2014 Aaron's 499

February 2025 NAS Aaron's 499 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2014 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN April 28, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/talladega-superspeedway.html Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 2013 NASCAR.com April 28, 2014http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/10tss2014entry.pdf Entry List NASCAR Statistics April 28, 2014 jayski.com January 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110191936/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/10tss2014entry.pdf January 10, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/05/Aarons-499-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network May 2, 2014 MRN.com May 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140503202911/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/05/Aarons-499-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 3, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/05/Aarons-499-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network May 2, 2014 MRN.com May 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140503202859/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/05/Aarons-499-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 3, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6458&StatType=Qualifying+Results Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network May 3, 2014 MRN.com May 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140503224127/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6458&StatType=Qualifying+Results May 3, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6458&StatType=Race+Results Aaron's 499 Results Motor Racing Network May 4, 2014 MRN.com January 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140912054735/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6458&YearID=43&StatType=Race+Results September 12, 2014 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/10tss2014points.pdf Points Standings NASCAR Statistics May 4, 2014 jayski.com January 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141221224739/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/10tss2014points.pdf December 21, 2014 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/10tss2014racereport.pdf Manufacturer Standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications May 4, 2014 jayski.com January 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150319005332/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/10tss2014racereport.pdf March 19, 2015 dead 2014 05 04 2014 10 36 Talladega Superspeedway 2024.svg Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama 2.66 4.28 188 500.08 804.8 Clear blue skies 81 F C; wind out of the WSW at 7 mi/h 152.103 mph km/h on Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing 48.293 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing 58 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Fox & MRN Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television)Joe Moore and Barney Hall (Booth)Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Jeff Striegle (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) 4.4/9 (Final)4.0/8 (Overnight)6.9 Million viewershttp://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/05/sprint-cup-tv-ratings-final-talladega-rating-lowest-since-return-to-broadcast/ Talladega Finals Paulsen Sports Media Watch May 11, 2014 SportsMediaWatch.com May 11, 2014 The 2014 Aaron's 499 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race run on May 4, 2014, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile km on tri-oval, it was the tenth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Denny Hamlin won the race, his first points paying win at a restrictor plate track, and joined a list of drivers to win in their 300th start, while Greg Biffle finished second and Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, and A. J. Allmendinger rounded out the top five.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/05/Hamlin-Prevails-at-Talladega.aspx Hamlin Prevails at Talladega Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network May 4, 2014 MRN.com May 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140505003354/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/05/Hamlin-Prevails-at-Talladega.aspx May 5, 2014 dead The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (9th), Austin Dillon (15th), and Michael Annett (16th). This was the last race for the sponsor Aaron's Report Entry list The entry list for the Aaron's 499 was released on Monday, April 28, 2014 at 1:11 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-seven 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 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Terry Labonte (PC7) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Brian Scott (i) Circle Sport Chevrolet 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Eric McClure (i) 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 44 J. J. Yeley (i) Xxxtreme Motorsports Chevrolet 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 Michael Waltrip 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 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports 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 Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in first practice with a time of 47.708 and a speed of 200.721 mph km/h on. Marcos Ambrose had to go to a backup car after an unusual incident.