| 2013 Royal Purple 300 | 
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| Held on March 23, 2013 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA | |
| 150 L, 300 M, 482.85 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Monster Energy | Toyota | 150 | 92 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 12 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Wurth | Ford | 150 | 28 | running | 43 |
| 3 | 16 | 7 | Regan Smith | TaxSlayer.com | Chevy | 150 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 8 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | AdvoCare | Chevy | 150 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 9 | 32 | Kyle Larson | Eveready | Chevy | 150 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 2 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial | Toyota | 150 | 18 | running | 38 |
| 8 | 12 | 2 | Brian Scott | Whitetail | Chevy | 150 | 3 | running | 37 |
| 9 | 15 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Cargill Certified Ground Beef | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 17 | 98 | Kevin Swindell | DenBeste Trucking, Carroll Shelby Engines | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 18 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | Chevy | 150 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 6 | 99 | Alex Bowman | St. Jude Children's Hospital | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 14 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | Toyota | 150 | 3 | running | 31 |
| 15 | 13 | 33 | Dakoda Armstrong | WinField, Mudd Advertising | Chevy | 150 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 30 | Nelson Piquet, Jr. | Qualcomm | Chevy | 150 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 19 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Pilot Travel Centers | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 18 | 10 | 19 | Mike Bliss | DoubleTree by Hilton - Claremont | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 19 | 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | America's Tire, Discount Tire | Ford | 150 | 5 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 40 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevy | 150 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | U.S. Petroleum Consultants | Chevy | 149 | 1 | running | 24 |
| 22 | 21 | 5 | Brad Sweet | Great Clips, EA Sports Golf Experience | Chevy | 149 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 23 | 26 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Flex Seal | Chevy | 149 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 24 | 34 | 44 | Hal Martin | American Custom Yachts | Toyota | 148 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 25 | 29 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Auto Group | Chevy | 147 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 26 | 40 | 92 | Dexter Stacey | Maddie's Place | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 27 | 37 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty, Reynolds Wrap | Toyota | 147 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 28 | 27 | 4 | Daryl Harr | iWorld | Chevy | 147 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 29 | 38 | 15 | Juan Carlos Blum | VMP Nutrition | Ford | 146 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 30 | 36 | 23 | Carl Long | Koma Unwind, Industrial Technologies | Ford | 145 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 31 | 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevy | 143 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 32 | 33 | 24 | Blake Koch | SupportMilitary.org | Toyota | 130 | 0 | overheating | 12 |
| 33 | 35 | 00 | Jason White | Headrush Apparel | Toyota | 107 | 0 | crash | 11 |
| 34 | 3 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Dollar General | Toyota | 53 | 0 | engine | 10 |
| 35 | 28 | 79 | Paulie Harraka | Crackle: It's On | Ford | 42 | 0 | engine | 9 |
| 36 | 30 | 27 | Michael McDowell | #TeamBoom | Toyota | 19 | 0 | handling | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 18 | 0 | vibration | 7 |
| 38 | 31 | 42 | J.J. Yeley | The Motorsports Group | Chevy | 7 | 0 | vibration | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | 47 | Scott Riggs | The Motorsports Group | Chevy | 5 | 0 | rear gear | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 | engine | 4 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Tony Raines, Chase Miller | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 2h:07:11 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Kyle Busch - 40.312 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.834 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 141.528 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 17 laps - 35-38 (debris); 46-49 (#79 stopped (backstretch)); 95-98 (debris); 111-115 (#00 spun (turn 4)) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 among 7 drivers - Elliott Sadler 1-18; Kyle Busch 19-35; Jeremy Clements 36; Kyle Busch 37-40; Sam Hornish, Jr. 41-42; Kyle Busch 43-49; Sam Hornish, Jr. 50-52; Kyle Busch 53-54; Sam Hornish, Jr. 55; Kyle Busch 56-81; Joe Nemechek 82-84; Kyle Busch 85-95; Brian Scott 96-98; Sam Hornish, Jr, 99-110; Brad Keselowski 111-115; Sam Hornish, Jr. 116-125; Kyle Busch 126-150 |
