Crash.Net NASCAR News Las Vegas - Nationwide results 9 March 2013
Sam Hornish Jr. claimed his second win in 69 NASCAR Nationwide Series races with victory in the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his first being back in November 2011. Hornish led for 114 of the 200 laps of the 1.5-mile oval and now leads the championship standings by 19 points over Justin Allgaier.
Joe Gibbs Racing's Brian Vickers had led the early laps after being handed pole position by the cancellation of qualifying due to Friday's rain showers, but soon Brad Keselowski hunted down the leader and took over on lap 25 through to the first round of pit tops. A two-tyre call then put Trevor Bayne in front for 14 laps until a spin for Joe Nemechek following contact with Mike Wallace on lap 56, but Bayne was subsequently involved in a minor accident with Kyle Larson that put both cars into the wall. Hornish won the battle at the restart ahead of Vickers, Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch to lead for the first time on lap 61, but meanwhile Brad Keselowski ended the day on pit lane suffering from a vibration, damaged splitter and temperature issues.
A debris caution - the sixth yellow of the afternoon - allowed a new round of pit stops with 63 laps to go, although that was rather too early to be entirely comfortable about making it to the end without a further fuel stop. Local boy Busch overcame JGR team mate Vickers at the restart to lead on lap 147, but six laps later Hornish cruised by them both and was back in front. Two subsequent late cautions - including one for Kyle Larson getting pancaked into the wall for a second time, this time after getting collected by Joey Gase in an impact that totally wrecked the #32 - made the fuel situation somewhat moot. Hornish once again saw off the challenge from Busch at the restart and had successfully pulled out a big lead by the time the chequered flag came out; Busch was safely in second leaving Vickers fighting off Bayne and Elliott Sadler for third place.
Race results
1. Sam Hornish Jr Penske Racing 2hrs 23mins 54secs
2. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing + 1.100s
3. Brian Vickers Joe Gibbs Racing + 2.580s
4. Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing + 3.038s
5. Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing + 3.436s
6. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 3.874s
7. Regan Smith JR Motorsports + 3.992s
8. Alex Bowman RAB Racing + 5.033s
9. Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing + 5.156s
10. Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing + 5.586s
11. Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 5.720s
12. Brad Sweet JR Motorsports + 5.938s
13. Nelson Piquet Jr Turner Scott Motorsports + 6.703s
14. Dale Earnhardt Jr JR Motorsports + 9.307s
15. Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports + 1 Laps
16. Reed Sorenson Richard Petty Motorsports + 2 Laps
17. Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports + 2 Laps
18. Ryan Sieg Clements Racing + 2 Laps
19. Johanna Long ML Motorsports + 2 Laps
20. Scott Lagasse Jr Team SLR + 2 Laps
21. Blake Koch SR2 Motorsports + 2 Laps
22. Jamie Dick VIVA Motorsports + 3 Laps
23. Dexter Stacey KH Motorsports + 3 Laps
24. Hal Martin TriStar Motorsports + 3 Laps
25. Josh Wise The Motorsports Group + 5 Laps
26. Jeffrey Earnhardt Go Green Racing + 5 Laps
27. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports + 6 Laps
