2014 Subway Firecracker 250

February 2025 2014 Subway Firecracker 250 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Subway_Firecracker_250/B/ 2014 Subway Firecracker 250 July 4, 2014 16 33 Daytona International Speedway.svg Map of Speedway 2014 07 04 2014 Subway Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida Tri-oval 2.5 4.023 103 257.5 414.406 100 250 400 Clear 157.012 mph km/h on Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports 46.845 Regan Smith JR Motorsports 47 5 Kasey Kahne JR Motorsports ESPN2 Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree The 2014 Subway Firecracker 250 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at on July 4, 2014 Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was the 16th of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 13th iteration of the event. It would also be the last Daytona race for the title sponsor Nationwide and the last Daytona race to be broadcast on ESPN. The pole was a surprise as rookie Dakoda Armstrong won the pole while Regan Smith led the most laps at 47 but it was Kasey Kahne who made a last lap pass to win the race and beat Smith by .020 seconds in a very close finish.https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/motorsports/2014/07/05/kasey-kahne-rallies-late-win-nationwide-race/15792725007/ Kasey Kahne rallies late to win Nationwide race at Daytona July 4, 2014 Background Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races for ARCA, AMA Superbike, IMSA, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.500 mi km 3 on high-speed tri-oval, a 3.560 mi km 3 on sports car course, a 2.950 mi km 3 on motorcycle course, and a 1320 ft m 1 on karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180 acre ha 1 on infield includes the 29 acre ha 1 on Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054.Lane, Mark 5 August 2018 Little-known special district leases land under the Daytona International Speedway Times Herald-Record https://www.recordonline.com/sports/20180805/little-known-special-district-leases-land-under-daytona-international-speedway dead 11 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201021133243/https://www.recordonline.com/sports/20180805/little-known-special-district-leases-land-under-daytona-international-speedway October 21, 2020 Dale Earnhardt is Daytona International Speedway's all-time winningest driver, with a total of 34 career victories (12- Daytona 500 Qualifying Races) (7- NASCAR Xfinity Series Races) (6- Busch Clash Races) (6- IROC Races) (2- Pepsi 400 July Races) (1- The 1998 Daytona 500). Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points #DriverTeamMake 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 20 Bubba Wallace (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 25 John Wes Townley (i) Athenian Motorsports Toyota 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge 29 Scott Lagasse Jr. RAB Racing Toyota 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 Ross Chastain (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Dodge 80 Johnny Sauter (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 85 Bobby Gerhart Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 87 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 91 Benny Gordon TriStar Motorsports Toyota 93 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 97 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 99 James Buescher RAB Racing ToyotaOfficial Entry List Qualifying A surprise won the pole for the race. Rookie Dakoda Armstrong won the pole with a time of 46.845 and a speed of 192.123 mph.http://tireball.com/nascar/2014/07/04/dakoda-armstrong-wins-nationwide-series-pole-at-daytona-qualifying-results-for-firecraker-250/ Dakoda Armstrong wins Nationwide Series pole at Daytona, qualifying results for Firecraker 250 July 4, 2014 Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46.845 192.123 2 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.886 191.955 3 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.915 191.836 4 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.979 191.575 5 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.053 191.274 6 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.079 191.168 7 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.103 191.071 8 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.115 191.022 9 20 Bubba Wallace (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 47.117 191.014 10 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 47.212 190.630 11 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 47.261 190.432 12 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 47.369 189.998 13 5 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.422 189.785 14 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.827 188.178 15 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.831 188.162 16 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.834 188.151 17 93 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 48.146 186.931 18 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 48.165 186.858 19 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge 48.171 186.834 20 80 Johnny Sauter (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 48.193 186.749 21 39 Ryan Sieg (R)*** RSS Racing Chevrolet 48.203 186.710 22 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 48.219 186.648 23 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 48.342 186.174 24 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 48.436 185.812 25 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.540 185.414 26 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 48.540 185.414 27 25 John Wes Townley (i) Athenian Motorsports Toyota 48.586 185.239 28 29 Scott Lagasse Jr.*** RAB Racing Toyota 48.605 185.166 29 19 Mike Bliss*** TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.611 185.143 30 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.611 185.143 31 98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 48.615 185.128 32 14 Eric McClure*** TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.626 185.086 33 55 Ross Chastain (i)*** Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 48.626 185.086 34 87 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Ford 48.874 184.147 35 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 48.914 183.996 36 51 Jeremy Clements* Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 49.110 183.262 37 23 Robert Richardson Jr.