The 2013 Food City 250 was the 23rd stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 23, 2013, in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his 60th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his ninth win of the season. To fill out the podium, Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing and Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
*Withdrew prior to the event.
Practice
The only two-hour and 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, August 23, at 9:00 AM EST. Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.541 and an average speed of .
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, August 23, at 3:40 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.
Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 15.354 and an average speed of .
Eight drivers would fail to qualify: Joey Gase, Kevin Lepage, David Starr, Carl Long, Michael McDowell, Mike Harmon, Martin Roy, and Morgan Shepherd.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.