28. Juan Carlos Blum Rick Ware Racing + 7 Laps
29. Robert Richardson R3 Motorsports + 8 Laps
30. Parker Kligerman Kyle Busch Motorsports + 11 Laps
31. Daryl Harr JD Motorsports + 11 Laps
32. Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports + 18 Laps Accident
33. Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing + 19 Laps Accident
34. Mike Wallace JD Motorsports + 33 Laps
35. Jason White SR2 Motorsports + 44 Laps
36. Kevin Lepage Deware Racing + 47 Laps Engine
37. Brad Keselowski Penske Racing + 56 Laps Vibration
38. Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports + 184 Laps Vibration
39. Chase Miller Curtis Key Plumbing + 195 Laps Vibration
40. Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports + 198 Laps Oil Pump
Starting grid
1. #20 Brian Vickers Toyota
2. #6 Trevor Bayne Ford
3. #2 Brian Scott Chevrolet
4. #3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
5. #33 Ty Dillon Chevrolet
6. #22 Brad Keselowski Ford
7. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford
8. #77 Parker Kligerman Toyota
9. #43 Reed Sorenson Ford
10. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet
11. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet
12. #7 Regan Smith Chevrolet
13. #32 Kyle Larson Chevrolet
14. #44 Hal Martin Toyota
15. #11 Elliott Sadler Toyota
16. #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota
17. #5 Brad Sweet Chevrolet
18. #99 Alex Bowman Toyota
19. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet
20. #19 Mike Bliss Toyota
21. #51 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet
22. #24 Blake Koch Toyota
23. #54 Kyle Busch Toyota
24. #14 Eric McClure Toyota
25. #4 Daryl Harr Chevrolet
26. #40 Josh Wise Chevrolet
27. #70 Johanna Long Chevrolet
28. #00 Jason White Toyota
29. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet
30. #15 Juan Carlos Blum Ford
31. #60 Travis Pastrana Ford
32. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
33. #10 Jeff Green Toyota
34. #79 Jeffrey Earnhardt Ford
35. #74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet
36. #55 Jamie Dick Chevrolet
37. #92 Dexter Stacey Ford
38. #52 Joey Gase Chevrolet
39. #42 JJ Yeley Chevrolet
40. #8 Scott Lagasse Jr. Chevrolet
41. #46 Chase Miller Chevrolet
42. #21 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet
43. #98 Kevin Swindell Ford
Practice 1 times
1. #3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 30.059s (Leader) 179.647mph (26 laps)
2. #20 Brian Vickers Toyota 30.082s (-0.023s) 179.509mph (22 laps)
3. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford 30.115s (-0.056s) 179.313mph (27 laps)
4. #6 Trevor Bayne Ford 30.164s (-0.105s) 179.021mph (21 laps)
5. #2 Brian Scott Chevrolet 30.224s (-0.165s) 178.666mph (29 laps)
6. #11 Elliott Sadler Toyota 30.235s (-0.176s) 178.601mph (16 laps)
7. #77 Parker Kligerman Toyota 30.267s (-0.208s) 178.412mph (23 laps)
8. #54 Kyle Busch Toyota 30.275s (-0.216s) 178.365mph (24 laps)
9. #99 Alex Bowman Toyota 30.367s (-0.308s) 177.825mph (25 laps)
10. #33 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 30.380s (-0.321s) 177.749mph (28 laps)
11. #32 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 30.390s (-0.331s) 177.690mph (27 laps)
12. #5 Brad Sweet Chevrolet 30.402s (-0.343s) 177.620mph (16 laps)
13. #22 Brad Keselowski Ford 30.434s (-0.375s) 177.433mph (15 laps)
14. #60 Travis Pastrana Ford 30.439s (-0.380s) 177.404mph (34 laps)
15. #7 Regan Smith Chevrolet 30.476s (-0.417s) 177.189mph (24 laps)