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/videos/2014/5/2/sprint-cup-series-talladega-marcos-ambrose-to-backup-after-bizarre-tire-issue.html Ambrose to backup car after unusual incident NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 2, 2014 NASCAR.com May 3, 2014 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 47.708 200.721 2 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47.721 200.666 3 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.737 200.599Official first practice results Final practice Trevor Bayne was the fastest in final practice with a time of 48.117 and a speed of 199.015 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.117 199.015 2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.129 198.965 3 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.142 198.912Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Brian Scott scored the pole position. Three rounds of Knockout Qualifying took place, the first instance that the new qualifying format was used in the Sprint Cup Series on a super speedway. Brian Scott captured his first career pole with a time of 48.293 and a speed of 198.290 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/05/First-Pole-for-Brian-Scott.aspx First Pole for Scott Long Dustin Motor Racing Network May 3, 2014 MRN.com May 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140503222935/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/05/First-Pole-for-Brian-Scott.aspx May 3, 2014 dead Paul Menard, A. J. Allmendinger, Casey Mears and Austin Dillon rounded out the top five. The drivers had a wide range of opinions on the new format. "I don't know if anybody can really quite capture how intense that is. I'm telling you, it's just nerve-racking. You're trying to make all the right decisions as well as not wreck. It wasn't too crazy, but it was crazy enough to be fun," said Jeff Gordon. "It's hard because everybody wants to lag and nobody wants to go because the speed is at the back and not the front," said Brad Keselowski. Dale Earnhardt Jr. did not like the new format at Talladega. "It just wasn't much fun. I'd like to do some heat races or something maybe. That would be a little funner than this." Kasey Kahne and Truex Jr. started at the rear of the field after failing post-qualifying inspection. Kahne's car was too light and Truex's car failed to meet height requirements. "Basically we had a malfunction with a ballast container," Kahne's crew chief Kenny Francis said in a manufacturer release. "The cap that holds the ballast in came out. It could be mechanical or human error we are not really sure what happened. At the end of the day 25 pounds of ballast came out and we were 25 pounds light at the scales. The time was disallowed and we will have to start at the back."http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/5/3/talladega-failed-inspection-kasey-kahne-martin-truex-jr-aarons-499.html Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr. fail post-qualifying inspection Bruce Kenny NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 3, 2014 NASCAR.com May 3, 2014 Dave Blaney, Eric McClure, Joe Nemechek and J. J. Yeley failed to qualify for the race. Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best Time in Round 1 R2 Best Time in Round 2 R3 Best Time in Round 3 1 33 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.318 48.631 48.293 2 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.297 48.834 48.391 3 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48.335 48.670 48.436 4 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 48.323 48.695 48.518 5 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.341 48.714 48.520 6 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.360 48.729 48.536 7 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.106 48.856 49.109 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.038 48.771 49.261 9 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.136 48.855 49.458 10 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.372 48.688 49.459 11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.161 48.775 49.492 12 14 Tony StewartDriver started at the rear of the field, after making unapproved adjustments. Unapproved "N" Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 48.048 48.763 50.678 13 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 47.936 49.117 — 14 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 47.925 49.118 — 15 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 48.298 49.130 — 16 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 47.839 49.138 — 17 5 Kasey KahneKasey Kahne started at the rear of the field, after his car was found to be underweight in post-qualifying inspection. "N" Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 — 18 7 Michael Annett (R)Unapproved "N" Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 48.368 49.336 — 19 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 48.353 49.352 — 20 18 Kyle BuschKyle Busch started at the rear of the field, after an engine change post-qualifying. "N" Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.743 49.478 — 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47.901 49.494 — 22 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.966 49.499 — 23 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 48.383 50.165 — 24 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.286 50.248 — 25 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 48.385 — — 26 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.386 — — 27 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Childress Racing Ford 48.404 — — 28 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 48.411 — — 29 66 Michael WaltripUnapproved "N" Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 48.411 — — 30 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48.420 — — 31 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.421 — — 32 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 48.432 — — 33 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48.500 — — 34 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 48.510 — — 35 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.516 — — 36 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.549 — — 37 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 48.602 — — 38 78 Martin Truex Jr.Martin Truex Jr. started at the rear of the field, after his car did not meet height requirements. "N" Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 0.000 — — 39 32 Terry Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford 48.672 — — 40 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 48.800 — — 41 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 48.924 — — 42 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.138 — — 43 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 49.262 — —Failed to qualify 44 77 Dave Blaney Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 