2013 Virginia 529 College Savings 250

The 2013 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 was the 25th stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 6, 2013, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would pass eventual second-place finisher, Richard Childress Racing driver Brian Scott late in the race to win his 25th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his fifth win of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Regan Smith of JR Motorsports finished third.

2013 Virginia 529 College Savings 250

Race details
Race 25 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date	September 6, 2013
Official name	32nd Annual Virginia 529 College Savings 250
Location	Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Distance	250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Scheduled distance	250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Average speed	97.304 miles per hour (156.596 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Brian Scott	Richard Childress Racing
Time	21.717
Most laps led
Driver	Brian Scott	Richard Childress Racing
Laps	239
Winner
No. 22	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

Background

The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
00	Brett Butler	SR² Motorsports	Toyota	SR² Motorsports
01	Mike Wallace	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	Iron Source
2	Brian Scott	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Shore Lodge
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	AdvoCare
4	Landon Cassill	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports
5	Jamie McMurray (i)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Nioxin
6	Trevor Bayne	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing Driven
7	Regan Smith	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Hellmann's 100 Years
10	Chase Miller	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	TriStar Motorsports
11	Elliott Sadler	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	OneMain Financial Throwback
12	Sam Hornish Jr.	Penske Racing	Ford	Penske Truck Rental
14	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	Reynolds Wrap, Hefty
16	Ryan Reed	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	Drive to Stop Diabetes
18	Matt Kenseth (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Reser's Fine Foods
19	Mike Bliss	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	TriStar Motorsports
20	Brian Vickers	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Dollar General
22	Brad Keselowski (i)	Penske Racing	Ford	Hertz
23	Robert Richardson Jr.	R3 Motorsports	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe
24	Ryan Ellis	SR² Motorsports	Toyota	Kappa Sigma
29	Kenny Wallace	RAB Racing	Toyota	American Ethanol
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	Snickers
33	Ty Dillon (i)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Armour Vienna Sausage
37	Matt DiBenedetto	Vision Racing	Dodge	National Cash Lenders
40	Reed Sorenson	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 Flying J
44	Hal Martin	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	U. S. Forensic
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	Defiant Whiskey
52	Joey Gase	Jimmy Means Racing	Toyota	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	Carolina Pie Company
74	Carl Long	Mike Harmon Racing	Dodge	Mike Harmon Racing
77	Parker Kligerman	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	Toyota
79	Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)	Go Green Racing	Ford	Keen Parts
86	Ricky Ehrgott (i)	Deware Racing Group	Chevrolet	Platinum Wealth Partners, Rev1 Power Services
87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	Wood Pellet Grills
89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet	King's Tire, Racing with Jesus
99	Alex Bowman (R)	RAB Racing	Toyota	ToyotaCare
Official entry list

Practice

The only two-hour and 30-minute practice session took place on Friday, September 6, at 9:00 AM EST.^[2] Parker Kligerman of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.636 and an average speed of 124.792 miles per hour (200.833 km/h).^[3]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	77	Parker Kligerman	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	21.636	124.792
2	29	Kenny Wallace	RAB Racing	Toyota	21.754	124.115
3	18	Matt Kenseth (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	21.844	123.604
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 6, 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.^[2]

Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 21.717 and an average speed of 124.327 miles per hour (200.085 km/h).^[4]

Five drivers would fail to qualify: Danny Efland, Carl Long, Morgan Shepherd, Derrike Cope, and Brett Butler.

