User:ZappaOMatic/2013 Aaron's 312

The 2013 Aaron's 312 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. The race was the eighth of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Travis Pastrana of Roush Fenway Racing won the pole position, while Regan Smith of JR Motorsports won the race, which was extended to 110 laps after a green-white-checker finish.

Qualifying
Qualifying took place on May 3. In his 17th Nationwide race, former X Games star Travis Pastrana clinched the pole with a lap speed of 176.500 mph, his first career NASCAR pole and the first for owner Jack Roush at Talladega. Pastrana stated, “It sounds like a dream come true. Bringing the guys to the line at the green flag at Talladega is awesome, so I’m definitely excited." Austin Dillon (176.162 mph), Trevor Bayne (176.071 mph), Danica Patrick (175.877 mph), Justin Allgaier (175.868 mph), Sam Hornish Jr. (175.771 mph), Elliott Sadler (175.771 mph), Brian Scott (175.587 mph), Kurt Busch (175.52 mph) and Joey Coulter (175.33 mph) rounded out the top ten. Stanton Barrett (170.561 mph) and John Wes Townley failed to qualify; despite qualifying in tenth, Townley's time was disallowed after his car was found to be too low, and Tim Andrews replaced him on the grid. Townley eventually took over for Jeff Green's TriStar Motorsports car.