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| Race details | |||
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| Race 10 of 22 in the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season | |||
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| Date | July 24, 2013 (2013-07-24) | ||
| Location | Eldora Speedway, New Weston, Ohio | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.5 mi (0.804 km) | ||
| Distance |
Qualifying Races (5): 8 laps Last Chance Race: Feature (Main Event): | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ken Schrader Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Dillon | RSS Racing | |
| Laps | 64 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 39 | Austin Dillon | RSS Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Speed | ||
| Announcers | Michael Waltrip | ||
The 2013 Mudsummer Classic was the inaugural running of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway in New Weston, Ohio. The race was the first dirt track race held in NASCAR since 1970. Ken Schrader of self-owned Ken Schrader Racing won the pole position, becoming the oldest pole sitter in NASCAR history at 58 years. Austin Dillon of RSS Racing won the race.
Background
NASCAR's last dirt race occurred on September 30, 1970 at North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh in a Grand National race, which was won by Richard Petty. In the season, only three dirt races were held including North Carolina, the other two being run at Columbia Speedway, and the victories were split by Petty and Bobby Isaac.
On November 28, 2012, NASCAR announced that Eldora Speedway will be on the schedule as the first of two Wednesday Truck races, along with the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway for 2013. Although the track doesn't have any SAFER barriers, Tom Gideon, NASCAR Director of Safety, stated that the track meets NASCAR regulations. By January 29, 2013, the 17,782 grandstand seats had been sold out.
"We've been looking at getting the trucks back to short tracks – to the roots of racing including the dirt – and we’re excited to announce our 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will race at Eldora Speedway in July. The door-to-door racing that our truck series is known for plus Eldora's popularity and Tony's dedication to putting on great shows for the fans is a perfect fit. We'll have a maximum starting field of 30 trucks at Eldora. More details on the race format are still being developed."
— Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations
Various non-Truck regulars ran the race, such as dirt track ringers Scott Bloomquist, Tracy Hines, Jared Landers, J. R. Heffner and Jeff Babcock. Cup Series drivers Dave Blaney, Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace and Ryan Newman, along with Nationwide Series drivers Austin Dillon and Kyle Larson also ran in the event.
Qualifying
The field for the main event consisted only of 30 trucks instead of the usual 36. To determine the field, two-lap qualifying runs are held, which determine the starting grids for five heat races of eight laps each. The top five fastest qualifiers will start on the pole for the heats, and the highest non-locked-in truck will transfer in until there are 25 trucks in the field. For drivers that did not qualify via the heats, the top four in a last-chance qualifier advance, while the final spot is reserved for the most recent series champion, and if that spot is vacant, the fifth-place finisher in the LCQ will qualify for the main event.
In qualifying, Ken Schrader won the pole with a lap speed of 91.329 miles per hour (146.980 km/h) to become the oldest pole-sitter in NASCAR history at 58 years of age, passing Dick Trickle, who won the pole at Dover International Speedway in a Busch Series event in 1999. Schrader eventually won his heat race after leading all 8 laps. Heats 2 and 3 were won by Jared Landers and Timothy Peters, while Kenny Wallace and Jeb Burton won the final two heats. In the last chance qualifier, Brennan Newberry, Jeff Babcock, Jason Bowles and Justin Jennings were the top four in the race, while Norm Benning clinched the final transfer spot after holding off Clay Greenfield, who nearly wrecked him three times. As a result, Greenfield, Jimmy Weller, Bryan Silas, Joe Cobb and J. R. Heffner did not qualify for the event. When asked about the duel with Greenfield, Benning stated that track owner Tony Stewart told him that he "singlehandedly made the show a success".
Race
In segment 1, Timothy Peters led for much of it until Kyle Larson took the lead on lap 39, and led for the remainder of the segment. In the second segment, Larson continued to lead until Austin Dillon passed him on lap 89. The two dueled for the remainder of the race, with Dillon allowing Larson to pass on lap 122, but Dillon managed to get past Larson and held the lead for the remainder of the race to win after staying in the lead on a green-white-checker finish. Larson finished second, followed by Ryan Newman, Joey Coulter, Brendan Gaughan, Peters, Darrell Wallace, Jr., Matt Crafton, Dave Blaney and Max Gresham.
In August, Dillon's truck, his winner's trophy and a jar of dirt he shoveled was placed on display in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Results
References
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- Aumann, Mark (2012-12-21). "Eldora meets guidelines without SAFER barriers". NASCAR. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- Pockrass, Bob (2013-01-29). "NASCAR 2013: Eldora truck race sold out". Sporting News. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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- Associated Press (2013-07-24). "58-year-old Schrader oldest pole winner in NASCAR series in return to dirt track at Eldora". Fox News Channel. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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- Bianchi, Jordan (2013-08-08). "Norm Benning selling Eldora truck on eBay". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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- Spencer, Lee (2013-07-25). "Dillon wins with edge on restart". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- Gluck, Jeff (2013-07-24). "Austin Dillon wins inaugural Truck race on dirt". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- "2013 Inaugural Mudsummer Classic". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- "AUSTIN DILLON TO UNVEIL ELDORA ARTIFACTS AT NASCAR HALL OF FAME". Eldora Speedway. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- "1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic presented by CNBC Prime's "The Profit" - 2013 Results". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2013-09-07.