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	2	Brian Scott	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	21.717	124.327
2	18	Matt Kenseth (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	21.723	124.292
3	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	21.736	124.218
4	22	Brad Keselowski (i)	Penske Racing	Ford	21.776	123.990
5	12	Sam Hornish Jr.	Penske Racing	Ford	21.781	123.961
6	99	Alex Bowman (R)	RAB Racing	Toyota	21.830	123.683
7	54	Kyle Busch (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	21.857	123.530
8	7	Regan Smith	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.876	123.423
9	20	Brian Vickers	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	21.880	123.400
10	29	Kenny Wallace	RAB Racing	Toyota	21.881	123.395
11	43	Michael Annett	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	21.886	123.367
12	77	Parker Kligerman	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	21.932	123.108
13	31	Justin Allgaier	Turner Scott Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.953	122.990
14	5	Jamie McMurray (i)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.954	122.984
15	6	Trevor Bayne	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	21.961	122.945
16	30	Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)	Turner Scott Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.963	122.934
17	11	Elliott Sadler	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	21.982	122.828
18	32	Kyle Larson (R)	Turner Scott Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.982	122.828
19	33	Ty Dillon (i)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	22.049	122.455
20	14	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	22.071	122.332
21	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	22.128	122.017
22	60	Travis Pastrana	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	22.136	121.973
23	19	Mike Bliss	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	22.154	121.874
24	10	Chase Miller	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	22.155	121.869
25	70	Johanna Long	ML Motorsports	Chevrolet	22.158	121.852
26	16	Ryan Reed	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	22.181	121.726
27	4	Landon Cassill	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	22.189	121.682
28	37	Matt DiBenedetto	Vision Racing	Dodge	22.228	121.468
29	55	Jamie Dick	Viva Motorsports	Chevrolet	22.254	121.327
30	44	Hal Martin	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	22.293	121.114
31	01	Mike Wallace	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	22.332	120.903
32	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	22.370	120.697
33	42	Josh Wise	The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet	22.497	120.016
34	40	Reed Sorenson	The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet	22.541	119.782
35	86	Ricky Ehrgott (i)	Deware Racing Group	Chevrolet	22.558	119.691
36	24	Ryan Ellis	SR² Motorsports	Toyota	22.653	119.190
37	52	Joey Gase	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	22.663	119.137
38	79	Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)	Go Green Racing	Ford	22.669	119.105
Qualified by owner's points
39	23	Robert Richardson Jr.	R3 Motorsports	Chevrolet	23.013	117.325
Last car to qualify on time
40	46	J. J. Yeley (i)	The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet	22.676	119.069
Failed to qualify
41	50	Danny Efland	MAKE Motorsports	Chevrolet	22.729	118.791
42	74	Carl Long	Mike Harmon Racing	Dodge	22.836	118.234
43	89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet	22.837	118.229
44	73	Derrike Cope	Creation-Cope Racing	Chevrolet	23.000	117.391
45	00	Brett Butler	SR² Motorsports	Toyota	23.281	115.974
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin[5]	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	4	22	Brad Keselowski (i)	Penske Racing	Ford	250	11	running	0	$42,640
2	1	2	Brian Scott	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	239	running	44	$49,950
3	8	7	Regan Smith	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	0	running	41	$30,275
4	7	54	Kyle Busch (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	0	running	0	$21,525
5	15	6	Trevor Bayne	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	0	running	39	$24,600
6	5	12	Sam Hornish Jr.	Penske Racing	Ford	250	0	running	38	$22,650
7	9	20	Brian Vickers	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	0	running	37	$22,335
8	17	11	Elliott Sadler	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	0	running	36	$23,095
9	26	16	Ryan Reed	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	0	running	35	$21,850
10	14	5	Jamie McMurray (i)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	0	running	0	$16,850
11	13	31	Justin Allgaier	Turner Scott Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	0	running	33	$21,550
12	3	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	0	running	32	$21,475
13	11	43	Michael Annett	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	250	0	running	31	$21,425
14	18	32	Kyle Larson (R)	Turner Scott Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	0	running	30	$22,375
15	6	99	Alex Bowman (R)	RAB Racing	Toyota	250	0	running	29	$22,275
16	19	33	Ty Dillon (i)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	0	running	0	$21,475
17	10	29	Kenny Wallace	RAB Racing	Toyota	250	0	running	27	$15,175
18	23	19	Mike Bliss	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	250	0	running	26	$21,125
19	25	70	Johanna Long	ML Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	0	running	25	$21,075
20	22	60	Travis Pastrana	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	0	running	24	$21,700
21	16	30	Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)	Turner Scott Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	0	running	23	$20,975
22	20	14	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	250	0	running	22	$20,850
23	27	4	Landon Cassill	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	249	0	running	21	$20,765
24	31	01	Mike Wallace	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	248	0	running	20	$20,650
25	29	55	Jamie Dick	Viva Motorsports	Chevrolet	248	0	running	19	$21,075
26	32	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	247	0	running	18	$20,500
27	34	40	Reed Sorenson	The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet	247	0	running	17	$20,450
28	38	79	Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)	Go Green Racing	Ford	247	0	running	16	$20,300
29	21	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	247	0	running	15	$20,250
30	30	44	Hal Martin	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	246	0	running	14	$20,450
31	36	24	Ryan Ellis	SR² Motorsports	Toyota	246	0	running	13	$20,100
32	37	52	Joey Gase	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	246	0	running	12	$20,030
33	35	86	Ricky Ehrgott (i)	Deware Racing Group	Chevrolet	245	0	running	0	$13,960
34	39	23	Robert Richardson Jr.	R3 Motorsports	Chevrolet	244	0	running	10	$19,915
35	2	18	Matt Kenseth (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	235	0	crash	0	$13,837
36	12	77	Parker Kligerman	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	210	0	electrical	8	$18,880
37	28	37	Matt DiBenedetto	Vision Racing	Dodge	56	0	brakes	0	$12,820
38	33	42	Josh Wise	The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet	8	0	rear gear	6	$12,741
39	24	10	Chase Miller	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota	5	0	vibration	5	$12,620
40	40	46	J. J. Yeley (i)	The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet	4	0	engine	0	$12,580
Failed to qualify
41		50	Danny Efland	MAKE Motorsports	Chevrolet
42		74	Carl Long	Mike Harmon Racing	Dodge
43		89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet
44		73	Derrike Cope	Creation-Cope Racing	Chevrolet
45		00	Brett Butler	SR² Motorsports	Toyota
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sam Hornish Jr. 880 2 Austin Dillon 864 (-16) 3 Regan Smith 854 (-26) 4 Elliott Sadler 852 (–28) 5 Justin Allgaier 828 (–52) 6 Brian Vickers 827 (–53) 7 Kyle Larson 819 (–61) 8 Brian Scott 810 (–70) 9 Trevor Bayne 799 (–81) 10 Parker Kligerman 732 (–148) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.