48.967 — — 45 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 49.221 — — 46 35 Eric McClure Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.268 — — 47 44 J. J. Yeley Xxxtreme Motorsports Chevrolet 49.835 — —Official qualifying results Race thumb|Denny Hamlin won the race. Brian Scott led the field to the green flag at 1:20 p.m. Eastern time. He wouldn't lead a lap at all as his teammate Paul Menard took the lead with the stronger push coming from the inside line. Leading the bottom line, Danica Patrick took the lead from Menard on lap six. Jeff Gordon, who was pushing Patrick on the bottom, jumped to the middle line and assumed the lead on lap eight. Danica took back the lead on lap nine. Paul Menard found his way back to the front on lap 14. Brad Keselowski jumped up to the middle in front of Gordon on lap 14, but as he tried to clear Danica, he got turned down into the paved runoff area going into turn 1. He saved it, but the car turned back up onto the track in turn 1 where he was about rammed in the rear by Trevor Bayne and Terry Labonte and cut down his right-front tire driving it through the grass. This would bring out the first caution of the race.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/05/Drivers-Have-Issues-with-Keselowski-at-Talladega.aspx Drivers Have Issues with Keselowski Long Dustin Motor Racing Network May 4, 2014 MRN.com January 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141102130754/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/05/Drivers-Have-Issues-with-Keselowski-at-Talladega.aspx November 2, 2014 dead “I’m not really sure what happened,’’ Keselowski said. “I made an aggressive move to take the lead and next thing I know I was spinning. Obviously, there was some kind of contact but I don’t know what happened.’’ “Danica made a mistake early,’’ Gordon said. “I don’t think that was an aggressive move. I think it was just a mistake that got (Keselowski) turned. She just misjudged him.’’ Landon Cassill stayed out to lead a lap before giving it back to Paul Menard. The race restarted on lap 18. Matt Kenseth took the lead on lap 20 riding the push from the high line. Joey Logano used the inside line to take the lead on lap 21. Denny Hamlin in the middle line took the lead on lap 32. Carl Edwards used a push from the inside line to take the lead on lap 35. Joey Logano, riding the bottom, took back the lead on lap 38. Jimmie Johnson got a push from the middle line to take the lead on lap 41. Logano took back the lead on lap 42. Debris in turn 1 brought out the second caution of the race on lap 50. David Gilliland opted to stay out to lead a lap before handing over to Kyle Busch. The race restarted on lap 55. Joey Logano jumped to the bottom line in front of Kyle to take back the lead. Greg Biffle rode the bottom to take the lead on lap 57. Jimmie Johnson used the middle line to retake the lead on lap 59. Biffle was pushed back to the lead on lap 60. Greg hit pit road on lap 95 to make his scheduled stop and handed the lead to teammate Carl Edwards. Edwards made his stop on lap 96. Michael McDowell took the lead exiting pit road. He was not up to speed when Greg Biffle zipped right by him on the backstretch to take back the lead on lap 97. The third caution flew on lap 106 after the cover to one of the backstretch caution lights was blown off. David Ragan stayed out to lead a lap before handing the lead to both Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The race restarted on lap 111. Trevor Bayne used a push from the top line to pull alongside Earnhardt Jr. before taking the lead on lap 113. Dale Earnhardt Jr. eventually moved back to the head of the field on lap 119. Despite being six laps down, Brad Keselowski pulled the middle line up to the front to help another driver challenge Dale for the lead. Unfortunately, coming through turn 4, Keselowski got loose and spun out in front of the field and collected eleven other cars, including points leader Jeff Gordon, defending race winner David Ragan and pole sitter Brian Scott, in the Big One on lap 137. “I was trying to get to the front and trying to stay up there and trying to get my lap back,’’ Keselowski said. “For some reason, the car took off on me and spun out. I feel bad that we tore up a bunch of cars. Certainly I wanted to get my laps back and have a shot to win at the end. The only way I was going to do that was by being really aggressive at the front of the field.’’ “He was driving really, really, really aggressively to get back up there,’’ Kenseth said of Keselowski. “I didn’t realize he was that many laps down. I don’t know what his strategy was but just lost control of his car in front of the field and when that happens it always collects a bunch of them." Asked if he was bitter with the way Keselowski was racing, Kenseth said, “If it was the other way around and it was anybody else except for him, we’d all be getting lectured.’’ “I don’t know what he was doing,’’ Gordon said. “Obviously thinking that was going to be the way to get his lap back. All that it did was get a bunch of other cars wrecked.’’ Marcos Ambrose took over the lead by beating Dale off pit road. The race restarted with 45 laps to go. Greg Biffle got a good push on the outside line and dropped down in front of Ambrose to take back the lead. Dale Earnhardt Jr. dropped to the bottom line to take back the lead with 43 laps to go. The fifth caution of the race flew with 38 laps to go after David Gilliland's engine blew up going down the backstretch (recently named Alabama Gang Superstretch). Greg Biffle opted not to pit to assume the lead. The race restarted with 32 laps to go. Brian Vickers jumped from the middle to the inside line to take the lead with 30 laps to go. Denny Hamlin, leading the middle line, took the lead with 27 laps to go. Vickers and Hamlin swapped the lead back and forth for the next five laps until Kevin Harvick jumped to the head of the table with 21 laps to go. Jimmie Johnson got loose in turn 3, overcorrected, hit Joey Logano and started an eight car crash. David Ragan, who made it through the first big wreck with no damage, was boxed in by Logano and Kurt Busch. This brought out the sixth caution of the race. The race restarted with eight laps to go. Denny Hamlin took back the lead on the restart. Hamlin and Harvick swapped the lead back and forth until Hamlin took the lead with six laps to go and the seventh caution of the race flew on the same lap. Carl Edwards was riding the third line from the bottom when he got loose and spun in turn 1. He was signaling the drivers behind him he might have had a left-rear tire going flat. He was hit driver side by Ryan Newman who, despite hitting him at high speed, suffered virtually no damage from the collision. The race restarted with two laps to go. As the field was coming to the white flag, Alex Bowman got hit from behind by Ryan Newman and turned down into Jimmie Johnson. He then turned head on into the wall just in front of the start/finish line.