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Second race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
February 2025
CUST Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway 168 2 2014 33 1 1.6 168 200 200 Blue Jeans Go Green 200 presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives 26.855 March 1 102.665 mph km/h 321.868 270.37 155 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Team Penske Brad Keselowski ABC Motor Racing Network Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree 10th Annual Blue Jeans Go Green 200 presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives Race 2 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
The 2014 Blue Jeans Go Green 200 presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives was the second stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race was shortened from its scheduled 200 laps to 168 due to inclement weather. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his 64th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first of the season.2014-03-02 Busch collects rain-shortened N'wide victory https://www.espn.ph/racing/nascar/nationwide/story/_/id/10539090/kyle-busch-wins-third-straight-race-phoenix 2022-06-17 ESPN.com en To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, and Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
thumb|The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.
Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Seal2Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevroletWhitetail Club3Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletWESCO4Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFordAdvoCare7Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevroletTaxSlayer9Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevroletNAPA Auto Parts10Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyotaSupportMilitary.org11Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaOneMain Financial14Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyotaHefty Ultimate16Ryan Reed (R)Roush Fenway RacingFordLilly Diabetes17Tanner Berryhill (R)Vision RacingDodgeBWP Bats19Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports20Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaReser's Fine Foods22Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFordDiscount Tire23Carlos ContrerasRick Ware RacingChevroletVoli Vodka24Rubén García Jr.SR² MotorsportsToyotaHDI Seguros28Mike WallaceJGL RacingDodgeJGL Racing31Dylan Kwasniewski (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletRockstar, AccuDoc Solutions39Ryan Sieg (R) (i)RSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing40Josh Wise (i)The Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group42Kyle Larson (i)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletCartwheel by Target43Dakoda Armstrong (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFordWinField United44Will KimmelTriStar MotorsportsToyotaIngersoll Rand46Matt DiBenedettoThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevroletDonate Life54Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy55Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevroletViva Motorsports60Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFordFord EcoBoost62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa70Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevroletCharlie's Soap74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing76Tommy Joe Martins (R)Martins MotorsportsFordCross Concrete Construction87Daryl HarrJD MotorsportsChevroletiWorld88Kevin Harvick (i)JR MotorsportsChevroletGreat Clips90Martin RoyKing AutosportChevroletVeloce, Gamache Truck Center93Carl LongJGL RacingDodgeJGL Racing99James BuescherRAB RacingToyotaRheemOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, February 28, at 11:00 AM MST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Phoenix 1 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2014/story/_/page/2014nns-02phoenix dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140507212301/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2014/story/_/page/2014nns-02phoenix May 7, 2014 June 17, 2022 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.278 and an average speed of 131.974 mph km/h.2014-02-28 Dale Earnhardt Jr. tops first Phoenix practice https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2014/02/28/dale-earnhardt-jr-tops-first-phoenix-practice/ 2022-06-17 Official Site Of NASCAR en-US
Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord27.278131.974211Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.281131.960354Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.309131.825Full first practice results
Second and final practice
The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, February 28, at 3:00 PM MST. The session would last for one hour and 25 minutes. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.209 and an average speed of 132.309 mph km/h.
Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed154Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.209132.30922Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.236132.178320Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.249132.115Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 1, at 10:10 AM MST. Since Phoenix International Raceway is under 1.25 mi km in length, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 30 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 30 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 drivers in round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a time. Whoever set the fastest time in round 2 would win the pole. NASCAR Qualifying Rules http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Qualifying-Rules dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140201103850/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Qualifying-Rules 2014-02-01 2022-05-26 Jayski's Silly Season Site en
Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would win the pole, setting a time of 26.855 and an average speed of 134.053 mph km/h in the second round.Bonkowski Jerry 2014-03-01 Brad Keselowski takes pole for Nationwide Series race at Phoenix https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/03/01/brad-keselowski-takes-pole-for-nationwide-series-race-at-phoenix/ 2022-06-17 MotorSportsTalk NBC Sports en-US October 2026 InternetArchiveBot
Full qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1 Best time in Round 1)Speed (R1 Best Speed in Round 1)Time (R2 Best time in Round 2)Speed (R2 Best Speed in Round 2)122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord -* -*26.855134.05322Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*26.857134.043354Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota -* -*26.870133.978420Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota -* -*26.949133.58653Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*26.996133.353611Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota -* -*26.997133.348788Kevin Harvick (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*27.002133.32387Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*27.061133.033942Kyle Larson (i)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*27.080132.939106Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord -* -*27.105132.817119Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*27.150132.5971260Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord -* -*27.162132.538Eliminated in Round 11331Dylan Kwasniewski (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet27.191132.397 - -1462Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.192132.392 - -1516Ryan Reed (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord27.232132.197 - -1699James BuescherRAB RacingToyota27.236132.178 - -1719Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota27.454131.128 - -1839Ryan Sieg (R) (i)RSS RacingChevrolet27.472131.043 - -1901Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet27.717129.884 - -2043Dakoda Armstrong (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord27.774129.618 - -2140Josh Wise (i)The Motorsports GroupChevrolet27.793129.529 - -2210Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyota27.804129.478 - -2317Tanner Berryhill (R)Vision RacingDodge27.880129.125 - -2428Mike WallaceJGL RacingDodge27.932128.884 - -254Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet27.996128.590 - -2644Will KimmelTriStar MotorsportsToyota27.998128.581 - -2755Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet28.062128.287 - -2814Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota28.154127.868 - -2946Matt DiBenedettoThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet28.168127.805 - -3052Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet28.243127.465 - -3151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet28.269127.348 - -3224Rubén García Jr.SR² MotorsportsToyota28.364126.921 - -3393Carl LongJGL RacingDodge28.461126.489 - -3476Tommy Joe Martins (R)Martins MotorsportsFord28.528126.192 - -3570Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet28.614125.813 - -3674Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet29.612121.572 - -3787Daryl HarrJD MotorsportsChevrolet - - - -3823Carlos ContrerasRick Ware RacingChevrolet - - - -3990Martin RoyKing AutosportChevrolet - - - -Official starting lineup
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Race results
Fin2016 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2016_Axalta_Faster._Tougher._Brighter._200 2022-05-31 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1354Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota168155running0$67,8752788Kevin Harvick (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1684running0$51,2003122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord1689running0$40,8004942Kyle Larson (i)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet1680running0$36,7325420Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1680running0$24,3756611Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1680running38$26,3317106Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord1680running37$24,866887Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1680running36$24,7769119Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1680running35$23,6311053Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1680running34$22,9311122Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1680running33$23,081121699James BuescherRAB RacingToyota1680running32$20,281131331Dylan Kwasniewski (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet1680running31$19,706141839Ryan Sieg (R) (i)RSS RacingChevrolet1680running0$19,331151260Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord1680running29$19,931161462Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1680running28$18,881171719Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota1680running27$18,681182043Dakoda Armstrong (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord1670running26$18,481191901Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1670running25$18,306202428Mike WallaceJGL RacingDodge1660running24$12,650213151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1650running23$18,056221516Ryan Reed (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord1640crash22$17,926232814Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota1640running21$17,801243052Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1640running20$17,701253224Rubén García Jr.SR² MotorsportsToyota1640running19$18,076262140Josh Wise (i)The Motorsports GroupChevrolet1640running0$17,47627254Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1640running17$17,351282317Tanner Berryhill (R)Vision RacingDodge1630running16$17,276293823Carlos ContrerasRick Ware RacingChevrolet1630running15$17,226303990Martin RoyKing AutosportChevrolet1600running14$11,270313674Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1490running13$17,121322755Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet1310engine12$17,061332644Will KimmelTriStar MotorsportsToyota1170running11$17,021343570Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet860crash10$16,986353476Tommy Joe Martins (R)Martins MotorsportsFord400electrical9$10,740363787Daryl HarrJD MotorsportsChevrolet180crash8$16,181373393Carl LongJGL RacingDodge130brakes7$9,940382946Matt DiBenedettoThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet60electrical6$9,886392210Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyota30vibration5$9,770Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Regan Smith 83 10px 2 Trevor Bayne 78 (-5) 10px 3 Elliott Sadler 77 (-6) 10px 4 Ty Dillon 71 (–12) 10px 5 Dylan Kwasniewski 67 (–16) 10px 6 Brendan Gaughan 66 (–17) 10px 7 Chase Elliott 64 (–19) 10px 8 Brian Scott 60 (–23) 10px 9 James Buescher 60 (–23) 10px 10 Mike Wallace 55 (–28)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 2014 2014 Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series
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