2013 Fred's 250
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| Race details[1] | |||
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 Map of the Speedway | |||
| Date | October 19, 2013 | ||
| Official name | 2013 Fred's 250 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent Racing Facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 94 laps, 250 mi (402 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Average speed | 122.819 mph (197.658 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Turner Scott Motorsports | ||
| Time | 54.353 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 26 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip | ||
The 2013 Fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that was held at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. It was the 18th race of the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Truck Series rookie Jeb Burton won the pole position but it was Johnny Sauter who won the race after a chaotic and spectacular last lap crash that saw a truck flip on the last lap.[2]
Background[edit]
The track, Talladega Superspeedway, is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Daytona International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Michigan International Speedway.[3] The standard track at the speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.66 miles (4.28 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at thirty-three degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 16.5 degrees. The back stretch has a two-degree banking.[4] Talladega Superspeedway can seat up to 143,231 people.[5]
Entry List[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points
Qualifying[edit]
Jeb Burton won the pole with a time of 54.353 and a speed of 176.182.[6]
| Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jeb Burton (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.454 | 176.182 |
| 2 | 8 | Max Gresham | Sharp Gallagher Racing | Chevrolet | 54.403 | 176.020 |
| 3 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.437 | 175.910 |
| 4 | 31 | James Buescher | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.440 | 175.900 |
| 5 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 54.452 | 175.861 |
| 6 | 9 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.570 | 175.481 |
| 7 | 19 | Ross Chastain | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 54.640 | 175.256 |
| 8 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 54.808 | 174.719 |
| 9 | 18 | Joey Coulter | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.808 | 174.719 |
| 10 | 54 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.816 | 174.694 |
| 11 | 32 | Miguel Paludo | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.849 | 174.588 |
| 12 | 35 | Mason Mingus | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet | 54.864 | 174.541 |
| 13 | 29 | Ryan Blaney (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 54.991 | 174.138 |
| 14 | 60 | Dakoda Armstrong | Turn One Racing | Chevrolet | 54.998 | 174.115 |
| 15 | 24 | Brennan Newberry (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.023 | 174.036 |
| 16 | 6 | Justin Lofton | Sharp Gallagher Racing | Chevrolet | 55.034 | 174.002 |
| 17 | 83 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Toyota | 55.109 | 173.765 |
| 18 | 20 | Parker Kligerman (i) | BRG Motorsports | Toyota | 55.133 | 173.689 |
| 19 | 7 | John Wes Townley | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 55.222 | 173.409 |
| 20 | 77 | Germán Quiroga (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 55.247 | 173.331 |
| 21 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Ram | 55.266 | 173.271 |
| 22 | 82 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Ford | 55.449 | 172.699 |
| 23 | 88 | Matt Crafton** | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 55.519 | 172.481 |
| 24 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 55.583 | 172.283 |
| 25 | 81 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Toyota | 55.633 | 172.128 |
| 26 | 99 | Bryan Silas | T3R2 Racing | Ford | 55.696 | 171.933 |
| 27 | 1 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 55.810 | 171.582 |
| 28 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.030 | 170.908 |
| 29 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 56.036 | 170.890 |
| 30 | 93 | Chris Jones | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 56.159 | 170.516 |
| 31 | 17 | Timothy Peters** | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 56.174 | 170.470 |
| 32 | 27 | Jeff Agnew | Hillman Racing | Chevrolet | 56.197 | 170.401 |
| 33 | 57 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 56.209 | 170.364 |
| 34 | 07 | Chris Cockrum* ** | SS-Green Light Racing | Toyota | 56.462 | 169.601 |
| 35 | 84 | Mike Harmon(i)* | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 59.168 | 161.844 |
| 36 | 63 | Scott Stenzel | MB Motorsports | Ford | 56.228 | 170.307 |
| Failed to Qualify, driver changes, or withdrew | ||||||
| 37 | 50 | Danny Efland | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.314 | 170.047 |
| 38 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Ram | 57.077 | 167.773 |
| Official Qualifying results | ||||||
* – Chris Cockrum and Mike Harmon made the field via owners points.
** – Chris Cockrum, Timothy Peters, and Matt Crafton had to go to the rear of the field for unapproved adjustments.
Race[edit]
Pole sitter Jeb Burton lead the first lap of the race but lost the lead on the next lap to James Buescher. The first caution flew on lap 8 after Mason Mingus' engine blew and laid fluid on the racetrack. The race restarted on lap 14. Chris Fontaine took the lead from James Buescher on lap 15. Buescher would take it back on lap 18 of the race. The second caution flew on lap 20 when Chris Cockrum's left front tire blew and laid debris on the front stretch. Kyle Busch won the race off of pit road after going for a fuel only stop and lead the field to the restart on lap 24. Ty Dillon took the lead from Busch on the restart with a push by James Buescher. On lap 31, Ross Chastain took the lead with a push from Ryan Blaney but Dillon took it back the next lap. On lap 35, Joey Coulter took the lead with a push by Parker Kligerman but Dillon took the lead back again the next lap. Parker Kligerman took the lead from Dillon on lap 38 of the race. On lap 42, Ty Dillon would take the lead back.