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/05/Hamlin-Prevails-at-Talladega.aspx Hamlin Prevails at Talladega Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network May 4, 2014 MRN.com January 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141022161711/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/05/Hamlin-Prevails-at-Talladega.aspx October 22, 2014 dead Also, Justin Allgaier got turned by Cole Whitt and slid through a small section of the infield grass that destroyed the nose of his car. A big piece of it detached from the car and landed in the middle of the track just a few feet from the start/finish line. With the field halfway down the backstretch, the caution was thrown and Denny Hamlin scored the victory. “We really just want to win races regardless of the implications this means for the Chase,” Hamlin said. “It feels like food to be back in Victory Lane. I’m just proud of our day today. We’ve come a long way. We couldn’t finish 22nd at the superspeedway races for a long time. It feels good to come to this type of racetrack and know you can win.” "It's frustrating because the simple fact is that we both felt we had the opportunity to pounce," Clint Bowyer said of the finish he’d hoped for teaming up with Biffle to catch the leader. "But NASCAR did the right thing. You can't put people in danger." Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 188 47 2 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 188 44 3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 188 41 4 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 188 41 5 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 188 39 6 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 39 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 188 38 8 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 36 9 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 188 35 10 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 188 34 11 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 188 0 12 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 188 33 13 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 188 31 14 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 188 31 15 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 29 16 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 188 28 17 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 188 27 18 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 27 19 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 188 26 20 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 188 24 21 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 188 23 22 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 188 23 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 22 24 32 Terry Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford 188 20 25 66 Michael Waltrip Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 188 19 26 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 19 27 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 188 17 28 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 187 16 29 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 187 15 30 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 182 15 31 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 182 13 32 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 174 13 33 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 174 11 34 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 174 11 35 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 174 10 36 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 174 9 37 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 171 8 38 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 160 7 39 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 156 6 40 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 150 5 41 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 136 0 42 33 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 136 0 43 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 136 1Race Results Race statistics Lead changes: 48 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 8 for 31 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 17 minutes and 16 seconds Average speed: 152.103 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 MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Barney Hall Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyBackstretch: Mike BagleyTurns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey Winston KellySteve PostAlex HaydenWoody Cain Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Jeff Gordon 347 10px 2 Matt Kenseth 344 (−3) 10px 1 3 Kyle Busch 343 (−4) 10px 1 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 328 (−19) 10px 2 5 Carl Edwards 328 (−19) 10px 6 Joey Logano 305 (−42) 10px 1 7 Jimmie Johnson 304 (−43) 10px 3 8 Greg Biffle 300 (−47) 10px 9 Ryan Newman 299 (−48) 10px 10 Brian Vickers 297 (−50) 10px 4 11 Brad Keselowski 294 (−53) 10px 2 12 Denny Hamlin 292 (−55) 10px 13 Kyle Larson (R) 286 (−61) 10px 2 14 Austin Dillon (R) 281 (−66) 10px 2 15 A. J. Allmendinger 279 (−68) 10px 16 Marcos Ambrose 268 (−79) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 442 10px 2 Ford 433 (−9) 10px 3 Toyota 409 (−33) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Notes "N" References Sprint Cup Series 2014 2014 Toyota Owners 400 2014 5-hour Energy 400 Aaron's 499 Aaron's 499 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Aaron's 499