2014 Food City 500

February 2025 NAS Food City 500 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2014 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN March 6, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/bristol-motor-speedway.html Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com November 27, 2014http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/04bms2014entry.pdf Entry List NASCAR Statistics March 10, 2014 jayski.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141219140345/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/04bms2014entry.pdf December 19, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Food-City-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network March 14, 2014 MRN.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205170046/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Food-City-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx December 5, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6450&StatType=Qualifying+Results Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network March 14, 2014 MRN.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205170021/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6450&StatType=Qualifying+Results December 5, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Food-City-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network March 15, 2014 MRN.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205170034/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Food-City-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx December 5, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Food-City-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network March 15, 2014 MRN.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205171611/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Food-City-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx December 5, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6450&StatType=Race+Results&DriverID=3492 Food City 500 Results Motor Racing Network March 16, 2014 MRN.com November 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205180220/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6450&StatType=Race+Results&DriverID=3492 December 5, 2014 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/04bms2014points.pdf Points Standings NASCAR Statistics March 16, 2014 jayski.com November 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150314151622/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/04bms2014points.pdf March 14, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/04bms2014racereport.pdf Manufacturer Standings NASCAR Statistics March 16, 2014 jayski.com November 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141221224646/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/04bms2014racereport.pdf December 21, 2014 dead 2014 03 16 2014 4 36 2014_Food_City_500_program_cover.jpg Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee 0.533 0.858 503 268.099 431.464 500 266.5 428.890 Partly cloudy with chances of rain and a temperature of 47 F C; wind out of the southeast at 13 mph km/h on 84.051 mph km/h on Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 14.761 seconds Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 165 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Fox & PRN Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television)Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth)Rob Albright (Backstretch) (Radio) 4.5/9 (Final)4.2/8 (Overnight)7.3 Million viewershttp://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Televison-Ratings-2014 Nielsen Ratings Jayski LLC. Jayski.com March 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402215315/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Televison-Ratings-2014 April 2, 2014 dead The 2014 Food City 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace and Brad Keselowski. The 2014 Food City 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 16, 2014, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 503 laps – having been extended from the original distance of 500 laps in the prospect of a green–white–checker finish that ultimately did not occur due to weather – on the 0.533 mi km concrete oval, it was the fourth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Carl Edwards won the race, his first of the season, while teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished second, while Aric Almirola, Tony Stewart, and Marcos Ambrose rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (10th), Austin Dillon (11th), and Justin Allgaier (17th). Previous week's race On the final lap of the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas exiting turn 2 and Brad Keselowski passed him to take the checkered flag.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Keselowski-Doubles-Down-in-Vegas.aspx Keselowski Doubles Down in Vegas Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network March 9, 2014 MRN.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205164457/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Keselowski-Doubles-Down-in-Vegas.aspx December 5, 2014 dead Keselowski praised his Team Penske organization, stating that they were "just doing everything so well right now", while also stating his pleasure with the victory and the added bonus of being a competitor in the Chase for the Sprint Cup later in the season, stating that he did not "have to hear all that crap all year long about not being in the Chase". Earnhardt Jr. was disappointed with the way that his race finished, describing running out of gas as "tough", while stating that he and his team "have got a good thing going, we've got to be positive. We've got to keep trying to win races. I know my fans are disappointed, but we got to stay positive". Report Background thumb|220px|left|Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. The track, Bristol Motor Speedway, is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.533 mi km long.Bristol Motor Speedway Track Facts http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/news_media/track_facts/ Bristol Motor Speedway March 13, 2013 August 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140806151630/http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/news_media/track_facts/ dead The track's turns are banked from twenty-four to thirty degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked from six to ten degrees. The back stretch also has banking from six to ten degrees. The track has a seating capacity of 160,000 people. The race consisted of 500 laps, equivalent to a race distance of 266.5 mi. The 2013 winner was Kasey Kahne. Entry list The entry list for the Food City 500 was released Monday, March 10 at 10:24 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-five drivers were entered for the race. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16 Greg Biffle Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Cole Whitt (R) Swan Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 Parker Kligerman (R) Swan Racing Toyota 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Timmy Hill Circle Sport Chevrolet 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 David Reutimann Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Landon Cassill (i) Circle Sport Chevrolet 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 66 Joe Nemechek (i) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 77 Dave Blaney Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 99 Carl Edwards Roush-Fenway Racing FordOfficial entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.784 and a speed of 129.789 mph km/h on. His younger brother Kyle Busch was among four drivers who wrecked their primary cars during the session.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Patrick-and-Kyle-Busch-Among-Those-Going-to-Backup-Cars.aspx Four Wreck Primary Cars Long Dustin Motor Racing Network March 14, 2014 MRN.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205173126/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Patrick-and-Kyle-Busch-Among-Those-Going-to-Backup-Cars.aspx December 5, 2014 dead Danica Patrick slid, hit the wall in turn 4, ricocheted into Parker Kligerman and sent him into the wall. Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle were involved in a similar situation in the same session, while Justin Allgaier bounced off the turn 1 wall, having believed he had blown a right-front tire. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 14.784 129.789 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.826 129.421 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.834 129.351Official first practice results Qualifying thumb|Denny Hamlin won the pole position, setting a new track record. Denny Hamlin won the pole – the 18th of his Cup career – with a new track record time of 14.761 and a speed of 129.991 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Denny-Hamlin-Hustles-to-Bristol-Pole.aspx Hamlin Hustles to Bristol Pole Long Dustin Motor Racing Network March 14, 2014 MRN.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205171600/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Denny-Hamlin-Hustles-to-Bristol-Pole.aspx December 5, 2014 dead Hamlin stated that his lap was "faster than I ever imagined going around this track" and that "every new rule change we have just makes these cars go a little bit faster". Brad Keselowski joined Hamlin on the front row, missing out on pole by 0.003 seconds. He started that "if you're fast, you're fast and it shows through", while also praising Hamlin's car as "fast". Championship leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. could only qualify 14th, stating that he was "just too tight" on his opening run in qualifying, and that he also "kind of overshot the track a little bit". Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best Time in Round 1 R2 Best Time in Round 2 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.850 14.761 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 14.908 14.764 3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.952 14.866 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 14.832 14.894 5 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 14.936 14.906 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.842 14.962 7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.880 14.972 8 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 14.932 14.997 9 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 14.864 15.014 10 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.941 15.027 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.892 15.063 12 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 14.867 15.100 13 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 14.953 — 14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.959 — 15 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 14.962 — 16 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 14.963 — 17 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 14.971 — 18 26 Cole Whitt (R) Swan Racing Toyota 14.999 — 19 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.002 — 20 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15.015 — 21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15.028 — 22 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 15.032 — 23 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 15.037 — 24 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 15.037 — 25 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 15.038 — 26 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.046 — 27 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15.056 — 28 27 Paul MenardPaul Menard and Parker Kligerman started from the rear, after unscheduled engine changes. MenKli A Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.057 — 29 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 15.067 — 30 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 15.068 — 31 40 Landon CassillLandon Cassill started from the rear for switching to a backup car post-qualifying. A Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 15.087 — 32 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 15.088 — 33 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 15.089 — 34 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 15.121 — 35 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 15.151 — 36 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15.153 — 37 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15.163 — 38 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 15.175 — 39 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 15.192 — 40 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 15.306 — 41 30 Parker Kligerman (R)MenKli A Swan Racing Toyota 15.417 — 42 66 Joe Nemechek Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 15.659 — 43 33 Timmy Hill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 15.717 —Did not qualify 44 35 David Reutimann Front Row Motorsports Ford 15.154 — 45 77 Dave Blaney Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 15.330 —Official qualifying results Practice (post-qualifying) Ryan Newman was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 15.099 and a speed of 127.081 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.099 127.081 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15.125 126.863 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15.146 126.687Official second practice results Final practice Casey Mears was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.240 and a speed of 125.906 mph km/h on. Landon Cassill broke the rear-end housing and hit the wall hard during the session. He was forced to roll out his backup car and started from the rear because the change took place after qualifying. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 15.240 125.906 2 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.251 125.815 3 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15.267 125.683Official final practice results Race First half Start The race was scheduled to start at 1:13 p.m. Eastern time, but was delayed for almost two hours by heavy rain. The race finally got underway at 3:00 p.m. when Denny Hamlin led the field to the green flag. Brad Keselowski took the lead on lap two, and it did not take long before he started lapping cars in typical Bristol fashion. Joey Logano used a lapped car as a pick to get ahead of Keselowski for the lead on lap 42, shortly prior to a scheduled competition caution on lap 51 due to the earlier showers. Jimmie Johnson took just two tires and exited pit road as the leader. His teammate Jeff Gordon was exiting his stall when David Ragan was coming into his; Ragan came down across Gordon and got turned around. The race restarted on lap 58, before another caution on lap 60, due to debris in turn 2. Rain delay The race restarted on lap 65 and Parker Kligerman got loose and turned sideways in turn 3 bringing out the third caution of the race. He apparently ran over a battery pack that came off a car well in front of him, while his hood pins were carrying what appeared to be toilet paper. Alex Bowman stalled on the apron in turn 1 and needed a push from one of the safety trucks to get back to pit road. It was discovered that the battery pack on the track belonged to his car. The race restarted on lap 76 with Johnson still out front. He remained at the head of proceedings until lap 98, when Matt Kenseth took the lead. The right-front tire on Johnson's car started coming apart on lap 114. Unlike other short tracks Martinsville and Richmond, the right-side tires run with an inner-liner at Bristol, to prevent spinning after a tire blowout, and allowing the car to get to pit road to change the tire. As the incident occurred in green flag conditions, Johnson lost several laps. He was somewhat saved by the fourth caution of the race on lap 118 when the rain returned. Joey Logano was the first car one lap down, but pitted several times due to a power steering issue and lost three laps under that caution. Kenseth and Kurt Busch traded the lead on pit road, but Kenseth led off pit road and retook the lead. The rain started off as a light drizzle, but then intensified and the race was red flagged on lap 125. The track was dried enough that the drivers were called back to their cars after an hour and eleven minutes. Unfortunately, the rain picked up again and delayed the race for another hour and 45 minutes. Restart After the second delay, the cars started rolling back onto the track. The race restarted on lap 137, and Kurt Busch took the lead on lap 153. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 156 when Cole Whitt came across the nose of Danica Patrick and got turned into the wall on the front stretch. Whitt's car slid down the surface in turn 1 right in front of the leaders. Timmy Hill slammed into the back of Kenseth, while trying to slow down. The race restarted on lap 167, with Jamie McMurray and Kurt Busch swapping the lead over the next three laps, before McMurray held the lead to a second competition caution, on lap 187, due to the rain delay. Clint Bowyer stayed out when the leaders pitted and he assumed the lead, while Kyle Busch won the race off pit road. Second half thumb|Carl Edwards won the race. The race restarted on lap 193, and Kyle Busch took the lead from Bowyer, on lap 195. He held the lead for the next stint of the race, until Kasey Kahne took the lead on lap 268. Two laps later, Kyle Busch made an unscheduled stop after making contact with Dale Earnhardt Jr. which he felt had caused a flat tire. The seventh caution of the race flew on lap 276 after Ryan Truex hit the wall in turn 2, after a right-front tire blowout. Kahne swapped the lead with Hamlin on pit road, but Kahne exited pit road as the leader. The race restarted on lap 285 and Kahne lost the lead to Matt Kenseth. Kenseth maintained the lead throughout the next stint, before the eighth caution of the race flew on lap 332 after Michael McDowell turned David Ragan exiting turn 4. Kenseth traded the lead with Hamlin on pit road, but left pit road as the leader. The race restarted on lap 339, and like the previous stint, Kenseth led throughout until the next caution flag – the ninth of the race – flew on lap 394 after Kyle Busch had a left-side tire go flat and spun out in turn 4, and was just clipped by his brother Kurt, which caused a similar puncture on his car. Travis Kvapil also hit the wall trying to avoid Kyle Busch. Once again, Kenseth and Hamlin traded the lead on pit road, but on this occasion, it was Kevin Harvick who would exit as the leader for the restart with 97 laps to go. The tenth caution of the race flew with 78 laps to go after Martin Truex Jr. cut down his left-rear tire, spun through 360 degrees and came to a stop at the exit of turn 2. Carl Edwards chose not to pit and assumed the lead for the restart with 71 laps to go. The eleventh caution of the race flew with 50 laps to go after Harvick had a broken gear that sent his car into the wall hard in turn 1. Keselowski hit the back of McMurray as both were trying to avoid hitting Harvick. Final laps Caution out of nowhere The race restarted with 39 laps to go, with Edwards still at the head of the race, and remained so until the twelfth caution of the race flew with two laps to go after the manual override switch in the flag stand was activated, which turned on the caution lights.