# 2013 Camping World RV Sales 301

The 2013 Camping World RV Sales 301 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 14, 2013, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, United States. Contested over 302 laps, it was the nineteenth race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Brian Vickers of Michael Waltrip Racing won the race, his third career and final Sprint Cup win, while Kyle Busch finished second. Jeff Burton, Brad Keselowski, and Aric Almirola rounded out the top five.

## Report
### Background

New Hampshire Motor Speedway opened on June 5, 1990, as a four-turn oval track, 1.058 miles (1.703 km) long. The track's turns are banked at two to seven degrees, while the front stretch, the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at one degree and are 1,500 feet in length. The track has a grandstand seating capacity of 93,521 spectators. Kasey Kahne was the defending race winner.
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 658 points, while Clint Bowyer stood in second with 609 points. Carl Edwards followed in third with 587, two points ahead of Kevin Harvick and thirty-nine ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth, with 540, was in sixth; seven points ahead of Kyle Busch, who was scored seventh. Eighth-placed Greg Biffle was fifteen points ahead of Kurt Busch and seventeen ahead of Tony Stewart in ninth and tenth. Martin Truex Jr. was eleventh with 493, while Kahne completed the first twelve positions with 490 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 128 points, twelve points ahead of Toyota. Ford was third with 91 points.

### Entry list

(R) - Denotes rookie driver.
(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | McDonald's Monopoly |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | Miller Lite |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance |
| 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | SANY |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Stanley Tools / DeWalt |
| 10 | Danica Patrick (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | FedEx Freight |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | GEICO |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 5-hour Energy |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3M / W.B. Mason |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Best Buy |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries |
| 19 | Mike Bliss (i) | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | Plinker Tactical |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Dollar General |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | Shell / Pennzoil |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Libman / Menards |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Budweiser |
| 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | Lean1 / Hannaford |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Caterpillar |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | Federated Auto Parts |
| 33 | Landon Cassill (i) | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Autos |
| 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Taco Bell |
| 35 | Josh Wise (i) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | MDS Transport |
| 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | United Mining Equipment |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Long John Silver's |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Wix Filters |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Target |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Smithfield |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | Kingsford Charcoal |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's |
| 51 | A. J. Allmendinger | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction |
| 52 | Morgan Shepherd (i) | Brian Keselowski Motorsports | Toyota | SupportMilitary.org |
| 55 | Brian Vickers (i) | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | NAPA Batteries |
| 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress |
| 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | National Guard |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper |
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Fastenal |
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### Practice and qualifying

Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, scheduled on July 12, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third, held a day later on July 13, 2013, were 55 and 60 minutes long. In the first practice session, Brad Keselowski was the quickest with a best lap time of 28.111 seconds. Kyle Busch followed in second, ahead of Denny Hamlin and Jamie McMurray in third and fourth. Earnhardt Jr. was scored fifth quickest with a best lap time of 28.369, 258 thousandths of a second slower than Keselowski. Gordon, Johnson, Kurt Busch, Edwards, and Bowyer completed the top-ten.
During the qualifying session, Keselowski recorded his third career pole position with a lap time of 28.022 seconds and a speed of 135.922 mph (218.745 km/h). Johnson had the second best lap time, but was disqualified because his car didn't meet height requirements, prompting him to start last of the forty-three car field. Kurt Busch, who completed his lap in 28.040 seconds, will start alongside Keselowski on the grid, in front of Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, and Gordon. Edwards, with a lap time of 28.112 seconds, was scored sixth ahead of Hamlin and Kahne in seventh and eighth. Jeff Burton and Juan Pablo Montoya completed the first ten grid positions with lap times of 28.162 and 28.191.
In the Saturday morning session, Kurt Busch was quickest with a fastest lap time of 28.531 seconds, six-thousandths of a second faster than Kenseth in second. Kyle Busch managed to be third quickest with a fastest lap time of 28.563, 0.032 slower than his brother Kurt. Bowyer and Edwards followed in the fourth and fifth positions. Johnson, Joey Logano, Hamlin, Truex Jr., and Montoya completed the first ten positions. In the final practice session for the race, Brian Vickers was quickest with a time of 28.548 seconds and a best speed of 133.417 mph (214.714 km/h). Earnhardt Jr. followed in second, ahead of Kenseth and Bowyer in third and fourth. Johnson, who was sixth quickest in second practice, managed fifth.

### Race

The second half of the season started with Brad Keselowski clinching the pole. Jimmie Johnson (who qualified second) was sent to the rear of the field for failing post-qualifying inspection. Keselowski led the first few laps, but relinquished the lead to Kyle Busch, who, in turn, lost it to Kurt Busch. As drivers came into and fell out of the top ten due to pit strategy, both Kurt and Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, and others took turns at the front.
Stewart led the majority of the last 100 laps, but Brian Vickers passed both Stewart and Kyle Busch with about 15 laps left. The race saw an unusually high amount of cautions, with the 12th of the day coming out with four to go to set up a green-white-checker finish. On the restart, Vickers held the lead over Stewart and Busch, but coming to the white flag, Stewart ran out of fuel. This allowed Vickers to take his third career win over Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton, Keselowski, and Aric Almirola. Morgan Shepherd, who qualified and finished 41st, became the oldest driver to compete in the Sprint Cup Series at age 71.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 28.022 | 135.922 |
| 2 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 28.040 | 135.835 |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.050 | 135.786 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.056 | 135.757 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.104 | 135.525 |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.112 | 135.487 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.113 | 135.482 |
| 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.144 | 135.333 |
| 9 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.162 | 135.246 |
| 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.191 | 135.107 |
| 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.198 | 135.073 |
| 12 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.212 | 135.006 |
| 13 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 28.218 | 134.978 |
| 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.241 | 134.868 |
| 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 28.245 | 134.849 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 28.265 | 134.753 |
| 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 28.274 | 134.710 |
| 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.320 | 134.492 |
| 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 28.337 | 134.411 |
| 20 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 28.405 | 134.089 |
| 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 28.418 | 134.028 |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.458 | 133.839 |
| 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.459 | 133.835 |
| 24 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.462 | 133.821 |
| 25 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 28.471 | 133.778 |
| 26 | 51 | A. J. Allmendinger | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 28.471 | 133.778 |
| 27 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 28.501 | 133.637 |
| 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 28.545 | 133.431 |
| 29 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.579 | 133.273 |
| 30 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 28.639 | 132.993 |
| 31 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 28.655 | 132.919 |
| 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 28.658 | 132.905 |
| 33 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 28.698 | 132.720 |
| 34 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Motorsports | Toyota | 28.749 | 132.485 |
| 35 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.854 | 132.002 |
| 36 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 28.881 | 131.879 |
| 37 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 28.953 | 131.551 |
| 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 29.048 | 131.121 |
| 39 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 29.053 | 131.098 |
| 40 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 29.120 | 130.797 |
| 41 | 52 | Morgan Shepherd | Brian Keselowski Motorsports | Toyota | 29.689 | 128.290 |
| 42 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| 43 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Time disallowed | Time disallowed |
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    1. ^ David Stremme hit the wall in turn 2 of his qualifying lap, failing to complete it.
    2. ^ Jimmie Johnson initially qualified 2nd, but his time was disallowed when his car was found to be too low during post-qualifying inspection.

### Race results

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Led | Points |
| 1 | 13 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 302 | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 302 | 53 | 43 |
| 3 | 9 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 302 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 | 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 302 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | 43 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 | 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 302 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | 12 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 302 | 33 | 36 |
| 10 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | 20 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 302 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 302 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 302 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 24 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 302 | 0 | 26 |
| 19 | 29 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 302 | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | 42 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | 302 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 302 | 0 | 23 |
| 22 | 26 | 51 | A. J. Allmendinger | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 39 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 302 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 84 | 19 |
| 27 | 33 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 301 | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 27 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 299 | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | 40 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | 37 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 298 | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 2 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 283 | 102 | 14 |
| 32 | 36 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 277 | 0 | 11 |
| 34 | 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 275 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 242 | 0 | 8 |
| 37 | 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | 31 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 236 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 225 | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | 25 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | 41 | 52 | Morgan Shepherd | Brian Keselowski Motorsports | Toyota | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 30 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 89 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | 34 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Motorsports | Toyota | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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#### Notes

   * ^1 Points include 3 Chase for the Sprint Cup points for winning, 1 point for leading a lap, and 1 point for most laps led.
   * $^a$ $^b$ $^c$ $^d$ $^e$ $^f$ Ineligible for driver's championship points.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 696 |
| | 2 | Clint Bowyer | 640 (–56) |
| | 3 | Carl Edwards | 623 (–73) |
| | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 622 (–74) |
| | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 578 (–118) |
| 1 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 576 (–120) |
| 1 | 7 | Matt Kenseth | 576 (–120) |
| | 8 | Greg Biffle | 545 (–151) |
| 4 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 529 (–167) |
| 2 | 10 | Kasey Kahne | 523 (–173) |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 133 |
| 2 | Toyota | 125 (–8) |
| 3 | Ford | 95 (–38) |