium, Kyle Larson of Turner Scott Motorsports and Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Meanwhile, Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon would win the championship in a tight battle with Penske Racing driver Sam Hornish Jr., finishing within six spots of Hornish Jr., with Dillon finishing 12th and Hornish Jr. finishing eighth, securing Dillon's first championship by three points.

## Background

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300 and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Corporate Caterers |
| 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Shore Lodge |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | AdvoCare |
| 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Great Clips |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | World Financial Group, Cargill |
| 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 9 | Corey LaJoie | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Victory Junction |
| 10 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | OneMain Financial |
| 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | Alliance Truck Parts |
| 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Hefty Ultimate with Arm & Hammer |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Cabela's African Adventures |
| 19 | Dakoda Armstrong (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | WinField United |
| 20 | Drew Herring | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Dollar General |
| 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | Hertz |
| 23 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Pocket Finder |
| 24 | Ryan Ellis | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | Frontline Wraps |
| 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Omnitracs |
| 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Target |
| 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | WESCO International |
| 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 | Fresh from Florida |
| 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Takagi Tankless Water Heaters |
| 48 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric |
| 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 | Nitro Circus |
| 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach |
| 74 | Carl Long | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Eneos |
| 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Toyota |
| 79 | Bryan Silas (R) (i) | Go Green Racing | Ford | Tobacco Free Florida |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | Wood Pellet Grills |
| 91 | Michael McDowell (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | Maddie's Place Rocks |
| 98 | Kevin Swindell (R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Carroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Heavy Equipment |
| 99 | Blake Koch | RAB Racing | Toyota | Compassion International |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, November 16, at 10:00 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Kyle Larson of Turner Scott Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.970 and an average speed of 168.908 miles per hour (271.831 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.970 | 168.908 |
| 2 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.103 | 168.209 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 32.153 | 167.947 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 16, at 3:10 PM EST, and would last for an hour and 10 minutes. Regan Smith of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.262 and an average speed of 167.380 miles per hour (269.372 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.262 | 167.380 |
| 2 | 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 32.313 | 167.115 |
| 3 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.324 | 167.059 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 16, at 1:05 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.
Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 32.561 and an average speed of 165.843 miles per hour (266.898 km/h).
Carl Long was the only driver to fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 32.561 | 165.843 |
| 2 | 99 | Blake Koch | RAB Racing | Toyota | 32.573 | 165.781 |
| 3 | 48 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 32.578 | 165.756 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 32.605 | 165.619 |
| 5 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.727 | 165.001 |
| 6 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.742 | 164.926 |
| 7 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.746 | 164.906 |
| 8 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.884 | 164.214 |
| 9 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 32.902 | 164.124 |
| 10 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.959 | 163.840 |
| 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.962 | 163.825 |
| 12 | 20 | Drew Herring | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 33.036 | 163.458 |
| 13 | 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 33.038 | 163.448 |
| 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.054 | 163.369 |
| 15 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.165 | 162.822 |
| 16 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 33.176 | 162.768 |
| 17 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 33.235 | 162.479 |
| 18 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 33.241 | 162.450 |
| 19 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 33.248 | 162.416 |
| 20 | 9 | Corey LaJoie | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 33.259 | 162.362 |
| 21 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.284 | 162.240 |
| 22 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 33.370 | 161.822 |
| 23 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 33.383 | 161.759 |