* *** R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 49.314 182.504 38 52 Joey Gase* *** Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 51.727 173.990 39 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt* JD Motorsports Chevrolet 52.434 171.644 40 97 Joe Nemechek (i)** *** NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 48.687 184.854Failed to Qualify, withdrew, or driver changes 41 91 Benny Gordon TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.623 185.098 42 10 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.631 185.067 43 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Dodge 49.009 183.640 44 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 49.172 183.031 45 85 Bobby Gerhart Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 49.242 182.771Official Starting Lineup * – Qualified via owners points ** – Qualified via Past Champion *** – Eric McClure, Mike Bliss, Robert Richardson Jr., Scott Lagasse Jr., Ryan Sieg, Joey Gase, Ross Chastain, and Joe Nemechek all had to start at the rear of the field. Bliss, Richardson Jr., Lagasse Jr., and Chastain had backup cars and McClure, Sieg, Gase, and Nemechek had unapproved adjustments. Race Outside pole sitter Trevor Bayne took the lead from pole sitter Dakoda Armstrong and led the first lap. On lap 8, Elliott Sadler took the lead from Bayne as the Joe Gibbs cars in Sadler, Kyle Busch, and Bubba Wallace were running in first, second, and third. Green flag pitstops began on lap 36 and Dakoda Armstrong was the new leader as Sadler went to pit. Armstrong came to pit the next lap and gave the lead to Brendan Gaughan. Gaughan soon pitted on lap 40 and gave the lead to Brian Scott. After everything cycled through, Kyle Busch was the new race leader. On lap 47, Kyle Larson took the lead. Final laps With 49 laps to go, Regan Smith took the lead. At the same time. The first caution flew for debris. Regan Smith won the race off of pit road to keep his lead. The race restarted with 43 laps to go. With 31 to go, Kyle Busch tried to take the lead and led that lap but could not pass Smith. Busch tried again multiple times with a push from Trevor Bayne but could not pass Smith and they fell back in the pack with 23 to go. Smith also had his teammate behind him in second in the young rookie sensation Chase Elliott and it looked like either Smith or Elliott might be able to win depending on the final laps. But with 8 laps to go, the second caution flew when Brendan Gaughan got turned out of turn 4 by Bubba Wallace and overcorrected up and collected rookie Dylan Kwasniewski giving Kwasniewski some damage. The race turned into a fuel strategy race as cars began saving fuel during the caution period. The race restarted with 3 laps to go. But on the restart, Chase Elliott's car ran out of gas as soon the green flag dropped which caused a stack up on the inside lane and a four car crash that brought out the third and final caution of the race involving Elliott Sadler and David Ragan spinning and giving Trevor Bayne and J. J. Yeley damage. The caution would set up a green-white-checkered finish. On the restart, Smith and Kyle Larson were side by side for the lead with Smith getting pushed by Joey Logano and Larson getting pushed by Ryan Reed. In turns 3 and four, the third car on the outside line in David Starr pushed up the race track and hit the wall in a very close call as it almost wrecked the field. No caution was thrown. Regan Smith led coming to the white flag. On the final lap, Smith got out in front of Larson with a push by Logano, Kasey Kahne, and Ryan Sieg. Down the backstretch, Logano peaked to the outside of Smith but Smith blocked Logano and Logano fell back giving Kahne a side by side battle for second with Larson. Coming out of turn 4, Smith got so far ahead it gave the pack a chance to catchup which they would. Larson peaked to the outside of Smith with Kahne right beside him but could not get up there. Kahne got a big run on the outside with a push from Ryan Sieg and Kahne would beat Smith by .020 seconds to take home his first and only win of the season. It would be the only lap Kahne would lead all race. This was the second time in a row Smith was involved in a drag race to the checkered flag at Daytona after Smith beat Brad Keselowski by .013 seconds in the previous Daytona race but this time Smith finished second. Ryan Sieg, Ryan Reed, and Kyle Larson rounded out the top 5 while Joey Logano, Bubba Wallace, Jeremy Clements, Trevor Bayne, and Mike Wallace rounded out the top 10. This would be Ryan Sieg and Ryan Reed's first career top 5 finish in their Nationwide Series careers as Sieg and Reed finished 3rd and 4th.https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2014/07/05/kahne-edges-smith-in-photo-finish-at-subway-firecracker-250/30672910007/ Kahne edges Smith in photo finish at Subway Firecracker 250 July 5, 2014 Race results Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points 1 5 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 103 1 running 0 2 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 103 47 running 44 3 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet 103 0 running 41 4 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 103 0 running 40 5 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 103 5 running 0 6 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 103 0 running 0 7 20 Bubba Wallace (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 103 0 running 0 8 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 103 0 running 36 9 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 103 7 running 36 10 93 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 103 0 running 34 11 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 103 0 running 33 12 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 103 0 running 32 13 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 103 0 running 31 14 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 103 0 running 30 15 80 Johnny Sauter (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 103 0 running 0 16 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 103 1 running 29 17 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 103 7 running 0 18 25 John Wes Townley (i) Athenian Motorsports Toyota 103 0 running 0 19 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 103 1 running 26 20 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 103 1 running 25 21 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 103 28 running 24 22 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 103 0 running 22 23 98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 103 0 running 0 24 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 103 0 running 20 25 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 103 0 running 19 26 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 103 2 running 19 27 97 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 102 0 running 0 28 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102 3 running 17 29 55 Ross Chastain (i) Viva Motorsprots Chevrolet 101 0 running 0 30 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 101 0 running 14 31 29 Scott Lagasse Jr. RAB Racing Toyota 101 0 running 13 32 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 100 0 running 0 33 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 11 34 87 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Ford 99 0 running 10 35 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge 98 0 crash 9 36 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 97 0 running 8 37 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 92 0 running 7 38 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 62 0 rear end 6 39 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 58 0 overheating 5 40 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 13 0 rear end 4Official Race results References 2014 John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300 2014 Sta-Green 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2014 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Category:2014 in sports in Florida Category:July 2014 sports events in the United States Category:2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series