NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington

Darlington Raceway — May 10, 2013

Kyle Busch

Winner

147

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Kyle Busch won the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway on May 10, 2013, leading 107 of 147 laps. Elliott Sadler finished second; Brian Vickers rounded out the podium. The race featured 8 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Friday, May 10, 2013

Track

Darlington Raceway

Season

2013

Winner

Kyle Busch

Leaders

8 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Kyle Busch		147	—	Running	107	0
2	2	—	Elliott Sadler		147	—	Running	—	42
3	4	+1	Brian Vickers		147	—	Running	—	41
4	14	+10	Joey Logano		147	—	Running	8	0
5	3	-2	Matt Kenseth		147	—	Running	27	0
6	7	+1	Kyle Larson		147	—	Running	—	38
7	11	+4	Regan Smith		147	—	Running	—	37
8	9	+1	Sam Hornish Jr.		147	—	Running	—	36
9	6	-3	Kasey Kahne		147	—	Running	1	0
10	5	-5	Justin Allgaier		147	—	Running	—	34
11	8	-3	Austin Dillon		147	—	Running	—	33
12	18	+6	Chris Buescher		147	—	Running	—	32
13	15	+2	Ty Dillon		147	—	Running	—	0
14	26	+12	Brian Scott		147	—	Running	—	30
15	12	-3	Parker Kligerman		147	—	Running	—	29
16	21	+5	Nelson Piquet Jr.		147	—	Running	—	28
17	13	-4	Alex Bowman		147	—	Running	—	27
18	16	-2	Reed Sorenson		147	—	Running	—	26
19	19	—	Mike Bliss		146	—	Running	—	25
20	27	+7	Jeremy Clements		146	—	Running	1	25
21	22	+1	Josh Wise		146	—	Running	—	23
22	24	+2	Blake Koch		146	—	Running	—	22
23	20	-3	Landon Cassill		146	—	Running	1	0
24	28	+4	Joe Nemechek		146	—	Running	—	20
25	25	—	Mike Wallace		146	—	Running	—	19
26	37	+11	Eric McClure		144	—	Running	—	18
27	38	+11	Danny Efland	Dodge	144	—	Running	—	17
28	17	-11	Travis Pastrana		144	—	Running	—	16
29	34	+5	Hal Martin		143	—	Running	1	16
30	30	—	Dexter Stacey		142	—	Running	—	14
31	35	+4	Harrison Rhodes		141	—	Running	—	0
32	10	-22	Trevor Bayne		139	—	Running	—	12
33	39	+6	Tony Raines		139	—	Running	1	12
34	33	-1	Kyle Fowler		108	—	DNF	—	10
35	40	+5	Kevin Lepage		27	—	DNF	—	9
36	36	—	Bryan Silas		21	—	DNF	—	0
37	31	-6	Jeff Green		16	—	DNF	—	7
38	23	-15	J.J. Yeley		7	—	DNF	—	0
39	32	-7	Chase Miller		4	—	DNF	—	5
40	29	-11	Tanner Berryhill	Dodge	3	—	DNF	—	4

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 9 matched drivers, the model averaged 8.2 positions off — close to the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Kyle Busch	17.0	1	+16.0	Coinflip
4	Joey Logano	14.7	4	+10.7	Coinflip
6	Kyle Larson	12.7	6	+6.7	Coinflip
10	Justin Allgaier	18.3	10	+8.3	Coinflip
11	Austin Dillon	17.1	11	+6.1	Coinflip
12	Chris Buescher	9.2	12	-2.8	High Confidence
13	Ty Dillon	23.4	13	+10.4	High Confidence
17	Alex Bowman	13.5	17	-3.5	Coinflip
38	J.J. Yeley	28.8	38	-9.2	High Confidence

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Kyle Busch: has 42 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 14.1 avg finish (2 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Chris Buescher: was the model’s top pick based on 19 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 14.7 avg finish, finishing P12 on the day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington?

Kyle Busch won the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway.

Where was the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington held?

The 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington was held at Darlington Raceway on May 10, 2013.