| 24 | 98 | Kevin Swindell (R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 33.491 | 161.237 |
| 25 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.606 | 160.686 |
| 26 | 91 | Michael McDowell (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 33.614 | 160.647 |
| 27 | 10 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 33.615 | 160.643 |
| 28 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.728 | 160.104 |
| 29 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 33.735 | 160.071 |
| 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 33.846 | 159.546 |
| 31 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.867 | 159.447 |
| 32 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 33.894 | 159.320 |
| 33 | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | 33.909 | 159.250 |
| 34 | 19 | Dakoda Armstrong (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 33.934 | 159.132 |
| 35 | 23 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 33.956 | 159.029 |
| 36 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.018 | 158.739 |
| 37 | 40 | T. J. Bell | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 34.313 | 157.375 |
| 38 | 24 | Ryan Ellis | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 34.329 | 157.301 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 39 | 79 | Bryan Silas (R) (i) | Go Green Racing | Ford | 35.424 | 152.439 |
| Last car to qualify on time |||||||
| 40 | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 34.326 | 157.315 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 41 | 74 | Carl Long | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 34.904 | 154.710 |
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | 48 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 25 | running | 0 | $83,475 |
| 2 | 8 | 32 | Kyle Larson (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 54 | running | 38 | $77,675 |
| 3 | 6 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 29 | running | 0 | $49,175 |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 9 | running | 0 | $40,860 |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 39 | $40,380 |
| 6 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 37 | running | 0 | $26,580 |
| 7 | 16 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 37 | $28,980 |
| 8 | 1 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 37 | running | 37 | $32,555 |
| 9 | 13 | 44 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 35 | $26,930 |
| 10 | 15 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 34 | $27,080 |
| 11 | 2 | 99 | Blake Koch | RAB Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 33 | $25,880 |
| 12 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 32 | $24,330 |
| 13 | 19 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 31 | $23,930 |
| 14 | 17 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 9 | running | 0 | $23,730 |
| 15 | 12 | 20 | Drew Herring | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 29 | $24,220 |
| 16 | 18 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 28 | $24,415 |
| 17 | 23 | 43 | Michael Annett | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 27 | $23,405 |
| 18 | 22 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 26 | $23,590 |
| 19 | 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 25 | $23,030 |
| 20 | 29 | 14 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 24 | $23,595 |
| 21 | 31 | 70 | Johanna Long | ML Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 23 | $22,810 |
| 22 | 39 | 79 | Bryan Silas (R) (i) | Go Green Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $22,700 |
| 23 | 35 | 23 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $22,565 |
| 24 | 34 | 19 | Dakoda Armstrong (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $22,450 |
| 25 | 36 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 19 | $16,790 |
| 26 | 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 18 | $22,185 |
| 27 | 33 | 92 | Dexter Stacey (R) | KH Motorsports | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 17 | $16,070 |
| 28 | 28 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | crash | 16 | $21,955 |
| 29 | 25 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | crash | 15 | $21,850 |
| 30 | 32 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | crash | 14 | $22,040 |
| 31 | 7 | 5 | Brad Sweet | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 13 | $21,930 |
| 32 | 10 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 12 | $21,665 |
| 33 | 21 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | running | 11 | $21,460 |
| 34 | 20 | 9 | Corey LaJoie | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 148 | 0 | running | 10 | $15,395 |
| 35 | 24 | 98 | Kevin Swindell (R) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 127 | 0 | crash | 9 | $21,356 |
| 36 | 38 | 24 | Ryan Ellis | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 102 | 0 | vibration | 8 | $20,150 |
| 37 | 27 | 10 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 49 | 0 | electrical | 7 | $14,085 |
| 38 | 37 | 40 | T. J. Bell | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | vibration | 6 | $19,994 |
| 39 | 40 | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | electrical | 5 | $13,735 |
| 40 | 26 | 91 | Michael McDowell (i) | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 5 | 0 | overheating | 0 | $13,700 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | | 74 | Carl Long | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Austin Dillon | 1,180 |
| | 2 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 1,177 (-3) |
| | 3 | Regan Smith | 1,108 (-72) |
| | 4 | Elliott Sadler | 1,090 (–90) |
| | 5 | Justin Allgaier | 1,090 (–90) |
| | 6 | Trevor Bayne | 1,086 (–94) |
| | 7 | Brian Scott | 1,053 (–127) |
| | 8 | Kyle Larson | 1,001 (–179) |
| | 9 | Parker Kligerman | 993 (–187) |
| | 10 | Brian Vickers | 970 (–210) |
| Official driver's standings ||||