2013 Zippo 200 at The Glen

Race details
Race 21 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date	August 10, 2013
Official name	19th Annual Zippo 200 at The Glen
Location	Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.454 mi (3.949 km)
Distance	82 laps, 200.9 mi (323.317 km)
Scheduled Distance	82 laps, 200.9 mi (323.317 km)
Average speed	92.368 miles per hour (148.652 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Sam Hornish Jr.	Penske Racing
Time	1:11.538
Most laps led
Driver	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing
Laps	46
Winner
No. 22	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2013 Zippo 200 at The Glen was the 21st stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 10, 2013, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 82 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would dominate the race to win his 24th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his fourth of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing and Brian Vickers of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

The only practice session was held on Friday, August 9, at 1:40 PM, and would last for two hours and 10 minutes.^[2] Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.009 and an average speed of 122.485 miles per hour (197.120 km/h).^[3]

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 10, at 9:35 AM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time.^[4]

Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 1:11.538 and an average speed of 123.291 miles per hour (198.418 km/h).^[2]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Austin Dillon 730 2 Sam Hornish Jr. 727 (-3) 3 Regan Smith 725 (-5) 4 Elliott Sadler 718 (–12) 5 Brian Vickers 712 (–18) 6 Justin Allgaier 685 (–45) 7 Brian Scott 674 (–56) 8 Kyle Larson 665 (–65) 9 Trevor Bayne 661 (–69) 10 Parker Kligerman 656 (–74) 11 Alex Bowman 584 (–146) 12 Nelson Piquet Jr. 572 (–158) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.