16. #43 Reed Sorenson Ford 30.480s (-0.421s) 177.165mph (28 laps)
17. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 30.532s (-0.473s) 176.864mph (19 laps)
18. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet 30.716s (-0.657s) 175.804mph (25 laps)
19. #24 Blake Koch Toyota 30.988s (-0.929s) 174.261mph (19 laps)
20. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 31.026s (-0.967s) 174.048mph (23 laps)
21. #55 Jamie Dick Chevrolet 31.071s (-1.012s) 173.796mph (20 laps)
22. #51 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 31.072s (-1.013s) 173.790mph (21 laps)
23. #70 Johanna Long Chevrolet 31.077s (-1.018s) 173.762mph (23 laps)
24. #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 31.242s (-1.183s) 172.844mph (15 laps)
25. #14 Eric McClure Toyota 31.290s (-1.231s) 172.579mph (17 laps)
26. #79 Jeffrey Earnhardt Ford 31.322s (-1.263s) 172.403mph (18 laps)
27. #92 Dexter Stacey Ford 31.377s (-1.318s) 172.101mph (24 laps)
28. #44 Hal Martin Toyota 31.518s (-1.459s) 171.331mph (18 laps)
29. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 31.578s (-1.519s) 171.005mph (13 laps)
30. #00 Jason White Toyota 31.606s (-1.547s) 170.854mph (19 laps)
31. #8 Scott Lagasse Jr. Chevrolet 31.654s (-1.595s) 170.595mph (6 laps)
32. #15 Juan Carlos Blum Ford 31.799s (-1.740s) 169.817mph (30 laps)
33. #52 Joey Gase Chevrolet 31.832s (-1.773s) 169.641mph (21 laps)
34. #74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 31.883s (-1.824s) 169.369mph (13 laps)
35. #10 Jeff Green Toyota 31.973s (-1.914s) 168.893mph (2 laps)
36. #40 Josh Wise Chevrolet 32.242s (-2.183s) 167.483mph (13 laps)
37. #42 Chase Miller Chevrolet 32.289s (-2.230s) 167.240mph (2 laps)
38. #4 Daryl Harr Chevrolet 33.045s (-2.986s) 163.414mph (17 laps)
39. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 33.087s (-3.028s) 163.206mph (4 laps)
40. #19 Mike Bliss Toyota 0.000s (-0.000s) 0.000mph (0 laps)
Nationwide Series championship standings
1. (--) Sam Hornish Jr. 127pts (Leader)
2. (--) Justin Allgaier 108pts (-19pts)
3. (+1) Elliott Sadler 108pts (-19pts)
4. (-1) Brian Scott 108pts (-19pts)
5. (+1) Regan Smith 103pts (-24pts)
6. (+3) Austin Dillon 100pts (-27pts)
7. (+5) Brian Vickers 96pts (-31pts)
8. (+3) Trevor Bayne 95pts (-32pts)
9. (-1) Nelson Piquet Jr. # 93pts (-34pts)
10. (--) Alex Bowman # 90pts (-37pts)
11. (+4) Travis Pastrana 84pts (-43pts)
12. (-7) Parker Kligerman 79pts (-48pts)
13. (+1) Mike Bliss 79pts (-48pts)
14. (-7) Kyle Larson # 76pts (-51pts)
15. (+4) Reed Sorenson 68pts (-59pts)
16. (--) Jeffrey Earnhardt # 66pts (-61pts)
17. (+5) Blake Koch 57pts (-70pts)
18. (+2) Hal Martin # 57pts (-70pts)
19. (-6) Eric McClure 56pts (-71pts)
20. (+3) Joe Nemechek 51pts (-76pts)
21. (-3) Jason White 51pts (-76pts)
22. (-1) Robert Richardson Jr. 50pts (-77pts)
23. (+4) Johanna Long 46pts (-81pts)
24. (+1) Jamie Dick 46pts (-81pts)
25. (-8) Mike Harmon 45pts (-82pts)
26. (+2) Dexter Stacey # 41pts (-86pts)
27. (-3) Juan Carlos Blum # 41pts (-86pts)
28. (N/A) Brad Sweet 32pts (-95pts)
29. (-3) Mike Wallace 32pts (-95pts)
30. (+6) Scott Lagasse Jr. 29pts (-98pts)
31. (+4) Josh Wise 25pts (-102pts)
32. (-1) Joey Gase 25pts (-102pts)
33. (+1) Daryl Harr 23pts (-104pts)
34. (-5) Danny Efland 20pts (-107pts)
35. (-5) Michael Annett 18pts (-109pts)
36. (-3) Jeff Green 17pts (-110pts)
37. (-5) Jeremy Clements 11pts (-116pts)
38. (-1) Chase Miller 10pts (-117pts)
39. (N/A) Kevin Lepage 8pts (-119pts)
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