Final Laps[edit]
With 42 laps to go, Parker Kligerman took the lead back from Dillon as green flag pitstops began. During pitstops with 40 laps to go, Sean Corr was coming in to pit but got bumped from behind by Ty Dillon and spun through the infield grass bringing out the third caution of the race. Kligerman was coming in to pit when the Caution flew and Johnny Sauter took the lead. Rookie Bubba Wallace was the new race leader and lead them to the restart with 34 laps to go. With 31 to go, Ty Dillon took the lead from Wallace. With 29 laps to go, the 4th caution flew for a 6 truck wreck in turn 3. It started when Caleb Holman tried to go in front of Jeb Burton but was not clear and spun down into Timothy Peters and the two trucks went up the track and collected Chris Cockrum, Sean Corr, and rookies Brennan Newberry and Germán Quiroga. With 28 to go, Parker Kligerman took the lead. The race restarted with 21 laps to go. On the restart, rookie Ryan Blaney took the lead from Kligerman with a push by Johnny Sauter. Kligerman took it back with 20 to go. With 19 to go, Ty Dillon took the lead. Johnny Sauter took the lead from Dillon two laps later. On the next lap, Ross Chastain took the lead. With 15 laps to go, the 5th caution flew for a 5 truck crash on the backstretch. It started when Ron Hornaday made contact with James Buescher and Hornaday got squeezed in nearly four wide between Justin Lofton and Buescher and Hornaday turned Lofton and Buescher spun up and got t-boned in the right side by Joey Coulter while Jeff Agnew spun to avoid the wreck and hit the inside wall. The race restarted with 10 laps to go. Chastain took the lead and held on to it. Unfortunetly for Chastain, the 6th caution flew with 7 to go for a 3 truck crash down the backstretch involving Ron Hornaday, Ryan Blaney, and Scott Stenzel. The wreck would set up and three lap shootout. On the restart, Trucks began to form into tandems. Chastain was tandemed with Parker Kligerman and took the lead. With 3 to go, the ThorSport tandem in Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton attempted to pass Chastain and Kligerman. Behind them, another tandem in Dakoda Armstrong and Kyle Busch peaked to the outside and attempted to make it three wide for the lead. Chastain lead when they took the white flag. Down the backstretch, the three tandems were evenly three wide for the lead. But in turn four, the Armstrong–Busch tandem lost momentum and it was a side by side battle between Sauter and Chastain as the trucks began to overheat. Coming towards the tri-oval, chaos ensued. Jeb Burton got turned by Miguel Paludo and Burton spun up into Kyle Busch and the two spun down. The two collected Bubba Wallace while Kyle Busch clipped Paludo's truck and sent Paludo upside down. The wreck also collected Timmy Hill, Clay Greenfield, Justin Lofton, John Wes Townley, and Chris Fontaine. While they were wrecking, the five trucks in Sauter, Crafton, Chastain, Armstrong, and Kligerman broke away. But Chastain got hooked by Kligerman and took out Crafton and Armstrong leaving only Johnny Sauter. The 7th and final caution flew before Sauter crossed the finish line and Sauter was declared the winner. Another truck made it out of the wreck unscathed and that was David Starr and Starr finished in second. Trucks came by the start-finish line still crashing everywhere. Kyle Busch ended up hitting the inside wall at the end of pit road very hard. Miguel Paludo was still upside down while he was getting hit by many other trucks. The truck would flip back up on all fours but short of the start-finish line. A total of 13 trucks were caught in the wreck. Everyone was ok including Kyle Busch who took a seat at the front stretch wall. This would be Sauter's 3rd and final win of 2013. Ross Chastain, Parker Kligerman, and Dakoda Armstrong rounded out the top 5 while Timmy Hill, John Wes Townley, Max Gresham, Matt Crafton, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top 10.[7]
Race results[edit]
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps Run | Laps Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 94 | 5 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 81 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Toyota | 94 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 19 | Ross Chastain | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 94 | 14 | running | 42 |
| 4 | 20 | Parker Kligerman (i) | BRG Motorsports | Toyota | 94 | 16 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 60 | Dakoda Armstrong | Turn One Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 1 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | John Wes Townley | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 94 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 8 | Max Gresham | Sharp Gallagher Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 94 | 1 | running | 36 |
| 10 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 94 | 5 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 57 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Racing | Ram | 94 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 26 | running | 32 |
| 15 | 83 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Toyota | 94 | 3 | running | 30 |
| 16 | 99 | Bryan Silas | T3R2 Racing | Ford | 94 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 54 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 94 | 4 | running | 28 |
| 18 | 4 | Jeb Burton (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 1 | running | 27 |
| 19 | 32 | Miguel Paludo | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 20 | 6 | Justin Lofton | Sharp Gallagher Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 29 | Ryan Blaney (R) | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 92 | 1 | running | 24 |
| 22 | 84 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | crash | 21 |
| 24 | 9 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | crash | 20 |
| 25 | 63 | Scott Stenzel | MB Motorsports | Ford | 87 | 0 | crash | 19 |
| 26 | 31 | James Buescher | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 16 | crash | 19 |
| 27 | 18 | Joey Coulter | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 79 | 1 | crash | 18 |
| 28 | 27 | Jeff Agnew | Hillman Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | crash | 16 |
| 29 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 65 | 0 | crash | 15 |
| 30 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | crash | 14 |
| 31 | 77 | Germán Quiroga (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 65 | 0 | crash | 13 |
| 32 | 24 | Brennan Newberry (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | crash | 12 |
| 33 | 82 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | crash | 11 |
| 34 | 07 | Chris Cockrum | SS-Green Light Racing | Toyota | 65 | 0 | crash | 10 |
| 35 | 93 | Chris Jones | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 27 | 1 | overheating | 10 |
| 36 | 35 | Mason Mingus | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | oil leak | 8 |
| Official Race results | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "2013 Fred's 250". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "Johnny Sauter wins out in front of big wreck at Talladega". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ a b "NASCAR Tracks — The Talladega Superspeedway". Talladega Superspeedway. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ^ "Talladega". NASCAR. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ "No surprise: Jeb Burton on pole of Saturday's fred's 250 Powered by Coca-Cola". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Johnny Sauter wins Talladega truck race punctuated by ugly crash (gallery)". Retrieved October 19, 2013.