Race Highlights:
- Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fifth (Austin Dillon), eighth (Brian Scott) and 15th (Dakoda Armstrong).
- Scott is third in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, trailing leader Sam Hornish, Jr. by 31 markers, while Dillon ranks fifth, 38 points back.
- The No. 2 Chevrolet team ranks fourth in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, with the No. 3 team sixth in the standings and the No. 33 team eighth.
- Dillon was the third-Fastest Driver Early In a Run (169.879 mph), third-Fastest on Restarts (167.547 mph), earned the fourth-best Driver Rating (113.2),
- In total, RCR teammate posted 13 of the Fastest Laps Run, with nine and four respectively.
- Scott completed 53 passes while running in the top 15, tying him for third in the Quality Passes Post-Race Loop Data Category and fifth-best Speed in Traffic (167.769 mph).
- Armstrong tied for fourth in the Closers category after gaining one position during the final 15 (10 percent) laps.
- Kyle Busch earned his third victory of the 2013 Nationwide Series season and was followed to the finish line by Hornish, Regan Smith, Parker Klingerman and Dillon.
- The next Nationwide Series race is the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 12. The sixth race of the 2013 season is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Satellite Radio.
Brian Scott Earns Seventh Consecutive Top-10 Finish
Start – 12 Finish – 8 Laps Led – 3 Points – 3
BRIAN SCOTT QUOTE:
“We had a good car and tires were crucial throughout the race. We made a gamble on pit road, and it didn’t go our way, but luckily we got a caution and were able to come back down for tires. I feel like we’re clicking and continue to get better each week. We’ll take the top-10 finish and move on to Texas (Motor Speedway) in a couple weeks.”
Austin Dillon Earns a Top-Five Finish In the No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet
at Auto Club Speedway
Dakoda Armstrong Brings Home Solid Top-15 Finish at Auto Club Speedway
Start – 13 Finish – 15 Laps Led – 0 Owner Points – 8
DAKODA ARMSTRONG QUOTE:
“I can’t thank everyone at Richard Childress Racing enough for this opportunity. We definitely had a top-10 car the entire afternoon, but I kept having trouble on the restarts and had to dig myself out of a hole all day. The entire No. 33 Winfield Chevrolet team was great, especially on pit road and I’m looking forward to driving this car again at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May.”
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