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Human-Error-Leads-To-Caution-Light-Snafu.aspx Human Error Causes Caution Light Snafu Long Dustin Motor Racing Network March 16, 2014 MRN.com November 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205174653/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Human-Error-Leads-To-Caution-Light-Snafu.aspx December 5, 2014 dead NASCAR vice-president of competition Robin Pemberton stated after the race that the organization "were scanning cars and spotters, and there's some of us in the tower that only heard it after the teams were talking about it because we were looking at other things around the racetrack". He added that the situation was where NASCAR “learn a lot of lessons, and when we learn a lesson like this we'll go in and further investigate some things" and that "there's probably some things that we needed to do to better secure that area where the manual override is on the lights". Finish Just as the field was being lined up to restart the race, rain started to fall once again. After 503 laps, a two-hour delay to start the race, a three-hour delay at the quarter mark and multiple rain showers, NASCAR called the end of the race and Carl Edwards took the victory at Bristol Motor Speedway.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Carl-Edwards-Prevails-in-Bristol.aspx Edwards Prevails in Bristol Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network March 16, 2014 MRN.com December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205180208/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Carl-Edwards-Prevails-in-Bristol.aspx December 5, 2014 dead Edwards described his race as "awesome", after troubles on the previous day, stating that his car was "terrible on Saturday, so I'm just glad we turned it around". Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scored his best career finish with a runner up spot, stating that he had "a lot of fun" and that his team was "just slowly working and getting better and better", as he continued to improve results in his second full season in the Sprint Cup Series. Aric Almirola also scored his best career finish, at the time of the race, in third place. Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 503 47 2 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 503 42 3 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 503 41 4 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 503 40 5 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 503 39 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 503 39 7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 503 37 8 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 503 37 9 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 503 35 10 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 503 34 11 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 503 33 12 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 503 32 13 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 503 33 14 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 503 31 15 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 503 30 16 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 503 28 17 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 502 27 18 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 502 26 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 501 26 20 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 500 25 21 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 23 22 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 22 23 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 499 21 24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 20 25 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 498 19 26 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 497 18 27 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 497 17 28 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 497 16 29 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 496 16 30 40 Landon Cassill Hillman–Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 496 0 31 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 495 13 32 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 493 12 33 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 491 11 34 30 Parker Kligerman (R) Swan Racing Toyota 487 10 35 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 473 10 36 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 471 8 37 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 469 7 38 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 453 7 39 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 450 6 40 26 Cole Whitt (R) Swan Racing Toyota 430 4 41 66 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 322 0 42 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 271 2 43 33 Timmy Hill Hillman–Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 160 1Race Results Race statistics Lead changes: 20 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 12 for 95 Red flags: 1 for 3 hours, 19 minutes and 0 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 11 minutes and 23 seconds Average speed: 84.051 mph km/h Media Television Fox SportsBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Larry McReynoldsColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Matt YocumSteve ByrnesKrista VodaJeff Hammond Radio PRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Backstretch: Rob Albright Brett McMillanSteve RichardsJim NobleWendy Venturini Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Brad Keselowski 163 10px 1 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 153 (−10) 10px 3 3 Carl Edwards 152 (−11) 10px 1 4 Jeff Gordon 152 (−11) 10px 2 5 Jimmie Johnson 143 (−20) 10px 2 6 Joey Logano 141 (−22) 10px 1 7 Denny Hamlin 140 (−23) 10px 1 8 Matt Kenseth 138 (−25) 10px 9 Ryan Newman 125 (−38) 10px 6 10 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 122 (−41) 10px 4 11 Kasey Kahne 120 (−43) 10px 12 Greg Biffle 118 (−45) 10px 13 Austin Dillon (R) 117 (−46) 10px 4 14 Kyle Busch 111 (−52) 10px 4 15 Marcos Ambrose 108 (−55) 10px 5 16 Jamie McMurray 100 (−63) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 1 Ford 179 10px 1 2 Chevrolet 179 (−0) 10px 3 Toyota 152 (−27) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Notes "A" References Sprint Cup Series 2014 2014 Kobalt 400 2014 Auto Club 400 Food City 500 Food City 500 Food City 500 Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway